N-CSRS 1 d949288dncsrs.htm GOLDMAN SACHS ETF TRUST Goldman Sachs ETF 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 811-23013

 

Goldman Sachs ETF Trust

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

200 West Street, New York, New York 10282

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Caroline Kraus, Esq.    Copies to:
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC    Geoffrey R.T. Kenyon, Esq.
200 West Street    Dechert LLP
New York, New York 10282    100 Oliver Street
   40th Floor
   Boston, MA 02110-2605

 

(Name and address of agents for service)

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: August 31

 

Date of reporting period: February 28, 2021

 

 

ITEM 1.

REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

    

The Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders is filed herewith.


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Semi-Annual Report      

February 28, 2021

 
     

Access Fixed Income ETFs

     

Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (GHYB)

     

Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF (GTIP)

     

Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF (GSIG)

     

Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (GIGB)

     

Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF (GBIL)

     

Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (GCOR)

     

Access Ultra Short Bond ETF (GSST)

 

 

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Goldman Sachs Access Fixed Income ETFs

 

 

ACCESS HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

 

ACCESS INFLATION PROTECTED USD BOND ETF

 

 

ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE 1-5 YEAR BOND ETF

 

 

ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

 

ACCESS TREASURY 0-1 YEAR ETF

 

 

ACCESS U.S. AGGREGATE BOND ETF

 

 

ACCESS ULTRA SHORT BOND ETF

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Fund Basics

    1  

Schedules of Investments

    15  

Financial Statements

    71  

Financial Highlights

 

Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

    78  

Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF

    79  

Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF

    80  

Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

    81  

Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF

    82  

Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

    83  

Access Ultra Short Bond ETF

    84  

Notes to Financial Statements

    85  

Other Information

    97  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


FUND BASICS

 

Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021       
  Market Price1   $ 49.70  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 50.00  

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

  
     September 1, 2020–February 28, 2021   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     FTSE Goldman Sachs
High Yield Corporate
Bond Index3
     Bloomberg
Barclays High
Yield Very
Liquid Index4
 
    Shares     3.86      3.36      3.93      5.05

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculations assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade at 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Index was developed and is calculated and maintained by FTSE Fixed Income LLC (“FTSE”), a trading name of the London Stock Exchange Group plc and its group undertakings (collectively, the “LSE Group” or the “Index Provider”). FTSE is not affiliated with the Fund or GSAM. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by FTSE or any of its affiliates and FTSE makes no representation to any owner or prospective owner of the Fund regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly, or the ability of the Fund to track the price and yield performance of the Index or the ability of the Index to track general bond market performance. FTSE’s only relationship to GSAM (“Licensee”) is the licensing of certain information, data, trademarks and trade names of FTSE or its affiliates. The Index is determined, composed and calculated by FTSE without regard to the Fund. FTSE has no obligation to take the needs of the owners or prospective owners of the Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index. FTSE is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and amount of the shares to be issued by the Fund or the timing of the issuance or sale of the shares to be issued by the Fund or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the shares to be issued by the Fund are to be converted into cash. FTSE has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Fund. The Index Provider may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion.

 

4    The Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Very Liquid Index (VLI) is a component of the US Corporate High Yield Index that is designed to track a more liquid component of the USD-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/215
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  TransDigm, Inc., 6.25%, 03/15/26     0.7    Aerospace & Defense
  DaVita, Inc., 4.63%, 06/01/30     0.5      Healthcare
  CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 02/15/26     0.5      Communications
  CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.75%, 03/01/30     0.4      Communications
  CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%, 08/15/30     0.4      Communications
  XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.25%, 05/01/25     0.4      Transportation
  Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 6.25%, 02/15/29     0.4      Pharmaceuticals
  United Rentals North America, Inc., 4.88%, 01/15/28     0.4      Rental Equipment
  Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.00%, 08/01/27     0.4      Broadcasting
    Sprint Corp., 7.88%, 09/15/23     0.4      Wireless

 

5    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS OF 2/28/216

 

     Sector Name   Fund  
  Telecommunication Services     19.6
  Consumer, Non-cyclical     19.3  
  Consumer, Cyclical     16.6  
  Energy     11.5  
  Financials     10.0  
  Industrials     7.2  
  Information Technology     4.9  
  Materials     4.8  
  Utilities     3.8  
   

Other

    1.0  

 

6    The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. The “Other” category represents the Fund’s investments in investment companies. Figures in the table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

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

 

2


FUND BASICS

 

Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021       
  Market Price1   $ 56.66  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 56.37  

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2020–February 28, 2021   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     FTSE Goldman Sachs
Treasury Inflation
Protected USD
Bond Index3
 
    Shares     -0.42      0.03      -0.35

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculations assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade at 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. The first day of secondary market trading is typically several days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the Market Price returns. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Index was developed and is calculated and maintained by FTSE Fixed Income LLC (“FTSE”), a trading name of the London Stock Exchange Group plc and its group undertakings (collectively, the “LSE Group” or the “Index Provider”). FTSE is not affiliated with the Fund or GSAM. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by FTSE or any of its affiliates and FTSE makes no representation to any owner or prospective owner of the Fund regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly, or the ability of the Fund to track the price and yield performance of the Index or the ability of the Index to track general bond market performance. FTSE’s only relationship to GSAM (“Licensee”) is the licensing of certain information, data, trademarks and trade names of FTSE or its affiliates. The Index is determined, composed and calculated by FTSE without regard to the Fund. FTSE has no obligation to take the needs of the owners or prospective owners of the Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index. FTSE is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and amount of the shares to be issued by the Fund or the timing of the issuance or sale of the shares to be issued by the Fund or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the shares to be issued by the Fund are to be converted into cash. FTSE has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Fund. The Index Provider may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

3


FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/214
     Holding   % of Net Assets5      Line of Business
  U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.25%, 01/15/25     11.7    Government
  U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.75%, 02/15/42     9.3      Government
  U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.38%, 07/15/23     9.2      Government
  U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.38%, 07/15/25     9.0      Government
  U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.50%, 01/15/28     8.8      Government
  U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.13%, 01/15/30     7.1      Government
  U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.38%, 07/15/27     5.6      Government
  U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.13%, 04/15/22     5.4      Government
  U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.13%, 10/15/24     5.4      Government
    U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.63%, 01/15/24     5.1      Government

 

4    The holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

5    The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

 

     Figures in the table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS OF 2/28/216
     Sector Name   Fund  
  Government     99.8
    Other     0.4  

 

6    Figures in the table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

     The “Other” category represents the Fund’s investments in investment companies.
   

 

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

 

4


FUND BASICS

 

Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021       
  Market Price1   $ 50.19  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 50.20  

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2020–February 28, 2021   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     FTSE Goldman Sachs
US Investment-Grade
Corporate Bond 1-5 Years
Index3
 
    Shares     0.46      0.29      0.54

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculations assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade at 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Index was developed and is calculated and maintained by FTSE Fixed Income LLC (“FTSE”), a trading name of the London Stock Exchange Group plc and its group undertakings (collectively, the “LSE Group” or the “Index Provider”). FTSE is not affiliated with the Fund or GSAM. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by FTSE or any of its affiliates and FTSE makes no representation to any owner or prospective owner of the Fund regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly, or the ability of the Fund to track the price and yield performance of the Index or the ability of the Index to track general bond market performance. FTSE’s only relationship to GSAM (“Licensee”) is the licensing of certain information, data, trademarks and trade names of FTSE or its affiliates. The Index is determined, composed and calculated by FTSE without regard to the Fund. FTSE has no obligation to take the needs of the owners or prospective owners of the Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index. FTSE is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and amount of the shares to be issued by the Fund or the timing of the issuance or sale of the shares to be issued by the Fund or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the shares to be issued by the Fund are to be converted into cash. FTSE has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Fund. The Index Provider may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

5


FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/214
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  JPMorgan Chase & Co., 1.51%, 06/01/24     2.0    Banks
  HSBC Holdings PLC, 3.26%, 03/13/23     1.9      Banks
  Morgan Stanley, 3.74%, 04/24/24     1.3      Banks
  Natwest Group PLC, 6.00%, 12/19/23     1.2      Banks
  Citigroup, Inc., 1.68%, 05/15/24     1.1      Banks
  Bank of America Corp., Series MTN, 1.20%, 10/24/26     1.1      Banks
  Air Lease Corp., 3.50%, 01/15/22     1.1      Financial Company
  Credit Suisse AG, 2.95%, 04/09/25     1.0      Banks
  Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Series MTN, 3.38%, 05/21/25     1.0      Banks
    General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.20%, 03/20/23     1.0      Consumer Cyclical

 

4    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS OF 2/28/215

 

     Sector Name      Fund  
  Financials        45.9
  Consumer, Non-cyclical        13.4  
  Consumer, Cyclical        8.8  
  Information Technology        8.2  
  Industrials        6.2  
  Telecommunication Services        5.6  
  Energy        4.9  
  Utilities        4.4  
  Materials        1.9  
   

Other

       0.2  

 

5    The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. The “Other” category represents the Fund’s investments in investment companies. Figures in the table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

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

 

6


FUND BASICS

 

Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021       
  Market Price1   $ 54.20  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 54.03  

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

  
     September 1, 2020–February 28, 2021   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     FTSE Goldman Sachs
Investment Grade
Corporate Bond Index3
     Bloomberg
Barclays US
Corporate
Investment
Grade Index4
 
    Shares     -1.29      -1.13      -1.13      -0.31

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculations assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade at 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Index was developed and is calculated and maintained by FTSE Fixed Income LLC (“FTSE”), a trading name of the London Stock Exchange Group plc and its group undertakings (collectively, the “LSE Group” or the “Index Provider”). FTSE is not affiliated with the Fund or GSAM. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by FTSE or any of its affiliates and FTSE makes no representation to any owner or prospective owner of the Fund regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly, or the ability of the Fund to track the price and yield performance of the Index or the ability of the Index to track general bond market performance. FTSE’s only relationship to GSAM (“Licensee”) is the licensing of certain information, data, trademarks and trade names of FTSE or its affiliates. The Index is determined, composed and calculated by FTSE without regard to the Fund. FTSE has no obligation to take the needs of the owners or prospective owners of the Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index. FTSE is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and amount of the shares to be issued by the Fund or the timing of the issuance or sale of the shares to be issued by the Fund or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the shares to be issued by the Fund are to be converted into cash. FTSE has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Fund. The Index Provider may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion.

 

4    The Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate Investment Grade Index measures the investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market. It includes USD-denominated securities publicly issued by US and non-US industrial, utility and financial issuers.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

7


FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/215
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co., 4.42%, 11/15/35     0.3    Financial Company
  Wells Fargo & Co., Series MTN, 5.01%, 04/04/51     0.3      Banks
  Bank of Montreal, 3.80%, 12/15/32     0.3      Banks
  Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.90%, 02/01/46     0.3      Food and Beverage
  AT&T, Inc., 3.55%, 09/15/55     0.3      Wireless
  Apple, Inc., 4.65%, 02/23/46     0.2      Technology
  AT&T, Inc., 3.65%, 09/15/59     0.2      Wireless
  JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.21%, 04/01/23     0.2      Banks
  Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 4.90%, 10/01/26     0.2      Technology
    Oracle Corp., 6.50%, 04/15/38     0.2      Software

 

5    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS OF 2/28/216

 

     Sector Name      Fund  
  Financials        33.3
  Consumer, Non-cyclical        19.2  
  Telecommunication Services        13.1  
  Information Technology        9.4  
  Energy        8.1  
  Consumer, Cyclical        5.9  
  Industrials        5.5  
  Utilities        2.4  
  Materials        2.1  
   

Other

       0.3  

 

6    The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. The “Other” category represents the Fund’s investments in investment companies. Figures in the table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

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

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021       
  Market Price1   $ 100.14  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 100.13  

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW
     September 1, 2020–February 28, 2021   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
   FTSE US Treasury 0-1 Year
Composite Select Index3
    Shares     0.01    0.01%    0.07%

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculations assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade at 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Index is designed to measure the performance of U.S. Treasury Securities with a maximum remaining maturity of 12 months. “U.S. Treasury Securities” refer to securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury where the payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. U.S. Treasury Securities include U.S. Treasury notes, U.S. Treasury bills and U.S. Treasury floating rate bonds. The Index is sponsored by FTSE Fixed Income LLC (“FTSE”), a trading name of the London Stock Exchange Group plc and its group undertakings (collectively, the “LSE Group” or the “Index Provider”). FTSE is not affiliated with the Fund or GSAM. The Index is determined, composed and calculated by FTSE without regard to the Fund. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index. The Index Provider may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion.

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

 

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  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/214

 

     Holding   Maturity Date      % of Net Assets5  
  U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.03%     04/15/21        28.4
  U.S. Cash Management Bill, 0.04%     06/29/21        13.6  
  U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.07%     07/22/21        8.4  
  U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.05%     08/19/21        6.7  
  U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.09%     05/27/21        6.6  
  U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.04%     05/27/21        5.6  
  U.S. Treasury Note, 2.50%     01/15/22        4.5  
  U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.08%     12/30/21        4.0  
  U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.05%     07/22/21        3.8  
    U.S. Treasury Note, 2.00%     10/31/21        3.7  

 

4    The holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

5    The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

 

     Figures in the table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

 

  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS OF 2/28/216

 

     Sector Name   Fund  
    Government     100.5

 

6    Figures in the table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

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

 

 

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Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021       
  Market Price1   $ 48.78  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 48.75  

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 8, 2020–February 28, 2021   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     FTSE Goldman Sachs
US Broad Bond
Market Index3
 
    Shares     -2.26      -2.20      -2.02

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculations assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade at 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Index was developed and is calculated and maintained by FTSE Fixed Income LLC (“FTSE”), a trading name of the London Stock Exchange Group plc and its group undertakings (collectively, the “LSE Group” or the “Index Provider”). FTSE is not affiliated with the Fund or GSAM. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by FTSE or any of its affiliates and FTSE makes no representation to any owner or prospective owner of the Fund regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly, or the ability of the Fund to track the price and yield performance of the Index or the ability of the Index to track general bond market performance. FTSE’s only relationship to GSAM (“Licensee”) is the licensing of certain information, data, trademarks and trade names of FTSE or its affiliates. The Index is determined, composed and calculated by FTSE without regard to the Fund. FTSE has no obligation to take the needs of the owners or prospective owners of the Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index. FTSE is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and amount of the shares to be issued by the Fund or the timing of the issuance or sale of the shares to be issued by the Fund or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the shares to be issued by the Fund are to be converted into cash. FTSE has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Fund. The Index Provider may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/214

 

     Holding   % of Net Assets  
  U.S. Treasury Note, 2.13%, 05/31/26     6.2
  U.S. Treasury Note, 2.00%, 02/15/25     5.0  
  U.S. Treasury Note, 2.00%, 11/15/26     4.8  
  Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.00%, 03/15/51     4.4  
  U.S. Treasury Note, 2.50%, 01/31/25     4.3  
  U.S. Treasury Note, 2.13%, 02/29/24     4.1  
  U.S. Treasury Note, 2.75%, 02/15/28     3.7  
  Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.00%, 03/15/51     3.1  
  Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.00%, 03/15/51     2.7  
    U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.38%, 02/15/38     2.3  

 

4    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS OF 2/28/215

 

     Sector Name      Fund  
  U.S. Treasury Notes        34.5
  Mortgage-Backed Securities        27.1  
  Corporate Obligations        24.6  
  Other        23.2  
  U.S. Treasury Bonds        6.9  
  Foreign Corporate Debt        4.2  
    Foreign Debt Obligations        1.8  

 

5    The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Figures in the table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

     The “Other” category represents the Fund’s investments in investment companies.

 

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

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Access Ultra Short Bond ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021       
  Market Price1   $ 50.81  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 50.81  

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2020–February 28, 2021   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     FTSE Three-Month U.S.
Treasury Bill Index3
 
    Shares     0.43      0.41      0.05

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculations assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade at 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is intended to track the daily performance of three-month U.S. Treasury bills. The index is designed to operate as a reference rate for a series of funds. The Fund does not attempt to track an index and takes a more active approach.

 

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

 

13


FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/214

 

     Holding   % of Net Assets  
  U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.08%, 06/10/21     2.4
  U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.09%, 05/06/21     1.9  
  FHLMC REMIC, Class FA, Series 2020-5031, 0.36%, 08/15/43     1.7  
  GNMA, Class FB, Series 2019-56, 0.56%, 05/20/49     1.6  
  FNMA REMIC, Class KF, Series 2019-6, 0.57%, 03/25/49     1.6  
  U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.09%, 06/10/21     1.5  
  GNMA, Class F, Series 2019-110, 0.56%, 09/20/49     1.5  
  FNMA REMIC, Class GF, Series 2017-91, 0.47%, 11/25/47     1.3  
  FHLMC REMIC, Class BF, Series 2018-4852, 0.51%, 12/15/48     1.2  
    FHLMC REMIC, Class NF, Series 2019-4906, 0.54%, 03/15/38     1.2  

 

4    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS OF 2/28/215

 

     Sector Name      Fund  
  Mortgage-Backed Securities        31.8
  Asset- Backed Securities        21.1  
  Corporate Obligations        20.2  
  Foreign Corporate Debt        18.7  
  U.S. Treasury Bills        5.8  
  Other        5.4  
  Certificate of Deposits        0.6  
    Municipal Debt Obligations        0.1  

 

5    The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

Figures in the table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

The “Other” category represents the Fund’s investments in investment companies.

 

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

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – 93.1%  
Advertising – 1.3%  
 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

 
$ 250,000       9.250     02/15/24     $ 260,937  
  470,000       5.125 (a)      08/15/27       479,400  
 

Lamar Media Corp.

 
  250,000       3.750     02/15/28       253,750  
  261,000       4.000     02/15/30       267,525  
 

Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co.(a)

 
  72,000       5.000       04/15/22       72,225  
  250,000       5.625       10/01/28       265,938  
  400,000       5.875       10/01/30       434,500  
 

Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp.(a)

 
  400,000       6.250     06/15/25       425,000  
     

 

 

 
        2,459,275  

 

 

 
Aerospace & Defense – 2.6%  
 

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

 
  450,000       5.870     02/23/22       466,194  
  250,000       5.125     10/01/24       271,607  
  250,000       6.875     05/01/25       289,375  
 

Signature Aviation US Holdings, Inc.(a)

 
  370,000       4.000     03/01/28       376,012  
 

TransDigm, Inc.

 
  200,000       6.500     05/15/25       204,000  
  400,000       8.000 (a)      12/15/25       436,500  
  1,220,000       6.250 (a)      03/15/26       1,293,200  
  551,000       6.375     06/15/26       568,908  
  70,000       7.500     03/15/27       74,550  
  450,000       5.500     11/15/27       461,250  
 

Wolverine Escrow LLC(a)

 
  525,000       9.000     11/15/26       518,438  
     

 

 

 
        4,960,034  

 

 

 
Agriculture – 0.6%(a)  
 

JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Finance, Inc.

 
  414,000       6.750     02/15/28       456,435  
 

JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc.

 
  320,000       6.500       04/15/29       361,600  
  300,000       5.500       01/15/30       338,250  
     

 

 

 
        1,156,285  

 

 

 
Banks – 0.2%  
 

Freedom Mortgage Corp.

 
  174,000       8.125 (a)      11/15/24       180,960  
  247,000       8.250 (a)      04/15/25       257,189  
     

 

 

 
        438,149  

 

 

 
Basic Industry – 1.3%  
 

Axalta Coating Systems LLC(a)

 
  500,000       3.375     02/15/29       488,125  
 

Axalta Coating Systems LLC / Axalta Coating Systems Dutch
Holding B BV(a)

 
 
  150,000       4.750     06/15/27       157,125  
 

Blue Cube Spinco LLC

 
  200,000       10.000     10/15/25       211,250  
 

CF Industries, Inc.

 
  170,000       3.450     06/01/23       178,075  
  300,000       5.150     03/15/34       365,706  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Basic Industry – (continued)  
 

Chemours Co. (The)(a)

 
400,000       5.750       11/15/28     414,000  
 

Tronox, Inc.(a)

 
  344,000       6.500     04/15/26       356,900  
 

Valvoline, Inc.(a)

 
  300,000       4.250     02/15/30       310,875  
     

 

 

 
        2,482,056  

 

 

 
Broadcasting – 3.2%  
 

Gray Television, Inc.(a)

 
  250,000       7.000       05/15/27       274,375  
  200,000       4.750       10/15/30       199,500  
 

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

 
  220,000       8.375     05/01/27       233,475  
  750,000       4.750 (a)      01/15/28       769,687  
 

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.(a)

 
  560,000       5.625     07/15/27       594,300  
 

Scripps Escrow II, Inc.(a)

 
  400,000       5.375     01/15/31       406,000  
 

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.(a)

 
  210,000       4.625       07/15/24       216,825  
  128,000       5.375       07/15/26       132,800  
  755,000       5.000       08/01/27       788,031  
  240,000       5.500       07/01/29       261,000  
  611,000       4.125       07/01/30       620,165  
 

TEGNA, Inc.

 
  200,000       4.625 (a)      03/15/28       206,000  
  300,000       5.000       09/15/29       314,250  
 

Terrier Media Buyer, Inc.(a)

 
  350,000       8.875     12/15/27       375,375  
 

Univision Communications, Inc.(a)

 
  257,000       5.125       02/15/25       258,285  
  425,000       6.625       06/01/27       445,188  
     

 

 

 
        6,095,256  

 

 

 
Brokerage – 0.2%  
 

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance
Corp.(a)

 
 
  500,000       4.250     02/01/27       485,000  

 

 

 
Building Materials – 1.0%  
 

AECOM

 
  404,000       5.125     03/15/27       444,400  
 

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.(a)

 
  100,000       5.875       05/15/26       103,250  
  363,000       4.000       01/15/28       368,445  
 

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(a)

 
  280,000       4.875     11/01/25       283,500  
 

Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)

 
  530,000       6.750     06/01/27       571,075  
 

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.(a)

 
  210,000       8.000     04/15/26       217,613  
     

 

 

 
        1,988,283  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 3.5%  
 

Ball Corp.

 
  350,000       5.000     03/15/22       363,057  
  205,000       4.000     11/15/23       218,581  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Capital Goods – (continued)  
 

Ball Corp. – (continued)

 
$ 351,000       5.250 %       07/01/25     $ 396,630  
  121,000       4.875     03/15/26       135,671  
  450,000       2.875     08/15/30       438,750  
 

Berry Global, Inc.(a)

 
  200,000       5.625     07/15/27       213,000  
 

Covanta Holding Corp.(a)

 
  175,000       5.875     07/01/25       181,863  
  201,000       6.000     01/01/27       210,316  
 

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp V

 
  245,000       4.250     09/30/26       264,600  
 

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV

 
  200,000       4.500     01/15/23       211,000  
 

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI

 
  210,000       4.750       02/01/26       218,925  
 

Flex Acquisition Co., Inc.(a)

 
  130,000       6.875       01/15/25       131,787  
  157,000       7.875       07/15/26       163,673  
 

Graham Packaging Co., Inc.(a)

 
  180,000       7.125     08/15/28       195,975  
 

Herc Holdings, Inc.(a)

 
  490,000       5.500     07/15/27       519,400  
 

LABL Escrow Issuer LLC

 
  183,000       6.750 (a)      07/15/26       197,182  
  139,000       10.500 (a)      07/15/27       154,985  
 

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.(a)

 
  304,000       5.500     04/15/24       306,660  
 

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.(a)

 
  200,000       5.875     08/15/23       215,500  
 

Sealed Air Corp.

 
  260,000       4.875 (a)      12/01/22       273,325  
  130,000       5.125 (a)      12/01/24       142,837  
  230,000       5.500 (a)      09/15/25       257,600  
  170,000       6.875 (a)      07/15/33       222,700  
 

Sensata Technologies BV

 
  366,000       4.875 (a)      10/15/23       393,450  
  279,000       5.000 (a)      10/01/25       307,598  
 

Sensata Technologies, Inc.(a)

 
  450,000       3.750     02/15/31       453,375  
     

 

 

 
        6,788,440  

 

 

 
Communications – 8.5%  
 

AMC Networks, Inc.

 
  88,000       5.000     04/01/24       89,265  
  440,000       4.750     08/01/25       453,200  
 

Cable One, Inc.(a)

 
  475,000       4.000     11/15/30       475,594  
 

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.(a)

 
  197,000       4.000       03/01/23       198,724  
  845,000       5.750       02/15/26       876,687  
  509,000       5.500       05/01/26       526,179  
  490,000       5.125       05/01/27       513,887  
  217,000       5.875       05/01/27       225,680  
  423,000       5.000       02/01/28       444,679  
  300,000       5.375       06/01/29       323,625  
  780,000       4.750       03/01/30       822,900  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Communications – (continued)  
 

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. – (continued)

 
780,000       4.500       08/15/30     810,225  
  725,000       4.250       02/01/31       734,062  
  300,000       4.500       05/01/32       309,750  

 

 

 
 

CSC Holdings LLC

 
  90,000       5.875       09/15/22       95,175  
  678,000       5.250     06/01/24       731,392  
  550,000       5.500 (a)      04/15/27       580,938  
  200,000       5.375 (a)      02/01/28       212,500  
  200,000       7.500 (a)      04/01/28       221,250  
  640,000       6.500 (a)      02/01/29       708,800  
  680,000       5.750 (a)      01/15/30       729,300  
  600,000       4.625 (a)      12/01/30       600,000  
  425,000       3.375 (a)      02/15/31       410,125  
 

DISH DBS Corp.

 
  468,000       5.000     03/15/23       483,795  
  314,000       5.875     11/15/24       329,307  
  614,000       7.750     07/01/26       676,168  
  110,000       7.375     07/01/28       115,500  
 

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC(a)

 
  133,000       6.375       02/01/24       136,325  
  142,000       5.875       11/01/24       145,195  
 

Netflix, Inc.

 
  400,000       5.500     02/15/22       416,500  
  440,000       4.375     11/15/26       495,000  
  467,000       4.875     04/15/28       532,380  
  562,000       5.875     11/15/28       674,400  
  227,000       6.375     05/15/29       282,615  
  200,000       5.375 (a)      11/15/29       237,000  
  350,000       4.875 (a)      06/15/30       404,250  
 

Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance, Inc.(a)

 
  250,000       6.500     09/15/28       263,750  
     

 

 

 
        16,286,122  

 

 

 
Consumer Cyclical – 16.3%  
 

ADT Security Corp. (The)(a)

 
  230,000       4.875       07/15/32       245,525  
 

Allison Transmission, Inc.(a)

 
  620,000       4.750     10/01/27       645,575  
 

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

 
  450,000       6.875     07/01/28       481,500  
 

APX Group, Inc.

 
  277,000       7.875     12/01/22       279,077  
  200,000       6.750 (a)      02/15/27       212,000  
 

Boyd Gaming Corp.

 
  160,000       6.375     04/01/26       165,200  
  271,000       6.000     08/15/26       281,840  
  180,000       4.750     12/01/27       183,169  
 

Brink’s Co. (The)(a)

 
  284,000       5.500     07/15/25       302,105  
 

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a)

 
  450,000       6.250       07/01/25       476,894  
  450,000       8.125       07/01/27       490,157  
 

Caesars Resort Collection LLC / CRC Finco, Inc.(a)

 
  150,000       5.750       07/01/25       157,651  
  511,000       5.250       10/15/25       511,000  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Consumer Cyclical – (continued)  
 

Churchill Downs, Inc.(a)

 
$ 350,000       5.500 %       04/01/27     $ 366,187  
  222,000       4.750       01/15/28       231,435  
 

Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co.

 
  418,000       6.250 (a)      05/15/26       444,513  
 

Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co.

 
  415,000       8.500 (a)      05/15/27       447,028  
 

Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl(a)

 
  250,000       5.750     04/15/25       259,062  
 

Dana, Inc.

 
  300,000       5.625     06/15/28       321,000  
 

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.(a)

 
  104,000       7.750     09/01/23       107,510  
 

ESH Hospitality, Inc.(a)

 
  367,000       5.250       05/01/25       375,257  
  250,000       4.625       10/01/27       254,688  
 

Ford Motor Co.

 
  180,000       8.500     04/21/23       201,695  
  280,000       9.000     04/22/25       340,999  
  205,000       4.346       12/08/26       218,861  
  600,000       6.625     10/01/28       707,266  
  500,000       7.450     07/16/31       651,108  
 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

 
  700,000       3.087     01/09/23       711,855  
  380,000       5.584     03/18/24       412,755  
  300,000       5.125     06/16/25       324,015  
  200,000       4.134     08/04/25       211,225  
  200,000       4.542     08/01/26       214,340  
  400,000       4.271     01/09/27       424,865  
  400,000       3.815     11/02/27       416,026  
  450,000       5.113     05/03/29       494,783  
 

Gap, Inc. (The)(a)

 
  200,000       8.625       05/15/25       222,694  
  300,000       8.875       05/15/27       351,162  
 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

 
  500,000       5.125     11/15/23       503,125  
  200,000       4.875     03/15/27       210,000  
 

Hanesbrands, Inc.(a)

 
  447,000       4.625       05/15/24       475,496  
  250,000       5.375       05/15/25       265,313  
 

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.

 
  510,000       4.875     01/15/30       549,066  
  200,000       4.000 (a)      05/01/31       203,809  
  200,000       3.625 (a)      02/15/32       198,585  
 

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance
Corp.

 
 
  205,000       4.875     04/01/27       213,368  
 

Iron Mountain, Inc.(a)

 
  331,000       4.875       09/15/27       346,722  
  362,000       5.250       03/15/28       380,100  
  650,000       5.250       07/15/30       671,937  
  750,000       4.500       02/15/31       752,813  
 

KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America
LLC(a)

 
 
  270,000       5.250     06/01/26       280,125  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Consumer Cyclical – (continued)  
 

L Brands, Inc.

 
300,000       6.625 (a)      10/01/30     339,265  
  400,000       6.875     11/01/35       485,869  
 

Liberty Interactive LLC

 
  250,000       8.250       02/01/30       292,500  
 

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. / ILG LLC

 
  340,000       6.500     09/15/26       354,450  
 

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP
Finance Co.-Issuer, Inc.

 
 
  455,000       4.625 (a)      06/15/25       484,575  
  250,000       5.750     02/01/27       283,750  
 

MGM Resorts International

 
  298,000       6.000     03/15/23       319,232  
  77,000       5.750     06/15/25       85,085  
  167,000       4.625     09/01/26       175,350  
  209,000       5.500     04/15/27       227,810  
  250,000       4.750     10/15/28       261,875  
 

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment(a)

 
  390,000       8.000     02/01/26       385,125  
 

Navistar International Corp.(a)

 
  326,000       6.625     11/01/25       339,040  
 

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

 
  20,000       5.500     05/15/26       20,700  
 

PetSmart, Inc.(a)

 
  310,000       7.125     03/15/23       310,028  
 

Picasso Finance Sub, Inc.(a)

 
  280,000       6.125     06/15/25       299,600  
 

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc.(a)

 
  790,000       3.375     08/31/27       773,213  
 

QVC, Inc.

 
  250,000       4.375     03/15/23       262,265  
  100,000       4.450     02/15/25       106,054  
  150,000       4.750     02/15/27       158,491  
 

Scientific Games International, Inc.(a)

 
  410,000       5.000       10/15/25       422,813  
  340,000       8.250       03/15/26       362,525  
  145,000       7.000       05/15/28       154,425  
  300,000       7.250       11/15/29       324,375  
 

Staples, Inc.(a)

 
  547,000       7.500       04/15/26       555,205  
  350,000       10.750       04/15/27       334,250  
 

Station Casinos LLC(a)

 
  341,000       4.500       02/15/28       340,148  
 

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.(a)

 
  430,000       5.125     08/01/30       461,175  
 

Tenneco, Inc.

 
  100,000       5.000     07/15/26       94,500  
 

Tesla, Inc.(a)

 
  352,000       5.300     08/15/25       366,520  
 

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

 
  249,000       5.875     02/15/22       257,271  
  313,000       4.375     04/15/23       331,448  
  172,000       4.350     02/15/28       191,331  
 

Travel + Leisure Co.(a)

 
  360,000       6.625     07/31/26       407,702  
 

VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc.(a)

 
  285,000       4.250       12/01/26       294,670  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Consumer Cyclical – (continued)  
 

VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc. – (continued)

 
$ 250,000       3.750 %       02/15/27     $ 254,687  
  550,000       4.625       12/01/29       577,752  
  400,000       4.125       08/15/30       417,500  
 

William Carter Co. (The)(a)

 
  332,000       5.625     03/15/27       351,090  
 

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(a)

 
  200,000       4.375     08/15/28       204,750  
 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

 
  375,000       4.750 (a)      01/15/30       394,687  
  150,000       3.625     03/15/31       145,313  
     

 

 

 
        31,400,895  

 

 

 
Consumer Noncyclical – 3.7%  
 

Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP /
Albertsons LLC

 
 
  350,000       3.500 (a)      02/15/23       361,375  
  131,000       5.750     03/15/25       135,257  
  380,000       4.625 (a)      01/15/27       397,575  
  678,000       4.875 (a)      02/15/30       701,730  
 

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp.(a)

 
  740,000       6.625     07/15/26       784,400  
 

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC / Change Healthcare Finance,
Inc.(a)

 
 
  463,000       5.750     03/01/25       475,154  
 

Envision Healthcare Corp.(a)

 
  200,000       8.750     10/15/26       143,750  
 

Fresh Market, Inc. (The)(a)

 
  280,000       9.750       05/01/23       291,900  
 

Hologic, Inc.

 
  250,000       4.625 (a)      02/01/28       265,312  
  450,000       3.250 (a)      02/15/29       450,000  
 

Jaguar Holding Co. II / PPD Development LP(a)

 
  312,000       5.000     06/15/28       332,670  
 

MEDNAX, Inc.(a)

 
  230,000       6.250     01/15/27       243,225  
 

Molina Healthcare, Inc.

 
  250,000       5.375     11/15/22       265,000  
  250,000       4.375 (a)      06/15/28       261,875  
 

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc. / LifePoint Health,
Inc.(a)

 
 
  170,000       9.750     12/01/26       184,025  
 

Rite Aid Corp.(a)

 
  262,000       7.500       07/01/25       276,410  
  268,000       8.000       11/15/26       282,740  
 

Teleflex, Inc.

 
  616,000       4.625     11/15/27       649,110  
 

Vector Group Ltd.(a)

 
  550,000       5.750     02/01/29       572,688  
     

 

 

 
        7,074,196  

 

 

 
Consumer Products – 1.3%  
 

Edgewell Personal Care Co.(a)

 
  450,000       5.500     06/01/28       476,437  
 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.(a)

 
  300,000       4.375     03/31/29       300,314  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Consumer Products – (continued)  
 

Mattel, Inc.(a)

 
494,000       6.750       12/31/25     516,848  
  368,000       5.875       12/15/27       402,500  
 

Newell Brands, Inc.

 
  107,000       4.350     04/01/23       112,381  
  471,000       4.700     04/01/26       520,795  
 

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

 
  222,000       5.750     07/15/25       229,770  
     

 

 

 
        2,559,045  

 

 

 
Distribution & Logistics – 0.2%  
 

IAA, Inc.(a)

 
  345,000       5.500       06/15/27       362,250  

 

 

 
Distributors – 0.1%  
 

KAR Auction Services, Inc.(a)

 
  295,000       5.125       06/01/25       301,269  

 

 

 
Electric – 3.6%  
 

Calpine Corp.(a)

 
  500,000       4.625       02/01/29       501,115  
  200,000       5.000       02/01/31       199,360  
  450,000       3.750       03/01/31       437,625  
 

Clearway Energy Operating LLC

 
  130,000       5.750     10/15/25       136,500  
 

FirstEnergy Corp.

 
  500,000       2.650     03/01/30       496,783  
 

FirstEnergy Corp., Series B

 
  500,000       2.250     09/01/30       470,354  
 

FirstEnergy Corp., Series C

 
  250,000       7.375     11/15/31       348,140  
 

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP(a)

 
  28,000       4.250       09/15/24       29,820  
  349,000       4.500       09/15/27       390,008  
 

NRG Energy, Inc.

 
  170,000       7.250     05/15/26       176,800  
  271,000       6.625     01/15/27       281,840  
  521,000       5.250 (a)      06/15/29       553,562  
 

PG&E Corp.

 
  500,000       5.000     07/01/28       526,493  
  350,000       5.250     07/01/30       376,909  
 

Talen Energy Supply LLC(a)

 
  368,000       10.500       01/15/26       353,280  
  330,000       7.250       05/15/27       349,800  
 

TerraForm Power Operating LLC(a)

 
  8,000       4.250       01/31/23       8,240  
  330,000       4.750       01/15/30       351,450  
 

Vistra Operations Co. LLC(a)

 
  250,000       5.500       09/01/26       260,000  
  250,000       5.625       02/15/27       261,875  
  350,000       5.000       07/31/27       367,500  
     

 

 

 
        6,877,454  

 

 

 
Energy – 9.8%  
 

Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp.(a)

 
  325,000       5.750       03/01/27       326,625  
  227,000       5.750       01/15/28       229,837  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Energy – (continued)  
 

Antero Resources Corp.

 
$ 280,000       5.625 %       06/01/23     $ 282,450  
  168,000       5.000     03/01/25       168,000  
  300,000       7.625 (a)      02/01/29       321,000  
 

Apache Corp.

 
  350,000       4.875     11/15/27       369,250  
  375,000       4.375     10/15/28       382,894  
 

Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp.(a)

 
  650,000       6.875     04/01/27       689,000  
 

Buckeye Partners LP

 
  320,000       3.950     12/01/26       318,417  
  140,000       4.125     12/01/27       141,847  
  180,000       4.500 (a)      03/01/28       184,500  
 

Cheniere Energy Partners LP

 
  250,000       5.250     10/01/25       257,031  
  590,000       5.625     10/01/26       616,550  
  500,000       4.500     10/01/29       526,250  
 

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(a)

 
  350,000       4.625     10/15/28       365,750  
 

CNX Resources Corp.(a)

 
  180,000       6.000     01/15/29       189,450  
 

Continental Resources, Inc.

 
  71,000       4.500     04/15/23       73,219  
  400,000       3.800     06/01/24       412,000  
  550,000       4.375     01/15/28       580,250  
 

CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc.(a)

 
  423,000       5.625     10/15/25       429,345  
 

DCP Midstream Operating LP

 
  250,000       5.375     07/15/25       266,250  
  450,000       5.625     07/15/27       487,125  
 

Endeavor Energy Resources LP / EER Finance, Inc.(a)

 
  529,000       5.500       01/30/26       540,241  
  350,000       5.750       01/30/28       371,000  
 

EnLink Midstream LLC

 
  225,000       5.375     06/01/29       223,290  
 

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

 
  570,000       4.850     07/15/26       573,356  
 

EQM Midstream Partners LP

 
  78,000       4.750       07/15/23       80,535  
  320,000       4.000     08/01/24       323,200  
  487,000       5.500     07/15/28       504,045  
  340,000       4.750 (a)      01/15/31       328,100  
 

EQT Corp.

 
  180,000       7.625     02/01/25       210,150  
  500,000       3.900     10/01/27       517,500  
 

Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co.(a)

 
  540,000       6.250     11/01/28       565,650  
 

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.

 
  200,000       10.125     01/15/28       191,000  
 

Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.(a)

 
  59,000       7.500       01/15/26       49,265  
  275,000       10.500       05/15/27       243,375  
 

Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)

 
  100,000       7.500     01/15/28       87,000  
 

Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp.(a)

 
  200,000       5.625     10/15/27       217,500  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Energy – (continued)  
 

Range Resources Corp.

 
113,000       5.000       03/15/23     113,847  
  280,000       4.875     05/15/25       278,600  
  170,000       9.250     02/01/26       185,300  
  430,000       8.250 (a)      01/15/29       462,250  
 

Southwestern Energy Co.

 
  200,000       7.500     04/01/26       211,500  
  150,000       7.750     10/01/27       160,875  
 

Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.

 
  320,000       5.500     02/15/26       329,600  
  490,000       6.000     04/15/27       512,663  
 

Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance
Corp.

 
 
  300,000       5.875       04/15/26       312,750  
  250,000       5.375       02/01/27       260,000  
  250,000       5.500     03/01/30       267,500  
  750,000       4.875 (a)      02/01/31       767,813  
 

Transocean, Inc.(a)

 
  563,000       11.500     01/30/27       467,290  
 

USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance
Corp.

 
 
  250,000       6.875     04/01/26       259,375  
 

Weatherford International Ltd.(a)

 
  605,000       11.000       12/01/24       595,925  
 

Western Midstream Operating LP

 
  630,000       4.650     07/01/26       655,200  
  300,000       5.300     02/01/30       325,500  
     

 

 

 
        18,808,235  

 

 

 
Financial Company – 4.5%  
 

Ally Financial, Inc.

 
  290,000       5.750     11/20/25       331,262  
 

BCD Acquisition, Inc.(a)

 
  270,000       9.625     09/15/23       278,100  
 

HUB International Ltd.(a)

 
  481,000       7.000     05/01/26       503,246  
 

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.

 
  700,000       6.750     02/01/24       718,375  
  386,000       6.375     12/15/25       402,887  
  580,000       5.250     05/15/27       613,350  
 

LPL Holdings, Inc.(a)

 
  300,000       5.750     09/15/25       309,000  
 

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(a)

 
  200,000       6.000       01/15/27       210,750  
  300,000       5.500       08/15/28       311,250  
 

Navient Corp.

 
  132,000       7.250     09/25/23       143,473  
  106,000       5.875     10/25/24       111,574  
  159,000       6.750     06/25/25       171,008  
  374,000       6.750     06/15/26       400,582  
 

Navient Corp., MTN

 
  160,000       6.125       03/25/24       169,355  
  250,000       5.625     08/01/33       230,244  
 

NFP Corp.(a)

 
  550,000       6.875     08/15/28       570,625  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   19


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Financial Company – (continued)  
 

OneMain Finance Corp.

 
$ 240,000       6.125 %       05/15/22     $ 251,700  
  292,000       5.625     03/15/23       310,980  
  310,000       6.125     03/15/24       334,025  
  164,000       6.875     03/15/25       185,320  
  422,000       7.125     03/15/26       489,520  
  240,000       6.625     01/15/28       273,600  
  410,000       5.375       11/15/29       434,600  
 

Quicken Loans LLC(a)

 
  392,000       5.250     01/15/28       415,480  
 

Quicken Loans LLC / Quicken Loans Co.-Issuer, Inc.(a)

 
  550,000       3.875     03/01/31       550,985  
     

 

 

 
        8,721,291  

 

 

 
Food and Beverage – 1.5%  
 

B&G Foods, Inc.

 
  225,000       5.250       09/15/27       237,657  
 

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd / HLF Financing, Inc.(a)

 
  10,000       7.875     09/01/25       10,925  
 

HLF Financing Sarl LLC / Herbalife International, Inc.(a)

 
  115,000       7.250     08/15/26       120,031  
 

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

 
  300,000       4.625 (a)      11/01/24       312,375  
  383,000       4.875 (a)      11/01/26       398,320  
 

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)

 
  208,000       5.875     09/30/27       223,600  
 

Post Holdings, Inc.

 
  538,000       5.000 (a)      08/15/26       564,227  
  537,000       5.750 (a)      03/01/27       565,864  
  489,000       5.500 (a)      12/15/29       525,675  
     

 

 

 
        2,958,674  

 

 

 
Hardware – 2.0%  
 

Avaya, Inc.(a)

 
  250,000       6.125     09/15/28       270,625  
 

CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp.

 
  413,000       5.500     12/01/24       456,365  
 

CommScope Technologies LLC(a)

 
  478,000       6.000     06/15/25       488,755  
 

CommScope, Inc.(a)

 
  250,000       5.500       03/01/24       258,125  
  400,000       6.000       03/01/26       422,000  
  420,000       8.250       03/01/27       444,150  
 

NCR Corp.(a)

 
  329,000       6.125       09/01/29       352,852  
  450,000       5.250       10/01/30       476,438  
 

Qorvo, Inc.(a)

 
  600,000       3.375       04/01/31       603,000  
     

 

 

 
        3,772,310  

 

 

 
Healthcare – 7.1%  
 

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.

 
  150,000       5.625     02/15/23       149,625  
 

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)

 
  200,000       4.250       05/01/28       209,500  
 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(a)

 
  600,000       8.125       06/30/24       630,750  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Healthcare – (continued)  
 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. – (continued)

 
567,000       8.000       03/15/26     609,525  
  300,000       5.625       03/15/27       316,500  
  90,000       8.000       12/15/27       98,775  
  600,000       6.875       04/01/28       543,750  
  200,000       6.875       04/15/29       206,000  
  200,000       4.750       02/15/31       197,000  
 

DaVita, Inc.(a)

 
  890,000       4.625       06/01/30       907,800  
  450,000       3.750       02/15/31       433,125  
 

Encompass Health Corp.

 
  400,000       4.750     02/01/30       426,000  
 

HCA, Inc.

 
  409,000       5.375     02/01/25       459,102  
  320,000       5.875     02/15/26       370,000  
  335,000       5.375     09/01/26       383,575  

 

 

 
  460,000       5.625       09/01/28       535,900  
  420,000       5.875     02/01/29       498,750  
  710,000       3.500     09/01/30       734,850  
 

IQVIA, Inc.(a)

 
  400,000       5.000     05/15/27       420,000  
 

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC(a)

 
  371,000       4.375     02/15/27       371,000  
 

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC(a)

 
  400,000       5.750     11/01/28       400,000  
 

Select Medical Corp.(a)

 
  340,000       6.250     08/15/26       363,800  
 

Service Corp. International

 
  125,000       4.625     12/15/27       131,875  
  500,000       3.375     08/15/30       494,375  
 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

 
  424,000       6.750       06/15/23       458,980  
  425,000       4.625     07/15/24       434,562  
  400,000       4.625 (a)      09/01/24       414,000  
  110,000       5.125     05/01/25       111,650  
  122,000       7.000     08/01/25       126,270  
  637,000       4.875 (a)      01/01/26       662,480  
  300,000       6.250 (a)      02/01/27       317,625  
  663,000       5.125 (a)      11/01/27       704,437  
  250,000       4.625 (a)      06/15/28       264,063  
  250,000       6.125 (a)      10/01/28       264,063  
     

 

 

 
        13,649,707  

 

 

 
Household & Leisure – 0.0%  
 

Prestige Brands, Inc.(a)

 
  50,000       6.375     03/01/24       50,748  

 

 

 
Insurance – 0.6%  
 

Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.(a)

 
  435,000       7.000     11/15/25       447,399  
 

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC / Alliant Holdings Co.-
Issuer(a)


 
  600,000       4.250     10/15/27       601,500  
 

Radian Group, Inc.

 
  200,000       4.875       03/15/27       214,000  
     

 

 

 
        1,262,899  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Metals – 0.8%  
 

Arconic Corp.(a)

 
$ 300,000       6.125 %       02/15/28     $ 320,625  
 

Novelis Corp.(a)

 
  580,000       5.875       09/30/26       606,825  
  546,000       4.750       01/30/30       571,935  
     

 

 

 
        1,499,385  

 

 

 
Metals and Mining – 0.3%  
 

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

 
  300,000       6.750 (a)      03/15/26       324,750  
  310,000       5.875     06/01/27       320,463  
     

 

 

 
        645,213  

 

 

 
Mining – 1.0%  
 

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

 
  150,000       3.875     03/15/23       157,125  
  452,000       4.550     11/14/24       499,460  
  300,000       4.375       08/01/28       320,250  
  500,000       4.625     08/01/30       556,250  
  320,000       5.400     11/14/34       396,800  
     

 

 

 
        1,929,885  

 

 

 
  Natural Gas – 1.7%  
 

AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp.

 
  502,000       5.500     05/20/25       552,200  
  145,000       5.750     05/20/27       163,850  
 

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream
Finance Corp.(a)

 
 
  500,000       5.625       05/01/27       495,625  
  300,000       6.000       02/01/29       297,000  
 

Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp.

 
  323,000       6.750     06/15/23       321,385  
 

Hess Midstream Operations LP(a)

 
  250,000       5.625     02/15/26       259,375  
 

NGL Energy Partners LP / NGL Energy Finance Corp.

 
  380,000       7.500     11/01/23       365,750  
 

PBF Logistics LP / PBF Logistics Finance Corp.

 
  71,000       6.875     05/15/23       69,314  
 

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.(a)

 
  46,000       5.500       09/15/24       46,345  
  720,000       5.500       01/15/28       718,200  
     

 

 

 
        3,289,044  

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 3.2%  
 

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.(a)

 
  252,000       9.250       04/01/26       280,264  
  677,000       8.500       01/31/27       751,576  
 

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(a)

 
  459,000       7.000       03/15/24       469,708  
  379,000       6.125       04/15/25       388,105  
  272,000       5.500       11/01/25       280,681  
  500,000       9.000       12/15/25       545,974  
  336,000       5.750       08/15/27       363,515  
  542,000       7.000       01/15/28       589,138  
  747,000       6.250       02/15/29       799,703  
  173,000       7.250       05/30/29       192,723  
  300,000       5.250       01/30/30       305,250  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Pharmaceuticals – (continued)  
 

Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco, Inc.(a)

 
300,000       9.500       07/31/27     339,000  
  346,000       6.000       06/30/28       305,345  
 

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)

 
  436,000       7.500     04/01/27       470,880  
     

 

 

 
        6,081,862  

 

 

 
  REITs and Real Estate – 1.0%  
 

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. / BPR Cumulus LLC / BPR
Nimbus LLC / GGSI Sellco LL(a)

 
 
  250,000       5.750     05/15/26       257,328  
 

Diversified Healthcare Trust

 
  358,000       9.750     06/15/25       403,767  
 

iStar, Inc.

 
  320,000       4.750     10/01/24       328,354  
 

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.

 
  363,000       5.875     04/01/24       367,311  
 

Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co.-Issuer Corp.(a)

 
  340,000       4.875       06/01/23       354,450  
  150,000       9.375       04/01/27       165,000  
     

 

 

 
        1,876,210  

 

 

 
  Rental Equipment – 1.3%  
 

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.(a)

 
  250,000       3.875     12/15/28       240,625  
 

United Rentals North America, Inc.

 
  250,000       5.875     09/15/26       263,750  
  260,000       5.500     05/15/27       275,191  
  750,000       4.875     01/15/28       797,812  
  320,000       5.250     01/15/30       352,800  
  480,000       3.875     02/15/31       493,185  
     

 

 

 
        2,423,363  

 

 

 
  Software – 1.8%  
 

Banff Merger Sub, Inc.(a)

 
  515,000       9.750     09/01/26       551,694  
 

Black Knight InfoServ LLC(a)

 
  250,000       3.625     09/01/28       248,125  
 

Gartner, Inc.(a)

 
  373,000       4.500     07/01/28       393,515  
 

MSCI, Inc.(a)

 
  445,000       4.750       08/01/26       458,491  
  530,000       4.000       11/15/29       564,450  
 

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

 
  250,000       3.950       06/15/22       256,250  
 

Solera LLC / Solera Finance, Inc.(a)

 
  220,000       10.500     03/01/24       228,800  
 

SS&C Technologies, Inc.(a)

 
  650,000       5.500     09/30/27       690,625  
     

 

 

 
        3,391,950  

 

 

 
  Technology – 2.9%  
 

Arches Buyer, Inc.(a)

 
  100,000       4.250       06/01/28       101,375  
  200,000       6.125       12/01/28       206,500  
 

CDK Global, Inc.

 
  84,000       4.875     06/01/27       88,200  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Technology – (continued)  
 

CDK Global, Inc. – (continued)

 
$ 230,000       5.250 (a) %       05/15/29     $ 248,400  
 

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp.(a)

 
  366,000       7.125     06/15/24       379,725  
 

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.(a)

 
  150,000       9.375     07/15/25       165,750  
 

Exela Intermediate LLC / Exela Finance, Inc.(a)

 
  200,000       10.000     07/15/23       65,500  
 

Match Group Holdings II LLC(a)

 
  214,000       4.625       06/01/28       223,362  
  350,000       4.125       08/01/30       364,000  
 

Microchip Technology, Inc.(a)

 
  529,000       4.250     09/01/25       551,149  
 

Seagate HDD Cayman

 
  450,000       4.750     06/01/23       483,187  
  300,000       3.375 (a)      07/15/31       292,500  
  250,000       5.750     12/01/34       293,750  
 

Tempo Acquisition LLC / Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp.(a)

 
  230,000       6.750       06/01/25       236,325  
 

Uber Technologies, Inc.(a)

 
  350,000       7.500       05/15/25       377,563  
  330,000       8.000       11/01/26       357,225  
  276,000       7.500       09/15/27       301,875  
 

Verscend Escrow Corp.(a)

 
  303,000       9.750     08/15/26       326,483  
 

Xerox Corp.

 
  180,000       4.375     03/15/23       188,155  
 

Xerox Holdings Corp.(a)

 
  400,000       5.500       08/15/28       428,500  
     

 

 

 
        5,679,524  

 

 

 
  Transportation – 0.5%  
 

XPO Logistics, Inc.(a)

 
  170,000       6.750       08/15/24       179,987  
  749,000       6.250       05/01/25       807,048  
     

 

 

 
        987,035  

 

 

 
  Wireless – 4.0%  
 

Ligado Networks LLC(a)(b) (PIK)

 
  500,000       15.500     11/01/23       506,250  
 

SBA Communications Corp.

 
  200,000       4.875     09/01/24       204,750  
  496,000       3.875     02/15/27       514,346  
 

Sprint Capital Corp.

 
  595,000       6.875     11/15/28       756,394  
  520,000       8.750     03/15/32       775,450  
 

Sprint Communications, Inc.

 
  260,000       6.000     11/15/22       278,525  
 

Sprint Corp.

 
  687,000       7.875     09/15/23       786,615  
  345,000       7.125     06/15/24       398,475  
  388,000       7.625     02/15/25       462,690  
  412,000       7.625       03/01/26       507,358  
 

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

 
  290,000       4.000     04/15/22       298,700  
  123,000       6.000     03/01/23       123,922  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Wireless – (continued)  
 

T-Mobile USA, Inc. – (continued)

 
80,000       6.000       04/15/24     80,700  
  545,000       5.125     04/15/25       555,559  
  15,000       6.500     01/15/26       15,441  
  115,000       5.375     04/15/27       121,613  
  740,000       4.750     02/01/28       784,400  
 

Viasat, Inc.

 
  225,000       5.625 (a)      04/15/27       236,250  
  220,000       6.500 (a)      07/15/28       235,400  
     

 

 

 
        7,642,838  

 

 

 
  Wirelines – 1.5%  
 

Frontier Communications Corp.(a)

 
  300,000       5.875       10/15/27       321,375  
  400,000       5.000       05/01/28       414,000  
  300,000       6.750       05/01/29       313,500  
 

Uniti Group LP / Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC(a)

 
  460,000       7.125       12/15/24       474,375  
  350,000       7.875       02/15/25       378,000  
 

Windstream Escrow LLC / Windstream Escrow Finance Corp.(a)

 
  250,000       7.750     08/15/28       256,875  
 

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.(a)

 
  496,000       4.000       03/01/27       496,000  
  293,000       6.125       03/01/28       303,988  
     

 

 

 
        2,958,113  

 

 

 
  TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS  
  (Cost $173,938,605)     $ 179,342,295  

 

 

 
Foreign Corporate Debt - 4.4%  
  Aerospace & Defense – 0.1%  
 

Bombardier, Inc.(a) (Canada)

 
$ 200,000       7.500 %     03/15/25     $ 184,000  

 

 

 
  Basic Industry – 0.7%  
 

Methanex Corp. (Canada)

 
  350,000       5.250     12/15/29       359,995  
 

NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Canada)(a)

 
  210,000       5.250       08/01/23       209,828  
  217,000       5.000       05/01/25       225,227  
  500,000       5.250       06/01/27       528,125  
     

 

 

 
        1,323,175  

 

 

 
  Capital Goods – 0.2%  
 

GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada)(a)

 
  250,000       3.750       08/01/25       255,938  
  200,000       3.500       09/01/28       198,250  
     

 

 

 
        454,188  

 

 

 
  Communications – 0.3%  
 

Videotron Ltd.(a) (Canada)

 
  550,000       5.125     04/15/27       577,500  

 

 

 
Consumer Cyclical – 1.5%  
 

1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada)(a)

 
  144,000       4.250       05/15/24       146,520  
  349,000       3.875       01/15/28       355,980  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Foreign Corporate Debt – (continued)  
Consumer Cyclical – (continued)  
 

1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada)(a)

 
$ 510,000       4.375 %       01/15/28     $ 520,200  
  250,000       3.500       02/15/29       248,125  
  450,000       4.000       10/15/30       439,875  
 

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. / Brookfield Residential
US Corp.(a) (Canada)

 
 
  300,000       6.250     09/15/27       317,024  
 

Garda World Security Corp. (Canada)(a)

 
  150,000       4.625       02/15/27       151,125  
  155,000       9.500       11/01/27       169,778  
 

Mattamy Group Corp. (Canada)(a)

 
  190,000       5.250       12/15/27       200,231  
  260,000       4.625       03/01/30       273,325  
     

 

 

 
        2,822,183  

 

 

 
  Energy – 0.3%  
 

MEG Energy Corp. (Canada)(a)

 
  297,000       6.500       01/15/25       307,024  
  250,000       7.125       02/01/27       264,375  
     

 

 

 
        571,399  

 

 

 
  Food – 0.1%  
 

NBM US Holdings, Inc.(a) (Brazil)

 
  200,000       7.000       05/14/26       216,000  

 

 

 
  Mining – 0.7%  
 

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Zambia)(a)

 
  200,000       7.250       04/01/23       205,000  
  361,000       6.500       03/01/24       370,476  
  450,000       7.500       04/01/25       468,000  
  250,000       6.875       03/01/26       262,500  
     

 

 

 
        1,305,976  

 

 

 
  Natural Gas – 0.1%  
 

Parkland Corp.(a) (Canada)

 
  100,000       5.875     07/15/27       106,801  

 

 

 
  Software – 0.4%  
 

Open Text Corp.(a) (Canada)

 
  420,000       5.875     06/01/26       436,275  
 

Open Text Holdings, Inc.(a) (Canada)

 
  400,000       4.125     02/15/30       417,500  
     

 

 

 
        853,775  

 

 

 
  TOTAL FOREIGN CORPORATE DEBT  
  (Cost $8,148,461)     $ 8,414,997  

 

 

 

 

Shares   Dividend
Rate
    Value  
Investment Company – 1.0%(c)  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

 

1,901,527     0.036   $ 1,901,527  
(Cost $1,901,527)

 

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 98.5%

 

(Cost $183,988,593)

 

  $ 189,658,819  

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF     LIABILITIES – 1.5%

 

    2,853,771  

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

  $ 192,512,590  

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

(a)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

(b)

  Pay-in-kind Securities.

(c)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

LP

 

— Limited Partnership

MTN

 

— Medium Term Note

REIT

 

— Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   23


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INFLATION PROTECTED USD BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds – 99.8%  
 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds

 
$ 3,313,829       0.125%       04/15/22     $ 3,405,734  
  1,081,709       0.125     07/15/22       1,124,374  
  943,776       0.625     04/15/23       1,001,723  
  5,445,249       0.375     07/15/23       5,815,579  
  2,982,834       0.625     01/15/24       3,222,798  
  432,731       0.500     04/15/24       467,352  
  3,151,305       0.125     10/15/24       3,398,250  
  6,828,161       0.250     01/15/25       7,398,768  
  5,173,370       0.375     07/15/25       5,689,059  
  1,806,571       0.625     01/15/26       2,009,621  
  3,173,164       0.375     07/15/27       3,529,102  
  5,003,233       0.500     01/15/28       5,594,045  
  2,801,736       0.750     07/15/28       3,203,687  
  335,906       3.875     04/15/29       473,617  
  1,286,113       0.250     07/15/29       1,418,670  
  4,123,505       0.125     01/15/30       4,481,843  
  98,820       2.125     02/15/40       142,636  
  5,025,946       0.750     02/15/42       5,892,588  
  2,221,764       0.875     02/15/47       2,706,566  
  1,542,169       1.000     02/15/48       1,942,067  
  291,904       1.000     02/15/49       369,787  

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY INFLATION INDEXED BONDS  
  (Cost $62,761,271)     $ 63,287,866  

 

 

 
Shares     Dividend
Rate
          Value  
Investment Company – 0.3%(a)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

 
  221,575       0.036     $ 221,575  
  (Cost $221,575)    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.1%    
  (Cost $62,982,846)     $ 63,509,441  

 

 

 
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF ASSETS –
(0.1)%

 
    (91,483

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 63,417,958  

 

 

 

 

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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE 1-5 YEAR BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – 77.7%  
Aerospace & Defense – 1.4%  
 

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

 
$ 55,000       3.850     06/15/23     $ 59,149  
 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

 
  65,000       2.930     01/15/25       69,361  
 

Precision Castparts Corp.

 
  55,000       3.250     06/15/25       59,880  
 

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

 
  205,000       2.800     03/15/22       209,928  
     

 

 

 
        398,318  

 

 

 
Banks – 19.9%  
 

American Express Co.

 
  200,000       3.400     02/27/23       211,355  
  55,000       3.700     08/03/23       59,224  
 

Bank of America Corp. (a)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.780%)

 
  210,000       3.550     03/05/24       222,917  
 

Bank of America Corp., Series L

 
  42,000       3.950     04/21/25       46,235  
 

Bank of America Corp., MTN

 
  75,000       4.000     01/22/25       83,005  
 

(SOFR + 1.150%)

 
  170,000       1.319 (a)      06/19/26       170,045  
 

(SOFR + 1.010%)

 
  300,000       1.197 (a)      10/24/26       297,902  
 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), MTN

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.634%)

 
  260,000       2.661 (a)      05/16/23       267,359  
  120,000       1.600     04/24/25       122,953  
 

Capital One Financial Corp.

 
  50,000       3.300     10/30/24       54,255  
  100,000       3.200     02/05/25       107,637  
 

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

 
  50,000       3.850     05/21/25       55,720  
 

Citigroup, Inc.(a)

 
 

(SOFR + 1.667%)

 
  300,000       1.678       05/15/24       307,358  
 

(SOFR + 2.842%)

 
  150,000       3.106       04/08/26       161,085  
 

(SOFR + 0.765%)

 
  60,000       1.122       01/28/27       59,010  
 

Fifth Third Bancorp

 
  50,000       3.650       01/25/24       54,261  
 

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

 
  170,000       4.000     05/15/25       190,409  
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)

 
 

(SOFR + 1.455%)

 
  550,000       1.514       06/01/24       563,730  
 

(SOFR + 1.585%)

 
  150,000       2.005       03/13/26       155,125  
 

(SOFR + 1.850%)

 
  100,000       2.083       04/22/26       103,493  
 

(SOFR + 0.800%)

 
  50,000       1.045       11/19/26       49,294  
 

Morgan Stanley

 
  70,000       2.750     05/19/22       72,118  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.847%)

 
  340,000       3.737 (a)      04/24/24       363,117  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Banks – (continued)  
 

Morgan Stanley – (continued)

 
 

(SOFR + 1.990%)

 
150,000       2.188 (a)      04/28/26     155,476  
 

Morgan Stanley, GMTN

 
  70,000       3.125     01/23/23       73,528  
 

Morgan Stanley(a), MTN

 
 

(SOFR + 1.152%)

 
  250,000       2.720       07/22/25       265,320  
 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

 
  75,000       3.900     04/29/24       82,499  
  70,000       2.200     11/01/24       74,048  
 

Regions Financial Corp.

 
  90,000       2.250     05/18/25       94,216  
 

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

 
  210,000       3.400     01/18/23       219,927  
 

State Street Corp.(a)

 
 

(SOFR + 2.690%)

 
  80,000       2.825       03/30/23       82,223  
 

(SOFR + 2.600%)

 
  80,000       2.901       03/30/26       86,152  
 

Synchrony Financial

 
  25,000       4.250     08/15/24       27,386  
 

Truist Bank(a)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.735%)

 
  120,000       3.689     08/02/24       129,231  
 

Truist Financial Corp., MTN

 
  150,000       2.850       10/26/24       161,095  
 

US Bank NA

 
  250,000       1.950     01/09/23       257,503  
     

 

 

 
        5,486,211  

 

 

 
Basic Industry – 2.0%  
 

Celanese US Holdings LLC

 
  45,000       4.625     11/15/22       48,020  
 

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

 
  75,000       2.169     05/01/23       75,356  
 

LYB International Finance BV

 
  200,000       4.000     07/15/23       216,277  
 

Packaging Corp. of America

 
  80,000       4.500     11/01/23       87,645  
 

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

 
  130,000       2.750     06/01/22       133,336  
     

 

 

 
        560,634  

 

 

 
Broadcasting – 0.8%  
 

Fox Corp.

 
  195,000       4.030     01/25/24       213,096  

 

 

 
Brokerage – 0.9%  
 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

 
  50,000       3.000     03/22/22       51,389  
 

BlackRock, Inc.

 
  50,000       3.500     03/18/24       54,480  
 

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

 
  30,000       5.500     10/18/23       32,738  
 

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

 
  100,000       2.950       04/01/22       102,430  
     

 

 

 
        241,037  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   25


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE 1-5 YEAR BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Building Materials – 0.6%  
 

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

 
$ 80,000       4.000 %       09/21/23     $ 86,810  
 

Masco Corp.

 
  75,000       4.450     04/01/25       84,824  
     

 

 

 
        171,634  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 2.2%  
 

Carrier Global Corp.

 
  35,000       2.242     02/15/25       36,551  
 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., MTN

 
  120,000       2.150     11/08/24       126,422  
 

Caterpillar, Inc.

 
  50,000       2.600       06/26/22       51,242  
 

Deere & Co.

 
  50,000       2.750     04/15/25       53,656  
 

John Deere Capital Corp., MTN

 
  110,000       2.800     03/06/23       115,542  
 

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

 
  180,000       2.700     06/14/24       191,680  
 

Republic Services, Inc.

 
  40,000       2.500     08/15/24       42,450  
     

 

 

 
        617,543  

 

 

 
Communications – 2.3%  
 

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter
Communications Operating Capital

 
 
  95,000       4.464     07/23/22       99,521  
  75,000       4.500     02/01/24       82,525  
 

Comcast Corp.

 
  130,000       3.700     04/15/24       142,488  
 

TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp., GMTN

 
  20,000       3.150     09/17/25       21,800  
 

ViacomCBS, Inc.

 
  75,000       4.750     05/15/25       85,427  
 

Walt Disney Co. (The)

 
  110,000       1.750     08/30/24       114,074  
  75,000       3.350     03/24/25       81,761  
     

 

 

 
        627,596  

 

 

 
Consumer Cyclical – 8.8%  
 

American Honda Finance Corp., MTN

 
  50,000       1.200     07/08/25       50,383  
 

AutoNation, Inc.

 
  75,000       3.500     11/15/24       81,076  
 

Booking Holdings, Inc.

 
  50,000       4.100     04/13/25       55,675  
 

Dollar Tree, Inc.

 
  195,000       3.700     05/15/23       207,875  
 

DR Horton, Inc.

 
  55,000       4.750     02/15/23       58,887  
 

eBay, Inc.

 
  40,000       3.450       08/01/24       43,245  
 

General Motors Co.

 
  50,000       6.125     10/01/25       59,436  
 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

 
  250,000       5.200       03/20/23       272,819  
  50,000       5.100     01/17/24       55,688  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Consumer Cyclical – (continued)  
 

Global Payments, Inc.

 
50,000       4.000       06/01/23     53,743  
 

Kohl’s Corp.

 
  75,000       9.500     05/15/25       96,495  
 

Lennar Corp.

 
  75,000       4.750     05/30/25       84,441  
 

Marriott International, Inc., Series EE

 
  25,000       5.750     05/01/25       28,818  
 

NIKE, Inc.

 
  110,000       2.400     03/27/25       116,374  
 

PACCAR Financial Corp., MTN

 
  70,000       1.900     02/07/23       72,128  
 

Ross Stores, Inc.

 
  40,000       4.600     04/15/25       45,375  
 

Target Corp.

 
  110,000       3.500     07/01/24       120,666  
 

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

 
  140,000       3.500     04/15/25       153,302  
 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., MTN

 
  150,000       1.800     02/13/25       154,415  
 

VF Corp.

 
  190,000       2.400     04/23/25       199,486  
 

Visa, Inc.

 
  100,000       3.150     12/14/25       109,624  
 

Walmart, Inc.

 
  105,000       2.850     07/08/24       112,995  
 

Western Union Co. (The)

 
  180,000       3.600     03/15/22       185,410  
     

 

 

 
        2,418,356  

 

 

 
Consumer Noncyclical – 7.2%  
 

AbbVie, Inc.

 
  170,000       2.300     11/21/22       175,533  
  100,000       2.600     11/21/24       104,150  
  125,000       3.600     05/14/25       136,770  
 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

 
  30,000       3.200     10/01/22       31,111  
 

Altria Group, Inc.

 
  70,000       4.000     01/31/24       76,504  
  75,000       3.800     02/14/24       81,401  
 

Amgen, Inc.

 
  190,000       1.900       02/21/25       196,097  
 

Becton Dickinson and Co.

 
  100,000       3.363     06/06/24       107,782  
  75,000       3.734     12/15/24       82,436  
 

Boston Scientific Corp.

 
  30,000       3.375     05/15/22       31,020  
 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 
  75,000       3.875       08/15/25       83,854  
  50,000       0.750     11/13/25       49,483  
 

Equifax, Inc.

 
  60,000       2.600     12/01/24       63,609  
 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 
  80,000       3.700     04/01/24       86,630  
 

Kroger Co. (The)

 
  40,000       3.400     04/15/22       41,079  
 

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings

 
  100,000       3.600     02/01/25       108,926  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE 1-5 YEAR BOND ETF

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Consumer Noncyclical – (continued)  
 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 
$ 90,000       2.875 %       05/01/24     $ 96,012  
 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

 
  60,000       4.133     03/25/25       67,005  
 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

 
  210,000       3.800     11/18/24       231,054  
 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

 
  75,000       3.150     04/01/22       76,796  
  50,000       3.550     04/01/25       54,326  
     

 

 

 
        1,981,578  

 

 

 
Electric – 4.4%  
 

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.(b)

 
  230,000       4.050     04/15/25       255,780  
 

Dominion Energy, Inc.

 
  40,000       3.071     08/15/24       42,962  
 

DTE Energy Co., Series D

 
  70,000       3.700     08/01/23       75,076  
 

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC

 
  110,000       2.500     03/15/23       114,474  
 

Georgia Power Co., Series A

 
  40,000       2.100     07/30/23       41,423  
 

ITC Holdings Corp.

 
  60,000       2.700     11/15/22       62,258  
 

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.

 
  65,000       2.700       02/15/23       67,632  
 

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.

 
  75,000       2.750     05/01/25       79,677  
 

Progress Energy, Inc.

 
  75,000       3.150     04/01/22       76,727  
 

Public Service Co. of Colorado

 
  65,000       2.250     09/15/22       66,308  
 

Puget Energy, Inc.

 
  60,000       3.650     05/15/25       65,161  
 

Sempra Energy

 
  80,000       2.900     02/01/23       83,570  
 

Southern Co. (The)

 
  165,000       2.950     07/01/23       173,867  
     

 

 

 
        1,204,915  

 

 

 
Energy – 3.8%  
 

BP Capital Markets America, Inc.

 
  60,000       2.520     09/19/22       61,900  
  120,000       2.750     05/10/23       125,911  
  75,000       3.790     02/06/24       81,534  
 

Chevron Corp.

 
  100,000       1.554       05/11/25       101,938  
 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

 
  50,000       3.750     02/15/25       54,897  
 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

 
  75,000       4.150     02/01/24       81,479  
 

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

 
  50,000       4.300     06/01/25       55,980  
 

MPLX LP

 
  75,000       4.875     12/01/24       84,513  
 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

 
  140,000       5.625     04/15/23       152,698  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Energy – (continued)  
 

Spectra Energy Partners LP

 
180,000       4.750       03/15/24     199,379  
 

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

 
  50,000       4.000     09/15/25       55,327  
     

 

 

 
        1,055,556  

 

 

 
Financial Company – 3.1%  
 

Air Lease Corp.

 
  285,000       3.500     01/15/22       292,462  
 

Ally Financial, Inc.

 
  230,000       3.050     06/05/23       242,045  
 

Ares Capital Corp.

 
  75,000       4.200       06/10/24       81,497  
  60,000       3.250     07/15/25       62,638  
 

BGC Partners, Inc.

 
  65,000       5.375     07/24/23       71,015  
  60,000       3.750     10/01/24       62,877  
 

Franklin Resources, Inc.

 
  45,000       2.800     09/15/22       46,643  
     

 

 

 
        859,177  

 

 

 
Food and Beverage – 2.2%  
 

Campbell Soup Co.

 
  55,000       2.500     08/02/22       56,584  
 

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

 
  75,000       2.875     10/27/25       81,669  
 

Constellation Brands, Inc.

 
  55,000       4.250     05/01/23       59,271  
 

General Mills, Inc.

 
  100,000       4.000     04/17/25       111,342  
 

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

 
  40,000       4.000     06/15/23       42,829  
 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 
  100,000       2.250     05/02/22       102,171  
 

Sysco Corp.

 
  75,000       5.650     04/01/25       87,991  
 

Tyson Foods, Inc.

 
  50,000       3.950     08/15/24       55,077  
     

 

 

 
        596,934  

 

 

 
Hardware – 0.7%  
 

Micron Technology, Inc.

 
  195,000       2.497     04/24/23       203,046  

 

 

 
Healthcare – 2.3%  
 

Anthem, Inc.

 
  100,000       2.950     12/01/22       104,155  

 

 

 
 

Cigna Corp.

 
  75,000       4.125       11/15/25       84,554  
 

CVS Health Corp.

 
  16,000       3.700     03/09/23       17,017  
  100,000       2.625     08/15/24       106,279  
  50,000       3.875     07/20/25       55,360  
 

HCA, Inc.

 
  100,000       5.000     03/15/24       112,125  
 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 
  140,000       2.875       03/15/22       142,831  
     

 

 

 
        622,321  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   27


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE 1-5 YEAR BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Insurance – 2.0%  
 

CNA Financial Corp.

 
$ 40,000       3.950 %       05/15/24     $ 43,888  
 

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

 
  26,000       3.900     04/20/23       27,804  
 

Markel Corp.

 
  75,000       4.900     07/01/22       79,459  
 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

 
  190,000       4.050     10/15/23       205,792  
 

MetLife, Inc., Series D

 
  120,000       4.368     09/15/23       132,069  
 

Prudential Financial, Inc.(a)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 3.920%)

 
  30,000       5.625     06/15/43       32,064  
 

Voya Financial, Inc.

 
  40,000       3.125     07/15/24       43,017  
     

 

 

 
        564,093  

 

 

 
Metals – 0.1%  
 

Nucor Corp.

 
  20,000       4.000     08/01/23       21,519  

 

 

 
REITs and Real Estate – 1.2%  
 

Boston Properties LP

 
  190,000       3.125     09/01/23       201,290  
 

GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc.

 
  20,000       5.250     06/01/25       22,601  
 

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

 
  60,000       4.000     06/01/25       66,839  
 

Realty Income Corp.

 
  50,000       4.650     08/01/23       54,570  
     

 

 

 
        345,300  

 

 

 
Software – 0.9%  
 

Oracle Corp.

 
  180,000       2.500     05/15/22       184,125  
  50,000       2.500     04/01/25       52,827  
     

 

 

 
        236,952  

 

 

 
Technology – 7.0%  
 

Analog Devices, Inc.

 
  60,000       3.125     12/05/23       64,115  
 

Apple, Inc.

 
  250,000       1.125       05/11/25       252,238  
 

Broadcom, Inc.

 
  75,000       3.625       10/15/24       81,713  
  50,000       4.700     04/15/25       56,390  
 

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp.(b)

 
  70,000       5.450       06/15/23       76,812  
  75,000       4.000       07/15/24       82,072  
 

DXC Technology Co.

 
  190,000       4.000     04/15/23       201,843  
 

Fiserv, Inc.

 
  75,000       3.850     06/01/25       82,767  
 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

 
  75,000       4.650     10/01/24       84,410  
  75,000       4.900     10/15/25       86,333  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Technology – (continued)  
 

HP, Inc.

 
60,000       2.200       06/17/25     62,540  
 

Intel Corp.

 
  100,000       3.400       03/25/25       109,397  
 

International Business Machines Corp.

 
  125,000       1.875     08/01/22       127,773  
  120,000       3.375     08/01/23       128,786  
 

Microsoft Corp.

 
  120,000       2.125     11/15/22       123,840  
 

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

 
  90,000       2.400     10/01/24       95,260  
 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 
  80,000       2.900     05/20/24       85,564  
  80,000       3.450     05/20/25       87,659  
 

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

 
  55,000       4.125     09/12/22       57,985  
     

 

 

 
        1,947,497  

 

 

 
Transportation – 1.0%  
 

FedEx Corp.

 
  195,000       3.800     05/15/25       215,541  
 

Ryder System, Inc., MTN

 
  65,000       3.400     03/01/23       68,654  
     

 

 

 
        284,195  

 

 

 
Wireless – 2.9%  
 

American Tower Corp.

 
  220,000       5.000     02/15/24       247,881  
 

AT&T, Inc.

 
  50,000       3.400       05/15/25       54,439  
 

Crown Castle International Corp.

 
  195,000       3.200     09/01/24       210,689  
 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 
  75,000       5.150     09/15/23       83,584  
  200,000       0.850     11/20/25       196,679  
     

 

 

 
        793,272  

 

 

 
  TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS  
  (Cost $21,425,348)     $ 21,450,780  

 

 

 
     
Foreign Corporate Debt – 21.1%  
Banks – 16.1%  
 

Banco Santander SA (Spain)

 
$ 200,000       2.746     05/28/25     $ 211,891  
 

Bank of Montreal(a) (Canada)

 
 

(5 Year USD Swap + 1.280%)

 
  35,000       4.338     10/05/28       38,106  
 

Bank of Montreal, Series E (Canada)

 
  60,000       3.300     02/05/24       64,646  
 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (Canada)

 
  210,000       2.000     11/15/22       216,103  
 

Barclays PLC(a) (United Kingdom)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.356%)

 
  240,000       4.338     05/16/24       260,040  
 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce(a) (Canada)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.785%)

 
  205,000       2.606     07/22/23       211,179  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE 1-5 YEAR BOND ETF

 

 

 

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

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, MTN (Netherlands)

 
$ 250,000       3.375 %       05/21/25     $ 275,346  
 

Credit Suisse AG (Switzerland)

 
  260,000       2.950       04/09/25       281,753  
 

Deutsche Bank AG(a) (Germany)

 
 

(SOFR + 2.581%)

 
  150,000       3.961       11/26/25       163,853  
 

HSBC Holdings PLC(a) (United Kingdom)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.055%)

 
  500,000       3.262     03/13/23       514,719  
 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC(a) (United Kingdom)

 
 

(US 1 Year CMT T-Note + 1.100%)

 
  250,000       1.326     06/15/23       252,720  
 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

 
  250,000       2.801       07/18/24       266,826  
 

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.(a) (Japan)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.830%)

 
  200,000       2.226     05/25/26       206,608  
 

Natwest Group PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  105,000       6.125     12/15/22       114,519  
  280,000       6.000     12/19/23       318,497  
 

Royal Bank of Canada, GMTN (Canada)

 
  120,000       1.950     01/17/23       123,755  
 

Royal Bank of Canada, MTN (Canada)

 
  210,000       1.150     06/10/25       210,790  
 

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC(a) (United Kingdom)

 
 

(US 1 Year CMT T-Note + 1.250%)

 
  250,000       1.532     08/21/26       251,163  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

 
  250,000       1.474     07/08/25       253,643  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), GMTN (Canada)

 
  90,000       3.250     03/11/24       97,181  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), MTN (Canada)

 
  110,000       1.900     12/01/22       113,153  
     

 

 

 
        4,446,491  

 

 

 
Brokerage – 0.1%  
 

Brookfield Finance, Inc. (Canada)

 
  25,000       4.000     04/01/24       27,271  

 

 

 
Communications – 0.4%  
 

WPP Finance 2010 (United Kingdom)

 
  20,000       3.625       09/07/22       20,927  
  75,000       3.750     09/19/24       80,715  
     

 

 

 
        101,642  

 

 

 
Consumer Cyclical – 0.5%  
 

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

 
  125,000       3.419     07/20/23       134,015  

 

 

 
Consumer Noncyclical – 1.2%  
 

BAT Capital Corp. (United Kingdom)

 
  40,000       3.222     08/15/24       42,969  
 

Bayer US Finance II LLC(b) (Germany)

 
  75,000       3.375     07/15/24       80,925  
 

GlaxoSmithKline Capital PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  100,000       3.000     06/01/24       107,447  
Foreign Corporate Debt – (continued)  
Consumer Noncyclical – (continued)  
 

Reynolds American, Inc. (United Kingdom)

 
90,000       4.450       06/12/25     100,239  
     

 

 

 
        331,580  

 

 

 
Consumer Products – 0.5%  
 

Unilever Capital Corp. (United Kingdom)

 
  140,000       2.200       05/05/22       143,020  

 

 

 
Energy – 1.0%  
 

BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  75,000       2.750     05/10/23       78,695  
  75,000       3.814     02/10/24       81,810  
 

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. (Canada)

 
  120,000       2.500     08/01/22       123,731  
     

 

 

 
        284,236  

 

 

 
Financial Company – 0.2%  
 

ORIX Corp. (Japan)

 
  50,000       2.900     07/18/22       51,659  

 

 

 
Food and Beverage – 0.2%  
 

Diageo Investment Corp. (United Kingdom)

 
  60,000       8.000     09/15/22       66,956  

 

 

 
Metals – 0.1%  
 

ArcelorMittal SA (Luxembourg)

 
  25,000       3.600     07/16/24       26,750  

 

 

 
Technology – 0.1%  
 

NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC(b) (Netherlands)

 
  30,000       4.875     03/01/24       33,482  

 

 

 
Transportation – 0.4%  
 

Canadian Pacific Railway Co. (Canada)

 
  100,000       2.900     02/01/25       106,775  

 

 

 
Wireless – 0.3%  
 

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  60,000       4.125     05/30/25       67,359  

 

 

 
  TOTAL FOREIGN CORPORATE DEBT    
  (Cost $5,801,339)       $ 5,821,236  

 

 

 
Shares     Dividend
Rate
    Value  
Investment Company – 0.2%(c)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  64,378       0.036   $ 64,378  
  (Cost $64,378)    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.0%  
  (Cost $27,291,065)     $ 27,336,394  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 1.0%

 

 

    274,113  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 27,610,507  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   29


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE 1-5 YEAR BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

(a)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on February 28, 2021.

(b)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

(c)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

CMT

 

— Constant Maturity Treasury Index

GMTN

 

— Global Medium Term Note

LIBOR

 

— London Interbank Offered Rate

LP

 

— Limited Partnership

MTN

 

— Medium Term Note

PLC

 

— Public Limited Company

REIT

 

— Real Estate Investment Trust

SOFR

 

— Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – 81.2%  
Aerospace & Defense – 1.5%  
 

General Dynamics Corp.

 
$ 219,000       2.250     11/15/22     $ 225,263  
  450,000       3.375     05/15/23       479,104  
  300,000       3.500     04/01/27       336,069  
  350,000       3.750     05/15/28       395,388  
  90,000       4.250     04/01/50       111,136  
 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 
  50,000       2.900     03/01/25       53,726  
  310,000       4.070     12/15/42       367,050  
  90,000       3.800     03/01/45       101,624  
  330,000       4.700     05/15/46       418,834  
  407,000       4.090     09/15/52       482,455  
 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

 
  700,000       2.930     01/15/25       746,961  
  290,000       3.200     02/01/27       317,555  
  810,000       3.250     01/15/28       877,162  
  900,000       4.400     05/01/30       1,057,058  
  440,000       4.030     10/15/47       496,937  
 

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

 
  1,100,000       3.950     08/16/25       1,230,695  
  100,000       3.125     05/04/27       109,576  
  300,000       4.125     11/16/28       344,378  
  620,000       6.125     07/15/38       861,038  
  173,000       4.450     11/16/38       205,390  
  500,000       4.500     06/01/42       607,274  
  100,000       4.150     05/15/45       113,856  
  320,000       3.750     11/01/46       345,412  
  330,000       4.350     04/15/47       389,604  
  292,000       4.625     11/16/48       357,539  
  100,000       3.125     07/01/50       98,829  
     

 

 

 
        11,129,913  

 

 

 
Agriculture – 0.0%  
 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

 
  100,000       3.250     03/27/30       110,505  

 

 

 
Banks – 18.7%  
 

American Express Co.

 
  50,000       2.750     05/20/22       51,386  
  240,000       3.400       02/22/24       258,786  
  1,250,000       3.000     10/30/24       1,348,019  
  708,000       4.200     11/06/25       804,157  
  400,000       3.125     05/20/26       437,918  
  655,000       4.050     12/03/42       763,980  
 

American Express Credit Corp., MTN

 
  100,000       2.700     03/03/22       102,150  
  910,000       3.300     05/03/27       1,008,815  
 

Bank of America Corp.

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.790%)

 
  902,000       3.004  (a)      12/20/23       943,767  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.780%)

 
  493,000       3.550  (a)      03/05/24       523,325  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.810%)

 
  754,000       3.366  (a)      01/23/26       819,525  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.512%)

 
  604,000       3.705  (a)      04/24/28       674,686  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.040%)

 
  1,518,000       3.419  (a)      12/20/28       1,668,762  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Banks – (continued)  
 

Bank of America Corp. – (continued)

 
 

(SOFR + 2.150%)

 
1,000,000       2.592  (a)      04/29/31     1,025,762  
  460,000       6.110     01/29/37       632,217  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.814%)

 
  390,000       4.244 (a)      04/24/38       458,619  
  370,000       7.750     05/14/38       586,666  
 

Bank of America Corp., GMTN

 
  1,041,000       3.300     01/11/23       1,098,744  
  550,000       3.500     04/19/26       610,560  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.370%)

 
  540,000       3.593 (a)      07/21/28       601,499  
 

Bank of America Corp., Series L

 
  340,000       3.950     04/21/25       374,281  
  508,000       4.183     11/25/27       573,871  
 

Bank of America Corp., MTN

 
  550,000       2.503     10/21/22       557,809  
  640,000       4.000     04/01/24       702,033  
 

(SOFR + 1.460%)

 
  119,000       1.486 (a)      05/19/24       121,530  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.940%)

 
  200,000       3.864 (a)      07/23/24       216,035  
  991,000       4.200     08/26/24       1,097,307  
 

(SOFR + 0.740%)

 
  800,000       0.810 (a)      10/24/24       806,972  
  600,000       4.000     01/22/25       664,036  
  530,000       3.875     08/01/25       590,423  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.090%)

 
  800,000       3.093 (a)      10/01/25       863,759  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.870%)

 
  800,000       2.456 (a)      10/22/25       846,210  
  200,000       4.450     03/03/26       228,337  
  704,000       4.250     10/22/26       806,038  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.060%)

 
  70,000       3.559 (a)      04/23/27       76,998  
  780,000       3.248     10/21/27       849,999  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.575%)

 
  482,000       3.824 (a)      01/20/28       542,475  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.070%)

 
  150,000       3.970 (a)      03/05/29       169,045  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.310%)

 
  1,030,000       4.271 (a)      07/23/29       1,191,448  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.210%)

 
  570,000       3.974 (a)      02/07/30       647,650  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.180%)

 
  300,000       3.194 (a)      07/23/30       322,626  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.990%)

 
  425,000       2.496 (a)      02/13/31       433,593  
 

(SOFR + 1.530%)

 
  250,000       1.898 (a)      07/23/31       241,487  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.320%)

 
  360,000       4.078 (a)      04/23/40       416,920  
  248,000       5.875     02/07/42       346,051  
  994,000       5.000       01/21/44       1,291,688  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.990%)

 
  470,000       4.443 (a)      01/20/48       571,257  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   31


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

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

Bank of America Corp., MTN – (continued)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.520%)

 
$ 780,000       4.330 (a) %       03/15/50     $ 918,336  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 3.150%)

 
  990,000       4.083 (a)      03/20/51       1,141,061  
 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Series G

 
  790,000       3.000     02/24/25       850,373  
 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), MTN

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.634%)

 
  850,000       2.661 (a)      05/16/23       874,058  
  120,000       3.450     08/11/23       129,232  
  860,000       2.200     08/16/23       897,829  
  380,000       2.800     05/04/26       410,328  
  575,000       2.450     08/17/26       610,330  
  790,000       3.250     05/16/27       876,019  
  60,000       3.300     08/23/29       65,914  
 

Capital One Financial Corp.

 
  159,000       3.200     01/30/23       167,190  
  180,000       2.600     05/11/23       188,067  
  940,000       3.900     01/29/24       1,023,126  
  339,000       3.300     10/30/24       367,849  
  305,000       3.200     02/05/25       328,294  
  550,000       3.750     07/28/26       602,910  
  650,000       3.750     03/09/27       728,179  
  100,000       3.650     05/11/27       111,733  
  100,000       3.800     01/31/28       111,747  
 

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

 
  50,000       2.650     01/25/23       52,088  
  200,000       1.650     03/11/31       190,765  
 

Citibank NA

 
  1,180,000       3.650     01/23/24       1,282,767  
 

Citigroup, Inc.

 
  250,000       4.050     07/30/22       262,737  
  238,000       2.700     10/27/22       246,745  
  830,000       3.500       05/15/23       883,307  
  830,000       3.875     10/25/23       904,347  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.023%)

 
  310,000       4.044 (a)      06/01/24       333,421  
  240,000       4.000     08/05/24       264,072  
  785,000       3.875     03/26/25       862,993  
  340,000       3.300     04/27/25       371,368  
  270,000       4.400     06/10/25       301,665  
  499,000       5.500     09/13/25       587,681  
  225,000       3.700     01/12/26       250,276  
  390,000       4.600     03/09/26       446,559  
 

(SOFR + 2.842%)

 
  490,000       3.106 (a)      04/08/26       526,213  
  800,000       3.400     05/01/26       880,187  
  880,000       3.200     10/21/26       956,256  
  286,000       4.300     11/20/26       326,967  
  817,000       4.450     09/29/27       937,869  
  240,000       4.125     07/25/28       271,254  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.338%)

 
  575,000       3.980 (a)      03/20/30       647,747  
 

(SOFR + 1.422%)

 
  1,160,000       2.976 (a)      11/05/30       1,226,524  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Banks – (continued)  
 

Citigroup, Inc. – (continued)

 
 

(SOFR + 2.107%)

 
1,150,000       2.572 (a)      06/03/31     1,170,613  
  240,000       6.625     06/15/32       325,927  
  760,000       8.125     07/15/39       1,280,503  
  480,000       6.675     09/13/43       723,279  
  150,000       5.300     05/06/44       194,717  
  371,000       4.650     07/30/45       458,281  
  290,000       4.750     05/18/46       354,012  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.839%)

 
  180,000       4.281 (a)      04/24/48       217,358  
  320,000       4.650     07/23/48       404,629  
 

Discover Bank

 
  815,000       3.350     02/06/23       858,474  
  700,000       2.450       09/12/24       738,955  
 

Fifth Third Bancorp

 
  700,000       3.650     01/25/24       759,648  
  650,000       2.550     05/05/27       692,305  
  190,000       8.250     03/01/38       311,677  
 

Fifth Third Bank NA

 
  560,000       3.850     03/15/26       624,874  
 

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

 
  600,000       2.625     08/06/24       638,640  
  900,000       2.550     02/04/30       924,512  
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 
  723,000       3.250     09/23/22       756,779  
  167,000       2.972     01/15/23       170,883  
  140,000       3.200     01/25/23       147,601  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.695%)

 
  1,740,000       3.207  (a)      04/01/23       1,792,542  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.935%)

 
  250,000       2.776 (a)      04/25/23       256,896  
  60,000       3.375     05/01/23       63,715  
  700,000       2.700     05/18/23       733,687  
  150,000       3.875     02/01/24       164,385  
  50,000       3.625     05/13/24       54,791  
  15,000       3.875     09/10/24       16,615  
  520,000       3.125     01/23/25       560,618  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.155%)

 
  340,000       3.220  (a)      03/01/25       364,052  
 

(SOFR + 1.585%)

 
  100,000       2.005 (a)      03/13/26       103,417  
  1,100,000       3.300     04/01/26       1,205,813  
 

(SOFR + 1.850%)

 
  1,040,000       2.083 (a)      04/22/26       1,076,326  
  900,000       3.200     06/15/26       983,389  
  550,000       4.125     12/15/26       629,702  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.245%)

 
  300,000       3.960 (a)      01/29/27       336,029  
  578,000       4.250     10/01/27       668,822  
  324,000       3.625       12/01/27       358,820  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.337%)

 
  415,000       3.782 (a)      02/01/28       466,139  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.380%)

 
  850,000       3.540 (a)      05/01/28       944,092  
 

(SOFR + 1.890%)

 
  550,000       2.182 (a)      06/01/28       566,816  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

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

JPMorgan Chase & Co. – (continued)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.945%)

 
$ 200,000       3.509 (a) %       01/23/29     $ 218,550  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.120%)

 
  300,000       4.005 (a)      04/23/29       339,559  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.160%)

 
  1,136,000       3.702 (a)      05/06/30       1,268,388  
 

(SOFR + 1.510%)

 
  415,000       2.739 (a)      10/15/30       435,236  
 

(SOFR + 3.790%)

 
  900,000       4.493 (a)      03/24/31       1,064,224  
 

(SOFR + 2.040%)

 
  200,000       2.522 (a)      04/22/31       204,577  
  650,000       6.400     05/15/38       956,239  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.360%)

 
  1,380,000       3.882 (a)      07/24/38       1,573,961  
  863,000       5.500     10/15/40       1,185,138  
 

(SOFR + 2.460%)

 
  250,000       3.109 (a)      04/22/41       257,620  
  826,000       5.600     07/15/41       1,156,193  
  450,000       5.400     01/06/42       622,076  
  10,000       5.625     08/16/43       14,065  
  250,000       4.850     02/01/44       324,615  
  230,000       4.950     06/01/45       301,896  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.580%)

 
  560,000       4.260  (a)      02/22/48       676,597  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.460%)

 
  850,000       4.032  (a)      07/24/48       986,064  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.380%)

 
  650,000       3.964 (a)      11/15/48       750,246  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.220%)

 
  340,000       3.897  (a)      01/23/49       390,958  
 

(SOFR + 2.440%)

 
  600,000       3.109  (a)      04/22/51       605,931  
 

KeyCorp, MTN

 
  500,000       4.100     04/30/28       574,947  
  1,140,000       2.550     10/01/29       1,184,687  
 

Morgan Stanley

 
  815,000       2.750     05/19/22       839,665  
  150,000       4.875     11/01/22       160,999  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.847%)

 
  1,210,000       3.737  (a)      04/24/24       1,292,268  
  1,290,000       5.000     11/24/25       1,501,292  
  360,000       3.625     01/20/27       402,792  
  586,000       3.950     04/23/27       658,656  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.455%)

 
  100,000       3.971  (a)      07/22/38       114,974  
  758,000       6.375     07/24/42       1,130,351  
  660,000       4.300     01/27/45       804,069  
  720,000       4.375     01/22/47       886,922  
 

Morgan Stanley, Series F

 
  1,055,000       3.875       04/29/24       1,159,943  
 

Morgan Stanley, GMTN

 
  190,000       3.125     01/23/23       199,575  
  1,200,000       3.750     02/25/23       1,276,942  
  25,000       3.700     10/23/24       27,590  
  655,000       4.000     07/23/25       735,938  
  730,000       3.875     01/27/26       816,908  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Banks – (continued)  
 

Morgan Stanley, GMTN – (continued)

 
804,000       4.350       09/08/26     922,014  
 

(SOFR + 1.143%)

 
  1,160,000       2.699 (a)      01/22/31       1,204,028  
 

(SOFR + 4.840%)

 
  992,000       5.597 (a)      03/24/51       1,430,457  
 

Morgan Stanley, MTN

 
  1,044,000       4.100     05/22/23       1,123,447  
  1,015,000       3.125       07/27/26       1,105,254  
 

(SOFR + 3.120%)

 
  380,000       3.622 (a)      04/01/31       420,029  
 

(SOFR + 1.430%)

 
  500,000       2.802 (a)      01/25/52       476,755  
 

PNC Bank NA

 
  250,000       3.500     06/08/23       267,191  
  960,000       3.100     10/25/27       1,060,092  
  760,000       2.700     10/22/29       792,484  
 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

 
  705,000       3.300     03/08/22       725,626  
  950,000       2.600     07/23/26       1,017,817  
  290,000       3.150     05/19/27       319,878  
  100,000       3.450     04/23/29       111,578  
  410,000       2.550     01/22/30       429,003  
 

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

 
  1,500,000       3.500     06/07/24       1,620,670  
 

State Street Corp.

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.635%)

 
  810,000       2.653 (a)      05/15/23       832,326  
  218,000       3.100     05/15/23       231,307  
  395,000       3.700     11/20/23       430,852  
  35,000       3.300     12/16/24       38,562  
  700,000       3.550     08/18/25       778,170  
 

(SOFR + 0.940%)

 
  210,000       2.354 (a)      11/01/25       222,405  
  410,000       2.650     05/19/26       443,371  
 

Synchrony Financial

 
  950,000       4.250     08/15/24       1,040,666  
  448,000       4.500     07/23/25       498,866  
  224,000       3.950     12/01/27       246,031  
 

Truist Bank

 
  840,000       2.800     05/17/22       864,109  
  764,000       3.200     04/01/24       823,862  
  500,000       1.500     03/10/25       510,743  
  300,000       2.250     03/11/30       302,163  
 

Truist Financial Corp., MTN

 
  340,000       2.750       04/01/22       348,597  
  790,000       3.050     06/20/22       816,747  
  840,000       3.750     12/06/23       914,744  
  755,000       2.850     10/26/24       810,847  
 

US Bancorp, MTN

 
  589,000       3.000       03/15/22       604,635  
  810,000       3.700     01/30/24       882,521  
  310,000       3.600     09/11/24       341,089  
  565,000       3.100     04/27/26       616,771  
  705,000       3.900     04/26/28       808,203  
  800,000       3.000     07/30/29       860,147  
 

US Bancorp, Series V

 
  50,000       2.375     07/22/26       52,930  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   33


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

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

US Bancorp, Series X

 
$ 775,000       3.150 %       04/27/27     $ 856,370  
 

US Bank NA

 
  660,000       2.650     05/23/22       678,644  
 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 
 

(SOFR + 2.530%)

 
  1,500,000       3.068 (a)      04/30/41       1,529,818  
  500,000       5.375     11/02/43       640,244  
  100,000       3.900     05/01/45       114,185  
 

Wells Fargo & Co., GMTN

 
  500,000       4.900     11/17/45       618,957  
 

Wells Fargo & Co., MTN

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.750%)

 
  500,000       2.164 (a)      02/11/26       518,985  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.170%)

 
  1,600,000       2.879 (a)      10/30/30       1,688,215  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 3.770%)

 
  100,000       4.478 (a)      04/04/31       117,542  
  1,500,000       4.400     06/14/46       1,751,663  
  100,000       4.750     12/07/46       122,083  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 4.240%)

 
  1,600,000       5.013 (a)      04/04/51       2,125,266  
     

 

 

 
        141,695,547  

 

 

 
Basic Industry – 1.3%        
 

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

 
  567,000       2.050       05/15/30       572,729  
  150,000       2.800     05/15/50       145,312  
 

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

 
  970,000       3.500     10/01/24       1,054,839  
  500,000       7.375     11/01/29       693,123  
  200,000       4.375     11/15/42       232,403  
  200,000       3.600     11/15/50       204,478  
 

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

 
  800,000       2.169     05/01/23       803,793  
  290,000       4.205     11/15/23       318,286  
  670,000       4.493     11/15/25       764,908  
  330,000       5.319     11/15/38       421,718  
  584,000       5.419     11/15/48       761,045  
 

International Paper Co.

 
  250,000       4.800     06/15/44       307,558  
  190,000       4.400     08/15/47       226,821  
  150,000       4.350     08/15/48       180,812  
 

LYB International Finance BV

 
  50,000       4.000     07/15/23       54,069  
  220,000       4.875     03/15/44       261,226  
 

LYB International Finance III LLC

 
  688,000       4.200     10/15/49       753,884  
 

LyondellBasell Industries NV

 
  200,000       5.750       04/15/24       228,007  
  200,000       4.625     02/26/55       228,523  
 

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

 
  500,000       3.450     06/01/27       548,817  
  438,000       4.500     06/01/47       525,851  
 

Weyerhaeuser Co.

 
  187,000       7.375     03/15/32       270,460  
     

 

 

 
        9,558,662  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Broadcasting – 0.6%        
 

Discovery Communications LLC

 
158,000       2.950       03/20/23     165,676  
  355,000       3.950     03/20/28       395,068  
  320,000       4.125     05/15/29       361,187  
  693,000       5.200     09/20/47       846,475  
  365,000       4.000 (b)      09/15/55       371,241  
 

Fox Corp.

 
  990,000       4.030     01/25/24       1,081,873  
  690,000       4.709     01/25/29       804,980  
  280,000       5.476     01/25/39       355,135  
     

 

 

 
        4,381,635  

 

 

 
Brokerage – 0.5%        
 

BlackRock, Inc.

 
  250,000       3.375     06/01/22       259,743  
  900,000       3.500     03/18/24       980,633  
  1,200,000       2.400     04/30/30       1,247,592  
 

CME Group, Inc.

 
  450,000       3.000     03/15/25       485,909  
  100,000       5.300     09/15/43       139,121  
 

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

 
  709,000       5.500     10/18/23       773,704  
 

Jefferies Group LLC

 
  150,000       5.125     01/20/23       162,680  
     

 

 

 
        4,049,382  

 

 

 
Building Materials – 0.0%        
 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.(a) (US 5 Year CMT T-Note +
2.657%)

 
 
  245,000       4.000     03/15/60       264,128  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 2.4%        
 

3M Co.

 
  100,000       2.000     02/14/25       104,475  
  50,000       2.875     10/15/27       54,586  
  394,000       3.250     08/26/49       415,424  
 

3M Co., MTN

 
  310,000       4.000     09/14/48       363,239  
 

Carrier Global Corp.

 
  1,130,000       2.722     02/15/30       1,168,865  
  500,000       2.700     02/15/31       513,298  
  771,000       3.377     04/05/40       792,484  
  600,000       3.577     04/05/50       613,978  
 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.

 
  400,000       0.650     07/07/23       402,237  
 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., MTN

 
  270,000       1.950     11/18/22       277,530  
 

Caterpillar, Inc.

 
  430,000       3.400       05/15/24       465,765  
  80,000       5.200     05/27/41       108,327  
  380,000       3.803     08/15/42       440,825  
  400,000       3.250     09/19/49       424,120  
 

Deere & Co.

 
  470,000       2.600     06/08/22       481,456  
  320,000       3.900     06/09/42       374,302  
 

Eaton Corp.

 
  1,060,000       2.750     11/02/22       1,102,445  
  100,000       4.150     11/02/42       117,679  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Capital Goods – (continued)        
 

GE Capital Funding LLC(b)

 
$ 500,000       4.050 %       05/15/27     $ 562,328  
 

General Electric Co.

 
  1,270,000       2.700     10/09/22       1,317,437  
  40,000       4.125     10/09/42       43,479  
  220,000       4.500     03/11/44       249,800  
  750,000       4.350     05/01/50       827,502  
 

General Electric Co., GMTN

 
  450,000       6.150     08/07/37       594,701  
  224,000       6.875     01/10/39       315,427  
 

General Electric Co., MTN

 
  800,000       6.750     03/15/32       1,077,911  
  354,000       5.875     01/14/38       459,945  
 

Honeywell International, Inc.

 
  100,000       0.483     08/19/22       100,101  
  705,000       2.500     11/01/26       758,662  
  100,000       2.700     08/15/29       106,580  
 

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

 
  390,000       2.650     11/15/26       420,376  
 

John Deere Capital Corp., MTN

 
  190,000       2.800     03/06/23       199,573  
 

Republic Services, Inc.

 
  420,000       3.950     05/15/28       476,107  
 

Waste Management, Inc.

 
  550,000       3.150     11/15/27       606,327  
  250,000       4.100     03/01/45       287,123  
 

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

 
  800,000       3.450     11/15/26       862,283  
  870,000       4.950       09/15/28       1,014,977  
     

 

 

 
        18,501,674  

 

 

 
Communications – 5.0%        
 

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter
Communications Operating Capital

 
 
  850,000       4.464     07/23/22       890,456  
  368,000       4.500     02/01/24       404,922  
  1,110,000       4.908     07/23/25       1,264,692  
  525,000       3.750     02/15/28       574,320  
  990,000       4.200     03/15/28       1,105,432  
  250,000       5.050     03/30/29       291,979  
  593,000       6.384     10/23/35       789,114  
  130,000       5.375     04/01/38       154,965  
  824,000       6.484     10/23/45       1,100,359  
  580,000       5.375     05/01/47       676,542  
  495,000       5.750     04/01/48       605,872  
  679,000       5.125     07/01/49       777,450  
 

Comcast Corp.

 
  1,296,000       3.700       04/15/24       1,420,491  
  240,000       3.375     02/15/25       261,206  
  100,000       3.375     08/15/25       109,593  
  200,000       3.150     03/01/26       218,018  
  100,000       3.300     02/01/27       110,346  
  113,000       3.150     02/15/28       123,096  
  100,000       3.550     05/01/28       111,059  
  950,000       4.150     10/15/28       1,099,896  
  966,000       4.250     10/15/30       1,134,711  
  400,000       1.950     01/15/31       391,766  
  645,000       4.250       01/15/33       767,403  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Communications – (continued)        
 

Comcast Corp. – (continued)

 
$ 260,000       7.050 %     03/15/33     $ 379,497  
  390,000       4.200     08/15/34       459,106  
  520,000       3.200     07/15/36       558,116  
  120,000       6.950     08/15/37       181,221  
  140,000       3.900     03/01/38       159,737  
  700,000       4.600     10/15/38       865,824  
  631,000       3.250     11/01/39       663,309  
  100,000       3.750       04/01/40       112,380  
  80,000       4.650     07/15/42       99,281  
  400,000       4.750     03/01/44       504,010  
  123,000       4.600     08/15/45       152,310  
  590,000       3.400     07/15/46       613,248  
  300,000       4.000     08/15/47       342,762  
  650,000       3.969     11/01/47       735,240  
  842,000       4.700     10/15/48       1,055,236  
  475,000       3.999     11/01/49       543,269  
  200,000       2.450     08/15/52       172,462  
  605,000       4.049     11/01/52       691,334  
  521,000       4.950     10/15/58       701,915  
 

NBCUniversal Media LLC

 
  850,000       4.450     01/15/43       1,022,216  
 

Omnicom Group, Inc. / Omnicom Capital, Inc.

 
  532,000       3.650     11/01/24       581,808  
  350,000       3.600     04/15/26       387,634  
 

Time Warner Cable LLC

 
  70,000       6.550     05/01/37       93,197  
  520,000       7.300     07/01/38       732,667  
  360,000       6.750     06/15/39       490,995  
  180,000       5.875     11/15/40       225,985  
  609,000       5.500     09/01/41       737,671  
 

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP

 
  1,220,000       8.375     03/15/23       1,415,011  
  200,000       8.375     07/15/33       297,046  
 

TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp., GMTN

 
  190,000       4.125     06/01/44       220,734  
 

TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp., MTN

 
  230,000       1.850     07/30/26       236,924  
  290,000       2.950     06/15/27       317,237  
 

ViacomCBS, Inc.

 
  860,000       4.950     01/15/31       1,031,187  
  640,000       4.200     05/19/32       732,766  
  150,000       6.875     04/30/36       211,052  
  100,000       5.850     09/01/43       131,953  
  200,000       4.950     05/19/50       240,181  
 

Walt Disney Co. (The)

 
  377,000       3.000       09/15/22       392,524  
  850,000       1.750     08/30/24       881,477  
  440,000       2.200     01/13/28       453,491  
  800,000       2.000     09/01/29       805,730  
  498,000       3.800     03/22/30       568,429  
  1,200,000       2.650     01/13/31       1,251,499  
  75,000       6.400     12/15/35       109,718  
  420,000       4.625     03/23/40       521,581  
  270,000       4.700     03/23/50       341,995  
  440,000       3.800     05/13/60       490,740  
     

 

 

 
        38,297,393  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   35


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Consumer Cyclical – 7.8%        
 

Amazon.com, Inc.

 
$ 867,000       2.400 %       02/22/23     $ 901,643  
  230,000       2.800     08/22/24       247,215  
  228,000       3.800     12/05/24       253,232  
  18,000       5.200     12/03/25       21,359  
  30,000       3.150     08/22/27       33,159  
  350,000       1.500     06/03/30       338,946  
  220,000       4.800     12/05/34       283,518  
  775,000       3.875     08/22/37       906,147  
  494,000       4.950     12/05/44       659,853  
  1,045,000       4.050     08/22/47       1,237,121  
  700,000       2.500     06/03/50       639,715  
  330,000       4.250     08/22/57       408,349  
 

American Honda Finance Corp., MTN

 
  50,000       2.050     01/10/23       51,560  
  500,000       2.150     09/10/24       524,122  
 

Booking Holdings, Inc.

 
  280,000       3.600     06/01/26       309,208  
  550,000       4.625     04/13/30       653,861  
 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

 
  624,000       2.300     05/18/22       638,567  
  400,000       3.000     05/18/27       439,226  
  200,000       1.375     06/20/27       201,025  
  640,000       1.750     04/20/32       622,323  
 

Dollar Tree, Inc.

 
  830,000       4.000       05/15/25       922,517  
  290,000       4.200     05/15/28       331,975  
 

eBay, Inc.

 
  1,100,000       2.600     07/15/22       1,127,795  
  700,000       2.750     01/30/23       732,001  
  50,000       3.450     08/01/24       54,057  
  100,000       3.600     06/05/27       111,610  
  208,000       2.700     03/11/30       214,786  
 

General Motors Co.

 
  600,000       4.875     10/02/23       660,862  
  100,000       5.400     10/02/23       111,509  
  490,000       5.000     10/01/28       570,260  
  528,000       6.600     04/01/36       715,737  
  450,000       6.250     10/02/43       602,042  
  364,000       5.400     04/01/48       440,198  
  200,000       5.950     04/01/49       260,956  
 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

 
  160,000       3.450       04/10/22       164,299  
  100,000       3.150     06/30/22       103,191  
  157,000       3.550     07/08/22       162,795  
  700,000       5.200     03/20/23       763,894  
  200,000       3.700     05/09/23       212,044  
  410,000       5.100     01/17/24       456,637  
  1,550,000       3.950     04/13/24       1,683,523  
  850,000       4.000     01/15/25       925,765  
  590,000       5.250     03/01/26       682,309  
 

Global Payments, Inc.

 
  661,000       3.200     08/15/29       702,939  
 

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

 
  70,000       2.625     06/01/22       71,915  
  138,000       2.700     04/01/23       144,153  
  500,000       3.750     02/15/24       544,121  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Consumer Cyclical – (continued)        
Home Depot, Inc. (The) – (continued)        
50,000       3.350       09/15/25     55,073  
  105,000       3.000     04/01/26       114,520  
  186,000       2.125     09/15/26       195,634  
  410,000       2.800     09/14/27       445,207  
  550,000       3.900       12/06/28       632,718  
  430,000       5.875     12/16/36       615,887  
  180,000       5.950     04/01/41       256,275  
  784,000       4.400     03/15/45       960,125  
  500,000       4.250     04/01/46       601,688  
  290,000       3.900     06/15/47       330,532  
  220,000       4.500     12/06/48       275,185  
  200,000       3.125     12/15/49       203,061  
  130,000       3.500     09/15/56       140,377  
 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

 
  200,000       3.120     04/15/22       205,342  
  760,000       2.500     04/15/26       805,799  
  230,000       3.100     05/03/27       253,084  
  1,150,000       3.650     04/05/29       1,285,448  
  280,000       3.700     04/15/46       301,849  
  354,000       4.050     05/03/47       398,754  
  200,000       3.000     10/15/50       188,738  
 

Marriott International, Inc., Series EE

 
  300,000       5.750     05/01/25       345,822  
 

Marriott International, Inc., Series R

 
  200,000       3.125     06/15/26       209,728  
 

Mastercard, Inc.

 
  210,000       2.000     03/03/25       217,802  
  329,000       2.950     11/21/26       357,796  
  880,000       3.350     03/26/30       979,171  
  610,000       3.650     06/01/49       683,695  
  300,000       3.850     03/26/50       346,090  
 

McDonald’s Corp., MTN

 
  386,000       3.350     04/01/23       408,509  
  370,000       3.700     01/30/26       412,643  
  690,000       3.500     03/01/27       764,821  
  350,000       3.800     04/01/28       395,060  
  600,000       2.625     09/01/29       624,812  
  282,000       2.125     03/01/30       282,529  
  150,000       3.600     07/01/30       167,253  
  933,000       4.700     12/09/35       1,148,286  
  320,000       4.875       12/09/45       400,244  
  320,000       4.450     09/01/48       382,353  
  350,000       4.200     04/01/50       406,771  
 

NIKE, Inc.

 
  358,000       2.375     11/01/26       378,733  
  250,000       3.250     03/27/40       268,311  
  140,000       3.875     11/01/45       161,795  
  450,000       3.375     03/27/50       486,851  
 

Starbucks Corp.

 
  100,000       4.000     11/15/28       114,286  
  600,000       3.550     08/15/29       668,421  
  500,000       4.450     08/15/49       598,247  
 

Target Corp.

 
  560,000       3.500     07/01/24       614,302  
  265,000       2.350     02/15/30       274,646  
  350,000       4.000     07/01/42       429,326  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Consumer Cyclical – (continued)        
 

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

 
$ 180,000       2.250 %       09/15/26     $ 189,842  
 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., GMTN

 
  570,000       3.450     09/20/23       614,207  
 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., MTN

 
  335,000       2.650     04/12/22       343,898  
  100,000       0.450     07/22/22       100,230  
  560,000       2.150     09/08/22       575,781  
  820,000       0.500     08/14/23       823,255  
  1,065,000       2.150     02/13/30       1,090,856  
  832,000       3.375     04/01/30       918,052  
 

VF Corp.

 
  1,120,000       2.050     04/23/22       1,142,076  
 

Visa, Inc.

 
  1,125,000       3.150     12/14/25       1,233,276  
  360,000       2.750     09/15/27       389,395  
  709,000       2.050     04/15/30       720,210  
  370,000       4.150     12/14/35       451,346  
  965,000       4.300     12/14/45       1,194,757  
  40,000       3.650     09/15/47       45,237  
 

Walmart, Inc.

 
  100,000       2.350       12/15/22       103,584  
  307,000       2.550     04/11/23       320,191  
  260,000       3.400     06/26/23       277,871  
  250,000       2.650     12/15/24       268,283  
  200,000       3.050     07/08/26       219,506  
  1,276,000       3.700     06/26/28       1,457,335  
  325,000       3.250     07/08/29       360,959  
  680,000       5.250     09/01/35       933,932  
  530,000       3.950     06/28/38       620,793  
  100,000       3.625     12/15/47       113,668  
  730,000       4.050     06/29/48       886,661  
  50,000       2.950     09/24/49       51,016  
     

 

 

 
        59,083,855  

 

 

 
Consumer Noncyclical – 7.2%        
 

Abbott Laboratories

 
  34,000       3.400     11/30/23       36,606  
  465,000       2.950     03/15/25       498,989  
  134,000       3.750     11/30/26       151,771  
  168,000       4.750     11/30/36       216,854  
  540,000       4.900     11/30/46       723,797  
 

Altria Group, Inc.

 
  250,000       4.000       01/31/24       273,227  
  800,000       2.350     05/06/25       836,506  
  800,000       4.800     02/14/29       933,947  
  100,000       5.800     02/14/39       122,683  
  100,000       4.250     08/09/42       103,548  
  310,000       5.375     01/31/44       367,938  
  664,000       3.875     09/16/46       641,078  
  520,000       5.950     02/14/49       660,454  
 

Amgen, Inc.

 
  145,000       2.650     05/11/22       148,655  
  350,000       3.625     05/22/24       380,391  
  430,000       2.600     08/19/26       457,588  
  550,000       2.200     02/21/27       570,826  
  650,000       3.200     11/02/27       712,582  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Consumer Noncyclical – (continued)        
 

Amgen, Inc. – (continued)

   
460,000       2.450       02/21/30     470,206  
  50,000       3.150       02/21/40       50,982  
  712,000       4.400     05/01/45       836,505  
  250,000       4.563     06/15/48       302,026  
  200,000       3.375     02/21/50       203,599  
  790,000       4.663     06/15/51       985,985  
  1,280,000       2.770  (b)      09/01/53       1,154,237  
 

Becton Dickinson and Co.

 
  426,000       2.894     06/06/22       438,478  
  200,000       3.363     06/06/24       215,565  
  300,000       3.700     06/06/27       335,259  
  300,000       4.685     12/15/44       366,909  
  420,000       4.669     06/06/47       515,096  
 

Boston Scientific Corp.

 
  700,000       3.750     03/01/26       778,984  
 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 
  700,000       2.600     05/16/22       718,408  
  490,000       3.250     08/15/22       509,115  
  1,100,000       3.550     08/15/22       1,150,740  
  300,000       3.250     02/20/23       317,251  
  1,400,000       3.875     08/15/25       1,565,285  
  80,000       3.450     11/15/27       90,716  
  1,400,000       3.400     07/26/29       1,569,978  
  100,000       1.450     11/13/30       96,198  
  100,000       5.000     08/15/45       133,024  
  1,070,000       4.350     11/15/47       1,322,499  
  100,000       4.550     02/20/48       126,894  
  1,030,000       4.250     10/26/49       1,243,187  
  339,000       2.550     11/13/50       314,003  
 

Cardinal Health, Inc.

 
  300,000       2.616     06/15/22       307,692  
  218,000       3.079     06/15/24       232,751  
 

Eli Lilly and Co.

 
  750,000       3.950     03/15/49       869,633  
  480,000       4.150     03/15/59       579,618  
  100,000       2.500     09/15/60       87,056  
 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 
  100,000       3.250       09/01/22       103,768  
  1,480,000       0.750     09/29/23       1,482,734  
  100,000       3.500     02/01/25       108,665  
  100,000       3.650     03/01/26       110,649  
  100,000       2.950       03/01/27       107,787  
  100,000       1.200     10/01/27       97,661  
  100,000       5.650     12/01/41       134,217  
  840,000       4.500     02/01/45       990,806  
  1,000,000       4.750     03/01/46       1,219,016  
  100,000       2.800     10/01/50       91,241  
 

Johnson & Johnson

 
  110,000       2.250     03/03/22       112,077  
  148,200       2.625     01/15/25       157,526  
  180,000       2.450     03/01/26       192,019  
  125,000       2.950     03/03/27       137,215  
  450,000       4.375     12/05/33       558,147  
  738,000       3.550     03/01/36       853,822  
  340,000       3.625     03/03/37       393,615  
  250,000       5.950     08/15/37       361,580  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   37


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Consumer Noncyclical – (continued)        
 

Johnson & Johnson – (continued)

   
$ 1,000,000       3.400 %       01/15/38     $ 1,110,867  
  50,000       2.100       09/01/40       46,142  
  170,000       3.700     03/01/46       193,830  
  865,000       3.750     03/03/47       999,250  
 

Medtronic, Inc.

 
  492,000       4.375     03/15/35       609,545  
  54,000       4.625     03/15/45       69,730  
 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 
  80,000       2.800     05/18/23       84,325  
  300,000       2.900     03/07/24       320,789  
  435,000       2.750     02/10/25       463,979  
  400,000       3.400     03/07/29       445,648  
  500,000       1.450     06/24/30       478,853  
  500,000       3.900     03/07/39       580,668  
  50,000       4.150     05/18/43       59,708  
  484,000       3.700     02/10/45       540,017  
  355,000       4.000     03/07/49       415,657  
 

Mylan, Inc.

 
  600,000       4.550       04/15/28       690,256  
  300,000       5.200     04/15/48       359,161  
 

Pfizer, Inc.

 
  100,000       2.950     03/15/24       107,067  
  100,000       0.800     05/28/25       99,444  
  1,000,000       2.625     04/01/30       1,054,475  
  100,000       3.900     03/15/39       115,586  
  100,000       7.200     03/15/39       159,039  
  310,000       2.550     05/28/40       301,661  
  100,000       4.300     06/15/43       120,151  
  280,000       4.400     05/15/44       344,335  
  100,000       4.200     09/15/48       120,790  
  100,000       4.000     03/15/49       118,030  
  800,000       2.700     05/28/50       756,347  
 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 
  100,000       2.500     11/02/22       103,438  
  50,000       3.250     11/10/24       54,474  
  375,000       3.375     08/11/25       410,044  
  525,000       2.750     02/25/26       563,659  
  390,000       6.375     05/16/38       555,062  
  200,000       4.375     11/15/41       230,716  
  110,000       3.875     08/21/42       118,246  
  315,000       4.125     03/04/43       348,065  
  150,000       4.875     11/15/43       183,362  
  145,000       4.250     11/10/44       165,516  
 

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 
  580,000       2.800       09/15/50       512,140  
 

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC

 
  900,000       2.875     09/23/23       951,140  
  800,000       3.200     09/23/26       874,302  
 

Stryker Corp.

 
  500,000       3.375     11/01/25       545,894  
  420,000       3.500     03/15/26       463,133  
 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

 
  814,000       2.950     09/19/26       878,183  
  340,000       3.200     08/15/27       371,575  
 

Utah Acquisition Sub, Inc.

 
  1,150,000       3.950       06/15/26       1,283,986  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Consumer Noncyclical – (continued)        
 

Walgreen Co.

 
50,000       3.100       09/15/22     52,074  
 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

 
  174,000       3.800       11/18/24       191,445  
  450,000       3.450     06/01/26       494,099  
  600,000       4.800     11/18/44       673,596  
 

Wyeth LLC

 
  100,000       5.950     04/01/37       140,963  
 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

 
  320,000       3.550     04/01/25       347,688  
  150,000       3.550     03/20/30       163,811  
 

Zoetis, Inc.

 
  214,000       3.000     09/12/27       232,769  
  200,000       4.700     02/01/43       246,663  
     

 

 

 
        54,859,257  

 

 

 
Consumer Products – 0.2%        
 

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

 
  120,000       2.150     08/11/22       123,355  
  338,000       3.100     08/15/23       361,217  
  299,000       2.450     11/03/26       320,747  
  980,000       3.000     03/25/30       1,070,702  
     

 

 

 
        1,876,021  

 

 

 
Electric – 2.3%        
 

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

 
  500,000       3.700 (b)      07/15/30       565,833  
  267,000       6.125     04/01/36       370,930  
  120,000       5.150     11/15/43       154,800  
  50,000       4.500     02/01/45       59,755  
  500,000       3.800     07/15/48       545,411  
  300,000       4.250 (b)      10/15/50       351,254  
  200,000       2.850 (b)      05/15/51       186,972  
 

Dominion Energy, Inc.

 
  200,000       3.900     10/01/25       222,610  
 

Dominion Energy, Inc., Series C

 
  400,000       3.375     04/01/30       438,789  
 

Duke Energy Corp.

 
  390,000       2.650     09/01/26       412,763  
  600,000       3.750       09/01/46       632,801  
 

Entergy Louisiana LLC

 
  100,000       4.000     03/15/33       117,984  
  530,000       4.200     09/01/48       630,245  
 

Exelon Corp.

 
  100,000       4.050       04/15/30       113,868  
  100,000       4.700     04/15/50       123,751  
 

Exelon Generation Co. LLC

 
  200,000       3.250     06/01/25       214,350  
  120,000       5.600     06/15/42       133,707  
 

Florida Power & Light Co.

 
  300,000       2.850     04/01/25       321,269  
  390,000       3.950     03/01/48       452,102  
 

MidAmerican Energy Co.

 
  250,000       4.250     07/15/49       303,298  
 

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.

 
  1,070,000       2.900     04/01/22       1,099,254  
  200,000       2.750     05/01/25       212,472  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Electric – (continued)        
 

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. – (continued)

 
$ 80,000       3.550 %       05/01/27     $ 89,204  
  750,000       2.250     06/01/30       754,906  
 

NiSource, Inc.

 
  100,000       0.950       08/15/25       98,648  
  100,000       3.600     05/01/30       110,934  
  500,000       1.700     02/15/31       474,756  
 

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

 
  650,000       3.300     12/01/27       685,441  
  1,000,000       4.550     07/01/30       1,113,978  
  1,000,000       3.300     08/01/40       942,075  
  400,000       3.950     12/01/47       385,058  
  160,000       4.950     07/01/50       173,098  
  150,000       3.500     08/01/50       135,833  
 

San Diego Gas & Electric Co., Series VVV

 
  100,000       1.700     10/01/30       96,872  
 

Sempra Energy

 
  275,000       3.250     06/15/27       299,856  
  750,000       3.400     02/01/28       821,425  
  730,000       3.800     02/01/38       801,647  
  66,000       4.000       02/01/48       71,847  
 

Southern Co. (The)

 
  240,000       2.950     07/01/23       252,897  
  1,140,000       3.250     07/01/26       1,235,409  
  430,000       4.400     07/01/46       494,064  
 

Virginia Electric and Power Co., Series A

 
  690,000       3.150     01/15/26       748,349  
     

 

 

 
        17,450,515  

 

 

 
Energy – 6.2%        
 

Baker Hughes a GE Co. LLC / Baker Hughes Co.-Obligor, Inc.

 
  700,000       2.773     12/15/22       728,389  
  180,000       3.337     12/15/27       197,153  
  200,000       4.080     12/15/47       213,956  
 

BP Capital Markets America, Inc.

 
  300,000       3.245     05/06/22       310,202  
  200,000       2.750     05/10/23       209,852  
  510,000       3.790     02/06/24       554,427  
  150,000       3.224     04/14/24       160,801  
  100,000       3.194     04/06/25       107,854  
  239,000       3.796     09/21/25       264,317  
  500,000       3.410     02/11/26       547,429  
  410,000       3.119     05/04/26       443,686  
  360,000       3.017       01/16/27       387,527  
  720,000       4.234     11/06/28       832,074  
  650,000       3.633     04/06/30       720,237  
  100,000       1.749     08/10/30       96,079  
  1,005,000       3.000     02/24/50       926,319  
 

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC

 
  500,000       7.000     06/30/24       580,750  
  320,000       5.875     03/31/25       367,200  
  1,200,000       5.125     06/30/27       1,399,500  
 

Chevron Corp.

 
  496,000       2.566     05/16/23       518,700  
  912,000       3.191     06/24/23       965,748  
  130,000       2.895     03/03/24       138,623  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Energy – (continued)        
 

Chevron Corp. – (continued)

   
932,000       3.326       11/17/25     1,026,331  
  434,000       2.954       05/16/26       469,436  
  500,000       1.995     05/11/27       516,108  
  650,000       2.236       05/11/30       659,452  
  200,000       3.078       05/11/50       195,486  
 

Chevron USA, Inc.

 
  300,000       2.343     08/12/50       255,398  
 

ConocoPhillips

 
  100,000       6.500     02/01/39       146,881  
 

ConocoPhillips Co.

 
  500,000       4.950     03/15/26       585,040  
 

Devon Energy Corp.

 
  100,000       5.600     07/15/41       121,375  
  1,260,000       4.750     05/15/42       1,382,850  
  100,000       5.000     06/15/45       114,000  
 

Energy Transfer Operating LP

 
  600,000       4.050     03/15/25       646,548  
  1,400,000       2.900     05/15/25       1,473,756  
  200,000       4.750     01/15/26       221,825  
  200,000       5.500     06/01/27       233,174  
  100,000       4.950     06/15/28       112,862  
  100,000       3.750     05/15/30       104,950  
  100,000       5.300     04/15/47       105,752  
  100,000       6.000     06/15/48       114,404  
  100,000       6.250     04/15/49       117,500  
  400,000       5.000     05/15/50       418,116  
 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

 
  492,000       3.350     03/15/23       515,909  
  157,000       3.900     02/15/24       170,867  
  107,000       3.750     02/15/25       117,480  
  478,000       3.125     07/31/29       510,852  
  150,000       5.950     02/01/41       195,798  
  225,000       4.850     08/15/42       265,866  
  250,000       4.450     02/15/43       283,323  
  330,000       4.850     03/15/44       386,230  
  210,000       5.100     02/15/45       247,808  
  250,000       4.900     05/15/46       292,049  
  450,000       4.800       02/01/49       522,840  
  400,000       4.200     01/31/50       430,236  
  150,000       3.950     01/31/60       150,956  
 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC(a), Series E

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 3.033%)

 
  164,000       5.250     08/16/77       164,410  
 

EOG Resources, Inc.

 
  750,000       4.375     04/15/30       881,982  
  386,000       4.950     04/15/50       484,612  
 

Halliburton Co.

 
  350,000       2.920     03/01/30       356,373  
  1,400,000       4.850     11/15/35       1,596,000  
  520,000       7.450     09/15/39       723,450  
  200,000       5.000     11/15/45       230,500  
  Hess Corp.        
  290,000       4.300     04/01/27       321,034  
  170,000       6.000     01/15/40       202,725  
  420,000       5.600     02/15/41       500,325  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   39


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Energy – (continued)        
 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

 
$ 1,400,000       4.700 %       05/01/25     $ 1,587,250  
  100,000       6.500     03/01/41       131,750  
  100,000       4.750     09/15/44       111,125  
 

MPLX LP

     
$ 800,000       4.500       07/15/23       863,884  
  200,000       4.125       03/01/27       222,902  
  100,000       4.800     02/15/29       116,016  
  1,700,000       2.650     08/15/30       1,697,875  
  350,000       4.500     04/15/38       384,394  
  669,000       5.200     03/01/47       758,774  
  200,000       5.500     02/15/49       237,654  
 

ONEOK Partners LP

 
  100,000       3.375     10/01/22       103,443  
 

ONEOK, Inc.

 
  280,000       4.550     07/15/28       310,550  
  780,000       3.100     03/15/30       794,642  
 

Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp.

 
  950,000       4.650     10/15/25       1,053,379  
  240,000       4.500       12/15/26       265,858  
  450,000       3.550     12/15/29       459,838  
 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

 
  400,000       6.250     03/15/22       416,500  
  100,000       5.625     04/15/23       109,070  
  400,000       5.750     05/15/24       455,000  
  500,000       5.625     03/01/25       575,250  
  510,000       5.000     03/15/27       590,963  
  140,000       4.200     03/15/28       156,450  
  1,100,000       4.500     05/15/30       1,254,162  
 

Schlumberger Investment SA

 
  200,000       3.650     12/01/23       215,993  
 

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP

 
  100,000       4.000     10/01/27       108,588  
  1,000,000       5.400     10/01/47       1,050,014  
 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC

 
  200,000       7.850     02/01/26       256,332  
 

Valero Energy Corp.

 
  500,000       1.200     03/15/24       504,864  
 

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

 
  1,030,000       3.600     03/15/22       1,058,655  
  800,000       3.700     01/15/23       840,122  
  100,000       4.000     09/15/25       110,654  
  100,000       3.750     06/15/27       110,489  
  320,000       3.500     11/15/30       345,937  
  410,000       6.300     04/15/40       529,812  
  280,000       4.850     03/01/48       317,705  
     

 

 

 
        47,349,586  

 

 

 
Financial Company – 0.9%  
 

Ally Financial, Inc.

 
  680,000       3.050     06/05/23       715,610  
  719,000       1.450     10/02/23       731,585  
  576,000       8.000     11/01/31       822,411  
 

Ares Capital Corp.

 
  780,000       4.200     06/10/24       847,574  
 

GE Capital Funding LLC(b)

 
  750,000       4.400     05/15/30       852,959  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Financial Company – (continued)  
 

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.

 
300,000       3.373       11/15/25     326,888  
  1,990,000       4.418       11/15/35       2,258,354  
     

 

 

 
        6,555,381  

 

 

 
Food and Beverage – 2.9%  
 

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

 
  205,000       2.875       10/27/25       223,229  
  294,000       2.250     09/01/26       312,398  
  50,000       3.375     03/25/27       55,835  
  50,000       1.450     06/01/27       50,110  
  220,000       1.000     03/15/28       211,396  
  500,000       3.450     03/25/30       561,133  
  500,000       1.650     06/01/30       487,016  
  380,000       2.500     06/01/40       368,313  
  430,000       2.600     06/01/50       402,499  
  220,000       2.750     06/01/60       206,520  
 

Conagra Brands, Inc.

 
  600,000       4.600     11/01/25       688,811  
  350,000       4.850     11/01/28       415,582  
  390,000       5.300     11/01/38       489,783  
 

General Mills, Inc.

 
  100,000       3.700     10/17/23       108,160  
  470,000       4.200     04/17/28       541,435  
 

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

 
  528,000       4.057     05/25/23       568,276  
  210,000       4.597     05/25/28       246,028  
  100,000       3.200     05/01/30       107,706  
 

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

 
  1,157,000       3.950     07/15/25       1,289,261  
  890,000       3.000     06/01/26       938,174  
  874,000       5.000     07/15/35       1,052,800  
  250,000       6.875     01/26/39       348,670  
  250,000       6.500     02/09/40       341,687  
  600,000       4.375     06/01/46       651,318  
  490,000       4.875     10/01/49       572,080  
 

Molson Coors Beverage Co.

 
  1,380,000       3.000     07/15/26       1,483,947  
  740,000       5.000       05/01/42       880,985  
  150,000       4.200     07/15/46       159,340  
 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 
  70,000       2.750     03/05/22       71,790  
  565,000       3.100     07/17/22       584,325  
  140,000       2.250     03/19/25       147,575  
  80,000       2.750     04/30/25       85,535  
  234,000       2.850     02/24/26       253,512  
  240,000       2.375     10/06/26       255,386  
  100,000       3.000     10/15/27       109,614  
  96,000       2.625     07/29/29       101,743  
  210,000       2.750     03/19/30       224,164  
  100,000       1.400     02/25/31       95,279  
  595,000       4.450     04/14/46       741,452  
  470,000       3.450     10/06/46       508,060  
  30,000       4.000     05/02/47       35,076  
  300,000       3.375     07/29/49       321,987  
  240,000       3.625     03/19/50       268,992  
  400,000       3.875       03/19/60       471,500  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Food and Beverage – (continued)  
 

Sysco Corp.

 
$ 604,000       3.300 %       07/15/26     $ 657,401  
  635,000       3.250     07/15/27       697,300  
  550,000       5.950     04/01/30       703,131  
  270,000       6.600     04/01/50       396,654  
 

Tyson Foods, Inc.

 
  170,000       4.500     06/15/22       177,051  
  50,000       3.950     08/15/24       55,077  
  342,000       4.000     03/01/26       383,787  
  500,000       3.550     06/02/27       553,543  
  110,000       4.550     06/02/47       133,194  
  300,000       5.100     09/28/48       390,810  
     

 

 

 
        22,186,430  

 

 

 
Hardware – 0.2%  
 

Micron Technology, Inc.

 
  99,000       2.497     04/24/23       103,085  
  795,000       4.185     02/15/27       902,325  
  400,000       4.663       02/15/30       467,500  
     

 

 

 
        1,472,910  

 

 

 
Healthcare – 4.3%  
 

Aetna, Inc.

 
  120,000       2.750     11/15/22       124,137  
  200,000       2.800     06/15/23       209,715  
  300,000       3.500     11/15/24       327,930  
  620,000       6.625     06/15/36       889,217  
  290,000       3.875     08/15/47       311,510  
 

Anthem, Inc.

 
  356,000       3.500     08/15/24       387,355  
  50,000       3.350     12/01/24       54,481  
  552,000       3.650     12/01/27       620,748  
  90,000       4.625     05/15/42       109,668  
  350,000       4.650     01/15/43       426,658  
  275,000       4.650     08/15/44       333,354  
  535,000       4.375     12/01/47       632,611  
  400,000       4.550     03/01/48       486,435  
  300,000       3.125     05/15/50       293,927  
 

Cigna Corp.

 
  700,000       3.000     07/15/23       736,156  
  50,000       3.750     07/15/23       53,779  
  150,000       3.400     03/01/27       164,133  
  550,000       4.375     10/15/28       637,317  
  50,000       2.400     03/15/30       50,542  
  600,000       4.800     08/15/38       735,126  
  600,000       4.800     07/15/46       745,168  
  100,000       3.875     10/15/47       108,147  
  1,370,000       4.900     12/15/48       1,712,494  
  400,000       3.400     03/15/50       404,520  
 

CVS Health Corp.

 
  200,000       3.500     07/20/22       207,645  
  342,000       2.750     12/01/22       354,262  
  294,000       3.700     03/09/23       312,683  
  650,000       2.625     08/15/24       690,815  
  154,000       4.100     03/25/25       171,507  
  400,000       3.875       07/20/25       442,881  
  100,000       2.875       06/01/26       107,234  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Healthcare – (continued)  
 

CVS Health Corp. – (continued)

 
100,000       3.000       08/15/26     107,984  
  430,000       3.625     04/01/27       475,644  
  1,366,000       4.300     03/25/28       1,569,493  
  730,000       3.250     08/15/29       785,480  
  1,370,000       4.780     03/25/38       1,658,515  
  400,000       4.125     04/01/40       451,267  
  400,000       2.700     08/21/40       375,342  
  240,000       5.300     12/05/43       303,794  
  728,000       5.125     07/20/45       913,112  
  950,000       5.050     03/25/48       1,182,944  
 

HCA, Inc.

 
  920,000       4.750     05/01/23       999,350  
  516,000       5.000     03/15/24       578,565  
  570,000       5.250     04/15/25       656,925  
  500,000       5.250     06/15/26       584,375  
  455,000       4.500     02/15/27       519,838  
  404,000       4.125     06/15/29       456,520  
  295,000       5.125     06/15/39       362,481  
  345,000       5.500     06/15/47       435,994  
 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 
  300,000       2.875     03/15/22       306,066  
  93,000       3.350     07/15/22       96,871  
  198,000       2.375     10/15/22       204,506  
  219,000       2.875     03/15/23       230,027  
  180,000       3.750     07/15/25       200,586  
  186,000       3.100     03/15/26       202,869  
  480,000       3.450     01/15/27       533,732  
  200,000       3.850     06/15/28       226,177  
  740,000       4.625     07/15/35       915,576  
  225,000       5.800     03/15/36       308,921  
  490,000       6.875     02/15/38       747,218  
  400,000       4.250     03/15/43       472,682  
  300,000       4.750     07/15/45       384,429  
  760,000       4.200       01/15/47       872,592  
  300,000       3.750     10/15/47       331,872  
  420,000       4.450     12/15/48       514,594  
  500,000       3.875     08/15/59       560,334  
  100,000       3.125     05/15/60       97,950  
     

 

 

 
        32,466,780  

 

 

 
Insurance – 1.6%  
 

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

 
  570,000       5.750     01/15/40       795,870  
  510,000       4.200     08/15/48       606,389  
  526,000       4.250     01/15/49       626,427  
  150,000       2.850     10/15/50       144,053  
 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.

 
  524,000       3.125     03/15/26       570,287  
  90,000       4.500     02/11/43       111,184  
 

Chubb INA Holdings, Inc.

 
  1,030,000       4.350     11/03/45       1,273,353  
 

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

 
  506,000       4.350     04/20/28       576,663  
  330,000       5.000     04/20/48       408,159  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   41


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

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

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

 
$ 175,000       4.375 %       03/15/29     $ 204,613  
  496,000       4.900     03/15/49       645,847  
 

MetLife, Inc.

 
  50,000       3.600     04/10/24       54,473  
  240,000       6.375     06/15/34       345,856  
  170,000       5.700     06/15/35       235,862  
  1,400,000       6.400     12/15/36       1,772,068  
  494,000       5.875     02/06/41       696,268  
  150,000       4.125     08/13/42       174,474  
  179,000       4.875     11/13/43       231,832  
  120,000       4.050     03/01/45       140,924  
  100,000       4.600     05/13/46       126,013  
 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 3.920%)

 
  450,000       5.625 (a)      06/15/43       480,955  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 2.380%)

 
  400,000       4.500 (a)      09/15/47       435,889  
  210,000       3.905     12/07/47       233,725  
  50,000       3.935     12/07/49       56,606  
 

Prudential Financial, Inc., MTN

 
  520,000       4.350     02/25/50       618,289  
  350,000       3.700     03/13/51       380,245  
     

 

 

 
        11,946,324  

 

 

 
Metals and Mining – 0.1%  
 

Newmont Corp.

 
  310,000       4.875     03/15/42       390,908  

 

 

 
REITs and Real Estate – 0.5%  
 

Equinix, Inc.

 
  350,000       2.625     11/18/24       370,737  
  676,000       5.375     05/15/27       732,615  
  950,000       3.200     11/18/29       1,004,716  
 

GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc.

 
  995,000       5.375     04/15/26       1,149,096  
  744,000       5.300     01/15/29       851,646  
     

 

 

 
        4,108,810  

 

 

 
Revenue – 0.3%  
 

CommonSpirit Health

 
  100,000       2.760     10/01/24       106,292  
  220,000       3.347     10/01/29       238,387  
  870,000       4.350     11/01/42       972,214  
  200,000       4.187     10/01/49       219,153  
 

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

 
  280,000       4.150     05/01/47       332,826  
 

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Series 2019

 
  130,000       3.266     11/01/49       134,439  
     

 

 

 
        2,003,311  

 

 

 
Software – 1.6%  
 

Oracle Corp.

 
  1,120,000       2.500     05/15/22       1,145,668  
  800,000       2.500     10/15/22       828,798  
  330,000       2.625     02/15/23       344,389  
  220,000       2.400     09/15/23       230,697  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Software – (continued)  
 

Oracle Corp. – (continued)

 
825,000       3.400       07/08/24     894,995  
  40,000       2.950       11/15/24       43,133  
  230,000       2.950     05/15/25       247,193  
  823,000       2.650     07/15/26       879,108  
  80,000       3.250     11/15/27       88,223  
  444,000       4.300     07/08/34       529,188  
  270,000       3.850     07/15/36       308,493  
  245,000       3.800     11/15/37       272,595  
  1,212,000       6.500     04/15/38       1,777,536  
  400,000       3.600     04/01/40       431,850  
  418,000       5.375     07/15/40       552,800  
  884,000       4.125     05/15/45       1,000,762  
  500,000       4.000     07/15/46       557,467  
  310,000       4.000     11/15/47       345,092  
  850,000       3.600     04/01/50       876,072  
  200,000       4.375     05/15/55       235,250  
  595,000       3.850     04/01/60       637,252  
     

 

 

 
        12,226,561  

 

 

 
Technology – 8.3%  
 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

 
  500,000       3.400     09/15/26       555,276  
 

Adobe, Inc.

 
  180,000       2.150     02/01/27       188,199  
  500,000       2.300     02/01/30       514,290  
 

Alphabet, Inc.

 
  367,000       1.998     08/15/26       385,214  
  980,000       2.050     08/15/50       834,873  
  700,000       2.250     08/15/60       585,149  
 

Apple, Inc.

 
  1,398,000       2.100     09/12/22       1,434,806  
  970,000       2.400     05/03/23       1,013,614  
  180,000       3.000     02/09/24       192,760  
  489,000       3.450     05/06/24       534,499  
  425,000       2.850     05/11/24       454,924  
  596,000       3.250     02/23/26       654,704  
  214,000       2.450     08/04/26       227,356  
  210,000       3.000     06/20/27       230,658  
  1,395,000       2.900       09/12/27       1,513,969  
  410,000       3.000     11/13/27       450,112  
  100,000       1.650     05/11/30       97,519  
  1,120,000       4.500     02/23/36       1,410,722  
  687,000       3.850     05/04/43       795,324  
  310,000       4.450     05/06/44       387,804  
  305,000       3.450     02/09/45       330,634  
  380,000       4.375     05/13/45       467,640  
  1,420,000       4.650     02/23/46       1,809,061  
  556,000       3.850     08/04/46       632,347  
  296,000       4.250     02/09/47       358,097  
  50,000       3.750     11/13/47       56,343  
  677,000       2.950     09/11/49       666,917  
  239,000       2.400     08/20/50       214,119  
 

Applied Materials, Inc.

 
  200,000       4.350     04/01/47       248,682  
 

Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.

 
  100,000       3.625       01/15/24       107,607  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Technology – (continued)  
 

Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd. – (continued)

 
$ 530,000       3.125 %       01/15/25     $ 566,358  
  1,019,000       3.875     01/15/27       1,113,764  
  210,000       3.500     01/15/28       224,215  
 

Broadcom, Inc.

 
  450,000       3.625     10/15/24       490,279  
  500,000       3.150     11/15/25       536,496  
  310,000       4.250     04/15/26       346,610  
  431,000       3.459     09/15/26       466,871  
  470,000       4.750     04/15/29       535,885  
  1,081,000       5.000     04/15/30       1,251,725  
  950,000       4.150     11/15/30       1,042,098  
  600,000       2.450  (b)      02/15/31       580,703  
  300,000       4.300     11/15/32       336,774  
  600,000       3.500  (b)      02/15/41       593,186  
 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 
  325,000       3.625     03/04/24       355,816  
  100,000       2.500     09/20/26       107,771  
  716,000       5.900     02/15/39       1,026,411  
  470,000       5.500       01/15/40       659,753  
 

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp.

 
  565,000       5.450 (b)      06/15/23       619,982  
  704,000       6.020 (b)      06/15/26       840,730  
  1,550,000       4.900 (b)      10/01/26       1,789,287  
  500,000       8.100 (b)      07/15/36       736,248  
  400,000       8.350 (b)      07/15/46       604,176  
 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

 
  339,000       3.000     08/15/26       370,834  
  835,000       3.750     05/21/29       935,472  
 

Fiserv, Inc.

 
  400,000       2.750     07/01/24       424,995  
  500,000       3.200     07/01/26       542,947  
  500,000       3.500     07/01/29       547,110  
  400,000       4.400     07/01/49       473,461  
 

HP, Inc.

 
  300,000       3.400     06/17/30       322,154  
  368,000       6.000     09/15/41       468,811  
 

Intel Corp.

 
  370,000       2.875     05/11/24       395,954  
  628,000       3.700     07/29/25       698,041  
  120,000       2.600     05/19/26       128,221  
  940,000       3.150     05/11/27       1,031,971  
  821,000       2.450     11/15/29       855,507  
  290,000       4.100     05/19/46       335,349  
  320,000       4.100     05/11/47       372,546  
  295,000       3.734     12/08/47       327,680  
  740,000       3.250     11/15/49       757,581  
  525,000       4.750     03/25/50       671,175  
  50,000       3.100     02/15/60       49,140  
  100,000       4.950     03/25/60       135,683  
 

International Business Machines Corp.

 
  690,000       1.875     08/01/22       705,305  
  100,000       2.875     11/09/22       104,409  
  1,260,000       3.300     05/15/26       1,388,921  
  650,000       1.950     05/15/30       640,984  
  540,000       4.150       05/15/39       633,689  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Technology – (continued)  
 

International Business Machines Corp. – (continued)

 
427,000       4.000       06/20/42     487,835  
  300,000       2.950     05/15/50       286,848  
 

KLA Corp.

 
  300,000       4.100     03/15/29       344,400  
 

Lam Research Corp.

 
  565,000       4.000     03/15/29       650,732  
  280,000       1.900     06/15/30       278,201  
  220,000       4.875     03/15/49       294,651  
 

Microsoft Corp.

 
  220,000       2.125     11/15/22       227,039  
  520,000       2.000     08/08/23       540,353  
  647,000       2.875     02/06/24       691,509  
  401,000       2.700     02/12/25       428,887  
  316,000       3.125     11/03/25       347,118  
  190,000       2.400     08/08/26       202,536  
  255,000       3.300     02/06/27       283,496  
  360,000       3.500     02/12/35       418,899  
  450,000       3.450     08/08/36       519,785  
  113,000       4.100     02/06/37       137,900  
  280,000       3.500     11/15/42       321,476  
  750,000       3.700     08/08/46       876,843  
  250,000       4.250     02/06/47       317,757  
  1,751,000       2.525     06/01/50       1,631,006  
  447,000       3.950     08/08/56       550,791  
  896,000       2.675     06/01/60       827,842  
 

NVIDIA Corp.

 
  530,000       3.200     09/16/26       583,885  
  56,000       2.850     04/01/30       59,848  
  440,000       3.500     04/01/50       471,860  
 

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

 
  500,000       2.400     10/01/24       529,224  
  880,000       2.650     10/01/26       940,542  
  200,000       2.850     10/01/29       212,863  
  460,000       3.250     06/01/50       474,019  
 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 
  60,000       3.000       05/20/22       61,978  
  216,000       2.900     05/20/24       231,023  
  330,000       3.450     05/20/25       361,593  
  400,000       3.250     05/20/27       442,581  
  126,000       2.150     05/20/30       126,404  
  200,000       4.650     05/20/35       248,964  
  536,000       4.800     05/20/45       682,369  
  250,000       4.300     05/20/47       303,907  
 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 
  612,000       4.150     05/15/48       741,801  
 

VMware, Inc.

 
  593,000       2.950     08/21/22       612,918  
  50,000       3.900     08/21/27       55,276  
     

 

 

 
        63,303,256  

 

 

 
Transportation – 1.7%  
 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

 
  55,000       5.750     05/01/40       75,680  
  250,000       4.450     03/15/43       302,597  
  260,000       4.900     04/01/44       337,311  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   43


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Transportation – (continued)  
 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC – (continued)

 
$ 150,000       4.550 %       09/01/44     $ 184,979  
  1,360,000       4.150       04/01/45       1,606,159  
  443,000       3.900     08/01/46       506,189  
 

CSX Corp.

 
  700,000       3.250     06/01/27       771,735  
  130,000       3.800     03/01/28       145,895  
  50,000       4.100     03/15/44       56,624  
  190,000       3.800     11/01/46       208,537  
 

FedEx Corp.

 
  1,000,000       3.800     05/15/25       1,105,339  
  540,000       3.100     08/05/29       577,360  
  100,000       5.100     01/15/44       124,046  
  200,000       4.550     04/01/46       232,260  
  260,000       4.400     01/15/47       294,666  
  634,000       4.950     10/17/48       783,748  
 

Southwest Airlines Co.

 
  270,000       4.750     05/04/23       293,151  
  170,000       5.250       05/04/25       194,637  
 

Union Pacific Corp.

 
  530,000       4.163     07/15/22       552,808  
  450,000       3.950     09/10/28       514,576  
  400,000       3.250     02/05/50       408,783  
  310,000       3.799     10/01/51       344,083  
  408,000       3.839     03/20/60       452,484  
 

United Parcel Service, Inc.

 
  344,000       2.450     10/01/22       356,018  
  100,000       3.050     11/15/27       110,278  
  860,000       3.400     03/15/29       952,153  
  330,000       3.750     11/15/47       371,414  
  470,000       5.300     04/01/50       642,669  
     

 

 

 
        12,506,179  

 

 

 
Wireless – 5.1%        
 

American Tower Corp.

 
  250,000       4.000     06/01/25       276,875  
  1,050,000       3.375     10/15/26       1,146,805  
  200,000       2.750     01/15/27       210,215  
  675,000       3.800     08/15/29       750,328  
  80,000       2.900     01/15/30       83,635  
  101,000       3.100     06/15/50       94,350  
 

AT&T, Inc.

 
  50,000       3.000     06/30/22       51,536  
  230,000       2.625     12/01/22       237,667  
  880,000       4.125     02/17/26       995,270  
  415,000       3.800     02/15/27       465,128  
  400,000       4.250     03/01/27       454,775  
  339,000       2.300     06/01/27       350,195  
  75,000       1.650     02/01/28       73,497  
  660,000       4.100     02/15/28       752,240  
  715,000       4.350     03/01/29       819,604  
  497,000       4.300     02/15/30       565,591  
  595,000       2.750     06/01/31       601,827  
  435,000       4.500     05/15/35       495,895  
  551,000       5.250     03/01/37       678,709  
  640,000       4.850       03/01/39       742,383  
  90,000       5.350       09/01/40       113,426  
  450,000       4.300     12/15/42       491,334  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Wireless – (continued)        
 

AT&T, Inc. – (continued)

 
330,000       4.350       06/15/45     356,104  
  435,000       4.750     05/15/46       500,456  
  250,000       5.650     02/15/47       315,713  
  640,000       4.500     03/09/48       690,280  
  317,000       4.550     03/09/49       345,674  
  400,000       5.150     02/15/50       470,179  
  470,000       3.650     06/01/51       447,028  
  100,000       3.300     02/01/52       89,739  
  1,376,000       3.500 (b)      09/15/53       1,254,366  
  2,140,000       3.550 (b)      09/15/55       1,940,595  
  1,960,000       3.650 (b)      09/15/59       1,795,276  
  100,000       3.850     06/01/60       93,524  
 

CC Holdings GS V LLC / Crown Castle GS III Corp.

 
  450,000       3.849     04/15/23       480,849  
 

Crown Castle International Corp.

 
  60,000       3.150     07/15/23       63,594  
  510,000       4.450     02/15/26       578,436  
  130,000       3.650     09/01/27       143,937  
  100,000       2.250     01/15/31       97,551  
  100,000       3.250     01/15/51       93,860  
 

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

 
  500,000       3.750 (b)      04/15/27       550,469  
  800,000       2.050 (b)      02/15/28       795,412  
  1,100,000       3.875 (b)      04/15/30       1,207,442  
  800,000       2.550 (b)      02/15/31       796,504  
  700,000       4.500 (b)      04/15/50       778,266  
  600,000       3.600 (b)      11/15/60       560,641  
 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 
  576,000       5.150     09/15/23       641,923  
  150,000       3.500     11/01/24       164,156  
  184,000       3.376     02/15/25       200,191  
  540,000       0.850     11/20/25       531,034  
  853,000       2.625     08/15/26       908,557  
  450,000       4.125       03/16/27       518,317  
  722,000       4.329     09/21/28       834,850  
  360,000       4.016     12/03/29       410,068  
  471,000       3.150     03/22/30       500,725  
  300,000       1.500     09/18/30       281,479  
  485,000       4.500     08/10/33       575,679  
  750,000       4.400     11/01/34       883,006  
  220,000       4.272     01/15/36       252,186  
  510,000       5.250     03/16/37       647,966  
  450,000       3.850     11/01/42       490,873  
  60,000       6.550     09/15/43       89,712  
  1,160,000       4.125     08/15/46       1,330,027  
  700,000       4.862     08/21/46       849,598  
  815,000       4.522     09/15/48       952,620  
  330,000       5.012     04/15/49       412,596  
  400,000       2.875     11/20/50       361,475  
  394,000       5.012     08/21/54       495,656  
  519,000       4.672     03/15/55       623,344  
  850,000       2.987  (b)      10/30/56       752,452  
     

 

 

 
        38,605,670  

 

 

 
  TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS  
  (Cost $606,897,851)     $ 616,380,593  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Foreign Corporate Debt – 17.7%  
Banks – 9.4%        
 

Banco Santander SA (Spain)

 
$ 600,000       2.746 %       05/28/25     $ 635,671  
  600,000       3.490     05/28/30       646,078  
  600,000       2.749     12/03/30       587,265  
 

Bank of Montreal, MTN (Canada)

 
  1,040,000       2.900     03/26/22       1,069,487  
  120,000       2.350     09/11/22       123,792  
  210,000       2.550     11/06/22       217,461  
 

Bank of Montreal(a) (Canada)

 
 

(5 Year USD Swap + 1.432%)

 
  1,800,000       3.803     12/15/32       2,020,500  
 

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  800,000       3.684       01/10/23       822,086  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.356%)

 
  1,250,000       4.338 (a)      05/16/24       1,354,375  
  890,000       3.650     03/16/25       967,609  
  1,160,000       4.375     01/12/26       1,311,632  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 2.452%)

 
  200,000       2.852 (a)      05/07/26       210,798  
  210,000       5.200     05/12/26       239,761  
  850,000       4.836     05/09/28       964,463  
 

(US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 2.900%)

 
  200,000       3.564 (a)      09/23/35       205,597  
  330,000       5.250     08/17/45       424,234  
  600,000       4.950     01/10/47       736,696  
 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Canada)

 
  1,160,000       3.500     09/13/23       1,252,275  
  450,000       3.100     04/02/24       482,180  
 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (Netherlands)

 
  370,000       3.950     11/09/22       391,773  
  350,000       4.625     12/01/23       386,953  
  815,000       3.750     07/21/26       902,876  
  285,000       5.250     05/24/41       382,911  
  680,000       5.750     12/01/43       944,042  
  930,000       5.250     08/04/45       1,227,330  
 

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany)

 
  230,000       3.300     11/16/22       240,062  
  950,000       3.950     02/27/23       1,009,998  
  130,000       3.700     05/30/24       140,595  
 

(SOFR + 2.581%)

 
  800,000       3.961 (a)      11/26/25       873,883  
 

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.055%)

 
  400,000       3.262 (a)      03/13/23       411,775  
  540,000       4.250     03/14/24       591,560  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.987%)

 
  500,000       3.950 (a)      05/18/24       536,988  
  400,000       4.250     08/18/25       446,777  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.140%)

 
  250,000       2.633 (a)      11/07/25       264,619  
  750,000       4.300     03/08/26       852,284  
  1,390,000       3.900     05/25/26       1,550,382  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.348%)

 
  500,000       4.292 (a)      09/12/26       559,641  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.535%)

 
  700,000       4.583 (a)      06/19/29       800,995  
  1,080,000       4.950     03/31/30       1,296,465  

 

 

 
Foreign Corporate Debt – (continued)  
Banks – (continued)        
 

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom) – (continued)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.610%)

 
500,000       3.973 (a)      05/22/30     555,631  
 

(SOFR + 2.387%)

 
  1,205,000       2.848 (a)      06/04/31       1,238,574  
 

(SOFR + 1.947%)

 
  1,100,000       2.357 (a)      08/18/31       1,085,775  
  250,000       6.500     05/02/36       343,190  
  546,000       6.500     09/15/37       752,203  
  455,000       6.800     06/01/38       651,798  
  140,000       6.100     01/14/42       198,158  
  519,000       5.250     03/14/44       659,287  
 

ING Groep NV (Netherlands)

 
  228,000       3.150     03/29/22       235,056  
  590,000       4.100     10/02/23       644,274  
  200,000       3.950     03/29/27       226,617  
  490,000       4.550     10/02/28       573,272  
  330,000       4.050     04/09/29       376,392  
 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  1,120,000       4.050     08/16/23       1,214,817  
  200,000       3.900     03/12/24       219,782  
  650,000       4.500     11/04/24       726,060  
 

(US 1 Year CMT T-Note + 3.500%)

 
  200,000       3.870 (a)      07/09/25       219,947  
  300,000       4.582     12/10/25       339,469  
 

(US 1 Year CMT T-Note + 1.000%)

 
  200,000       2.438 (a)      02/05/26       208,449  
  525,000       3.750       01/11/27       582,969  
  640,000       4.375     03/22/28       734,446  
  200,000       5.300     12/01/45       258,172  
  200,000       4.344     01/09/48       231,557  
 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

 
  900,000       2.623     07/18/22       927,848  
  730,000       2.665     07/25/22       753,590  
  690,000       3.407     03/07/24       744,610  
  200,000       2.193     02/25/25       207,724  
  950,000       3.850     03/01/26       1,067,920  
  830,000       3.677     02/22/27       935,341  
  150,000       3.287     07/25/27       167,151  
  950,000       3.961     03/02/28       1,076,819  
  100,000       3.741     03/07/29       111,783  
  500,000       3.195     07/18/29       539,452  
  640,000       2.559     02/25/30       660,511  
  200,000       2.048     07/17/30       198,083  
  200,000       3.751     07/18/39       220,480  
 

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

 
  690,000       2.601     09/11/22       713,321  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.830%)

 
  200,000       2.226 (a)      05/25/26       206,608  
  200,000       2.839     09/13/26       216,453  
  1,085,000       4.018     03/05/28       1,223,636  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.510%)

 
  950,000       2.201 (a)      07/10/31       943,590  
 

National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia)

 
  1,050,000       2.500     07/12/26       1,122,585  
 

National Australia Bank Ltd., GMTN (Australia)

 
  800,000       2.500     05/22/22       821,881  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   45


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

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

Natwest Group PLC (United Kingdom)

 
$ 57,000       6.125 %       12/15/22     $ 62,168  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.480%)

 
  960,000       3.498 (a)      05/15/23       994,394  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.762%)

 
  885,000       4.269 (a)      03/22/25       969,614  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.754%)

 
  345,000       4.892 (a)      05/18/29       402,799  
 

(US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 2.100%)

 
  650,000       3.754 (a)      11/01/29       686,224  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.905%)

 
  500,000       5.076 (a)      01/27/30       591,247  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.871%)

 
  370,000       4.445 (a)      05/08/30       421,705  
 

(US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 2.350%)

 
  1,600,000       3.032  (a)      11/28/35       1,571,529  
 

Royal Bank of Canada, GMTN (Canada)

 
  1,000,000       2.800     04/29/22       1,029,030  
  100,000       1.600     04/17/23       102,750  
  1,100,000       3.700     10/05/23       1,193,192  
  300,000       4.650     01/27/26       346,861  
 

Santander UK PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  1,000,000       2.875     06/18/24       1,070,134  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (Japan)

 
  700,000       3.200     07/18/22       725,205  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

 
  340,000       2.784     07/12/22       351,434  
  350,000       2.778     10/18/22       362,269  
  750,000       3.102     01/17/23       788,431  
  400,000       3.784     03/09/26       447,220  
  50,000       2.632     07/14/26       53,207  
  610,000       3.010     10/19/26       661,220  
  100,000       3.446     01/11/27       110,732  
  150,000       3.364     07/12/27       165,067  
  500,000       3.040     07/16/29       534,334  
  1,000,000       2.750     01/15/30       1,046,441  
  1,240,000       2.130     07/08/30       1,228,395  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), GMTN (Canada)

 
  225,000       3.500     07/19/23       242,145  
  377,000       3.250     03/11/24       407,081  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), MTN (Canada)

 
  585,000       1.900     12/01/22       601,766  
  910,000       2.650       06/12/24       970,514  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)(a) (Canada)

 
 

(5 Year USD Swap + 2.205%)

 
  200,000       3.625     09/15/31       221,500  
     

 

 

 
        71,577,758  

 

 

 
Beverages – 0.1%  
 

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV (Mexico)

 
  600,000       3.500     01/16/50       613,479  

 

 

 
Brokerage – 0.1%  
 

Brookfield Finance, Inc. (Canada)

 
  415,000       4.700     09/20/47       489,761  

 

 

 
Consumer Noncyclical – 2.1%  
 

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  200,000       2.375       06/12/22       204,838  

 

 

 
Foreign Corporate Debt – (continued)  
Consumer Noncyclical – (continued)  
 

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) – (continued)

 
610,000       3.375       11/16/25     670,528  
  220,000       0.700     04/08/26       213,196  
  170,000       3.125     06/12/27       185,960  
  577,000       1.375     08/06/30       538,083  
  330,000       6.450     09/15/37       480,425  
  80,000       4.375     11/16/45       96,159  
  460,000       4.375     08/17/48       550,889  
 

BAT Capital Corp. (United Kingdom)

 
  745,000       3.222     08/15/24       800,297  
  100,000       4.700     04/02/27       114,307  
  560,000       3.557     08/15/27       605,811  
  125,000       2.259     03/25/28       124,297  
  1,183,000       4.390     08/15/37       1,255,303  
  408,000       4.540     08/15/47       414,601  
 

BAT International Finance PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  200,000       1.668     03/25/26       200,748  
 

GlaxoSmithKline Capital PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  68,000       2.850     05/08/22       70,055  
  228,000       2.875     06/01/22       234,915  
  240,000       3.375     06/01/29       267,916  
 

GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc. (United Kingdom)

 
  275,000       2.800     03/18/23       288,528  
  418,000       3.875     05/15/28       479,732  
  397,000       6.375       05/15/38       595,185  
 

Novartis Capital Corp. (Switzerland)

 
  274,000       2.400     05/17/22       281,032  
  200,000       1.750     02/14/25       206,443  
  411,000       3.000     11/20/25       446,915  
  842,000       3.100     05/17/27       926,239  
  750,000       2.200     08/14/30       768,590  
  220,000       4.400     05/06/44       271,776  
  225,000       2.750     08/14/50       217,793  
 

Reynolds American, Inc. (United Kingdom)

 
  1,470,000       4.450     06/12/25       1,637,237  
  380,000       5.700     08/15/35       457,536  
  295,000       5.850     08/15/45       349,801  
 

Sanofi (France)

 
  120,000       3.625     06/19/28       134,497  
 

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan)

 
  200,000       4.400     11/26/23       220,408  
  500,000       5.000     11/26/28       606,913  
  800,000       3.175     07/09/50       771,723  
     

 

 

 
        15,688,676  

 

 

 
Consumer Products – 0.1%  
 

Unilever Capital Corp. (United Kingdom)

 
  100,000       2.900     05/05/27       108,507  
  500,000       3.500     03/22/28       558,381  
  500,000       2.125     09/06/29       512,261  
     

 

 

 
        1,179,149  

 

 

 
Electric – 0.1%  
 

Emera US Finance LP (Canada)

 
  710,000       3.550     06/15/26       776,638  
  240,000       4.750     06/15/46       279,633  
     

 

 

 
        1,056,271  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Foreign Corporate Debt – (continued)  
Energy – 1.8%  
 

BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom)

 
$ 120,000       2.500 %       11/06/22     $ 124,246  
  90,000       3.994     09/26/23       98,073  
  390,000       3.814     02/10/24       425,413  
  570,000       3.535     11/04/24       626,001  
  200,000       3.506       03/17/25       219,464  
  200,000       3.279     09/19/27       218,457  
 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada)

 
  800,000       3.850     06/01/27       881,664  
 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., GMTN (Canada)

 
  1,010,000       4.950     06/01/47       1,191,346  
 

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

 
  320,000       4.000     10/01/23       345,444  
  850,000       3.125     11/15/29       903,969  
 

Enbridge, Inc.(a), Series 16-A (Canada)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 3.890%)

 
  600,000       6.000     01/15/77       633,000  
 

Equinor ASA (Norway)

 
  100,000       1.750     01/22/26       102,846  
  100,000       2.375     05/22/30       102,113  
  140,000       3.950     05/15/43       156,433  
  100,000       3.250     11/18/49       100,072  
  100,000       3.700     04/06/50       107,298  
 

Shell International Finance BV (Netherlands)

 
  500,000       2.875     05/10/26       539,452  
  500,000       3.875     11/13/28       567,882  
  100,000       2.375     11/07/29       102,179  
  500,000       4.125     05/11/35       577,152  
  1,000,000       6.375     12/15/38       1,447,531  
  1,000,000       4.375     05/11/45       1,169,903  
  247,000       3.750     09/12/46       267,101  
  100,000       3.125     11/07/49       98,085  
 

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. (Canada)

 
  390,000       4.250     05/15/28       446,653  
  300,000       4.100     04/15/30       342,034  
  50,000       4.625     03/01/34       58,552  
  394,000       6.200     10/15/37       523,877  
  250,000       7.625     01/15/39       375,430  
  160,000       6.100     06/01/40       212,068  
  240,000       4.875     05/15/48       285,130  
  379,000       5.100     03/15/49       465,342  
 

Transcanada Trust(a) (Canada)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 3.208%)

 
  90,000       5.300       03/15/77       92,868  
 

Transcanada Trust(a), Series 16-A (Canada)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 4.640%)

 
  70,000       5.875     08/15/76       77,000  
     

 

 

 
        13,884,078  

 

 

 
Food and Beverage – 1.8%  
 

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

 
 
  785,000       3.650     02/01/26       869,141  
  950,000       4.700     02/01/36       1,137,118  
  1,651,000       4.900     02/01/46       1,973,896  

 

 

 
Foreign Corporate Debt – (continued)  
Food and Beverage – (continued)  
 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. (Belgium)

 
200,000       3.650       02/01/26     221,237  
  100,000       4.000     01/17/43       107,423  
  350,000       4.625     02/01/44       402,893  
  200,000       4.900     02/01/46       238,240  
 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium)

 
  1,000,000       4.150     01/23/25       1,116,631  
  790,000       4.000     04/13/28       889,579  
  600,000       4.750     01/23/29       706,614  
  317,000       4.900     01/23/31       386,001  
  620,000       4.375     04/15/38       716,435  
  290,000       4.950     01/15/42       354,981  
  1,080,000       4.600     04/15/48       1,241,118  
  210,000       4.439     10/06/48       236,420  
  936,000       5.550     01/23/49       1,208,577  
  150,000       4.500     06/01/50       171,388  
  260,000       4.750     04/15/58       305,992  
  584,000       5.800     01/23/59       801,131  
 

Diageo Capital PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  400,000       2.125     04/29/32       401,307  
 

Diageo Investment Corp. (United Kingdom)

 
  50,000       2.875     05/11/22       51,522  
     

 

 

 
        13,537,644  

 

 

 
Insurance – 0.1%  
 

AXA SA (France)

 
  405,000       8.600     12/15/30       620,791  
 

Manulife Financial Corp.(a) (Canada)

 
 

(5 Year USD Swap + 1.647%)

 
  410,000       4.061       02/24/32       448,774  
     

 

 

 
        1,069,565  

 

 

 
Internet – 0.1%  
 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China)

 
  420,000       3.400     12/06/27       457,790  

 

 

 
Metals and Mining – 0.2%  
 

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. (Australia)

 
  150,000       4.125     02/24/42       177,020  
  350,000       5.000     09/30/43       467,643  
 

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd. (Australia)

 
  80,000       7.125     07/15/28       108,650  
  525,000       5.200     11/02/40       698,648  
 

Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC (Australia)

 
  80,000       4.125       08/21/42       95,580  
     

 

 

 
        1,547,541  

 

 

 
Mining – 0.6%  
 

Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada)

 
  405,000       5.250     04/01/42       520,918  
 

Barrick North America Finance LLC (Canada)

 
  50,000       5.700     05/30/41       67,269  
  170,000       5.750     05/01/43       236,549  
 

Barrick PD Australia Finance Pty Ltd. (Canada)

 
  100,000       5.950     10/15/39       136,763  
 

Southern Copper Corp. (Peru)

 
  640,000       7.500     07/27/35       933,785  
  250,000       6.750     04/16/40       350,301  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   47


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Foreign Corporate Debt – (continued)  
Mining – (continued)  
 

Southern Copper Corp. (Peru) – (continued)

 
$ 418,000       5.250 %       11/08/42     $ 522,485  
  190,000       5.875     04/23/45       259,156  
 

Vale Overseas Ltd. (Brazil)

 
  350,000       6.875     11/21/36       477,531  
  600,000       6.875     11/10/39       822,750  
     

 

 

 
        4,327,507  

 

 

 
Technology – 0.0%  
 

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

 
  100,000       3.400     05/01/30       108,597  

 

 

 
  Telecommunications – 0.3%  
 

America Movil SAB de CV (Mexico)

 
  514,000       3.125       07/16/22       531,548  
  640,000       6.125     03/30/40       890,266  
  470,000       4.375     04/22/49       554,397  
     

 

 

 
        1,976,211  

 

 

 
Wireless – 0.5%  
 

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  532,000       2.950     02/19/23       557,990  
  1,000,000       3.750     01/16/24       1,090,136  
  50,000       4.125     05/30/25       56,132  
  700,000       5.250     05/30/48       884,833  
  500,000       4.875     06/19/49       599,303  
  500,000       4.250     09/17/50       552,648  
     

 

 

 
        3,741,042  

 

 

 
Wirelines – 0.4%  
 

Orange SA (France)

 
  430,000       9.000     03/01/31       681,739  
  260,000       5.375     01/13/42       344,766  
 

Telefonica Emisiones SA (Spain)

 
  200,000       4.103     03/08/27       226,625  
  100,000       7.045     06/20/36       142,031  
  500,000       4.665     03/06/38       566,798  
  600,000       5.213     03/08/47       706,500  
  415,000       4.895     03/06/48       477,436  
     

 

 

 
        3,145,895  

 

 

 
  TOTAL FOREIGN CORPORATE DEBT  
  (Cost $131,614,215)     $ 134,400,964  

 

 

 
     

 

Shares   Dividend
Rate
    Value  
Investment Company – 0.3%(c)  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

 

2,536,790     0.036   $ 2,536,790  
(Cost $2,536,790)

 

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.2%

 

(Cost $741,048,856)

 

  $ 753,318,347  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 0.8%

 

 

    5,845,182  

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

  $ 759,163,529  

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

(a)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on February 28, 2021.

(b)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

(c)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

CMT

 

— Constant Maturity Treasury Index

GMTN

 

— Global Medium Term Note

LIBOR

 

— London Interbank Offered Rate

LP

 

— Limited Partnership

MTN

 

— Medium Term Note

PLC

 

— Public Limited Company

REIT

 

— Real Estate Investment Trust

SOFR

 

— Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS TREASURY 0-1 YEAR ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate(a)
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills – 84.7%         
 

U.S. Cash Management Bill

   
$ 295,555,700       0.041     06/29/21     $ 295,523,189  
 

U.S. Treasury Bills

   
  617,710,900       0.033       04/15/21       617,687,736  
  1,620,000       0.023       05/27/21       1,619,883  
  122,145,500       0.039       05/27/21       122,136,644  
  71,296,900       0.075       05/27/21       71,291,731  
  65,009,700       0.083       05/27/21       65,004,987  
  143,197,500       0.090       05/27/21       143,187,118  
  1,190,000       0.030       07/22/21       1,189,799  
  81,418,200       0.049       07/22/21       81,404,455  
  182,776,100       0.072       07/22/21       182,745,244  
  145,372,600       0.049       08/19/21       145,338,074  
  168,000       0.035       10/07/21       167,959  
  728,000       0.099       10/07/21       727,822  
  26,134,600       0.122       10/07/21       26,128,211  
  560,000       0.053       12/30/21       559,702  
  86,069,500       0.084       12/30/21       86,023,711  

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS  
  (Cost $1,840,640,606)       $ 1,840,736,265  

 

 

 
     
U.S. Treasury Notes – 15.8%         
 

U.S. Treasury Notes

   
$ 73,826,000       2.750     09/15/21     $ 74,899,933  
  79,688,500       2.000       10/31/21       80,721,103  
  73,791,200       2.875       11/15/21       75,249,275  
  96,470,700       2.500       01/15/22       98,502,911  
  13,989,000       2.500       02/15/22       14,312,224  

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES  
  (Cost $343,618,754)       $ 343,685,446  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.5%  
  (Cost $2,184,259,360)       $ 2,184,421,711  

 

 

 
 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF

    ASSETS – (0.5)%

 

 

    (11,559,828

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%       $ 2,172,861,883  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

(a)

  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.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   49


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS U.S. AGGREGATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
U.S. Treasury Notes – 34.5%  
 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 
$ 2,900,000       1.375     08/31/23     $ 2,983,149  
  7,060,000       2.125     02/29/24       7,441,406  
  7,250,000       2.500     01/31/25       7,804,512  
  8,450,000       2.000     02/15/25       8,932,904  
  10,450,000       2.125     05/31/26       11,146,394  
  8,180,000       2.000     11/15/26       8,666,007  
  5,990,000       2.750     02/15/28       6,630,883  
  3,090,000       2.875     08/15/28       3,455,368  
  1,650,000       2.375     05/15/29       1,788,059  
  3,275,000       1.500     02/15/30       3,309,157  

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES  
  (Cost $63,301,665)     $ 62,157,839  

 

 

 
     
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 27.1%  
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 
$ 800,943       4.500     07/01/48     $ 873,583  
 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 
  1,000,000       1.750     07/02/24       1,044,703  
  600,000       1.500     TBA-15yr (a)      605,156  
  1,600,000       2.000     TBA-15yr (a)      1,651,250  
  2,000,000       2.500     TBA-15yr (a)      2,089,844  
  1,300,000       3.000     TBA-15yr (a)      1,373,125  
  500,000       3.500     TBA-15yr (a)      532,656  
  198,522       4.500     06/01/48       216,189  
  100,000       5.000     12/01/48       110,439  
  370,865       5.000     12/01/49       410,818  
  94,593       4.500     01/01/50       103,144  
  400,001       5.000     04/01/50       441,633  
  299,512       4.500     10/01/50       328,945  
  3,000,000       3.500     TBA-30yr (a)      3,182,578  
  600,000       2.500     TBA-30yr (a)      619,781  
  100,000       5.000     TBA-30yr (a)      110,531  
  800,000       1.500       TBA-30yr (a)      781,750  
  5,500,000       2.000     TBA-30yr (a)      5,531,367  
  7,600,000       3.000     TBA-30yr (a)      7,944,969  
  3,100,000       3.500     TBA-30yr (a)      3,285,758  
  4,600,000       4.000     TBA-30yr (a)      4,938,891  
  600,000       4.500     TBA-30yr (a)      652,313  
 

Government National Mortgage Association

 
  98,656       5.000     05/20/49       108,149  
  767,209       3.000     09/20/49       802,358  
  385,205       4.500     03/20/50       415,208  
  175,424       5.000     05/20/50       192,113  
  578,880       4.000     09/20/50       620,126  
  500,000       2.000     TBA-30yr (a)      505,937  
  200,000       2.500     TBA-30yr (a)      206,969  
  3,600,000       3.500     TBA-30yr (a)      3,805,875  
  1,400,000       4.000     TBA-30yr (a)      1,493,515  
  500,000       4.500     TBA-30yr (a)      538,594  
  3,300,000       3.000     TBA-30yr (a)      3,432,258  

 

 

 
  TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES  
  (Cost $49,218,069)     $ 48,950,525  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – 24.6%  
Aerospace & Defense – 0.4%  
 

General Dynamics Corp.

 
15,000       3.625       04/01/30     17,027  
 

Hexcel Corp.

 
  40,000       4.200       02/15/27       42,778  
 

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

 
  80,000       4.200     05/01/30       91,485  
 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 
  80,000       3.550     01/15/26       88,958  
  50,000       4.500       05/15/36       62,165  
  15,000       3.800     03/01/45       16,937  
  40,000       2.800     06/15/50       38,378  
 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

 
  40,000       4.030     10/15/47       45,176  
 

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.

 
  100,000       7.875     03/01/26       129,241  
 

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

 
  30,000       4.450     11/16/38       35,617  
  80,000       4.875     10/15/40       100,273  
 

Textron, Inc.

 
  80,000       3.000     06/01/30       82,671  
     

 

 

 
        750,706  

 

 

 
Banks – 4.1%        
 

American Express Co.

 
  80,000       3.625     12/05/24       88,465  
 

Bank of America Corp.

 
  40,000       4.100     07/24/23       43,606  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.780%)

 
  100,000       3.550 (b)      03/05/24       106,151  
 

(SOFR + 2.150%)

 
  200,000       2.592 (b)      04/29/31       205,152  
  100,000       7.750     05/14/38       158,558  
 

Bank of America Corp., GMTN

 
  40,000       3.300     01/11/23       42,219  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.930%)

 
  100,000       2.816 (b)      07/21/23       103,310  
 

Bank of America Corp., Series L

 
  125,000       4.750     04/21/45       160,005  
 

Bank of America Corp., MTN

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.160%)

 
  80,000       3.124 (b)      01/20/23       81,895  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.060%)

 
  80,000       3.559 (b)      04/23/27       87,998  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.990%)

 
  200,000       2.496 (b)      02/13/31       204,044  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 3.150%)

 
  300,000       4.083 (b)      03/20/51       345,776  
 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

 
  40,000       3.400     05/15/24       43,634  
 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), MTN

 
  40,000       2.950     01/29/23       41,951  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.069%)

 
  100,000       3.442 (b)      02/07/28       111,811  
  90,000       3.300     08/23/29       98,870  
 

Capital One Financial Corp.

 
  120,000       4.200       10/29/25       134,406  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS U.S. AGGREGATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

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

Citigroup, Inc.

 
$ 50,000       3.875 %       10/25/23     $ 54,479  
  40,000       4.125     07/25/28       45,209  
 

(SOFR + 1.146%)

 
  150,000       2.666 (b)      01/29/31       153,725  
 

(SOFR + 2.107%)

 
  200,000       2.572 (b)      06/03/31       203,585  
  40,000       6.000     10/31/33       53,148  
  80,000       5.875     01/30/42       113,128  
  15,000       4.750     05/18/46       18,311  
  80,000       4.650     07/23/48       101,157  
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 
  100,000       4.500     01/24/22       103,766  
  40,000       3.875     02/01/24       43,836  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.730%)

 
  80,000       3.559 (b)      04/23/24       84,969  
 

(SOFR + 1.585%)

 
  40,000       2.005 (b)      03/13/26       41,367  
  80,000       4.250     10/01/27       92,571  
 

(SOFR + 1.510%)

 
  90,000       2.739 (b)      10/15/30       94,389  
 

(SOFR + 3.790%)

 
  160,000       4.493 (b)      03/24/31       189,195  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.360%)

 
  200,000       3.882 (b)      07/24/38       228,110  
  15,000       5.400     01/06/42       20,736  
  40,000       4.850       02/01/44       51,938  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.380%)

 
  40,000       3.964 (b)      11/15/48       46,169  
 

(SOFR + 2.440%)

 
  80,000       3.109 (b)      04/22/51       80,791  
 

KeyCorp, MTN

 
  120,000       4.100     04/30/28       137,987  
  80,000       2.550     10/01/29       83,136  
 

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.

 
  280,000       3.400     08/17/27       310,787  
 

Morgan Stanley

 
  80,000       4.300     01/27/45       97,463  
  75,000       4.375     01/22/47       92,388  
 

Morgan Stanley, GMTN

 
  300,000       3.700     10/23/24       331,085  
  120,000       4.350     09/08/26       137,614  
 

(SOFR + 1.143%)

 
  200,000       2.699 (b)      01/22/31       207,591  
 

Northern Trust Corp.

 
  15,000       3.950     10/30/25       16,831  
  100,000       3.650     08/03/28       112,564  
  150,000       3.150     05/03/29       164,310  
 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

 
  80,000       3.900     04/29/24       87,999  
  200,000       3.450     04/23/29       223,156  
 

State Street Corp.

 
  160,000       2.400     01/24/30       167,330  
 

Truist Bank

 
  40,000       3.200       04/01/24       43,134  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Banks – (continued)        
 

Truist Financial Corp.

 
40,000       2.700       01/27/22     40,810  
 

Truist Financial Corp., MTN

 
  100,000       3.050     06/20/22       103,386  
  80,000       3.875     03/19/29       90,578  
 

US Bancorp

 
  15,000       2.400     07/30/24       15,908  
 

US Bancorp, MTN

 
  40,000       2.950     07/15/22       41,362  
  80,000       3.900       04/26/28       91,711  
  80,000       3.000     07/30/29       86,015  
  80,000       1.375     07/22/30       76,096  
 

US Bancorp, Series X

 
  150,000       3.150     04/27/27       165,749  
 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 
  100,000       3.069     01/24/23       102,433  
 

(SOFR + 2.530%)

 
  200,000       3.068 (b)      04/30/41       203,976  
 

Wells Fargo & Co., MTN

 
  100,000       2.625     07/22/22       103,199  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 4.240%)

 
  200,000       5.013 (b)      04/04/51       265,658  
     

 

 

 
        7,478,686  

 

 

 
Basic Industry – 0.6%        
 

Albemarle Corp.

 
  80,000       4.150     12/01/24       88,684  
 

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

 
  60,000       3.600     11/15/50       61,343  
 

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

 
  120,000       2.169     05/01/23       120,569  
  54,000       4.205     11/15/23       59,267  
  15,000       5.419     11/15/48       19,548  
 

Ecolab, Inc.

 
  40,000       2.375     08/10/22       41,105  
  15,000       3.950     12/01/47       17,229  
 

Georgia-Pacific LLC

 
  10,000       8.000     01/15/24       12,065  
 

International Paper Co.

 
  15,000       4.400     08/15/47       17,907  
  15,000       4.350     08/15/48       18,081  
 

Linde, Inc.

 
  100,000       1.100     08/10/30       93,047  
 

LYB International Finance III LLC

 
  80,000       3.625     04/01/51       80,110  
 

Mosaic Co. (The)

 
  80,000       4.875     11/15/41       89,871  
 

PPG Industries, Inc.

 
  15,000       3.750       03/15/28       17,178  
 

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

 
  280,000       2.750     06/01/22       287,186  
 

Westlake Chemical Corp.

 
  40,000       3.600     08/15/26       43,850  
     

 

 

 
        1,067,040  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   51


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS U.S. AGGREGATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Broadcasting – 0.1%        
 

Discovery Communications LLC

 
$ 80,000       4.125 %       05/15/29     $ 90,297  
  40,000       3.625     05/15/30       43,789  
 

Fox Corp.

 
  40,000       4.030     01/25/24       43,712  
  40,000       4.709     01/25/29       46,666  
  40,000       5.576     01/25/49       52,371  
     

 

 

 
        276,835  

 

 

 
Brokerage – 0.4%        
 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

 
  160,000       3.300     06/15/30       169,374  
 

BlackRock, Inc.

 
  15,000       3.250     04/30/29       16,675  
  15,000       1.900     01/28/31       14,827  
 

CME Group, Inc.

 
  15,000       5.300     09/15/43       20,868  
 

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

 
  80,000       4.500     06/20/28       93,001  
 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

 
  160,000       4.000     10/15/23       174,313  
  15,000       3.000     06/15/50       14,264  
  10,000       3.000     09/15/60       9,409  
 

Jefferies Group LLC

 
  20,000       6.500     01/20/43       25,909  
 

Jefferies Group LLC / Jefferies Group Capital Finance, Inc.

 
  40,000       4.150     01/23/30       45,154  
 

Legg Mason, Inc.

 
  15,000       5.625     01/15/44       20,413  
 

Nasdaq, Inc.

 
  80,000       3.250     04/28/50       78,517  
 

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

 
  15,000       4.950       07/15/46       18,914  
     

 

 

 
        701,638  

 

 

 
Building Materials – 0.1%        
 

Mohawk Industries, Inc.

 
  120,000       3.850     02/01/23       126,819  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 1.0%        
 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., MTN

 
  80,000       2.850     06/01/22       82,524  
 

Caterpillar, Inc.

 
  50,000       3.803     08/15/42       58,003  
 

Cummins, Inc.

 
  60,000       0.750     09/01/25       59,583  
 

Deere & Co.

 
  40,000       2.875     09/07/49       40,053  
 

Eaton Corp.

 
  70,000       2.750     11/02/22       72,803  
 

Emerson Electric Co.

 
  80,000       1.950     10/15/30       80,701  
  15,000       6.000     08/15/32       20,066  
 

Fortive Corp.

 
  15,000       4.300     06/15/46       17,375  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Capital Goods – (continued)        
 

General Electric Co.

 
100,000       2.700       10/09/22     103,735  
  80,000       4.500     03/11/44       90,837  
 

General Electric Co., MTN

 
  160,000       5.550       01/05/26       189,963  
 

Honeywell International, Inc.

 
  100,000       2.700     08/15/29       106,580  
 

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

 
  15,000       3.900     09/01/42       17,839  
 

John Deere Capital Corp., MTN

 
  40,000       2.650     01/06/22       40,822  
  80,000       2.450     01/09/30       83,800  
 

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

 
  80,000       4.400     03/15/29       90,211  
 

Lennox International, Inc.

 
  80,000       1.700     08/01/27       80,219  
 

Otis Worldwide Corp.

 
  60,000       2.293     04/05/27       62,590  
 

Parker-Hannifin Corp., MTN

 
  15,000       4.200       11/21/34       17,665  
 

Republic Services, Inc.

 
  22,000       4.750     05/15/23       23,841  
 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

 
  15,000       4.200     03/01/49       18,411  
 

Waste Connections, Inc.

 
  40,000       3.050     04/01/50       39,015  
 

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

 
  30,000       4.400     03/15/24       32,780  
  100,000       3.200     06/15/25       106,427  
  140,000       3.450     11/15/26       150,900  
 

WW Grainger, Inc.

 
  120,000       1.850     02/15/25       124,682  
 

Xylem, Inc.

 
  15,000       3.250     11/01/26       16,481  
     

 

 

 
        1,827,906  

 

 

 
Communications – 1.1%        
 

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter
Communications Operating Capital

 
 
  90,000       4.200     03/15/28       100,494  
  40,000       6.484     10/23/45       53,415  
  40,000       5.375     05/01/47       46,658  
  40,000       5.125     07/01/49       45,800  
  40,000       6.834     10/23/55       55,605  
 

Comcast Corp.

 
  75,000       3.300     04/01/27       82,723  
  50,000       3.150     02/15/28       54,467  
  300,000       2.650     02/01/30       313,121  
  80,000       4.400     08/15/35       96,001  
  60,000       4.000     08/15/47       68,553  
  25,000       3.969     11/01/47       28,279  
  75,000       4.000     03/01/48       85,229  
  40,000       3.999     11/01/49       45,749  
  80,000       2.800     01/15/51       74,317  
 

Omnicom Group, Inc.

 
  80,000       4.200     06/01/30       92,053  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS U.S. AGGREGATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Communications – (continued)        
 

Time Warner Cable LLC

 
$ 15,000       5.875 %       11/15/40     $ 18,832  
  15,000       5.500       09/01/41       18,169  
 

TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp.

 
  15,000       4.375     08/16/41       17,826  
 

ViacomCBS, Inc.

 
  15,000       3.375     03/01/22       15,324  
  80,000       3.875     04/01/24       86,861  
  80,000       4.000     01/15/26       89,489  
  11,000       6.875     04/30/36       15,477  
  15,000       4.900     08/15/44       17,623  
 

Walt Disney Co. (The)

 
  80,000       3.000     09/15/22       83,294  
  80,000       2.000     09/01/29       80,573  
  80,000       3.800     03/22/30       91,314  
  90,000       3.500     05/13/40       97,435  
  15,000       4.750     09/15/44       18,873  
  50,000       3.600     01/13/51       53,963  
     

 

 

 
        1,947,517  

 

 

 
Consumer Cyclical – 2.5%        
 

Amazon.com, Inc.

 
  80,000       4.050     08/22/47       94,708  
  15,000       2.500     06/03/50       13,708  
 

American Honda Finance Corp., MTN

 
  100,000       2.200     06/27/22       102,408  
 

Aptiv PLC

 
  40,000       4.250     01/15/26       45,307  
 

BorgWarner, Inc.

 
  100,000       3.375     03/15/25       108,756  
 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

 
  40,000       3.000     05/18/27       43,923  
 

Dollar General Corp.

 
  200,000       3.500     04/03/30       218,606  
 

DR Horton, Inc.

 
  80,000       2.500     10/15/24       84,531  
  120,000       2.600     10/15/25       126,985  
  100,000       1.400     10/15/27       98,647  
 

eBay, Inc.

 
  15,000       4.000     07/15/42       16,590  
 

General Motors Co.

 
  100,000       5.400       10/02/23       111,509  
  40,000       5.950     04/01/49       52,191  
 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

 
  120,000       3.150     06/30/22       123,830  
  40,000       3.700     05/09/23       42,408  
  100,000       4.250     05/15/23       107,376  
  100,000       2.900     02/26/25       106,050  
  80,000       3.850     01/05/28       87,236  
 

Global Payments, Inc.

 
  120,000       4.800     04/01/26       138,505  
 

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

 
  40,000       2.625     06/01/22       41,094  
  90,000       3.350     09/15/25       99,132  
  80,000       2.950     06/15/29       86,478  
  80,000       4.200     04/01/43       95,323  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Consumer Cyclical – (continued)        
 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

 
80,000       3.120       04/15/22     82,137  
  40,000       3.650     04/05/29       44,711  
  30,000       3.000     10/15/50       28,311  
 

Marriott International, Inc., Series EE

 
  50,000       5.750     05/01/25       57,637  
 

Mastercard, Inc.

 
  80,000       2.000     03/03/25       82,972  
  15,000       3.300     03/26/27       16,611  
 

McDonald’s Corp., MTN

 
  45,000       4.700     12/09/35       55,384  
  60,000       4.450     09/01/48       71,691  
 

NIKE, Inc.

 
  100,000       2.250     05/01/23       103,782  
  20,000       3.375     03/27/50       21,638  
 

NVR, Inc.

 
  80,000       3.000     05/15/30       84,745  
 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

 
  80,000       4.200     04/01/30       91,989  
 

Starbucks Corp.

 
  250,000       3.800     08/15/25       278,696  
 

Target Corp.

 
  160,000       3.500     07/01/24       175,515  
  15,000       3.900       11/15/47       17,884  
 

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

 
  80,000       3.750     04/15/27       90,220  
 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

 
  40,000       3.650     01/08/29       45,300  
 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., MTN

 
  100,000       2.650     04/12/22       102,656  
  80,000       1.150     05/26/22       80,824  
  100,000       0.350     10/14/22       100,068  
  80,000       3.375     04/01/30       88,274  
 

Visa, Inc.

 
  50,000       0.750     08/15/27       48,362  
  40,000       4.300     12/14/45       49,524  
 

Walmart, Inc.

 
  100,000       3.300     04/22/24       107,960  
  180,000       3.550     06/26/25       199,577  
  150,000       3.050     07/08/26       164,629  
  50,000       7.550     02/15/30       72,854  
  40,000       4.750     10/02/43       51,421  
 

Western Union Co. (The)

 
  40,000       6.200     11/17/36       50,128  
     

 

 

 
        4,510,801  

 

 

 
Consumer Noncyclical – 2.3%        
 

Abbott Laboratories

 
  80,000       3.875     09/15/25       89,430  
  200,000       4.750     11/30/36       258,159  
  75,000       6.000     04/01/39       108,658  
 

AbbVie, Inc.

 
  200,000       3.450     03/15/22       205,461  
  90,000       3.600     05/14/25       98,474  
  80,000       4.550     03/15/35       96,142  
  40,000       4.500     05/14/35       47,378  
  60,000       4.850     06/15/44       74,165  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   53


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS U.S. AGGREGATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Consumer Noncyclical – (continued)        
 

AbbVie, Inc. – (continued)

 
$ 15,000       4.700 %       05/14/45     $ 17,922  
  50,000       4.250     11/21/49       57,577  
 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

 
  120,000       2.750     09/15/29       125,628  
 

Altria Group, Inc.

 
  115,000       3.400       05/06/30       122,368  
  40,000       5.375     01/31/44       47,476  
 

Amgen, Inc.

 
  250,000       2.600     08/19/26       266,039  
  160,000       2.450     02/21/30       163,550  
 

Becton Dickinson and Co.

 
  80,000       3.794     05/20/50       87,680  
 

Biogen, Inc.

 
  80,000       3.150     05/01/50       75,324  
 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 
  350,000       0.750     11/13/25       346,381  
  200,000       2.350     11/13/40       188,488  
  150,000       5.000     08/15/45       199,536  
 

Cardinal Health, Inc.

 
  100,000       3.200     06/15/22       103,442  
 

Centene Corp.

 
  15,000       4.625     12/15/29       16,162  
  15,000       3.375     02/15/30       15,413  
  75,000       3.000     10/15/30       76,875  
 

Eli Lilly and Co.

 
  250,000       3.375     03/15/29       277,899  
 

Equifax, Inc.

 
  40,000       3.250     06/01/26       43,152  
 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 
  60,000       4.500     02/01/45       70,772  
 

Johnson & Johnson

 
  100,000       0.550     09/01/25       98,400  
  15,000       0.950     09/01/27       14,684  
  90,000       2.900     01/15/28       98,379  
  25,000       3.625     03/03/37       28,942  
  35,000       3.700     03/01/46       39,906  
 

Kroger Co. (The)

 
  15,000       4.450     02/01/47       17,472  
 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 
  60,000       3.600     09/15/42       66,941  
  20,000       3.700     02/10/45       22,315  
 

Mylan, Inc.

 
  40,000       5.400     11/29/43       48,637  
 

Pfizer, Inc.

 
  40,000       0.800       05/28/25       39,778  
  10,000       4.100     09/15/38       11,804  
  40,000       2.700     05/28/50       37,817  
 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 
  40,000       3.250     11/10/24       43,579  
  15,000       4.375     11/15/41       17,304  
  15,000       4.875     11/15/43       18,336  
  10,000       4.250     11/10/44       11,415  
 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

 
  200,000       2.950     09/19/26       215,770  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Consumer Noncyclical – (continued)        
 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

 
40,000       4.800       11/18/44     44,906  
 

Wyeth LLC

 
  10,000       6.500     02/01/34       14,849  
     

 

 

 
        4,170,785  

 

 

 
Consumer Products – 0.1%        
 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

 
  15,000       3.700     08/01/47       17,604  
 

Colgate-Palmolive Co., MTN

 
  40,000       4.000     08/15/45       48,953  
 

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

 
  40,000       2.150     08/11/22       41,118  
 

Whirlpool Corp., MTN

 
  15,000       5.150     03/01/43       18,059  
     

 

 

 
        125,734  

 

 

 
Distributors – 0.1%        
 

PACCAR Financial Corp., MTN

 
  100,000       2.650     04/06/23       104,668  

 

 

 
Electric – 1.8%        
 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

 
  40,000       3.250     03/01/50       38,348  
 

American Electric Power Co., Inc., Series J

 
  36,000       4.300     12/01/28       41,136  
 

Atmos Energy Corp.

 
  40,000       4.150     01/15/43       45,825  
  40,000       3.375     09/15/49       41,270  
 

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

 
  40,000       4.500     02/01/45       47,804  
  40,000       4.250 (c)      10/15/50       46,834  
 

Black Hills Corp.

 
  15,000       4.350     05/01/33       17,339  
 

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC

 
  80,000       3.375     09/15/29       83,030  
 

Cleco Power LLC

 
  15,000       6.000     12/01/40       19,051  
 

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.

 
  40,000       4.625     12/01/54       49,167  
 

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., Series 08-B

 
  10,000       6.750     04/01/38       14,571  
 

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., Series 12-A

 
  40,000       4.200     03/15/42       46,182  
 

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., Series A

 
  15,000       4.125     05/15/49       16,899  
 

Consumers Energy Co.

 
  15,000       4.350     04/15/49       18,597  
 

Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.

 
  80,000       5.100     06/01/65       114,420  
 

Dominion Energy, Inc.

 
  80,000       4.250     06/01/28       92,186  
 

Dominion Energy, Inc., Series B

 
  80,000       2.750     01/15/22       81,494  
 

DTE Electric Co.

 
  15,000       3.700     03/15/45       16,562  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS U.S. AGGREGATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Electric – (continued)        
 

DTE Electric Co., Series A

 
$ 40,000       4.000 %       04/01/43     $ 46,091  
 

DTE Energy Co., Series C

 
  80,000       2.529     10/01/24       84,646  
 

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC

 
  40,000       3.950     03/15/48       45,083  
 

Duke Energy Corp.

 
  80,000       2.400     08/15/22       82,174  
 

Duke Energy Indiana LLC

 
  90,000       6.350     08/15/38       129,084  
  40,000       6.450     04/01/39       58,458  
 

Duke Energy Progress LLC

 
  15,000       4.100     05/15/42       17,223  
 

Eastern Energy Gas Holdings LLC

 
  15,000       4.600       12/15/44       17,512  
 

Entergy Louisiana LLC

 
  15,000       4.200     04/01/50       17,739  
 

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.

 
  40,000       4.250     12/01/45       46,634  
 

Evergy Metro, Inc., Series 2019

 
  15,000       4.125     04/01/49       17,383  
 

Eversource Energy

 
  60,000       3.450     01/15/50       62,264  
 

FirstEnergy Corp., Series B

 
  120,000       4.250     03/15/23       127,447  
 

Florida Power & Light Co.

 
  15,000       3.125     12/01/25       16,313  
  80,000       4.950     06/01/35       104,025  
  15,000       4.125     02/01/42       17,848  
 

Georgia Power Co., Series B

 
  15,000       3.700     01/30/50       15,830  
 

Interstate Power and Light Co.

 
  40,000       3.500     09/30/49       41,664  
 

Kentucky Utilities Co.

 
  40,000       3.300     06/01/50       40,319  
 

MidAmerican Energy Co.

 
  15,000       3.150     04/15/50       15,144  
 

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.

 
  280,000       2.900     04/01/22       287,655  
 

NSTAR Electric Co.

 
  15,000       3.200     05/15/27       16,533  
 

Ohio Power Co., Series D

 
  15,000       6.600     03/01/33       20,716  
 

Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co.

 
  40,000       3.900     05/01/43       43,835  
 

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC

 
  100,000       3.800     06/01/49       114,185  
 

ONE Gas, Inc.

 
  40,000       4.658     02/01/44       47,727  
 

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

 
  50,000       4.550     07/01/30       55,699  
  15,000       4.500     12/15/41       15,092  
  60,000       4.950     07/01/50       64,912  
 

PacifiCorp

 
  57,000       2.950       02/01/22       58,037  
  35,000       6.250     10/15/37       48,987  
  40,000       4.150       02/15/50       47,045  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Electric – (continued)        
 

PPL Capital Funding, Inc.

 
25,000       5.000       03/15/44     30,383  
 

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.

 
  40,000       4.125     06/15/44       46,208  
 

Public Service Co. of Colorado, Series 36

 
  80,000       2.700     01/15/51       76,241  
 

Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

 
  55,000       4.223     06/15/48       65,839  
 

Sempra Energy

 
  15,000       6.000     10/15/39       20,204  
 

Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp.

 
  15,000       3.950     10/01/46       16,221  
 

Union Electric Co.

 
  42,000       3.500     03/15/29       46,961  
  40,000       2.950     03/15/30       43,294  
 

Virginia Electric and Power Co., Series B

 
  15,000       3.800     09/15/47       16,727  
 

Virginia Electric and Power Co., Series C

 
  80,000       4.000     11/15/46       92,186  
 

Wisconsin Electric Power Co.

 
  40,000       4.300     12/15/45       46,509  
 

Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

 
  10,000       3.300     09/01/49       10,499  
 

Xcel Energy, Inc.

 
  40,000       3.500     12/01/49       41,886  
     

 

 

 
        3,207,177  

 

 

 
Energy – 1.3%        
 

BP Capital Markets America, Inc.

 
  190,000       4.234     11/06/28       219,575  
  40,000       2.772     11/10/50       34,883  
 

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC

 
  80,000       5.875     03/31/25       91,800  
  40,000       5.125     06/30/27       46,650  
 

Chevron Corp.

 
  100,000       2.236     05/11/30       101,454  
 

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC

 
  15,000       8.375       06/15/32       21,350  
 

Energy Transfer Operating LP

 
  40,000       3.750     05/15/30       41,980  
 

Energy Transfer Partners LP / Regency Energy Finance Corp.

 
  100,000       5.875     03/01/22       103,935  
  120,000       4.500     11/01/23       130,140  
 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

 
  40,000       4.850     08/15/42       47,265  
  80,000       4.200     01/31/50       86,047  
 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Series D

 
  80,000       6.875     03/01/33       108,876  
 

EOG Resources, Inc.

 
  80,000       3.900     04/01/35       87,391  
 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 
  80,000       4.227     03/19/40       91,548  
  100,000       4.327     03/19/50       115,622  
 

Halliburton Co.

 
  50,000       5.000       11/15/45       57,625  
 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

 
  15,000       5.500       03/01/44       17,997  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   55


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS U.S. AGGREGATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Energy – (continued)        
 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, MTN

 
$ 40,000       6.950 %       01/15/38     $ 53,285  
 

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

 
  15,000       5.300     12/01/34       18,014  
 

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

 
  15,000       4.200     10/03/47       16,033  
 

MPLX LP

 
  100,000       2.650     08/15/30       99,875  
  40,000       4.700     04/15/48       42,816  
 

ONEOK Partners LP

 
  15,000       6.650     10/01/36       18,781  
 

ONEOK, Inc.

 
  80,000       2.200     09/15/25       82,502  
  40,000       5.200     07/15/48       43,820  
 

Ovintiv Exploration, Inc.

 
  40,000       5.375     01/01/26       44,200  
 

Ovintiv, Inc.

 
  40,000       8.125     09/15/30       53,395  
 

Phillips 66

 
  40,000       4.300       04/01/22       41,850  
 

Phillips 66 Partners LP

 
  80,000       4.680     02/15/45       84,822  
 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

 
  120,000       5.750     05/15/24       136,500  
  110,000       5.625     03/01/25       126,555  
  40,000       4.200     03/15/28       44,700  
 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC

 
  50,000       5.400     08/15/41       60,119  
  40,000       3.950     05/15/50       42,461  
     

 

 

 
        2,413,866  

 

 

 
Financial Company – 0.6%  
 

Air Lease Corp.

 
  26,000       3.500     01/15/22       26,681  
  300,000       2.875     01/15/26       311,523  
 

Aircastle Ltd.

 
  80,000       5.000     04/01/23       85,685  
  15,000       4.250     06/15/26       15,851  
 

Ally Financial, Inc.

 
  160,000       4.125     02/13/22       165,478  
  75,000       5.125     09/30/24       85,548  
 

Ares Capital Corp.

 
  65,000       3.625     01/19/22       66,521  
  80,000       3.250     07/15/25       83,517  
 

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.

 
  200,000       4.418     11/15/35       226,970  
     

 

 

 
        1,067,774  

 

 

 
Food and Beverage – 1.2%  
 

Campbell Soup Co.

 
  40,000       4.800     03/15/48       48,670  
 

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

 
  175,000       1.750     09/06/24       182,294  
 

Conagra Brands, Inc.

 
  80,000       4.600     11/01/25       91,841  
 

Constellation Brands, Inc.

 
  40,000       3.150     08/01/29       42,661  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Food and Beverage – (continued)  
 

Flowers Foods, Inc.

 
20,000       4.375       04/01/22     20,620  
 

General Mills, Inc.

 
  80,000       2.875       04/15/30       84,299  
  255,000       4.550     04/17/38       311,218  
  15,000       4.150     02/15/43       17,514  
 

Hershey Co. (The)

 
  80,000       3.375     08/15/46       84,955  
 

J M Smucker Co. (The)

 
  15,000       4.375     03/15/45       17,240  
 

Kellogg Co.

 
  80,000       2.650     12/01/23       84,668  
 

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

 
  160,000       4.417     05/25/25       180,762  
 

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

 
  100,000       3.950     07/15/25       111,431  
  150,000       3.000     06/01/26       158,119  
  95,000       4.625     01/30/29       109,416  
  15,000       5.000     07/15/35       18,069  
 

McCormick & Co., Inc.

 
  160,000       2.700     08/15/22       165,053  
 

Molson Coors Beverage Co.

 
  160,000       4.200     07/15/46       169,962  
 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 
  40,000       3.500     07/17/25       44,056  
  40,000       2.750     03/19/30       42,698  
  40,000       3.375     07/29/49       42,932  
 

Sysco Corp.

 
  80,000       2.400     02/15/30       81,015  
 

Tyson Foods, Inc.

 
  40,000       3.550     06/02/27       44,283  
     

 

 

 
        2,153,776  

 

 

 
Hardware – 0.1%  
 

Micron Technology, Inc.

 
  120,000       4.185     02/15/27       136,200  

 

 

 
Healthcare – 1.1%  
 

Aetna, Inc.

 
  40,000       4.750     03/15/44       47,831  
 

Anthem, Inc.

 
  15,000       4.650     08/15/44       18,183  
  40,000       4.850     08/15/54       48,197  
 

Cigna Corp.

 
  200,000       3.750       07/15/23       215,119  
 

CVS Health Corp.

 
  220,000       3.250     08/15/29       236,720  
  100,000       1.750     08/21/30       94,983  
  70,000       5.050     03/25/48       87,164  
  100,000       4.250     04/01/50       114,825  
 

Evernorth Health, Inc.

 
  120,000       4.500     02/25/26       137,279  
 

HCA, Inc.

 
  150,000       4.750     05/01/23       162,937  
  40,000       5.250     04/15/25       46,100  
  40,000       4.500     02/15/27       45,700  
  60,000       4.125     06/15/29       67,800  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS U.S. AGGREGATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Healthcare – (continued)  
 

HCA, Inc. – (continued)

 
$ 40,000       5.500 %       06/15/47     $ 50,550  
 

Humana, Inc.

 
  40,000       3.950     08/15/49       44,824  
 

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

 
  120,000       2.800     06/30/31       125,552  
 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 
  250,000       3.750     07/15/25       278,592  
  11,000       5.800     03/15/36       15,103  
  80,000       2.750     05/15/40       78,495  
  40,000       5.950     02/15/41       56,307  
  40,000       3.750     10/15/47       44,250  
     

 

 

 
        2,016,511  

 

 

 
Insurance – 0.7%  
 

Allstate Corp. (The)

 
  15,000       4.200     12/15/46       18,036  
 

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

 
  15,000       3.635     06/30/50       15,595  
 

AXIS Specialty Finance LLC

 
  40,000       3.900     07/15/29       43,857  
 

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

 
  15,000       5.750     01/15/40       20,944  
  80,000       4.400     05/15/42       97,084  
 

Brown & Brown, Inc.

 
  80,000       4.200     09/15/24       89,188  
 

Chubb INA Holdings, Inc.

 
  150,000       3.350       05/03/26       164,822  
 

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

 
  80,000       6.920     05/15/28       102,815  
 

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

 
  80,000       5.250     05/30/29       94,300  
 

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

 
  30,000       3.600     08/19/49       32,093  
 

Lincoln National Corp.

 
  80,000       4.000     09/01/23       87,243  
  80,000       3.800     03/01/28       89,921  
 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

 
  80,000       3.500     06/03/24       86,579  
 

MetLife, Inc.

 
  80,000       4.600     05/13/46       100,811  
 

Progressive Corp. (The)

 
  15,000       4.200     03/15/48       18,190  
 

Prudential Financial, Inc., MTN

 
  15,000       6.625     06/21/40       21,820  
  15,000       4.350     02/25/50       17,835  
  60,000       3.700     03/13/51       65,185  
 

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

 
  40,000       3.750     05/15/46       45,095  
 

Voya Financial, Inc.(b)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 2.084%)

 
  40,000       4.700     01/23/48       41,478  
     

 

 

 
        1,252,891  

 

 

 
Metals – 0.1%  
 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 
  80,000       3.450     04/15/30       86,800  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Metals – (continued)  
 

Steel Dynamics, Inc. – (continued)

 
15,000       3.250       01/15/31     16,050  
     

 

 

 
        102,850  

 

 

 
Metals and Mining – 0.1%  
 

Newmont Corp.

 
  50,000       5.875     04/01/35       68,190  
 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

 
  80,000       4.500     04/15/23       85,831  
     

 

 

 
        154,021  

 

 

 
  Other – 0.0%  
 

Yale University, Series 2020

 
  80,000       2.402       04/15/50       74,946  

 

 

 
  REITs and Real Estate – 0.7%  
 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

 
  15,000       4.000     02/01/50       16,537  
 

Boston Properties LP

 
  100,000       4.500     12/01/28       115,987  
  80,000       3.400     06/21/29       85,348  
  90,000       2.900     03/15/30       92,949  
 

Camden Property Trust

 
  80,000       3.150     07/01/29       86,033  
 

Duke Realty LP

 
  80,000       4.000     09/15/28       90,781  
 

Equinix, Inc.

 
  80,000       5.375     05/15/27       86,700  
 

ERP Operating LP

 
  40,000       4.150     12/01/28       45,802  
 

GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc.

 
  150,000       5.375     11/01/23       164,060  
  40,000       5.750     06/01/28       46,796  
 

Kimco Realty Corp.

 
  40,000       3.400     11/01/22       41,715  
 

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

 
  40,000       3.625     10/01/29       41,481  
 

Prologis LP

 
  40,000       2.125     10/15/50       33,482  
 

Sabra Health Care LP

 
  30,000       5.125     08/15/26       33,843  
 

Welltower, Inc.

 
  200,000       4.250     04/15/28       226,863  
     

 

 

 
        1,208,377  

 

 

 
  Revenue – 0.0%  
 

California Institute of Technology

 
  15,000       3.650     09/01/19       16,352  
 

Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc., Series 2020

 
  15,000       2.675     09/01/41       14,569  
 

University of Chicago (The), Series 20B

 
  40,000       2.761     04/01/45       39,639  
     

 

 

 
        70,560  

 

 

 
  Software – 0.3%  
 

Oracle Corp.

 
  300,000       2.950       11/15/24       323,498  
  100,000       2.950     04/01/30       106,491  
  20,000       5.375     07/15/40       26,450  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   57


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS U.S. AGGREGATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Software – (continued)  
 

Oracle Corp. – (continued)

 
$ 50,000       4.375 %       05/15/55     $ 58,812  
  15,000       3.850     04/01/60       16,065  
 

salesforce.com, Inc.

 
  80,000       3.700     04/11/28       90,781  
     

 

 

 
        622,097  

 

 

 
  Technology – 2.2%  
 

Adobe, Inc.

 
  80,000       2.300     02/01/30       82,286  
 

Alphabet, Inc.

 
  15,000       1.998     08/15/26       15,744  
 

Apple, Inc.

 
  15,000       3.350     02/09/27       16,652  
  15,000       3.200     05/11/27       16,554  
  200,000       4.500     02/23/36       251,915  
  80,000       3.850     05/04/43       92,614  
  80,000       4.450     05/06/44       100,078  
 

Applied Materials, Inc.

 
  300,000       3.300     04/01/27       332,457  
 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

 
  15,000       1.250     09/01/30       14,221  
 

Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.

 
  160,000       3.625     01/15/24       172,172  
 

Broadcom, Inc.

 
  90,000       4.250     04/15/26       100,629  
  60,000       4.750     04/15/29       68,411  
  200,000       3.500  (c)      02/15/41       197,728  
 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 
  160,000       3.625     03/04/24       175,171  
 

Corning, Inc.

 
  45,000       4.375     11/15/57       50,791  
 

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp.

 
  100,000       5.450 (c)      06/15/23       109,731  
  100,000       6.020 (c)      06/15/26       119,422  
 

HP, Inc.

 
  15,000       6.000     09/15/41       19,109  
 

Intel Corp.

 
  120,000       2.875       05/11/24       128,418  
  200,000       3.700     07/29/25       222,306  
  80,000       3.734     12/08/47       88,862  
 

International Business Machines Corp.

 
  15,000       5.875     11/29/32       20,525  
  150,000       4.150     05/15/39       176,025  
  150,000       4.000     06/20/42       171,370  
 

Intuit, Inc.

 
  15,000       1.350     07/15/27       14,936  
 

Jabil, Inc.

 
  80,000       3.600     01/15/30       85,384  
 

KLA Corp.

 
  80,000       3.300     03/01/50       81,435  
 

Microsoft Corp.

 
  220,000       4.250     02/06/47       279,626  
  20,000       2.675     06/01/60       18,479  
 

NetApp, Inc.

 
  80,000       1.875     06/22/25       82,310  
 

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

 
  160,000       2.400     10/01/24       169,352  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Technology – (continued)  
 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 
200,000       4.300       05/20/47     243,125  
 

Seagate HDD Cayman(c)

 
  120,000       4.125     01/15/31       125,550  
 

VMware, Inc.

 
  80,000       4.700     05/15/30       93,188  
 

Xilinx, Inc.

 
  40,000       2.950     06/01/24       42,683  
     

 

 

 
        3,979,259  

 

 

 
Transportation – 0.6%        
 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

 
  50,000       5.750     05/01/40       68,800  
  25,000       5.150     09/01/43       32,994  
  40,000       3.900     08/01/46       45,706  
  40,000       4.125     06/15/47       47,158  
  40,000       4.150     12/15/48       47,521  
 

CSX Corp.

 
  80,000       4.100     03/15/44       90,598  
  40,000       4.300       03/01/48       47,316  
 

FedEx Corp.

 
  40,000       3.900     02/01/35       45,085  
  40,000       4.400     01/15/47       45,333  
  40,000       4.950     10/17/48       49,448  
 

Southwest Airlines Co.

 
  40,000       5.250     05/04/25       45,797  
 

Union Pacific Corp.

 
  40,000       3.700     03/01/29       44,698  
  120,000       3.799     10/01/51       133,194  
  80,000       3.839     03/20/60       88,722  
  15,000       3.750     02/05/70       16,152  
 

Union Pacific Railroad Co. Pass-Through Trust, Series 2015-1

 
  82,833       2.695     05/12/27       87,867  
 

United Parcel Service, Inc.

 
  40,000       3.625     10/01/42       44,449  
  15,000       4.250     03/15/49       18,121  
  15,000       5.300     04/01/50       20,511  
     

 

 

 
        1,019,470  

 

 

 
Water – 0.1%        
 

American Water Capital Corp.

 
  105,000       3.750     09/01/47       115,946  
  40,000       4.200     09/01/48       47,402  
     

 

 

 
        163,348  

 

 

 
Wireless – 0.9%        
 

American Tower Corp.

 
  20,000       3.100     06/15/50       18,683  
 

AT&T, Inc.

 
  80,000       4.350     03/01/29       91,704  
  80,000       4.300     02/15/30       91,041  
  100,000       5.250     03/01/37       123,178  
  120,000       3.500     06/01/41       120,042  
  180,000       4.650     06/01/44       202,654  
  50,000       3.500 (c)      09/15/53       45,580  
  150,000       3.550 (c)      09/15/55       136,023  
  50,000       3.650 (c)      09/15/59       45,798  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS U.S. AGGREGATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Wireless – (continued)        
 

Crown Castle International Corp.

 
$ 40,000       3.300     07/01/30     $ 43,022  
  40,000       4.150     07/01/50       43,905  
 

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

 
  90,000       3.500 (c)      04/15/25       97,090  
  60,000       3.750 (c)      04/15/27       66,057  
  30,000       4.375 (c)      04/15/40       33,425  
 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 
  75,000       4.329     09/21/28       86,723  
  100,000       3.150     03/22/30       106,311  
  21,000       4.500     08/10/33       24,926  
  100,000       4.272     01/15/36       114,630  
  80,000       5.500     03/16/47       106,552  
  40,000       4.522     09/15/48       46,754  
  40,000       4.000     03/22/50       43,572  
     

 

 

 
        1,687,670  

 

 

 
  TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS  
  (Cost $45,416,959)       $ 44,419,928  

 

 

 
     
U.S. Treasury Bonds – 6.8%         
 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   
$ 3,075,000       4.375     02/15/38     $ 4,203,621  
  2,755,000       3.875     08/15/40       3,593,446  
  1,450,000       2.500     02/15/45       1,540,795  
  810,000       2.500     05/15/46       860,150  
  2,250,000       2.000     02/15/50       2,159,297  

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BONDS  
  (Cost $13,573,961)       $ 12,357,309  

 

 

 
Foreign Corporate Debt – 4.3%         
Banks – 1.7%        
 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Spain)

 
$ 200,000       1.125 %     09/18/25     $ 198,551  
 

Bank of Montreal, MTN (Canada)

 
  200,000       2.900     03/26/22       205,671  
 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (Canada)

 
  105,000       2.700     03/07/22       107,668  
  200,000       3.400     02/11/24       216,300  
 

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  200,000       4.375     09/11/24       219,946  
  200,000       5.200       05/12/26       228,343  
 

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  (3M USD LIBOR + 1.211%)  
  350,000       3.803 (b)      03/11/25       380,027  
  200,000       6.500     09/15/37       275,533  
 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC(b) (United Kingdom)

 
  (US 1 Year CMT T-Note + 3.500%)  
  200,000       3.870     07/09/25       219,947  
 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

 
  200,000       3.850     03/01/26       224,825  
  100,000       3.741     03/07/29       111,783  
 

Natwest Group PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  100,000       6.000     12/19/23       113,749  
 

Royal Bank of Canada, GMTN (Canada)

 
  40,000       1.600     04/17/23       41,100  

 

 

 
Foreign Corporate Debt – (continued)         
Banks – (continued)        
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

 
$ 140,000       3.010 %     10/19/26     151,755  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)(b) (Canada)

 
  (5 Year USD Swap + 2.205%)  
  160,000       3.625     09/15/31       177,200  
 

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia)

 
  40,000       2.800     01/11/22       40,952  
  80,000       3.400     01/25/28       89,063  
 

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

 
  (5 Year USD Swap + 2.236%)  
  80,000       4.322     11/23/31       89,396  
     

 

 

 
        3,091,809  

 

 

 
Basic Industry – 0.0%        
 

Syngenta Finance NV (Switzerland)

 
  20,000       3.125     03/28/22       20,275  

 

 

 
Brokerage – 0.1%        
 

Brookfield Finance, Inc. (Canada)

 
  50,000       4.350     04/15/30       57,936  
  15,000       3.500     03/30/51       15,035  
     

 

 

 
        72,971  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 0.1%        
 

CNH Industrial NV (United Kingdom)

 
  80,000       4.500     08/15/23       87,190  

 

 

 
Communications – 0.0%  
 

RELX Capital, Inc. (United Kingdom)

 
  40,000       3.500       03/16/23       42,410  

 

 

 
Consumer Noncyclical – 0.5%  
 

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  80,000       3.375     11/16/25       87,938  
  150,000       0.700     04/08/26       145,361  
  15,000       4.375     11/16/45       18,030  
 

BAT Capital Corp. (United Kingdom)

 
  80,000       5.282     04/02/50       90,097  
 

Bayer US Finance II LLC (Germany)

 
  100,000       3.375 (c)      07/15/24       107,901  
  15,000       4.200 (c)      07/15/34       16,328  
 

GlaxoSmithKline Capital PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  100,000       3.000     06/01/24       107,447  
 

GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc. (United Kingdom)

 
  150,000       6.375     05/15/38       224,881  
  20,000       4.200     03/18/43       24,194  
 

Reynolds American, Inc. (United Kingdom)

 
  81,000       5.700     08/15/35       97,527  
     

 

 

 
        919,704  

 

 

 
Consumer Products – 0.0%  
 

Koninklijke Philips NV (Netherlands)

 
  15,000       6.875     03/11/38       22,556  

 

 

 
Energy – 0.3%  
 

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

 
  110,000       3.125     11/15/29       116,984  
 

Enbridge, Inc.(b), Series 16-A (Canada)

 
  (3M USD LIBOR + 3.890%)  
  15,000       6.000     01/15/77       15,825  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   59


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS U.S. AGGREGATE BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Foreign Corporate Debt – (continued)         
Energy – (continued)  
 

Total Capital International SA (France)

 
$ 100,000       3.127 %       05/29/50     $ 96,816  
 

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. (Canada)

 
  80,000       4.875       01/15/26       92,433  
  120,000       6.200     10/15/37       159,556  
     

 

 

 
        481,614  

 

 

 
Food and Beverage – 0.3%  
 

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

 
 
  80,000       4.900     02/01/46       95,646  
 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. (Belgium)

 
  15,000       4.700     02/01/36       17,954  
  100,000       4.900       02/01/46       119,120  
 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium)

 
  46,000       4.375     04/15/38       53,155  
  40,000       4.600     04/15/48       45,967  
  40,000       5.550     01/23/49       51,649  
  40,000       4.750     04/15/58       47,076  
     

 

 

 
        430,567  

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper – 0.1%  
 

Suzano Austria GmbH (Brazil)

 
  200,000       5.000     01/15/30       225,776  

 

 

 
Internet – 0.1%  
 

Baidu, Inc. (China)

 
  200,000       3.075     04/07/25       211,573  

 

 

 
Metals – 0.0%  
 

Arcelormittal SA (Luxembourg)

 
  15,000       4.250     07/16/29       16,669  
 

ArcelorMittal SA (Luxembourg)

 
  30,000       3.600     07/16/24       32,100  
     

 

 

 
        48,769  

 

 

 
Metals and Mining – 0.1%  
 

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd. (Australia)

 
  200,000       3.750     06/15/25       221,901  

 

 

 
Mining – 0.1%  
 

Southern Copper Corp. (Peru)

 
  55,000       3.875     04/23/25       60,408  
 

Vale Overseas Ltd. (Brazil)

 
  60,000       6.250     08/10/26       72,600  
  100,000       3.750     07/08/30       106,415  
     

 

 

 
        239,423  

 

 

 
Oil Company-Integrated – 0.3%  
 

Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico)

 
  300,000       3.500     01/30/23       303,509  
  250,000       5.950     01/28/31       241,374  
     

 

 

 
        544,883  

 

 

 
Technology – 0.1%  
 

NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC / NXP USA, Inc.(c) (Netherlands)

 
  120,000       3.400     05/01/30       130,317  

 

 

 
Telecommunications – 0.1%  
 

America Movil SAB de CV (Mexico)

 
  200,000       2.875       05/07/30       209,611  

 

 

 
Foreign Corporate Debt – (continued)  
Transportation – 0.0%  
 

Canadian National Railway Co. (Canada)

 
40,000       4.450       01/20/49     51,167  

 

 

 
Wireless – 0.3%  
 

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  80,000       2.500     09/26/22       82,558  
  80,000       2.950     02/19/23       83,908  
  250,000       4.125     05/30/25       280,662  
  50,000       5.250     05/30/48       63,202  
     

 

 

 
        510,330  

 

 

 
Wirelines – 0.1%  
 

Bell Canada (Canada)

 
  80,000       4.300     07/29/49       94,200  
 

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV (Germany)

 
  15,000       8.750     06/15/30       22,707  
     

 

 

 
        116,907  

 

 

 
  TOTAL FOREIGN CORPORATE DEBT  
  (Cost $7,740,789)     $ 7,679,753  

 

 

 
     
Foreign Debt Obligations – 1.8%  
Sovereign – 1.8%  
 

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond(c) (United Arab
Emirates)

 
 
$ 200,000       2.700 %     09/02/70     $ 174,466  
 

China Government International Bond(c) (China)

 
  400,000       0.400     10/21/23       400,311  
 

Colombia Government International Bond (Colombia)

 
  100,000       6.125     01/18/41       121,661  
 

Hungary Government International Bond (Hungary)

 
  16,000       5.375     02/21/23       17,580  
 

Indonesia Government International Bond (Indonesia)

 
  200,000       3.850     10/15/30       221,206  
 

Mexico Government International Bond (Mexico)

 
  280,000       4.000     10/02/23       304,262  
  250,000       3.250     04/16/30       256,139  
 

Panama Government International Bond (Panama)

 
  200,000       6.700     01/26/36       268,750  
 

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III (Indonesia)

 
  200,000       4.550 (c)      03/29/26       227,250  
  200,000       2.800 (c)      06/23/30       203,000  
 

Philippine Government International Bond (Philippines)

 
  200,000       3.750       01/14/29       225,336  
 

Qatar Government International Bond(c) (Qatar)

 
  200,000       4.817     03/14/49       248,149  
 

Romanian Government International Bond(c) (Romania)

 
  16,000       3.000     02/14/31       16,232  
 

Russian Foreign Bond – Eurobond(c) (Russia)

 
  200,000       5.250     06/23/47       250,000  
 

Saudi Government International Bond (Saudi Arabia)

 
  200,000       4.625     10/04/47       228,916  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 
  TOTAL FOREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS  
  (Cost $3,283,655)     $ 3,163,258  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS U.S. AGGREGATE BOND ETF

 

 

 

Shares    

Dividend

Rate

  Value  
Investment Company – 23.2%(d)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  41,857,451     0.036%   $     41,857,451  
  (Cost $41,857,451)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 122.3%  
  (Cost $224,392,549)   $ 220,586,063  

 

 

 
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
ASSETS – (22.3)%
    (40,218,026

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 180,368,037  

 

 

 

 

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 $43,283,117 which represents approximately 24.0% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2021.

(b)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on February 28, 2021.

(c)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

(d)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

CMT

 

—Constant Maturity Treasury Index

GMTN

 

—Global Medium Term Note

LIBOR

 

—London Interbank Offered Rate

LP

 

—Limited Partnership

MTN

 

—Medium Term Note

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

SOFR

 

—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   61


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS ULTRA SHORT BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 31.8%  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2003-2682, Class FB(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.900%)

 
 
$ 258,340       1.012     10/15/33     $ 264,213  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2003-2711, Class FA(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 1.000%)

 
 
  321,601       1.112     11/15/33       330,224  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2005-3033, Class FG(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.350%)

 
 
  787,808       0.462     09/15/35       793,291  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2007-3298, Class FC(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.420%)

 
 
  293,243       0.532     04/15/37       295,539  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2007-3314, Class FC(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.400%)

 
 
  37,326       0.512     12/15/36       37,647  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2007-3316, Class FB(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.300%)

 
 
  941,116       0.412     08/15/35       945,593  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2007-3371, Class FA(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.600%)

 
 
  173,809       0.712     09/15/37       176,675  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2009-3593, Class CF(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.600%)

 
 
  1,980,349       0.712     02/15/36       2,014,187  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2011-3895, Class FM(a) (1M USD
LIBOR + 0.350%)

 
 
  277,048       0.462     12/15/40       278,164  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2012-4040, Class FW(a) (1M USD
LIBOR + 0.370%)

 
 
  660,830       0.482     05/15/32       663,698  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2012-4057, Class FE(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.450%)

 
 
  1,567,693       0.562     06/15/42       1,583,326  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2012-4068, Class UF(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.500%)

 
 
  340,096       0.612     06/15/42       343,498  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2012-4098, Class MF(a) (1M USD
LIBOR + 0.300%)

 
 
  475,818       0.412     11/15/41       476,507  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2013-4203, Class QF(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.250%)

 
 
  1,716,241       0.362     05/15/43       1,717,585  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2013-4248, Class FL(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.450%)

 
 
  127,802       0.562     05/15/41       129,145  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2013-4263, Class FB(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.400%)

 
 
  96,409       0.512     11/15/43       97,230  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2013-4272, Class FD(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.350%)

 
 
  107,267       0.462     11/15/43       108,005  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2018-4787, Class ZS(a)

 
  2,243,598       5.000     07/01/48       2,484,461  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2018-4818, Class FC(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.300%)

 
 
  503,675       0.412     04/15/48       504,020  

 

 

 
Mortgage-Backed Securities – (continued)  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2018-4852, Class BF(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.400%)

 
 
2,966,050       0.512       12/15/48     2,989,017  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2019-4897, Class F(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.400%)

 
 
  1,954,751       0.512       07/15/49       1,971,720  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2019-4903, Class F(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.450%)

 
 
  433,079       0.562     09/15/48       437,037  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2019-4906, Class NF(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.400%)

 
 
  2,929,962       0.544     03/15/38       2,951,292  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2020-5002, Class FJ(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.400%)

 
 
  338,939       0.518     07/25/50       341,427  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2020-5031, Class FA(a) (SOFR +
0.300%)

 
 
  4,164,957       0.356     08/15/43       4,170,692  
 

FHLMC STRIPS Series 2006-239, Class F22(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.350%)

 
 
  264,678       0.462     08/15/36       266,398  
 

FHLMC STRIPS Series 2006-239, Class F30(a) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.300%)

 
 
  661,694       0.412     08/15/36       665,530  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2004-54, Class FL(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.400%)

 
 
  175,876       0.518     07/25/34       177,177  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2004-54, Class FN(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.450%)

 
 
  427,936       0.568     07/25/34       431,962  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2005-120, Class FE(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.520%)

 
 
  599,441       0.638     01/25/36       607,803  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2005-87, Class FE(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.450%)

 
 
  678,275       0.568     10/25/35       684,944  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2006-16, Class FC(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.300%)

 
 
  184,295       0.418     03/25/36       184,945  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2006-36, Class FB(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.300%)

 
 
  83,883       0.418     05/25/36       84,286  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2006-42, Class PF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.410%)

 
 
  152,742       0.528     06/25/36       154,106  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2006-44, Class FP(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.400%)

 
 
  1,448,894       0.518     06/25/36       1,461,578  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2006-61, Class FD(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.360%)

 
 
  266,775       0.478     07/25/36       268,657  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2006-79, Class DF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.350%)

 
 
  599,980       0.468     08/25/36       603,949  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2006-88, Class AF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.460%)

 
 
  507,352       0.578     09/25/36       513,122  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS ULTRA SHORT BOND ETF

 

 

 

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

FNMA REMIC Series 2007-35, Class PF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.250%)

 
 
$ 105,510       0.368 %       04/25/37     $ 105,809  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2007-67, Class FB(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.320%)

 
 
  572,894       0.438     07/25/37       575,654  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2008-1, Class CF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.700%)

 
 
  70,530       0.818       02/25/38       71,452  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2009-110, Class FG(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.750%)

 
 
  344,412       0.868     01/25/40       350,768  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2010-113, Class FA(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.400%)

 
 
  231,023       0.518     10/25/40       232,963  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2010-116, Class FE(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.400%)

 
 
  284,517       0.518     10/25/40       286,948  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2010-141, Class FB(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.470%)

 
 
  173,815       0.588     12/25/40       175,671  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2010-15, Class FJ(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.930%)

 
 
  537,971       1.048     06/25/36       549,644  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2010-39, Class FE(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.770%)

 
 
  851,581       0.888     06/25/37       868,613  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2010-39, Class FG(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.920%)

 
 
  368,125       1.038     03/25/36       377,985  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2010-46, Class WF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.750%)

 
 
  2,809,819       0.868     05/25/40       2,885,729  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2010-49, Class FB(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.750%)

 
 
  263,948       0.868     05/25/40       269,628  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2011-5, Class PF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.600%)

 
 
  309,863       0.718     11/25/40       311,349  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2011-53, Class FT(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.580%)

 
 
  244,177       0.698     06/25/41       248,149  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2011-87, Class FJ(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.550%)

 
 
  363,210       0.668     09/25/41       368,099  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2012-101, Class FC(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.500%)

 
 
  216,733       0.618     09/25/42       218,963  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2012-14, Class BF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.600%)

 
 
  1,524,822       0.718     03/25/42       1,550,702  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2012-37, Class BF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.500%)

 
 
  233,041       0.618     12/25/35       236,021  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2013-10, Class KF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.300%)

 
 
  150,704       0.418     02/25/43       151,091  

 

 

 
Mortgage-Backed Securities – (continued)  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2013-130, Class FB(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.450%)

 
 
181,059       0.568       01/25/44     182,914  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2013-19, Class DF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.300%)

 
 
  1,570,555       0.418     09/25/41       1,574,015  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2013-2, Class QF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.500%)

 
 
  125,432       0.618     02/25/43       126,925  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2014-17, Class FE(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.550%)

 
 
  1,568,307       0.668       04/25/44       1,591,188  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2015-27, Class KF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.300%)

 
 
  163,663       0.418     05/25/45       164,371  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2015-87, Class BF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.300%)

 
 
  629,643       0.418     12/25/45       632,765  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2016-49, Class EF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.400%)

 
 
  1,455,031       0.518     08/25/46       1,467,319  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2017-91, Class GF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.350%)

 
 
  3,201,158       0.468     11/25/47       3,219,986  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2018-15, Class JF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.300%)

 
 
  1,744,294       0.418     03/25/48       1,751,876  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2018-3385, Class MA(a)

 
  2,350,496       4.500     06/01/48       2,553,334  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2019-41, Class FM(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.450%)

 
 
  2,903,602       0.568     08/25/49       2,925,465  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2019-6, Class KF(a) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.450%)

 
 
  3,827,540       0.568     03/25/49       3,865,062  
 

GNMA Series 2004-59, Class FP(a) (1M USD LIBOR + 0.300%)

 
  610,711       0.407     08/16/34       613,740  
 

GNMA Series 2005-4, Class FA(a) (1M USD LIBOR + 0.370%)

 
  581,529       0.477     01/16/35       585,164  
 

GNMA Series 2007-59, Class FA(a) (1M USD LIBOR + 0.500%)

 
  177,833       0.611     10/20/37       180,350  
 

GNMA Series 2013-99, Class PF(a) (1M USD LIBOR + 0.300%)

 
  2,644,800       0.411     07/20/43       2,658,747  
 

GNMA Series 2019-110, Class F(a) (1M USD LIBOR + 0.450%)

 
  3,718,640       0.561     09/20/49       3,742,263  
 

GNMA Series 2019-56, Class FB(a) (1M USD LIBOR + 0.450%)

 
  3,849,395       0.561     05/20/49       3,888,452  
 

GNMA Series 2019-58, Class FA(a) (1M USD LIBOR + 0.400%)

 
  2,470,969       0.511     05/20/49       2,484,524  
 

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2016-JP2, Class ASB

 
 
  650,000       2.713     08/15/49       682,841  
 

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-C31,
Class ASB

 
 
  660,460       3.540     08/15/48       702,398  
 

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust
Series 2013-C7, Class A3

 
 
  265,842       2.655     02/15/46       274,199  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   63


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS ULTRA SHORT BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

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

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2013-LC12,
Class A4(a)

 
 
$ 700,000       4.218 %       07/15/46     $ 752,131  
 

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2012-C10, Class A3

 
  537,000       2.875       12/15/45       554,956  

 

 

 
  TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES  
  (Cost $78,731,828)     $ 79,218,873  

 

 

 
     
Asset-Backed Securities – 21.1%  
 

Access to Loans for Learning Student Loan Corp., Series 2010-I,
Class A3(a) (3M USD LIBOR + 0.800%)

 
 
$ 901,349       1.018 %     04/25/37     $ 910,402  
 

Access to Loans for Learning Student Loan Corp., Series 2012-1,
Class A(a) (1M USD LIBOR + 0.700%)

 
 
  26,928       0.818     07/25/36       26,844  
 

American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2017-2,
Class A(a) (1M USD LIBOR + 0.450%)

 
 
  135,000       0.557     09/16/24       135,519  
 

American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2019-3,
Class A

 
 
  1,070,000       2.000     04/15/25       1,099,055  
 

Anchorage Capital CLO 4-R Ltd., Series 2018-4RA, Class A(a)(b)
(3M USD LIBOR + 1.050%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  1,000,000       1.269     01/28/31       1,000,822  
 

Atlas Senior Loan Fund III Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class AR(a)(b)
(3M USD LIBOR + 0.830%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  178,772       1.022     11/17/27       178,840  
 

Atrium XII, Series 2017-12A, Class AR(a)(b) (3M USD LIBOR +
0.830%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  251,603       1.052     04/22/27       251,413  
 

BA Credit Card Trust, Series 2018-A3, Class A3

 
  500,000       3.100     12/15/23       505,281  
 

Barings CLO Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class A1(a)(b) (3M USD
LIBOR + 0.950%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  500,000       1.174     07/20/29       499,592  
 

BlueMountain CLO Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class A1R(a)(b) (3M
USD LIBOR + 1.180%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  980,386       1.402     10/22/30       980,532  
 

BlueMountain CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A1R(a)(b) (3M
USD LIBOR + 0.930%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  570,089       1.153     07/18/27       570,235  
 

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc., Series 2005-3,
Class A16(a) (3M USD LIBOR + 0.200%)

 
 
  105,157       0.451     06/25/26       105,123  
 

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc., Series 2006-2,
Class A10(a) (3M USD LIBOR + 0.120%)

 
 
  991,745       0.371       06/25/26       989,576  
 

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc., Series 2010-1,
Class A1(a) (3M USD LIBOR + 0.900%)

 
 
  71,964       1.088     05/25/29       71,992  
 

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc., Series 2011-1,
Class A2(a) (3M USD LIBOR + 0.800%)

 
 
  1,032,455       0.988     02/25/30       1,035,656  
 

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc., Series 2011-2,
Class A2(a) (3M USD LIBOR + 0.850%)

 
 
  75,824       1.068     07/25/29       75,990  

 

 

 
Asset-Backed Securities – (continued)  
 

BX, Series 2021-MFM1, Class A(a)(b) (1M USD LIBOR +
0.700%)

 
 
100,000       0.812       01/15/34     100,000  
 

California Street CLO XII Ltd., Series 2013-12A, Class AR(a)(b)
(3M USD LIBOR + 1.030%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  236,289       1.271     10/15/25       236,376  
 

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2016-A7,
Class A7(a) (1M USD LIBOR + 0.510%)

 
 
  300,000       0.622     09/16/24       301,035  
 

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A,
Class A1R(a)(b) (3M USD LIBOR + 0.780%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  279,461       0.993     04/27/27       279,544  
 

Cathedral Lake CLO 2016-4 Ltd., Series 2019-4A, Class AR(a)(b)
(3M USD LIBOR + 1.250%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  1,000,000       1.474     10/20/28       998,209  
 

Cedar Funding II CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A1R(a)(b) (3M
USD LIBOR + 1.230%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  250,000       1.460     06/09/30       250,011  
 

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2020-A1, Class A1

 
  400,000       1.530     01/15/25       409,624  
 

CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class A1(a)(b) (3M USD
LIBOR + 1.220%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  2,350,000       1.444     07/20/30       2,350,510  
 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-GC19,
Class A4

 
 
  500,000       4.023     03/10/47       542,433  
 

COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-CR7, Class A4

 
  427,573       3.213     03/10/46       448,704  
 

COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-CR24, Class ASB

 
  489,511       3.445     08/10/48       518,222  
 

Crown Point CLO 5 Ltd., Series 2018-5A, Class A(a)(b) (3M USD
LIBOR + 0.940%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  235,625       1.163     07/17/28       235,686  
 

Crown Point CLO 6 Ltd., Series 2018-6A, Class A1(a)(b) (3M USD
LIBOR + 1.170%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  269,576       1.394       10/20/28       269,646  
 

DBJPM Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C3, Class ASB

 
  365,000       2.756     08/10/49       383,561  
 

Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Series 2017-A7, Class A7(a)
(1M USD LIBOR + 0.360%)

 
 
  150,000       0.472     04/15/25       150,679  
 

Dryden XXV Senior Loan Fund, Series 2012-25A, Class ARR(a)(b)
(3M USD LIBOR + 0.900%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  228,436       1.141     10/15/27       228,490  
 

Dryden XXVI Senior Loan Fund, Series 2013-26A, Class AR(a)(b)
(3M USD LIBOR + 0.900%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  250,000       1.141     04/15/29       249,708  
 

Edsouth Indenture No 10 LLC, Series 2015-2, Class A(a)(b) (1M
USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

 
 
  178,545       1.118     12/25/56       180,387  
 

Edsouth Indenture No 2 LLC, Series 2012-1, Class A1(a)(b) (1M
USD LIBOR + 1.150%)

 
 
  267,194       1.268     09/25/40       267,977  
 

Edsouth Indenture No 3 LLC, Series 2012-2, Class A(a)(b) (1M
USD LIBOR + 0.730%)

 
 
  50,727       0.848     04/25/39       50,413  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS ULTRA SHORT BOND ETF

 

 

 

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

Educational Funding of the South, Inc., Series 2011-1, Class A2(a)
(3M USD LIBOR + 0.650%)

 
 
$ 1,321,545       0.868 %       04/25/35     $ 1,313,336  
 

EFS Volunteer LLC, Series 2010-1, Class A2(a)(b) (3M USD
LIBOR + 0.850%)

 
 
  983,348       1.068       10/25/35       983,197  
 

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A(b)

 
  1,450,000       2.620     08/15/28       1,482,057  
 

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A, Series 2018-2,
Class A

 
 
  1,000,000       3.170     03/15/25       1,056,090  
 

Gallatin CLO VIII Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A(a)(b) (3M USD
LIBOR + 1.300%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  530,580       1.541     07/15/27       530,705  
 

GCO Education Loan Funding Trust, Series 2006-1,
Class A10L(a) (3M USD LIBOR + 0.190%)

 
 
  543,019       0.397     02/27/28       539,246  
 

GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A(b)

 
  1,000,000       0.690     10/15/25       1,005,981  
 

Goal Capital Funding Trust, Series 2010-1, Class A(a)(b) (3M USD
LIBOR + 0.700%)

 
 
  352,938       0.888     08/25/48       355,032  
 

Higher Education Funding I, Series 2014-1, Class A(a)(b) (3M
USD LIBOR + 1.050%)

 
 
  1,637,736       1.238       05/25/34       1,646,797  
 

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2019-4, Class A3

 
  1,000,000       1.830     01/18/24       1,017,929  
 

ICG US CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A1R(a)(b) (3M USD
LIBOR + 1.140%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  976,733       1.363     10/19/28       976,984  
 

Jamestown CLO IX Ltd., Series 2016-9A, Class A1AR(a)(b) (3M
USD LIBOR + 1.170%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  849,535       1.394     10/20/28       849,757  
 

KKR Industrial Portfolio Trust, Series 2021-KDIP, Class A(a)(b)
(1M USD LIBOR + 0.550%)

 
 
  490,000       0.662     12/15/37       490,000  
 

KnowledgeWorks Foundation, Series 2010-1, Class A(a) (3M
USD LIBOR + 0.950%)

 
 
  362,043       1.138     02/25/42       360,053  
 

LCM XX LP, Series 2018-20A, Class AR(a)(b) (3M USD LIBOR
+ 1.040%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  1,775,370       1.264     10/20/27       1,776,295  
 

Madison Park Funding XI Ltd., Series 2017-11A, Class X(a)(b)
(3M USD LIBOR + 0.900%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  28,125       1.118     07/23/29       28,135  
 

Navient Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-6A, Class A2(a)(b) (1M
USD LIBOR + 0.750%)

 
 
  581,291       0.868     03/25/66       581,979  
 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2014-2A, Class A2(a)(b) (1M
USD LIBOR + 0.600%)

 
 
  592,151       0.718     03/25/30       590,842  
 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2014-4A, Class A1(a)(b) (1M
USD LIBOR + 0.540%)

 
 
  702,633       0.658     11/27/39       701,035  
 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class A(a)(b) (1M
USD LIBOR + 0.800%)

 
 
  585,909       0.918     09/25/65       585,177  

 

 

 
Asset-Backed Securities – (continued)  
 

Neuberger Berman CLO XX Ltd., Series 2017-20A, Class AR(a)(b)
(3M USD LIBOR + 0.800%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
212,599       1.041       01/15/28     212,650  
 

Nissan Auto Lease Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A3

 
  165,000       1.840       01/17/23       167,059  
 

Northstar Education Finance, Inc., Series 2012-1, Class A(a)(b)
(1M USD LIBOR + 0.700%)

 
 
  150,529       0.818     12/26/31       151,228  
 

NorthStar Student Loan Trust III, Series 2016-1, Class A(a)(b) (1M
USD LIBOR + 1.250%)

 
 
  2,775,742       1.368       05/27/36       2,799,106  
 

Octagon Investment Partners Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class A1R(a)(b)
(3M USD LIBOR + 0.850%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  316,409       1.091     07/15/27       316,485  
 

ONE PARK Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-PARK, Class A(a)(b)
(1M USD LIBOR + 0.700%)

 
 
  908,000       0.950     03/15/36       908,085  
 

OZLM Ltd., Series 2017-11A, Class A1R(a)(b) (3M USD LIBOR +
1.250%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  247,297       1.455     10/30/30       247,343  
 

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency,
Series 2009-1, Class A1(a) (3M USD LIBOR + 0.900%)

 
 
  129,547       1.118     07/25/29       129,636  
 

Recette CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR(a)(b) (3M USD
LIBOR + 0.920%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  138,915       1.144     10/20/27       138,915  
 

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, Series 2012-1, Class A1(a)
(1M USD LIBOR + 0.900%)

 
 
  1,168,728       1.015     07/01/31       1,173,334  
 

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, Series 2014-1, Class A1(a)
(1M USD LIBOR + 0.700%)

 
 
  206,882       0.815     10/02/28       207,085  
 

RR 6 Ltd., Series 2019-6A, Class A1A(a)(b) (3M USD LIBOR +
1.250%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  1,000,000       1.491     04/15/30       1,000,636  
 

Shackleton 2015-VIII CLO Ltd., Series 2017-8A, Class A2R(a)(b)
(3M USD LIBOR + 0.920%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  445,698       1.143     10/20/27       445,815  
 

SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2005-3, Class A3(a) (3M USD
LIBOR + 0.120%)

 
 
  979,617       0.337     06/15/29       973,989  
 

SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2005-5, Class A4(a) (3M USD
LIBOR + 0.140%)

 
 
  1,023,032       0.358     10/25/28       1,017,197  
 

SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A4(a) (3M USD
LIBOR + 0.060%)

 
 
  2,000,180       0.254     05/15/29       1,978,855  
 

SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2010-1, Class A(a) (3M USD
LIBOR + 0.875%)

 
 
  452,687       1.063     11/25/42       453,130  
 

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2003-11, Class A6(a)(b) (3M USD
LIBOR + 0.550%)

 
 
  151,959       0.767     12/15/25       151,873  
 

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2003-14, Class A6(a) (3M USD
LIBOR + 0.300%)

 
 
  246,985       0.518     07/25/25       245,561  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   65


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS ULTRA SHORT BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

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

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2004-1, Class A4(a) (3M USD
LIBOR + 0.260%)

 
 
$ 309,102       0.478 %       10/27/25     $ 307,350  
 

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2005-7, Class A4(a) (3M USD
LIBOR + 0.150%)

 
 
  293,231       0.368       10/25/29       290,520  
 

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2018-10, Class A7B(a)(b) (3M
USD LIBOR + 0.600%)

 
 
  177,794       0.818     10/25/29       177,001  
 

South Carolina Student Loan Corp., Series 2014-1, Class A1(a)
(1M USD LIBOR + 0.750%)

 
 
  387,688       0.865     05/01/30       388,072  
 

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2017-C, Class A4

 
  230,704       1.980     12/15/22       231,799  
 

Tralee CLO II Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class AR(a)(b) (3M USD
LIBOR + 1.320%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  610,316       1.544     07/20/29       609,838  
 

TRESTLES CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A1A(a)(b) (3M USD
LIBOR + 1.290%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  250,000       1.508     07/25/29       250,085  
 

Trimaran Cavu 2021-1 Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class A(a)(b) (3M
USD LIBOR + 1.210%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  1,000,000       1.410     04/23/32       1,000,000  
 

Utah State Board of Regents, Series 2016-1, Class A(a) (1M USD
LIBOR + 0.750%)

 
 
  178,632       0.868     09/25/56       177,150  
 

Venture XVI CLO Ltd., Series 2014-16A, Class ARR(a)(b) (3M
USD LIBOR + 0.850%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  141,550       1.091     01/15/28       141,583  
 

Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class A1R(a)(b) (3M USD
LIBOR + 0.900%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  300,000       1.123     01/18/29       300,088  
 

Wellfleet CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class AR3(a)(b) (3M USD
LIBOR + 1.280%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  983,893       1.504     07/20/29       984,122  
 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C31,
Series 2015-C31, Class ASB

 
 
  131,634       3.487     11/15/48       139,842  
 

Zais CLO Ltd., Series 2020-15A, Class A1(a)(b) (3M USD LIBOR
+ 2.555%) (Cayman Islands)

 
 
  1,000,000       2.774     07/28/30       1,005,225  

 

 

 
  TOTAL ASSET- BACKED SECURITIES  
  (Cost $52,273,974)     $ 52,479,371  

 

 

 
     
Corporate Obligations – 20.2%  
Aerospace & Defense – 0.5%  
 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

 
$ 750,000       2.550     10/15/22     $ 775,443  
 

Raytheon Technologies Corp.(b)

 
  500,000       2.500     12/15/22       516,019  
     

 

 

 
        1,291,462  

 

 

 
Banks – 6.5%  
 

American Express Credit Corp., MTN

 
  500,000       2.250     05/05/21       500,884  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Banks – (continued)  
 

Bank of America Corp.(a), MTN

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.630%)

 
1,425,000       3.499       05/17/22     1,434,443  
 

BBVA USA

 
  1,000,000       2.875     06/29/22       1,031,496  
 

Capital One NA

 
  705,000       2.950     07/23/21       710,745  
 

Citigroup, Inc.

 
 

(SOFR + 0.870%)

 
  740,000       0.940  (a)      11/04/22       743,055  
 

(SOFR + 0.867%)

 
  935,000       2.312  (a)      11/04/22       946,122  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.722%)

 
  709,000       3.142  (a)      01/24/23       726,114  
 

Citizens Bank NA/Providence RI

 
  550,000       2.550     05/13/21       551,437  
 

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

 
  701,000       2.375     07/28/21       705,657  
 

Discover Bank

 
  550,000       3.200     08/09/21       555,568  
 

Fifth Third Bancorp

 
  600,000       2.600     06/15/22       616,410  
 

Fifth Third Bank NA(a)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.640%)

 
  500,000       0.845     02/01/22       502,661  
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.610%)

 
  1,744,000       3.514     06/18/22       1,760,194  
 

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.(a)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.640%)

 
  675,000       0.865     12/01/21       675,000  
 

Morgan Stanley(a)

 
 

(SOFR + 0.830%)

 
  350,000       0.888       06/10/22       350,649  
 

Morgan Stanley(a), GMTN

 
 

(SOFR + 0.700%)

 
  1,200,000       0.729     01/20/23       1,204,694  
 

MUFG Union Bank NA

 
  300,000       3.150     04/01/22       308,541  
  500,000       2.100     12/09/22       514,665  
 

Truist Bank(a)

 
 

(SOFR + 0.730%)

 
  500,000       0.791     03/09/23       505,080  
 

Wells Fargo Bank NA

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.510%)

 
  750,000       0.732 (a)      10/22/21       751,854  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.650%)

 
  1,171,000       2.082 (a)      09/09/22       1,181,678  
     

 

 

 
        16,276,947  

 

 

 
Brokerage – 0.8%  
 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.(a)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.650%)

 
  1,200,000       0.867     06/15/23       1,202,982  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS ULTRA SHORT BOND ETF

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Brokerage – (continued)  
 

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.(a)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.430%)

 
$ 758,000       0.635 %       11/01/21     $ 759,549  
     

 

 

 
        1,962,531  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 0.2%  
 

Roper Technologies, Inc.

 
  450,000       3.125     11/15/22       467,675  

 

 

 
Communications – 0.3%  
 

Moody’s Corp.

 
  400,000       4.500     09/01/22       420,300  
 

TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp.(a), MTN

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.390%)

 
  375,000       0.573     03/04/22       376,222  
     

 

 

 
        796,522  

 

 

 
Consumer Cyclical – 1.0%  
 

7-Eleven, Inc.

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.450%)

 
  650,000       0.645 (a)(b)      08/10/22       650,762  
  591,000       0.625 (b)      02/10/23       591,836  
 

eBay, Inc.

 
  750,000       2.600     07/15/22       768,291  
 

Ralph Lauren Corp.

 
  400,000       1.700     06/15/22       406,713  
     

 

 

 
        2,417,602  

 

 

 
Consumer Noncyclical – 1.5%  
 

AbbVie, Inc.

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.460%)

 
  325,000       0.641 (a)      11/19/21       325,694  
  350,000       3.450     03/15/22       359,172  
  700,000       3.250     10/01/22       726,035  
  1,500,000       3.200     11/06/22       1,562,176  
 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.520%)

 
  750,000       0.771     09/29/23       751,455  
     

 

 

 
        3,724,532  

 

 

 
Consumer Products – 0.2%  
 

Clorox Co. (The)

 
  500,000       3.800     11/15/21       512,107  

 

 

 
Electric – 2.7%  
 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.(a), Series A

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.480%)

 
  625,000       0.685     11/01/23       626,088  
 

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.500%)

 
  1,250,000       0.684 (a)      03/02/23       1,250,000  
  900,000       0.700     03/02/23       899,127  
 

Duke Energy Progress LLC(a), Series A

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.180%)

 
  459,000       0.369     02/18/22       459,094  
 

Entergy Corp.

 
  580,000       4.000     07/15/22       604,458  

 

 

 
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Electric – (continued)  
 

Florida Power & Light Co.(a)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.380%)

 
250,000       0.599       07/28/23     250,091  
 

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.550%)

 
  500,000       0.740 (a)      08/28/21       500,121  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.270%)

 
  1,245,000       0.452 (a)      02/22/23       1,245,361  
 

PPL Capital Funding, Inc.

 
  500,000       3.500     12/01/22       522,575  
 

Southern Co. (The)

 
  300,000       2.350     07/01/21       301,523  
     

 

 

 
        6,658,438  

 

 

 
Energy – 0.4%  
 

Baker Hughes a GE Co. LLC / Baker Hughes Co.-Obligor, Inc.

 
  500,000       2.773     12/15/22       520,810  
 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

 
  465,000       5.000     10/01/21       471,963  
     

 

 

 
        992,773  

 

 

 
Financial Company – 0.7%  
 

Air Lease Corp.

 
  500,000       3.375     06/01/21       503,501  
  750,000       3.500     01/15/22       769,371  
  350,000       2.625     07/01/22       358,601  
     

 

 

 
        1,631,473  

 

 

 
Food and Beverage – 0.3%  
 

Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV(b)

 
  750,000       2.000     10/28/21       757,122  

 

 

 
Healthcare – 0.5%  
 

Cigna Corp.

 
  1,250,000       3.050     11/30/22       1,303,306  

 

 

 
Insurance – 2.5%  
 

AIG Global Funding(a)(b)

 
 

(SOFR + 0.380%)

 
  752,000       0.437     12/15/23       752,854  
 

Athene Global Funding(a)(b)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.730%)

 
  1,750,000       0.964     01/08/24       1,755,388  
 

Guardian Life Global Funding(b)

 
  575,000       2.500     05/08/22       590,119  
 

Jackson National Life Global Funding(a)(b)

 
 

(SOFR + 0.600%)

 
  1,300,000       0.642     01/06/23       1,307,869  
 

Markel Corp.

 
  600,000       4.900       07/01/22       634,807  
 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I(a)(b)

 
 

(SOFR + 0.570%)

 
  900,000       0.606     01/13/23       906,045  
 

Protective Life Global Funding(a)(b)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.520%)

 
  345,000       0.771     06/28/21       345,520  
     

 

 

 
        6,292,602  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   67


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS ULTRA SHORT BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
Technology – 1.5%  
 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

 
$ 1,500,000       0.375 %       03/01/23     $ 1,499,474  
 

Fiserv, Inc.

 
  800,000       4.750     06/15/21       809,944  
 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.720%)

 
  900,000       0.958 (a)      10/05/21       899,182  
  400,000       4.400     10/15/22       422,488  
     

 

 

 
        3,631,088  

 

 

 
Transportation – 0.6%  
 

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP / PTL Finance Corp.(b)

 
  1,390,000       4.250     01/17/23       1,484,642  

 

 

 
  TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS  
  (Cost $50,143,618)     $ 50,200,822  

 

 

 
     
Foreign Corporate Debt – 18.7%  
Aerospace & Defense – 0.2%  
 

BAE Systems PLC(b) (United Kingdom)

 
$ 410,000       4.750 %     10/11/21     $ 420,837  

 

 

 
Banks – 13.1%  
 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Australia)

 
  600,000       2.550     11/23/21       610,208  
 

Bank of Montreal(a), MTN (Canada)

 
 

(SOFR + 0.680%)

 
  1,450,000       0.740     03/10/23       1,462,931  
 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)(a) (Canada)

 
 

(SOFR + 0.550%)

 
  1,200,000       0.608     09/15/23       1,208,375  
 

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA (France)

 
  550,000       2.500 (b)      04/13/21       551,420  
  253,000       2.125 (b)      11/21/22       260,800  
 

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  1,000,000       3.684       01/10/23       1,026,567  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.400%)

 
  610,000       4.610 (a)      02/15/23       633,257  
 

BPCE SA(a), MTN (France)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.880%)

 
  250,000       1.071     05/31/22       252,362  
 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce(a) (Canada)

 
 

(SOFR + 0.800%)

 
  1,395,000       0.853     03/17/23       1,410,982  
 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia(b) (Australia)

 
  900,000       2.750     03/10/22       923,088  
 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (Netherlands)

 
  900,000       3.875     02/08/22       930,830  
 

Credit Suisse AG(a) (Switzerland)

 
 

(SOFR + 0.390%)

 
  2,000,000       0.417     02/02/24       2,004,619  
 

Deutsche Bank NY (Germany)

 
  976,000       0.720     11/08/21       975,980  
 

DNB Bank ASA(a)(b) (Norway)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.620%)

 
  850,000       0.808     12/02/22       856,954  

 

 

 
Foreign Corporate Debt – (continued)  
Banks – (continued)  
 

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

 
705,000       2.950       05/25/21     709,226  
 

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (China)

 
  250,000       2.635     05/26/21       251,047  
 

ING Groep NV (Netherlands)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.150%)

 
  200,000       1.401 (a)      03/29/22       202,204  
  750,000       3.150     03/29/22       773,079  
 

Macquarie Bank Ltd.(b) (Australia)

 
  400,000       2.100     10/17/22       411,444  
 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.060%)

 
  400,000       1.280 (a)      09/13/21       402,093  
  600,000       2.190     09/13/21       605,987  
 

Mizuho Bank Ltd.(b) (Japan)

 
  1,175,000       2.950     10/17/22       1,224,130  
 

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.140%)

 
  410,000       1.360 (a)      09/13/21       412,370  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.940%)

 
  600,000       1.130 (a)      02/28/22       605,094  
 

MUFG Bank Ltd.(b) (Japan)

 
  800,000       2.850     09/08/21       810,562  
 

National Australia Bank Ltd.(a)(b) (Australia)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.890%)

 
  250,000       1.115     01/10/22       251,784  
 

NatWest Markets PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  1,500,000       3.625 (b)      09/29/22       1,575,094  
  1,000,000       2.375 (b)      05/21/23       1,040,942  
 

Nordea Bank Abp(b) (Finland)

 
  300,000       2.250     05/27/21       301,432  
 

Royal Bank of Canada(a), MTN (Canada)

 
 

(SOFR + 0.450%)

 
  800,000       0.479     10/26/23       803,947  
 

Societe Generale SA(b) (France)

 
  500,000       5.200     04/15/21       503,017  
 

Standard Chartered PLC(a)(b) (United Kingdom)

 
 

(SOFR + 1.250%)

 
  1,750,000       1.284     10/14/23       1,770,059  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.(b) (Japan)

 
  500,000       3.950     01/12/22       515,610  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.110%)

 
  246,000       1.344 (a)      07/14/21       246,995  
  530,000       2.784     07/12/22       547,559  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.740%)

 
  1,020,000       0.963 (a)      01/17/23       1,029,221  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)(a), MTN (Canada)

 
 

(SOFR + 0.480%)

 
  1,000,000       0.508     01/27/23       1,005,494  
 

UBS AG/London(a)(b) (Switzerland)

 
 

(SOFR + 0.360%)

 
  1,750,000       0.383     02/09/24       1,752,607  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS ULTRA SHORT BOND ETF

 

 

 

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

UBS Group AG (Switzerland)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.780%)

 
$ 450,000       2.014 %(a)(b)      04/14/21     $ 450,949  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 1.530%)

 
  836,000       1.735 (a)(b)      02/01/22       847,606  
 

Westpac Banking Corp.(a) (Australia)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.850%)

 
  350,000       1.031     08/19/21       351,325  
     

 

 

 
        32,509,250  

 

 

 
Consumer Cyclical – 1.4%  
 

BMW US Capital LLC(b) (Germany)

 
  450,000       2.950     04/14/22       463,059  
 

Daimler Finance North America LLC(b) (Germany)

 
  1,400,000       2.850     01/06/22       1,429,376  
 

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC(b) (Germany)

 
  1,593,000       0.750     11/23/22       1,599,280  
     

 

 

 
        3,491,715  

 

 

 
Consumer Noncyclical – 0.8%  
 

BAT International Finance PLC(b) (United Kingdom)

 
  430,000       3.250     06/07/22       444,745  
 

Bayer US Finance II LLC(b) (Germany)

 
  900,000       3.500     06/25/21       906,546  
 

Bayer US Finance LLC(b) (Germany)

 
  665,000       3.000     10/08/21       675,517  
     

 

 

 
        2,026,808  

 

 

 
Consumer Products – 0.2%  
 

Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC(b) (United Kingdom)

 
  500,000       2.375     06/24/22       512,742  

 

 

 
Energy – 0.5%        
 

BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  400,000       3.245     05/06/22       413,490  
 

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.500%)

 
  550,000       0.689 (a)      02/18/22       551,484  
 

(SOFR + 0.400%)

 
  401,000       0.450 (a)      02/17/23       401,784  
     

 

 

 
        1,366,758  

 

 

 
Food and Beverage – 0.5%  
 

Danone SA(b) (France)

 
  1,216,000       3.000     06/15/22       1,256,391  

 

 

 
Internet – 0.2%        
 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China)

 
  500,000       3.125       11/28/21       507,136  

 

 

 
Metals and Mining – 0.2%        
 

Glencore Finance Canada Ltd.(b) (Switzerland)

 
  366,000       4.250     10/25/22       387,619  

 

 

 
Mining – 0.4%        
 

Anglo American Capital PLC(b) (South Africa)

 
  1,040,000       4.125     09/27/22       1,094,733  

 

 

 
Foreign Corporate Debt – (continued)  
Other Financials – 0.4%        
 

ICBCIL Finance Co., Ltd.(a) (China) (3M USD LIBOR + 0.950%)

 
900,000       1.144       05/15/21     899,946  

 

 

 
Wireless – 0.8%        
 

NTT Finance Corp.(b) (Japan)

 
  2,007,000       0.373     03/03/23       2,007,345  

 

 

 
  TOTAL FOREIGN CORPORATE DEBT  
  (Cost $46,353,448)     $ 46,481,280  

 

 

 
     
U.S. Treasury Bills – 5.8%  
 

U.S. Treasury Bills

 
$ 4,650,000       0.088 %(c)      05/06/21     $ 4,649,705  
  6,000,000       0.078 (c)      06/10/21       5,999,333  
  3,800,000       0.086 (c)      06/10/21       3,799,578  

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS  
  (Cost $14,447,068)     $ 14,448,616  

 

 

 
     
Certificate of Deposits – 0.6%  
 

Bank of China Ltd. (China)

 
$ 1,000,000       0.397 %(c)      11/19/21     $ 996,990  
 

Bayerische Landesbank (3M USD LIBOR + 0.470%) (Germany)

 
  500,000       0.666 (c)      02/03/22       501,481  

 

 

 
  TOTAL CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSITS  
  (Cost $1,497,151)     $ 1,498,471  

 

 

 
     
Municipal Debt Obligations – 0.1%  
Pennsylvania – 0.1%        
 

School District of Philadelphia (The)

 
$ 340,000       4.000 %     06/30/21     $ 344,298  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $343,874)
 
 
  $ 344,298  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   69


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS ULTRA SHORT BOND ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares   Dividend
Rate
    Value  
Investment Company – 5.4%(d)  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

 

13,397,685     0.036   $ 13,397,685  
(Cost $13,397,685)

 

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 103.7%

 

(Cost $257,188,646)

 

  $ 258,069,416  

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    ASSETS – (3.7)%

 

    (9,084,035

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

  $ 248,985,381  

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

(a)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on February 28, 2021.

(b)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

(c)

  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.

(d)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

GMTN

 

— Global Medium Term Note

LIBOR

 

— London Interbank Offered Rate

LP

 

— Limited Partnership

MTN

 

— Medium Term Note

PLC

 

— Public Limited Company

SOFR

 

— Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS FIXED INCOME ETFS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

        Access
High Yield
Corporate
Bond ETF
     Access
Inflation
Protected
USD
Bond ETF
     Access
Investment
Grade
Corporate
1-5 Year
Bond ETF
     Access
Investment
Grade
Corporate
Bond ETF
 
  Assets:           
 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $182,087,066, $62,761,271, $27,226,687 and $738,512,066, respectively)

  $ 187,757,292      $ 63,287,866      $ 27,272,016      $ 750,781,557  
 

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $1,901,527, $221,575, $64,378 and $2,536,790, respectively)

    1,901,527        221,575        64,378        2,536,790  
 

Cash

    268,774        51,524        51,534        56,098  
 

Receivables:

          
 

Fund shares sold

    5,004,698                       
 

Dividends and interest

    2,626,643        33,167        225,548        7,327,147  
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    205        25        7        199  
 

Investments sold

           720,117               56,075,810  
  Total assets     197,559,139        64,314,274        27,613,483        816,777,601  
            
  Liabilities:           
 

Payables:

          
 

Investments purchased

    4,997,501        891,853               11,603,284  
 

Management fees

    49,048        4,463        2,976        82,745  
 

Fund shares redeemed

                         45,928,043  
  Total liabilities     5,046,549        896,316        2,976        57,614,072  
            
  Net Assets:           
 

Paid-in capital

    187,392,259        62,215,152        27,512,692        733,988,791  
 

Total distributable earnings

    5,120,331        1,202,806        97,815        25,174,738  
  NET ASSETS   $ 192,512,590      $ 63,417,958      $ 27,610,507      $ 759,163,529  
  SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING           
 

Shares outstanding no par value (unlimited shares authorized):

    3,850,000        1,125,000        550,000        14,050,000  
 

Net asset value per share:

    $50.00        $56.37        $50.20        $54.03  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   71


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS FIXED INCOME ETFS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

        Access Treasury
0-1 Year ETF
     Access U.S.
Aggregate
Bond ETF
         
    
    
Access Ultra
Short
Bond ETF
 
  Assets:        
 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $2,184,259,360, $182,535,098 and $243,790,961, respectively)

  $ 2,184,421,711      $ 178,728,612      $ 244,671,731  
 

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $—, $41,857,451 and $13,397,685, respectively)

           41,857,451        13,397,685  
 

Cash

    143,874        3,253,697        1,985,140  
 

Receivables:

       
 

Investments sold

    1,388,166,071        3,609,938         
 

Dividends and interest

    2,443,890        790,174        554,793  
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    35,023        4,287        8,566  
  Total assets     3,575,210,569        228,244,159        260,617,915  
         
  Liabilities:        
 

Payables:

       
 

Investments purchased

    1,373,065,278        47,859,503        11,594,497  
 

Fund shares redeemed

    29,038,246                
 

Management fees

    245,162        16,619        38,037  
  Total liabilities     1,402,348,686        47,876,122        11,632,534  
         
  Net Assets:        
 

Paid-in capital

    2,173,867,422        184,038,449        247,951,482  
 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

    (1,005,539      (3,670,412      1,033,899  
  NET ASSETS   $ 2,172,861,883      $ 180,368,037      $ 248,985,381  
  SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING        
 

Shares outstanding no par value (unlimited shares authorized):

    21,700,000        3,700,000        4,900,000  
 

Net asset value per share:

    $100.13        $48.75        $50.81  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS FIXED INCOME ETFS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

        Access
High Yield
Corporate
Bond ETF
     Access
Inflation
Protected
USD
Bond ETF
     Access
Investment
Grade
Corporate
1-5 Year
Bond ETF
     Access
Investment
Grade
Corporate
Bond ETF
 
  Investment income:           
 

Interest

  $ 4,031,990      $ 226,474      $ 128,060      $ 8,760,405  
 

Dividends from Affiliated Underlying Funds

    203        7        10        360  
  Total investment income     4,032,193        226,481        128,070        8,760,765  
            
  Expenses:           
 

Management fees

    275,510        21,604        17,172        483,007  
 

Trustee fees

    2,913        2,200        2,048        6,231  
  Total expenses     278,423        23,804        19,220        489,238  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (1,285      (34      (65      (2,267
  Net expenses     277,138        23,770        19,155        486,971  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     3,755,055        202,711        108,915        8,273,794  
            
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):           
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

          
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    106,618        41,152        10,524        (538,212
 

In-kind redemptions

    613,903        705,164        45,316        12,299,179  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

          
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    1,963,292        (1,289,035      (40,733      (31,002,034
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     2,683,813        (542,719      15,107        (19,241,067
  NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 6,438,868      $ (340,008    $ 124,022      $ (10,967,273

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   73


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Statements of Operations (continued)

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

        Access Treasury
0-1 Year ETF
     Access U.S.
Aggregate
Bond ETF*
         
    
    
Access Ultra
Short
Bond ETF
 
  Investment income:        
 

Interest

  $ 1,970,146      $ 472,355      $ 736,517  
 

Dividends from Affiliated Underlying Funds

           3,263        619  
  Total investment income     1,970,146        475,618        737,136  
         
  Expenses:        
 

Management fees

    1,892,378        78,010        188,536  
 

Trustee fees

    20,319        1,955        2,978  
  Total expenses     1,912,697        79,965        191,514  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (282,762      (20,071      (41,901
  Net expenses     1,629,935        59,894        149,613  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     340,211        415,724        587,523  
         
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):        
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    411,456        100,390        142,606  
 

In-kind redemptions

    343,513                
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

       
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (850,603      (3,806,486      112,828  
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (95,634      (3,706,096      255,434  
  NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 244,577      $ (3,290,372    $ 842,957  

 

  *   For the period September 8, 2020 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2021.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF             Access Inflation Protected
USD Bond ETF
 
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
            For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
  From operations:

 

  
 

Net investment income

  $ 3,755,055      $ 4,104,515         $ 202,711      $ 111,908  
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    720,521        (2,460,045         746,316        474,881  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    1,963,292        2,696,332                 (1,289,035      1,423,412  
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     6,438,868        4,340,802                 (340,008      2,010,201  
               
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

  
 

From distributable earnings

    (3,902,160      (3,924,025         (250,925      (181,025
 

From return of capital

                                  (2,030
  Total distributions to shareholders     (3,902,160      (3,924,025               (250,925      (183,055
               
  From share transactions:

 

  
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    57,017,923        106,526,874           42,556,170        28,412,564  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (17,389,367      (33,198,256               (9,877,024      (6,876,076
  Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     39,628,556        73,328,618                 32,679,146        21,536,488  
  TOTAL INCREASE     42,165,264        73,745,395                 32,088,213        23,363,634  
               
  Net assets:

 

  
 

Beginning of period

  $ 150,347,326      $ 76,601,931               $ 31,329,745      $ 7,966,111  
 

End of period

  $ 192,512,590      $ 150,347,326               $ 63,417,958      $ 31,329,745  

 

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        Access Investment Grade Corporate
1-5 Year Bond ETF
            Access Investment Grade Corporate
Bond ETF
 
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Period
July 7, 2020*
to
August 31, 2020
            For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
  From operations:

 

  
 

Net investment income

  $ 108,915      $ 25,688         $ 8,273,794      $ 15,735,216  
 

Net realized gain

    55,840        4,949           11,760,967        6,650,329  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (40,733      86,062                 (31,002,034      11,236,182  
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     124,022        116,699                 (10,967,273      33,621,727  
               
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

  
 

From distributable earnings

    (131,434      (11,472               (8,337,598      (15,896,442
               
  From share transactions:

 

  
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    2,522,042        27,512,139           371,035,611        353,704,682  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (2,521,489                      (235,145,205      (254,900,515
  Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     553        27,512,139                 135,890,406        98,804,167  
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (6,859      27,617,366                 116,585,535        116,529,452  
               
  Net assets:

 

  
 

Beginning of period

  $ 27,617,366      $               $ 642,577,994      $ 526,048,542  
 

End of period

  $ 27,610,507      $ 27,617,366               $ 759,163,529      $ 642,577,994  

 

  *   Commencement of operations.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

        Access Treasury
0-1 Year ETF
            Access U.S. Aggregate
Bond ETF
            Access Ultra
Short Bond ETF
 
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
            For the Period
September 8, 2020*
to
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
            For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
  From operations:

 

  
 

Net investment income

  $ 340,211      $ 37,953,075         $ 415,724         $ 587,523      $ 1,115,850  
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    754,969        12,889,230           100,390           142,606        (46,343
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (850,603      (2,300,783               (3,806,486               112,828        697,031  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     244,577        48,541,522                 (3,290,372               842,957        1,766,538  
                     
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

  
 

From distributable earnings

    (9,603,475      (45,661,342               (380,040               (642,434      (1,046,869
                     
  From share transactions:

 

  
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    167,367,744        1,673,288,926           184,038,449           124,399,447        146,532,435  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (1,030,543,239      (1,804,799,190                                 (25,379,275      (12,635,582
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (863,175,495      (131,510,264               184,038,449                 99,020,172        133,896,853  
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (872,534,393      (128,630,084               180,368,037                 99,220,695        134,616,522  
                     
  Net assets:

 

  
 

Beginning of period

  $ 3,045,396,276      $ 3,174,026,360               $               $ 149,764,686      $ 15,148,164  
 

End of period

  $ 2,172,861,883      $ 3,045,396,276               $ 180,368,037               $ 248,985,381      $ 149,764,686  

 

  *   Commencement of operations.

 

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Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF  
 

 

   

 

 

For the

Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
    For the Period
September 5, 2017*
to
August 31, 2018
 
      2020     2019  
  Per Share Operating Performance:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 49.29     $ 49.42     $ 48.86     $ 49.92  
 

Net investment income(a)

    1.13       2.49       2.75       2.41  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.74       (0.15     0.61       (1.21
 

Total gain from investment operations

    1.87       2.34       3.36       1.20  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (1.16     (2.47     (2.80     (2.26
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 50.00     $ 49.29     $ 49.42     $ 48.86  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 49.70     $ 49.23     $ 49.24     $ 48.82  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     3.86     4.94     7.20     2.58
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 192,513     $ 150,347     $ 76,602     $ 46,413  
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.34 %(c)      0.34     0.34     0.34 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    4.59 %(c)      5.15     5.67     4.93 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    10     22     23     69

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF  
       

For the

Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

    For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
    For the Period
October 2, 2018*
to
August 31, 2019
 
  Per Share Operating Performance:

 

 
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 56.96     $ 53.11     $ 50.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.29       0.33       1.27  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.53     4.18       2.98  
 

Total gain (loss) from investment operations

    (0.24     4.51       4.25  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.35     (0.61     (1.14
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.04      
 

Distributions to shareholders from return of capital

          (0.01      
 

Total distributions

    (0.35     (0.66     (1.14
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 56.37     $ 56.96     $ 53.11  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 56.66     $ 57.00     $ 53.08  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     (0.42 )%      8.57     8.61
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 63,418     $ 31,330     $ 7,966  
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.12 %(c)      0.12     0.12 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.02 %(c)      0.61     2.74 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    14     43     36

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5
Year Bond ETF
 
       

For the

Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

    For the Period
July 7, 2020*
to
August 31, 2020
 
  Per Share Operating Performance:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 50.21     $ 49.89  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.20       0.06  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.03       0.29  
 

Total gain from investment operations

    0.23       0.35  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.24     (0.03
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 50.20     $ 50.21  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 50.19     $ 50.28  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     0.46     0.70
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 27,611     $ 27,617  
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.14 %(c)      0.14 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.79 %(c)      0.73 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    23     3

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF  
       

For the

Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
    For the Period
June 6, 2017*
to
August 31, 2017
 
      2020     2019     2018  
  Per Share Operating Performance:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 55.39     $ 52.87     $ 48.31     $ 50.28     $ 49.90  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.65       1.59       1.74       1.55       0.32  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.35     2.54       4.52       (2.09     0.27  
 

Total gain (loss) from investment operations

    (0.70     4.13       6.26       (0.54     0.59  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.66     (1.61     (1.70     (1.43     (0.21
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 54.03     $ 55.39     $ 52.87     $ 48.31     $ 50.28  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 54.20     $ 55.47     $ 52.90     $ 48.28     $ 50.24  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     (1.29 )%      7.95     13.35     (1.04 )%      1.19
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 759,164     $ 642,578     $ 526,049     $ 258,462     $ 180,997  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.14 %(c)      0.14     0.14     0.14     0.13 %(c) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.14 %(c)      0.14     0.14     0.14     0.14 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.37 %(c)      3.00     3.54     3.18     2.65 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    5     9     13     22     0 %(e) 

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (e)   Less than 0.5%

 

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Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF  
       

For the

Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
    For the Period
September 6, 2016*
to
August 31, 2017
 
      2020     2019     2018  
  Per Share Operating Performance:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 100.44     $ 100.38     $ 100.16     $ 100.10     $ 100.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.01       1.13       2.23       1.48       0.82  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (b)      0.29       0.15       (0.13     (0.29
 

Total gain (loss) from investment operations

    0.01       1.42       2.38       1.35       0.53  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.32     (1.36     (2.16     (1.29     (0.43
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 100.13     $ 100.44     $ 100.38     $ 100.16     $ 100.10  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 100.14     $ 100.45     $ 100.40     $ 100.18     $ 100.10  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(c)     0.01     1.42     2.40     1.37     0.53
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 2,172,862     $ 3,045,396     $ 3,174,026     $ 1,642,627     $ 815,829  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.12 %(d)      0.12     0.12     0.12     0.13 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.14 %(d)      0.14     0.14     0.14     0.14 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.03 %(d)      1.13     2.22     1.48     0.83 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

                   

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. 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 The Period

 

        Access U.S.
Aggregate Bond ETF
 
        For the Period
September 8, 2020*
to
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
 
  Per Share Operating Performance:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 50.03  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.17  
 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (1.30
 

Total loss from investment operations

    (1.13
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.15
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 48.75  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 48.78  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     (2.26 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 180,368  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.10 %(c) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.14 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.73 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    240

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Access Ultra Short Bond ETF  
       

For the

Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

    For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
    For the Period
April 15, 2019*
to
August 31, 2019
 
  Per Share Operating Performance:      
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 50.77     $ 50.49     $ 50.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.15       0.73       0.52  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.07       0.42       0.34  
 

Total gain from investment operations

    0.22       1.15       0.86  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.18     (0.87     (0.37
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 50.81     $ 50.77     $ 50.49  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 50.81     $ 50.78     $ 50.51  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     0.43     2.28     1.75
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 248,985     $ 149,765     $ 15,148  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.16 %(c)      0.16     0.16 %(c) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.20 %(c)      0.20     0.20 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.61 %(c)      1.45     2.72 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    30     63     66

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), consisting of multiple series. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2009. 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 respective diversification status under the Act:

 

Fund         Diversification
Classification

Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (“Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF”)

       Diversified

Goldman Sachs Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF (“Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF”)

       Diversified

Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF (“Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF”)

       Diversified

Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (“Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF”)

       Diversified

Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF (“Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF”)

       Diversified

Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (“Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF”)*

       Diversified

Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF (“Access Ultra Short Bond ETF”)

       Diversified

 

*   Commencement of operations on September 8, 2020.

The investment objective of each Fund (except the Access Ultra Short Bond ETF) is to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of its respective Index. The Access Ultra Short Bond ETF seeks to provide current income with preservation of capital.

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 a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Trust. Each Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). Shares of the Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF, Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF and Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”), and shares of the Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF and Access Ultra Short Bond ETF are listed and traded on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (“Cboe BZX”). Market prices for the Funds’ shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Funds issue and redeem shares at their respective NAV only in blocks of a specified number of shares, or multiples thereof, referred to as “Creation Units”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed generally for a designated portfolio of securities (including any portion of such securities for which cash may be substituted) and a specified amount of cash. Shares generally trade in the secondary market in quantities less than a Creation Unit at market prices that change throughout the day. Only those that have entered into an authorized participant agreement with ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) may do business directly with the Funds.

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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 NAV calculations. Investment income is recorded net of any foreign withholding taxes, less any amounts reclaimable. The Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and is payable upon sale of such investments.

C.  Expenses — Expenses incurred directly by a Fund are charged to the Fund, and certain 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, and are accrued daily.

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. For each Fund, income distributions, if any, are declared and paid monthly. 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 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.

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

U.S. GAAP defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price); the Funds’ policy is to use the market approach. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The levels used for classifying investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in these investments. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2 — Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which significant inputs are observable (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, volatility and credit spreads), either directly or indirectly;

Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require significant unobservable inputs (including GSAM’s assumptions in determining fair value measurement).

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Funds, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Funds’ investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies, GSAM regularly performs price

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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

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

Debt Securities — Debt securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued daily on the basis of quotations supplied by dealers or an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees. The pricing services may use valuation models or matrix pricing, which consider: (i) yield or price with respect to bonds that are considered comparable in characteristics such as rating, interest rate and maturity date or (ii) quotations from securities dealers to determine current value. With the exception of treasury securities of G7 countries, which are generally classified as Level 1, these investments are generally classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Money Market Funds — Investments in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Underlying Fund”) are valued at the NAV per share of the Institutional Share class on the day of valuation. These investments are generally classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. For information regarding the Underlying Fund’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Fund’s shareholder report.

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 classified in the fair value hierarchy as of February 28, 2021:

ACCESS HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Fixed Income

 

Corporate Obligations

   $        $ 179,342,295        $         —  

Foreign Corporate Debt

              8,414,997           

Investment Company

     1,901,527                    
Total    $ 1,901,527        $ 187,757,292        $  
ACCESS INFLATION PROTECTED USD BOND ETF

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Fixed Income

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds

   $ 63,287,866        $        $  

Investment Companies

     221,575                    
Total    $ 63,509,441        $        $  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE 1-5 YEAR BOND ETF

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Fixed Income

 

Corporate Obligations

   $        $ 21,450,780        $  

Foreign Corporate Debt

              5,821,236           

Investment Company

     64,378                    
Total    $ 64,378        $ 27,272,016        $  

ACCESS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Fixed Income

 

Corporate Obligations

   $        $ 616,380,593        $  

Foreign Corporate Debt

              134,400,964           

Investment Company

     2,536,790                    
Total    $ 2,536,790        $ 750,781,557        $  
ACCESS TREASURY 0-1 YEAR ETF

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Fixed Income

            

U.S. Treasury Bills

   $ 1,840,736,265        $        $  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     343,685,446                    
Total    $ 2,184,421,711        $        $  
ACCESS U.S. AGGREGATE BOND ETF

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Fixed Income

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

   $ 62,157,839        $        $  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

              48,950,525           

Corporate Obligations

              44,419,928           

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     12,357,309                    

Foreign Corporate Debt

              7,679,753           

Foreign Debt Obligations

              3,163,258           

Investment Company

     41,857,451                    
Total    $ 116,372,599        $ 104,213,464        $  

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

ACCESS ULTRA SHORT BOND ETF

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Fixed Income

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

   $        $ 79,218,873        $  

Asset- Backed Securities

              52,479,371           

Corporate Obligations

              50,200,822           

Foreign Corporate Debt

              46,481,280           

U.S. Treasury Bills

     14,448,616                    

Municipal Debt Obligations

              344,298           

Certificate of Deposit

              1,498,471           

Investment Company

     13,397,685                    
Total    $ 27,846,301        $ 230,223,115        $  

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

 

4. 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.

The Funds operate under a unitary management fee structure. Under the unitary fee structure, GSAM is responsible for paying substantially all the expenses of each such Fund, excluding payments under the Fund’s 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage fees, costs of holding shareholder meetings, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses. As the Funds directly pay fees and expenses of the independent Trustees, the management fee collected by GSAM will be reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the Funds to the independent Trustees.

For the period ended February 28, 2021, contractual and effective net unitary management fees with GSAM were at the following rates:

 

Fund        

Contractual Unitary

Management Fee

       Effective Net Unitary
Management Fee
*
 

Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

         0.34        0.34

Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF

         0.12        0.12

Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF

         0.14        0.14

Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

         0.14        0.14

Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF

         0.14        0.12

Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

         0.14        0.10

Access Ultra Short Bond ETF

         0.20        0.16

 

*   Effective Net Unitary Management Fee includes the impact of management fee waivers, if any.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve an effective net management fee rate of 0.12% and 0.16% as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF and the Access Ultra Short Bond ETF, respectively. These arrangements will remain in effect through at least December 29, 2021 and prior to such dates the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Board of Trustees. For the six months ended February 28, 2021, GSAM waived $282,762 and $38,303 of the Funds’ management fees for the Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF and the Access Ultra Short Bond ETF respectively.

The Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF, Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF, Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, Access Ultra Short Bond ETF and Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF 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. For the period ended February 28, 2021, GSAM waived $1,285, $34, $65, $2,267, $20,071 and $3,598 of the Funds’ management fees for the Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF, Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF, Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and Access Ultra Short Bond ETF, respectively.

B.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — The following table provides information about the Funds’ investments in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund for the period ended February 28, 2021:

 

Fund   

Beginning

value as of
August 31, 2020

     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Ending
value as of
February 28, 2021
    

Shares
as of
February 28,

2021

     Interest
Income
 

Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

   $ 1,754,115      $ 34,796,570      $ (34,649,158   $ 1,901,527        1,901,527      $ 203  

Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF

   $ —        $ 333,248      $ (111,673   $ 221,575        221,575      $ 7  

Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF

   $ 684,558      $ 1,071,960      $ (1,692,140)     $ 64,378        64,378      $ 10  

Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

   $ 6,635,197      $ 37,080,431      $ (41,178,838)     $ 2,536,790        2,536,790      $ 360  

Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF*

   $ —        $ 66,798,531      $ (24,941,080   $ 41,857,451        41,857,451      $ 3,263  

Access Ultra Short Bond ETF

   $ 3,705,115      $ 97,411,488      $ (87,718,918   $ 13,397,685        13,397,685      $ 619  

 

*   Commencement of operations on September 8, 2020.

 

5. CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS

The Trust issues and redeems shares of the Funds only in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the Distributor, without an initial sales load, at NAV next determined after receipt, on any Business Day (as defined in the Statement of Additional Information), of an order in proper form. Shares of the Funds may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (each an “Authorized Participant”). An Authorized Participant is either (1) a “Participating Party” or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation; or (2) a Depository Trust Company participant; which, in either case, must have executed an agreement with the Distributor. Retail investors will typically not qualify as an Authorized Participant or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Funds. Rather, most retail investors will purchase shares in the secondary market at market prices with the assistance of a broker and may be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees. Fixed creation and redemption transaction fees are imposed in connection with creations and redemptions.

 

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5. CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS (continued)

 

Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay a variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (e.g. taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from sale of shares” in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF  
   

For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021

(Unaudited)

     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

    1,150,000     $ 56,975,327        2,200,000     $ 106,518,573  

Shares Redeemed

    (350,000     (17,325,925      (700,000     (33,025,220

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    800,000     $ 39,649,402        1,500,000     $ 73,493,353  

 

    Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF  
    For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

    750,000     $ 42,556,170        525,000     $ 28,411,888  

Shares Redeemed

    (175,000     (9,875,297      (125,000     (6,876,076

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    575,000     $ 32,680,873        400,000     $ 21,535,812  

 

    Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF  
    For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
    

For the Period

July 7, 2020*

through

August 31, 2020

 
 

 

 

 

Shares Sold

    50,000     $ 2,522,042        550,000      $ 27,483,763  

Shares Redeemed

    (50,000     (2,519,551              

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

        $ 2,491        550,000      $ 27,483,763  

 

*   Commencement of operations.

 

    Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF  
   

For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021

(Unaudited)

     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
 

 

 

 

Shares Sold

    6,700,000     $ 370,949,444        6,550,000     $ 353,363,901  

Shares Redeemed

    (4,250,000     (234,632,571      (4,900,000     (254,691,742

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    2,450,000     $ 136,316,873        1,650,000     $ 98,672,159  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

5. CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS (continued)

 

    Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF  
   

For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021

(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

August 31, 2020

 
 

 

 

 

Shares Sold

    1,670,000     $ 167,367,745        16,650,000     $ 1,673,288,926  

Shares Redeemed

    (10,290,000     (1,030,543,239      (17,950,000     (1,804,798,807

NET DECREASE IN SHARES

    (8,620,000   $ (863,175,494      (1,300,000   $ (131,509,881

 

    Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF  
   

For the Period

September 8, 2020*

through

February 28, 2021

(Unaudited)

 
 

 

 

 

Shares Sold

    3,700,000      $ 184,110,701  

Shares Redeemed

            

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    3,700,000      $ 184,110,701  

 

*   Commencement of operations.

 

    Access Ultra Short Bond ETF  
   

For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021

(Unaudited)

     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
 

 

 

 

Shares Sold

    2,450,000     $ 124,399,448        2,900,000     $ 146,532,435  

Shares Redeemed

    (500,000     (25,379,275      (250,000     (12,635,581

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    1,950,000     $ 99,020,173        2,650,000     $ 133,896,854  

 

6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the period ended February 28, 2021, were as follows (with the exception of the Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF which only owns short term securities):

 

Fund         Purchases        Sales  

Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

       $ 73,273,714        $ 16,932,170  

Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF

         11,182,551          5,733,219  

Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond  ETF

         6,833,767          3,795,386  

Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

         407,702,165          32,624,602  

Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

         466,634,265          283,532,848  

Access Ultra Short Bond ETF

         136,573,217          51,169,815  

 

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6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

The purchases and sales from in-kind creation and redemption transactions for the period ended February 28, 2021, were as follows:

 

Fund        Purchases      Sales  

Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

      $             —        $ 17,095,364  

Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF

      36,843,337        9,877,649  

Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond  ETF

             2,491,803  

Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

             232,814,861  

Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

              

Access Ultra Short Bond ETF

              

 

7. TAX INFORMATION

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, August 31, 2020, the Funds’ capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

 

    

Access

High Yield
Corporate Bond ETF

   

Access

Inflation Protected
USD Bond ETF

    

Access Investment

Grade Corporate

1-5 Year Bond ETF

    

Access Investment

Grade Corporate
Bond ETF

     Access Treasury
0-1 Year ETF
     Access Ultra Short
Bond ETF
 

Capital loss carryforwards:

               

Perpetual Short-Term

  $ (1,508,264   $      $      $      $      $ (64,586

Perpetual Long-Term

    (87,369                                 (339

As of February 28, 2021, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

    

Access

High Yield
Corporate
Bond ETF

   

Access

Inflation
Protected USD
Bond ETF

   

Access
Investment

Grade Corporate

1-5 Year
Bond ETF

   

Access
Investment

Grade Corporate
Bonds ETF

   

Access
Treasury

0-1 Year ETF

    Access
U.S. Aggregate
Bond ETF
   

Access
Ultra Short

Bond ETF

 

Tax Cost

  $ 184,289,084     $ 63,004,737     $ 27,311,894     $ 741,295,763     $ 2,184,256,530     $ 224,403,909     $ 257,240,454  

Gross unrealized gain

    6,098,346       837,623       126,587       21,528,357       172,570       197,180       940,004  

Gross unrealized loss

    (728,611     (332,919     (102,087     (9,505,773     (7,389     (4,015,026     (111,042

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities

  $ 5,369,735     $ 504,704     $ 24,500     $ 12,022,584     $ 165,181     $ (3,817,846   $ 828,962  

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is due to wash sales, and differences in tax treatment of market discount accretion and premium amortization, and inflation protected securities.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

8. OTHER RISKS

 

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

Floating and Variable Rate Obligations Risk — Floating rate and variable rate obligations are debt instruments issued by companies or other entities with interest rates that reset periodically (typically, daily, monthly, quarterly, or semiannually) in response to changes in the market rate of interest on which the interest rate is based. For floating and variable rate obligations, there may be a lag between an actual change in the underlying interest rate benchmark and the reset time for an interest payment of such an obligation, which could harm or benefit a Fund, depending on the interest rate environment or other circumstances. In a rising interest rate environment, for example, a floating or variable rate obligation that does not reset immediately would prevent a Fund from taking full advantage of rising interest rates in a timely manner. However, in a declining interest rate environment, a Fund may benefit from a lag due to an obligation’s interest rate payment not being immediately impacted by a decline in interest rates.

In 2017, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) warned that LIBOR may cease to be available or appropriate for use by 2021. 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 a Fund’s investments resulting from a substitute reference rate may also adversely affect the Fund’s performance and/or NAV.

Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the United States. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which a Fund invests. The imposition of exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscations of assets and property, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the United States or other governments, or problems with registration, settlement or custody, may also result in losses. Foreign risk also involves the risk of negative foreign currency rate fluctuations, which may cause the value of securities denominated in such foreign currency (or other instruments through which 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 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. 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. The risks associated with changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and a Fund’s investments. Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of fixed income securities and instruments held by the Funds.

Index Risk (each Fund except the Access Ultra Short Bond ETF) — FTSE Fixed Income LLC (the “Index Provider”) constructs each Fund’s Index in accordance with a rules-based methodology. A Fund will be negatively affected by general declines in the securities and asset classes represented in its Index. In addition, because the Funds are not “actively” managed, unless a specific security is removed from an Index, a Fund generally would not sell a security because the security’s issuer was in financial trouble. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on a Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track the Index. A Fund also does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets. Therefore, a Fund’s performance could be lower than funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline or a decline in the value of one or more issuers. When the Index is rebalanced and a Fund in turn rebalances its portfolio to attempt to increase the correlation between the Fund’s portfolio and the Index, any transaction costs and market exposure arising from such portfolio rebalancing may be borne directly by the Fund and its shareholders. The Index Provider may utilize third party data in constructing each Index, but it does not guarantee the accuracy or availability of any such third party data.

The FTSE Goldman Sachs US Investment-Grade Corporate Bond 1-5 Years Index and FTSE Goldman Sachs US Broad Bond Market Index are new and have limited performance history. Errors in index data, index computation or the construction of an Index in accordance with its methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index Provider for a

 

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8. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the applicable Fund and its shareholders. In addition, neither a Fund, the Investment Adviser nor the Index Provider can guarantee the availability or timeliness of the production of the Index.

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

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. To the extent a Fund engages in cash redemptions, then 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 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.

Market Trading Risk — Each Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for Shares. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The Investment Adviser cannot predict whether Shares will trade below, at or above their NAV. Price differences may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for Shares will be closely related to, but not identical to, the same forces influencing the prices of the securities of a Fund’s Index (except the Access Ultra Short Bond ETF) trading individually or in the aggregate at any point in time.

Tracking Error Risk (each Fund except the Access Ultra Short Bond ETF) — Tracking error is the divergence of a Fund’s performance from that of its Index. The performance of a Fund may diverge from that of its Index for a number of reasons. Tracking error may occur because of transaction costs, a Fund’s holding of cash, differences in accrual of dividends, changes to its Index or the need to meet new or existing regulatory requirements. Unlike a Fund, the returns of an Index are not reduced by investment and other operating expenses, including the trading costs associated with implementing changes to its portfolio of investments. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of market volatility or other unusual market conditions.

 

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 Funds. Additionally, in

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

9. INDEMNIFICATIONS (continued)

 

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.

 

10. OTHER MATTERS

New Accounting Standards — In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” This ASU provides optional exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications, hedging relationships and other transactions affected reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. ASU 2020-04 is elective and is effective on March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. As of the financial reporting period, GSAM is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.

Other — On October 22, 2020, Goldman Sachs announced a settlement of matters involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd. (1MDB), a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, with the United States Department of Justice as well as criminal and civil authorities in the UK, Singapore and Hong Kong. Further information regarding the 1MDB settlement can be found at https://www.goldmansachs.com/media-relations/press-releases/current/goldman-sachs-2020-10-22.html. The 1MDB settlement will not materially adversely affect GSAM’s ability to serve as investment manager.

 

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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Fund Expenses — For the Period Ended 2/28/2021 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Shares of a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds. This example does not take into account brokerage commissions that you may pay on your purchases and sales of Shares of a Fund.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period from September 1, 2020 and held for the entire period ended February 28, 2021, which represents a period of 181 days of a 365 day year (or less where indicated).

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 six months. 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 a Fund’s actual net expense ratios 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 a 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 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.

 

     Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF     Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF     Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond  ETF     Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF     Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF  
     Beginning
Account Value
9/1/20
   

Ending

Account Value
2/28/21

    Expenses
Paid*
    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/20
   

Ending

Account Value
2/28/21

    Expenses
Paid*
    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/20
   

Ending

Account Value
2/28/21

    Expenses
Paid*
    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/20
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/21
    Expenses
Paid*
    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/20
   

Ending

Account Value

2/28/21

    Expenses
Paid*
 

Actual based on NAV

  $ 1,000     $ 1,038.60     $ 1.72     $ 1,000     $ 995.80     $ 0.59     $ 1,000     $ 1,004.60     $ 0.70     $ 1,000     $ 987.10     $ 0.69     $ 1,000     $ 1,000.10     $ 0.60  

Hypothetical 5% return

  $ 1,000     $ 1,023.11   $ 1.71     $ 1,000     $ 1,024.20   $ 0.60     $ 1,000     $ 1,024.10   $ 0.70     $ 1,000     $ 1,024.10   $ 0.70     $ 1,000     $ 1,024.20   $ 0.60  
      Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF**       Access Ultra Short Bond ETF            
     Beginning
Account Value
9/1/20
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/21
    Expenses
Paid*
   

Beginning

Account Value

9/1/20

    Ending
Account Value
2/28/21
    Expenses
Paid*
                                                       
    $ 1,000     $ 977.40     $ 0.47     $ 1,000     $ 1,004.30     $ 0.80                    
    $ 1,000     $ 1,023.36   $ 0.48     $ 1,000     $ 1,024.00   $ 0.80                    

 

+   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 for each Fund are calculated using the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended February 28, 2021. 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 year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the fiscal year.

 

**  The Fund commenced operations on September 8, 2020. Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the ending value for the period, multiplied by 174/365, which represents a period of 174 days of a 365 day year (to reflect the Fund’s commencement of operation).

 

   The annualized net expense ratio for the period is as follows:

 

Fund      

Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

   0.34%

Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF

   0.12%

Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF

   0.14%

Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

   0.14%

Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF

   0.12%

Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

   0.10%

Access Ultra Short Bond ETF

   0.16%

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) are investment portfolios of Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Funds at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Funds.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until September 30, 2021 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on September 22-23, 2020 (the “Annual Meeting”).

The review process undertaken by the Trustees spans the course of the year and culminates with the Annual Meeting. To assist the Trustees in their deliberations, the Trustees have established a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held two meetings over the course of the year since the Management Agreement was last approved in 2019. At those Committee meetings, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Management Agreement were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. With respect to each Fund, such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services, and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance, and central funding); sales and distribution support groups, and others (e.g., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in employee headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its registered fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparisons to the performance of similar exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as provided by a third-party fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), and information on general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Fund invests, to the extent that a Fund had been existence for at least one year;
  (c)   the terms of the Management Agreement entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Fund;
  (d)   fee and expense information for the Fund, including the relative management fee and expense levels of the Fund as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider;
  (e)   with respect to the extensive investment performance and expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Fund;
  (f)   the undertakings of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to implement fee waivers;
  (g)   information relating to the profitability of the Management Agreement and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of the Fund to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates;
  (h)   whether the Fund’s existing management fee schedule adequately addressed any economies of scale;
  (i)   a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund;
  (j)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Fund as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser;

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

  (k)   portfolio manager ownership of Fund shares; the manner in which portfolio manager compensation is determined; and the number and types of accounts managed by the portfolio managers;
  (l)   the nature and quality of the services provided to the Fund by its unaffiliated service providers, and the Investment Adviser’s general oversight and evaluation (including reports on due diligence) of those service providers as part of the administrative services provided under the Management Agreement; and
  (m)   the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Fund’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

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

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

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the significant resources that the Investment Adviser devotes to risk management and the control environment in which the Funds operate, the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the market, regulatory and control environment in which the Funds and their service providers operate, including changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees considered that under the Management Agreement, each Fund pays a single fee to the Investment Adviser, and the Investment Adviser pays each Fund’s ordinary operating expenses, excluding payments under each Fund’s 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage fees, costs of holding shareholder meetings, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses. The Trustees also considered information about each Fund’s structure, investment objective, strategies and other characteristics. In particular, they noted that the Funds are passively-managed ETFs that seek to track indices developed and maintained by a third-party service provider, except for the Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF, which is an actively managed ETF that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index. The Trustees noted the experience and capabilities of the key personnel of the Investment Adviser who provide services to the Funds. In particular, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s extensive experience in managing fixed income investment strategies and portfolios that invest in short term U.S. Treasury securities. They also considered information regarding the Investment Adviser’s business continuity planning and remote operations in the current environment. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Funds and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Funds and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Funds. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of each Fund to its peers using rankings and/or ratings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2020, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Provider as of June 30, 2020. The information on each Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one- and three-year periods ending on the applicable dates, to the extent that each Fund had been in existence for those periods. As part of this review, they reviewed the investment performance of each Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions. The Trustees also received information comparing each Fund’s performance to that of its respective index (except the Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF), a comparable market capitalization-weighted reference index, and a separate account composite with a comparable investment strategy, as applicable. The Trustees observed that the investment performance of each passively-managed Fund was consistent with the investment objective of tracking its respective index. They also noted that the Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF’s investment performance was consistent with the investment objective of seeking to provide current income with preservation of capital.

In addition, the Trustees considered materials prepared and presentations made by the Investment Adviser’s senior management and portfolio management personnel in which Fund performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Funds’ risk profiles, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management.

Unitary Fee Structure and Profitability

The Trustees considered the contractual fee rate payable by each Fund, noting that the Management Agreement provides for a unitary fee structure, pursuant to which each Fund pays a single fee to the Investment Adviser and the Investment Adviser then pays all of the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses. In addition, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Funds, which included both advisory and administrative services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Funds as ETFs.

In addition, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to implement management fee waivers for the Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Emerging Markets USD Bond ETF, and Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF. The Trustees noted that license fees would be payable by the Investment Adviser to FTSE Fixed Income LLC for the use of its indices (except with respect to the Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF). The Trustees also considered information previously provided regarding fees and expenses of comparable ETFs advised by other, unaffiliated investment management firms.

The comparisons of the Funds’ fee rates and expense ratios were prepared by the Investment Adviser and certain third-party providers of mutual fund and ETF data. In particular, the Trustees referred to an analysis comparing each Fund’s management fee rate and net expense ratio to those of relevant peer funds. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Funds.

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

Economies of Scale

The Trustees noted that the Funds, similar to many other ETFs, do not have management fee breakpoints. They considered information previously provided regarding each Fund’s fee structure, the amount of assets in each Fund, each Fund’s recent creation and redemption activity, and the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees further noted the Investment Adviser’s assertion that future economies of scale (among several factors) had been taken into consideration in determining each Fund’s unitary management fee rate, and that significant economies of scale are unlikely to be realized in the competitive environment in which the Funds operate.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS FIXED INCOME ETFS

 

Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived (or expected to be derived) by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds as stated above, including: (a) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Funds on behalf of its other clients; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Funds; and (d) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Funds’ third-party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs. In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits.

Other Benefits to the Funds and Their Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Funds receive certain other potential benefits as a result of their relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) enhanced servicing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Funds because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; and (c) the Funds’ access to certain affiliated distribution channels.

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the unitary fee paid by each Fund was reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and each Fund’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit each Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to each Fund until September 30, 2021.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS FIXED INCOME ETFS

 

Statement Regarding Basis for Initial Approval of Management Agreement for the Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (the “Fund”) is a newly-organized investment portfolio of Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”) that commenced investment operations on September 8, 2020. At a meeting held on September 17-18, 2019 (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”) on behalf of the Fund.

At the Meeting, the Trustees reviewed the Management Agreement with respect to the Fund, 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 exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”); potential benefits to be derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund; and potential benefits to be derived by the Fund from its relationship with the Investment Adviser. Various information was also provided at prior meetings at which the Fund was discussed.

In connection with the Meeting, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval of registered fund investment management agreements 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 Board meetings, 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 Provided Under the Management Agreement

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that would be provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the significant resources that the Investment Adviser devotes to risk management and the control environment in which the Fund would operate, the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the market, regulatory and control environment in which the Fund and its service providers would operate, including changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees considered that under the Management Agreement, the Fund pays a single management fee to the Investment Adviser, and the Investment Adviser pays all of the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses, excluding payments under the Fund’s 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage fees, costs of holding shareholder meetings and litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses. The Trustees also considered information about the Fund’s structure, investment objective, strategies and other characteristics. In particular, they noted that the Fund would operate as a passively-managed ETF that seeks to track an index owned and calculated by a third-party service provider using concepts developed with the Investment Adviser. The Trustees noted the experience and capabilities of the key personnel of the Investment Adviser who would provide services to the Fund. In particular, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s extensive experience in managing fixed income investment strategies. The Trustees also considered information regarding the Investment Adviser’s business continuity planning and remote operations in the current environment. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser would be able to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Fund. They also considered that although the Fund was new (and therefore had no performance data to evaluate), the Investment Adviser has committed substantial financial and operational resources to ETFs and has extensive experience managing other types of registered investment companies. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Fund and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Unitary Fee Structure and Profitability

The Trustees considered the contractual management fee rate payable by the Fund, noting that the Management Agreement provides for a unitary fee structure, pursuant to which the Fund pays a single management fee to the Investment Adviser and the Investment Adviser then pays all of the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses. In addition, the Trustees considered information on the services to be rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Fund, which would include both advisory and administrative services directed to the needs and operations of the Fund as an ETF. The Trustees noted that a license fee would be payable by the

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Initial Approval of Management Agreement for the Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Investment Adviser to FTSE Fixed Income LLC for the use of its index and certain trademarks. The Trustees also considered information provided regarding fees and expenses of comparable ETFs advised by other, unaffiliated investment management firms. The comparisons of the Fund’s unitary management fee rate and projected expense ratio were prepared by the Investment Adviser and a third-party provider of mutual fund and ETF data. In particular, the Trustees referred to an analysis comparing the Fund’s unitary management fee rate and projected expense ratio to those of relevant peer funds. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fee and total expenses to be paid by the Fund. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser’s management of the Fund likely would benefit the Fund and its shareholders.

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.

Economies of Scale

The Trustees noted that the Fund, similar to many other ETFs, would not have management fee breakpoints. The Trustees considered the Fund’s projected asset levels and information comparing the fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other ETFs in the Fund’s peer group.

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 relationships with the Fund as stated above, including: (a) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Fund on behalf of its other clients; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Fund; and (d) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Fund’s third party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”).

Other Benefits to the Fund and Its Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Fund is expected to receive certain potential benefits as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) enhanced servicing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Fund because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; and (c) the Fund’s access to certain affiliated distribution channels.

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the unitary management fee to be paid by the Fund was reasonable in light of the services to be provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and the Fund’s reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the engagement of the Investment Adviser likely would benefit the Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved for an initial two-year period from its effective date.

 

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FUNDS PROFILE

 

Goldman Sachs ETFs

 

 

LOGO

 

Goldman Sachs is a premier financial services firm, known since 1869 for creating thoughtful and customized investment solutions in complex global markets.

Today, the Asset Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.95 trillion in assets under supervision as of December 31, 2020, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”) has portfolio management teams located around the world and our investment professionals bring firsthand knowledge of local markets to every investment decision. Assets under supervision includes assets under management and other client assets for which Goldman Sachs does not have full discretion. GSAM leverages the resources of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. subject to legal, internal and regulatory restrictions.

 

GOLDMAN SACHS EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF
Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF
Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF

Goldman Sachs MarketBetaTM Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Goldman Sachs MarketBetaTM International Equity ETF

Goldman Sachs MarketBetaTM U.S. Equity ETF

Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF

 

INDEX DISCLAIMERS

The Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF and Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (the “Funds”) have been developed solely by GSAM. The Funds are not in any way connected to or sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the London Stock Exchange Group plc and its group undertakings (collectively, the “LSE Group”). FTSE Russell is a trading name of certain of the LSE Group companies.

All rights in the FTSE Goldman Sachs High Yield Corporate Bond Index, FTSE Goldman Sachs Treasury Inflation Protected USD Bond Index, FTSE Goldman Sachs US Investment-Grade Corporate Bond 1-5 Years Index, FTSE Goldman Sachs Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index, FTSE US Treasury 0-1 Year Composite Select Index, FTSE Goldman Sachs US Broad Bond Market Index, and FTSE Goldman Sachs US Treasury Index (each, an “Index” and collectively, the “Indexes”) vest in the relevant LSE Group company which owns each Index. FTSE® is a trademark of the relevant LSE Group company and is used by any other LSE Group company under license.

Each Index is calculated by or on behalf of FTSE Fixed Income, LLC or its affiliate, agent or partner. The LSE Group does not accept any liability whatsoever to any person arising out of (a) the use of, reliance on or any error in the Index or (b) investment in or operation of the Funds. The LSE Group makes no claim, prediction, warranty or representation either as to the results to be obtained from the Funds or the suitability of any Index for the purpose to which it is being put by GSAM.


TRUSTEES

Lawrence W. Stranghoener, Chairman

Linda A. Lang

Michael Latham

James A. McNamara

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Joseph F. DiMaria, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

Transfer Agent

 

ALPS DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

Distributor

 

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Investment Adviser

 

Visit our Website at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282

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

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

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

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of February 28, 2021 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.

ETF Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Funds at their net asset value (“NAV”) only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns.

A Fund may be recently or newly organized and have limited operating history.

Economic and market forecasts presented herein reflect our judgment as of the date of this presentation and are subject to change without notice. These forecasts do not take into account the specific investment objectives, restrictions, tax and financial situation or other needs of any specific client. Actual data will vary and may not be reflected here. These forecasts are subject to high levels of uncertainty that may affect actual performance. Accordingly, these forecasts should be viewed as merely representative of a broad range of possible outcomes. These forecasts are estimated, based on assumptions, and are subject to significant revision and may change materially as economic and market conditions change. Goldman Sachs has no obligation to provide updates or changes to these forecasts. Case studies and examples are for illustrative purposes only.

ETF Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their net asset value (“NAV”) only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Ordinary brokerage commissions apply.

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

ActiveBeta® is a registered trademark of GSAM.

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Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Semi-Annual Report      

February 28, 2021

 
     

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® ETFs

     

ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (GEM)

     

ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF (GSEU)

     

ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF (GSIE)

     

ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF (GSJY)

     

ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC)

     

ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (GSSC)

 

ActiveBeta® is a registered trademark of GSAM.

 

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Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® ETFs

 

 

ACTIVEBETA® EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF

 

 

ACTIVEBETA® EUROPE EQUITY ETF

 

 

ACTIVEBETA® INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF

 

 

ACTIVEBETA® JAPAN EQUITY ETF

 

 

ACTIVEBETA® U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF

 

 

ACTIVEBETA® U.S. SMALL CAP EQUITY ETF

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Fund Basics

    1  

Schedules of Investments

    14  

Financial Statements

    63  

Financial Highlights

    70  

ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF

    70  

ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF

    71  

ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF

    72  

ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF

    73  

ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

    74  

ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

    75  

Notes to Financial Statements

    76  

Other Information

    90  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


FUND BASICS

 

ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021       
  Market Price1   $ 39.33  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 39.21  

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2020–February 28, 2021   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     GS ActiveBeta®
Emerging Markets
Equity Index3
     MSCI Emerging
Markets Index4
 
    Shares     19.50      19.86      19.48      22.32

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees and operating expenses incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity Index (the “Index”) is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of emerging market issuers. The Index seeks to capture common sources of active equity returns, including value (i.e., how attractively a stock is priced relative to its “fundamentals”, such as book value or free cash flow), momentum (i.e., whether a company’s share price is trending up or down), quality (i.e., profitability) and low volatility (i.e., a relatively low dgree of fluctuation in a company’s share price over time). The index provider for the reference index on which the Index is based may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of such reference index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion. In such circumstances, the scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index may likewise be delayed or changed. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

4    The MSCI Emerging Markets Index captures large and mid cap representation across 27 Emerging Markets countries. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

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

 

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FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/215
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business      Country
 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    5.9      Information Technology      Taiwan
 

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    5.3        Communication Services      China
 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR

    4.8        Consumer Discretionary      China
 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    4.0        Information Technology      South Korea
 

Meituan, Class B

    1.5        Consumer Discretionary      China
 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 4.10%

    0.9        Information Technology      South Korea
 

Infosys Ltd.

    0.9        Information Technology      India
 

SK Hynix, Inc.

    0.9        Information Technology      South Korea
 

JD.com, Inc. ADR

    0.8        Consumer Discretionary      China
   

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    0.8        Consumer Discretionary      South Africa

 

5    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS BENCHMARK6
February 28, 2021

 

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6    Country and sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by MSCI. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocation of exchange-traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the chart above. Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 0.7% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2021. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

7    The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity Index.

 

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

 

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FUND BASICS

 

ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT  
     As of February 28, 2021       
  Market Price1   $ 33.14  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 33.22  

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2020–February 28, 2021   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     GS ActiveBeta®
Europe Equity Index3
     MSCI Europe
Index4
 
    Shares     11.99      11.86      12.25      12.83

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity Index (the “Index”) is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of developed market issuers in Europe. The Index seeks to capture common sources of active equity returns, including value (i.e., how attractively a stock is priced relative to its “fundamentals”, such as book value or free cash flow), momentum (i.e., whether a company’s share price is trending up or down), quality (i.e., profitability) and low volatility (i.e., a relatively low dgree of fluctuation in a company’s share price over time). The index provider for the reference index on which the Index is based may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of such reference index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion. In such circumstances, the scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index may likewise be delayed or changed. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

4    The MSCI Europe Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 15 Developed Markets countries. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

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  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/215
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business      Country
 

Nestle SA

    2.7      Consumer Staples      Switzerland
 

Roche Holding AG

    2.2        Health Care      Switzerland
 

ASML Holding NV

    1.8        Information Technology      Netherlands
 

Novartis AG

    1.6        Health Care      Switzerland
 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    1.5        Consumer Discretionary      France
 

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    1.2        Health Care      Denmark
 

L’Oreal SA

    1.1        Consumer Staples      France
 

Unilever PLC

    1.0        Consumer Staples      United Kingdom
 

AstraZeneca PLC

    1.0        Health Care      United Kingdom
   

SAP SE

    1.0        Information Technology      Germany

 

5    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS BENCHMARK6   
February 28, 2021      

 

LOGO

 

 

6    Country and sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by MSCI. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocation of exchange-traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the chart above. Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 0.4% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2021. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

7    The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity Index.

 

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

 

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FUND BASICS

 

ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021  
  Market Price1   $ 32.17  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 32.13  

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

     September 1, 2020–February 28, 2021   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     GS ActiveBeta®
Intl Equity  Index3
     MSCI World
ex USA Index4
 
    Shares     12.74      13.23      12.81      14.23

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity Index (the “Index”) is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of developed market issuers outside of the United States. The Index seeks to capture common sources of active equity returns, including value (i.e., how attractively a stock is priced relative to its “fundamentals”, such as book value or free cash flow), momentum (i.e., whether a company’s share price is trending up or down), quality (i.e., profitability) and low volatility (i.e., a relatively low degree of fluctuation in a company’s share price over time). The index provider for the reference index on which the Index is based may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of such reference index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion. In such circumstances, the scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index may likewise be delayed or changed. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

4    The MSCI World ex USA Index captures large and mid cap representation across 22 of 23 Developed Markets countries. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

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  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/215
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business      Country
  Nestle SA     1.5      Consumer Staples      Switzerland
  Roche Holding AG     1.2        Health Care      Switzerland
  LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     0.9        Consumer Discretionary      France
  Novartis AG     0.9        Health Care      Switzerland
  ASML Holding NV     0.8        Information Technology      Netherlands
  Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B     0.7        Health Care      Denmark
  L’Oreal SA     0.7        Consumer Staples      France
  Royal Bank of Canada     0.6        Financials      Canada
  Shopify, Inc., Class A     0.5        Information Technology      Canada
    Unilever PLC     0.5        Consumer Staples      United Kingdom

 

5    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS BENCHMARK6   
February 28, 2021      

 

LOGO

 

 

6    Country and sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by MSCI. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocation of exchange-traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the chart above. Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 1.5% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2021. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

7    The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity Index.

 

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

 

 

6


FUND BASICS

 

ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021  
  Market Price1   $ 37.48  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 37.11  

 

1   The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2020–February 28, 2021   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     GS ActiveBeta®
Japan Equity Index3
     MSCI Japan
Index4
 
    Shares     14.85      16.30      14.78      16.97

 

2   Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3   The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity Index (the “Index”) is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of Japan issuers. The Index seeks to capture common sources of active equity returns, including value (i.e., how attractively a stock is priced relative to its “fundamentals”, such as book value or free cash flow), momentum (i.e., whether a company’s share price is trending up or down), quality (i.e., profitability) and low volatility (i.e., a relatively low degree of fluctuation in a company’s share price over time). The index provider for the reference index on which the Index is based may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of such reference index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion. In such circumstances, the scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index may likewise be delayed or changed. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

4   The MSCI Japan Index is designed to measure the performance of the large and mid cap segments of the Japanese market. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

7


FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/215
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business
  Toyota Motor Corp.     3.0      Consumer Discretionary
  Sony Corp.     3.0        Consumer Discretionary
  SoftBank Group Corp.     2.9        Communication Services
  Keyence Corp.     1.7        Information Technology
  Nintendo Co. Ltd.     1.7        Communication Services
  Tokyo Electron Ltd.     1.5        Information Technology
  Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.     1.3        Industrials
  Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.     1.3        Consumer Discretionary
  KDDI Corp.     1.3        Communication Services
    Honda Motor Co. Ltd.     1.2        Consumer Discretionary

 

5    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS BENCHMARK6   
February 28, 2021      

 

LOGO

 

 

6    Country and sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by MSCI. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocation of exchange-traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the chart above. Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 1.2% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2021. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

7    The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity Index.

 

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

 

8


FUND BASICS

 

ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021  
  Market Price1   $ 76.32  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 76.37  

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2020–February 28, 2021   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     GS ActiveBeta®
U.S. Large Cap
Equity Index3
    

S&P 500

Index4

 
    Shares     8.74      8.80      8.76      9.74

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity Index (the “Index”) is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of large capitalization U.S. issuers. The Index seeks to capture common sources of active equity returns, including value (i.e., how attractively a stock is priced relative to its “fundamentals”, such as book value or free cash flow), momentum (i.e., whether a company’s share price is trending up or down), quality (i.e., profitability) and low volatility (i.e., a relatively low dgree of fluctuation in a company’s share price over time). The index provider for the reference index on which the Index is based may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of such reference index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion. In such circumstances, the scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index may likewise be delayed or changed. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

4    The S&P 500 Index is the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock prices. The Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/215
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business
  Apple, Inc.     5.0      Information Technology
  Microsoft Corp.     4.8        Information Technology
  Amazon.com, Inc.     3.6        Consumer Discretionary
  Facebook, Inc., Class A     1.7        Communication Services
  Alphabet, Inc., Class A     1.6        Communication Services
  Alphabet, Inc., Class C     1.6        Communication Services
  Johnson & Johnson     1.1        Health Care
  Home Depot, Inc. (The)     0.9        Consumer Discretionary
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.     0.9        Financials
    Intel Corp.     0.8        Information Technology

 

5    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS BENCHMARK6   
February 28, 2021      

 

LOGO

 

 

6    Country and sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by Standard & Poor’s. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocation of exchange-traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the chart above. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

7    The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity Index.

 

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

 

10


FUND BASICS

 

ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021  
  Market Price1   $ 61.23  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 61.06  

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2020–February 28, 2021   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     GS ActiveBeta®
U.S. Small Cap
Equity Index3
     Russell 2000®
Index4
 
    Shares     40.91      41.10      41.16      41.69

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity Index (the “Index”) is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of small capitalization U.S. issuers. The Index seeks to capture common sources of active equity returns, including value (i.e., how attractively a stock is priced relative to its “fundamentals”, such as book value or free cash flow), momentum (i.e., whether a company’s share price is trending up or down), quality (i.e., profitability) and low volatility (i.e., a relatively low degree of fluctuation in a company’s share price over time). The index provider for the reference index on which the Index is based may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of such reference index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion. In such circumstances, the scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index may likewise be delayed or changed. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

4    The 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 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased small-cap barometer and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/215
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business
  Builders FirstSource, Inc.     0.6      Industrials
  GameStop Corp., Class A     0.5        Consumer Discretionary
  eXp World Holdings, Inc.     0.5        Real Estate
  Penn National Gaming, Inc.     0.4        Consumer Discretionary
  Redfin Corp.     0.4        Real Estate
  Deckers Outdoor Corp.     0.4        Consumer Discretionary
  MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A     0.4        Information Technology
  Plug Power, Inc.     0.4        Industrials
  Vericel Corp.     0.4        Health Care
    Digital Turbine, Inc.     0.3        Information Technology

 

5    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS BENCHMARK6   
February 28, 2021      

 

LOGO

 

 

6    Country and sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by Russell Investments. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocation of exchange-traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the chart above. Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 1.9% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2021. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

7    The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity Index.

 

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

 

12


FUND BASICS

 

Industry Terms

 

Book Value: The total value of the company’s assets that shareholders would theoretically receive if a company were liquidated.

Free Cash Flow: A measure of financial performance calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – 97.1%  
Argentina – 0.3%  
  17,866     Globant SA (Information Technology)*   $ 3,836,187  
  496,400     YPF SA ADR (Energy)*     2,149,412  
   

 

 

 
      5,985,599  

 

 

 
Brazil – 4.4%  
  1,454,499     Ambev SA (Consumer Staples)     3,659,051  
  670,145     Atacadao SA (Consumer Staples)     2,285,904  
  331,020     B3 SA – Brasil Bolsa Balcao (Financials)     3,225,233  
  546,507     Banco Bradesco SA (Financials)     2,019,106  
  70,700     Banco Inter SA (Financials)     1,971,159  
  946,545     BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (Financials)     4,319,114  
  462,746     Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (Materials)     2,729,289  
  405,500     CPFL Energia SA (Utilities)     2,099,879  
  327,556     Energisa SA (Utilities)     2,566,704  
  394,863     Engie Brasil Energia SA (Utilities)     2,915,569  
  514,934     Equatorial Energia SA (Utilities)     1,857,183  
  903,395     Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA (Health Care)(a)     2,512,560  
  753,206     Klabin SA (Materials)*     3,982,914  
  360,934     Lojas Renner SA (Consumer Discretionary)     2,374,255  
  1,254,052     Magazine Luiza SA (Consumer Discretionary)     5,441,002  
  281,326     Natura & Co. Holding SA (Consumer Staples)*     2,330,649  
  170,200     Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA (Health Care)     2,648,414  
  809,743     Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Energy)     3,218,311  
  1,400,047     Raia Drogasil SA (Consumer Staples)     5,835,780  
  333,135     Sul America SA (Financials)     1,974,403  
  222,568     Suzano SA (Materials)*     2,922,152  
  330,960     Telefonica Brasil SA (Communication Services)     2,612,975  
  818,686     Vale SA (Materials)     13,885,072  
  430,926     WEG SA (Industrials)     6,035,075  
   

 

 

 
      85,421,753  

 

 

 
Chile – 0.4%  
  1,333,644     Cencosud SA (Consumer Staples)     2,614,102  
  388,700     Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA (Consumer Staples)     3,356,654  
  38,645,421     Enel Chile SA (Utilities)     2,858,982  
   

 

 

 
      8,829,738  

 

 

 
China – 32.5%  
  1,876,300     3SBio, Inc. (Health Care)*(a)     1,867,266  
  4,457,752     Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,242,686  
  9,218,956     Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H (Financials)     3,351,332  
  64,437     Airtac International Group (Industrials)     2,244,103  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  394,650     Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*   93,831,984  
  695,826     Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd. (Health Care)*     2,332,172  
  279,978     ANTA Sports Products Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     4,294,944  
  26,268     Autohome, Inc. ADR (Communication Services)     2,995,603  
  53,359     Baidu, Inc. ADR (Communication Services)*     15,125,142  
  2,989,908     Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,200,955  
  4,795,849     Bank of China Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,397,980  
  16,572,770     Bank of China Ltd., Class H (Financials)     5,810,997  
  4,274,231     Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     3,014,458  
  5,137,257     Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     2,900,628  
  3,005,014     Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,666,548  
  1,506,277     Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,045,609  
  2,008,874     Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,597,956  
  6,200     BeiGene Ltd. ADR (Health Care)*     1,984,000  
  878,900     Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     3,042,078  
  20,569     Bilibili, Inc. ADR (Communication Services)*     2,591,077  
  65,041     BYD Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     1,980,083  
  92,639     BYD Co. Ltd., Class H (Consumer Discretionary)     2,354,981  
  3,742,604     China Bohai Bank Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)*(a)     2,064,925  
  4,428,802     China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     2,089,556  
  596,173     China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     2,651,417  
  2,656,898     China Construction Bank Corp., Class A (Financials)     2,976,779  
  18,341,356     China Construction Bank Corp., Class H (Financials)     14,730,114  
  6,135,408     China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     2,657,476  
  1,018,426     China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     2,147,827  
  1,928,975     China Medical System Holdings Ltd. (Health Care)     3,013,810  
  1,179,641     China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)*     6,447,663  
  328,460     China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,590,231  
  850,546     China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     6,529,293  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  2,818,753     China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A (Financials)   $ 2,253,315  
  4,785,529     China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     2,856,259  
  1,462,827     China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H (Materials)     2,217,619  
  2,856,900     China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A (Energy)     1,988,413  
  4,728,830     China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H (Energy)     2,615,156  
  510,204     China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     3,847,568  
  3,724,420     China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (Health Care)(a)     2,376,569  
  1,202,862     China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H (Energy)     2,285,598  
  111,134     China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     5,280,874  
  18,639,216     China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H (Communication Services)(a)     2,787,226  
  967,665     China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A (Utilities)     2,949,356  
  3,237,665     China Zheshang Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,053,567  
  346,613     Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     2,850,704  
  3,570,425     CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (Health Care)     3,728,134  
  2,001,484     Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     2,016,974  
  236,732     ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     3,628,486  
  21,027     GDS Holdings Ltd. ADR (Information Technology)*     2,148,118  
  558,000     Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,812,681  
  636,600     Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H (Consumer Discretionary)     1,850,546  
  37,298     GSX Techedu, Inc. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*(b)     3,836,099  
  399,718     Haidilao International Holding Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)(a)     3,279,735  
  2,181,501     Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,100,753  
  2,997,280     Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,483,915  
  11,500,765     Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H (Financials)     7,501,772  
  1,069,467     Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     4,073,311  
  65,691     Intco Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     2,158,425  
  170,996     JD.com, Inc. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     16,051,395  
  339,800     Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     5,338,340  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  25,415     JOYY, Inc. ADR (Communication Services)   2,996,428  
  696,092     Kingboard Holdings Ltd. (Information Technology)     3,212,449  
  720,353     Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)*     2,586,171  
  2,520,712     Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     2,316,858  
  21,801     Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     7,141,944  
  3,617,960     Lenovo Group Ltd. (Information Technology)     4,575,298  
  879,630     Li Ning Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     4,943,939  
  767,632     Longfor Group Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)(a)     4,551,950  
  673,390     Meituan, Class B (Consumer Discretionary)*(a)     29,514,280  
  146,070     Midea Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     2,098,227  
  142,561     Momo, Inc. ADR (Communication Services)     2,258,166  
  99,451     NetEase, Inc. ADR (Communication Services)     10,924,692  
  30,906     New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     5,489,524  
  94,774     NIO, Inc. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     4,338,754  
  258,900     Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H (Consumer Staples)*(a)     1,718,802  
  4,268,197     PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A (Energy)     2,871,878  
  7,194,501     PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H (Energy)     2,578,292  
  2,879,259     PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     2,178,740  
  61,626     Pinduoduo, Inc. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     10,547,906  
  193,837     Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,548,058  
  1,281,917     Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H (Financials)     15,748,508  
  2,194,224     Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,072,371  
  4,269,864     Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)(a)     3,175,971  
  714,957     SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     2,344,628  
  1,477,859     Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H (Health Care)     2,709,064  
  1,591,550     Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,588,785  
  1,616,843     Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     2,016,110  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  1,216,347     Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A (Utilities)   $ 2,014,152  
  39,274     Silergy Corp. (Information Technology)     3,778,990  
  108,199     SINA Corp. (Communication Services)*(b)     4,670,951  
  282,508     Smoore International Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Staples)*(a)     2,292,520  
  2,904,325     Sun Art Retail Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)(b)     2,508,457  
  1,830,596     Suning.com Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     1,977,541  
  80,336     TAL Education Group ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     6,229,253  
  1,217,573     Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Communication Services)     103,984,236  
  1,729,066     Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp. (Consumer Staples)     3,472,687  
  1,878,713     Topsports International Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)(a)     2,760,908  
  60,427     Trip.com Group Ltd. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     2,383,845  
  226,569     Vipshop Holdings Ltd. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     8,455,555  
  2,796,851     Want Want China Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,019,036  
  446,940     Wuhu Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Communication Services)     1,941,613  
  90,566     Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     3,913,436  
  333,383     Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc. (Health Care)*(a)     4,127,883  
  1,478,642     Xiaomi Corp., Class B (Information Technology)*(a)     4,822,477  
  998,926     Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd. (Information Technology)     2,098,976  
  346,334     Yihai International Holding Ltd. (Consumer Staples)*     4,741,396  
  182,823     Yum China Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     10,940,128  
  12,200     Zai Lab Ltd. ADR (Health Care)*     1,799,744  
  450,300     Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,786,312  
  1,085,000     Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Materials)     1,608,475  
  74,085     ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. ADR (Industrials)     2,499,628  
   

 

 

 
      638,018,573  

 

 

 
Egypt – 0.3%  
  800,027     Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE GDR (Financials)     3,132,106  
  603,342     Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE (Financials)     2,396,459  
   

 

 

 
      5,528,565  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Greece – 0.2%  
  284,936     Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (Communication Services)   4,406,199  

 

 

 
Hong Kong – 0.2%  
  3,840,888     Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. (Health Care)     4,272,962  

 

 

 
India – 9.7%  
  148,718     Adani Green Energy Ltd. (Utilities)*     2,347,290  
  110,660     Asian Paints Ltd. (Materials)     3,429,203  
  259,534     Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (Health Care)     3,020,392  
  59,121     Avenue Supermarts Ltd. (Consumer Staples)*(a)     2,408,928  
  294,561     Berger Paints India Ltd. (Materials)     2,725,145  
  519,264     Biocon Ltd. (Health Care)*     2,757,254  
  80,031     Britannia Industries Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     3,663,391  
  268,992     Cipla Ltd. (Health Care)     2,880,998  
  184,029     Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     3,959,810  
  315,323     Dabur India Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,158,794  
  86,686     Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. (Health Care)*     3,967,254  
  82,574     Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (Health Care)     4,974,048  
  196,600     Havells India Ltd. (Industrials)     2,957,762  
  748,732     HCL Technologies Ltd. (Information Technology)     9,266,304  
  86,189     HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Financials)(a)     3,444,745  
  329,929     HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)*(a)     3,145,741  
  135,044     Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     3,918,086  
  284,900     Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. (Financials)     9,845,207  
  575,995     ICICI Bank Ltd. (Financials)*     4,685,324  
  123,466     ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)*(a)     2,395,897  
  2,209,642     Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (Energy)     2,948,294  
  38,297     Info Edge India Ltd. (Communication Services)*     2,559,048  
  1,013,672     Infosys Ltd. (Information Technology)     17,288,360  
  877,678     ITC Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,434,710  
  66,525     Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,711,243  
  78,638     Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd. (Information Technology)(a)     3,852,283  
  229,070     Lupin Ltd. (Health Care)     3,174,436  
  176,700     Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,939,047  
  604,714     Marico Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     3,271,471  
  139,052     Muthoot Finance Ltd. (Financials)     2,459,358  
  20,653     Nestle India Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     4,525,364  

 

 

 

 

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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
India – (continued)  
  8,600     Page Industries Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)   $ 3,286,696  
  83,678     PI Industries Ltd. (Materials)     2,479,083  
  122,191     Pidilite Industries Ltd. (Materials)     2,803,401  
  863,608     Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd. (Utilities)     2,518,489  
  381,846     Reliance Industries Ltd. (Energy)     10,838,326  
  201,744     SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)*(a)     2,379,967  
  96,562     Siemens Ltd. (Industrials)     2,430,968  
  272,042     Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Information Technology)     10,714,720  
  297,586     Tata Consumer Products Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,466,823  
  989,139     Tata Motors Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)*     4,347,043  
  219,600     Tata Steel Ltd. (Materials)     2,137,129  
  419,809     Tech Mahindra Ltd. (Information Technology)     5,249,255  
  66,377     Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Health Care)     2,193,327  
  32,888     UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Materials)     2,736,751  
  1,051,356     Wipro Ltd. (Information Technology)     5,870,196  
  732,900     Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (Communication Services)     2,004,666  
   

 

 

 
      189,572,027  

 

 

 
Indonesia – 1.4%  
  9,762,100     Aneka Tambang Tbk (Materials)     1,946,936  
  6,324,081     Astra International Tbk PT (Consumer Discretionary)     2,398,177  
  2,032,071     Bank Central Asia Tbk PT (Financials)     4,787,639  
  932,100     Gudang Garam Tbk PT (Consumer Staples)*     2,389,161  
  4,690,434     Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT (Consumer Staples)     2,824,471  
  4,813,771     Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT (Consumer Staples)     2,045,177  
  18,707,159     Kalbe Farma Tbk PT (Health Care)     1,931,146  
  10,829,895     Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT (Materials)*     2,152,290  
  14,938,268     Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Communication Services)     3,661,134  
  6,436,480     Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT (Consumer Staples)     3,164,000  
   

 

 

 
      27,300,131  

 

 

 
Kuwait – 0.3%  
  1,279,678     Kuwait Finance House KSCP (Financials)     3,052,792  
  1,128,184     National Bank of Kuwait SAKP (Financials)     3,075,340  
   

 

 

 
      6,128,132  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Luxembourg – 0.1%  
  118,551     Reinet Investments SCA (Financials)   2,212,091  

 

 

 
Mexico – 1.7%  
  9,443,271     America Movil SAB de CV, Series L (Communication Services)     6,046,981  
  1,352,845     Becle SAB de CV (Consumer Staples)     2,791,672  
  4,812,129     Cemex SAB de CV, Series CPO (Materials)*     3,208,009  
  541,643     Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV (Consumer Staples)     3,707,744  
  293,384     Gruma SAB de CV, Class B (Consumer Staples)     3,199,226  
  1,842,000     Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A (Consumer Staples)     3,461,926  
  524,213     Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O (Financials)*     2,633,788  
  789,129     Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B (Materials)     3,748,556  
  1,838,815     Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Consumer Staples)     5,248,104  
   

 

 

 
      34,046,006  

 

 

 
Philippines – 0.3%  
  93,414     Globe Telecom, Inc. (Communication Services)     3,900,593  
  95,270     PLDT, Inc. (Communication Services)     2,529,014  
   

 

 

 
      6,429,607  

 

 

 
Poland – 0.6%  
  69,426     Dino Polska SA (Consumer Staples)*(a)     4,588,886  
  35,900     KGHM Polska Miedz SA (Materials)*     1,824,974  
  1,162,300     PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (Utilities)*     2,073,842  
  302,145     Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (Financials)*     2,374,298  
   

 

 

 
      10,862,000  

 

 

 
Qatar – 0.9%  
  3,065,229     Masraf Al Rayan QSC (Financials)     3,648,731  
  1,075,266     Ooredoo QPSC (Communication Services)     2,273,508  
  891,446     Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC (Financials)     2,071,616  
  628,311     Qatar Islamic Bank (Financials)     2,708,721  
  1,290,694     Qatar National Bank QPSC (Financials)     6,113,674  
   

 

 

 
      16,816,250  

 

 

 
Russia – 3.4%  
  1,448,421     Gazprom PJSC (Energy)     4,253,689  
  49,620,122     Inter RAO UES PJSC (Utilities)     3,398,433  
  99,031     LUKOIL PJSC (Energy)     7,444,846  

 

 

 

 

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February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Russia – (continued)  
  19,154     MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (Materials)   $ 6,000,281  
  1,579,935     Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC (Financials)     3,665,937  
  1,166,485     Novolipetsk Steel PJSC (Materials)     3,503,641  
  173,450     PhosAgro PJSC GDR (Materials)     3,141,474  
  185,139     Polymetal International PLC (Materials)     3,686,014  
  21,087     Polyus PJSC (Materials)     3,973,395  
  2,308,531     Sberbank of Russia PJSC (Financials)     8,363,208  
  211,293     Severstal PAO (Materials)     3,824,038  
  4,672,514     Surgutneftegas PJSC (Energy)     2,036,379  
  385,394     Tatneft PJSC (Energy)     2,711,912  
  40,900     TCS Group Holding PLC GDR (Financials)     2,122,438  
  96,400     X5 Retail Group NV GDR (Consumer Staples)     3,181,540  
  80,979     Yandex NV, Class A (Communication Services)*     5,231,328  
   

 

 

 
      66,538,553  

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia – 2.5%  
  110,697     Abdullah Al Othaim Markets Co. (Consumer Staples)     3,606,765  
  154,938     Advanced Petrochemical Co. (Materials)     2,800,906  
  260,425     Al Rajhi Bank (Financials)     6,318,804  
  66,053     Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co. (Financials)*     2,102,847  
  307,453     Etihad Etisalat Co. (Communication Services)*     2,352,727  
  265,593     National Commercial Bank (Financials)     3,328,322  
  516,154     Sahara International Petrochemical Co. (Materials)     2,614,832  
  261,895     Samba Financial Group (Financials)     2,356,741  
  567,238     Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Energy)(a)     5,225,456  
  118,922     Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Materials)     3,380,105  
  397,440     Saudi Electricity Co. (Utilities)     2,233,845  
  299,903     Saudi Industrial Investment Group (Materials)     2,262,966  
  955,234     Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co. (Materials)*     3,779,675  
  133,698     Saudi Telecom Co. (Communication Services)     4,234,988  
  218,684     Savola Group (The) (Consumer Staples)     2,195,295  
   

 

 

 
      48,794,274  

 

 

 
South Africa – 3.7%  
  243,700     Absa Group Ltd. (Financials)     1,952,335  
  116,871     African Rainbow Minerals Ltd. (Materials)     2,276,038  
  236,076     Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (Health Care)*     2,220,287  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
South Africa – (continued)  
  138,660     Bid Corp. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)   2,593,996  
  144,401     Clicks Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,333,488  
  1,117,814     FirstRand Ltd. (Financials)     3,713,685  
  309,655     Gold Fields Ltd. (Materials)     2,571,488  
  306,037     Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. (Materials)     4,971,958  
  67,500     Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. (Materials)     2,892,300  
  220,658     Mr Price Group Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,541,036  
  434,661     MTN Group (Communication Services)     2,086,029  
  534,393     MultiChoice Group (Communication Services)     4,503,773  
  68,655     Naspers Ltd., Class N (Consumer Discretionary)     15,946,318  
  321,514     Nedbank Group Ltd. (Financials)     2,772,922  
  344,059     Remgro Ltd. (Financials)     2,353,583  
  351,980     Shoprite Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     3,092,381  
  826,341     Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. (Materials)     3,820,114  
  225,845     SPAR Group Ltd. (The) (Consumer Staples)     2,838,449  
  310,852     Standard Bank Group Ltd. (Financials)     2,729,607  
  164,535     Tiger Brands Ltd. (Consumer Staples)(b)     2,190,758  
  245,998     Vodacom Group Ltd. (Communication Services)     2,023,368  
   

 

 

 
      72,423,913  

 

 

 
South Korea – 14.8%  
  24,186     Amorepacific Corp. (Consumer Staples)     5,048,168  
  63,012     AMOREPACIFIC Group (Consumer Staples)     3,628,728  
  15,907     BGF retail Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,251,191  
  17,100     Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd. (Health Care)*     1,911,669  
  18,137     Celltrion Pharm, Inc. (Health Care)*     2,481,226  
  16,102     Celltrion, Inc. (Health Care)*     4,263,770  
  150,850     Cheil Worldwide, Inc. (Communication Services)     2,611,511  
  8,199     CJ CheilJedang Corp. (Consumer Staples)     2,966,527  
  19,500     CJ ENM Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,400,401  
  13,414     CJ Logistics Corp. (Industrials)*     1,958,074  
  47,034     Coway Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,708,589  
  30,211     E-MART, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     4,544,423  
  70,842     GS Holdings Corp. (Energy)     2,459,135  
  68,606     GS Retail Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,210,536  
  85,198     Hana Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     2,809,600  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
South Korea – (continued)  
  60,046     Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)   $ 2,546,677  
  52,877     Hanwha Solutions Corp. (Materials)*     2,120,257  
  41,877     Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     3,041,534  
  15,394     Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     4,151,653  
  19,945     Hyundai Motor Co. (Consumer Discretionary)     4,207,357  
  347,316     Industrial Bank of Korea (Financials)     2,575,116  
  14,914     Kakao Corp. (Communication Services)     6,477,999  
  92,100     Kangwon Land, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)*     1,983,818  
  82,502     KB Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     3,216,366  
  98,877     Kia Motors Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     6,987,836  
  40,570     KMW Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)*     2,238,843  
  95,584     Korea Electric Power Corp. (Utilities)     1,931,248  
  89,400     Korea Gas Corp. (Utilities)*     2,534,393  
  6,107     Korea Zinc Co. Ltd. (Materials)     2,193,302  
  31,744     KT&G Corp. (Consumer Staples)     2,212,332  
  9,800     Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)*     1,840,498  
  5,880     LG Chem Ltd. (Materials)     4,349,159  
  62,098     LG Electronics, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     8,097,336  
  5,895     LG Household & Health Care Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     7,938,705  
  280,358     LG Uplus Corp. (Communication Services)     2,944,570  
  25,751     Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,716,060  
  616,304     Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. (Financials)     2,062,575  
  22,005     NAVER Corp. (Communication Services)     7,344,793  
  8,388     NCSoft Corp. (Communication Services)     6,988,134  
  30,959     Orion Corp. (Consumer Staples)     3,540,927  
  4,827     Ottogi Corp. (Consumer Staples)     2,405,981  
  11,730     Pearl Abyss Corp. (Communication Services)*     3,021,506  
  17,286     POSCO (Materials)     4,331,116  
  40,026     S-1 Corp. (Industrials)     2,956,972  
  4,333     Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd. (Health Care)*(a)     2,892,523  
  22,369     Samsung C&T Corp. (Industrials)     2,419,077  
  60,385     Samsung Card Co. Ltd. (Financials)     1,770,971  
  21,210     Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     3,577,477  
  1,070,266     Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     78,590,961  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
South Korea – (continued)  
  16,263     Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)   2,504,227  
  7,875     Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     4,724,299  
  17,762     Samsung SDS Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     3,074,952  
  70,881     Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. (Financials)     2,305,920  
  18,049     Seegene, Inc. (Health Care)     2,000,089  
  111,272     Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. (Financials)     3,263,384  
  9,732     Shinsegae, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,312,812  
  134,525     SK Hynix, Inc. (Information Technology)     16,942,846  
  22,745     SK Telecom Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     5,010,581  
  266,867     Woori Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     2,275,555  
  53,156     Yuhan Corp. (Health Care)     2,933,397  
   

 

 

 
      289,809,682  

 

 

 
Taiwan – 16.7%  
  428,934     Accton Technology Corp. (Information Technology)     4,042,552  
  4,802,578     Acer, Inc. (Information Technology)     4,629,718  
  435,182     Advantech Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     5,663,889  
  1,295,772     ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     4,815,094  
  1,633,358     Asia Cement Corp. (Materials)     2,501,130  
  380,687     Asustek Computer, Inc. (Information Technology)     4,155,061  
  469,600     Catcher Technology Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     3,237,167  
  2,181,297     Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     3,285,357  
  744,879     Chailease Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     4,599,917  
  835,719     Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     2,814,485  
  7,795,528     China Development Financial Holding Corp. (Financials)     2,602,941  
  3,458,583     China Steel Corp. (Materials)     3,073,330  
  1,078,267     Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     4,239,125  
  4,089,299     Compal Electronics, Inc. (Information Technology)     3,259,400  
  5,397,566     CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     3,875,822  
  659,335     Delta Electronics, Inc. (Information Technology)     6,640,103  
  2,291,500     E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     2,077,385  
  2,437,424     Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd. (Industrials)*     3,321,075  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Taiwan – (continued)  
  650,143     Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)   $ 4,341,678  
  819,802     Formosa Plastics Corp. (Materials)     2,869,785  
  1,057,805     Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     2,658,517  
  1,809,712     Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     3,242,245  
  168,496     Globalwafers Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     4,476,691  
  2,548,200     Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     10,246,779  
  2,477,817     Inventec Corp. (Information Technology)     2,206,260  
  20,600     Largan Precision Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     2,437,017  
  1,779,771     Lite-On Technology Corp. (Information Technology)     3,795,652  
  411,699     MediaTek, Inc. (Information Technology)     13,244,136  
  2,682,121     Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     2,811,882  
  806,435     Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     4,314,112  
  193,400     Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp. (Information Technology)*     2,076,173  
  798,328     Nanya Technology Corp. (Information Technology)     2,765,951  
  277,467     Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     3,885,186  
  377,854     Novatek Microelectronics Corp. (Information Technology)     6,430,403  
  243,377     Oneness Biotech Co. Ltd. (Health Care)*     2,276,266  
  751,200     Pegatron Corp. (Information Technology)     2,012,010  
  2,169,189     Pou Chen Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,352,015  
  918,088     Powertech Technology, Inc. (Information Technology)     3,296,250  
  551,459     President Chain Store Corp. (Consumer Staples)     5,187,407  
  1,434,030     Quanta Computer, Inc. (Information Technology)     4,376,359  
  354,064     Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Information Technology)     5,847,570  
  4,935,389     SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. (Financials)     2,064,349  
  2,153,999     Synnex Technology International Corp. (Information Technology)     3,816,528  
  5,595,782     Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     2,601,755  
  1,981,670     Taiwan Cement Corp. (Materials)     2,988,247  
  751,696     Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     2,620,579  
  5,344,509     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     116,283,007  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Taiwan – (continued)  
  660,229     Unimicron Technology Corp. (Information Technology)   2,311,187  
  2,801,489     Uni-President Enterprises Corp. (Consumer Staples)     6,759,180  
  5,070,563     United Microelectronics Corp. (Information Technology)     9,867,140  
  789,072     Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. (Information Technology)     3,286,325  
  2,870,803     Winbond Electronics Corp. (Information Technology)     3,148,839  
  1,843,584     WPG Holdings Ltd. (Information Technology)     3,001,761  
  3,836,639     Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     2,927,155  
   

 

 

 
      327,659,947  

 

 

 
Tanzania – 0.1%  
  118,983     AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (Materials)     2,381,663  

 

 

 
Thailand – 1.7%  
  537,016     Advanced Info Service PCL NVDR (Communication Services)     2,949,266  
  3,465,100     Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL NVDR (Health Care)     2,299,718  
  3,637,400     Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL NVDR (Consumer Staples)     3,470,226  
  1,844,277     CP ALL PCL NVDR (Consumer Staples)     3,641,430  
  347,400     Delta Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR (Information Technology)*     4,611,249  
  1,101,900     Intouch Holdings PCL NVDR (Communication Services)     2,038,524  
  1,078,900     Krungthai Card PCL NVDR (Financials)     2,273,441  
  1,680,000     Muangthai Capital PCL NVDR (Financials)     3,637,631  
  1,571,200     PTT PCL NVDR (Energy)     2,085,548  
  207,000     Siam Cement PCL (The) NVDR (Materials)     2,514,087  
  7,177,900     Thai Union Group PCL NVDR (Consumer Staples)     3,334,681  
   

 

 

 
      32,855,801  

 

 

 
Turkey – 0.3%  
  468,643     BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS (Consumer Staples)     4,175,964  
  1,644,315     Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS (Financials)     2,323,055  
   

 

 

 
      6,499,019  

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates – 0.4%  
  659,900     Emirates NBD Bank PJSC (Financials)     2,012,137  
  565,805     Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC (Communication Services)     3,065,358  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United Arab Emirates – (continued)  
  668,717     First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC (Financials)   $ 2,676,215  
   

 

 

 
      7,753,710  

 

 

 
United States – 0.2%  
  759,236     JBS SA (Consumer Staples)     3,517,548  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $1,299,585,330)   $ 1,904,063,743  

 

 

 

 

Shares     Description   Rate     Value  
Preferred Stocks – 2.2%  
Brazil – 0.9%        
  965,326     Banco Bradesco SA (Financials)     3.06   $ 3,983,904  
  243,900     Bradespar SA (Materials)     3.10       2,743,577  
  1,216,035     Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Financials)     1.99       5,574,989  
  1,454,509     Itausa SA (Financials)     2.10       2,596,848  
  886,819     Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Energy)     0.00       3,538,970  
     

 

 

 
        18,438,288  

 

 

 
Russia – 0.1%        
  4,464,041     Surgutneftegas PJSC (Energy)     2.42       2,355,169  

 

 

 
South Korea – 1.2%        
  7,807     LG Household & Health Care Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1.57       4,898,919  
  269,841     Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     4.10       17,485,024  
     

 

 

 
        22,383,943  

 

 

 
  TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS  
  (Cost $31,820,457)     $    43,177,400  

 

 

 

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Exchange-Traded Fund – 0.6%  
United States – 0.6%  
  407,434     iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF  
  (Cost $11,988,997)   $ 11,082,205  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $1,343,394,784)   $ 1,958,323,348  

 

 

 
Shares    

Dividend

Rate

  Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 0.7%(c)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  14,474,035     0.036%   $ 14,474,035  
  (Cost $14,474,035)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.6%  
  (Cost $1,357,868,819)   $ 1,972,797,383  

 

 

 
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    OTHER ASSETS – (0.6)%
    (12,189,074

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 1,960,608,309  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

(b)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(c)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

GDR

 

—Global Depositary Receipt

NVDR

 

—Non-Voting Depository Receipt

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – 98.5%  
Australia – 1.4%  
  2,078     BHP Group PLC (Materials)   $ 65,935  
  14,290     Glencore PLC (Materials)*     58,078  
  1,550     Rio Tinto PLC (Materials)     134,076  
   

 

 

 
      258,089  

 

 

 
Austria – 1.1%  
  355     OMV AG (Energy)     17,176  
  3,146     Raiffeisen Bank International AG (Financials)*     64,229  
  207     Verbund AG (Utilities)     15,879  
  2,769     voestalpine AG (Materials)     110,376  
   

 

 

 
      207,660  

 

 

 
Belgium – 1.1%  
  605     Ageas SA/NV (Financials)     34,118  
  617     Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (Consumer Staples)     35,544  
  77     Elia Group SA/NV (Utilities)     8,374  
  344     Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV (Consumer Staples)     20,727  
  142     Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (Financials)     14,161  
  71     Sofina SA (Financials)     23,656  
  104     Solvay SA (Materials)     12,762  
  404     UCB SA (Health Care)     40,427  
  92     Umicore SA (Materials)     5,434  
   

 

 

 
      195,203  

 

 

 
Brazil – 0.1%  
  166     Yara International ASA (Materials)     8,030  

 

 

 
Chile – 0.1%  
  975     Antofagasta PLC (Materials)     24,298  

 

 

 
China – 0.3%  
  463     Prosus NV (Consumer Discretionary)*     55,109  

 

 

 
Denmark – 4.2%  
  278     Ambu A/S, Class B (Health Care)     12,951  
  30     AP Moller – Maersk A/S, Class A (Industrials)     60,575  
  31     AP Moller – Maersk A/S, Class B (Industrials)     66,997  
  226     Carlsberg AS, Class B (Consumer Staples)     35,784  
  119     Chr Hansen Holding A/S (Materials)*     10,272  
  423     Coloplast A/S, Class B (Health Care)     64,822  
  497     Danske Bank A/S (Financials)*     9,224  
  134     Demant A/S (Health Care)*     5,554  
  217     DSV PANALPINA A/S (Industrials)     40,097  
  92     Genmab A/S (Health Care)*     31,086  
  177     GN Store Nord AS (Health Care)     14,966  
  345     H Lundbeck A/S (Health Care)     13,217  
  3,172     Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Health Care)     226,758  
  349     Novozymes A/S, Class B (Materials)*     21,693  
  319     Orsted AS (Utilities)(a)     51,967  
  476     Pandora A/S (Consumer Discretionary)     46,588  
  36     ROCKWOOL International A/S, Class B (Industrials)     13,128  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Denmark – (continued)  
  426     Tryg A/S (Financials)   13,490  
  189     Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Industrials)     35,617  
   

 

 

 
      774,786  

 

 

 
Finland – 1.7%  
  421     Elisa OYJ (Communication Services)     25,218  
  675     Fortum OYJ (Utilities)     16,952  
  950     Kesko OYJ, Class B (Consumer Staples)     24,261  
  509     Kone OYJ, Class B (Industrials)*     40,826  
  404     Neste OYJ (Energy)     26,706  
  6,758     Nokia OYJ (Information Technology)*     27,070  
  1,967     Nordea Bank Abp (Financials)     17,871  
  1,857     Orion OYJ, Class B (Health Care)     76,569  
  161     Sampo OYJ, Class A (Financials)     7,205  
  978     Stora Enso OYJ, Class R (Materials)     19,379  
  496     UPM-Kymmene OYJ (Materials)     19,025  
   

 

 

 
      301,082  

 

 

 
France – 17.6%  
  240     Accor SA (Consumer Discretionary)*     10,068  
  851     Adevinta ASA (Communication Services)*     11,967  
  541     Air Liquide SA (Materials)     81,886  
  102     Airbus SE (Industrials)*     11,874  
  320     Alstom SA (Industrials)*     16,057  
  96     Amundi SA (Financials)*(a)     7,341  
  151     Arkema SA (Materials)     16,770  
  1,479     Atos SE (Information Technology)*     116,006  
  875     AXA SA (Financials)     22,091  
  306     BioMerieux (Health Care)     39,074  
  1,803     BNP Paribas SA (Financials)*     107,837  
  17,695     Bollore SA (Communication Services)     85,182  
  1,430     Bouygues SA (Industrials)     58,251  
  530     Bureau Veritas SA (Industrials)*     14,404  
  416     Capgemini SE (Information Technology)     67,233  
  3,871     Carrefour SA (Consumer Staples)     67,872  
  1,572     Cie de Saint-Gobain (Industrials)*     84,758  
  149     Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (Consumer Discretionary)     21,658  
  2,572     CNP Assurances (Financials)*     46,547  
  830     Credit Agricole SA (Financials)*     11,702  
  1,144     Danone SA (Consumer Staples)     78,400  
  5     Dassault Aviation SA (Industrials)*     5,420  
  185     Dassault Systemes (Information Technology)     38,601  
  293     Edenred (Information Technology)     16,320  
  642     Eiffage SA (Industrials)*     66,362  
  1,090     Electricite de France SA (Utilities)*     13,109  
  2,536     Engie SA (Utilities)*     37,200  
  375     EssilorLuxottica SA (Consumer Discretionary)     61,449  
  95     Eurazeo SE (Financials)*     7,074  
  49     Gecina SA REIT (Real Estate)     6,822  
  557     Getlink SE (Industrials)*     9,174  
  104     Hermes International (Consumer Discretionary)     116,540  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
France – (continued)  
  101     Iliad SA (Communication Services)   $ 17,972  
  971     Ipsen SA (Health Care)     83,268  
  98     Kering (Consumer Discretionary)     62,438  
  2,006     La Francaise des Jeux SAEM (Consumer Discretionary)(a)     91,040  
  517     Legrand SA (Industrials)     45,132  
  529     L’Oreal SA (Consumer Staples)     194,428  
  438     LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (Consumer Discretionary)     279,113  
  2,215     Orange SA (Communication Services)     25,670  
  34     Orpea SA (Health Care)*     4,105  
  267     Pernod Ricard SA (Consumer Staples)     50,995  
  1,172     Publicis Groupe SA (Communication Services)     69,052  
  146     Remy Cointreau SA (Consumer Staples)     28,000  
  199     Safran SA (Industrials)*     27,355  
  1,833     Sanofi (Health Care)     168,647  
  158     Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Health Care)     69,425  
  787     Schneider Electric SE (Industrials)     117,354  
  189     SEB SA (Consumer Discretionary)     34,113  
  2,403     Suez SA (Utilities)     50,314  
  123     Teleperformance (Industrials)     43,759  
  126     Thales SA (Industrials)     11,997  
  3,324     TOTAL SE (Energy)     154,831  
  350     Ubisoft Entertainment SA (Communication Services)*     28,710  
  1,135     Veolia Environnement SA (Utilities)     30,791  
  861     Vinci SA (Industrials)     89,919  
  982     Vivendi SE (Communication Services)     34,054  
  67     Wendel SE (Financials)     7,701  
  353     Worldline SA (Information Technology)*(a)     31,621  
   

 

 

 
      3,206,853  

 

 

 
Germany – 14.8%  
  441     adidas AG (Consumer Discretionary)*     154,644  
  436     Allianz SE (Financials)     105,738  
  697     Aroundtown SA (Real Estate)     5,088  
  726     BASF SE (Materials)     59,685  
  1,469     Bayer AG (Health Care)     89,368  
  453     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Consumer Discretionary)     39,314  
  79     Bechtle AG (Information Technology)     14,988  
  511     Beiersdorf AG (Consumer Staples)     50,799  
  642     Brenntag SE (Industrials)     50,075  
  198     Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (Health Care)     29,873  
  58     Continental AG (Consumer Discretionary)     8,371  
  376     Covestro AG (Materials)(a)     27,365  
  1,370     Daimler AG (Consumer Discretionary)     110,168  
  196     Delivery Hero SE (Consumer Discretionary)*(a)     25,147  
  779     Deutsche Bank AG (Financials)*     9,658  
  243     Deutsche Boerse AG (Financials)     39,981  
  2,756     Deutsche Post AG (Industrials)     137,355  
  3,245     Deutsche Telekom AG (Communication Services)     59,200  
  642     Deutsche Wohnen SE (Real Estate)     30,352  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Germany – (continued)  
  2,739     E.ON SE (Utilities)   28,093  
  264     Evonik Industries AG (Materials)     8,937  
  746     Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Health Care)     51,939  
  1,694     Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA (Health Care)     72,871  
  274     GEA Group AG (Industrials)     9,518  
  57     Hannover Rueck SE (Financials)     9,707  
  1,058     HeidelbergCement AG (Materials)     84,089  
  1,546     HelloFresh SE (Consumer Discretionary)*     121,036  
  155     Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Consumer Staples)     13,809  
  155     HOCHTIEF AG (Industrials)     13,894  
  1,075     Infineon Technologies AG (Information Technology)     46,974  
  97     Just Eat Takeaway.com NV (Consumer Discretionary)*(a)     9,405  
  200     KION Group AG (Industrials)     16,979  
  396     Knorr-Bremse AG (Industrials)     50,729  
  49     LANXESS AG (Materials)     3,647  
  111     LEG Immobilien AG (Real Estate)     15,244  
  383     Merck KGaA (Health Care)     62,550  
  42     Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Financials)     12,388  
  856     Nemetschek SE (Information Technology)     54,185  
  763     Puma SE (Consumer Discretionary)*     81,481  
  61     Rational AG (Industrials)     52,496  
  1,526     RWE AG (Utilities)     58,050  
  1,486     SAP SE (Information Technology)     184,086  
  362     Scout24 AG (Communication Services)(a)     27,440  
  909     Siemens AG (Industrials)     141,206  
  1,085     Siemens Energy AG (Industrials)*     41,155  
  320     Siemens Healthineers AG (Health Care)(a)     17,801  
  246     Symrise AG (Materials)     28,880  
  232     TeamViewer AG (Information Technology)*(a)     12,531  
  2,851     Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (Communication Services)     7,648  
  2,725     Uniper SE (Utilities)     95,921  
  582     United Internet AG (Communication Services)     25,771  
  211     Volkswagen AG (Consumer Discretionary)     49,609  
  595     Vonovia SE (Real Estate)     38,089  
  965     Zalando SE (Consumer Discretionary)*(a)     99,585  
   

 

 

 
      2,694,912  

 

 

 
Ireland – 0.8%  
  944     CRH PLC (Materials)     41,020  
  148     Flutter Entertainment PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     28,644  
  218     Kerry Group PLC, Class A (Consumer Staples)     26,448  
  280     Kingspan Group PLC (Industrials)*     20,477  
  466     Smurfit Kappa Group PLC (Materials)     22,150  
   

 

 

 
      138,739  

 

 

 

 

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February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Italy – 3.9%  
  256     Amplifon SpA (Health Care)*   $ 10,254  
  1,133     Assicurazioni Generali SpA (Financials)     21,385  
  723     Atlantia SpA (Industrials)*     13,624  
  1,642     Davide Campari-Milano NV (Consumer Staples)     18,691  
  312     DiaSorin SpA (Health Care)     61,502  
  11,237     Enel SpA (Utilities)     106,988  
  767     Eni SpA (Energy)     8,828  
  266     Ferrari NV (Consumer Discretionary)     52,144  
  1,507     FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA (Financials)*     26,651  
  1,339     Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA (Communication Services)(a)     14,002  
  22,020     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Financials)*     57,037  
  1,459     Moncler SpA (Consumer Discretionary)*     90,849  
  484     Nexi SpA (Information Technology)*(a)     8,745  
  2,566     Poste Italiane SpA (Financials)(a)     29,290  
  580     Prysmian SpA (Industrials)     18,790  
  617     Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA (Health Care)     31,559  
  5,555     Snam SpA (Utilities)     28,966  
  86,922     Telecom Italia SpA (Communication Services)     41,453  
  86,388     Telecom Italia SpA-RSP (Communication Services)     46,578  
  3,432     Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA (Utilities)     24,028  
  501     UniCredit SpA (Financials)*     5,193  
   

 

 

 
      716,557  

 

 

 
Jordan – 0.2%  
  1,065     Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Health Care)     33,293  

 

 

 
Luxembourg – 0.7%  
  3,989     ArcelorMittal (Materials)*     93,729  
  276     Eurofins Scientific SE (Health Care)*     24,670  
  1,969     SES SA (Communication Services)     15,812  
   

 

 

 
      134,211  

 

 

 
Mexico – 0.1%  
  1,263     Fresnillo PLC (Materials)     16,069  

 

 

 
Netherlands – 6.6%  
  25     Adyen NV (Information Technology)*(a)     58,141  
  915     Aegon NV (Financials)     4,394  
  301     Akzo Nobel NV (Materials)     31,260  
  60     Argenx SE (Health Care)*     20,217  
  75     ASM International NV (Information Technology)     20,355  
  581     ASML Holding NV (Information Technology)     328,173  
  242     Heineken Holding NV (Consumer Staples)     20,914  
  275     Heineken NV (Consumer Staples)(b)     27,271  
  3,734     ING Groep NV (Financials)     40,968  
  497     JDE Peet’s NV (Consumer Staples)*     20,300  
  4,953     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Consumer Staples)     131,301  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Netherlands – (continued)  
  277     Koninklijke DSM NV (Materials)   45,911  
  4,462     Koninklijke KPN NV (Communication Services)     14,667  
  1,997     Koninklijke Philips NV (Health Care)*     108,969  
  329     Koninklijke Vopak NV (Energy)     15,778  
  1,080     NN Group NV (Financials)     50,077  
  1,154     Randstad NV (Industrials)*     77,516  
  3,700     Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A (Energy)     74,739  
  2,903     Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B (Energy)     56,318  
  780     Wolters Kluwer NV (Industrials)     62,183  
   

 

 

 
      1,209,452  

 

 

 
Norway – 1.1%  
  499     DNB ASA (Financials)(b)     9,772  
  436     Equinor ASA (Energy)     8,265  
  1,264     Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (Financials)     29,208  
  522     Mowi ASA (Consumer Staples)     12,692  
  10,325     Norsk Hydro ASA (Materials)     57,547  
  2,281     Orkla ASA (Consumer Staples)     21,152  
  447     Schibsted ASA, Class A (Communication Services)*     18,203  
  824     Schibsted ASA, Class B (Communication Services)*     28,494  
  1,112     Telenor ASA (Communication Services)     18,096  
   

 

 

 
      203,429  

 

 

 
Portugal – 0.6%  
  7,361     EDP – Energias de Portugal SA (Utilities)     42,404  
  4,156     Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (Consumer Staples)     64,823  
   

 

 

 
      107,227  

 

 

 
Russia – 0.2%  
  5,069     Evraz PLC (Materials)     40,467  

 

 

 
South Africa – 0.2%  
  1,071     Anglo American PLC (Materials)     41,514  

 

 

 
Spain – 3.2%  
  3,196     ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Industrials)     98,302  
  343     Amadeus IT Group SA (Information Technology)*     23,939  
  1,257     Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Financials)     7,023  
  3,971     Banco Santander SA (Financials)*     13,966  
  11,921     CaixaBank SA (Financials)     34,829  
  589     Cellnex Telecom SA (Communication Services)*(a)     32,208  
  811     Enagas SA (Utilities)     17,094  
  992     Endesa SA (Utilities)     24,744  
  827     Ferrovial SA (Industrials)     20,719  
  988     Grifols SA (Health Care)     24,968  
  8,857     Iberdrola SA (Utilities)     112,075  
  2,938     Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Consumer Discretionary)     97,391  
  711     Naturgy Energy Group SA (Utilities)     17,873  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Spain – (continued)  
  882     Red Electrica Corp. SA (Utilities)   $ 14,843  
  603     Repsol SA (Energy)     7,623  
  701     Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (Industrials)     26,207  
  4,160     Telefonica SA (Communication Services)     17,804  
   

 

 

 
      591,608  

 

 

 
Sweden – 5.4%  
  210     Alfa Laval AB (Industrials)*     6,532  
  1,270     Assa Abloy AB, Class B (Industrials)     32,007  
  824     Atlas Copco AB, Class A (Industrials)     47,291  
  592     Atlas Copco AB, Class B (Industrials)     28,853  
  291     Boliden AB (Materials)     11,588  
  1,173     Electrolux AB, Series B (Consumer Discretionary)     27,851  
  857     Epiroc AB, Class A (Industrials)     18,282  
  540     Epiroc AB, Class B (Industrials)     10,684  
  1,468     EQT AB (Financials)     41,156  
  651     Essity AB, Class B (Consumer Staples)     19,669  
  281     Evolution Gaming Group AB (Consumer Discretionary)(a)     35,175  
  2,919     H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (Consumer Discretionary)*     69,152  
  394     Hexagon AB, Class B (Information Technology)     33,002  
  2,281     Husqvarna AB, Class B (Consumer Discretionary)     28,050  
  197     ICA Gruppen AB (Consumer Staples)     9,402  
  228     Industrivarden AB, Class A (Financials)*     8,143  
  526     Industrivarden AB, Class C (Financials)*     17,464  
  799     Investment AB Latour, Class B (Industrials)     18,291  
  726     Investor AB, Class B (Financials)     54,000  
  1,426     Kinnevik AB, Class B (Financials)*     66,614  
  208     L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B (Financials)*     10,405  
  668     Nibe Industrier AB, Class B (Industrials)     21,097  
  1,474     Sandvik AB (Industrials)*     39,780  
  1,083     Securitas AB, Class B (Industrials)     16,690  
  850     Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (Financials)*     9,833  
  2,259     Skanska AB, Class B (Industrials)     55,076  
  405     SKF AB, Class B (Industrials)     11,094  
  1,091     Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B (Materials)*     18,865  
  816     Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A (Financials)*     8,647  
  703     Swedbank AB, Class A (Financials)(b)     12,388  
  1,218     Swedish Match AB (Consumer Staples)     88,043  
  935     Tele2 AB, Class B (Communication Services)     11,860  
  4,725     Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Information Technology)     59,287  
  3,392     Telia Co. AB (Communication Services)     13,774  
  1,104     Volvo AB, Class B (Industrials)*     28,428  
   

 

 

 
      988,473  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Switzerland – 14.5%  
  1,857     ABB Ltd. (Industrials)   53,579  
  491     Adecco Group AG (Industrials)     30,958  
  391     Alcon, Inc. (Health Care)*     27,011  
  80     Baloise Holding AG (Financials)     14,042  
  220     Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (Financials)     23,183  
  11     Barry Callebaut AG (Consumer Staples)     23,912  
  4     Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (Consumer Staples)     33,690  
  607     Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Consumer Discretionary)     58,722  
  331     Clariant AG (Materials)     6,951  
  714     Coca-Cola HBC AG (Consumer Staples)*     22,341  
  4,736     Credit Suisse Group AG (Financials)     68,662  
  32     EMS-Chemie Holding AG (Materials)     28,455  
  52     Geberit AG (Industrials)     30,799  
  14     Givaudan SA (Materials)     52,997  
  97     Julius Baer Group Ltd. (Financials)     5,979  
  546     Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Industrials)     130,092  
  712     LafargeHolcim Ltd. (Materials)*     39,450  
  716     Logitech International SA (Information Technology)     76,733  
  90     Lonza Group AG (Health Care)     57,044  
  4,669     Nestle SA (Consumer Staples)     489,954  
  3,331     Novartis AG (Health Care)     287,696  
  96     Partners Group Holding AG (Financials)     115,639  
  138     Roche Holding AG (Health Care)     46,310  
  1,246     Roche Holding AG (Health Care)     410,080  
  56     Schindler Holding AG (Industrials)     14,982  
  75     Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates (Industrials)     20,562  
  32     SGS SA (Industrials)     91,726  
  174     Sika AG (Materials)     46,167  
  52     Sonova Holding AG (Health Care)*     13,372  
  1,171     STMicroelectronics NV (Information Technology)     45,441  
  43     Straumann Holding AG (Health Care)     52,200  
  86     Swatch Group AG (The) – Bearer (Consumer Discretionary)     25,763  
  356     Swatch Group AG (The) – Registered (Consumer Discretionary)     20,527  
  29     Swiss Life Holding AG (Financials)     14,489  
  184     Swiss Prime Site AG (Real Estate)     17,296  
  104     Swiss Re AG (Financials)     9,815  
  41     Swisscom AG (Communication Services)     20,674  
  32     Temenos AG (Information Technology)     4,339  
  4,320     UBS Group AG (Financials)     67,284  
  48     Vifor Pharma AG (Health Care)     5,997  
  109     Zurich Insurance Group AG (Financials)     44,729  
   

 

 

 
      2,649,642  

 

 

 
United Kingdom – 17.3%  
  423     3i Group PLC (Financials)     6,547  
  3,341     Admiral Group PLC (Financials)     144,242  
  502     Ashtead Group PLC (Industrials)     27,232  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   25


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United Kingdom – (continued)  
  818     Associated British Foods PLC (Consumer Staples)*   $ 27,082  
  1,919     AstraZeneca PLC (Health Care)     186,331  
  11,939     Auto Trader Group PLC (Communication Services)*(a)     91,839  
  526     AVEVA Group PLC (Information Technology)     24,967  
  15,057     Aviva PLC (Financials)     76,184  
  4,254     BAE Systems PLC (Industrials)     28,780  
  12,921     Barclays PLC (Financials)     28,832  
  2,608     Barratt Developments PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     24,226  
  276     Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     15,640  
  11,876     BP PLC (Energy)     48,442  
  2,962     British American Tobacco PLC (Consumer Staples)     102,929  
  725     British Land Co. PLC (The) REIT (Real Estate)     4,963  
  7,360     BT Group PLC (Communication Services)*     12,713  
  785     Bunzl PLC (Industrials)     24,551  
  3,422     Burberry Group PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     86,859  
  1,415     CNH Industrial NV (Industrials)*     21,023  
  552     Coca-Cola European Partners PLC (Consumer Staples)     28,124  
  673     Compass Group PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     13,690  
  398     Croda International PLC (Materials)     34,321  
  231     DCC PLC (Industrials)     18,635  
  3,100     Diageo PLC (Consumer Staples)     121,897  
  3,444     Direct Line Insurance Group PLC (Financials)     15,437  
  1,089     Entain PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     21,513  
  694     Experian PLC (Industrials)     22,055  
  8,132     GlaxoSmithKline PLC (Health Care)     135,386  
  1,133     Halma PLC (Information Technology)     35,910  
  3,986     Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (Financials)     84,178  
  12,310     HSBC Holdings PLC (Financials)*     73,352  
  2,394     Imperial Brands PLC (Consumer Staples)     44,616  
  895     Informa PLC (Communication Services)*     6,892  
  198     Intertek Group PLC (Industrials)     14,827  
  33,786     J Sainsbury PLC (Consumer Staples)     106,848  
  7,572     JD Sports Fashion PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     87,910  
  1,652     Johnson Matthey PLC (Materials)     70,560  
  15,460     Kingfisher PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     57,365  
  663     Land Securities Group PLC REIT (Real Estate)     6,164  
  7,125     Legal & General Group PLC (Financials)     25,830  
  19,326     Lloyds Banking Group PLC (Financials)*     10,538  
  528     London Stock Exchange Group PLC (Financials)     71,000  
  30,681     M&G PLC (Financials)     78,884  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United Kingdom – (continued)  
  3,118     Melrose Industries PLC (Industrials)*   7,232  
  694     Mondi PLC (Materials)     16,733  
  3,904     National Grid PLC (Utilities)     44,015  
  494     Next PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     52,214  
  1,197     Ocado Group PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     36,818  
  1,477     Pearson PLC (Communication Services)(b)     15,508  
  196     Persimmon PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     7,097  
  406     Phoenix Group Holdings PLC (Financials)     4,030  
  1,016     Prudential PLC (Financials)     20,007  
  748     Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (Consumer Staples)     62,747  
  2,556     RELX PLC (Industrials)     60,482  
  2,887     Rentokil Initial PLC (Industrials)*     18,837  
  6,910     Sage Group PLC (The) (Information Technology)     53,966  
  323     Schroders PLC (Financials)     15,819  
  2,941     Segro PLC REIT (Real Estate)     37,409  
  716     Severn Trent PLC (Utilities)     21,923  
  1,744     Smith & Nephew PLC (Health Care)     33,782  
  288     Smiths Group PLC (Industrials)     5,895  
  190     Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (Industrials)     28,450  
  1,303     SSE PLC (Utilities)     24,129  
  2,529     St James’s Place PLC (Financials)     41,510  
  4,657     Standard Chartered PLC (Financials)*     30,087  
  11,161     Tesco PLC (Consumer Staples)     35,078  
  3,575     Unilever PLC (Consumer Staples)     186,583  
  1,424     United Utilities Group PLC (Utilities)     17,106  
  36,047     Vodafone Group PLC (Communication Services)     61,495  
  8,185     Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC (Consumer Staples)     19,551  
  2,763     WPP PLC (Communication Services)     32,982  
   

 

 

 
      3,160,799  

 

 

 
United States – 1.3%  
  1,169     Ferguson PLC (Industrials)     137,811  
  620     QIAGEN NV (Health Care)*     30,855  
  1,363     Stellantis NV (Consumer Discretionary)     22,225  
  5,094     Tenaris SA (Energy)     53,459  
   

 

 

 
      244,350  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $16,034,766)   $ 18,001,852  

 

 

 

 

Shares     Description   Rate     Value  
Preferred Stocks – 1.0%  
Germany – 1.0%        
  214     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Consumer Discretionary)     4.44   $ 14,559  
  723     FUCHS PETROLUB SE (Materials)     2.10       39,790  
  194     Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Consumer Staples)     2.23       19,210  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Rate         
Value
 
Preferred Stocks – (continued)  
Germany – (continued)        
  72     Sartorius AG (Health Care)     0.08 %     $ 37,177  
  300     Volkswagen AG (Consumer Discretionary)     2.77       63,004  

 

 

 
 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

   
 

(Cost $147,986)

    $ 173,740  

 

 

 
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE

 
 
 

(Cost $16,182,752)

    $ 18,175,592  

 

 

 

 

Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 0.4%(c)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  67,768     0.036%   $ 67,768  
  (Cost $67,768)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.9%  
  (Cost $16,250,520)   $ 18,243,360  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.1%
    26,957  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 18,270,317  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

(b)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(c)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At February 28, 2021, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

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

MSCI Europe Index

     3        03/19/21      $ 87,767        $ (537

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   27


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Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.0%  
Australia – 6.2%  
  13,690     Afterpay Ltd. (Information Technology)*   $ 1,266,768  
  425,606     AGL Energy Ltd. (Utilities)     3,087,454  
  70,792     Ampol Ltd. (Energy)     1,347,160  
  120,543     APA Group (Utilities)     866,984  
  55,244     Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,298,494  
  28,555     ASX Ltd. (Financials)     1,494,452  
  272,167     Aurizon Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     802,811  
  918,208     AusNet Services (Utilities)     1,176,501  
  233,169     Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Financials)     4,724,193  
  167,670     BHP Group Ltd. (Materials)     6,377,570  
  135,174     BHP Group PLC (Materials)     4,289,057  
  296,003     BlueScope Steel Ltd. (Materials)     3,822,481  
  155,607     Brambles Ltd. (Industrials)     1,192,662  
  105,609     Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,094,800  
  21,769     Cochlear Ltd. (Health Care)     3,563,011  
  433,666     Coles Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     5,146,958  
  176,862     Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Financials)     11,167,729  
  45,048     Computershare Ltd. (Information Technology)     462,807  
  56,740     Crown Resorts Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     437,085  
  42,568     CSL Ltd. (Health Care)     8,653,954  
  150,986     Dexus REIT (Real Estate)     1,040,351  
  190,662     Evolution Mining Ltd. (Materials)     619,964  
  240,572     Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (Materials)     4,490,507  
  1,138,791     Glencore PLC (Materials)*     4,628,364  
  170,355     Goodman Group REIT (Real Estate)     2,184,079  
  145,613     Insurance Australia Group Ltd. (Financials)     562,541  
  34,771     Macquarie Group Ltd. (Financials)     3,835,520  
  93,911     Magellan Financial Group Ltd. (Financials)     3,158,344  
  580,550     Medibank Pvt Ltd. (Financials)     1,245,009  
  179,041     National Australia Bank Ltd. (Financials)     3,415,437  
  46,569     Newcrest Mining Ltd. (Materials)     888,364  
  76,859     Northern Star Resources Ltd. (Materials)     607,538  
  53,009     Orica Ltd. (Materials)     515,457  
  206,097     Origin Energy Ltd. (Energy)     718,021  
  11,101     Ramsay Health Care Ltd. (Health Care)     567,230  
  33,857     REA Group Ltd. (Communication Services)     3,585,814  
  28,074     Rio Tinto Ltd. (Materials)     2,764,461  
  87,839     Rio Tinto PLC (Materials)     7,598,117  
  27,014     SEEK Ltd. (Communication Services)     537,496  
  63,663     Sonic Healthcare Ltd. (Health Care)     1,563,905  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Australia – (continued)  
  1,285,413     South32 Ltd. (Materials)   2,756,612  
  200,093     Stockland REIT (Real Estate)     645,983  
  222,000     Suncorp Group Ltd. (Financials)     1,708,412  
  127,477     Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     439,182  
  608,725     Telstra Corp. Ltd. (Communication Services)     1,451,527  
  83,632     TPG Telecom Ltd. (Communication Services)*     440,286  
  111,667     Transurban Group (Industrials)     1,106,593  
  47,819     Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd. (Energy)(a)     1,106,201  
  174,469     Wesfarmers Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     6,651,038  
  232,398     Westpac Banking Corp. (Financials)     4,285,754  
  18,938     WiseTech Global Ltd. (Information Technology)     399,827  
  36,980     Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Energy)     703,437  
  297,073     Woolworths Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     9,061,760  
   

 

 

 
      137,556,062  

 

 

 
Austria – 0.6%  
  40,675     OMV AG (Energy)     1,967,941  
  172,492     Raiffeisen Bank International AG (Financials)*     3,521,616  
  20,265     Verbund AG (Utilities)     1,554,572  
  166,890     voestalpine AG (Materials)     6,652,434  
   

 

 

 
      13,696,563  

 

 

 
Belgium – 0.6%  
  35,732     Ageas SA/NV (Financials)     2,015,040  
  31,982     Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (Consumer Staples)     1,842,385  
  6,584     Elia Group SA/NV (Utilities)     716,053  
  30,108     Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV (Consumer Staples)     1,814,098  
  10,534     Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (Financials)     1,050,512  
  4,214     Sofina SA (Financials)     1,404,054  
  9,294     Solvay SA (Materials)     1,140,515  
  25,538     UCB SA (Health Care)     2,555,477  
  7,907     Umicore SA (Materials)     467,015  
   

 

 

 
      13,005,149  

 

 

 
Brazil – 0.1%  
  35,873     Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (Materials)     1,289,841  
  11,405     Yara International ASA (Materials)     551,710  
   

 

 

 
      1,841,551  

 

 

 
Canada – 9.3%  
  19,131     Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (Materials)     1,073,512  
  64,255     Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (Utilities)     1,000,368  
  122,139     Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B (Consumer Staples)     3,690,219  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Canada – (continued)  
  31,249     AltaGas Ltd. (Utilities)   $ 476,140  
  17,085     Atco Ltd., Class I (Utilities)     500,944  
  201,904     B2Gold Corp. (Materials)     883,529  
  46,328     Ballard Power Systems, Inc. (Industrials)*     1,302,746  
  52,875     Bank of Montreal (Financials)     4,342,767  
  105,153     Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (Financials)     6,179,608  
  111,084     Barrick Gold Corp. (Materials)     2,083,922  
  26,470     BCE, Inc. (Communication Services)(a)     1,138,043  
  130,050     BlackBerry Ltd. (Information Technology)*     1,322,072  
  27,453     Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A (Financials)     1,114,601  
  71,052     Cameco Corp. (Energy)     1,120,781  
  20,754     Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (Real Estate)     836,717  
  43,804     Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Financials)     4,059,655  
  42,970     Canadian National Railway Co. (Industrials)     4,714,820  
  96,229     Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Energy)     2,638,316  
  9,813     Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (Industrials)     3,515,317  
  21,683     Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     2,816,392  
  36,127     Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A (Utilities)(a)     859,514  
  23,092     Canopy Growth Corp. (Health Care)*     764,261  
  20,938     CCL Industries, Inc., Class B (Materials)     1,108,589  
  139,588     Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Energy)     1,038,641  
  52,054     CGI, Inc. (Information Technology)*     3,906,106  
  8,893     Constellation Software, Inc. (Information Technology)     11,574,387  
  106,687     Dollarama, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     4,081,241  
  34,911     Emera, Inc. (Utilities)     1,382,652  
  334,655     Empire Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     9,349,721  
  62,778     Enbridge, Inc. (Energy)     2,131,278  
  2,252     Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (Financials)     922,164  
  9,459     FirstService Corp. (Real Estate)     1,442,684  
  34,317     Fortis, Inc. (Utilities)     1,328,225  
  14,427     Franco-Nevada Corp. (Materials)     1,552,783  
  73,973     George Weston Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     5,461,498  
  42,365     GFL Environmental, Inc. (Industrials)     1,321,815  
  69,337     Great-West Lifeco, Inc. (Financials)     1,783,812  
  71,756     Hydro One Ltd. (Utilities)(b)     1,531,475  
  84,930     iA Financial Corp., Inc. (Financials)     4,386,708  
  32,479     IGM Financial, Inc. (Financials)     890,735  
  17,442     Intact Financial Corp. (Financials)     1,959,676  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Canada – (continued)  
  227,414     Kinross Gold Corp. (Materials)   1,420,888  
  45,680     Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (Materials)     1,501,739  
  147,769     Loblaw Cos. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     7,158,509  
  55,039     Magna International, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     4,660,056  
  303,087     Manulife Financial Corp. (Financials)(a)     6,073,710  
  45,023     Metro, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     1,881,293  
  49,656     National Bank of Canada (Financials)     3,144,096  
  44,221     Northland Power, Inc. (Utilities)     1,475,780  
  65,699     Nutrien Ltd. (Materials)     3,564,664  
  11,462     Onex Corp. (Financials)     644,987  
  24,680     Open Text Corp. (Information Technology)     1,104,947  
  26,479     Pan American Silver Corp. (Materials)     879,496  
  40,884     Parkland Corp. (Energy)     1,305,963  
  108,201     Power Corp. of Canada (Financials)     2,622,122  
  34,244     Quebecor, Inc., Class B (Communication Services)     889,911  
  33,377     Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc. (Industrials)     1,830,989  
  19,029     Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B (Communication Services)     828,648  
  148,671     Royal Bank of Canada (Financials)     12,725,110  
  84,722     Saputo, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     2,398,449  
  28,817     Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B (Communication Services)     504,184  
  9,206     Shopify, Inc., Class A (Information Technology)*     11,989,106  
  66,005     Sun Life Financial, Inc. (Financials)(a)     3,192,849  
  17,065     TC Energy Corp. (Energy)     718,455  
  34,041     Teck Resources Ltd., Class B (Materials)     712,549  
  51,095     TELUS Corp. (Communication Services)     1,029,165  
  22,159     Thomson Reuters Corp. (Industrials)     1,937,600  
  18,857     TMX Group Ltd. (Financials)     1,809,587  
  24,217     Toromont Industries Ltd. (Industrials)     1,773,235  
  172,581     Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (Financials)     10,515,718  
  25,556     West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (Materials)     1,756,218  
  108,155     WSP Global, Inc. (Industrials)     9,416,149  
  223,462     Yamana Gold, Inc. (Materials)     893,142  
   

 

 

 
      205,947,748  

 

 

 
Chile – 0.1%  
  71,270     Antofagasta PLC (Materials)     1,776,130  
       59,051     Lundin Mining Corp. (Materials)     679,600  
   

 

 

 
      2,455,730  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – 0.5%  
  1,095,441     BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. (Financials)   $ 3,643,303  
  32,090     Prosus NV (Consumer Discretionary)*     3,819,519  
  1,201,907     Wilmar International Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     4,772,557  
   

 

 

 
      12,235,379  

 

 

 
Denmark – 2.7%  
  17,080     Ambu A/S, Class B (Health Care)     795,696  
  2,880     AP Moller – Maersk A/S, Class A (Industrials)     5,815,238  
  2,872     AP Moller – Maersk A/S, Class B (Industrials)(a)     6,206,942  
  16,126     Carlsberg AS, Class B (Consumer Staples)     2,553,311  
  6,955     Chr Hansen Holding A/S (Materials)*     600,335  
  37,999     Coloplast A/S, Class B (Health Care)     5,823,050  
  69,479     Danske Bank A/S (Financials)*     1,289,494  
  37,284     Demant A/S (Health Care)*     1,545,221  
  21,302     DSV PANALPINA A/S (Industrials)     3,936,154  
  5,399     Genmab A/S (Health Care)*     1,824,269  
  11,188     GN Store Nord AS (Health Care)     945,992  
  31,559     H Lundbeck A/S (Health Care)     1,209,043  
  209,262     Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Health Care)     14,959,607  
  20,226     Novozymes A/S, Class B (Materials)*     1,257,223  
  23,522     Orsted AS (Utilities)(b)     3,831,864  
  36,547     Pandora A/S (Consumer Discretionary)     3,576,997  
  2,689     ROCKWOOL International A/S, Class B (Industrials)     980,571  
  33,176     Tryg A/S (Financials)     1,050,585  
  12,612     Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Industrials)     2,376,748  
   

 

 

 
      60,578,340  

 

 

 
Finland – 0.9%  
  21,509     Elisa OYJ (Communication Services)     1,288,411  
  78,322     Fortum OYJ (Utilities)     1,966,941  
  56,886     Kesko OYJ, Class B (Consumer Staples)     1,452,775  
  30,631     Kone OYJ, Class B (Industrials)*     2,456,848  
  42,896     Neste OYJ (Energy)     2,835,578  
  681,741     Nokia OYJ (Information Technology)*     2,730,741  
  108,267     Nordea Bank Abp (Financials)     983,671  
  117,554     Orion OYJ, Class B (Health Care)     4,847,079  
  37,246     Stora Enso OYJ, Class R (Materials)     738,040  
  24,079     UPM-Kymmene OYJ (Materials)     923,576  
   

 

 

 
      20,223,660  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
France – 10.6%  
  21,031     Accor SA (Consumer Discretionary)*   882,228  
  62,738     Adevinta ASA (Communication Services)*     882,208  
  33,194     Air Liquide SA (Materials)     5,024,272  
  7,612     Airbus SE (Industrials)*     886,155  
  25,542     Alstom SA (Industrials)*     1,281,659  
  5,767     Amundi SA (Financials)*(b)     440,999  
  20,274     Arkema SA (Materials)     2,251,685  
  115,490     Atos SE (Information Technology)*     9,058,545  
  90,994     AXA SA (Financials)     2,297,329  
  28,864     BioMerieux (Health Care)     3,685,695  
  121,637     BNP Paribas SA (Financials)*     7,275,108  
  1,110,487     Bollore SA (Communication Services)     5,345,807  
  98,842     Bouygues SA (Industrials)     4,026,341  
  41,428     Bureau Veritas SA (Industrials)*     1,125,888  
  37,053     Capgemini SE (Information Technology)     5,988,412  
  275,684     Carrefour SA (Consumer Staples)     4,833,661  
  114,505     Cie de Saint-Gobain (Industrials)*     6,173,765  
  11,816     Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (Consumer Discretionary)     1,717,486  
  168,261     CNP Assurances (Financials)*     3,045,147  
  163,540     Credit Agricole SA (Financials)*     2,305,634  
  86,158     Danone SA (Consumer Staples)     5,904,506  
  17,026     Dassault Systemes (Information Technology)     3,552,513  
  18,567     Edenred (Information Technology)     1,034,206  
  38,533     Eiffage SA (Industrials)*     3,983,048  
  84,636     Electricite de France SA (Utilities)*     1,017,861  
  241,715     Engie SA (Utilities)*     3,545,662  
  27,178     EssilorLuxottica SA (Consumer Discretionary)     4,453,468  
  39,492     Getlink SE (Industrials)*     650,483  
  9,447     Hermes International (Consumer Discretionary)     10,586,120  
  7,540     Iliad SA (Communication Services)     1,341,691  
  73,289     Ipsen SA (Health Care)     6,284,896  
  7,073     Kering (Consumer Discretionary)     4,506,375  
  126,991     La Francaise des Jeux SAEM (Consumer Discretionary)(b)     5,763,357  
  28,719     Legrand SA (Industrials)     2,507,068  
  39,207     L’Oreal SA (Consumer Staples)     14,410,087  
  31,649     LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (Consumer Discretionary)     20,168,166  
  140,230     Orange SA (Communication Services)     1,625,176  
  13,730     Pernod Ricard SA (Consumer Staples)     2,622,312  
  89,624     Publicis Groupe SA (Communication Services)     5,280,453  
  11,687     Remy Cointreau SA (Consumer Staples)     2,241,337  
  14,189     Safran SA (Industrials)*     1,950,460  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
France – (continued)  
  118,703     Sanofi (Health Care)   $ 10,921,392  
  10,750     Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Health Care)     4,723,503  
  48,883     Schneider Electric SE (Industrials)     7,289,204  
  25,306     SEB SA (Consumer Discretionary)     4,567,532  
  231,065     Suez SA (Utilities)     4,838,050  
  9,689     Teleperformance (Industrials)     3,447,005  
  8,175     Thales SA (Industrials)     778,346  
  191,324     TOTAL SE (Energy)     8,911,790  
  44,695     Ubisoft Entertainment SA (Communication Services)*     3,666,268  
  113,903     Veolia Environnement SA (Utilities)     3,090,009  
  58,350     Vinci SA (Industrials)     6,093,803  
  74,142     Vivendi SE (Communication Services)     2,571,116  
  4,654     Wendel SE (Financials)     534,963  
  27,656     Worldline SA (Information Technology)*(b)     2,477,381  
   

 

 

 
      235,867,631  

 

 

 
Germany – 8.0%  
  29,904     adidas AG (Consumer Discretionary)*     10,486,340  
  34,859     Allianz SE (Financials)     8,453,908  
  34,493     BASF SE (Materials)     2,835,693  
  92,274     Bayer AG (Health Care)     5,613,549  
  20,808     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Consumer Discretionary)     1,805,858  
  4,922     Bechtle AG (Information Technology)     933,787  
  44,632     Beiersdorf AG (Consumer Staples)     4,436,877  
  42,344     Brenntag SE (Industrials)     3,302,780  
  5,675     Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (Health Care)     856,217  
  6,993     Continental AG (Consumer Discretionary)     1,009,235  
  25,101     Covestro AG (Materials)(b)     1,826,837  
  75,349     Daimler AG (Consumer Discretionary)     6,059,133  
  12,243     Delivery Hero SE (Consumer Discretionary)*(b)     1,570,760  
  25,100     Deutsche Boerse AG (Financials)     4,129,718  
  202,881     Deutsche Post AG (Industrials)     10,111,310  
  150,953     Deutsche Telekom AG (Communication Services)     2,753,898  
  47,371     Deutsche Wohnen SE (Real Estate)     2,239,583  
  164,460     E.ON SE (Utilities)     1,686,802  
  24,864     Evonik Industries AG (Materials)     841,718  
  49,330     Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Health Care)     3,434,530  
  110,199     Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA (Health Care)     4,740,438  
  16,585     GEA Group AG (Industrials)     576,145  
  3,889     Hannover Rueck SE (Financials)     662,282  
  56,319     HeidelbergCement AG (Materials)     4,476,213  
  87,303     HelloFresh SE (Consumer Discretionary)*     6,834,960  
  18,293     Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Consumer Staples)     1,629,777  
  12,359     HOCHTIEF AG (Industrials)     1,107,850  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Germany – (continued)  
  71,077     Infineon Technologies AG (Information Technology)   3,105,837  
  6,034     Just Eat Takeaway.com NV (Consumer Discretionary)*(b)     585,047  
  20,137     KION Group AG (Industrials)     1,709,494  
  25,229     Knorr-Bremse AG (Industrials)     3,231,947  
  5,516     LEG Immobilien AG (Real Estate)     757,509  
  33,839     Merck KGaA (Health Care)     5,526,477  
  2,860     Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Financials)     843,567  
  50,464     Nemetschek SE (Information Technology)     3,194,354  
  57,994     Puma SE (Consumer Discretionary)*     6,193,186  
  3,341     Rational AG (Industrials)(a)     2,875,212  
  95,455     RWE AG (Utilities)     3,631,155  
  93,190     SAP SE (Information Technology)     11,544,416  
  26,479     Scout24 AG (Communication Services)(b)     2,007,156  
  56,611     Siemens AG (Industrials)     8,794,072  
  111,628     Siemens Energy AG (Industrials)*     4,234,189  
  19,562     Siemens Healthineers AG (Health Care)(b)     1,088,204  
  16,490     Symrise AG (Materials)     1,935,905  
  17,407     TeamViewer AG (Information Technology)*(b)     940,223  
  225,737     Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (Communication Services)     605,539  
  193,563     Uniper SE (Utilities)     6,813,456  
  31,141     United Internet AG (Communication Services)     1,378,905  
  12,204     Volkswagen AG (Consumer Discretionary)     2,869,320  
  44,393     Vonovia SE (Real Estate)     2,841,854  
  71,215     Zalando SE (Consumer Discretionary)*(b)     7,349,194  
   

 

 

 
      178,472,416  

 

 

 
Hong Kong – 2.5%  
  927,164     AIA Group Ltd. (Financials)     11,599,485  
  84,868     ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. (Information Technology)     1,180,462  
  426,695     Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The) (Financials)     1,007,696  
  749,454     CK Asset Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     4,400,682  
  82,962     CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     480,724  
  98,497     CLP Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     960,547  
  296,603     Hang Lung Properties Ltd. (Real Estate)     768,525  
  100,500     Hang Seng Bank Ltd. (Financials)     1,943,318  
  108,404     Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     470,936  
  972,119     HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd. (Utilities)     952,401  

 

 

 

 

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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Hong Kong – (continued)  
  850,013     HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (Communication Services)   $ 1,154,922  
  628,047     Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     947,250  
  158,774     Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Financials)     9,685,248  
  99,656     Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     480,342  
  17,034     Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     891,219  
  33,336     Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     862,736  
  93,041     Link REIT (Real Estate)     877,955  
  145,330     MTR Corp. Ltd. (Industrials)     872,090  
  91,648     New World Development Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     466,076  
  2,199,455     PCCW Ltd. (Communication Services)     1,261,716  
  140,260     Power Assets Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     779,287  
  50,428     Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (Real Estate)     809,984  
  339,296     Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     2,486,542  
  268,846     Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     4,103,381  
  4,665,523     WH Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)(b)     4,185,971  
  527,786     Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     1,476,401  
   

 

 

 
      55,105,896  

 

 

 
Ireland – 0.5%  
  64,237     CRH PLC (Materials)     2,791,357  
  9,127     Flutter Entertainment PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     1,766,443  
  11,140     Kerry Group PLC, Class A (Consumer Staples)     1,351,497  
  16,933     Kingspan Group PLC (Industrials)*     1,238,335  
  67,556     Smurfit Kappa Group PLC (Materials)     3,211,099  
   

 

 

 
      10,358,731  

 

 

 
Israel – 0.9%  
  136,505     Bank Hapoalim BM (Financials)*     968,354  
  142,124     Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM (Financials)     868,781  
  14,765     Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Information Technology)*     1,627,694  
  5,781     Elbit Systems Ltd. (Industrials)     751,615  
  78,751     ICL Group Ltd. (Materials)     456,907  
  162,547     Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A (Financials)     604,025  
  19,542     Nice Ltd. (Information Technology)*     4,543,499  
  566,986     Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR (Health Care)*     6,100,769  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Israel – (continued)  
  10,069     Wix.com Ltd. (Information Technology)*   3,509,751  
   

 

 

 
      19,431,395  

 

 

 
Italy – 2.3%  
  15,394     Amplifon SpA (Health Care)*     616,613  
  107,198     Assicurazioni Generali SpA (Financials)     2,023,318  
  57,917     Atlantia SpA (Industrials)*     1,091,402  
  100,399     Davide Campari-Milano NV (Consumer Staples)     1,142,843  
  17,289     DiaSorin SpA (Health Care)     3,408,027  
  644,507     Enel SpA (Utilities)     6,136,381  
  53,599     Eni SpA (Energy)     616,884  
  22,135     Ferrari NV (Consumer Discretionary)     4,339,095  
  133,235     FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA (Financials)*     2,356,270  
  83,981     Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA (Communication Services)(b)     878,180  
  1,419,903     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Financials)*     3,677,902  
  111,534     Moncler SpA (Consumer Discretionary)*     6,944,992  
  42,172     Nexi SpA (Information Technology)*(b)     761,939  
  233,260     Poste Italiane SpA (Financials)(b)     2,662,564  
  54,803     Prysmian SpA (Industrials)     1,775,416  
  58,561     Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA (Health Care)     2,995,368  
  395,847     Snam SpA (Utilities)     2,064,138  
  6,141,552     Telecom Italia SpA (Communication Services)     2,928,918  
  4,813,275     Telecom Italia SpA-RSP (Communication Services)     2,595,173  
  261,182     Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA (Utilities)     1,828,587  
   

 

 

 
      50,844,010  

 

 

 
Japan – 22.2%  
  21,587     ABC-Mart, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,227,870  
  41,767     Advantest Corp. (Information Technology)     3,430,273  
  82,795     Aeon Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)(a)     2,489,134  
  49,369     Aeon Mall Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     830,385  
  27,576     Air Water, Inc. (Materials)     453,474  
  19,807     Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     673,929  
  31,658     Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Consumer Staples)     629,654  
  57,934     Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,507,899  
  29,998     Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     860,183  
  351,921     Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Health Care)     5,529,527  
  27,645     Azbil Corp. (Information Technology)     1,174,147  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  48,093     Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)   $ 3,677,620  
  7,271     Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The) (Financials)     436,096  
  56,102     Bridgestone Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,191,106  
  153,218     Brother Industries Ltd. (Information Technology)     3,009,999  
  104,961     Calbee, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     2,758,502  
  78,354     Canon, Inc. (Information Technology)     1,686,001  
  41,822     Capcom Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     2,543,707  
  4,003     Central Japan Railway Co. (Industrials)     654,141  
  84,184     Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Utilities)     1,033,139  
  74,004     Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     3,308,439  
  76,140     Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) (Utilities)     908,334  
  64,416     Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Staples)(a)     1,106,451  
  11,905     Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp. (Consumer Staples)     1,704,067  
  62,476     CyberAgent, Inc. (Communication Services)     3,764,745  
  13,820     Daifuku Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     1,320,514  
  28,746     Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     504,283  
  171,914     Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     4,856,966  
  19,581     Daikin Industries Ltd. (Industrials)     3,808,131  
  32,459     Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     3,598,093  
  20,989     Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     591,609  
  90,861     Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Financials)     441,427  
  19,470     Denso Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,167,396  
  82,438     Dentsu Group, Inc. (Communication Services)     2,839,755  
  1,946     Disco Corp. (Information Technology)     610,066  
  12,344     East Japan Railway Co. (Industrials)     910,332  
  39,264     Eisai Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     2,697,327  
  906,027     ENEOS Holdings, Inc. (Energy)     3,977,368  
  7,382     FANUC Corp. (Industrials)     1,825,060  
  6,178     Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     6,088,699  
  66,738     FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. (Information Technology)     3,802,325  
  51,034     Fujitsu Ltd. (Information Technology)     7,357,633  
  24,204     Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     435,054  
  8,139     GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Information Technology)     1,077,917  
  63,502     Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. (Communication Services)     1,045,453  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  17,950     Hamamatsu Photonics KK (Information Technology)   1,056,378  
  17,772     Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. (Industrials)     589,675  
  11,502     Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc. (Industrials)     884,188  
  4,297     Hirose Electric Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     626,763  
  6,798     Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. (Health Care)     423,679  
  106,821     Hitachi Ltd. (Information Technology)     4,888,860  
  223,383     Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     6,104,558  
  78,072     Hoya Corp. (Health Care)     8,866,822  
  21,048     Ibiden Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     855,433  
  33,533     Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. (Energy)     876,252  
  154,938     Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     3,507,701  
  304,666     Inpex Corp. (Energy)     2,241,957  
  59,537     Ito En Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     3,285,879  
  214,194     ITOCHU Corp. (Industrials)     6,369,125  
  29,218     Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. (Information Technology)     896,779  
  66,549     Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (Financials)     1,432,609  
  68,475     Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd. (Financials)     651,714  
  238,045     Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. (Financials)     2,034,576  
  107,144     Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)     2,191,353  
  59,217     Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     1,069,952  
  33,566     JSR Corp. (Materials)     1,000,301  
  146,686     Kajima Corp. (Industrials)     1,869,716  
  110,842     Kakaku.com, Inc. (Communication Services)     3,516,482  
  44,816     Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) (Utilities)     446,940  
  16,478     Kansai Paint Co. Ltd. (Materials)     430,278  
  54,632     Kao Corp. (Consumer Staples)     3,663,328  
  170,290     KDDI Corp. (Communication Services)     5,258,627  
  15,316     Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     687,164  
  8,234     Keio Corp. (Industrials)     614,420  
  10,772     Keyence Corp. (Information Technology)     5,111,999  
  46,517     Kikkoman Corp. (Consumer Staples)     3,069,406  
  11,930     Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     498,296  
  85,829     Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,682,503  
  12,156     Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,147,826  
  30,585     Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)(a)     785,151  

 

 

 

 

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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  22,366     Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)   $ 1,257,484  
  6,202     Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     413,311  
  25,977     Komatsu Ltd. (Industrials)     777,798  
  9,664     Konami Holdings Corp. (Communication Services)     619,534  
  33,605     Kose Corp. (Consumer Staples)     5,384,244  
  72,257     Kubota Corp. (Industrials)     1,632,802  
  10,850     Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Industrials)     438,929  
  17,596     Kyocera Corp. (Information Technology)     1,132,658  
  28,715     Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     799,945  
  77,370     Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Utilities)     664,479  
  24,425     Kyushu Railway Co. (Industrials)     635,499  
  10,669     Lasertec Corp. (Information Technology)     1,298,826  
  53,000     Lawson, Inc. (Consumer Staples)(a)     2,474,892  
  155,804     Lion Corp. (Consumer Staples)     2,992,069  
  58,172     Lixil Corp. (Industrials)     1,630,935  
  40,144     M3, Inc. (Health Care)     3,174,519  
  419,289     Marubeni Corp. (Industrials)     3,115,742  
  22,761     McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,128,009  
  90,144     Medipal Holdings Corp. (Health Care)     1,785,281  
  40,817     MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,589,853  
  18,390     Mercari, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)*     883,769  
  99,746     MISUMI Group, Inc. (Industrials)     3,042,749  
  409,548     Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (Materials)     2,843,848  
  164,934     Mitsubishi Corp. (Industrials)     4,648,928  
  112,899     Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Industrials)     1,662,118  
  33,363     Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     575,570  
  33,492     Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (Materials)     779,300  
  25,367     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (Industrials)     730,486  
  358,748     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     1,878,932  
  376,431     Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd. (Financials)     2,017,478  
  86,264     Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     1,832,725  
  26,452     Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Materials)     814,366  
  20,903     Miura Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     1,081,054  
  112,650     Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     1,648,408  
  110,493     MonotaRO Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     6,347,073  
  26,859     MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     756,308  
  41,231     Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     3,514,349  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  20,707     Nabtesco Corp. (Industrials)   878,502  
  32,314     Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     820,134  
  92,576     NEC Corp. (Information Technology)     5,039,805  
  49,170     Nexon Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     1,550,696  
  19,947     NH Foods Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     839,706  
  28,102     Nidec Corp. (Industrials)     3,566,163  
  20,191     Nihon M&A Center, Inc. (Industrials)     1,101,086  
  8,027     Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     4,878,433  
  9,024     Nippon Express Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     670,829  
  23,292     Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd. (Materials)(a)     1,731,487  
  381     Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. REIT (Real Estate)     1,165,816  
  274,916     Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Communication Services)     7,116,748  
  41,124     Nippon Yusen KK (Industrials)     1,179,217  
  15,529     Nissan Chemical Corp. (Materials)     843,936  
  220,707     Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)*     1,190,542  
  12,604     Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     952,339  
  32,220     Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     6,010,630  
  20,156     Nitto Denko Corp. (Materials)     1,719,711  
  87,849     Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     510,240  
  82,153     Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (Real Estate)     1,849,869  
  43,233     Nomura Research Institute Ltd. (Information Technology)     1,343,169  
  135,537     NTT Data Corp. (Information Technology)     2,067,276  
  164,360     Obayashi Corp. (Industrials)     1,408,491  
  13,675     Obic Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     2,307,833  
  24,391     Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     713,140  
  87,887     Oji Holdings Corp. (Materials)     553,521  
  231,840     Olympus Corp. (Health Care)     4,852,668  
  47,517     Omron Corp. (Information Technology)     3,826,693  
  49,875     Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     1,340,736  
  8,578     Oracle Corp. Japan (Information Technology)     869,555  
  9,097     Oriental Land Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,523,282  
  102,566     ORIX Corp. (Financials)     1,734,303  
  42,067     Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     752,578  
  15,723     Otsuka Corp. (Information Technology)     730,513  
  31,689     Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     1,256,376  
  35,240     Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     825,266  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  161,065     Panasonic Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)   $ 2,064,335  
  127,147     Persol Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     2,514,537  
  65,268     Pigeon Corp. (Consumer Staples)     2,358,568  
  144,849     Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Staples)(a)     3,307,843  
  195,546     Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     9,692,871  
  304,551     Renesas Electronics Corp. (Information Technology)*     3,341,657  
  226,216     Resona Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     908,134  
  363,582     Ricoh Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     3,146,448  
  10,336     Rinnai Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,045,824  
  4,191     Rohm Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     411,862  
  108,006     Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,430,997  
  30,575     Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     419,567  
  16,493     SBI Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     457,915  
  11,602     Secom Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     1,004,694  
  30,764     Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     516,583  
  59,551     Seiko Epson Corp. (Information Technology)     974,816  
  58,589     Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,042,108  
  199,175     Sekisui House Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     3,733,363  
  82,094     Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     3,110,695  
  46,253     SG Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     1,062,768  
  22,461     Sharp Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     424,385  
  40,170     Shimadzu Corp. (Information Technology)     1,444,069  
  13,570     Shimamura Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,351,396  
  6,342     Shimano, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,417,336  
  58,831     Shimizu Corp. (Industrials)     444,518  
  17,333     Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)     2,822,673  
  25,184     Shionogi & Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     1,279,529  
  104,324     Shiseido Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     7,748,412  
  63,383     Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The) (Financials)     462,849  
  3,412     SMC Corp. (Industrials)     2,014,406  
  178,684     SoftBank Corp. (Communication Services)     2,416,779  
  79,596     SoftBank Group Corp. (Communication Services)     7,392,551  
  9,671     Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     435,712  
  12,185     Sompo Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     466,630  
  99,461     Sony Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     10,381,137  
  22,599     Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     1,281,190  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  35,429     Subaru Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)   661,259  
  31,971     SUMCO Corp. (Information Technology)     729,205  
  307,954     Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)     1,488,608  
  205,076     Sumitomo Corp. (Industrials)     2,965,267  
  177,525     Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd. (Health Care)(a)     2,804,342  
  41,802     Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     606,784  
  15,824     Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. (Materials)     763,723  
  120,957     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     4,248,368  
  32,178     Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     1,057,700  
  65,564     Sundrug Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,461,573  
  51,967     Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,777,921  
  23,029     Suzuken Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     877,583  
  47,475     Sysmex Corp. (Health Care)     4,939,557  
  39,033     T&D Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     526,107  
  34,464     Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (Materials)     857,880  
  12,682     Taisei Corp. (Industrials)     446,977  
  21,739     Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     1,332,417  
  116,582     Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     3,919,624  
  7,716     TDK Corp. (Information Technology)     1,103,734  
  40,162     Teijin Ltd. (Materials)     689,849  
  45,239     Terumo Corp. (Health Care)     1,677,673  
  18,398     Tobu Railway Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     523,240  
  19,915     Toho Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     747,700  
  18,529     Toho Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     1,088,714  
  92,443     Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (Utilities)     813,019  
  26,314     Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     1,297,423  
  9,809     Tokyo Century Corp. (Financials)     638,957  
  19,163     Tokyo Electron Ltd. (Information Technology)     7,833,196  
  44,439     Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     918,478  
  45,565     Tokyu Corp. (Industrials)     626,123  
  30,071     Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     471,923  
  199,045     Toray Industries, Inc. (Materials)     1,301,434  
  24,167     Toshiba Corp. (Industrials)     761,031  
  18,056     TOTO Ltd. (Industrials)     1,086,343  
  26,567     Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,132,102  
  11,416     Toyota Industries Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     975,085  
  98,273     Toyota Motor Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     7,262,092  
  61,566     Toyota Tsusho Corp. (Industrials)     2,577,289  

 

 

 

 

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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  13,463     Trend Micro, Inc. (Information Technology)   $ 646,992  
  21,063     Tsuruha Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     2,710,472  
  39,630     Unicharm Corp. (Consumer Staples)     1,568,238  
  34,334     USS Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     652,262  
  114,637     Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     3,663,779  
  13,238     Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     654,818  
  641,241     Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     3,063,560  
  114,307     Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     3,006,272  
  228,853     Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)(a)     3,851,450  
  13,778     Yaskawa Electric Corp. (Industrials)     687,995  
  48,425     Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Information Technology)     916,321  
  199,469     Z Holdings Corp. (Communication Services)     1,214,151  
  189,743     ZOZO, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     5,930,582  
   

 

 

 
      494,792,828  

 

 

 
Jordan – 0.1%  
  67,195     Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Health Care)     2,100,619  

 

 

 
Luxembourg – 0.5%  
  374,358     ArcelorMittal (Materials)*     8,796,192  
  21,865     Eurofins Scientific SE (Health Care)*     1,954,386  
  174,281     SES SA (Communication Services)     1,399,564  
   

 

 

 
      12,150,142  

 

 

 
Macau – 0.0%  
  747,324     SJM Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,040,445  

 

 

 
Mexico – 0.1%  
  92,392     Fresnillo PLC (Materials)     1,175,477  

 

 

 
Netherlands – 3.6%  
  1,650     Adyen NV (Information Technology)*(b)     3,837,307  
  14,875     Akzo Nobel NV (Materials)     1,544,809  
  3,672     Argenx SE (Health Care)*     1,237,284  
  3,951     ASM International NV (Information Technology)     1,072,324  
  31,129     ASML Holding NV (Information Technology)     17,582,960  
  15,158     Heineken Holding NV (Consumer Staples)     1,309,993  
  14,161     Heineken NV (Consumer Staples)(a)     1,404,310  
  285,529     ING Groep NV (Financials)     3,132,692  
  38,552     JDE Peet’s NV (Consumer Staples)*     1,574,632  
  330,480     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Consumer Staples)     8,760,824  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Netherlands – (continued)  
  18,236     Koninklijke DSM NV (Materials)   3,022,515  
  291,829     Koninklijke KPN NV (Communication Services)     959,233  
  128,608     Koninklijke Philips NV (Health Care)*     7,017,673  
  26,352     Koninklijke Vopak NV (Energy)     1,263,769  
  79,401     NN Group NV (Financials)     3,681,599  
  65,289     Randstad NV (Industrials)*     4,385,572  
  320,383     Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A (Energy)     6,471,660  
  306,432     Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B (Energy)     5,944,795  
  68,153     Wolters Kluwer NV (Industrials)     5,433,319  
   

 

 

 
      79,637,270  

 

 

 
New Zealand – 0.5%  
  165,596     a2 Milk Co. Ltd. (The) (Consumer Staples)*     1,166,724  
  158,106     Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd. (Health Care)     3,362,549  
  200,027     Mercury NZ Ltd. (Utilities)     879,910  
  356,527     Meridian Energy Ltd. (Utilities)     1,477,616  
  355,411     Spark New Zealand Ltd. (Communication Services)     1,186,145  
  27,676     Xero Ltd. (Information Technology)*     2,537,571  
   

 

 

 
      10,610,515  

 

 

 
Norway – 0.7%  
  36,401     DNB ASA (Financials)(a)     712,846  
  32,135     Equinor ASA (Energy)     609,155  
  153,969     Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (Financials)     3,557,807  
  40,932     Mowi ASA (Consumer Staples)     995,258  
  904,102     Norsk Hydro ASA (Materials)     5,039,119  
  92,628     Orkla ASA (Consumer Staples)     858,949  
  29,046     Schibsted ASA, Class A (Communication Services)*     1,182,818  
  60,887     Schibsted ASA, Class B (Communication Services)*     2,105,452  
  63,985     Telenor ASA (Communication Services)     1,041,279  
   

 

 

 
      16,102,683  

 

 

 
Portugal – 0.3%  
  518,956     EDP – Energias de Portugal SA (Utilities)     2,989,547  
  278,197     Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (Consumer Staples)     4,339,130  
   

 

 

 
      7,328,677  

 

 

 
Russia – 0.1%  
  374,752     Evraz PLC (Materials)     2,991,704  

 

 

 
Singapore – 1.0%  
  259,189     DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Financials)     5,192,746  
  461,002     Mapletree Logistics Trust REIT (Real Estate)     641,388  

 

 

 

 

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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Singapore – (continued)  
  592,100     Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (Financials)   $ 4,893,720  
  894,994     Singapore Exchange Ltd. (Financials)     6,724,066  
  311,822     Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Communication Services)     551,088  
  167,376     United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Financials)     3,106,595  
  55,913     Venture Corp. Ltd. (Information Technology)     807,347  
   

 

 

 
      21,916,950  

 

 

 
South Africa – 0.2%  
  93,983     Anglo American PLC (Materials)     3,643,002  

 

 

 
Spain – 1.7%  
  226,626     ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Industrials)     6,970,492  
  272,956     Banco Santander SA (Financials)*     959,982  
  692,587     CaixaBank SA (Financials)     2,023,474  
  33,988     Cellnex Telecom SA (Communication Services)*(b)     1,858,521  
  66,122     Enagas SA (Utilities)     1,393,696  
  65,383     Endesa SA (Utilities)     1,630,887  
  54,264     Ferrovial SA (Industrials)     1,359,467  
  67,344     Grifols SA (Health Care)     1,701,871  
  593,193     Iberdrola SA (Utilities)     7,506,184  
  197,865     Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Consumer Discretionary)     6,559,002  
  46,308     Naturgy Energy Group SA (Utilities)     1,164,081  
  65,732     Red Electrica Corp. SA (Utilities)     1,106,226  
  70,211     Repsol SA (Energy)     887,588  
  48,914     Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (Industrials)     1,828,652  
  234,080     Telefonica SA (Communication Services)     1,001,829  
   

 

 

 
      37,951,952  

 

 

 
Sweden – 3.1%  
  74,077     Assa Abloy AB, Class B (Industrials)     1,866,895  
  83,220     Atlas Copco AB, Class A (Industrials)     4,776,177  
  40,145     Atlas Copco AB, Class B (Industrials)     1,956,568  
  17,124     Boliden AB (Materials)     681,894  
  51,595     Electrolux AB, Series B (Consumer Discretionary)     1,225,060  
  83,236     Epiroc AB, Class A (Industrials)     1,775,680  
  36,274     Epiroc AB, Class B (Industrials)     717,698  
  85,563     EQT AB (Financials)     2,398,791  
  41,805     Essity AB, Class B (Consumer Staples)     1,263,093  
  22,360     Evolution Gaming Group AB (Consumer Discretionary)(b)     2,798,960  
  232,075     H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (Consumer Discretionary)*     5,497,902  
  19,339     Hexagon AB, Class B (Information Technology)     1,619,852  
  181,503     Husqvarna AB, Class B (Consumer Discretionary)     2,232,028  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Sweden – (continued)  
  26,322     ICA Gruppen AB (Consumer Staples)   1,256,234  
  13,307     Industrivarden AB, Class A (Financials)*     475,244  
  34,183     Industrivarden AB, Class C (Financials)*     1,134,944  
  46,956     Investment AB Latour, Class B (Industrials)     1,074,944  
  44,495     Investor AB, Class B (Financials)     3,309,541  
  71,275     Kinnevik AB, Class B (Financials)*     3,329,521  
  15,633     L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B (Financials)*     782,013  
  40,648     Nibe Industrier AB, Class B (Industrials)     1,283,784  
  109,994     Sandvik AB (Industrials)*     2,968,493  
  144,704     Securitas AB, Class B (Industrials)     2,229,965  
  86,972     Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (Financials)*     1,006,171  
  175,561     Skanska AB, Class B (Industrials)     4,280,293  
  51,645     SKF AB, Class B (Industrials)     1,414,687  
  73,064     Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B (Materials)*     1,263,383  
  58,409     Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A (Financials)*     618,989  
  46,981     Swedbank AB, Class A (Financials)     827,863  
  73,395     Swedish Match AB (Consumer Staples)     5,305,347  
  75,553     Tele2 AB, Class B (Communication Services)     958,342  
  326,296     Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Information Technology)     4,094,189  
  259,121     Telia Co. AB (Communication Services)     1,052,204  
  70,962     Volvo AB, Class B (Industrials)*     1,827,250  
   

 

 

 
      69,303,999  

 

 

 
Switzerland – 8.1%  
  116,680     ABB Ltd. (Industrials)     3,366,488  
  38,189     Adecco Group AG (Industrials)     2,407,852  
  20,722     Alcon, Inc. (Health Care)*     1,431,519  
  5,839     Baloise Holding AG (Financials)     1,024,873  
  13,291     Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (Financials)     1,400,598  
  583     Barry Callebaut AG (Consumer Staples)     1,267,363  
  298     Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (Consumer Staples)     2,509,941  
  29,468     Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Consumer Discretionary)     2,850,776  
  22,913     Clariant AG (Materials)     481,140  
  68,381     Coca-Cola HBC AG (Consumer Staples)*     2,139,607  
  280,115     Credit Suisse Group AG (Financials)     4,061,095  
  2,300     EMS-Chemie Holding AG (Materials)     2,045,178  
  3,423     Geberit AG (Industrials)     2,027,408  
  922     Givaudan SA (Materials)     3,490,218  
  40,080     Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Industrials)     9,549,603  

 

 

 

 

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February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Switzerland – (continued)  
  57,247     LafargeHolcim Ltd. (Materials)*   $ 3,171,887  
  40,953     Logitech International SA (Information Technology)     4,388,888  
  5,998     Lonza Group AG (Health Care)     3,801,671  
  314,366     Nestle SA (Consumer Staples)     32,988,810  
  221,556     Novartis AG (Health Care)     19,135,605  
  8,059     Partners Group Holding AG (Financials)     9,707,654  
  8,338     Roche Holding AG (Health Care)     2,798,061  
  82,776     Roche Holding AG (Health Care)     27,243,024  
  4,887     Schindler Holding AG (Industrials)     1,307,447  
  6,649     Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates (Industrials)     1,822,911  
  1,884     SGS SA (Industrials)     5,400,398  
  11,595     Sika AG (Materials)     3,076,460  
  6,156     Sonova Holding AG (Health Care)*     1,583,030  
  106,966     STMicroelectronics NV (Information Technology)     4,150,835  
  3,545     Straumann Holding AG (Health Care)     4,303,496  
  9,467     Swatch Group AG (The) – Bearer (Consumer Discretionary)     2,836,022  
  38,281     Swatch Group AG (The) – Registered (Consumer Discretionary)     2,207,299  
  1,994     Swiss Life Holding AG (Financials)     996,229  
  13,594     Swiss Prime Site AG (Real Estate)     1,277,863  
  8,417     Swiss Re AG (Financials)     794,376  
  2,512     Swisscom AG (Communication Services)     1,266,683  
  228,767     UBS Group AG (Financials)     3,563,034  
  7,339     Zurich Insurance Group AG (Financials)     3,011,641  
   

 

 

 
      180,886,983  

 

 

 
United Kingdom – 10.0%  
  236,190     Admiral Group PLC (Financials)     10,197,114  
  30,767     Ashtead Group PLC (Industrials)     1,668,996  
  98,407     Associated British Foods PLC (Consumer Staples)*     3,257,963  
  119,832     AstraZeneca PLC (Health Care)     11,635,460  
  964,824     Auto Trader Group PLC (Communication Services)*(b)     7,421,765  
  31,964     AVEVA Group PLC (Information Technology)     1,517,188  
  895,918     Aviva PLC (Financials)     4,533,100  
  231,822     BAE Systems PLC (Industrials)     1,568,371  
  914,926     Barclays PLC (Financials)     2,041,537  
  232,262     Barratt Developments PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     2,157,478  
  16,256     Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     921,147  
  627,289     BP PLC (Energy)     2,558,686  
  233,580     British American Tobacco PLC (Consumer Staples)     8,116,857  
  415,080     BT Group PLC (Communication Services)*     716,990  
  55,848     Bunzl PLC (Industrials)     1,746,675  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United Kingdom – (continued)  
  252,242     Burberry Group PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*   6,402,538  
  396,744     CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     2,997,054  
  130,840     CNH Industrial NV (Industrials)*     1,943,878  
  50,009     Coca-Cola European Partners PLC (Consumer Staples)     2,547,959  
  34,432     Compass Group PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     700,428  
  33,057     Croda International PLC (Materials)     2,850,666  
  12,183     DCC PLC (Industrials)     982,808  
  145,918     Diageo PLC (Consumer Staples)     5,737,727  
  179,385     Direct Line Insurance Group PLC (Financials)     804,059  
  147,670     Entain PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     2,917,245  
  38,721     Experian PLC (Industrials)     1,230,508  
  521,890     GlaxoSmithKline PLC (Health Care)     8,688,730  
  68,523     Halma PLC (Information Technology)     2,171,833  
  278,899     Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (Financials)     5,889,876  
  602,267     HSBC Holdings PLC (Financials)*     3,588,732  
  167,918     Imperial Brands PLC (Consumer Staples)     3,129,435  
  18,685     Intertek Group PLC (Industrials)     1,399,175  
  2,374,203     J Sainsbury PLC (Consumer Staples)     7,508,427  
  515,221     JD Sports Fashion PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     5,981,628  
  82,764     Johnson Matthey PLC (Materials)     3,535,014  
  891,005     Kingfisher PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     3,306,127  
  769,391     Legal & General Group PLC (Financials)     2,789,254  
  1,313,805     Lloyds Banking Group PLC (Financials)*     716,364  
  42,646     London Stock Exchange Group PLC (Financials)     5,734,579  
  2,156,180     M&G PLC (Financials)     5,543,770  
  305,048     Melrose Industries PLC (Industrials)*     707,543  
  54,484     Mondi PLC (Materials)     1,313,623  
  177,259     National Grid PLC (Utilities)     1,998,468  
  49,868     Next PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     5,270,869  
  106,313     Ocado Group PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     3,269,998  
  148,186     Pearson PLC (Communication Services)     1,555,914  
  40,332     Prudential PLC (Financials)     794,228  
  50,798     Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (Consumer Staples)     4,261,244  
  181,342     RELX PLC (Industrials)     4,291,070  
  214,733     Rentokil Initial PLC (Industrials)*     1,401,119  
  546,023     Sage Group PLC (The) (Information Technology)     4,264,326  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United Kingdom – (continued)  
  43,626     Schroders PLC (Financials)   $ 2,136,604  
  263,534     Segro PLC REIT (Real Estate)     3,352,132  
  52,420     Severn Trent PLC (Utilities)     1,605,017  
  154,578     Smith & Nephew PLC (Health Care)     2,994,282  
  12,999     Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (Industrials)     1,946,426  
  53,208     SSE PLC (Utilities)     985,298  
  188,542     St James’s Place PLC (Financials)     3,094,673  
  423,165     Standard Chartered PLC (Financials)*     2,733,910  
  877,770     Tesco PLC (Consumer Staples)     2,758,770  
  223,600     Unilever PLC (Consumer Staples)     11,669,931  
  98,345     United Utilities Group PLC (Utilities)     1,181,368  
  2,505,597     Vodafone Group PLC (Communication Services)     4,274,455  
  718,506     Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC (Consumer Staples)     1,716,263  
  268,816     WPP PLC (Communication Services)     3,208,853  
   

 

 

 
      221,943,525  

 

 

 
United States – 1.0%  
  46,049     Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (Health Care)*     1,456,763  
  3,979     CyberArk Software Ltd. (Information Technology)*     584,237  
  89,585     Ferguson PLC (Industrials)     10,560,984  
  54,710     James Hardie Industries PLC (Materials)     1,546,435  
  40,125     QIAGEN NV (Health Care)*     1,996,853  
  55,781     Stellantis NV (Consumer Discretionary)     909,575  
  540,339     Tenaris SA (Energy)     5,670,595  
   

 

 

 
      22,725,442  

 

 

 
Zambia – 0.0%  
  43,260     First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Materials)     937,300  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $1,835,541,927)   $ 2,204,859,774  

 

 

 

 

Shares     Description   Rate     Value  
Preferred Stocks – 0.6%         
Germany – 0.6%  
  9,751     Bayerische
Motoren
Werke AG
(Consumer
Discretionary)
    4.44   $ 663,395  
  77,368     FUCHS
PETROLUB
SE (Materials)
    2.10       4,257,846  

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks – (continued)         
Germany – (continued)  
  19,488     Henkel
AG & Co.
KGaA
(Consumer
Staples)
    2.23     1,929,737  
  5,909     Sartorius AG
(Health
Care)
    0.08       3,051,115  
  18,145     Volkswagen
AG
(Consumer
Discretionary)
    2.77       3,810,662  

 

 

 
  TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS  
  (Cost $11,032,309)     $ 13,712,755  

 

 

 
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING

REINVESTMENT VEHICLE

 

 

  (Cost $1,846,574,236)     $ 2,218,572,529  

 

 

 

 

Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 1.5%(c)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  32,805,090     0.036%   $ 32,805,090  
  (Cost $32,805,090)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 101.1%  
  (Cost $1,879,379,326)   $ 2,251,377,619  

 

 

 
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
    ASSETS – (1.1)%
    (24,838,418

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 2,226,539,201  

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   39


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Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.4%  
Communication Services – 10.9%  
  1,442     Capcom Co. Ltd.   $ 87,706  
  1,346     CyberAgent, Inc.     81,109  
  1,061     Dentsu Group, Inc.     36,548  
  3,540     Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.     58,280  
  2,009     Kakaku.com, Inc.     63,736  
  8,985     KDDI Corp.     277,461  
  908     Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.     51,051  
  543     Konami Holdings Corp.     34,810  
  3,333     Nexon Co. Ltd.     105,114  
  612     Nintendo Co. Ltd.     371,945  
  9,725     Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.     251,751  
  13,027     SoftBank Corp.     176,196  
  6,986     SoftBank Group Corp.     648,831  
  1,121     Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.     63,552  
  731     Toho Co. Ltd.     27,445  
  13,777     Z Holdings Corp.     83,859  
   

 

 

 
      2,419,394  

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 17.6%  
  731     ABC-Mart, Inc.     41,579  
  799     Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.     27,186  
  1,325     Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.     101,321  
  2,820     Bridgestone Corp.     110,137  
  1,265     Casio Computer Co. Ltd.     24,364  
  1,324     Denso Corp.     79,385  
  284     Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.     279,895  
  131     Hikari Tsushin, Inc.     25,932  
  10,053     Honda Motor Co. Ltd.     274,726  
  6,367     Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.     144,145  
  798     Isuzu Motors Ltd.     8,344  
  332     Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     22,125  
  358     Marui Group Co. Ltd.     6,791  
  1,058     Mazda Motor Corp.     8,332  
  791     McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.     39,201  
  787     Mercari, Inc.*     37,821  
  431     NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.     7,290  
  9,659     Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.*     52,103  
  584     Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.     108,945  
  604     Oriental Land Co. Ltd.     101,139  
  2,580     Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.     60,420  
  10,931     Panasonic Corp.     140,100  
  2,713     Rakuten, Inc.     30,328  
  406     Rinnai Corp.     41,080  
  2,287     Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.     51,476  
  1,480     Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.     24,852  
  2,513     Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.     44,698  
  4,755     Sekisui House Ltd.     89,128  
  467     Sharp Corp.     8,824  
  544     Shimamura Co. Ltd.     54,175  
  352     Shimano, Inc.     78,667  
  6,290     Sony Corp.     656,512  
  495     Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.     14,659  
  1,504     Subaru Corp.     28,071  
  1,864     Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.     27,057  
  1,221     Suzuki Motor Corp.     52,707  
  467     Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.     12,102  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Discretionary – (continued)  
  509     Toyota Industries Corp.   43,476  
  9,159     Toyota Motor Corp.     676,824  
  1,140     USS Co. Ltd.     21,657  
  34,084     Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.     162,838  
  609     Yamaha Corp.     33,897  
  755     Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.     16,434  
  1,779     ZOZO, Inc.     55,604  
   

 

 

 
      3,926,347  

 

 

 
Consumer Staples – 9.4%  
  4,313     Aeon Co. Ltd.     129,665  
  2,704     Ajinomoto Co., Inc.     53,781  
  2,121     Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.     91,816  
  1,555     Calbee, Inc.     40,867  
  1,634     Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc.(a)     28,067  
  405     Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.     57,971  
  948     Ito En Ltd.     52,321  
  4,610     Japan Tobacco, Inc.     83,295  
  2,405     Kao Corp.     161,266  
  957     Kikkoman Corp.     63,147  
  4,315     Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.     84,587  
  577     Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     54,483  
  1,538     Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.(a)     39,482  
  331     Kose Corp.     53,033  
  1,273     Lawson, Inc.(a)     59,444  
  2,443     Lion Corp.     46,916  
  884     MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.     56,090  
  823     NH Foods Ltd.     34,646  
  1,498     Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.     24,086  
  642     Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.     48,509  
  1,114     Pigeon Corp.     40,256  
  1,922     Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.(a)     43,892  
  4,249     Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.     161,003  
  1,818     Shiseido Co. Ltd.     135,028  
  1,418     Sundrug Co. Ltd.     53,238  
  1,634     Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.     55,903  
  1,136     Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.     48,408  
  528     Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.     67,945  
  2,214     Unicharm Corp.     87,612  
  2,004     Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.     64,047  
  607     Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.     30,025  
  2,754     Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.(a)     46,348  
   

 

 

 
      2,097,177  

 

 

 
Energy – 1.2%  
  43,812     ENEOS Holdings, Inc.     192,331  
  786     Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.     20,539  
  7,831     Inpex Corp.     57,626  
   

 

 

 
      270,496  

 

 

 
Financials – 7.7%  
  7,910     Acom Co. Ltd.     35,266  
  367     Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)(a)     22,012  
  1,678     Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)     10,694  
  2,855     Concordia Financial Group Ltd.     11,014  
  2,517     Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.     44,155  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Financials – (continued)  
  3,756     Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.   $ 18,248  
  629     Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.     11,306  
  4,262     Japan Exchange Group, Inc.     91,749  
  1,937     Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.     18,436  
  15,558     Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.     132,975  
  6,247     Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.     127,766  
  39,565     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     207,220  
  12,781     Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.     68,500  
  7,868     Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     115,132  
  1,055     MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.     29,707  
  12,362     Nomura Holdings, Inc.     71,800  
  4,302     ORIX Corp.     72,743  
  7,784     Resona Holdings, Inc.     31,249  
  796     SBI Holdings, Inc.     22,100  
  584     Shinsei Bank Ltd.(a)     8,332  
  2,494     Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The)     18,212  
  1,523     Sompo Holdings, Inc.     58,324  
  5,805     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     203,889  
  1,355     Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.     44,539  
  8,147     T&D Holdings, Inc.     109,809  
  2,104     Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     103,739  
  416     Tokyo Century Corp.     27,098  
   

 

 

 
      1,716,014  

 

 

 
Health Care – 11.0%  
  410     Alfresa Holdings Corp.     7,904  
  2,183     Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.     62,597  
  12,307     Astellas Pharma, Inc.     193,373  
  3,953     Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     176,724  
  8,868     Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.     250,541  
  1,373     Eisai Co. Ltd.     94,321  
  412     Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.     25,677  
  1,886     Hoya Corp.     214,197  
  1,912     Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.     53,265  
  2,455     M3, Inc.     194,137  
  5,042     Medipal Holdings Corp.     99,856  
  405     Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.     27,484  
  5,595     Olympus Corp.     117,110  
  2,790     Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     75,001  
  2,654     Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.     105,223  
  383     PeptiDream, Inc.*     18,226  
  2,465     Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     33,826  
  1,664     Shionogi & Co. Ltd.     84,543  
  2,891     Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.(a)     45,669  
  1,783     Suzuken Co. Ltd.     67,946  
  1,161     Sysmex Corp.     120,797  
  530     Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.     32,485  
  7,332     Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     246,510  
  2,707     Terumo Corp.     100,388  
   

 

 

 
      2,447,800  

 

 

 
Industrials – 18.3%  
  363     AGC, Inc.     13,288  
  838     Amada Co. Ltd.     10,155  
  458     ANA Holdings, Inc.*     10,979  
  379     Central Japan Railway Co.     61,933  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Industrials – (continued)  
  841     Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.   15,109  
  671     Daifuku Co. Ltd.     64,115  
  1,051     Daikin Industries Ltd.     204,399  
  948     East Japan Railway Co.     69,912  
  525     FANUC Corp.     129,796  
  237     Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.     9,832  
  963     Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.     31,952  
  359     Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.     27,597  
  219     Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.     6,732  
  287     Hoshizaki Corp.     25,160  
  6,647     ITOCHU Corp.     197,651  
  768     Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.*     18,238  
  10,642     Kajima Corp.     135,647  
  436     Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.     19,562  
  695     Keikyu Corp.     10,985  
  343     Keio Corp.     25,595  
  491     Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.     17,697  
  538     Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.     22,471  
  2,646     Komatsu Ltd.     79,226  
  3,501     Kubota Corp.     79,113  
  513     Kurita Water Industries Ltd.     20,753  
  698     Kyushu Railway Co.     18,161  
  2,096     Lixil Corp.     58,764  
  657     Makita Corp.     27,966  
  23,484     Marubeni Corp.     174,510  
  829     MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.     20,348  
  2,138     MISUMI Group, Inc.     65,220  
  8,413     Mitsubishi Corp.     237,134  
  7,149     Mitsubishi Electric Corp.     105,249  
  664     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.     19,121  
  5,149     Mitsui & Co. Ltd.     109,393  
  965     Miura Co. Ltd.     49,908  
  1,727     MonotaRO Co. Ltd.     99,204  
  976     Nabtesco Corp.     41,407  
  1,210     Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.     30,710  
  635     NGK Insulators Ltd.     11,205  
  1,674     Nidec Corp.     212,432  
  1,331     Nihon M&A Center, Inc.     72,584  
  402     Nippon Express Co. Ltd.     29,884  
  1,327     Nippon Yusen KK     38,051  
  10,675     Obayashi Corp.     91,480  
  853     Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.     24,940  
  2,157     Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.     42,658  
  5,672     Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.     281,151  
  748     Secom Co. Ltd.     64,774  
  825     Seibu Holdings, Inc.     9,912  
  2,465     SG Holdings Co. Ltd.     56,639  
  1,763     Shimizu Corp.     13,321  
  210     SMC Corp.     123,982  
  440     Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.     19,824  
  11,369     Sumitomo Corp.     164,388  
  442     Taisei Corp.     15,578  
  269     THK Co. Ltd.     8,673  
  869     Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.     24,714  
  1,899     Tokyu Corp.     26,095  
  915     Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.     14,360  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   41


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Industrials – (continued)  
  1,115     Toshiba Corp.   $ 35,112  
  976     TOTO Ltd.     58,721  
  2,391     Toyota Tsusho Corp.     100,093  
  519     West Japan Railway Co.     31,732  
  3,298     Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.     86,737  
  1,143     Yaskawa Electric Corp.     57,075  
   

 

 

 
      4,081,107  

 

 

 
Information Technology – 15.6%  
  1,563     Advantest Corp.     128,367  
  1,592     Azbil Corp.     67,616  
  3,038     Brother Industries Ltd.     59,682  
  4,112     Canon, Inc.     88,481  
  192     Disco Corp.     60,191  
  2,406     FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     137,079  
  1,573     Fujitsu Ltd.     226,781  
  315     GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.     41,718  
  1,046     Hamamatsu Photonics KK     61,558  
  166     Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.     24,213  
  5,277     Hitachi Ltd.     241,512  
  797     Ibiden Co. Ltd.     32,392  
  1,371     Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.     42,080  
  817     Keyence Corp.     387,718  
  1,335     Kyocera Corp.     85,934  
  525     Lasertec Corp.     63,913  
  2,615     Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     222,891  
  2,727     NEC Corp.     148,457  
  2,772     Nomura Research Institute Ltd.     86,121  
  5,304     NTT Data Corp.     80,899  
  404     Obic Co. Ltd.     68,180  
  1,296     Omron Corp.     104,371  
  467     Oracle Corp. Japan     47,340  
  1,037     Otsuka Corp.     48,180  
  7,611     Renesas Electronics Corp.*     83,511  
  16,281     Ricoh Co. Ltd.     140,896  
  262     Rohm Co. Ltd.     25,748  
  235     SCSK Corp.     13,830  
  2,406     Seiko Epson Corp.     39,385  
  1,627     Shimadzu Corp.     58,489  
  1,285     SUMCO Corp.     29,309  
  559     TDK Corp.     79,962  
  819     TIS, Inc.     17,020  
  830     Tokyo Electron Ltd.     339,276  
  823     Trend Micro, Inc.     39,551  
  1,991     Yokogawa Electric Corp.     37,675  
   

 

 

 
      3,460,326  

 

 

 
Materials – 4.5%  
  812     Air Water, Inc.     13,353  
  2,932     Asahi Kasei Corp.     31,538  
  534     Hitachi Metals Ltd.     8,466  
  1,554     JSR Corp.     46,311  
  959     Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.     25,042  
  653     Kuraray Co. Ltd.     7,306  
  19,381     Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.     134,579  
  1,434     Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.     33,367  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Materials – (continued)  
  656     Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.   20,196  
  779     Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)     57,909  
  473     Nippon Steel Corp.*     6,959  
  820     Nissan Chemical Corp.     44,563  
  927     Nitto Denko Corp.     79,092  
  3,256     Oji Holdings Corp.     20,507  
  1,248     Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.     203,236  
  19,612     Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.     94,802  
  811     Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.     39,142  
  2,951     Taiheiyo Cement Corp.     73,456  
  1,379     Teijin Ltd.     23,687  
  2,599     Toray Industries, Inc.     16,993  
  661     Tosoh Corp.     12,098  
   

 

 

 
      992,602  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 2.0%  
  1,541     Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.     25,920  
  643     Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.     71,277  
  2,574     Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.     72,552  
  3     Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. REIT     7,873  
  8     GLP J REIT     12,961  
  742     Hulic Co. Ltd.     8,274  
  2     Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT     12,183  
  12     Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. REIT     11,860  
  3,719     Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.     64,159  
  2,116     Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.     47,667  
  1     Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT     6,110  
  7     Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. REIT     21,419  
  1,628     Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.     36,658  
  765     Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.     26,352  
  3,793     Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.     23,711  
   

 

 

 
      448,976  

 

 

 
Utilities – 1.2%  
  6,479     Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     79,513  
  1,403     Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)     16,737  
  1,582     Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)     15,777  
  1,814     Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.     15,579  
  1,685     Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.     30,145  
  668     Toho Gas Co. Ltd.     39,250  
  2,426     Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     21,336  
  1,376     Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.*     4,417  
  2,216     Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.     45,801  
   

 

 

 
      268,555  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $18,142,843)   $ 22,128,794  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares   Dividend
Rate
    Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 1.2%(b)  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

 

258,183     0.036%     $ 258,183  
(Cost $258,183)

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.6%

 

(Cost $18,401,026)

 

  $ 22,386,977  

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER     ASSETS – (0.6)%

 

    (123,031

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

  $ 22,263,946  

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(b)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   43


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Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.8%  
Communication Services – 11.1%  
  282,420     Activision Blizzard, Inc.   $ 27,002,176  
  92,536     Alphabet, Inc., Class A*     187,099,464  
  89,863     Alphabet, Inc., Class C*     183,038,350  
  371,793     Altice USA, Inc., Class A*     12,495,963  
  1,891,101     AT&T, Inc.     52,742,807  
  7,618     Cable One, Inc.     14,587,327  
  59,174     Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*     36,298,515  
  1,282,401     Comcast Corp., Class A     67,608,181  
  191,826     Electronic Arts, Inc.     25,698,929  
  779,008     Facebook, Inc., Class A*     200,688,041  
  83,693     IAC/InterActiveCorp*     20,490,557  
  112,485     Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*     16,817,632  
  2,140,073     Lumen Technologies, Inc.     26,301,497  
  206,095     Match Group, Inc.*     31,501,621  
  93,365     Netflix, Inc.*     50,309,730  
  466,905     Omnicom Group, Inc.     32,090,381  
  236,676     Pinterest, Inc., Class A*     19,071,352  
  84,655     Roku, Inc.*     33,479,359  
  245,428     Snap, Inc., Class A*     16,114,803  
  86,408     Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*     15,938,820  
  214,778     T-Mobile US, Inc.*     25,766,917  
  207,998     Twitter, Inc.*     16,028,326  
  1,015,148     Verizon Communications, Inc.     56,137,684  
  944,681     ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B     60,922,478  
  332,285     Walt Disney Co. (The)*     62,815,156  
  104,083     Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*     16,791,710  
   

 

 

 
      1,307,837,776  

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 13.8%  
  97,538     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     15,640,218  
  136,864     Amazon.com, Inc.*     423,310,772  
  34,359     AutoZone, Inc.*     39,853,691  
  383,757     Best Buy Co., Inc.     38,510,015  
  15,749     Booking Holdings, Inc.*     36,671,704  
  80,632     Burlington Stores, Inc.*     20,869,174  
  30,929     CarMax, Inc.*     3,696,325  
  26,911     Carvana Co.*     7,629,268  
  6,902     Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*     9,952,684  
  179,143     Dollar General Corp.     33,856,236  
  180,245     Dollar Tree, Inc.*     17,700,059  
  91,663     Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     31,762,146  
  81,436     D.R. Horton, Inc.     6,259,985  
  460,686     eBay, Inc.     25,991,904  
  113,924     Etsy, Inc.*     25,094,039  
  38,594     Expedia Group, Inc.     6,213,634  
  5,460,614     Ford Motor Co.*     63,889,184  
  93,043     Garmin Ltd.     11,539,193  
  46,083     General Motors Co.     2,365,440  
  205,449     Genuine Parts Co.     21,644,052  
  55,057     Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*     6,809,450  
  413,556     Home Depot, Inc. (The)     106,838,057  
  541,475     Lennar Corp., Class A     44,926,181  
  376,561     Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     60,155,620  
  103,453     McDonald’s Corp.     21,325,801  
  566,942     NIKE, Inc., Class B     76,412,443  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Discretionary – (continued)  
  1,521     NVR, Inc.*   6,845,778  
  80,347     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     35,941,624  
  96,973     Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A*     11,682,337  
  73,736     Pool Corp.     24,684,601  
  578,249     PulteGroup, Inc.     26,084,812  
  101,445     Ross Stores, Inc.     11,832,545  
  130,634     Starbucks Corp.     14,112,391  
  425,879     Target Corp.     78,123,244  
  136,535     Tesla, Inc.*     92,229,392  
  465,518     TJX Cos., Inc. (The)     30,719,533  
  180,119     Tractor Supply Co.     28,631,716  
  72,924     Ulta Beauty, Inc.*     23,505,593  
  209,931     VF Corp.     16,611,840  
  81,667     Wayfair, Inc., Class A*     23,600,130  
  42,791     Whirlpool Corp.     8,133,713  
  270,267     Yum! Brands, Inc.     27,980,743  
   

 

 

 
      1,619,637,267  

 

 

 
Consumer Staples – 7.8%  
  221,895     Altria Group, Inc.     9,674,622  
  196,212     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     11,101,675  
  278,916     Brown-Forman Corp., Class B     19,964,807  
  132,408     Campbell Soup Co.     6,021,916  
  184,213     Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     14,506,774  
  195,631     Clorox Co. (The)     35,418,993  
  632,853     Coca-Cola Co. (The)     31,003,469  
  439,627     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     33,059,950  
  313,428     Conagra Brands, Inc.     10,634,612  
  23,500     Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A     5,032,290  
  197,261     Costco Wholesale Corp.     65,293,391  
  202,040     Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A     57,755,154  
  210,211     General Mills, Inc.     11,563,707  
  184,763     Hershey Co. (The)     26,910,731  
  179,465     Hormel Foods Corp.     8,321,792  
  176,378     J M Smucker Co. (The)     19,754,336  
  133,540     Kellogg Co.     7,706,593  
  203,406     Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.     6,207,951  
  186,629     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     23,950,100  
  988,924     Kraft Heinz Co. (The)     35,977,055  
  1,557,672     Kroger Co. (The)     50,172,615  
  164,626     McCormick & Co., Inc.     13,874,679  
  286,686     Mondelez International, Inc., Class A     15,240,228  
  264,429     Monster Beverage Corp.*     23,201,000  
  471,364     PepsiCo, Inc.     60,895,515  
  456,594     Philip Morris International, Inc.     38,363,028  
  615,777     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     76,066,933  
  313,822     Sysco Corp.     24,989,646  
  510,653     Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     34,555,889  
  976,789     Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     46,817,497  
  720,275     Walmart, Inc.     93,578,128  
   

 

 

 
      917,615,076  

 

 

 
Energy – 0.9%  
  229,602     Chevron Corp.     22,960,200  
  166,640     ConocoPhillips     8,666,947  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Energy – (continued)  
  430,073     EOG Resources, Inc.   $ 27,765,513  
  401,395     Exxon Mobil Corp.     21,823,846  
  160,846     Kinder Morgan, Inc.     2,364,436  
  74,816     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     4,086,450  
  142,918     Schlumberger NV     3,988,841  
  223,842     Valero Energy Corp.     17,231,357  
   

 

 

 
      108,887,590  

 

 

 
Financials – 6.7%  
  91,772     Allstate Corp. (The)     9,782,895  
  49,019     American Express Co.     6,630,310  
  32,508     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     7,192,070  
  81,837     Aon PLC, Class A     18,635,103  
  140,883     Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     16,877,783  
  1,484,055     Bank of America Corp.     51,511,549  
  507,793     Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)     21,408,553  
  202,722     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*     48,756,668  
  19,390     BlackRock, Inc.     13,466,355  
  51,647     Blackstone Group, Inc. (The), Class A     3,575,522  
  146,043     Brown & Brown, Inc.     6,703,374  
  155,603     Charles Schwab Corp. (The)     9,603,817  
  46,035     Chubb Ltd.     7,484,370  
  503,953     Citigroup, Inc.     33,200,424  
  444,463     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.     19,307,473  
  40,153     CME Group, Inc.     8,018,554  
  58,055     FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     17,643,495  
  87,679     Fidelity National Financial, Inc.     3,356,352  
  426,906     Fifth Third Bancorp     14,809,369  
  36,399     First Republic Bank     5,996,735  
  212,076     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     10,750,132  
  147,107     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     16,227,373  
  696,751     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     102,540,845  
  328,530     KeyCorp     6,616,594  
  2,397     Markel Corp.*     2,609,854  
  25,444     MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     14,145,337  
  188,959     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     21,771,856  
  387,930     MetLife, Inc.     22,344,768  
  136,065     Moody’s Corp.     37,402,908  
  473,400     Morgan Stanley     36,390,258  
  36,330     MSCI, Inc.     15,059,512  
  68,809     Nasdaq, Inc.     9,515,597  
  34,093     Northern Trust Corp.     3,243,267  
  139,149     Principal Financial Group, Inc.     7,873,050  
  236,108     Progressive Corp. (The)     20,293,483  
  74,696     Raymond James Financial, Inc.     8,720,011  
  100,061     S&P Global, Inc.     32,956,091  
  152,155     State Street Corp.     11,072,319  
  7,919     SVB Financial Group*     4,001,946  
  647,341     Synchrony Financial     25,039,150  
  158,254     T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     25,659,304  
  37,607     Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)     5,471,818  
  143,439     US Bancorp     7,171,950  
  56,505     W R Berkley Corp.     3,917,492  
  125,352     Wells Fargo & Co.     4,533,982  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Financials – (continued)  
  36,694     Willis Towers Watson PLC   8,096,164  
   

 

 

 
      787,385,832  

 

 

 
Health Care – 15.4%  
  385,945     Abbott Laboratories     46,228,492  
  557,624     AbbVie, Inc.     60,078,410  
  52,776     ABIOMED, Inc.*     17,128,451  
  135,331     Agilent Technologies, Inc.     16,519,855  
  135,689     Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     20,726,495  
  44,630     Align Technology, Inc.*     25,310,119  
  60,240     Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     8,921,544  
  43,332     AmerisourceBergen Corp.     4,386,065  
  213,416     Amgen, Inc.     48,001,527  
  104,038     Anthem, Inc.     31,543,281  
  179,145     Baxter International, Inc.     13,917,775  
  46,760     Becton Dickinson and Co.     11,276,174  
  111,027     Biogen, Inc.*     30,297,048  
  104,515     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     8,092,596  
  19,403     Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*     11,341,053  
  276,638     Boston Scientific Corp.*     10,728,022  
  832,466     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     51,055,140  
  59,384     Cardinal Health, Inc.     3,059,464  
  99,662     Catalent, Inc.*     11,332,566  
  113,520     Centene Corp.*     6,645,461  
  262,982     Cerner Corp.     18,182,575  
  41,120     Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*     11,766,077  
  211,173     Cigna Corp.     44,325,213  
  30,376     Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)     11,729,085  
  813,455     CVS Health Corp.     55,420,689  
  153,016     Danaher Corp.     33,613,025  
  107,874     DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.     5,724,873  
  60,451     DexCom, Inc.*     24,046,199  
  433,578     Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*     36,030,332  
  297,488     Eli Lilly and Co.     60,952,316  
  465,481     Gilead Sciences, Inc.     28,580,533  
  18,464     HCA Healthcare, Inc.*     3,176,362  
  203,913     Henry Schein, Inc.*     12,612,019  
  188,548     Hologic, Inc.*     13,592,425  
  131,094     Horizon Therapeutics PLC*     11,917,756  
  54,359     Humana, Inc.     20,637,394  
  115,652     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*     60,158,701  
  38,914     Illumina, Inc.*     17,099,201  
  213,441     Incyte Corp.*     16,789,269  
  60,185     Insulet Corp.*     15,593,933  
  21,326     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*     15,712,997  
  68,202     IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*     13,148,664  
  845,353     Johnson & Johnson     133,954,636  
  52,851     Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*     12,679,483  
  79,725     Masimo Corp.*     19,989,449  
  152,861     McKesson Corp.     25,912,997  
  183,004     Medtronic PLC     21,405,978  
  694,958     Merck & Co., Inc.     50,467,850  
  38,294     Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*     42,738,019  
  139,008     Moderna, Inc.*     21,519,828  
  29,117     Molina Healthcare, Inc.*     6,311,401  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   45


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care – (continued)  
  106,471     PerkinElmer, Inc.   $ 13,424,928  
  1,579,104     Pfizer, Inc.     52,884,193  
  337,333     QIAGEN NV*     16,866,650  
  70,145     Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     8,108,061  
  31,026     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     13,979,385  
  115,449     ResMed, Inc.     22,256,258  
  45,442     Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*     3,956,181  
  123,999     Seagen, Inc.*     18,737,489  
  68,617     STERIS PLC     11,994,252  
  77,245     Stryker Corp.     18,746,589  
  40,807     Teladoc Health, Inc.*     9,022,020  
  9,470     Teleflex, Inc.     3,770,196  
  131,731     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     59,289,488  
  271,391     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     90,161,518  
  66,753     Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*     11,699,798  
  67,369     Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*     18,870,731  
  114,510     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     24,339,100  
  2,370,178     Viatris, Inc.*     35,197,143  
  64,345     Waters Corp.*     17,622,809  
  56,344     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     15,812,944  
  31,486     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     5,134,107  
  251,868     Zoetis, Inc.     39,099,988  
   

 

 

 
      1,813,352,645  

 

 

 
Industrials – 7.8%  
  167,554     3M Co.     29,332,003  
  70,113     Allegion PLC     7,626,892  
  123,804     AMETEK, Inc.     14,605,158  
  566,596     Carrier Global Corp.     20,697,752  
  95,998     Caterpillar, Inc.     20,724,048  
  296,644     C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     26,950,107  
  89,772     Cintas Corp.     29,116,651  
  131,442     Copart, Inc.*     14,348,209  
  15,070     CoStar Group, Inc.*     12,414,063  
  90,085     CSX Corp.     8,247,282  
  107,613     Cummins, Inc.     27,247,612  
  72,348     Deere & Co.     25,258,134  
  72,872     Dover Corp.     8,982,203  
  150,967     Eaton Corp. PLC     19,654,394  
  235,271     Emerson Electric Co.     20,209,779  
  71,878     Equifax, Inc.     11,635,611  
  105,287     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     9,669,558  
  782,300     Fastenal Co.     36,275,251  
  98,052     FedEx Corp.     24,954,234  
  159,527     Fortive Corp.     10,500,067  
  46,129     Generac Holdings, Inc.*     15,202,273  
  50,722     General Dynamics Corp.     8,291,525  
  1,713,422     General Electric Co.     21,486,312  
  125,781     Honeywell International, Inc.     25,451,785  
  48,278     IDEX Corp.     9,422,417  
  79,744     IHS Markit Ltd.     7,189,719  
  126,581     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     25,592,147  
  149,524     Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.     17,207,222  
  90,341     J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     13,268,383  
  188,012     Johnson Controls International PLC     10,489,190  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Industrials – (continued)  
  25,472     Kansas City Southern   5,408,725  
  51,541     L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     9,375,823  
  54,181     Lockheed Martin Corp.     17,893,275  
  257,479     Masco Corp.     13,703,032  
  31,213     Norfolk Southern Corp.     7,867,549  
  61,610     Northrop Grumman Corp.     17,969,173  
  56,239     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     12,078,450  
  86,770     Otis Worldwide Corp.     5,528,117  
  70,769     PACCAR, Inc.     6,439,271  
  67,170     Parker-Hannifin Corp.     19,275,103  
  143,116     Raytheon Technologies Corp.     10,302,921  
  160,423     Republic Services, Inc.     14,292,085  
  75,698     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     18,415,809  
  27,107     Roper Technologies, Inc.     10,236,145  
  33,277     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     5,818,151  
  27,134     Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*     10,066,714  
  133,089     Trane Technologies PLC     20,394,558  
  27,678     TransUnion     2,330,764  
  95,729     Union Pacific Corp.     19,716,345  
  166,454     United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     26,271,435  
  140,445     United Rentals, Inc.*     41,765,534  
  74,785     Verisk Analytics, Inc.     12,253,522  
  113,625     Waste Management, Inc.     12,599,876  
  247,165     Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.     17,902,161  
  84,683     W.W. Grainger, Inc.     31,562,201  
  85,563     Xylem, Inc.     8,518,652  
   

 

 

 
      910,035,372  

 

 

 
Information Technology – 30.4%  
  305,825     Accenture PLC, Class A     76,731,493  
  168,436     Adobe, Inc.*     77,424,976  
  719,739     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*     60,825,143  
  131,466     Akamai Technologies, Inc.*     12,423,537  
  107,383     Amphenol Corp., Class A     13,495,895  
  61,917     Analog Devices, Inc.     9,647,907  
  39,559     ANSYS, Inc.*     13,489,223  
  4,867,523     Apple, Inc.     590,235,839  
  371,673     Applied Materials, Inc.     43,928,032  
  29,775     Arista Networks, Inc.*     8,332,236  
  122,672     Autodesk, Inc.*     33,857,472  
  92,688     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     16,129,566  
  48,942     Avalara, Inc.*     7,680,957  
  166,637     Black Knight, Inc.*     12,779,392  
  169,955     Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     13,110,329  
  114,615     Broadcom, Inc.     53,854,150  
  98,528     Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     14,039,255  
  419,105     Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*     59,131,524  
  159,172     CDW Corp.     24,972,495  
  62,429     Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*     5,597,384  
  1,202,330     Cisco Systems Inc/Delaware     53,948,547  
  214,622     Citrix Systems, Inc.     28,669,207  
  258,783     Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A     19,015,375  
  99,291     Corning, Inc.     3,796,888  

 

 

 

 

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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Information Technology – (continued)  
  24,765     Coupa Software, Inc.*   $ 8,575,129  
  78,085     Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*     16,866,360  
  100,718     Datadog, Inc., Class A*     9,609,504  
  80,438     Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C*     6,521,109  
  101,742     DocuSign, Inc.*     23,060,842  
  93,970     Enphase Energy, Inc.*     16,544,358  
  29,849     EPAM Systems, Inc.*     11,151,885  
  29,814     Fair Isaac Corp.*     13,641,396  
  200,515     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     27,671,070  
  185,693     Fiserv, Inc.*     21,423,401  
  32,008     FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*     8,876,138  
  128,078     Fortinet, Inc.*     21,625,970  
  77,969     Gartner, Inc.*     13,959,570  
  84,941     Global Payments, Inc.     16,817,469  
  55,001     GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*     4,461,681  
  797,758     HP, Inc.     23,111,049  
  28,870     HubSpot, Inc.*     14,868,050  
  1,627,366     Intel Corp.     98,911,305  
  326,181     International Business Machines Corp.     38,792,706  
  152,728     Intuit, Inc.     59,585,302  
  80,146     Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     11,896,872  
  97,990     Keysight Technologies, Inc.*     13,867,545  
  54,583     KLA Corp.     16,987,867  
  98,134     Lam Research Corp.     55,660,623  
  395,409     Leidos Holdings, Inc.     34,973,926  
  236,796     Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     11,432,511  
  228,081     Mastercard, Inc., Class A     80,706,462  
  180,737     Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     16,839,266  
  90,981     Microchip Technology, Inc.     13,886,430  
  319,558     Micron Technology, Inc.*     29,249,144  
  2,398,462     Microsoft Corp.     557,354,600  
  30,671     MongoDB, Inc.*     11,836,859  
  20,068     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     7,515,867  
  109,346     Motorola Solutions, Inc.     19,188,036  
  219,179     NetApp, Inc.     13,720,605  
  1,184,625     NortonLifeLock, Inc.     23,112,034  
  168,279     NVIDIA Corp.     92,314,494  
  58,410     Okta, Inc.*     15,271,295  
  822,976     Oracle Corp.     53,090,182  
  48,409     Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*     17,345,429  
  148,059     Paychex, Inc.     13,483,733  
  8,299     Paycom Software, Inc.*     3,105,818  
  238,794     PayPal Holdings, Inc.*     62,050,621  
  143,322     Qorvo, Inc.*     25,042,653  
  291,252     QUALCOMM, Inc.     39,665,610  
  98,702     RingCentral, Inc., Class A*     37,325,148  
  226,640     salesforce.com, Inc.*     49,067,560  
  255,968     Seagate Technology PLC     18,744,537  
  85,277     ServiceNow, Inc.*     45,491,868  
  163,776     Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     29,122,648  
  102,875     Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A*     4,210,674  
  52,205     Splunk, Inc.*     7,465,837  
  86,576     Square, Inc., Class A*     19,915,077  
  352,580     SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     23,369,002  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Information Technology – (continued)  
  177,206     Synopsys, Inc.*   43,452,683  
  109,952     TE Connectivity Ltd.     14,297,059  
  165,705     Teradyne, Inc.     21,311,320  
  362,878     Texas Instruments, Inc.     62,512,993  
  15,863     Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A*     12,775,902  
  70,379     Trimble, Inc.*     5,217,899  
  38,362     Twilio, Inc., Class A*     15,071,663  
  38,852     Tyler Technologies, Inc.*     18,004,794  
  126,456     VeriSign, Inc.*     24,536,258  
  399,177     Visa, Inc., Class A     84,781,203  
  75,014     VMware, Inc., Class A*     10,367,685  
  40,976     Workday, Inc., Class A*     10,046,496  
  87,510     Xilinx, Inc.     11,402,553  
  21,798     Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*     10,886,575  
  39,265     Zendesk, Inc.*     5,738,187  
  71,727     Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*     26,797,924  
  66,483     Zscaler, Inc.*     13,631,009  
   

 

 

 
      3,574,334,152  

 

 

 
Materials – 1.6%  
  36,769     Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.     9,398,892  
  86,796     Ball Corp.     7,411,510  
  19,334     Celanese Corp.     2,685,686  
  58,379     Corteva, Inc.     2,635,812  
  26,048     Crown Holdings, Inc.*     2,489,147  
  161,218     Dow, Inc.     9,561,840  
  34,279     DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     2,410,499  
  89,328     Eastman Chemical Co.     9,759,977  
  67,810     Ecolab, Inc.     14,196,702  
  24,408     FMC Corp.     2,482,049  
  446,353     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.*     15,135,830  
  22,521     International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     3,051,821  
  316,930     International Paper Co.     15,735,574  
  243,802     Newmont Corp.     13,257,953  
  186,966     Nucor Corp.     11,184,306  
  30,381     Packaging Corp. of America     4,010,900  
  62,847     PPG Industries, Inc.     8,473,033  
  35,882     RPM International, Inc.     2,857,642  
  32,670     Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     22,226,708  
  553,842     Westrock Co.     24,141,973  
   

 

 

 
      183,107,854  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 2.0%  
  59,796     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT     9,548,823  
  42,873     American Tower Corp. REIT     9,266,141  
  29,363     AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT     5,160,547  
  54,022     Boston Properties, Inc. REIT     5,355,201  
  705,845     CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*     53,481,876  
  65,015     Crown Castle International Corp. REIT     10,126,086  
  124,238     Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     16,738,586  
  111,406     Duke Realty Corp. REIT     4,372,686  
  21,318     Equinix, Inc. REIT     13,821,312  
  62,304     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT     3,841,042  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   47


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Real Estate – (continued)  
  151,835     Equity Residential REIT   $ 9,931,527  
  25,792     Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT     6,571,544  
  66,049     Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT     8,302,359  
  119,008     Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT     3,467,893  
  84,044     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT     11,323,248  
  142,346     Prologis, Inc. REIT     14,102,218  
  42,924     Public Storage REIT     10,041,641  
  26,689     SBA Communications Corp. REIT     6,809,165  
  107,891     Sun Communities, Inc. REIT     16,394,037  
  165,589     Ventas, Inc. REIT     8,759,658  
  264,549     VICI Properties, Inc. REIT     7,539,647  
   

 

 

 
      234,955,237  

 

 

 
Utilities – 2.3%  
  138,107     Alliant Energy Corp.     6,375,019  
  74,947     Ameren Corp.     5,266,526  
  103,005     American Electric Power Co., Inc.     7,709,924  
  50,538     American Water Works Co., Inc.     7,170,331  
  66,400     Atmos Energy Corp.     5,618,104  
  131,373     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     2,553,891  
  125,682     CMS Energy Corp.     6,800,653  
  138,548     Consolidated Edison, Inc.     9,095,676  
  156,472     Dominion Energy, Inc.     10,690,167  
  57,384     DTE Energy Co.     6,755,244  
  160,566     Duke Energy Corp.     13,742,844  
  84,799     Edison International     4,578,298  
  42,375     Entergy Corp.     3,678,574  
  62,201     Essential Utilities, Inc.     2,616,174  
  118,983     Evergy, Inc.     6,381,058  
  105,309     Eversource Energy     8,369,959  
  344,929     Exelon Corp.     13,314,259  
  89,076     FirstEnergy Corp.     2,951,979  
  407,873     NextEra Energy, Inc.     29,970,508  
  207,903     NiSource, Inc.     4,490,705  
  212,009     PG&E Corp.*     2,228,215  
  63,550     Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     4,444,051  
  184,920     PPL Corp.     4,843,055  
  191,144     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     10,289,282  
  63,622     Sempra Energy     7,378,880  
  144,612     Southern Co. (The)     8,202,393  
  3,192,662     Vistra Corp.     55,073,420  
  101,188     WEC Energy Group, Inc.     8,159,800  
  190,920     Xcel Energy, Inc.     11,186,003  
   

 

 

 
      269,934,992  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8%  
  (Cost $8,608,292,822)   $ 11,727,083,793  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.2%
    18,428,224  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 11,745,512,017  

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – 99.1%      
Communication Services – 2.2%      
  30,769     Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.   $ 100,615  
  2,433     AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*(a)     159,581  
  321     Anterix, Inc.*     13,556  
  1,068     Bandwidth, Inc., Class A*     169,129  
  1,677     Cardlytics, Inc.*     222,085  
  10,270     Cargurus, Inc.*     266,507  
  8,128     Cars.com, Inc.*     94,854  
  4,469     Cincinnati Bell, Inc.*     68,286  
  4,562     Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.     273,036  
  19,597     Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.*     103,080  
  175     Daily Journal Corp.*     59,903  
  23,303     DHI Group, Inc.*     72,472  
  3,739     Entercom Communications Corp., Class A     16,713  
  29,146     Eros STX Global Corp. (United Arab Emirates)*     53,337  
  6,131     EverQuote, Inc., Class A*     300,296  
  26,945     Glu Mobile, Inc.*     336,274  
  9,708     Gray Television, Inc.*     176,200  
  2,752     Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.*     30,410  
  9,002     IDT Corp., Class B*     161,586  
  6,233     Iridium Communications, Inc.*     238,786  
  7,125     Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class A (Chile)*     78,161  
  14,059     Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class C (Chile)*     154,087  
  2,795     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class A*     82,117  
  2,598     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class C*     74,796  
  30,857     Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., Class A*     173,725  
  13,032     MSG Networks, Inc., Class A*     221,023  
  12,309     Ooma, Inc.*     194,482  
  22,864     ORBCOMM, Inc.*     174,452  
  7,079     QuinStreet, Inc.*     169,117  
  7,168     Scholastic Corp.     206,438  
  3,500     Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.     155,225  
  2,238     Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A     69,221  
  6,796     Spok Holdings, Inc.     72,853  
  8,568     TechTarget, Inc.*     716,542  
  19,729     TEGNA, Inc.     359,660  
  45,464     TrueCar, Inc.*     246,415  
  48,115     Vonage Holdings Corp.*     636,080  
  11,776     Yelp, Inc.*     444,073  
   

 

 

 
      7,145,173  

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 14.5%      
  11,909     1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A*     336,787  
  5,569     Aaron’s Co., Inc. (The)*     122,295  
  13,115     Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A     358,958  
  5,808     Acushnet Holdings Corp.     245,214  
  4,244     Adient PLC*     157,368  
  7,807     Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*     306,815  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Consumer Discretionary – (continued)      
  1,904     America’s Car-Mart, Inc.*   257,040  
  11,214     American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*     109,561  
  9,593     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.(a)     246,540  
  8,507     American Public Education, Inc.*     250,446  
  2,591     Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*     439,045  
  11,252     Aspen Group, Inc.*     99,918  
  5,754     At Home Group, Inc.*     144,943  
  11,835     Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*     209,124  
  14,504     Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.     389,577  
  6,535     Big Lots, Inc.     415,234  
  5     Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class B*     586  
  2,607     BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*     144,767  
  4,463     Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.*     110,861  
  3,650     Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp.*     57,962  
  2,796     Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*     168,934  
  7,611     Boyd Gaming Corp.*     446,766  
  4,238     Brinker International, Inc.     290,684  
  5,955     Buckle, Inc. (The)     228,910  
  7,687     Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*     718,273  
  9,080     Caleres, Inc.     144,009  
  8,387     Callaway Golf Co.     234,417  
  3,230     Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A     101,099  
  12,261     CarParts.com, Inc.*     217,388  
  4,637     Carriage Services, Inc.     152,835  
  647     Cavco Industries, Inc.*     136,459  
  2,020     Century Communities, Inc.*     111,767  
  3,123     Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)     171,609  
  2,602     Children’s Place, Inc. (The)*     180,188  
  2,785     Churchill Downs, Inc.     642,305  
  4,016     Citi Trends, Inc.     312,806  
  5,555     Clarus Corp.     96,435  
  5,378     Container Store Group, Inc. (The)*     82,445  
  5,145     Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.     294,500  
  6,193     Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.     201,768  
  819     Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.     126,839  
  9,833     Crocs, Inc.*     754,388  
  14,638     Dana, Inc.*     348,531  
  3,865     Deckers Outdoor Corp.*     1,260,415  
  14,866     Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.     149,255  
  3,236     Dillard’s, Inc., Class A     257,909  
  1,090     Dine Brands Global, Inc.     86,230  
  4,835     Dorman Products, Inc.*     482,098  
  6,053     Duluth Holdings, Inc., Class B*(a)     84,621  
  7,032     El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.*     128,897  
  11,394     Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.     291,914  
  7,396     Everi Holdings, Inc.*     111,754  
  10,677     Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*     162,931  
  23,795     Fossil Group, Inc.*     360,256  
  3,783     Fox Factory Holding Corp.*     481,008  
  2,592     Franchise Group, Inc.     90,927  
  11,409     Funko, Inc., Class A*     154,934  
  17,498     GameStop Corp., Class A*(a)     1,780,246  
  5,470     Genesco, Inc.*     245,822  
  6,415     Gentherm, Inc.*     454,118  
  4,078     G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*     117,406  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   49


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Consumer Discretionary – (continued)      
  14,010     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)*   $ 235,508  
  18,180     GoPro, Inc., Class A*     136,714  
  3,863     Green Brick Partners, Inc.*     76,217  
  2,324     Group 1 Automotive, Inc.     354,271  
  3,874     Groupon, Inc.*     168,132  
  5,089     Guess?, Inc.     128,294  
  9,291     Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.     336,055  
  2,391     Helen of Troy Ltd.*     518,369  
  6,707     Hibbett Sports, Inc.*     430,992  
  3,061     Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.*     120,940  
  26,349     Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.*     160,729  
  2,525     Installed Building Products, Inc.*     276,134  
  7,913     International Game Technology PLC     144,729  
  3,920     iRobot Corp.*     486,511  
  2,142     Jack in the Box, Inc.     219,234  
  2,309     Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A     278,650  
  10,937     KB Home     441,636  
  3,346     Kontoor Brands, Inc.     141,368  
  4,546     Lakeland Industries, Inc.*     142,699  
  5,410     Lands’ End, Inc.*     178,746  
  13,790     Laureate Education, Inc., Class A*     189,612  
  8,971     La-Z-Boy, Inc.     382,254  
  3,840     LCI Industries     541,210  
  1,132     LGI Homes, Inc.*     123,671  
  4,618     Lifetime Brands, Inc.     59,895  
  2,164     Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A     809,228  
  6,075     Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*     150,478  
  4,397     M/I Homes, Inc.*     219,410  
  26,914     Macy’s, Inc.     409,362  
  2,997     Magnite, Inc.*     146,463  
  3,215     Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A*     239,646  
  3,625     Marine Products Corp.     60,936  
  4,982     MarineMax, Inc.*     222,446  
  3,225     Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.*     547,315  
  8,632     MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.*     221,238  
  3,861     MDC Holdings, Inc.     218,417  
  4,188     Meritage Homes Corp.*     353,090  
  6,908     Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)*     103,620  
  8,393     Modine Manufacturing Co.*     116,411  
  2,228     Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.*     150,746  
  1,831     Monro, Inc.     113,504  
  438     Movado Group, Inc.     9,986  
  3,739     Murphy USA, Inc.     466,066  
  1,686     Nathan’s Famous, Inc.     100,755  
  4,366     National Vision Holdings, Inc.*     207,341  
  13,035     Nautilus, Inc.*     239,974  
  5,564     ODP Corp. (The)*     212,934  
  4,484     Overstock.com, Inc.*     301,190  
  3,842     Oxford Industries, Inc.     292,914  
  5,206     Papa John’s International, Inc.     469,529  
  3,546     Patrick Industries, Inc.     279,886  
  12,289     Penn National Gaming, Inc.*     1,422,820  
  27,230     Perdoceo Education Corp.*     350,450  
  4,783     PetMed Express, Inc.     166,018  
  6,294     PlayAGS, Inc.*     51,422  
  6,845     Purple Innovation, Inc.*     251,828  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Consumer Discretionary – (continued)      
  6,509     Quotient Technology, Inc.*   87,351  
  3,937     RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.     252,952  
  2,587     Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A     78,050  
  15,416     Rent-A-Center, Inc.     890,428  
  1,938     RH*     950,337  
  14,506     Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*     233,547  
  5,042     Scientific Games Corp.*     236,117  
  2,821     SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.*     140,091  
  1,377     Shake Shack, Inc., Class A*     163,147  
  5,522     Shoe Carnival, Inc.     270,357  
  4,439     Shutterstock, Inc.     391,653  
  4,801     Signet Jewelers Ltd.*     238,994  
  4,086     Skyline Champion Corp.*     180,805  
  6,121     Sleep Number Corp.*     839,373  
  11,407     Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.     196,314  
  2,364     Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A     109,004  
  14,242     Sonos, Inc.*     554,583  
  10,858     Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.*     183,935  
  1,804     Stamps.com, Inc.*     328,202  
  6,311     Standard Motor Products, Inc.     265,125  
  10,348     Steven Madden Ltd.     382,773  
  7,291     Stitch Fix, Inc., Class A*     556,376  
  12,350     Stoneridge, Inc.*     378,651  
  2,441     Strategic Education, Inc.     221,936  
  13,390     Stride, Inc.*     322,029  
  4,263     Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.     290,737  
  15,928     Taylor Morrison Home Corp.*     438,179  
  5,322     Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     483,663  
  3,278     TopBuild Corp.*     624,164  
  13,495     Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.*     256,405  
  15,916     Tupperware Brands Corp.*     486,552  
  7,260     Turtle Beach Corp.*     217,074  
  3,931     Unifi, Inc.*     98,000  
  17,111     Universal Technical Institute, Inc.*     104,890  
  12,163     Vera Bradley, Inc.*     115,427  
  5,520     Vista Outdoor, Inc.*     174,487  
  1,466     Visteon Corp.*     186,431  
  3,912     Vivint Smart Home, Inc.*     66,504  
  2,005     Weyco Group, Inc.     35,188  
  5,257     Wingstop, Inc.     715,741  
  1,357     Winmark Corp.     239,497  
  2,802     Winnebago Industries, Inc.     195,019  
  8,216     Wolverine World Wide, Inc.     287,149  
  2,916     Workhorse Group, Inc.*(a)     47,152  
  13,773     WW International, Inc.*     406,166  
  1,204     XPEL, Inc. REIT*     58,213  
  7,479     YETI Holdings, Inc.*     514,331  
  7,122     Zumiez, Inc.*     321,060  
   

 

 

 
      47,259,289  

 

 

 
Consumer Staples – 3.5%      
  6,514     B&G Foods, Inc.(a)     197,570  
  5,747     BellRing Brands, Inc., Class A*     130,572  
  15,252     BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*     612,825  
  1,069     Calavo Growers, Inc.     80,442  
  2,316     Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.*     88,240  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Consumer Staples – (continued)      
  10,383     Celsius Holdings, Inc.*   $ 618,100  
  3,098     Central Garden & Pet Co.*     141,269  
  4,370     Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A*     181,399  
  5,857     Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)*     182,387  
  1,351     Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.     346,748  
  15,614     Darling Ingredients, Inc.*     984,307  
  4,449     Edgewell Personal Care Co.     136,095  
  3,978     elf Beauty, Inc.*     102,036  
  226     Farmer Bros Co.*     1,765  
  5,058     Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.     130,193  
  4,586     Freshpet, Inc.*     714,866  
  18,128     Hostess Brands, Inc.*     260,862  
  5,848     Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A     303,862  
  2,317     Inter Parfums, Inc.     169,535  
  1,597     J & J Snack Foods Corp.     253,540  
  2,666     John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.     230,502  
  2,061     Lancaster Colony Corp.     359,995  
  6,107     Landec Corp.*     68,093  
  8,126     Lifevantage Corp.*     71,102  
  2,166     Medifast, Inc.     547,976  
  7,969     National Beverage Corp.(a)     379,802  
  3,515     Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.*     57,927  
  12,388     Performance Food Group Co.*     671,925  
  1,138     PriceSmart, Inc.     109,760  
  19,623     Primo Water Corp.     280,413  
  10,992     Rite Aid Corp.*     215,223  
  1,614     Sanderson Farms, Inc.     246,135  
  5,162     Simply Good Foods Co. (The)*     150,576  
  10,639     SpartanNash Co.     193,949  
  199     Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.     6,131  
  3,169     Turning Point Brands, Inc.     155,915  
  10,132     United Natural Foods, Inc.*     267,991  
  3,203     Universal Corp.     162,776  
  3,237     USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*     314,183  
  21,221     Vector Group Ltd.     289,667  
  6,742     Veru, Inc.*     93,174  
  4,977     Village Super Market, Inc., Class A     114,720  
  1,784     WD-40 Co.     556,162  
  3,402     Weis Markets, Inc.     181,837  
   

 

 

 
      11,362,547  

 

 

 
Energy – 1.6%      
  16,047     Antero Resources Corp.*     144,423  
  12,135     Aspen Aerogels, Inc.*     270,004  
  6,947     Cactus, Inc., Class A     221,401  
  9,627     CNX Resources Corp.*     121,396  
  1,966     CONSOL Energy, Inc.*     21,252  
  1,645     Contango Oil & Gas Co.*     8,011  
  29,128     DHT Holdings, Inc.     162,534  
  3,613     Diamond S Shipping, Inc.*     29,265  
  6,103     DMC Global, Inc.     384,428  
  10,154     Dorian LPG Ltd.*     126,417  
  13,860     Evolution Petroleum Corp.     49,203  
  8,884     Frontline Ltd. (Norway)(a)     60,145  
  19,629     Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*     96,182  
  6,738     Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A     78,767  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Energy – (continued)      
  6,950     Matador Resources Co.*   145,185  
  1,788     Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)     198,486  
  11,767     Newpark Resources, Inc.*     40,714  
  54,409     NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc.*     253,002  
  15,411     Oil States International, Inc.*     112,963  
  9,151     Ovintiv, Inc.     211,114  
  3,831     Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*     67,694  
  2,868     PDC Energy, Inc.*     100,237  
  42,600     ProPetro Holding Corp.*     488,622  
  11,196     Range Resources Corp.*     107,929  
  10,033     Renewable Energy Group, Inc.*     780,266  
  1,068     REX American Resources Corp.*     100,467  
  34,083     RPC, Inc.*     216,427  
  9,305     Select Energy Services, Inc., Class A*     58,808  
  14,193     Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Class A     167,619  
  25,649     Southwestern Energy Co.*     103,878  
  50,964     W&T Offshore, Inc.*     167,672  
  7,459     World Fuel Services Corp.     231,826  
   

 

 

 
      5,326,337  

 

 

 
Financials – 15.6%      
  1,422     1st Constitution Bancorp     24,956  
  2,200     1st Source Corp.     97,614  
  2,059     Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.     77,521  
  4,382     Altabancorp     150,828  
  465     Amerant Bancorp, Inc.*     7,659  
  14,418     American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.     398,369  
  2,498     American National Bankshares, Inc.     77,438  
  3,629     Ameris Bancorp     172,886  
  4,550     AMERISAFE, Inc.     266,266  
  78     Ames National Corp.     1,783  
  7,649     Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. REIT     101,655  
  8,878     Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. REIT     122,605  
  2,173     Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.     100,414  
  4,690     Arrow Financial Corp.     149,423  
  10,650     Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A     505,875  
  358     Associated Capital Group, Inc., Class A     12,208  
  4,993     Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.*     101,608  
  6,395     Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.     234,888  
  14,111     Axos Financial, Inc.*     652,916  
  4,500     B. Riley Financial, Inc.     296,190  
  4,950     Banc of California, Inc.     91,872  
  3,858     BancFirst Corp.     246,449  
  4,564     Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E (Panama)     69,647  
  9,458     BancorpSouth Bank     284,307  
  1,429     Bank First Corp.     99,887  
  7,135     Bank of Commerce Holdings     77,557  
  2,269     Bank of Marin Bancorp     83,953  
  12,034     Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The) (Bermuda)     439,121  
  3,941     BankFinancial Corp.     37,242  

 

 

 

 

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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Financials – (continued)      
  3,616     BankUnited, Inc.   $ 145,327  
  1,794     Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.     44,491  
  3,378     Banner Corp.     174,913  
  1,593     Bar Harbor Bankshares     44,588  
  6,052     BCB Bancorp, Inc.     80,068  
  8,863     Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A REIT     258,800  
  11,539     Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.     158,777  
  18,245     Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.     330,234  
  9,004     Brookline Bancorp, Inc.     128,127  
  3,419     Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.     129,341  
  953     C&F Financial Corp.     41,455  
  3,815     Cadence BanCorp     78,284  
  964     Cambridge Bancorp     73,476  
  5,048     Camden National Corp.     204,595  
  12,294     Cannae Holdings, Inc.*     459,181  
  4,978     Capital City Bank Group, Inc.     122,907  
  9,279     Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.     123,503  
  1,579     Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc.     25,596  
  9,852     Cathay General Bancorp     370,829  
  1,617     CB Financial Services, Inc.     32,906  
  4,292     Central Pacific Financial Corp.     97,128  
  3,095     Central Valley Community Bancorp     54,689  
  1,305     Century Bancorp, Inc., Class A     118,298  
  1,109     Chemung Financial Corp.     39,048  
  2,636     Citizens & Northern Corp.     55,145  
  3,670     City Holding Co.     276,021  
  6,198     Civista Bancshares, Inc.     119,188  
  4,232     CNB Financial Corp.     98,225  
  14,636     CNO Financial Group, Inc.     352,142  
  3,095     Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.     52,151  
  5,684     Cohen & Steers, Inc.     365,936  
  2,218     Colony Bankcorp, Inc.     31,828  
  6,550     Columbia Banking System, Inc.     290,099  
  4,875     Community Bank System, Inc.     347,051  
  12,916     Community Bankers Trust Corp.     100,228  
  1,159     Community Financial Corp. (The)     35,118  
  3,065     Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.     125,236  
  4,028     ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.     93,570  
  2,871     County Bancorp, Inc.     64,913  
  7,550     Cowen, Inc., Class A     255,567  
  3,875     Crawford & Co., Class A     36,425  
  5,733     Curo Group Holdings Corp.     82,957  
  8,537     Customers Bancorp, Inc.*     228,621  
  10,655     CVB Financial Corp.     228,124  
  1,058     Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.     150,077  
  6,745     Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.     198,370  
  4,474     Donegal Group, Inc., Class A     61,294  
  9,778     Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*     254,130  
  9,827     Dynex Capital, Inc. REIT     184,944  
  5,233     Eagle Bancorp, Inc.     255,841  
  1,350     eHealth, Inc.*     80,217  
  6,404     Employers Holdings, Inc.     213,189  
  7,076     Encore Capital Group, Inc.*     236,480  
  10,125     Enova International, Inc.*     310,837  
  1,346     Enstar Group Ltd.*     286,146  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Financials – (continued)      
  4,379     Enterprise Financial Services Corp.   188,297  
  245     Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.*     5,468  
  4,103     ESSA Bancorp, Inc.     64,458  
  15,473     Essent Group Ltd.     637,952  
  2,359     Evans Bancorp, Inc.     76,432  
  5,968     EZCORP, Inc., Class A*     28,646  
  2,651     Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.     61,106  
  6,985     Farmers National Banc Corp.     96,672  
  5,294     FB Financial Corp.     224,519  
  1,605     FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A     91,549  
  5,000     Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C     431,250  
  14,234     Federated Hermes, Inc.     380,332  
  5,031     Financial Institutions, Inc.     137,749  
  14,088     First BanCorp. (Puerto Rico)     147,783  
  3,532     First Bancorp, Inc. (The)     90,278  
  2,482     First Bancshares, Inc. (The)     79,598  
  1,254     First Bank     13,230  
  4,770     First BankCorp     192,088  
  5,694     First Busey Corp.     130,336  
  3,750     First Business Financial Services, Inc.     83,250  
  12,938     First Commonwealth Financial Corp.     173,499  
  1,797     First Community Bankshares, Inc.     46,111  
  2,556     First Community Corp/SC     45,548  
  13,006     First Financial Bancorp     291,725  
  16,644     First Financial Bankshares, Inc.     743,321  
  2,436     First Financial Corp.     103,238  
  6,550     First Foundation, Inc.     149,667  
  2,153     First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.     35,654  
  2,955     First Internet Bancorp     96,776  
  3,665     First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A     166,464  
  7,945     First Merchants Corp.     334,087  
  2,750     First Mid Bancshares, Inc.     100,073  
  8,006     First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.     158,359  
  5,146     First Northwest Bancorp     83,777  
  5,344     First of Long Island Corp. (The)     99,292  
  1,001     First Savings Financial Group, Inc.     62,573  
  3,698     FirstCash, Inc.     234,157  
  8,188     Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.     355,277  
  7,590     Flushing Financial Corp.     157,493  
  2,055     Focus Financial Partners, Inc., Class A*     96,606  
  2,015     FS Bancorp, Inc.     122,169  
  18,462     Fulton Financial Corp.     285,238  
  49,756     Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*     155,239  
  5,962     German American Bancorp, Inc.     234,903  
  8,650     Glacier Bancorp, Inc.     468,830  
  1,589     Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A     205,839  
  7,609     Great Ajax Corp. REIT     85,601  
  3,771     Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.     199,071  
  4,488     Green Dot Corp., Class A*     212,103  
  8,412     Greenhill & Co., Inc.     126,937  
  4,910     Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A     438,954  
  4,268     Hancock Whitney Corp.     161,117  
  5,737     Hanmi Financial Corp.     98,217  
  4,914     Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. REIT     276,314  

 

 

 

 

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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Financials – (continued)      
  8,785     HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.   $ 104,981  
  1,435     HCI Group, Inc.     83,043  
  4,870     Heartland Financial USA, Inc.     227,624  
  10,723     Heritage Commerce Corp.     101,976  
  3,709     Heritage Financial Corp.     96,026  
  2,877     Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.     27,936  
  12,175     Hilltop Holdings, Inc.     402,262  
  733     Hingham Institution For Savings (The)     177,665  
  2,224     Home Bancorp, Inc.     71,946  
  17,014     Home BancShares, Inc.     415,822  
  5,452     HomeStreet, Inc.     234,218  
  3,506     HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.     81,129  
  13,582     Hope Bancorp, Inc.     178,739  
  6,614     Horace Mann Educators Corp.     254,904  
  7,622     Horizon Bancorp, Inc.     136,129  
  5,993     Houlihan Lokey, Inc.     380,915  
  841     Howard Bancorp, Inc.*     11,564  
  3,323     Independent Bank Corp.     284,150  
  6,299     Independent Bank Corp.     130,200  
  3,770     Independent Bank Group, Inc.     262,731  
  6,270     International Bancshares Corp.     273,247  
  3,713     Investar Holding Corp.     71,290  
  20,141     Investors Bancorp, Inc.     268,681  
  713     Investors Title Co.     108,212  
  3,292     James River Group Holdings Ltd.     151,136  
  6,732     Kearny Financial Corp.     76,408  
  2,966     Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.     522,194  
  4,767     KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. REIT     87,856  
  12,907     Ladder Capital Corp. REIT     147,656  
  7,076     Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.     110,952  
  5,262     Lakeland Financial Corp.     362,815  
  4,225     Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.     232,840  
  11,972     Macatawa Bank Corp.     105,713  
  466     Marlin Business Services Corp.     7,083  
  4,209     Mercantile Bank Corp.     123,071  
  5,592     Meridian Bancorp, Inc.     93,666  
  5,713     Meta Financial Group, Inc.     253,029  
  3,288     Midland States Bancorp, Inc.     80,556  
  2,700     MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.     74,088  
  2,417     MMA Capital Holdings, Inc.*     53,657  
  7,136     Moelis & Co., Class A     368,503  
  26,217     Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.*     824,525  
  3,279     National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A     127,061  
  469     National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A     97,941  
  27,207     Navient Corp.     336,823  
  5,136     NBT Bancorp, Inc.     186,077  
  3,061     Nelnet, Inc., Class A     222,229  
  566     NI Holdings, Inc.*     10,092  
  2,645     Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.*     195,862  
  10,180     NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*     232,715  
  4,558     Northeast Bank     118,371  
  2,902     Northrim BanCorp, Inc.     111,698  
  9,943     Northwest Bancshares, Inc.     140,395  
  2,784     Norwood Financial Corp.     71,103  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Financials – (continued)      
  4,990     OceanFirst Financial Corp.   108,433  
  7,800     OFG Bancorp (Puerto Rico)     150,618  
  2,549     Ohio Valley Banc Corp.     61,915  
  16,019     Old National Bancorp     290,424  
  6,835     Old Second Bancorp, Inc.     81,815  
  2,771     Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A     105,021  
  458     Orchid Island Capital, Inc. REIT     2,624  
  4,744     Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.     191,183  
  1,257     Palomar Holdings, Inc.*     107,008  
  2,520     Park National Corp.     312,480  
  4,383     Parke Bancorp, Inc.     79,551  
  4,038     PCSB Financial Corp.     65,254  
  4,418     Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.     121,539  
  2,823     Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.     67,272  
  10,017     PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.     593,107  
  2,654     Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.     62,051  
  4,737     Peoples Bancorp, Inc.     147,510  
  2,321     Peoples Financial Services Corp.     97,203  
  1,488     Piper Sandler Cos.     158,204  
  3,948     PJT Partners, Inc., Class A     275,255  
  1,860     Plumas Bancorp     46,519  
  4,684     PRA Group, Inc.*     172,652  
  4,702     Preferred Bank     272,481  
  5,964     Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.     92,681  
  3,298     Premier Financial Corp.     101,117  
  5,094     PROG Holdings, Inc.     254,700  
  3,021     Protective Insurance Corp., Class B     69,211  
  7,702     Provident Financial Services, Inc.     155,811  
  4,723     Prudential Bancorp, Inc.     63,997  
  10,042     Pzena Investment Management, Inc., Class A     92,587  
  3,224     QCR Holdings, Inc.     133,474  
  27,445     Radian Group, Inc.     559,878  
  3,840     Regional Management Corp.     124,301  
  811     Reliant Bancorp, Inc.     17,931  
  5,086     Renasant Corp.     199,778  
  3,484     Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A     146,467  
  12,377     Riverview Bancorp, Inc.     81,688  
  3,744     RLI Corp.     390,649  
  4,769     S&T Bancorp, Inc.     137,729  
  2,869     Safety Insurance Group, Inc.     226,881  
  5,197     Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.     195,303  
  4,995     Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida*     179,570  
  7,434     Selective Insurance Group, Inc.     504,248  
  9,587     ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.     475,132  
  5,377     Shore Bancshares, Inc.     82,268  
  4,123     Sierra Bancorp     98,334  
  8,435     Simmons First National Corp., Class A     246,977  
  2,364     SmartFinancial, Inc.     49,644  
  3,994     South State Corp.     314,967  
  3,528     Southern First Bancshares, Inc.*     155,232  
  3,783     Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.     138,987  
  5,433     Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.     77,149  
  3,803     Southside Bancshares, Inc.     131,508  
  5,969     Stewart Information Services Corp.     281,737  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Financials – (continued)      
  11,023     Stifel Financial Corp.   $ 673,285  
  5,867     Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.     289,067  
  3,637     StoneX Group, Inc.*     209,819  
  1,248     Summit Financial Group, Inc.     30,064  
  3,647     Territorial Bancorp, Inc.     89,643  
  1,317     Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*     100,355  
  7,682     Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. (Bermuda)*     78,433  
  3,883     Timberland Bancorp, Inc.     107,753  
  2,135     Tompkins Financial Corp.     165,100  
  7,935     Towne Bank     228,845  
  5,205     TriCo Bancshares     224,179  
  6,871     TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.*     157,689  
  3,938     Triumph Bancorp, Inc.*     302,045  
  1,611     Trupanion, Inc.*     155,880  
  16,569     TrustCo Bank Corp.     113,995  
  7,343     Trustmark Corp.     221,465  
  4,311     UMB Financial Corp.     363,719  
  9,255     United Bankshares, Inc.     341,972  
  10,366     United Community Banks, Inc.     342,700  
  456     United Fire Group, Inc.     13,429  
  2,479     United Security Bancshares     18,493  
  4,601     Unity Bancorp, Inc.     91,330  
  7,378     Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.     109,858  
  3,939     Univest Financial Corp.     99,066  
  40,058     Valley National Bancorp     490,711  
  5,794     Veritex Holdings, Inc.     168,490  
  1,412     Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.     354,271  
  15,302     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A     383,927  
  7,285     Walker & Dunlop, Inc.     726,023  
  10,249     Washington Federal, Inc.     309,725  
  3,886     Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.     184,779  
  7,172     Waterstone Financial, Inc.     139,352  
  6,659     WesBanco, Inc.     214,953  
  7,441     West BanCorp, Inc.     169,878  
  2,993     Westamerica BanCorp     179,909  
  8,958     Western New England Bancorp, Inc.     71,754  
  1,376     World Acceptance Corp.*     174,133  
  4,131     WSFS Financial Corp.     219,521  
   

 

 

 
      51,132,160  

 

 

 
Health Care – 17.4%      
  2,848     1Life Healthcare, Inc.*     135,308  
  2,101     AdaptHealth Corp.*     64,648  
  2,072     Addus HomeCare Corp.*     222,885  
  4,919     Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.*     63,111  
  18,548     Affimed NV (Germany)*     105,167  
  7,440     Agile Therapeutics, Inc.*     21,353  
  84,951     Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.*     293,930  
  836     Allakos, Inc.*     101,306  
  2,234     Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.*     77,542  
  21,773     Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*     335,957  
  18,876     Alphatec Holdings, Inc.*     302,960  
  12,383     Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.*     152,063  
  7,651     AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*     557,528  
  40,023     Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     215,724  
  9,762     Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     171,128  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Health Care – (continued)      
  10,668     AngioDynamics, Inc.*   223,495  
  5,576     ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     162,262  
  3,877     Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*     142,286  
  47,533     Antares Pharma, Inc.*     202,015  
  2,139     Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     103,036  
  789     Applied Therapeutics, Inc.*     17,137  
  4,630     Apyx Medical Corp.*     48,383  
  11,780     Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.*(a)     53,952  
  1,628     Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.*     85,747  
  4,919     Arcus Biosciences, Inc.*     173,444  
  5,881     Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     472,538  
  7,627     Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     607,567  
  443     Arvinas, Inc.*     34,687  
  2,387     Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.*     40,054  
  13,198     Athersys, Inc.*     26,924  
  4,691     AtriCure, Inc.*     306,182  
  132     Atrion Corp.     82,487  
  2,099     Avanos Medical, Inc.*     96,512  
  2,447     Avenue Therapeutics, Inc.*     11,501  
  7,763     Avid Bioservices, Inc.*     159,763  
  1,828     Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc.*     91,967  
  2,108     Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.*     141,995  
  861     Beam Therapeutics, Inc.*     76,741  
  1,931     Beyond Air, Inc.*     11,451  
  16,337     BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     176,113  
  51,566     BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.*     216,577  
  2,073     Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd.*     176,164  
  1,377     BioLife Solutions, Inc.*     54,020  
  1,253     Bioxcel Therapeutics, Inc.*     67,173  
  5,487     Blueprint Medicines Corp.*     538,933  
  5,128     Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.*     362,447  
  33,745     Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*     196,396  
  974     Cantel Medical Corp.*     72,349  
  9,248     Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.*     381,942  
  2,370     CareDx, Inc.*     187,420  
  3,327     Castle Biosciences, Inc.*     253,118  
  57,569     Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     223,943  
  4,687     CEL-SCI Corp.*(a)     83,194  
  14,268     Cerus Corp.*     87,606  
  2,255     ChemoCentryx, Inc.*     152,979  
  7,028     Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.*     15,954  
  15,739     Co-Diagnostics, Inc.*(a)     216,569  
  17,255     Coherus Biosciences, Inc.*     280,221  
  20,367     Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     480,458  
  15,407     Community Health Systems, Inc.*     131,884  
  6,733     Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.     211,753  
  2,865     CONMED Corp.     352,567  
  2,350     Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     59,220  
  37,904     Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.*     953,286  
  2,095     CorVel Corp.*     212,642  
  7,930     Covetrus, Inc.*     294,679  
  20,368     Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*     226,288  
  3,214     CryoLife, Inc.*     81,153  
  1,670     CryoPort, Inc.*     99,265  
  725     Cue Biopharma, Inc.*     9,867  

 

 

 

 

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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Health Care – (continued)      
  9,921     Cutera, Inc.*   $ 350,410  
  3,752     Cytokinetics, Inc.*     70,275  
  14,607     CytoSorbents Corp.*     137,598  
  1,454     Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     63,656  
  2,789     Denali Therapeutics, Inc.*     200,250  
  9,110     Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     245,788  
  72,061     Durect Corp.*     159,975  
  6,475     Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     288,137  
  2,423     Editas Medicine, Inc.*     106,273  
  1,523     Electromed, Inc.*     16,083  
  8,574     Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*     823,104  
  2,628     Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     129,613  
  66,126     Endo International PLC*     524,379  
  5,652     Ensign Group, Inc. (The)     463,577  
  25,737     Enzo Biochem, Inc.*     75,152  
  4,440     Epizyme, Inc.*     42,580  
  6,773     Evolent Health, Inc., Class A*     136,476  
  3,749     Fate Therapeutics, Inc.*     336,360  
  4,475     FibroGen, Inc.*     223,884  
  12,519     Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.*     137,959  
  24,229     Fluidigm Corp.*     111,453  
  3,738     FONAR Corp.*     72,480  
  4,627     Fortress Biotech, Inc.*     17,212  
  2,541     Fulgent Genetics, Inc.*     257,302  
  7,884     GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.*     154,132  
  1,690     Glaukos Corp.*     159,806  
  9,068     Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*     410,327  
  4,099     Hanger, Inc.*     90,096  
  13,270     Harrow Health, Inc.*     101,781  
  22,713     Harvard Bioscience, Inc.*     99,710  
  2,050     Health Catalyst, Inc.*     99,404  
  4,691     HealthEquity, Inc.*     386,304  
  3,082     HealthStream, Inc.*     71,811  
  3,773     Heron Therapeutics, Inc.*     68,216  
  1,027     Heska Corp.*     193,487  
  6,444     HMS Holdings Corp.*     237,043  
  11,931     iCAD, Inc.*     220,604  
  1,031     IGM Biosciences, Inc.*(a)     90,140  
  15,131     ImmunoGen, Inc.*     132,396  
  1,564     Immunovant, Inc.*     24,680  
  2,119     Inari Medical, Inc.*     221,647  
  8,573     InfuSystem Holdings, Inc.*     146,255  
  36,689     Innoviva, Inc.*     419,355  
  2,394     Inogen, Inc.*     125,661  
  4,580     Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A*     112,485  
  5,975     Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)     66,322  
  3,865     Insmed, Inc.*     138,251  
  2,476     Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*     576,388  
  3,913     Integer Holdings Corp.*     345,087  
  3,011     Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.*     182,045  
  19,296     Intersect ENT, Inc.*     440,142  
  10,018     Invacare Corp.     91,164  
  4,893     Invitae Corp.*     196,356  
  3,749     iRhythm Technologies, Inc.*     603,214  
  46,643     Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     430,515  
  7,875     Joint Corp. (The)*     313,504  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Health Care – (continued)      
  14,730     Kadmon Holdings, Inc.*(a)   67,611  
  713     Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.*     89,096  
  3,158     Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Class A*     64,960  
  1,508     Kodiak Sciences, Inc.*     194,547  
  357     Krystal Biotech, Inc.*     28,164  
  2,267     Kura Oncology, Inc.*     63,476  
  18,579     Lannett Co., Inc.*     112,589  
  13,246     Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*     247,435  
  6,214     LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.     319,337  
  2,356     LENSAR, Inc.*     21,298  
  8,796     Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     63,243  
  3,855     LHC Group, Inc.*     700,492  
  1,452     Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     215,215  
  3,554     LivaNova PLC*     275,577  
  17,617     Luminex Corp.     572,905  
  471     Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     57,080  
  4,180     Magellan Health, Inc.*     390,078  
  8,741     MEDNAX, Inc.*     213,543  
  4,250     Medpace Holdings, Inc.*     690,327  
  21,590     MEI Pharma, Inc.*     80,962  
  11,337     Meridian Bioscience, Inc.*     238,984  
  4,572     Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*     254,752  
  3,124     Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.*     56,794  
  518     Mesa Laboratories, Inc.     140,849  
  16,641     Milestone Scientific, Inc.*     65,233  
  14,462     Minerva Neurosciences, Inc.*     44,832  
  2,634     Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.*     529,223  
  1,846     Misonix, Inc.*     30,939  
  2,311     ModivCare, Inc.*     296,409  
  2,220     Molecular Templates, Inc.*     24,198  
  31,299     Myriad Genetics, Inc.*     954,307  
  6,654     NanoString Technologies, Inc.*     464,383  
  5,199     NantHealth, Inc.*(a)     19,860  
  6,793     NantKwest, Inc.*(a)     220,840  
  8,984     Natera, Inc.*     1,042,953  
  2,242     National HealthCare Corp.     155,931  
  4,791     National Research Corp.     247,551  
  9,479     Natus Medical, Inc.*     245,601  
  3,935     Neogen Corp.*     322,355  
  16,002     NeoGenomics, Inc.*     815,622  
  4,599     Neoleukin Therapeutics, Inc.*     55,372  
  1,246     NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc.*     11,812  
  3,614     Nevro Corp.*     596,961  
  21,318     NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*     398,647  
  3,172     Novavax, Inc.*     733,462  
  5,758     NuVasive, Inc.*     347,380  
  9,464     Nymox Pharmaceutical Corp.*(a)     24,701  
  5,897     Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.*     108,151  
  4,780     Omnicell, Inc.*     606,582  
  4,468     Ontrak, Inc.*(a)     263,344  
  46,747     OPKO Health, Inc.*(a)     210,362  
  5,158     OptimizeRx Corp.*     274,302  
  5,552     Option Care Health, Inc.*     106,543  
  6,586     OraSure Technologies, Inc.*     69,812  
  8,523     Orthofix Medical, Inc.*     396,405  
  1,453     OrthoPediatrics Corp.*     79,130  

 

 

 

 

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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Health Care – (continued)      
  21,224     Owens & Minor, Inc.   $ 721,828  
  12,251     Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.*     374,513  
  9,198     Pacira BioSciences, Inc.*     676,053  
  12,259     Patterson Cos., Inc.     380,765  
  7,965     PAVmed, Inc.*     33,453  
  2,052     Pennant Group, Inc. (The)*     108,305  
  2,128     Personalis, Inc.*     65,606  
  1,896     PetIQ, Inc.*     65,355  
  29     Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     1,277  
  11,829     Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A     255,152  
  2,265     Phreesia, Inc.*     138,731  
  15,233     Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     41,434  
  10,449     Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*     435,828  
  1,795     Progyny, Inc.*     75,552  
  4,386     Provention Bio, Inc.*     55,790  
  4,368     PTC Therapeutics, Inc.*     249,413  
  18,123     Puma Biotechnology, Inc.*     180,505  
  1,390     Quanterix Corp.*     105,293  
  8,252     R1 RCM, Inc.*     228,085  
  26,910     Radius Health, Inc.*     500,795  
  12,692     RadNet, Inc.*     234,040  
  749     Relmada Therapeutics, Inc.*     24,972  
  1,288     Replimune Group, Inc.*     44,603  
  7,877     Retractable Technologies, Inc.*(a)     123,669  
  2,322     Revance Therapeutics, Inc.*     60,976  
  1,294     REVOLUTION Medicines, Inc.*     59,110  
  1,936     Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     107,603  
  12,477     Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.*     143,361  
  1,205     Scholar Rock Holding Corp.*     65,191  
  959     Schrodinger, Inc.*     98,278  
  7,404     SeaSpine Holdings Corp.*     140,084  
  15,684     Select Medical Holdings Corp.*     496,399  
  5,643     Seres Therapeutics, Inc.*     107,443  
  3,384     Sharps Compliance Corp.*     43,044  
  1,416     Shockwave Medical, Inc.*     165,332  
  2,565     SI-BONE, Inc.*     80,515  
  3,135     Silk Road Medical, Inc.*     171,704  
  4,070     Simulations Plus, Inc.     291,900  
  9,973     Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.*(a)     96,439  
  1,480     SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.*     127,354  
  8,360     STAAR Surgical Co.*     869,524  
  25,298     Stereotaxis, Inc.*     177,086  
  19,535     Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     524,905  
  9,823     Surgery Partners, Inc.*     387,714  
  3,214     Surmodics, Inc.*     167,610  
  2,853     Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     69,642  
  6,559     Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.*     333,328  
  10,446     Tenet Healthcare Corp.*     532,955  
  4,083     TG Therapeutics, Inc.*     178,713  
  67,143     TherapeuticsMD, Inc.*     102,057  
  25     Theravance Biopharma, Inc.*     414  
  25,710     Tivity Health, Inc.*     611,898  
  7,587     Translate Bio, Inc.*     177,081  
  10,957     Travere Therapeutics, Inc.*     337,695  
  6,763     Triple-S Management Corp., Class B (Puerto Rico)*     171,104  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Health Care – (continued)      
  1,566     Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc.*   184,647  
  1,418     Twist Bioscience Corp.*     195,174  
  3,815     Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     539,975  
  1,529     US Physical Therapy, Inc.     179,260  
  707     Utah Medical Products, Inc.     59,671  
  31,883     Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     594,618  
  5,873     Varex Imaging Corp.*     134,668  
  16,329     Vaxart, Inc.*(a)     116,752  
  25,059     VBI Vaccines, Inc.*     84,449  
  10,242     Veracyte, Inc.*     594,651  
  23,501     Vericel Corp.*     1,134,628  
  1,599     Viela Bio, Inc.*     85,067  
  2,546     Vir Biotechnology, Inc.*     159,456  
  3,955     Vocera Communications, Inc.*     169,432  
  1,462     Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.*     8,290  
  2,260     XBiotech, Inc.*     42,940  
  4,581     Xencor, Inc.*     225,706  
  1,645     XOMA Corp.*     59,549  
  1,355     Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.*     47,655  
  9,831     Zynex, Inc.*(a)     142,746  
   

 

 

 
      56,686,547  

 

 

 
Industrials – 16.2%      
  6,922     AAON, Inc.     533,686  
  7,193     ABM Industries, Inc.     310,594  
  16,123     ACCO Brands Corp.     130,596  
  6,101     Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.     671,232  
  6,071     Aegion Corp.*     156,935  
  6,523     Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*(a)     334,434  
  1,409     AeroVironment, Inc.*     155,103  
  2,313     Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*     61,387  
  1,813     Alamo Group, Inc.     276,718  
  2,476     Albany International Corp., Class A     195,728  
  826     Allegiant Travel Co.*     208,309  
  4,146     Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.     201,247  
  7,256     Alpha Pro Tech Ltd.*(a)     101,439  
  6,897     Altra Industrial Motion Corp.     399,474  
  2,751     Ameresco, Inc., Class A*     157,137  
  1,933     American Woodmark Corp.*     180,562  
  8,614     API Group Corp.*(b)     159,359  
  5,983     Apogee Enterprises, Inc.     223,764  
  7,817     Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.     667,337  
  6,322     ArcBest Corp.     372,935  
  5,675     Arcosa, Inc.     321,943  
  7,067     ASGN, Inc.*     657,019  
  4,162     Astec Industries, Inc.     282,683  
  5,812     Astronics Corp.*     91,830  
  8,673     Atkore, Inc.*     586,728  
  2,279     Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*     125,641  
  2,417     Avis Budget Group, Inc.*     134,264  
  2,954     AZZ, Inc.     150,920  
  4,230     Barnes Group, Inc.     221,440  
  1,500     Barrett Business Services, Inc.     106,800  
  7,053     Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*     337,345  
  5,464     BGSF, Inc.     76,168  
  5,745     Bloom Energy Corp., Class A*     163,905  

 

 

 

 

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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Industrials – (continued)      
  7,390     Blue Bird Corp.*   $ 179,651  
  10,740     Boise Cascade Co.     536,356  
  8,189     Brady Corp., Class A     429,185  
  5,352     BrightView Holdings, Inc.*     85,150  
  2,948     Brink’s Co. (The)     226,495  
  48,337     Builders FirstSource, Inc.*     2,091,300  
  7,275     Caesarstone Ltd.     91,738  
  2,738     CAI International, Inc.     120,472  
  4,942     Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A*     286,241  
  9,575     CBIZ, Inc.*     288,686  
  3,308     Chart Industries, Inc.*     473,342  
  3,969     Cimpress PLC (Ireland)*     393,249  
  4,809     Columbus McKinnon Corp.     242,085  
  7,857     Comfort Systems USA, Inc.     486,663  
  30,507     CoreCivic, Inc. REIT     219,040  
  25,938     Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.*     295,434  
  11,017     Costamare, Inc. (Monaco)     106,314  
  6,598     Covanta Holding Corp.     92,702  
  2,661     CRA International, Inc.     146,807  
  3,974     CSW Industrials, Inc.     499,015  
  1,189     Cubic Corp.     82,576  
  9,591     Deluxe Corp.     379,132  
  1,941     Douglas Dynamics, Inc.     93,517  
  2,737     Ducommun, Inc.*     148,893  
  9,004     DXP Enterprises, Inc.*     270,480  
  1,994     Dycom Industries, Inc.*     152,701  
  3,199     Eastern Co. (The)     81,574  
  15,449     Echo Global Logistics, Inc.*     430,409  
  7,247     EMCOR Group, Inc.     705,640  
  2,788     Encore Wire Corp.     182,698  
  5,889     Energy Recovery, Inc.*     103,646  
  4,687     Enerpac Tool Group Corp.     115,769  
  4,455     EnerSys     402,197  
  4,262     Ennis, Inc.     84,473  
  2,570     EnPro Industries, Inc.     206,474  
  2,358     ESCO Technologies, Inc.     249,170  
  353     EVI Industries, Inc.*     12,920  
  8,364     Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.*     205,336  
  3,351     Exponent, Inc.     323,271  
  5,061     Federal Signal Corp.     184,271  
  3,540     Forrester Research, Inc.*     159,937  
  6,431     Forward Air Corp.     551,587  
  7,045     Franklin Covey Co.*     181,127  
  6,837     Franklin Electric Co., Inc.     513,185  
  17,260     FuelCell Energy, Inc.*     292,384  
  1,391     GATX Corp.     132,743  
  715     Gencor Industries, Inc.*     10,153  
  1,418     General Finance Corp.*     14,308  
  3,948     Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*     344,858  
  14,702     GMS, Inc.*     538,093  
  2,272     Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)     72,681  
  12,718     Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*     193,186  
  1,621     Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)     76,268  
  6,694     H&E Equipment Services, Inc.     207,045  
  11,469     HC2 Holdings, Inc.*     40,141  
  6,946     Healthcare Services Group, Inc.     197,614  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Industrials – (continued)      
  2,336     Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.   83,839  
  1,147     Herc Holdings, Inc.*     100,661  
  3,956     Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.*     103,726  
  11,401     Herman Miller, Inc.     437,285  
  8,221     Hillenbrand, Inc.     381,948  
  9,938     HNI Corp.     353,693  
  7,002     Hub Group, Inc., Class A*     403,175  
  2,790     Hurco Cos., Inc.     87,690  
  3,443     Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*     175,249  
  1,499     Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.     128,239  
  3,746     ICF International, Inc.     312,604  
  4,821     IES Holdings, Inc.*     220,995  
  5,208     Insperity, Inc.     461,950  
  13,484     Interface, Inc.     167,471  
  5,543     JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.*     164,350  
  3,512     John Bean Technologies Corp.     518,266  
  2,544     Kadant, Inc.     442,656  
  1,378     Kaman Corp.     67,053  
  4,948     KAR Auction Services, Inc.     68,827  
  9,681     Kelly Services, Inc., Class A*     201,558  
  6,016     Kennametal, Inc.     224,758  
  11,713     Kforce, Inc.     601,463  
  18,593     Kimball International, Inc., Class B     240,593  
  8,681     Knoll, Inc.     141,587  
  6,070     Korn Ferry     373,608  
  5,956     Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.*     163,790  
  5,202     L B Foster Co., Class A*     88,174  
  2,628     Lawson Products, Inc.*     139,284  
  761     Lindsay Corp.     121,950  
  15,197     LSI Industries, Inc.     137,077  
  1,586     Luxfer Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)     30,388  
  5,615     Lydall, Inc.*     195,570  
  4,482     Marten Transport Ltd.     72,519  
  2,823     Masonite International Corp.*     309,740  
  5,980     MasTec, Inc.*     518,765  
  1,818     Mastech Digital, Inc.*     29,088  
  9,846     Matrix Service Co.*     133,610  
  1,795     Matson, Inc.     124,340  
  3,187     Matthews International Corp., Class A     113,776  
  5,350     Maxar Technologies, Inc.     255,997  
  1,486     McGrath RentCorp     115,403  
  9,352     Meritor, Inc.*     284,020  
  2,865     Mesa Air Group, Inc.*     34,953  
  1,163     Miller Industries, Inc.     45,904  
  8,359     Mistras Group, Inc.*     66,538  
  2,638     Moog, Inc., Class A     204,867  
  16,313     MRC Global, Inc.*     142,576  
  6,378     Mueller Industries, Inc.     259,202  
  9,860     Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A     127,095  
  2,885     MYR Group, Inc.*     170,071  
  442     National Presto Industries, Inc.     45,230  
  3,923     Navistar International Corp.*     172,847  
  3,194     Northwest Pipe Co.*     108,692  
  38,223     NOW, Inc.*     406,310  
  4,033     NV5 Global, Inc.*     416,448  

 

 

 

 

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February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Industrials – (continued)      
  1,720     Omega Flex, Inc.   $ 296,700  
  16,035     Orion Energy Systems, Inc.*     134,694  
  813     PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*     47,146  
  1,892     Park Aerospace Corp.     26,280  
  2,384     Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.     77,075  
  5,299     Parsons Corp.*     189,386  
  12,147     PGT Innovations, Inc.*     286,548  
  5,628     PICO Holdings, Inc.*     51,440  
  23,613     Plug Power, Inc.*     1,142,397  
  3,137     Powell Industries, Inc.     97,655  
  1,791     Preformed Line Products Co.     131,388  
  3,924     Primoris Services Corp.     131,336  
  3,617     Proto Labs, Inc.*     526,925  
  19,720     Quad/Graphics, Inc.*     86,374  
  7,462     Quanex Building Products Corp.     181,550  
  23,199     Radiant Logistics, Inc.*     157,057  
  6,600     Raven Industries, Inc.     258,720  
  1,694     RBC Bearings, Inc.*     337,208  
  3,981     Red Violet, Inc.*     92,359  
  5,240     Resideo Technologies, Inc.*     125,865  
  14,748     Resources Connection, Inc.     188,184  
  6,745     REV Group, Inc.     83,773  
  9,391     Rexnord Corp.     422,125  
  7,372     Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A     312,794  
  3,942     Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B     149,599  
  2,131     Saia, Inc.*     427,329  
  2,282     SEACOR Holdings, Inc.*     97,008  
  7,881     Shyft Group, Inc. (The)     259,206  
  6,542     Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.     637,583  
  6,722     SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*     1,065,504  
  4,072     SkyWest, Inc.     229,539  
  4,337     SP Plus Corp.*     143,772  
  4,715     SPX Corp.*     262,107  
  5,658     SPX FLOW, Inc.*     348,306  
  1,386     Standex International Corp.     135,911  
  19,169     Steelcase, Inc., Class A     267,216  
  4,688     Sterling Construction Co., Inc.*     106,793  
  7,569     Sunrun, Inc.*     473,668  
  7,175     Systemax, Inc.     259,017  
  17,468     Team, Inc.*     193,720  
  4,530     Tennant Co.     345,186  
  4,059     Terex Corp.     167,150  
  5,050     Tetra Tech, Inc.     698,768  
  5,491     Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. (China)*     142,986  
  6,075     Titan Machinery, Inc.*     148,838  
  1,929     TPI Composites, Inc.*     91,936  
  4,130     Transcat, Inc.*     185,148  
  5,615     TriMas Corp.*     188,608  
  3,654     TriNet Group, Inc.*     293,307  
  5,847     Triton International Ltd. (Bermuda)     337,840  
  14,719     TrueBlue, Inc.*     306,597  
  9,907     Tutor Perini Corp.*     145,633  
  8,798     UFP Industries, Inc.     536,678  
  1,644     UniFirst Corp.     398,325  
  6,113     Upwork, Inc.*     329,368  
  3,970     Vectrus, Inc.*     216,762  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Industrials – (continued)      
  7,179     Veritiv Corp.*   170,717  
  4,638     Vicor Corp.*     456,797  
  9,272     Wabash National Corp.     153,730  
  4,456     Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A     508,385  
  5,369     Werner Enterprises, Inc.     230,437  
  3,918     WESCO International, Inc.*     314,537  
  4,785     Willdan Group, Inc.*     209,870  
  192     Willis Lease Finance Corp.*     6,202  
  9,335     WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.*     258,860  
   

 

 

 
      52,766,434  

 

 

 
Information Technology – 15.5%      
  12,390     3D Systems Corp.*     444,058  
  14,379     8x8, Inc.*     491,906  
  30,618     A10 Networks, Inc.*     285,972  
  3,199     Acacia Communications, Inc.*     367,853  
  9,412     ACI Worldwide, Inc.*     360,103  
  10,350     ADTRAN, Inc.     174,294  
  4,023     Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.     420,202  
  6,269     Agilysys, Inc.*     373,570  
  5,782     Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.*     508,122  
  5,722     Altair Engineering, Inc., Class A*     352,418  
  3,104     Ambarella, Inc.*     349,169  
  6,975     American Software, Inc., Class A     140,895  
  22,768     Amkor Technology, Inc.     543,928  
  3,000     Appfolio, Inc., Class A*     492,060  
  4,998     Appian Corp.*(a)     859,156  
  8,397     Arlo Technologies, Inc.*     58,443  
  6,429     Atomera, Inc.*(a)     179,883  
  16,240     Avaya Holdings Corp.*     481,841  
  17,165     Avid Technology, Inc.*     332,829  
  6,730     Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*     248,135  
  6,503     AXT, Inc.*     84,084  
  4,630     Badger Meter, Inc.     502,772  
  428     Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B     7,597  
  3,497     Belden, Inc.     154,602  
  6,416     Benchmark Electronics, Inc.     182,214  
  7,044     Benefitfocus, Inc.*     107,069  
  3,738     Blackbaud, Inc.*     257,249  
  2,770     Blackline, Inc.*     343,535  
  1,069     BM Technologies Inc.*(c)     9,887  
  3,440     Bottomline Technologies DE, Inc.*     154,387  
  18,399     Box, Inc., Class A*     337,622  
  17,901     Brightcove, Inc.*     389,884  
  4,813     Brooks Automation, Inc.     400,249  
  17,253     Calix, Inc.*     681,666  
  5,252     Cardtronics PLC, Class A*     202,465  
  1,709     Cass Information Systems, Inc.     73,624  
  2,947     Cerence, Inc.*     327,765  
  3,294     CEVA, Inc.*     201,692  
  15,360     ChannelAdvisor Corp.*     347,136  
  6,627     Clearfield, Inc.*     214,781  
  15,545     Cloudera, Inc.*     250,896  
  2,182     CMC Materials, Inc.     372,031  
  7,579     Cognyte Software Ltd. (Israel)*     218,806  
  6,615     Cohu, Inc.*     287,422  

 

 

 

 

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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Information Technology – (continued)      
  7,050     CommVault Systems, Inc.*   $ 449,296  
  3,103     Comtech Telecommunications Corp.     83,409  
  33,630     Conduent, Inc.*     180,929  
  5,768     Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.*     291,399  
  6,271     CSG Systems International, Inc.     289,407  
  3,832     CTS Corp.     123,275  
  4,189     CyberOptics Corp.*     112,056  
  19,870     Daktronics, Inc.     107,497  
  10,481     Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.*     152,184  
  8,565     Digi International, Inc.*     200,078  
  13,177     Digital Turbine, Inc.*     1,088,025  
  7,766     Diodes, Inc.*     609,786  
  5,132     Domo, Inc., Class B*     327,062  
  4,833     DSP Group, Inc.*     75,250  
  5,997     Ebix, Inc.     146,207  
  11,032     eGain Corp.*     128,192  
  3,522     Envestnet, Inc.*     225,478  
  2,456     ePlus, Inc.*     232,239  
  7,755     EVERTEC, Inc. (Puerto Rico)     301,669  
  3,888     ExlService Holdings, Inc.*     329,003  
  43,052     Extreme Networks, Inc.*     394,787  
  4,247     Fabrinet (Thailand)*     375,138  
  3,218     FARO Technologies, Inc.*     300,754  
  11,217     FormFactor, Inc.*     508,915  
  12,600     Genasys, Inc.*     86,562  
  8,347     GTT Communications, Inc.*     15,692  
  12,665     Hackett Group, Inc. (The)     197,827  
  14,578     Harmonic, Inc.*     112,907  
  2,429     I3 Verticals, Inc., Class A*     80,643  
  5,686     Ichor Holdings Ltd.*     243,133  
  6,003     II-VI, Inc.*     506,053  
  7,385     Immersion Corp.*     73,185  
  6,701     Impinj, Inc.*     428,663  
  10,803     Infinera Corp.*     106,139  
  14,734     Information Services Group, Inc.*     53,632  
  10,738     Inseego Corp.*(a)     156,667  
  4,835     Insight Enterprises, Inc.*     404,158  
  9,792     Intellicheck, Inc.*     119,169  
  2,787     Intelligent Systems Corp.*(a)     110,588  
  1,709     InterDigital, Inc.     108,299  
  14,860     Iteris, Inc.*     81,879  
  3,588     Itron, Inc.*     420,657  
  5,457     J2 Global, Inc.*     607,801  
  17,082     KBR, Inc.     529,542  
  7,502     Kimball Electronics, Inc.*     176,147  
  8,352     Knowles Corp.*     173,638  
  9,740     KVH Industries, Inc.*     133,048  
  20,915     Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*     1,006,430  
  29,166     Limelight Networks, Inc.*     95,373  
  9,734     LivePerson, Inc.*     638,745  
  3,169     LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*     200,154  
  17,354     Luna Innovations, Inc.*     203,736  
  3,225     MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.*     207,529  
  4,610     ManTech International Corp., Class A     360,318  
  8,781     MAXIMUS, Inc.     713,720  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Information Technology – (continued)      
  6,220     MaxLinear, Inc.*   247,369  
  4,899     Methode Electronics, Inc.     190,718  
  1,668     MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A*     1,251,684  
  4,078     Mimecast Ltd.*     174,865  
  16,990     Mitek Systems, Inc.*     259,607  
  6,494     Model N, Inc.*     275,021  
  1,989     MTS Systems Corp.     116,078  
  6,910     Napco Security Technologies, Inc.*     215,108  
  27,793     NeoPhotonics Corp.*     267,091  
  3,592     NETGEAR, Inc.*     143,680  
  10,398     NetScout Systems, Inc.*     293,432  
  11,977     NIC, Inc.     415,722  
  2,997     nLight, Inc.*     114,246  
  3,803     Novanta, Inc.*     503,251  
  759     NVE Corp.     53,487  
  8,526     OneSpan, Inc.*     199,167  
  7,335     Onto Innovation, Inc.*     458,144  
  2,237     OSI Systems, Inc.*     211,665  
  2,433     PAR Technology Corp.*     211,379  
  6,539     PC Connection, Inc.     300,859  
  10,451     PCTEL, Inc.*     79,010  
  2,817     PDF Solutions, Inc.*     51,720  
  7,717     Perficient, Inc.*     429,760  
  16,322     Perspecta, Inc.     476,602  
  7,885     PFSweb, Inc.*     55,353  
  11,995     Photronics, Inc.*     142,860  
  23,156     Pixelworks, Inc.*     83,130  
  4,787     Plantronics, Inc.*     193,826  
  3,621     Plexus Corp.*     304,092  
  6,313     Power Integrations, Inc.     557,880  
  7,265     Progress Software Corp.     309,053  
  3,220     PROS Holdings, Inc.*     152,628  
  3,668     Q2 Holdings, Inc.*     447,056  
  3,268     QAD, Inc., Class A     209,806  
  3,990     Qualys, Inc.*     387,668  
  17,361     Quantum Corp.*     144,791  
  20,889     Rambus, Inc.*     438,251  
  4,730     Rapid7, Inc.*     360,615  
  3,727     Repay Holdings Corp.*     81,249  
  25,726     Ribbon Communications, Inc.*     222,273  
  992     Rogers Corp.*     180,028  
  4,570     Sailpoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.*     257,657  
  8,481     Sanmina Corp.*     302,093  
  2,313     Sapiens International Corp. NV (Israel)     72,582  
  5,145     ScanSource, Inc.*     146,324  
  5,119     SecureWorks Corp., Class A*     73,867  
  6,739     Semtech Corp.*     494,036  
  38,465     ServiceSource International, Inc.*     61,736  
  3,056     ShotSpotter, Inc.*     128,291  
  3,928     Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*     611,747  
  2,063     SiTime Corp.*     200,998  
  8,255     SMART Global Holdings, Inc.*     385,426  
  18,912     Smith Micro Software, Inc.*     124,819  
  4,671     SPS Commerce, Inc.*     470,510  
  2,557     SunPower Corp.*     88,907  
  4,818     Super Micro Computer, Inc.*     157,211  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Information Technology – (continued)      
  10,682     SVMK, Inc.*   $ 198,899  
  11,490     Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*     469,481  
  7,406     Synaptics, Inc.*     992,626  
  5,540     Tenable Holdings, Inc.*     226,641  
  4,565     TTEC Holdings, Inc.     384,099  
  15,251     TTM Technologies, Inc.*     215,344  
  1,099     Tucows, Inc., Class A*     86,843  
  9,362     Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*     434,210  
  2,705     Unisys Corp.*     66,408  
  1,712     Upland Software, Inc.*     84,624  
  5,235     Varonis Systems, Inc.*     960,832  
  7,579     Verint Systems, Inc.*     373,569  
  6,378     Veritone, Inc.*     229,927  
  8,681     Verra Mobility Corp.*     123,704  
  22,489     Viavi Solutions, Inc.*     363,984  
  13,099     VirnetX Holding Corp.(a)     91,169  
  14,657     Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     349,863  
  4,621     Vishay Precision Group, Inc.*     149,351  
  4,500     Workiva, Inc.*     455,175  
  18,005     Xperi Holding Corp.     379,905  
  12,976     Yext, Inc.*     219,554  
  9,261     Zix Corp.*     68,346  
  4,899     Zuora, Inc., Class A*     73,142  
   

 

 

 
      50,742,465  

 

 

 
Materials – 3.6%      
  11,287     AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.*     26,976  
  8,838     Alcoa Corp.*     216,973  
  10,375     Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*     203,972  
  8,617     American Vanguard Corp.     168,204  
  37,428     Amyris, Inc.*     516,506  
  5,138     Arconic Corp.*     112,625  
  9,928     Avient Corp.     429,088  
  2,541     Balchem Corp.     303,294  
  5,299     Caledonia Mining Corp. PLC (South Africa)     75,034  
  3,982     Carpenter Technology Corp.     161,908  
  3,000     Chase Corp.     323,040  
  1,950     Clearwater Paper Corp.*     68,269  
  14,439     Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.     192,616  
  9,032     Coeur Mining, Inc.*     81,378  
  16,004     Commercial Metals Co.     402,501  
  1,736     Compass Minerals International, Inc.     109,524  
  3,773     Domtar Corp.     139,790  
  5,651     Ferro Corp.*     89,681  
  5,258     Forterra, Inc.*     122,354  
  6,740     FutureFuel Corp.     98,943  
  10,712     GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.*     265,550  
  6,502     Glatfelter Corp.     104,357  
  2,236     Greif, Inc., Class A     107,999  
  301     Haynes International, Inc.     8,407  
  5,098     HB Fuller Co.     285,845  
  22,540     Hecla Mining Co.     147,186  
  4,233     Ingevity Corp.*     294,109  
  4,135     Innospec, Inc.     415,361  
  1,596     Kaiser Aluminum Corp.     182,104  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Materials – (continued)      
  2,924     Koppers Holdings, Inc.*   97,691  
  5,936     Kraton Corp.*     220,760  
  4,594     Kronos Worldwide, Inc.     66,383  
  6,736     Livent Corp.*     125,424  
  12,820     Louisiana-Pacific Corp.     610,360  
  14,370     Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.*     36,715  
  4,456     Materion Corp.     305,147  
  3,633     Minerals Technologies, Inc.     258,779  
  15,831     Myers Industries, Inc.     350,498  
  1,476     Neenah, Inc.     81,652  
  12,206     Novagold Resources, Inc. (Canada)*     101,920  
  7,544     O-I Glass, Inc.*     88,114  
  5,422     Olympic Steel, Inc.     96,728  
  14,106     Orion Engineered Carbons SA (Germany)     249,676  
  679     Quaker Chemical Corp.     191,736  
  9,497     Ryerson Holding Corp.*     120,897  
  8,414     Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A     290,620  
  3,783     Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.     176,666  
  4,363     Sensient Technologies Corp.     339,660  
  3,123     Stepan Co.     376,915  
  8,880     Summit Materials, Inc., Class A*     246,065  
  18,881     SunCoke Energy, Inc.     120,650  
  3,499     Tredegar Corp.     53,325  
  3,218     Trinseo SA     208,237  
  11,802     Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A     216,449  
  4,041     UFP Technologies, Inc.*     200,110  
  1,188     United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.     166,486  
  4,667     United States Steel Corp.     77,519  
  4,180     US Concrete, Inc.*     215,103  
  5,101     Verso Corp., Class A     63,763  
  8,042     Warrior Met Coal, Inc.     154,165  
  4,047     Worthington Industries, Inc.     258,563  
   

 

 

 
      11,820,370  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 6.0%      
  4,378     Acadia Realty Trust REIT     82,788  
  4,611     Agree Realty Corp. REIT     297,686  
  14,413     Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. REIT     251,795  
  318     Alexander’s, Inc. REIT     86,213  
  1,859     Alpine, Inc.ome Property Trust, Inc. REIT     34,057  
  4,840     American Assets Trust, Inc. REIT     150,427  
  5,264     BRT Apartments Corp. REIT     83,382  
  9,867     CareTrust REIT, Inc. REIT     218,850  
  1,527     Centerspace REIT     104,798  
  12,167     Chatham Lodging Trust REIT*     169,486  
  11,880     Colony Capital, Inc. REIT     70,330  
  4,779     Columbia Property Trust, Inc. REIT     67,479  
  3,555     Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. REIT     155,816  
  7,706     CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. REIT     57,564  
  22,439     CorePoint Lodging, Inc. REIT     204,419  
  2,205     CTO Realty Growth, Inc. REIT     114,109  
  6,842     Cushman & Wakefield PLC*     105,914  
  16,646     DiamondRock Hospitality Co. REIT*     168,457  
  35,782     Diversified Healthcare Trust REIT     161,019  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Real Estate – (continued)      
  6,926     Easterly Government Properties, Inc. REIT   $ 152,233  
  3,484     EastGroup Properties, Inc. REIT     474,207  
  6,820     Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     158,224  
  28,898     eXp World Holdings, Inc.*     1,745,150  
  6,581     Forestar Group, Inc.*     140,109  
  9,069     Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. REIT     245,679  
  18,968     Franklin Street Properties Corp. REIT     94,081  
  2,224     FRP Holdings, Inc.*     100,391  
  22,870     GEO Group, Inc. (The) REIT     164,664  
  5,040     Getty Realty Corp. REIT     141,019  
  6,748     Gladstone Commercial Corp. REIT     126,053  
  1,596     Gladstone Land Corp. REIT     28,552  
  5,670     Global Medical REIT, Inc. REIT     76,375  
  7,141     Global Net Lease, Inc. REIT     132,680  
  12,700     Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     366,522  
  20,192     Hersha Hospitality Trust REIT*     224,535  
  13,134     Independence Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     184,401  
  7,801     Industrial Logistics Properties Trust REIT     165,927  
  1,636     Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. REIT     319,020  
  11,526     iStar, Inc. REIT     204,241  
  10,577     Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     198,425  
  12,358     Kite Realty Group Trust REIT     236,903  
  22,597     Lexington Realty Trust REIT     242,240  
  4,247     LTC Properties, Inc. REIT     173,745  
  14,210     Mack-Cali Realty Corp. REIT     198,514  
  13,810     Marcus & Millichap, Inc.*     522,985  
  1,051     Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Inc.*     12,423  
  10,188     Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT     176,456  
  4,039     National Health Investors, Inc. REIT     275,743  
  10,597     National Storage Affiliates Trust REIT     408,514  
  22,609     New Senior Investment Group, Inc. REIT     138,141  
  22,871     Newmark Group, Inc., Class A     229,167  
  4,172     NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. REIT     171,219  
  5,585     Office Properties Income Trust REIT     141,245  
  2,149     One Liberty Properties, Inc. REIT     46,010  
  9,324     Pebblebrook Hotel Trust REIT     211,282  
  18,559     Physicians Realty Trust REIT     315,503  
  16,231     Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT     276,901  
  9,179     PotlatchDeltic Corp. REIT     465,834  
  11,717     Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc., Class A REIT     96,431  
  2,355     PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT     341,145  
  5,269     QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT     327,310  
  8,779     RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A     366,260  
  40,261     Realogy Holdings Corp.*     607,136  
  16,947     Redfin Corp.*     1,283,566  
  11,921     Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. REIT     188,471  
  9,912     Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A REIT     104,373  
  6,834     Retail Value, Inc. REIT     114,128  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Real Estate – (continued)      
  14,509     RLJ Lodging Trust REIT   227,791  
  6,577     RMR Group, Inc. (The), Class A     264,330  
  14,240     RPT Realty REIT     156,213  
  2,561     Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. REIT     197,940  
  20,951     Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. REIT     360,776  
  1,031     Safehold, Inc. REIT     78,614  
  564     Saul Centers, Inc. REIT     19,977  
  16,948     Service Properties Trust REIT     217,612  
  8,640     SITE Centers Corp. REIT     115,258  
  3,490     St Joe Co. (The)     175,652  
  12,998     STAG Industrial, Inc. REIT     410,087  
  15,935     Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. REIT*     164,927  
  13,652     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. REIT     180,343  
  12,948     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT     203,802  
  6,015     Terreno Realty Corp. REIT     337,081  
  6,494     UMH Properties, Inc. REIT     110,853  
  25,817     Uniti Group, Inc. REIT     307,480  
  1,784     Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT     110,519  
  7,277     Urban Edge Properties REIT     120,070  
  6,171     Washington Real Estate Investment Trust REIT     138,971  
  8,564     Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT     171,023  
   

 

 

 
      19,768,041  

 

 

 
Utilities – 3.0%      
  6,744     ALLETE, Inc.     419,005  
  6,476     American States Water Co.     473,072  
  1,589     Artesian Resources Corp., Class A     58,793  
  51,591     Atlantic Power Corp.*     148,066  
  8,014     Avista Corp.     322,243  
  7,241     Black Hills Corp.     428,378  
  5,401     Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A (Canada)     357,654  
  8,663     Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A(a)     400,057  
  5,269     California Water Service Group     289,531  
  2,693     Chesapeake Utilities Corp.     284,731  
  17,266     Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A     451,506  
  20,095     Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C     551,809  
  8,603     Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (Cayman Islands)     111,409  
  7,811     Genie Energy Ltd., Class B     58,973  
  4,360     MGE Energy, Inc.     277,732  
  1,822     Middlesex Water Co.     125,117  
  9,791     New Jersey Resources Corp.     384,688  
  3,205     Northwest Natural Holding Co.     153,808  
  6,386     NorthWestern Corp.     373,453  
  6,192     ONE Gas, Inc.     414,678  
  6,003     Ormat Technologies, Inc.     514,277  
  5,730     Otter Tail Corp.     232,180  
  10,359     PNM Resources, Inc.     497,336  
  11,486     Portland General Electric Co.     484,250  
  11,520     Pure Cycle Corp.*     135,475  
  3,245     RGC Resources, Inc.     73,694  
  3,126     SJW Group     195,938  
  8,503     South Jersey Industries, Inc.     213,510  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   61


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® U.S. SMALL CAP EQUITY ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Utilities – (continued)      
  6,220     Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.   $ 387,817  
  7,111     Spark Energy, Inc., Class A     70,897  
  5,454     Spire, Inc.     362,255  
  3,922     Sunnova Energy International, Inc.*     175,862  
  3,036     Unitil Corp.     127,026  
  2,897     York Water Co. (The)     120,544  
   

 

 

 
      9,675,764  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $242,848,051)   $ 323,685,127  

 

 

 
Units     Description   Value  
Right – 0.0%  
Financials – 0.0%      
  153     NewStar Financial, Inc. CVR*(d)  
  (Cost $13)   $ 0  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $242,749,840)   $ 323,685,127  

 

 

 
Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 1.9%(e)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  6,365,173     0.036%   $ 6,365,173  
  (Cost $6,365,173)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 101.0%  
  (Cost $249,115,013)   $ 330,050,300  

 

 

 
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    OTHER ASSETS – (1.0)%
    (3,359,826

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 326,690,474  

 

 

 

 

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)

  Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are subject to legal restrictions on sale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are subsequently registered and the registration statement is effective. Disposal of these securities may involve time consuming negotiations and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Total market value of restricted securities amounts to $9,887, which represents approximately 0.0% of net assets as of February 28, 2021. See additional details below:

 

    Security    Date(s) of
Purchase
     Cost  
  BM Technologies Inc.      12/17/20      $ 13,363  

 

(d)

  Significant unobservable inputs were used in the valuation of this portfolio security; i.e. Level 3.

(e)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

CVR

 

—Contingent Value Right

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At February 28, 2021, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
      

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

 

E-mini Russell 2000 Index

   21      03/19/21      $ 2,332,174        $ (23,014

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® ETFS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

        ActiveBeta®
Emerging Markets
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
Europe
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
International
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
Japan
Equity ETF
 
  Assets:           
 

Investments at value (cost $1,343,394,784, $16,182,752, $1,846,574,236 and $18,142,843, respectively)(a)

  $ 1,958,323,348      $ 18,175,592      $ 2,218,572,529      $ 22,128,794  
 

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

    14,474,035        67,768        32,805,090        258,183  
 

Cash

    32,795,845        25,992        631,308         
 

Foreign currency, at value (cost $101,660, $9,299, $1,008,552 and $14,224, respectively)

    101,800        9,307        1,007,389        13,966  
 

Receivables:

          
 

Investments sold

    104,786,551        866,586        91,456,176        644,058  
 

Dividends

    5,132,398        14,263        2,877,556        33,128  
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    50,124                       
 

Securities lending income

    36,964        25        8,492        66  
 

Foreign tax reclaims

    29,921        80,857        1,926,725        2,432  
 

Due from broker

           7,570                
 

Other assets

    12,213                       
  Total assets     2,115,743,199        19,247,960        2,349,285,265        23,080,627  
            
  Liabilities:           
 

Variation margin on futures contracts

    104,285        1,445                
 

Payables:

          
 

Investments purchased

    133,836,439        904,608        89,505,118        462,471  
 

Upon return of securities loaned

    14,474,035        67,768        32,805,090        258,183  
 

Foreign capital gains tax

    4,885,710                       
 

Management fees

    626,530        3,556        435,856        4,439  
 

Due to custodian

                         91,588  
 

Accrued expenses

    1,207,891                       
  Total liabilities     155,134,890        977,377        122,746,064        816,681  
            
  Net Assets:           
 

Paid-in capital

    1,473,167,938        19,545,722        1,976,258,434        19,268,694  
 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

    487,440,371        (1,275,139      250,280,767        2,995,252  
  NET ASSETS   $ 1,960,608,309      $ 18,270,583      $ 2,226,539,201      $ 22,263,946  
  SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING           
 

Shares outstanding no par value (unlimited shares authorized):

    50,000,000        550,000        69,300,000        600,000  
 

Net asset value per share:

  $ 39.21      $ 33.22      $ 32.13      $ 37.11  

 

  (a)   Includes loaned securities having a market value of $13,482,311, $62,367, $28,797,312 and $244,994 for the ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF, ActiveBeta Europe Equity ETF, ActiveBeta International Equity ETF and ActiveBeta Japan Equity ETF funds, respectively.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   63


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® ETFS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

        ActiveBeta®
U.S. Large Cap
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
U.S. Small Cap
Equity ETF
 
  Assets:     
 

Investments at value (cost $8,608,292,822 and $242,749,840, respectively)(a)

  $ 11,727,083,793      $ 323,685,127  
 

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

           6,365,173  
 

Cash

    6,062,265        2,723,239  
 

Receivables:

    
 

Fund shares sold

    76,631,340         
 

Dividends

    13,245,578        168,518  
 

Securities lending income

    1,442        10,794  
 

Due from broker

           150,150  
  Total assets     11,823,024,418        333,103,001  
      
  Liabilities:     
 

Variation margin on futures contracts

           840  
 

Payables:

    
 

Fund shares redeemed

    76,367,497         
 

Management fees

    836,023        46,514  
 

Investments purchased

    308,881         
 

Upon return of securities loaned

           6,365,173  
  Total liabilities     77,512,401        6,412,527  
      
  Net Assets:     
 

Paid-in capital

    8,961,236,018        254,814,975  
 

Total distributable earnings

    2,784,275,999        71,875,499  
  NET ASSETS   $ 11,745,512,017      $ 326,690,474  
  SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING     
 

Shares outstanding no par value (unlimited shares authorized):

    153,802,500        5,350,000  
 

Net asset value per share:

  $ 76.37      $ 61.06  

 

  (a)   Includes loaned securities having a market value of $– and $6,218,746 for the ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, and ActiveBeta U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF funds, respectively.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® ETFS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

        ActiveBeta®
Emerging Markets
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
Europe
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
International
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
Japan
Equity ETF
 
  Investment income:           
 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuer (net of foreign withholding taxes of $2,004,348, $10,799, $1,444,622 and $27,676, respectively)

  $ 12,292,040      $ 101,617      $ 14,903,240      $ 181,065  
 

Non cash dividend income

           16,725        1,122,264         
 

Securities lending income — unaffiliated issuer

    92,520        1,002        149,287        1,142  
  Total investment income     12,384,560        119,344        16,174,791        182,207  
            
  Expenses:           
 

Management fees

    3,586,988        19,423        2,479,735        24,382  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    757,185                       
 

Printing and mailing costs

    91,972                       
 

Professional fees

    54,509                       
 

Trustee fees

    11,115        2,057        14,054        2,082  
 

Other

    24,063                       
  Total expenses     4,525,832        21,480        2,493,789        26,464  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (490,025                     
  Net expenses     4,035,807        21,480        2,493,789        26,464  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     8,348,753        97,864        13,681,002        155,743  
            
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):           
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

          
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    26,260,163        46,285        (4,348,187      (69,308
 

In-kind redemptions

    30,783,704                       
 

Futures

    (83,681             932,928        27,841  
 

Foreign currency transactions

    (272,569      (451      (46,741      2,163  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

          
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers (including the effects of the foreign capital gains tax liability of $5,807,724, $–, $– and $–, respectively)

    244,612,411        1,813,179        230,672,845        2,786,661  
 

Futures

           (537             (4,057
 

Foreign currency translations

    (144,929      840        (136,604      (3,582
  Net realized and unrealized gain     301,155,099        1,859,316        227,074,241        2,739,718  
  NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 309,503,852      $ 1,957,180      $ 240,755,243      $ 2,895,461  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   65


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® ETFS

 

Statements of Operations (continued)

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

        ActiveBeta®
U.S. Large Cap
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
U.S. Small Cap
Equity ETF
 
  Investment income:     
 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuer (net of foreign withholding taxes of $– and $12,562, respectively)

  $ 74,399,397      $ 1,196,204  
 

Securities lending income — unaffiliated issuer

    31,287        101,256  
  Total investment income     74,430,684        1,297,460  
      
  Expenses:     
 

Management fees

    4,829,724        211,243  
 

Trustee fees

    67,744        3,142  
  Total expenses     4,897,468        214,385  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     69,533,216        1,083,075  
      
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):     
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (84,213,673      (330,015
 

In-kind redemptions

    176,210,014         
 

Futures

    720,998        451,951  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

    
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    757,148,992        72,561,883  
 

Futures

           (151,260
  Net realized and unrealized gain     849,866,331        72,532,559  
  NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 919,399,547      $ 73,615,634  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® ETFS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF            ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
           For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
  From operations:             
 

Net investment income

  $ 8,348,753      $ 43,988,398        $ 97,864      $ 348,546  
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    56,687,617        (40,335,493        45,834        (1,962,467
 

Net change in unrealized gain

    244,467,482        146,795,035                1,813,482        2,044,102  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     309,503,852        150,447,940                1,957,180        430,181  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:             
 

From distributable earnings

    (24,075,090      (44,088,214              (102,388      (340,708
              
  From share transactions:             
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    146,232,369        148,065,074                  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (181,529,392      (243,149,316                     (2,258,165
  Net decrease in net assets resulting from share transactions     (35,297,023      (95,084,242                     (2,258,165
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     250,131,739        11,275,484                1,854,792        (2,168,692
              
  Net assets:             
 

Beginning of period

  $ 1,710,476,570      $ 1,699,201,086              $ 16,415,791      $ 18,584,483  
 

End of period

  $ 1,960,608,309      $ 1,710,476,570              $ 18,270,583      $ 16,415,791  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   67


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® ETFS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

        ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF            ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
           For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
  From operations:             
 

Net investment income

  $ 13,681,002      $ 33,497,128        $ 155,743      $ 409,965  
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (3,462,000      (71,514,669        (39,304      388,178  
 

Net change in unrealized gain

    230,536,241        96,323,217                2,779,022        1,212,417  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     240,755,243        58,305,676                2,895,461        2,010,560  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:             
 

From distributable earnings

    (14,804,235      (34,855,286              (192,486      (482,484
              
  From share transactions:             
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    257,025,925        319,433,538                  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

           (144,922,933                     (6,435,562
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     257,025,925        174,510,605                       (6,435,562
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     482,976,933        197,960,995                2,702,975        (4,907,486
              
  Net assets:             
 

Beginning of period

  $ 1,743,562,268      $ 1,545,601,273              $ 19,560,971      $ 24,468,457  
 

End of period

  $ 2,226,539,201      $ 1,743,562,268              $ 22,263,946      $ 19,560,971  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® ETFS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

        ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF            ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
           For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
  From operations:             
 

Net investment income

  $ 69,533,216      $ 131,490,181        $ 1,083,075      $ 1,182,340  
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    92,717,339        (144,906,256        121,936        (1,417,613
 

Net change in unrealized gain

    757,148,992        1,648,452,208                72,410,623        8,670,193  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     919,399,547        1,635,036,133                73,615,634        8,434,920  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:             
 

From distributable earnings

    (69,678,041      (130,496,243              (1,060,525      (1,215,722
              
  From share transactions:             
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    834,735,668        2,860,908,951          101,651,534        74,558,334  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (366,839,880      (543,604,251                     (25,692,998
  Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     467,895,788        2,317,304,700                101,651,534        48,865,336  
  TOTAL INCREASE     1,317,617,294        3,821,844,590                174,206,643        56,084,534  
              
  Net assets:             
 

Beginning of period

  $ 10,427,894,723      $ 6,606,050,133              $ 152,483,831      $ 96,399,297  
 

End of period

  $ 11,745,512,017      $ 10,427,894,723              $ 326,690,474      $ 152,483,831  

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
    For the Period
September 25, 2015
*
to
August 31, 2016
 
  2020     2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Operating Performance:            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 33.28     $ 31.12     $ 32.98     $ 33.73     $ 28.03     $ 25.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.17       0.80 (b)      0.75       0.77       0.63       0.60  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    6.24       2.17       (1.79     (0.84     5.58       2.70  
 

Total gain (loss) from investment operations

    6.41       2.97       (1.04     (0.07     6.21       3.30  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.48     (0.81     (0.82     (0.68     (0.51     (0.27
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 39.21     $ 33.28     $ 31.12     $ 32.98     $ 33.73     $ 28.03  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 39.33     $ 33.28     $ 31.14     $ 32.87     $ 33.74     $ 28.01  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(c)     19.50     9.55     (3.21 )%      (0.28 )%      22.49     13.29
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 1,960,608     $ 1,710,477     $ 1,699,201     $ 1,688,540     $ 1,490,683     $ 863,388  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.45 %(d)      0.45     0.45     0.45     0.45     0.45 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.50 %(d)      0.52     0.51     0.51     0.53     0.58 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.93 %(d)      2.55 %(b)      2.37     2.19     2.13     2.52 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    21     38     28     28     27     44

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from non-recurring special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.09% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
    For the Period
March 2, 2016
*
to
August 31, 2016
 
  2020     2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Operating Performance:            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 29.85     $ 28.59     $ 30.82     $ 30.39     $ 26.12     $ 25.03  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.18 (b)      0.58       0.89       0.95       0.75       0.60  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    3.38       1.27       (1.84     0.37       4.26       0.97  
 

Total gain (loss) from investment operations

    3.56       1.85       (0.95     1.32       5.01       1.57  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.19     (0.59     (1.28     (0.89     (0.74     (0.48
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 33.22     $ 29.85     $ 28.59     $ 30.82     $ 30.39     $ 26.12  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 33.14     $ 29.81     $ 28.62     $ 30.73     $ 30.54     $ 26.20  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(c)     11.99     6.69     (3.15 )%      4.40     19.46     6.23
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 18,271     $ 16,416     $ 18,584     $ 73,963     $ 44,062     $ 33,959  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.25 %(d)      0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.25 %(d)      0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.71 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.04 %(b)(d)      2.01     3.07     3.02     2.71     4.61 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    10     18     17     23     17     14

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from non-recurring special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.10% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
    For the Period
November 6, 2015
*
to
August 31, 2016
 
  2020     2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Operating Performance:            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 28.72     $ 27.70     $ 29.42     $ 28.38     $ 24.67     $ 24.78  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.21       0.57       0.86       0.76       0.69       0.59  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    3.43       1.05       (1.78     1.02       3.61       (0.37
 

Total gain (loss) from investment operations

    3.64       1.62       (0.92     1.78       4.30       0.22  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.23     (0.60     (0.80     (0.74     (0.59     (0.33
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 32.13     $ 28.72     $ 27.70     $ 29.42     $ 28.38     $ 24.67  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 32.17     $ 28.63     $ 27.73     $ 29.45     $ 28.53     $ 24.78  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     12.74     5.96     (3.09 )%      6.30     17.66     0.90
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 2,226,539     $ 1,743,562     $ 1,545,601     $ 1,094,462     $ 593,129     $ 283,757  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.25 %(c)      0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.27 %(c) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.25 %(c)      0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.62 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.37 %(c)      2.08     3.10     2.56     2.64     3.02 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    7     20     17     16     23     23

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® ETFS

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
    For the Period
March 2, 2016
*
to
August 31, 2016
 
  2020     2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Operating Performance:            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 32.60     $ 30.59     $ 32.99     $ 30.71     $ 27.33     $ 25.69  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.26       0.66       0.82       0.54       0.48       0.24  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    4.57       2.15       (2.29     2.36       3.50       1.60  
 

Total gain (loss) from investment operations

    4.83       2.81       (1.47     2.90       3.98       1.84  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.32     (0.80     (0.93     (0.62     (0.60     (0.20
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 37.11     $ 32.60     $ 30.59     $ 32.99     $ 30.71     $ 27.33  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 37.48     $ 32.51     $ 30.52     $ 32.90     $ 30.79     $ 27.44  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     14.85     9.15     (4.32 )%      9.42     14.74     7.17
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 22,264     $ 19,561     $ 24,468     $ 52,778     $ 42,992     $ 32,797  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.25 %(c)      0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25 %(c) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.25 %(c)      0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.73 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.47 %(c)      2.09     2.64     1.62     1.68     1.81 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    10     18     33     23     22     10

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
    For the Period
September 17, 2015
*
to
August 31, 2016
 
  2020     2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Operating Performance:            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 70.70     $ 59.09     $ 58.75     $ 49.16     $ 43.83     $ 40.70  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.46       1.06       1.03       0.96       0.97       0.85  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    5.68       11.62       0.30       9.56       5.17       2.78  
 

Total gain from investment operations

    6.14       12.68       1.33       10.52       6.14       3.63  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.47     (1.07     (0.99     (0.93     (0.81     (0.50
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 76.37     $ 70.70     $ 59.09     $ 58.75     $ 49.16     $ 43.83  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 76.32     $ 70.61     $ 59.07     $ 58.75     $ 49.15     $ 43.82  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     8.74     21.81     2.42     21.65     14.15     8.97
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 11,745,512     $ 10,427,895     $ 6,606,050     $ 3,980,297     $ 2,396,490     $ 1,157,206  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.09 %(c)      0.09     0.09     0.09     0.09     0.09 %(c) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.09 %(c)      0.09     0.09     0.09     0.09     0.19 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.28 %(c)      1.72     1.82     1.78     2.08     2.11 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    7     17     16     16     20     18

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® ETFS

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
    For the Period
June 28, 2017
*
to
August 31, 2017
 
  2020     2019     2018  
  Per Share Operating Performance:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 43.57     $ 42.84     $ 49.49     $ 39.65     $ 40.36  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.26 (b)      0.51       0.57       0.56       0.07  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    17.49       0.78       (6.66     9.79       (0.78
 

Total gain (loss) from investment operations

    17.75       1.29       (6.09     10.35       (0.71
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.26     (0.56     (0.56     (0.51      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 61.06     $ 43.57     $ 42.84     $ 49.49     $ 39.65  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 61.23     $ 43.63     $ 42.84     $ 49.55     $ 38.95  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(c)     40.91     3.13     (12.28 )%      26.28     (1.76 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 326,690     $ 152,484     $ 96,399     $ 47,014     $ 11,896  
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.20 %(d)      0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.92 %(b)(d)      1.21     1.32     1.24     0.96 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    7     20     20     27     0 %(f) 

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from non-recurring special dividends which amounted to $0.05 per share and 0.09% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (f)   Less than 0.5%

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), consisting of multiple series. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2009. 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 respective diversification status under the Act:

 

Fund          Diversification
Classification

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (“ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF”)

        Diversified

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF (“ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF”)

        Diversified

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF (“ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF”)

        Diversified

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF (“ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF”)

        Diversified

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (“ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF”)

        Diversified

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (“ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF”)

        Diversified

The investment objective of each Fund is to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of its respective Index.

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 (each, an “Agreement” and together, the “Agreements”) with the Trust. Each Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Market prices for the Funds’ shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Funds issue and redeem shares at their respective NAV only in blocks of a specified number of shares, or multiples thereof, referred to as “Creation Units”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed generally for a designated portfolio of securities (including any portion of such securities for which cash may be substituted) and a specified amount of cash. Shares generally trade in the secondary market in quantities less than a Creation Unit at market prices that change throughout the day. Only those that have entered into an authorized participant agreement with ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) may do business directly with the Funds.

 

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 NAV calculations. Investment income is recorded net of any foreign withholding taxes, less any amounts reclaimable. The Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and is payable upon sale of such investments. Distributions received from the Funds’ investments in 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.

 

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

For derivative contracts, realized gains and losses are recorded upon settlement of the contract.

C.  Expenses — Expenses incurred directly by a Fund are charged to the Fund, and certain 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, and are accrued daily.

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. For each fund, income distributions, if any, are declared and paid quarterly. 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).

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Funds, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Funds’ investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies, GSAM regularly performs price 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.

Underlying Funds (including Money Market Funds) — Underlying funds (“Underlying Funds”) include other investment companies and 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, the Funds’ shares will correspondingly fluctuate in value. 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. 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 last bid price for long positions and the last ask price for short positions on the exchange where they are principally traded. 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.

 

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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 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 February 28, 2021:

 

ACTIVEBETA® EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Africa

   $ 77,202,035        $ 3,132,106        $  

Asia

     1,625,169,874          68,017,906           

Europe

     17,480,290                    

North America

     48,645,759                    

South America

     100,237,090          18,438,288           

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     14,474,035                    
Total    $ 1,883,209,083        $ 89,588,300        $  

 

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February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

ACTIVEBETA® EUROPE EQUITY ETF

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Africa

   $ 41,514        $        $  

Asia

     128,869                    

Europe

     17,280,633          173,740           

North America

     260,419                    

Oceania

     258,089                    

South America

     32,328                    

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     67,768                    
Total    $ 18,069,620        $ 173,740        $  
Derivative Type                            
Liabilities(b)             

Futures Contracts

   $ (537      $        $  
ACTIVEBETA® INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Africa

   $ 4,580,302        $        $  

Asia

     609,615,216                    

Europe

     1,208,351,731          13,712,755           

North America

     228,302,232          1,546,435           

Oceania

     148,166,577                    

South America

     4,297,281                    

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     32,805,090                    
Total    $ 2,236,118,429        $ 15,259,190        $  

 

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ACTIVEBETA® JAPAN EQUITY ETF             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Asia

   $ 22,128,794        $        $  

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     258,183                    
Total    $ 22,386,977        $        $  
ACTIVEBETA® U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

North America

   $ 11,727,083,793        $        $  
Total    $ 11,727,083,793        $        $  
ACTIVEBETA® U.S. SMALL CAP EQUITY ETF             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            
   $        $ 9,887        $  

Africa

     75,034                    

Asia

     862,849                    

Europe

     944,939                    

North America

     321,560,170                    

South America

     232,248                    

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     6,346,066                    
Total    $ 330,021,306        $ 9,887        $  
Derivative Type                            
Liabilities(b)             

Futures Contracts

   $ (23,014      $        $  

 

(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 loss at period end.

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

 

4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the gross value of derivative contracts (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) as of February 28, 2021. These instruments were used as part of the Funds’

 

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February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

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.

 

Risk              Fund           Statement of Assets and Liabilities              Liabilities(a)  

Equity

            Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF              Variation Margin on Futures Contracts               $ (537

Equity

            Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF              Variation Margin on Futures Contracts                 (23,014

 

(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 February 28, 2021 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 six months ended February 28, 2021. These gains (losses) should be considered in the context that these derivative contracts may have been executed to create investment opportunities and/or economically hedge certain investments, and accordingly, certain gains (losses) on such derivative contracts may offset certain (losses) gains attributable to investments. These gains (losses) are included in “Net realized gain (loss)” or “Net change in unrealized gain (loss)” on the Statements of Operations:

 

Risk    Fund      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
from Futures
Contracts
       Net Change in
Unrealized Gain
(Loss) on
Futures Contracts
       Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 

Equity

   Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF      $ (83,681      $          27  

Equity

   Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF                 (537        1  

Equity

   Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF        932,928                   20  

Equity

   Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF        27,841          (4,057        4  

Equity

   Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF        720,998                   19  

Equity

   Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF        451,951          (151,260)          13  

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the month end balances for the six months ended February 28, 2021.

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

A.  Management Agreement — 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 each Fund except the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF, the Funds operate under a unitary management fee structure. Under the unitary fee structure, GSAM is responsible for paying substantially all the expenses of each such Fund, excluding payments under the Fund’s 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage fees, costs of holding shareholder meetings and litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses. As the Funds directly pay fees and expenses of the independent Trustees, the management fee collected by GSAM will be reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the Funds to the independent Trustees.

 

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For the six months ended February 28, 2021, unitary management fees with GSAM were at the following rates for each Fund except the ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF:

 

Fund        

Unitary

Management Fee

 

ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF

         0.25

ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF

         0.25

ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF

         0.25

ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity  ETF

         0.09

ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

         0.20

For the six months ended February 28, 2021, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAM were at the following rate for the ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF:

 

Fund         Contractual and Effective Net
Management Fee
 

ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF

         0.40

B.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to reduce or limit certain “Other Expenses” of the ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, 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 limitation as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets for the ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF is 0.05%. This Other Expense limitation will remain in effect permanently and GSAM may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Trustees.

For the six months ended February 28, 2021, these expense reimbursements amounted to $490,025.

 

6. CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS

The Trust issues and redeems shares of the Funds only in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the Distributor, without an initial sales load, at NAV next determined after receipt, on any Business Day (as defined in the Statement of Additional Information), of an order in proper form. Shares of the Funds may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (each an “Authorized Participant”). An Authorized Participant is either (1) a “Participating Party” or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation; or (2) a Depository Trust Company participant; which, in either case, must have executed an agreement with the Distributor. Retail investors will typically not qualify as an Authorized Participant or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Funds. Rather, most retail investors will purchase shares in the secondary market at market prices with the assistance of a broker and may be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees. Fixed creation and redemption transaction fees are imposed in connection with creations and redemptions.

Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay a variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (e.g. taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from sale of shares” in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

6. CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

August 31, 2020

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

    3,800,000     $ 145,310,355        4,400,000     $ 147,064,435  

Shares Redeemed

    (5,200,000     (181,529,392      (7,600,000     (242,809,605

NET (DECREASE) IN SHARES

    (1,400,000   $ (36,219,037      (3,200,000   $ (95,745,170
    ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

August 31, 2020

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

        $            $  

Shares Redeemed

                 (100,000     (2,258,165

NET (DECREASE) IN SHARES

        $        (100,000   $ (2,258,165
    ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021

(Unaudited)

     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

    8,600,000     $ 257,025,925        11,200,000     $ 319,392,338  

Shares Redeemed

                 (6,300,000     (144,922,584

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    8,600,000     $ 257,025,925        4,900,000     $ 174,469,754  
    ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021

(Unaudited)

     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

        $            $  

Shares Redeemed

                 (200,000     (6,435,562

NET (DECREASE) IN SHARES

        $        (200,000   $ (6,435,562

 

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    ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended         
    February 28, 2021      For the Fiscal Year Ended  
    (Unaudited)      August 31, 2020  
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

    11,200,000     $ 834,735,668        44,400,000     $ 2,860,908,861  

Shares Redeemed

    (4,900,000     (366,839,880      (8,700,000     (543,604,251

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    6,300,000     $ 467,895,788        35,700,000     $ 2,317,304,610  
    ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended         
    February 28, 2021      For the Fiscal Year Ended  
    (Unaudited)      August 31, 2020  
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

    1,850,000     $ 101,651,534        1,900,000     $ 74,558,334  

Shares Redeemed

                 (650,000     (25,692,998

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    1,850,000     $ 101,651,534        1,250,000     $ 48,865,336  

 

7. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of long-term securities for the six months ended February 28, 2021, were as follows:

 

Fund        Purchases      Sales  

ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity  ETF

      $ 372,430,432      $ 383,424,318  

ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF

        1,772,150        1,758,065  

ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF

        213,996,359        131,789,534  

ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF

        2,102,718        2,151,432  

ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity  ETF

        740,923,703        711,859,062  

ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

        15,599,257        14,337,349  

 

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February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

7. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

The purchases and sales from in-kind creation and redemption transactions for the six months ended February 28, 2021, were as follows:

 

Fund        Purchases      Sales  

ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity  ETF

      $ 34,101,195      $ 83,573,109  

ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF

        248,915,966        77,294,718  

ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity  ETF

        810,518,835        366,584,550  

ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

        100,696,116         

 

8. SECURITIES LENDING

The Funds may lend their securities through a securities lending agent, the Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), to certain qualified borrowers. 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, 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 BNYM is unable to purchase replacement securities, 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 February 28, 2021, are disclosed as “Payable upon return of securities loaned” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, where applicable.

Both the Funds and BNYM received compensation relating to the lending of the Funds’ securities. The amounts earned, if any, by the Funds for the six months ended February 28, 2021, are reported under Investment Income on the Statements of Operations.

 

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The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Government Money Market Fund for the six months ended February 28, 2021:

 

Fund         Beginning value as of
August 31, 2020
     Purchases at Cost      Proceeds from Sales      Ending value as of
February 28, 2021
 

ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity  ETF

       $ 4,333,286      $ 63,528,869      $ (53,388,120    $ 14,474,035  

ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF

         62,772        899,496        (894,500      67,768  

ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF

         24,830,933        148,788,755        (140,814,598      32,805,090  

ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF

         999,602        1,742,253        (2,483,672      258,183  

ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

         9,557,821        88,087,247        (97,645,068       

ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

         2,901,792        24,318,933        (20,855,552      6,365,173  

 

9. TAX INFORMATION

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year ended August 31, 2020, the Funds’ capital loss carryforward and certain timing differences on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

      ActiveBeta®
Emerging
Markets
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
Europe
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
International
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
Japan
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
U.S. Large Cap
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
U.S. Small Cap
Equity ETF
 

Capital loss carryforwards:

                 

Perpetual Short-Term

   $ (101,846,403    $ (1,057,760    $ (41,653,447    $ (340,063    $ (219,173,013    $ (2,166,488

Perpetual Long-Term

     (60,153,326      (2,253,244      (70,497,387      (404,415      (172,318,274      (3,596,057

Timing differences

(Qualified Late Year Loss Deferral)

     (2,662,750      (684             (60,525              

As of February 28, 2021, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      ActiveBeta®
Emerging
Markets
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
Europe
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
International
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
Japan
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
U.S. Large Cap
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
U.S. Small Cap
Equity ETF
 

Tax Cost

   $ 1,375,545,603      $ 16,324,404      $ 1,889,707,052      $ 18,554,210      $ 8,665,030,971      $ 252,687,449  

Gross unrealized gain

     646,423,287        3,259,732        419,585,056        4,689,982        3,174,695,044        80,200,518  

Gross unrealized loss

     (49,171,507      (1,340,776      (57,914,489      (857,215      (112,642,222      (2,837,667

Net unrealized gains (losses)

   $ 597,251,780      $ 1,918,956      $ 361,670,567      $ 3,832,767      $ 3,062,052,822      $ 77,362,851  

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 differences in the tax treatment of partnership investments and passive foreign investment company investments.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

10. OTHER RISKS

 

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

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

Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which a Fund invests. The imposition of 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 problems with registration, settlement or custody, may also result in losses. Foreign risk also involves the risk of negative foreign currency rate fluctuations, which may cause the value of securities denominated in such foreign currency (or other instruments through which 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 emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

Foreign Custody Risk — If a Fund invests in foreign securities, 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.

Index Risk — GSAM (the “Index Provider”) constructs each Fund’s Index in accordance with a rules-based methodology. A Fund will be negatively affected by general declines in the securities and asset classes represented in its Index. In addition, because the Funds are not “actively” managed, unless a specific security is removed from an Index, a Fund generally would not sell a security because the security’s issuer was in financial trouble. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on a Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track the Index. A Fund also does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets. Therefore, a Fund’s performance could be lower than funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline or a decline in the value of one or more issuers. The Index Provider relies on third party data it believes to be reliable in constructing each Index, but it does not guarantee the accuracy or availability of such third party data. Errors in index data, index computation or the construction of an Index in accordance with its methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the applicable Fund and its shareholders. In addition, neither a Fund, the Investment Adviser, the Calculation Agent nor the Index Provider can guarantee the availability or timeliness of the production of the Index. Furthermore, the index providers for the reference indices upon which the Funds’ Indeces are based may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of an index or the implementation of certain rules at their sole discretion. In such circumstances, a Fund, in replicating the composition of an index, may have more or less exposure to a particular sector or individual company than had the index been constructed in accordance with its stated methodology.

Investments in Other Investment Companies Risk — As a shareholder of another investment company, including an ETF, a Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment

 

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10. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

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.

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.

Market Trading Risk — Each Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for Shares. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The Investment Adviser cannot predict whether Shares will trade below, at or above their NAV. Price differences may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for Shares will be closely related to, but not identical to, the same forces influencing the prices of the securities of a Fund’s Index trading individually or in the aggregate at any point in time.

Tracking Error Risk — Tracking error is the divergence of a Fund’s performance from that of its Index. The performance of a Fund may diverge from that of its Index for a number of reasons. Tracking error may occur because of transaction costs, a Fund’s holding of cash, differences in accrual of dividends, changes to its Index or the need to meet new or existing regulatory requirements. Unlike a Fund, the returns of an Index are not reduced by investment and other operating expenses, including the trading costs associated with implementing changes to its portfolio of investments. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of market volatility or other unusual market conditions.

 

11. 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.

 

12. OTHER MATTERS

On October 22, 2020, Goldman Sachs announced a settlement of matters involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd. (1MDB), a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, with the United States Department of Justice as well as criminal and civil authorities in the UK, Singapore and Hong Kong. Further information regarding the 1MDB settlement can be found at https://www.goldmansachs.com/media-relations/press-releases/current/goldman-sachs-2020-10-22.html. The 1MDB settlement will not materially adversely affect GSAM’s ability to serve as investment manager.

 

13. 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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Fund Expenses — For the Six Months ended  2/28/2021 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Shares of the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds. This example does not take into account brokerage commissions that you may pay on your purchases and sales of Shares of a Fund.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period from September 1, 2020 and held for the six months ended February 28, 2021, which represents a period of 181 days of a 365 day year (or less where indicated).

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 six months. 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 a Fund’s actual net expense ratios 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 a 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 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.

 

     ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF     ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF     ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF  
     Beginning
Account Value
9/1/20
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/21
    Expenses
Paid
*
    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/20
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/21
    Expenses
Paid
*
    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/20
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/21
    Expenses
Paid
*
 

Actual based on NAV

  $ 1,000     $ 1,195.00     $ 2.45     $ 1,000     $ 1,119.90     $ 1.31     $ 1,000     $ 1,127.40     $ 1.32  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,022.56     2.26       1,000       1,023.55     1.25       1,000       1,023.55     1.25  

 

     ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF     ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF     ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF  
     Beginning
Account Value
9/1/20
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/21
    Expenses
Paid
*
    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/20
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/21
    Expenses
Paid
*
    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/20
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/21
    Expenses
Paid
*
 

Actual based on NAV

  $ 1,000     $ 1,148.50     $ 1.33     $ 1,000     $ 1,087.40     $ 0.47     $ 1,000     $ 1,409.10     $ 1.19  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,023.55     1.25       1,000       1,024.35     0.45       1,000       1,023.80     1.00  

 

  +   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.  

 

  *   Expenses for the Fund are calculated using the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended August 31, 2020. 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 year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the fiscal year. The annualized net expense ratio for the period is as follows:  

 

Fund        

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     0.45

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Europe Equity ETF

     0.25  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF

     0.25  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Japan Equity ETF

     0.25  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

     0.09  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

     0.20  

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (the “Fund”) is an investment portfolio of Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Fund at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Fund.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until September 30, 2021 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on September 22-23, 2020 (the “Annual Meeting”).

The review process undertaken by the Trustees spans the course of the year and culminates with the Annual Meeting. To assist the Trustees in their deliberations, the Trustees have established a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held two meetings over the course of the year since the Management Agreement was last approved in 2019. At those Committee meetings, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Management Agreement were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. With respect to the Fund, such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services, and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance, and central funding); sales and distribution support groups, and others (e.g., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in employee headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its registered fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparisons to the performance of similar exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as provided by a third-party fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), and information on general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Fund invests;
  (c)   the terms of the Management Agreement entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Fund;
  (d)   fee and expense information for the Fund, including the relative management fee and expense levels of the Fund as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider;
  (e)   with respect to the extensive investment performance and expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Fund;
  (f)   the undertaking of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations;
  (g)   information relating to the profitability of the Management Agreement and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of the Fund to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates;
  (h)   whether the Fund’s existing management fee schedule adequately addressed any economies of scale;
  (i)   a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund;
  (j)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Fund as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser;
  (k)   portfolio manager ownership of Fund shares; the manner in which portfolio manager compensation is determined; and the number and types of accounts managed by the portfolio managers;
  (l)   the nature and quality of the services provided to the Fund by its unaffiliated service providers, and the Investment Adviser’s general oversight and evaluation (including reports on due diligence) of those service providers as part of the administrative services provided under the Management Agreement; and
  (m)   the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Fund’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

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

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

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the significant resources that the Investment Adviser devotes to risk management and the control environment in which the Fund operates, the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the market, regulatory and control environment in which the Fund and their service providers operate, including changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees also considered information about the Fund’s structure, investment objective, strategies and other characteristics. In particular, they noted that the Fund is a passively-managed ETF that seeks to track a proprietary index created by the Investment Adviser. The Trustees noted the experience and capabilities of the key personnel of the Investment Adviser who provide services to the Fund. In particular, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s extensive experience in managing quantitative investment strategies and its expertise in developing “smart beta” products. The Trustees also considered information regarding the Investment Adviser’s business continuity planning and remote operations in the current environment. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Fund and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Fund and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Fund. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of the Fund to its peers using ranking and rating compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2020, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of June 30, 2020. The information on the Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one- and three-year periods ending on the applicable dates. As part of this review, they reviewed the investment performance of the Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions. The Trustees also received information comparing the Fund’s performance to that of its proprietary index, a comparable market capitalization-weighted reference index, and a separate account composite with a comparable investment strategy. The Trustees observed that the Fund’s investment performance was consistent with the investment objective of tracking its proprietary index.

In addition, the Trustees considered materials prepared and presentations made by the Investment Adviser’s senior management and portfolio management personnel in which Fund performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Fund’s risk profile, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management.     

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

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

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The Trustees noted that no license fees would be payable to the Investment Adviser by the Fund for use of the index created by the Investment Adviser. The Trustees reviewed the Fund’s total operating expense ratio (both gross and net of expense limitations). The Trustees also considered information previously provided regarding fees and expenses of comparable ETFs advised by other, unaffiliated investment management firms. The comparisons of the Fund’s fee rate and expense ratio were prepared by the Investment Adviser and certain third-party providers of mutual fund and ETF data. In particular, the Trustees referred to an analysis comparing the Fund’s management fee and net expense ratio to those of relevant peer funds. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fee and total expenses paid by the Fund.

In addition, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertaking to limit certain expenses of the Fund that exceed a specified level pursuant to the permanent expense limitation agreement in place. The Trustees reviewed the Fund’s contribution to the Investment Adviser’s revenues and pre-tax profit margins. In this regard the Trustees noted that they had previously received, among other things, profitability analyses and summaries, revenue and expense schedules with respect to the Fund for various functions (i.e., investment management, transfer agency and distribution and service), and information on the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. They observed that the profitability and expense figures are substantially similar to those used by the Investment Adviser for many internal purposes, including compensation decisions among various business groups, and are thus subject to a vigorous internal debate about how certain revenue and expenses should be allocated. The Trustees also noted that the internal audit group within the Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”) organization periodically audits the expense allocation methodology and that the internal audit group was satisfied with the reasonableness, consistency, and accuracy of the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology and profitability analysis calculations.

Economies of Scale

The Trustees noted that the Fund, similar to many other ETFs, does not have management fee breakpoints. They considered information previously provided regarding the Fund’s fee structure, the amount of assets in the Fund, the Fund’s recent creation and redemption activity, and the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees recognized that if the assets of the Fund increase over time, the Fund and its shareholders could realize economies of scale as certain Fund expenses, such as certain fixed fees, become a smaller percentage of overall assets.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived (or expected to be derived) by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund as stated above, including: (a) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Fund on behalf of its other clients; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Fund; and (d) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Fund’s third-party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs. In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits.

Other Benefits to the Fund and Its Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Fund receives certain other potential benefits as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) enhanced servicing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Fund because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; and (c) the Fund’s access to certain affiliated distribution channels.

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the management fee paid by the Fund was reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and the Fund’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit the Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to the Fund until September 30, 2021.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® ETFs except Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF and Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) are investment portfolios of Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Funds at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Funds.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until September 30, 2021 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on September 22-23, 2020 (the “Annual Meeting”).

The review process undertaken by the Trustees spans the course of the year and culminates with the Annual Meeting. To assist the Trustees in their deliberations, the Trustees have established a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held two meetings over the course of the year since the Management Agreement was last approved in 2019. At those Committee meetings, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Management Agreement were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. With respect to each Fund, such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services, and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance, and central funding); sales and distribution support groups, and others (e.g., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in employee headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its registered fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparisons to the performance of similar exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as provided by a third-party fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), and information on general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Fund invests;
  (c)   the terms of the Management Agreement entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Fund;
  (d)   fee and expense information for the Fund, including the relative management fee and expense levels of the Fund as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider;
  (e)   with respect to the extensive investment performance and expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Fund;
  (f)   the undertakings of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to implement expense limitation arrangements;
  (g)   information relating to the profitability of the Management Agreement and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of the Fund to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates;
  (h)   whether the Fund’s existing management fee schedule adequately addressed any economies of scale;
  (i)   a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund;
  (j)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Fund as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser;
  (k)   portfolio manager ownership of Fund shares; the manner in which portfolio manager compensation is determined; and the number and types of accounts managed by the portfolio managers;
  (l)   the nature and quality of the services provided to the Fund by its unaffiliated service providers, and the Investment Adviser’s general oversight and evaluation (including reports on due diligence) of those service providers as part of the administrative services provided under the Management Agreement; and

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® ETFS

 

Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® ETFs except Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

  (m)   the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Fund’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

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

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

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the significant resources that the Investment Adviser devotes to risk management and the control environment in which the Funds operate, the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the market, regulatory and control environment in which the Funds and their service providers operate, including changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees considered that under the Management Agreement, each Fund pays a single fee to the Investment Adviser, and the Investment Adviser pays each Fund’s ordinary operating expenses, excluding payments under each Fund’s 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage fees, costs of holding shareholder meetings, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses. The Trustees also considered information about each Fund’s structure, investment objective, strategies and other characteristics. In particular, they noted that the Funds are passively-managed ETFs that seek to track proprietary indices created by the Investment Adviser. The Trustees noted the experience and capabilities of the key personnel of the Investment Adviser who provide services to the Funds. In particular, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s extensive experience in managing quantitative investment strategies and its expertise in developing “smart beta” products. The Trustees also considered information regarding the Investment Adviser’s business continuity planning and remote operations in the current environment. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Funds and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Funds and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Funds. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of each Fund to its peers using rankings and ratings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2020, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of June 30, 2020. The information on each Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one- and three-year periods ending on the applicable dates, to the extent that each Fund had been in existence for those periods. As part of this review, they reviewed the investment performance of each Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions. The Trustees also received information comparing each Fund’s performance to that of its proprietary index, a comparable market capitalization-weighted reference index, and a separate account composite with a comparable investment strategy, as applicable. The Trustees observed that each Fund’s investment performance was consistent with the investment objective of tracking its proprietary index.

In addition, the Trustees considered materials prepared and presentations made by the Investment Adviser’s senior management and portfolio management personnel in which Fund performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® ETFS

 

Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® ETFs except Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Funds’ risk profiles, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management.

Unitary Fee Structure and Profitability

The Trustees considered the contractual fee rate payable by each Fund, noting that the Management Agreement provides for a unitary fee structure, pursuant to which each Fund pays a single fee to the Investment Adviser and the Investment Adviser then pays all of the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses. In addition, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Funds, which included both advisory and administrative services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Funds as ETFs.

In addition, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to implement an expense limitation arrangement for the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF. The Trustees noted that no license fees would be payable to the Investment Adviser by the Funds for use of the index created by the Investment Adviser. The Trustees also considered information previously provided regarding fees and expenses of comparable ETFs advised by other, unaffiliated investment management firms. The comparisons of the Funds’ fee rates and expense ratios were prepared by the Investment Adviser and certain third-party providers of mutual fund and ETF data. In particular, the Trustees referred to an analysis comparing each Fund’s management fee rate and net expense ratio to those of relevant peer funds. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Funds.

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

Economies of Scale

The Trustees noted that the Funds, similar to many other ETFs, do not have management fee breakpoints. They considered information previously provided regarding each Fund’s fee structure, the amounts of assets in each Fund, each Fund’s recent creation and redemption activity, and the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees further noted the Investment Adviser’s assertion that future economies of scale (among several factors) had been taken into consideration in determining each Fund’s unitary management fee rate, and that significant economies of scale are unlikely to be realized in the competitive environment in which the Funds operate.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived (or expected to be derived) by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds as stated above, including: (a) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Funds on behalf of its other clients; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Funds; and (d) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Funds’ third-party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs.    In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits.

Other Benefits to the Funds and Their Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Funds receive certain other potential benefits as a result of their relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) enhanced servicing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Funds because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; and (c) the Funds’ access to certain affiliated distribution channels.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® ETFs except Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the unitary fee paid by each Fund was reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and each Fund’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit each Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to each Fund until September 30, 2021.

 

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FUNDS PROFILE

 

Goldman Sachs ETFs

 

 

LOGO

 

Goldman Sachs is a premier financial services firm, known since 1869 for creating thoughtful and customized investment solutions in complex global markets.

Today, the Asset Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.95 trillion in assets under supervision as of December 31, 2020, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”) has portfolio management teams located around the world and our investment professionals bring firsthand knowledge of local markets to every investment decision. Assets under supervision includes assets under management and other client assets for which Goldman Sachs does not have full discretion. GSAM leverages the resources of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC subject to legal, internal and regulatory restrictions.

 

GOLDMAN SACHS EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF
Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs MarketBetaTM Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs MarketBetaTM International Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs MarketBetaTM U.S. Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF

INDEX DISCLAIMERS

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index, MSCI Europe Index, MSCI World ex USA Index and MSCI Japan Index (the “MSCI Indices”) were used by GSAM as the reference universe for selection of the companies included in the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity Index, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity Index, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity Index and Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity Index (the “ActiveBeta® Indices”), respectively. MSCI Inc. does not in any way sponsor, support, promote or endorse the ActiveBeta® Indices or the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF or Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF (the “ActiveBeta® ETFs” or the “Funds”). MSCI Inc. was not and is not involved in any way in the creation, calculation, maintenance or review of the ActiveBeta® Indices. The MSCI Indices were provided on an “as is” basis. MSCI Inc., its affiliates and any other person or entity involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating the MSCI Indices (collectively, the “MSCI Parties”) expressly disclaim all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose). Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall any MSCI Party have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential (including without limitation lost profits) or any other damages in connection with the MSCI Indices, the ActiveBeta® ETFs or the ActiveBeta® Indices.

The Russell 2000® Index was used by Goldman Sachs Asset Management or its affiliate as the starting universe for selection of the companies included in the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity Index. Frank Russell Company (“RUSSELL”) does not in any way sponsor, support, promote or endorse the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity Index or the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF. In no event shall any Russell Party have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential (including without limitation lost profits) or any other damages in connection with the Russell 2000® Index or the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity Index.

The ActiveBeta® Indices are trademarks of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. and have been licensed for use by Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P., THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., AND GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC (COLLECTIVELY, “GOLDMAN SACHS”) DOES NOT GUARANTEE NOR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE OWNERS OR SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUNDS OR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN SECURITIES GENERALLY OR IN A FUND PARTICULARLY OR THE ABILITY OF THE ACTIVEBETA® INDICES TO TRACK GENERAL MARKET PERFORMANCE. GOLDMAN SACHS, IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE INDEX PROVIDER OF THE ACTIVEBETA® INDICES, LICENSES CERTAIN TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES TO THE FUNDS. GOLDMAN SACHS HAS NO OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF THE FUNDS OR THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUNDS INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING THE ACTIVEBETA® INDICES. GOLDMAN SACHS OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES MAY HOLD LONG OR SHORT POSITIONS IN SECURITIES HELD BY A FUND OR IN RELATED DERIVATIVES.

GOLDMAN SACHS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, TIMELINESS, ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE ACTIVEBETA® INDICES OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. GOLDMAN SACHS HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN OR IN THE CALCULATION THEREOF. GOLDMAN SACHS MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE MARKS, THE ACTIVEBETA® INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY A FUND, THE SHAREHOLDERS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM USE OF THE ACTIVEBETA® INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, GOLDMAN SACHS HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.


TRUSTEES

Lawrence W. Stranghoener, Chairman

Linda A. Lang

Michael Latham

James A. McNamara

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Joseph F. DiMaria, Principal Financial Officer, Principal

Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

Transfer Agent

 

ALPS DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

Distributor

 

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Investment Adviser

Visit our Website at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282

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

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

The Funds will file portfolio holdings information for each month in a fiscal quarter within 60 days after the end of the relevant fiscal quarter on the 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 1-800-621-2550.

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of February 28, 2021 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.

Economic and market forecasts presented herein reflect our judgment as of the date of this presentation and are subject to change without notice. These forecasts do not take into account the specific investment objectives, restrictions, tax and financial situation or other needs of any specific client. Actual data will vary and may not be reflected here. These forecasts are subject to high levels of uncertainty that may affect actual performance. Accordingly, these forecasts should be viewed as merely representative of a broad range of possible outcomes. These forecasts are estimated, based on assumptions, and are subject to significant revision and may change materially as economic and market conditions change. Goldman Sachs has no obligation to provide updates or changes to these forecasts. Case studies and examples are for illustrative purposes only.

ETF Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their net asset value (“NAV”) only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Ordinary brokerage commissions apply. ALPS Distributors, Inc. is the distributor of the Goldman Sachs ETF Funds. ALPS Distributors, Inc. is unaffiliated with Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

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 a 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 a Fund and may be obtained from your authorized dealer or from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC by calling 1-800-621-2550.

© 2021 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved. 236973-OTU-04/2021 ACTBETASAR-21


 

 

Goldman Sachs Funds

 

LOGO

 

 
Semi-Annual Report      

February 28, 2021

 
     

Goldman Sachs Equity ETF

     

Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSEW)

     

Hedge Industry VIP ETF (GVIP)

     

Innovate Equity ETF (GINN)

     

JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (JUST)

 

LOGO


Goldman Sachs Equity

 

 

EQUAL WEIGHT U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF

 

 

HEDGE INDUSTRY VIP ETF

 

 

INNOVATE EQUITY ETF

 

 

JUST U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Fund Basics

    1  

Schedule of Investments

    9  

Financial Statements

    26  

Financial Highlights

    30  

Notes to Financial Statements

    34  

Other Information

    45  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


FUND BASICS

 

Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

As of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021       
  Market Price1   $ 59.68  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 59.69  

 

  1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the CBOE BZX Exchange, Inc. (“CBOE BZX”). The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on CBOE BZX at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

 
     September 1, 2020–
February 28, 2021
  Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
    Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
    Solactive US
Large Cap Equal
Weight Index3
    S&P 500 Index
(Total Return,
USD)4
 
    Shares     18.28     18.04     18.35     9.74

 

  2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees and operating expenses incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade at 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

  3    The Index is calculated and published by Solactive AG. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties including but not limited to investors and/or financial intermediaries of Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF. Neither publication of an Index by Solactive AG nor the licensing of the Index or Index trade mark for the purpose of use in connection with the Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF constitutes a recommendation by Solactive AG to invest capital in said fund nor does it in any way represent an assurance or opinion of Solactive AG with regard to any investment in this fund. The index provider may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion.

 

  4    The S&P 500® Index is the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock prices. The Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/215
    

Holding

 

% of Net Assets

      

Line of Business

    

Country

 

Twitter, Inc.

    0.3      Communication Services      United States
 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    0.3        Consumer Discretionary      United States
 

HubSpot, Inc.

    0.3        Information Technology      United States
 

Valero Energy Corp.

    0.3        Energy      United States
 

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

    0.3        Communication Services      United States
 

Southwest Airlines Co.

    0.3        Industrials      United States
 

Generac Holdings, Inc.

    0.3        Industrials      United States
 

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A

    0.2        Information Technology      United States
 

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    0.2        Real Estate      United States
   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    0.2        Industrials      United States

 

  5    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION 6

     February 28, 2021                 

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6    Sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by Standard & Poor’s. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

7   The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Solactive US Large Cap Equal Weight Index.

 

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

 

2


FUND BASICS

 

Hedge Industry VIP ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021       
  Market Price1   $ 95.53  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $
95.52
 

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2020–
February 28, 2021
  Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     Goldman Sachs
Hedge Fund
VIP IndexTM3
     S&P 500® Index4  
    Shares     20.35      20.17      20.65      9.74

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculations assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade at 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Index is owned and maintained by the Index Provider. The Index is calculated by Solactive AG. The Index consists of the US-listed stocks whose performance is expected to influence the long portfolios of hedge funds. Those stocks are defined as the positions that appear most frequently among the top 10 long equity holdings within the portfolios of fundamentally-driven hedge fund managers. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

4    The S&P 500® Index is the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock prices.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/215
    

Holding

 

% of Net Assets

      

Line of Business

    

Country

 

Expedia Group, Inc.

    2.3      Consumer Discretionary      United States
 

Booking Holdings, Inc.

    2.3        Consumer Discretionary      United States
 

Fiserv, Inc.

    2.2        Information Technology      United States
 

Horizon Therapeutics PLC

    2.2        Health Care      United States
 

Micron Technology, Inc.

    2.2        Information Technology      United States
 

Twitter, Inc.

    2.2        Communication Services      United States
 

Wells Fargo & Co.

    2.2        Financials      United States
 

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    2.2        Information Technology      United States
 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    2.2        Information Technology      United States
   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    2.2        Information Technology      United States

 

5    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS6
As of February 28, 2021

 

LOGO

 

 

6   Sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by Standard & Poor’s. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 1.1% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2021. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

7   The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund VIP IndexTM.

 

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

 

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Innovate Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021       
  Market Price1   $ 58.05  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 57.83  

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     November 6, 2020*–
February 28, 2021
  Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     Solactive Innovate
Global Equity Index3
 
    Shares     15.68      16.12      16.14

 

*   Commencement of operations.

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees and operating expenses incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Solactive Innovative Global Equity Index itself is comprised of the securities that compose the five Solactive Thematic Indexes, which include companies from the ‘Data-Driven World’, ‘Finance Reimagined’, ‘Human Evolution’, ‘Manufacturing Revolution’, and ‘New Age Consumer’ themes. The weight of each index constituent within the Solactive Innovate Global Equity Index is equal to the average weight of such index constituent across the Solactive Thematic Indexes, subject to specified minimum and maximum weights.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

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  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/214
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business      Country
  Alphabet, Inc., Class A     2.0      Communication Services      United States
  Facebook, Inc., Class A     2.0        Communication Services      United States
  Microsoft Corp.     2.0        Information Technology      United States
  NVIDIA Corp.     2.0        Information Technology      United States
  Amazon.com, Inc.     1.9        Consumer Discretionary      United States
  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR     1.9        Consumer Discretionary      China
  Apple, Inc.     1.9        Information Technology      United States
  Tesla, Inc.     1.4        Consumer Discretionary      United States
  Tencent Holdings Ltd.     1.2        Communication Services      China
    Walmart, Inc.     1.2        Consumer Staples      United States

 

4    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

  FUND VS BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION5
     As of February 28, 2021           

 

LOGO

 

 

5    Sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by Standard & Poor’s. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 0.7% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2021. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

6    The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Solactive Innovative Global Equity Index.

 

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

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021       
  Market Price1   $ 55.66  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 55.46  

 

  1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2020–
February 28, 2021
  Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
    Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
    JUST US Large
Cap Diversified
Index3
    Russell 1000® Index4  
    Shares     9.68     10.16     9.77     11.78

 

  2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees and operating expenses incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade at 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

  3    “JUST” and “JUST Capital” are trademarks of JUST Capital Foundation, Inc. or its affiliates and have been licensed for use in connection with the issuance and distribution of the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF. JUST Capital Foundation, Inc. and its affiliates do not in any way recommend the purchase, sale or holding of any security based on the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index including the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, or have any involvement in their operations or distribution. JUST Capital Foundation, Inc., its affiliates, calculation agent, and data providers expressly disclaim all representations, warranties, and liabilities relating to or in connection with the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose). Frank Russell Company (“Russell”) acts solely as calculation agent in respect of the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index. Russell does not in any way sponsor, support, promote or endorse the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index or the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF. In no event shall any Russell party have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential (including without limitation, lost profits) or any other damages in connection with the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index. The index provider may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion.

 

  4    The Russell 1000® Index is an index of approximately 1,000 of the largest companies in the U.S. equity market. The Russell 1000® is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It represents the top companies by market capitalization. The Russell 1000® typically comprises approximately 90% of the total market capitalization of all listed U.S. stocks. It is considered a bellwether index for large cap investing. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/215
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business      Country
  Apple, Inc.     6.3      Information Technology      United States
  Microsoft Corp.     5.6        Information Technology      United States
  Amazon.com, Inc.     4.5        Consumer Discretionary      United States
  Facebook, Inc., Class A     2.0        Communication Services      United States
  Alphabet, Inc., Class A     1.9        Communication Services      United States
  Alphabet, Inc., Class C     1.9        Communication Services      United States
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.     1.7        Financials      United States
  Johnson & Johnson     1.4        Health Care      United States
  Visa, Inc., Class A     1.4        Information Technology      United States
    Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     1.3        Consumer Staples      United States

 

5    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION6
As of February 28, 2021

 

LOGO

 

 

6    Sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by GICS. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 0.1% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2021. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

7    The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index.

 

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

 

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Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.8%  
Communication Services – 5.3%  
  11,985     Activision Blizzard, Inc.   $ 1,145,886  
  544     Alphabet, Inc., Class A*     1,099,919  
  542     Alphabet, Inc., Class C*     1,103,978  
  30,840     Altice USA, Inc., Class A*     1,036,532  
  39,374     AT&T, Inc.     1,098,141  
  545     Cable One, Inc.     1,043,593  
  1,835     Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*     1,125,626  
  22,133     Comcast Corp., Class A     1,166,852  
  8,096     Electronic Arts, Inc.     1,084,621  
  4,214     Facebook, Inc., Class A*     1,085,611  
  4,783     IAC/InterActiveCorp*     1,171,022  
  7,585     Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*     1,134,033  
  95,867     Lumen Technologies, Inc.     1,178,205  
  7,775     Match Group, Inc.*     1,188,409  
  2,075     Netflix, Inc.*     1,118,114  
  17,762     Omnicom Group, Inc.     1,220,782  
  14,717     Pinterest, Inc., Class A*     1,185,896  
  2,603     Roku, Inc.*     1,029,434  
  18,895     Snap, Inc., Class A*     1,240,646  
  5,466     Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*     1,008,258  
  8,674     T-Mobile US, Inc.*     1,040,620  
  20,543     Twitter, Inc.*     1,583,044  
  20,593     Verizon Communications, Inc.     1,138,793  
  22,075     ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B     1,423,617  
  6,358     Walt Disney Co. (The)*     1,201,916  
  7,795     Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*     1,257,567  
   

 

 

 
      30,111,115  

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 9.5%  
  7,289     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     1,168,791  
  332     Amazon.com, Inc.*     1,026,853  
  939     AutoZone, Inc.*     1,089,165  
  10,272     Best Buy Co., Inc.     1,030,795  
  543     Booking Holdings, Inc.*     1,264,381  
  4,456     Burlington Stores, Inc.*     1,153,302  
  9,190     CarMax, Inc.*     1,098,297  
  4,013     Carvana Co.*     1,137,686  
  756     Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*     1,090,152  
  9,049     Darden Restaurants, Inc.     1,242,699  
  5,747     Dollar General Corp.     1,086,126  
  10,848     Dollar Tree, Inc.*     1,065,274  
  2,997     Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     1,038,490  
  14,645     D.R. Horton, Inc.     1,125,761  
  18,911     DraftKings, Inc., Class A*     1,163,594  
  19,398     eBay, Inc.     1,094,435  
  5,319     Etsy, Inc.*     1,171,616  
  8,136     Expedia Group, Inc.     1,309,896  
  99,777     Ford Motor Co.*     1,167,391  
  9,465     Garmin Ltd.     1,173,849  
  20,585     General Motors Co.     1,056,628  
  11,461     Genuine Parts Co.     1,207,416  
  11,679     Hasbro, Inc.     1,094,439  
  10,451     Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*     1,292,580  
  4,117     Home Depot, Inc. (The)     1,063,586  
  21,105     Las Vegas Sands Corp.     1,321,173  
  13,258     Lennar Corp., Class A     1,100,016  
  6,686     Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     1,068,089  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Discretionary – (continued)  
  9,121     Marriott International, Inc., Class A*   1,350,546  
  5,373     McDonald’s Corp.     1,107,590  
  8,126     NIKE, Inc., Class B     1,095,222  
  253     NVR, Inc.*     1,138,713  
  2,527     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     1,130,403  
  7,600     Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A*     915,572  
  3,168     Pool Corp.     1,060,551  
  24,524     PulteGroup, Inc.     1,106,278  
  9,690     Ross Stores, Inc.     1,130,242  
  16,309     Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     1,521,140  
  11,093     Starbucks Corp.     1,198,377  
  6,087     Target Corp.     1,116,599  
  1,313     Tesla, Inc.*     886,932  
  16,881     TJX Cos., Inc. (The)     1,113,977  
  7,753     Tractor Supply Co.     1,232,417  
  3,888     Ulta Beauty, Inc.*     1,253,219  
  14,191     VF Corp.     1,122,934  
  3,853     Wayfair, Inc., Class A*     1,113,440  
  5,856     Whirlpool Corp.     1,113,108  
  10,708     Yum! Brands, Inc.     1,108,599  
   

 

 

 
      54,718,339  

 

 

 
Consumer Staples – 6.2%  
  26,902     Altria Group, Inc.     1,172,927  
  21,930     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     1,240,799  
  15,300     Brown-Forman Corp., Class B     1,095,174  
  24,081     Campbell Soup Co.     1,095,204  
  13,580     Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     1,069,425  
  5,557     Clorox Co. (The)     1,006,095  
  23,029     Coca-Cola Co. (The)     1,128,191  
  14,192     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     1,067,238  
  32,736     Conagra Brands, Inc.     1,110,732  
  5,183     Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A     1,109,888  
  3,166     Costco Wholesale Corp.     1,047,946  
  4,512     Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A     1,289,800  
  19,773     General Mills, Inc.     1,087,713  
  7,678     Hershey Co. (The)     1,118,301  
  23,955     Hormel Foods Corp.     1,110,793  
  9,924     J M Smucker Co. (The)     1,111,488  
  19,316     Kellogg Co.     1,114,726  
  35,587     Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.     1,086,115  
  8,544     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     1,096,451  
  34,147     Kraft Heinz Co. (The)     1,242,268  
  33,628     Kroger Co. (The)     1,083,158  
  14,402     Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.     1,148,847  
  12,608     McCormick & Co., Inc.     1,062,602  
  20,255     Mondelez International, Inc., Class A     1,076,756  
  12,420     Monster Beverage Corp.*     1,089,731  
  8,130     PepsiCo, Inc.     1,050,315  
  14,057     Philip Morris International, Inc.     1,181,069  
  8,745     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     1,080,270  
  14,733     Sysco Corp.     1,173,189  
  17,295     Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     1,170,353  
  23,278     Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     1,115,715  
  7,938     Walmart, Inc.     1,031,305  
   

 

 

 
      35,664,584  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Energy – 3.4%  
  17,124     Cheniere Energy, Inc.*   $ 1,153,986  
  12,669     Chevron Corp.     1,266,900  
  26,241     ConocoPhillips     1,364,794  
  20,953     EOG Resources, Inc.     1,352,726  
  23,778     Exxon Mobil Corp.     1,292,810  
  19,827     Hess Corp.     1,299,263  
  80,093     Kinder Morgan, Inc.     1,177,367  
  24,034     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     1,312,737  
  51,678     Occidental Petroleum Corp.     1,375,152  
  26,560     ONEOK, Inc.     1,176,342  
  16,096     Phillips 66     1,336,773  
  9,040     Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     1,343,073  
  47,427     Schlumberger NV     1,323,688  
  18,646     Valero Energy Corp.     1,435,369  
  51,277     Williams Cos., Inc. (The)     1,171,167  
   

 

 

 
      19,382,147  

 

 

 
Financials – 12.7%  
  24,585     Aflac, Inc.     1,177,376  
  10,313     Allstate Corp. (The)     1,099,366  
  9,321     American Express Co.     1,260,758  
  28,796     American International Group, Inc.     1,265,584  
  5,563     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     1,230,758  
  134,188     Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT     1,115,102  
  5,407     Aon PLC, Class A     1,231,228  
  34,211     Arch Capital Group Ltd.*     1,225,438  
  9,590     Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     1,148,882  
  36,040     Bank of America Corp.     1,250,948  
  27,573     Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)     1,162,478  
  4,849     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*     1,166,233  
  1,563     BlackRock, Inc.     1,085,504  
  15,960     Blackstone Group, Inc. (The), Class A     1,104,911  
  25,468     Brown & Brown, Inc.     1,168,981  
  10,599     Capital One Financial Corp.     1,273,894  
  20,357     Charles Schwab Corp. (The)     1,256,434  
  7,310     Chubb Ltd.     1,188,460  
  13,109     Cincinnati Financial Corp.     1,282,978  
  18,772     Citigroup, Inc.     1,236,699  
  29,289     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.     1,272,314  
  5,849     CME Group, Inc.     1,168,045  
  13,085     Discover Financial Services     1,230,906  
  3,564     FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     1,083,135  
  29,462     Fidelity National Financial, Inc.     1,127,805  
  37,013     Fifth Third Bancorp     1,283,981  
  7,384     First Republic Bank     1,216,514  
  3,914     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(a)     1,250,445  
  22,770     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     1,154,211  
  82,865     Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     1,271,149  
  9,682     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     1,068,021  
  8,354     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     1,229,458  
  63,034     KeyCorp     1,269,505  
  26,659     KKR & Co., Inc.     1,214,584  
  8,304     M&T Bank Corp.     1,253,406  
  1,093     Markel Corp.*     1,190,058  
  1,960     MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     1,089,642  
  10,020     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     1,154,504  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Financials – (continued)  
  22,865     MetLife, Inc.   1,317,024  
  4,072     Moody’s Corp.     1,119,352  
  15,907     Morgan Stanley     1,222,771  
  2,684     MSCI, Inc.     1,112,572  
  7,926     Nasdaq, Inc.     1,096,087  
  12,115     Northern Trust Corp.     1,152,500  
  7,419     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     1,249,063  
  22,142     Principal Financial Group, Inc.     1,252,794  
  12,938     Progressive Corp. (The)     1,112,021  
  13,987     Prudential Financial, Inc.     1,212,953  
  10,643     Raymond James Financial, Inc.     1,242,464  
  62,786     Regions Financial Corp.     1,295,275  
  3,443     S&P Global, Inc.     1,133,987  
  15,531     State Street Corp.     1,130,191  
  2,407     SVB Financial Group*     1,216,402  
  31,124     Synchrony Financial     1,203,876  
  7,187     T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     1,165,300  
  8,091     Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)     1,177,241  
  22,142     Truist Financial Corp.     1,261,208  
  25,397     US Bancorp     1,269,850  
  17,721     W R Berkley Corp.     1,228,597  
  35,927     Wells Fargo & Co.     1,299,480  
  5,365     Willis Towers Watson PLC     1,183,734  
   

 

 

 
      73,114,437  

 

 

 
Health Care – 14.4%  
  9,383     Abbott Laboratories     1,123,896  
  10,633     AbbVie, Inc.     1,145,599  
  3,409     ABIOMED, Inc.*     1,106,391  
  9,119     Agilent Technologies, Inc.     1,113,156  
  7,274     Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     1,111,103  
  2,060     Align Technology, Inc.*     1,168,247  
  7,404     Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     1,096,532  
  10,845     AmerisourceBergen Corp.     1,097,731  
  4,828     Amgen, Inc.     1,085,914  
  3,808     Anthem, Inc.     1,154,548  
  14,506     Baxter International, Inc.     1,126,971  
  4,297     Becton Dickinson and Co.     1,036,222  
  4,221     Biogen, Inc.*     1,151,826  
  13,459     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     1,042,130  
  1,902     Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*     1,111,719  
  30,293     Boston Scientific Corp.*     1,174,763  
  18,077     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     1,108,662  
  20,889     Cardinal Health, Inc.     1,076,201  
  9,805     Catalent, Inc.*     1,114,927  
  18,687     Centene Corp.*     1,093,937  
  14,112     Cerner Corp.     975,704  
  4,218     Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*     1,206,939  
  5,189     Cigna Corp.     1,089,171  
  2,999     Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)     1,158,004  
  15,555     CVS Health Corp.     1,059,762  
  4,668     Danaher Corp.     1,025,420  
  20,593     DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.     1,092,870  
  2,927     DexCom, Inc.*     1,164,302  
  13,468     Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*     1,119,191  
  38,378     Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*     1,261,101  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care – (continued)  
  5,698     Eli Lilly and Co.   $ 1,167,463  
  8,014     Exact Sciences Corp.*     1,090,866  
  17,317     Gilead Sciences, Inc.     1,063,264  
  6,578     HCA Healthcare, Inc.*     1,131,613  
  16,547     Henry Schein, Inc.*     1,023,432  
  13,743     Hologic, Inc.*     990,733  
  13,351     Horizon Therapeutics PLC*     1,213,739  
  2,981     Humana, Inc.     1,131,737  
  2,271     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*     1,181,306  
  2,669     Illumina, Inc.*     1,172,785  
  12,327     Incyte Corp.*     969,642  
  4,109     Insulet Corp.*     1,064,642  
  1,494     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*     1,100,779  
  6,122     IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*     1,180,260  
  7,032     Johnson & Johnson     1,114,291  
  4,966     Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*     1,191,393  
  4,334     Masimo Corp.*     1,086,664  
  6,283     McKesson Corp.     1,065,094  
  10,015     Medtronic PLC     1,171,455  
  14,521     Merck & Co., Inc.     1,054,515  
  943     Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*     1,052,435  
  6,956     Moderna, Inc.*     1,076,858  
  5,356     Molina Healthcare, Inc.*     1,160,967  
  7,847     PerkinElmer, Inc.     989,428  
  32,248     Pfizer, Inc.     1,079,986  
  20,470     QIAGEN NV*     1,023,500  
  8,890     Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     1,027,595  
  2,274     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     1,024,596  
  5,513     ResMed, Inc.     1,062,796  
  12,265     Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*     1,067,791  
  6,862     Seagen, Inc.*     1,036,917  
  6,214     STERIS PLC     1,086,207  
  4,824     Stryker Corp.     1,170,737  
  4,140     Teladoc Health, Inc.*     915,313  
  2,893     Teleflex, Inc.     1,151,761  
  2,210     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     994,677  
  3,353     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     1,113,934  
  6,386     Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*     1,119,274  
  3,922     Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*     1,098,591  
  5,256     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     1,117,163  
  63,138     Viatris, Inc.*     937,599  
  3,934     Waters Corp.*     1,077,444  
  3,850     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     1,080,502  
  7,199     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     1,173,869  
  7,179     Zoetis, Inc.     1,114,468  
   

 

 

 
      82,313,020  

 

 

 
Industrials – 13.0%  
  6,341     3M Co.     1,110,055  
  10,163     Allegion PLC     1,105,531  
  9,662     AMETEK, Inc.     1,139,826  
  5,479     Boeing Co. (The)*     1,161,603  
  13,717     Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     1,058,129  
  29,537     Carrier Global Corp.     1,078,987  
  5,900     Caterpillar, Inc.     1,273,692  
  12,903     C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     1,172,238  
  3,415     Cintas Corp.     1,107,621  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Industrials – (continued)  
  9,978     Copart, Inc.*   1,089,199  
  1,237     CoStar Group, Inc.*     1,018,991  
  12,574     CSX Corp.     1,151,150  
  4,772     Cummins, Inc.     1,208,270  
  3,733     Deere & Co.     1,303,265  
  28,781     Delta Air Lines, Inc.*     1,379,761  
  9,430     Dover Corp.     1,162,342  
  9,359     Eaton Corp. PLC     1,218,448  
  13,630     Emerson Electric Co.     1,170,817  
  6,332     Equifax, Inc.     1,025,024  
  12,316     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     1,131,101  
  23,934     Fastenal Co.     1,109,820  
  4,632     FedEx Corp.     1,178,844  
  16,962     Fortive Corp.     1,116,439  
  12,589     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     1,046,649  
  4,275     Generac Holdings, Inc.*     1,408,869  
  7,410     General Dynamics Corp.     1,211,313  
  100,581     General Electric Co.     1,261,286  
  5,641     Honeywell International, Inc.     1,141,456  
  5,775     IDEX Corp.     1,127,107  
  12,538     IHS Markit Ltd.     1,130,426  
  5,689     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     1,150,202  
  25,855     Ingersoll Rand, Inc.*     1,198,121  
  10,656     Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.     1,226,293  
  8,039     J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     1,180,688  
  22,385     Johnson Controls International PLC     1,248,859  
  5,320     Kansas City Southern     1,129,649  
  6,270     L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     1,140,576  
  3,405     Lockheed Martin Corp.     1,124,501  
  20,208     Masco Corp.     1,075,470  
  6,139     Nordson Corp.     1,181,205  
  4,575     Norfolk Southern Corp.     1,153,175  
  3,749     Northrop Grumman Corp.     1,093,433  
  5,573     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     1,196,913  
  17,568     Otis Worldwide Corp.     1,119,257  
  11,836     PACCAR, Inc.     1,076,958  
  4,148     Parker-Hannifin Corp.     1,190,310  
  16,103     Raytheon Technologies Corp.     1,159,255  
  12,342     Republic Services, Inc.     1,099,549  
  4,512     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     1,097,679  
  2,807     Roper Technologies, Inc.     1,059,979  
  24,387     Southwest Airlines Co.     1,417,616  
  6,380     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     1,115,479  
  2,976     Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*     1,104,096  
  7,716     Trane Technologies PLC     1,182,400  
  1,904     TransDigm Group, Inc.*     1,097,980  
  12,210     TransUnion     1,028,204  
  19,675     Uber Technologies, Inc.*     1,018,181  
  5,492     Union Pacific Corp.     1,131,132  
  7,080     United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     1,117,436  
  4,502     United Rentals, Inc.*     1,338,805  
  6,047     Verisk Analytics, Inc.     990,801  
  10,026     Waste Management, Inc.     1,111,783  
  14,306     Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.     1,036,184  
  3,131     W.W. Grainger, Inc.     1,166,955  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Industrials – (continued)  
  11,778     Xylem, Inc.   $ 1,172,618  
   

 

 

 
      74,730,001  

 

 

 
Information Technology – 19.1%  
  4,535     Accenture PLC, Class A     1,137,832  
  2,339     Adobe, Inc.*     1,075,168  
  12,812     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*     1,082,742  
  9,981     Akamai Technologies, Inc.*     943,204  
  8,850     Amphenol Corp., Class A     1,112,268  
  7,575     Analog Devices, Inc.     1,180,337  
  3,013     ANSYS, Inc.*     1,027,403  
  8,384     Apple, Inc.     1,016,644  
  11,101     Applied Materials, Inc.     1,312,027  
  3,546     Arista Networks, Inc.*     992,313  
  3,814     Autodesk, Inc.*     1,052,664  
  6,740     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     1,172,895  
  7,018     Avalara, Inc.*     1,101,405  
  12,922     Black Knight, Inc.*     990,988  
  2,399     Broadcom, Inc.     1,127,218  
  7,684     Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     1,094,893  
  8,286     Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*     1,169,072  
  8,011     CDW Corp.     1,256,846  
  11,218     Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*     1,005,806  
  24,557     Cisco Systems Inc/Delaware     1,101,873  
  8,498     Citrix Systems, Inc.     1,135,163  
  13,216     Cognex Corp.     1,091,509  
  14,169     Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A     1,041,138  
  31,306     Corning, Inc.     1,197,141  
  3,427     Coupa Software, Inc.*     1,186,633  
  5,155     Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*     1,113,480  
  10,397     Datadog, Inc., Class A*     991,978  
  14,569     Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C*     1,181,109  
  4,761     DocuSign, Inc.*     1,079,128  
  5,856     Enphase Energy, Inc.*     1,031,007  
  3,032     EPAM Systems, Inc.*     1,132,786  
  2,435     Fair Isaac Corp.*     1,114,134  
  8,520     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     1,175,760  
  10,167     Fiserv, Inc.*     1,172,967  
  4,405     FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*     1,221,551  
  7,449     Fortinet, Inc.*     1,257,764  
  7,129     Gartner, Inc.*     1,276,376  
  5,790     Global Payments, Inc.     1,146,362  
  13,234     GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*     1,073,542  
  89,815     Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.     1,307,706  
  44,821     HP, Inc.     1,298,464  
  2,879     HubSpot, Inc.*     1,482,685  
  19,535     Intel Corp.     1,187,337  
  9,481     International Business Machines Corp.     1,127,575  
  2,955     Intuit, Inc.     1,152,864  
  7,459     Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     1,107,214  
  7,903     Keysight Technologies, Inc.*     1,118,433  
  3,864     KLA Corp.     1,202,593  
  2,204     Lam Research Corp.     1,250,087  
  10,842     Leidos Holdings, Inc.     958,975  
  21,899     Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     1,057,284  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Information Technology – (continued)  
  3,375     Mastercard, Inc., Class A   1,194,244  
  12,697     Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     1,182,979  
  8,021     Microchip Technology, Inc.     1,224,245  
  14,075     Micron Technology, Inc.*     1,288,285  
  4,636     Microsoft Corp.     1,077,314  
  2,833     MongoDB, Inc.*     1,093,340  
  3,062     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     1,146,780  
  6,307     Motorola Solutions, Inc.     1,106,752  
  17,167     NetApp, Inc.     1,074,654  
  51,771     NortonLifeLock, Inc.     1,010,052  
  2,057     NVIDIA Corp.     1,128,429  
  4,150     Okta, Inc.*     1,085,018  
  17,973     Oracle Corp.     1,159,438  
  2,959     Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*     1,060,239  
  12,472     Paychex, Inc.     1,135,825  
  2,706     Paycom Software, Inc.*     1,012,693  
  4,482     PayPal Holdings, Inc.*     1,164,648  
  6,408     Qorvo, Inc.*     1,119,670  
  6,907     QUALCOMM, Inc.     940,664  
  2,829     RingCentral, Inc., Class A*     1,069,815  
  4,796     salesforce.com, Inc.*     1,038,334  
  16,666     Seagate Technology PLC     1,220,451  
  1,942     ServiceNow, Inc.*     1,035,979  
  6,251     Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     1,111,553  
  26,196     Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A*     1,072,202  
  6,538     Splunk, Inc.*     934,999  
  4,945     Square, Inc., Class A*     1,137,498  
  17,205     SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     1,140,347  
  4,232     Synopsys, Inc.*     1,037,729  
  8,914     TE Connectivity Ltd.     1,159,087  
  9,284     Teradyne, Inc.     1,194,015  
  6,594     Texas Instruments, Inc.     1,135,948  
  1,315     Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A*     1,059,088  
  15,840     Trimble, Inc.*     1,174,378  
  2,906     Twilio, Inc., Class A*     1,141,709  
  2,634     Tyler Technologies, Inc.*     1,220,648  
  5,574     VeriSign, Inc.*     1,081,523  
  5,568     Visa, Inc., Class A     1,182,588  
  7,849     VMware, Inc., Class A*     1,084,810  
  19,402     Western Digital Corp.     1,329,619  
  4,310     Workday, Inc., Class A*     1,056,726  
  8,294     Xilinx, Inc.     1,080,708  
  2,783     Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*     1,389,914  
  7,404     Zendesk, Inc.*     1,082,021  
  2,949     Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*     1,101,776  
  5,357     Zscaler, Inc.*     1,098,346  
   

 

 

 
      109,401,423  

 

 

 
Materials – 4.9%  
  4,019     Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.     1,027,337  
  6,789     Avery Dennison Corp.     1,189,501  
  12,432     Ball Corp.     1,061,568  
  8,979     Celanese Corp.     1,247,273  
  27,124     Corteva, Inc.     1,224,649  
  12,203     Crown Holdings, Inc.*     1,166,119  
  20,673     Dow, Inc.     1,226,116  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Materials – (continued)  
  14,998     DuPont de Nemours, Inc.   $ 1,054,659  
  10,990     Eastman Chemical Co.     1,200,767  
  5,341     Ecolab, Inc.     1,118,192  
  10,142     FMC Corp.     1,031,340  
  38,789     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.*     1,315,335  
  8,892     International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     1,204,955  
  22,417     International Paper Co.     1,113,004  
  12,726     LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A     1,311,923  
  3,803     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     1,281,117  
  18,929     Newmont Corp.     1,029,359  
  21,799     Nucor Corp.     1,304,016  
  8,321     Packaging Corp. of America     1,098,538  
  8,011     PPG Industries, Inc.     1,080,043  
  13,267     RPM International, Inc.     1,056,584  
  1,584     Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     1,077,659  
  7,346     Vulcan Materials Co.     1,226,708  
  26,503     Westrock Co.     1,155,266  
   

 

 

 
      27,802,028  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 5.8%  
  6,753     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT     1,078,387  
  4,836     American Tower Corp. REIT     1,045,205  
  6,761     AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT     1,188,246  
  12,549     Boston Properties, Inc. REIT     1,243,982  
  17,290     CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*     1,310,063  
  6,895     Crown Castle International Corp. REIT     1,073,896  
  7,634     Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     1,028,529  
  27,440     Duke Realty Corp. REIT     1,077,020  
  1,490     Equinix, Inc. REIT     966,027  
  17,849     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT     1,100,391  
  18,201     Equity Residential REIT     1,190,527  
  4,620     Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT     1,177,130  
  9,740     Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT     1,224,318  
  37,595     Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT     1,093,638  
  37,660     Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT     1,097,412  
  51,869     Medical Properties Trust, Inc. REIT     1,119,852  
  8,352     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT     1,125,265  
  10,666     Prologis, Inc. REIT     1,056,681  
  4,907     Public Storage REIT     1,147,944  
  18,721     Realty Income Corp. REIT     1,128,127  
  4,136     SBA Communications Corp. REIT     1,055,218  
  12,244     Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT     1,382,592  
  7,549     Sun Communities, Inc. REIT     1,147,071  
  28,989     UDR, Inc. REIT     1,193,477  
  24,220     Ventas, Inc. REIT     1,281,238  
  42,467     VICI Properties, Inc. REIT     1,210,309  
  18,522     Welltower, Inc. REIT     1,257,644  
  33,499     Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT     1,134,611  
  16,532     W.P. Carey, Inc. REIT     1,133,103  
   

 

 

 
      33,267,903  

 

 

 
Utilities – 5.5%  
  43,824     AES Corp. (The)     1,163,965  
  22,799     Alliant Energy Corp.     1,052,402  
  15,444     Ameren Corp.     1,085,250  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Utilities – (continued)  
  13,762     American Electric Power Co., Inc.   1,030,086  
  6,847     American Water Works Co., Inc.     971,452  
  12,925     Atmos Energy Corp.     1,093,584  
  53,318     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     1,036,502  
  19,650     CMS Energy Corp.     1,063,261  
  15,937     Consolidated Edison, Inc.     1,046,264  
  15,425     Dominion Energy, Inc.     1,053,836  
  9,502     DTE Energy Co.     1,118,575  
  12,062     Duke Energy Corp.     1,032,387  
  18,972     Edison International     1,024,298  
  11,770     Entergy Corp.     1,021,754  
  23,742     Essential Utilities, Inc.     998,589  
  20,953     Evergy, Inc.     1,123,709  
  12,793     Eversource Energy     1,016,788  
  26,426     Exelon Corp.     1,020,044  
  34,783     FirstEnergy Corp.     1,152,709  
  13,483     NextEra Energy, Inc.     990,731  
  50,652     NiSource, Inc.     1,094,083  
  95,704     PG&E Corp.*     1,005,849  
  14,762     Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     1,032,307  
  40,334     PPL Corp.     1,056,347  
  19,367     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     1,042,526  
  9,087     Sempra Energy     1,053,910  
  18,898     Southern Co. (The)     1,071,895  
  53,090     Vistra Corp.     915,802  
  12,880     WEC Energy Group, Inc.     1,038,643  
  17,741     Xcel Energy, Inc.     1,039,445  
   

 

 

 
      31,446,993  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8%  
  (Cost $484,030,668)   $ 571,951,990  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.2%
    1,087,045  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 573,039,035  

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS HEDGE INDUSTRY VIP ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.7%  
Communication Services – 24.0%  
  1,858     Alphabet, Inc., Class A*   $ 3,756,709  
  6,342     Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*     3,890,310  
  14,318     Facebook, Inc., Class A*     3,688,603  
  15,035     IAC/InterActiveCorp*     3,681,019  
  26,083     Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*     3,899,669  
  7,039     Netflix, Inc.*     3,792,965  
  44,001     Pinterest, Inc., Class A*     3,545,601  
  14,103     Sea Ltd. ADR (Taiwan)*     3,323,936  
  32,154     T-Mobile US, Inc.*     3,857,515  
  53,038     Twitter, Inc.*     4,087,108  
  21,050     Walt Disney Co. (The)*     3,979,292  
  19,624     Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*     3,165,940  
   

 

 

 
      44,668,667  

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 13.5%  
  14,491     Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (China)*     3,445,380  
  1,200     Amazon.com, Inc.*     3,711,516  
  1,796     Booking Holdings, Inc.*     4,182,004  
  13,241     Carvana Co.*     3,753,823  
  74,434     Churchill Capital Corp IV, Class A*(a)     2,288,846  
  26,534     Expedia Group, Inc.     4,271,974  
  37,926     JD.com, Inc. ADR (China)*     3,560,114  
   

 

 

 
      25,213,657  

 

 

 
Energy – 2.1%  
  57,183     Cheniere Energy, Inc.*     3,853,563  

 

 

 
Financials – 8.5%  
  114,465     Bank of America Corp.     3,973,080  
  15,993     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*     3,846,477  
  27,119     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     3,991,103  
  112,754     Wells Fargo & Co.     4,078,312  
   

 

 

 
      15,888,972  

 

 

 
Health Care – 10.1%  
  25,035     Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     3,824,096  
  165,585     Change Healthcare, Inc.*     3,786,929  
  45,109     Horizon Therapeutics PLC*     4,100,859  
  22,269     Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*     3,903,088  
  213,946     Viatris, Inc.*     3,177,098  
   

 

 

 
      18,792,070  

 

 

 
Industrials – 3.9%  
  6,851     TransDigm Group, Inc.*     3,950,766  
  64,817     Uber Technologies, Inc.*     3,354,280  
   

 

 

 
      7,305,046  

 

 

 
Information Technology – 35.7%  
  29,452     Apple, Inc.     3,571,350  
  29,469     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     4,066,722  
  35,596     Fiserv, Inc.*     4,106,711  
  46,144     GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*     3,743,201  
  11,496     Mastercard, Inc., Class A     4,067,860  
  40,794     Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     3,800,777  
  44,709     Micron Technology, Inc.*     4,092,215  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Information Technology – (continued)  
  16,096     Microsoft Corp.   3,740,388  
  6,397     NVIDIA Corp.     3,509,266  
  9,975     Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*     3,574,142  
  12,870     PayPal Holdings, Inc.*     3,344,269  
  15,779     salesforce.com, Inc.*     3,416,153  
  2,662     Shopify, Inc., Class A (Canada)*     3,409,942  
  88,588     Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A*     3,625,907  
  14,212     Square, Inc., Class A*     3,269,186  
  18,868     Visa, Inc., Class A     4,007,375  
  14,271     Workday, Inc., Class A*     3,498,964  
  27,513     Xilinx, Inc.     3,584,944  
   

 

 

 
      66,429,372  

 

 

 
Utilities – 1.9%  
  332,433     PG&E Corp.*     3,493,871  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $153,506,228)   $ 185,645,218  

 

 

 
Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 1.1%(b)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  2,109,000     0.036%   $ 2,109,000  
  (Cost $2,109,000)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.8%  
  (Cost $155,615,228)   $ 187,754,218  

 

 

 
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    OTHER ASSETS – (0.8)%
    (1,484,910

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 186,269,308  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(b)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INNOVATE EQUITY ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.5%  
Communication Services – 13.4%  
  12,689     Activision Blizzard, Inc.   $ 1,213,195  
  4,418     AfreecaTV Co. Ltd. (South Korea)     286,669  
  4,194     Alphabet, Inc., Class A*     8,479,890  
  15,058     Baidu, Inc. ADR (China)*     4,268,341  
  7,588     Bilibili, Inc. ADR (China)*     955,860  
  8,505     CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)*     582,238  
  35,996     DouYu International Holdings Ltd. ADR (China)*     516,183  
  8,414     Electronic Arts, Inc.     1,127,224  
  14,211     Eventbrite, Inc., Class A*     282,373  
  32,675     Facebook, Inc., Class A*     8,417,733  
  39,130     Glu Mobile, Inc.*     488,342  
  56,239     Gree, Inc. (Japan)     292,439  
  15,967     HUYA, Inc. ADR (China)*(a)     420,730  
  30,155     iQIYI, Inc. ADR (China)*     763,826  
  5,922     JOYY, Inc. ADR (China)     698,204  
  10,109     Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*     898,286  
  3,630     Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.*     391,205  
  1,739     Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.*     334,497  
  21,821     Mail.Ru Group Ltd. GDR (Russia)*     585,894  
  9,578     Mixi, Inc. (Japan)     241,113  
  28,207     Momo, Inc. ADR (China)     446,799  
  13,114     NetEase, Inc. ADR (China)     1,440,573  
  2,429     Netflix, Inc.*     1,308,867  
  68,920     Rightmove PLC (United Kingdom)*     544,418  
  7,020     Scout24 AG (Germany)(b)     532,129  
  5,830     Sea Ltd. ADR (Taiwan)*     1,374,073  
  10,242     SINA Corp. (China)*     442,147  
  19,854     Snap, Inc., Class A*     1,303,614  
  16,982     Sohu.com Ltd. ADR (China)*     310,091  
  3,205     Spotify Technology SA*     985,153  
  3,835     Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*     707,404  
  32,345     TELUS Corp. (Canada)     651,499  
  59,379     Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)     5,071,137  
  36,212     Tencent Music Entertainment Group ADR (China)*     931,373  
  12,333     TripAdvisor, Inc.*     611,963  
  26,726     Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ADR (Turkey)     145,389  
  22,686     Twitter, Inc.*     1,748,183  
  5,021     Ubisoft Entertainment SA (France)*     411,866  
  13,203     Walt Disney Co. (The)*     2,495,895  
  10,172     Weibo Corp. ADR (China)*     561,189  
  9,803     World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A     484,268  
  10,464     Yandex NV, Class A (Russia)*     669,539  
  4,825     Zillow Group, Inc., Class A*     819,381  
  68,090     Zynga, Inc., Class A*     759,203  
   

 

 

 
      56,000,395  

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 15.7%  
  4,101     AB Dynamics PLC (United Kingdom)     108,365  
  2,552     adidas AG (Germany)*     894,902  
  32,974     Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (China)*     7,839,898  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Discretionary – (continued)  
  2,613     Amazon.com, Inc.*   8,081,826  
  53,608     ANTA Sports Products Ltd. (China)     822,362  
  7,747     Aptiv PLC*     1,160,810  
  9,857     Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. (Japan)     753,754  
  7,147     Baozun, Inc. ADR (China)*     328,262  
  8,378     Blink Charging Co.*(a)     320,375  
  411     Booking Holdings, Inc.*     957,018  
  3,734     Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*     225,608  
  14,937     BorgWarner, Inc.     672,165  
  5,341     Chegg, Inc.*     515,567  
  5,029     Chewy, Inc., Class A*     510,745  
  4,057     Columbia Sportswear Co.     418,155  
  5,902     Continental AG (Germany)     851,781  
  19,306     Dana, Inc.*     459,676  
  2,120     Deckers Outdoor Corp.*     691,353  
  7,650     Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.     545,981  
  13,472     eBay, Inc.     760,090  
  3,431     Etsy, Inc.*     755,746  
  22,341     Everi Holdings, Inc.*     337,573  
  4,772     Expedia Group, Inc.     768,292  
  10,622     Farfetch Ltd., Class A (United Kingdom)*     699,777  
  124,917     Ford Motor Co.*     1,461,529  
  32,065     General Motors Co.     1,645,896  
  9,781     GSX Techedu, Inc. ADR (China)*     1,005,976  
  5,953     HelloFresh SE (Germany)*     466,061  
  4,547     iRobot Corp.*     564,328  
  45,508     JD Sports Fashion PLC (United Kingdom)*     528,340  
  14,311     JD.com, Inc. ADR (China)*     1,343,374  
  6,312     Jumia Technologies AG ADR (Germany)*     279,685  
  5,446     Just Eat Takeaway.com NV (Germany)*(b)     528,035  
  9,076     Kia Motors Corp. (South Korea)     641,419  
  149,416     Koolearn Technology Holding Ltd. (China)*(a)(b)     417,968  
  16,645     Las Vegas Sands Corp.     1,041,977  
  86,374     Li Ning Co. Ltd. (China)     485,463  
  2,834     Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*     883,301  
  1,474     MercadoLibre, Inc. (Argentina)*     2,414,574  
  14,763     MGM Resorts International     557,894  
  3,782     New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (China)*     671,759  
  270,078     Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd. (China)     357,210  
  11,367     NIKE, Inc., Class B     1,532,044  
  27,964     NIO, Inc. ADR (China)*     1,280,192  
  10,413     Overstock.com, Inc.*     699,441  
  6,763     Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A*     814,739  
  9,655     Pinduoduo, Inc. ADR (China)*     1,652,550  
  5,955     Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A*     512,666  
  22,156     Sharp Corp. (Japan)     418,622  
  10,031     Skechers USA, Inc., Class A*     367,135  
  13,740     Sony Corp. (Japan)     1,434,098  
  11,454     Stride, Inc.*     275,469  
  9,736     TAL Education Group ADR (China)*     754,929  
  24,916     Tata Motors Ltd. ADR (India)*     547,903  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INNOVATE EQUITY ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Discretionary – (continued)  
  8,692     Tesla, Inc.*   $ 5,871,446  
  31,472     TomTom NV (Netherlands)*     297,202  
  27,624     Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)     2,041,334  
  90,123     TUI AG (Germany)*(a)     544,073  
  17,389     Veoneer, Inc. (Sweden)*     477,850  
  17,169     Workhorse Group, Inc.*(a)     277,623  
  27,292     Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)     594,051  
  5,147     Youdao, Inc. ADR (China)*(a)     164,755  
  5,379     Zalando SE (Germany)*(b)     555,098  
   

 

 

 
      65,888,090  

 

 

 
Consumer Staples – 1.4%  
  3,691     Beyond Meat, Inc.*     536,967  
  6,328     Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     498,330  
  37,669     Walmart, Inc.     4,893,956  
   

 

 

 
      5,929,253  

 

 

 
Energy – 0.1%  
  1,567,085     China Suntien Green Energy Corp. Ltd., Class H (China)     488,871  

 

 

 
Financials – 7.5%  
  16,110     360 DigiTech, Inc. ADR (China)*     377,457  
  44,278     3i Group PLC (United Kingdom)     685,290  
  3,505     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     775,446  
  14,991     Apollo Global Management, Inc.     741,455  
  12,139     Ares Management Corp., Class A     630,985  
  5,156     B. Riley Financial, Inc.     339,368  
  57,497     BGC Partners, Inc., Class A     257,587  
  20,705     Bit Digital, Inc. (China)*     305,606  
  2,330     BlackRock, Inc.     1,618,185  
  16,603     Blackstone Group, Inc. (The), Class A     1,149,426  
  13,330     Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)     456,553  
  20,288     Charles Schwab Corp. (The)     1,252,175  
  24,017     CI Financial Corp. (Canada)     338,059  
  7,009     Cowen, Inc., Class A     237,255  
  11,673     DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (Germany)(b)     489,457  
  5,816     Eurazeo SE (France)*     433,098  
  4,234     Evercore, Inc., Class A     507,106  
  3,417     flatexDEGIRO AG (Germany)*     362,496  
  22,308     FS KKR Capital Corp II     414,706  
  28,064     Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd.*     369,088  
  5,780     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(c)     1,846,594  
  8,619     Green Dot Corp., Class A*     407,334  
  23,737     Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (United Kingdom)     501,285  
  7,253     Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A     525,045  
  13,324     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     1,469,770  
  26,487     Invesco Ltd.     593,839  
  23,506     KKR & Co., Inc.     1,070,933  
  8,899     Lazard Ltd., Class A     344,302  
  24,319     LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. ADR (China)*     276,264  
  37,694     Monex Group, Inc. (Japan)     313,468  
  21,089     Morgan Stanley     1,621,111  
  2,856     Morningstar, Inc.     640,458  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Financials – (continued)  
  2,635     MSCI, Inc.   1,092,260  
  4,328     Nasdaq, Inc.     598,519  
  117,033     Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H (China)     1,437,765  
  4,345     PJT Partners, Inc., Class A     302,933  
  24,173     Plus500 Ltd. (Israel)     461,995  
  7,219     S&P Global, Inc.     2,377,650  
  6,787     Stifel Financial Corp.     414,550  
  102,776     TP Icap Group PLC (United Kingdom)     344,859  
  8,323     Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A     605,831  
  14,899     Up Fintech Holding Ltd. ADR (China)*     355,341  
  337,054     Value Partners Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)     222,897  
  1,164     Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.     292,048  
  62,422     WisdomTree Investments, Inc.     330,837  
  17,956     XP, Inc., Class A (Brazil)*     792,578  
  50,992     Zip Co. Ltd. (Australia)*     410,571  
   

 

 

 
      31,391,835  

 

 

 
Health Care – 19.4%  
  3,914     10X Genomics, Inc., Class A*     696,653  
  475,608     3SBio, Inc. (China)*(b)     473,318  
  20,864     Abbott Laboratories     2,499,090  
  21,588     AbbVie, Inc.     2,325,891  
  2,360     ABIOMED, Inc.*     765,938  
  14,018     AdaptHealth Corp.*     431,334  
  11,229     Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.*     635,225  
  50,421     Agenus, Inc.*     201,684  
  8,330     Agilent Technologies, Inc.     1,016,843  
  8,931     Akouos, Inc.*     181,924  
  321,549     Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd. (China)*     1,077,723  
  21,549     Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*     332,501  
  7,676     Amgen, Inc.     1,726,486  
  18,028     AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)     1,750,485  
  10,622     BioNTech SE ADR (Germany)*     1,158,117  
  2,096     Bio-Techne Corp.     758,102  
  7,342     Bluebird Bio, Inc.*     228,336  
  24,244     Boston Scientific Corp.*     940,182  
  31,892     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     1,955,936  
  16,488     Burning Rock Biotech Ltd. ADR (China)*     593,403  
  3,950     Castle Biosciences, Inc.*     300,516  
  10,025     Cerner Corp.     693,128  
  21,173     Change Healthcare, Inc.*     484,226  
  6,542     CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA (Germany)     564,582  
  5,830     CRISPR Therapeutics AG (Switzerland)*     732,773  
  16,489     CVS Health Corp.     1,123,396  
  3,243     DexCom, Inc.*     1,290,001  
  4,587     Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG (Germany)     316,524  
  9,674     Editas Medicine, Inc.*     424,302  
  10,334     Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*     858,755  
  10,841     Eli Lilly and Co.     2,221,212  
  7,960     Exact Sciences Corp.*     1,083,515  
  6,347     Fate Therapeutics, Inc.*     569,453  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INNOVATE EQUITY ETF

 

 

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care – (continued)  
  5,414     Galapagos NV (Belgium)*   $ 448,571  
  16,972     Genetron Holdings Ltd. ADR (China)*     417,341  
  24,951     Gilead Sciences, Inc.     1,531,991  
  64,821     GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)     1,079,178  
  7,236     Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*     452,250  
  6,647     Guardant Health, Inc.*     978,305  
  4,128     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     440,334  
  10,105     Horizon Therapeutics PLC*     918,646  
  3,424     Illumina, Inc.*     1,504,540  
  7,784     I-Mab ADR (China)*(a)     460,735  
  12,528     Immatics NV (Germany)*     135,177  
  3,295     Insulet Corp.*     853,734  
  8,239     Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.*     498,130  
  2,287     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*     1,685,062  
  10,800     Invitae Corp.*     433,404  
  2,804     iRhythm Technologies, Inc.*     451,164  
  19,321     Johnson & Johnson     3,061,606  
  21,144     Koninklijke Philips NV (Netherlands)*     1,153,751  
  3,694     Masimo Corp.*     926,197  
  19,835     Medtronic PLC     2,320,100  
  26,461     Merck & Co., Inc.     1,921,598  
  172,121     Mesoblast Ltd. (Australia)*(a)     327,810  
  2,099     Mezzion Pharma Co. Ltd. (South Korea)*     282,669  
  9,708     Moderna, Inc.*     1,502,895  
  18,910     Myriad Genetics, Inc.*     576,566  
  23,471     Nektar Therapeutics*     532,557  
  12,770     NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*     238,799  
  18,038     Novartis AG (Switzerland)     1,557,927  
  6,041     NuVasive, Inc.*     364,454  
  25,287     Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)     679,763  
  6,098     OptimizeRx Corp.*     324,292  
  6,565     Personalis, Inc.*     202,399  
  69,277     Pfizer, Inc.     2,320,087  
  8,762     Pulmonx Corp.*     497,944  
  13,575     QIAGEN NV*     678,750  
  2,739     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     1,234,111  
  9,321     Relay Therapeutics, Inc.*     384,678  
  12,447     Repare Therapeutics, Inc. (Canada)*     409,506  
  32,694     ResMed, Inc.     621,402  
  8,391     Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)     2,761,624  
  9,824     Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     546,018  
  32,377     Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.*     372,012  
  19,575     Sanofi (France)     1,801,018  
  4,930     Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*     429,206  
  133,124     Senseonics Holdings, Inc.*(a)     455,284  
  60,378     Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co. Ltd., Class H (China)*(b)     618,775  
  8,829     SI-BONE, Inc.*     277,142  
  40,894     Smith & Nephew PLC (United Kingdom)     792,145  
  6,809     Stryker Corp.     1,652,476  
  17,167     Takara Bio, Inc. (Japan)     466,799  
  7,064     Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*     678,073  
  4,828     Teladoc Health, Inc.*     1,067,423  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care – (continued)  
  50,314     Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR (Israel)*   541,379  
  14,535     Theravance Biopharma, Inc.*     240,845  
  2,936     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     1,321,435  
  89,913     TransEnterix, Inc.*     334,476  
  3,063     Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     433,537  
  4,081     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     867,417  
  53,700     Well Health Technologies Corp. (Canada)*     376,664  
  66,306     ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc.*     353,411  
   

 

 

 
      81,207,136  

 

 

 
Industrials – 7.0%  
  53,101     ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)     1,532,087  
  4,531     AeroVironment, Inc.*     498,772  
  27,821     AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc.*     225,350  
  3,005     Alfen Beheer BV (Netherlands)*(b)     256,417  
  6,414     ASGN, Inc.*     596,310  
  6,272     Barnes Group, Inc.     328,339  
  9,269     Boeing Co. (The)*     1,965,121  
  7,558     Daihen Corp. (Japan)     321,006  
  3,988     Equifax, Inc.     645,577  
  5,356     FANUC Corp. (Japan)     1,324,170  
  3,467     FedEx Corp.     882,352  
  3,116     FTI Consulting, Inc.*     356,938  
  152,409     General Electric Co.     1,911,209  
  20,780     Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (Japan)*     465,765  
  18,029     Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.*     495,798  
  9,529     LIG Nex1 Co. Ltd. (South Korea)     313,817  
  13,027     Lyft, Inc., Class A*     725,604  
  7,688     Maxar Technologies, Inc.     371,040  
  729     MBB SE (Germany)     111,492  
  21,964     MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc. (Japan)     539,101  
  52,452     Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)     772,207  
  9,620     Nabtesco Corp. (Japan)     408,132  
  11,642     Nidec Corp. (Japan)     1,477,378  
  24,438     Nikola Corp.*     442,328  
  17,399     Nordex SE (Germany)*     468,840  
  11,511     Parsons Corp.*     411,403  
  26,217     Pitney Bowes, Inc.     222,320  
  3,036     Proto Labs, Inc.*     442,284  
  4,028     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     979,932  
  6,741     Schneider Electric SE (France)     1,005,186  
  9,112     Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd. (Japan)     241,356  
  29,674     Siemens Energy AG (Germany)*     1,125,572  
  9,401     Sunrun, Inc.*     588,315  
  2,477     Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*     918,967  
  10,438     Textron, Inc.     525,449  
  7,189     Thales SA (France)     684,468  
  24,596     Uber Technologies, Inc.*     1,272,843  
  6,342     United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     1,000,958  
  4,985     Verisk Analytics, Inc.     816,792  
  11,150     Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.*     415,115  
  310,581     Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H (China)(a)     664,614  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Industrials – (continued)  
  15,001     Yaskawa Electric Corp. (Japan)   $ 749,064  
   

 

 

 
      29,499,788  

 

 

 
Information Technology – 32.9%  
  9,117     2U, Inc.*     361,307  
  13,190     3D Systems Corp.*     472,730  
  9,513     8x8, Inc.*     325,440  
  14,187     ACI Worldwide, Inc.*     542,795  
  3,802     Adobe, Inc.*     1,747,665  
  10,789     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*     911,778  
  569     Adyen NV (Netherlands)*(b)     1,323,290  
  6,174     Akamai Technologies, Inc.*     583,443  
  2,761     Alteryx, Inc., Class A*     263,952  
  5,827     Ambarella, Inc.*     655,479  
  4,930     Amphenol Corp., Class A     619,602  
  21,177     Appen Ltd. (Australia)     273,636  
  64,056     Apple, Inc.     7,767,431  
  2,642     Arista Networks, Inc.*     739,337  
  2,742     Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A*     651,773  
  8,437     Atos SE (France)*     661,762  
  4,215     Autodesk, Inc.*     1,163,340  
  10,108     Avaya Holdings Corp.*     299,904  
  2,954     BASE, Inc. (Japan)*     294,735  
  5,048     Belden, Inc.     223,172  
  51,733     BlackBerry Ltd. (Canada)*     519,917  
  6,045     Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     466,311  
  756,193     BrainChip Holdings Ltd. (Australia)*     301,504  
  16,109     Brightcove, Inc.*     350,854  
  4,244     Broadcom, Inc.     1,994,128  
  3,475     Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     495,153  
  5,365     Brooks Automation, Inc.     446,153  
  1,677     CACI International, Inc., Class A*     371,187  
  8,598     Canadian Solar, Inc. (Canada)*     403,504  
  6,658     CEVA, Inc.*     407,669  
  4,396     Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Israel)*     484,615  
  8,101     Ciena Corp.*     422,629  
  44,258     Cisco Systems, Inc.     1,985,856  
  24,938     Cloudera, Inc.*     402,499  
  6,108     Cloudflare, Inc., Class A*     451,809  
  4,980     CM.com NV (Netherlands)*     164,416  
  10,053     Cognex Corp.     830,277  
  18,999     Corning, Inc.     726,522  
  1,994     Coupa Software, Inc.*     690,442  
  4,894     Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*     1,057,104  
  3,252     CyberArk Software Ltd.*     477,491  
  5,137     Dassault Systemes (France)     1,071,846  
  12,312     Digi International, Inc.*     287,608  
  8,876     Digital Garage, Inc. (Japan)     339,078  
  5,764     Docebo, Inc. (Canada)*     253,325  
  4,412     DocuSign, Inc.*     1,000,024  
  12,406     Edenred (France)     691,030  
  4,696     Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*     705,856  
  10,491     EVERTEC, Inc. (Puerto Rico)     408,100  
  1,297     Fair Isaac Corp.*     593,442  
  3,398     FARO Technologies, Inc.*     317,577  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Information Technology – (continued)  
  7,416     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   1,023,408  
  23,931     FireEye, Inc.*     462,347  
  5,089     First Solar, Inc.*     412,311  
  20,157     Fiserv, Inc.*     2,325,513  
  3,251     FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*     901,535  
  14,403     FLIR Systems, Inc.     769,120  
  6,256     Fortinet, Inc.*     1,056,326  
  5,181     Global Payments, Inc.     1,025,786  
  4,660     Guidewire Software, Inc.*     517,213  
  3,677     Hennge KK (Japan)*     264,023  
  40,968     Himax Technologies, Inc. ADR (Taiwan)*     551,839  
  37,594     HP, Inc.     1,089,098  
  182,649     Ideanomics, Inc.*     582,650  
  29,918     Infineon Technologies AG (Germany)     1,307,321  
  12,638     Infocom Corp. (Japan)     311,858  
  2,809     Inphi Corp.*     462,333  
  22,517     Inseego Corp.*(a)     328,523  
  67,101     Intel Corp.     4,078,399  
  6,518     InterDigital, Inc.     413,046  
  22,171     International Business Machines Corp.     2,636,797  
  6,407     Intuit, Inc.     2,499,627  
  4,564     IPG Photonics Corp.*     1,037,625  
  9,452     Jabil, Inc.     408,043  
  26,029     Juniper Networks, Inc.     605,955  
  17,665     Kainos Group PLC (United Kingdom)     325,018  
  2,409     Keyence Corp. (Japan)     1,143,224  
  5,771     Keysight Technologies, Inc.*     816,712  
  157,058     Learning Technologies Group PLC (United Kingdom)     359,018  
  4,952     Leidos Holdings, Inc.     438,004  
  16,472     Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc.*     496,631  
  19,894     Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     960,482  
  7,746     Mastercard, Inc., Class A     2,740,922  
  7,374     Materialise NV ADR (Belgium)*     335,591  
  9,790     Medallia, Inc.*     395,222  
  36,169     Microsoft Corp.     8,404,952  
  9,502     Mimecast Ltd.*     407,446  
  7,467     Nemetschek SE (Germany)     472,659  
  8,000     NETGEAR, Inc.*     320,000  
  2,706     Nice Ltd. ADR (Israel)*     621,135  
  239,501     Nokia OYJ ADR (Finland)*     938,844  
  7,513     Novanta, Inc.*     994,195  
  15,065     NVIDIA Corp.     8,264,358  
  5,163     NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)     942,506  
  3,633     Okta, Inc.*     949,848  
  36,226     OneConnect Financial Technology Co. Ltd. ADR (China)*     660,400  
  9,819     Open Text Corp. (Canada)     437,633  
  29,147     Opera Ltd. ADR (Norway)*(a)     351,513  
  21,085     Oracle Corp.     1,360,193  
  3,480     OSI Systems, Inc.*     329,278  
  12,925     Pagseguro Digital Ltd., Class A (Brazil)*     750,426  
  2,669     Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*     956,329  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Information Technology – (continued)  
  321,530     PAX Global Technology Ltd. (Hong Kong)   $ 295,527  
  9,753     PayPal Holdings, Inc.*     2,534,317  
  15,235     Perspecta, Inc.     444,862  
  12,827     Ping Identity Holding Corp.*     300,537  
  4,710     Proofpoint, Inc.*     569,533  
  4,333     PTC, Inc.*     593,361  
  4,219     Q2 Holdings, Inc.*     514,212  
  22,985     QIWI PLC ADR (Russia)     245,710  
  3,554     Qorvo, Inc.*     620,990  
  13,493     QUALCOMM, Inc.     1,837,612  
  1,083,587     Razer, Inc.*(a)(b)     358,991  
  17,041     Repay Holdings Corp.*     371,494  
  17,649     Riot Blockchain, Inc.*     771,967  
  2,737     Rogers Corp.*     496,711  
  9,109     S&T AG (Austria)*(a)     245,012  
  26,099     Sabre Corp.     383,394  
  13,321     salesforce.com, Inc.*     2,883,996  
  2,797     Samsung SDS Co. Ltd. (South Korea)     484,216  
  13,568     SAP SE (Germany)     1,680,810  
  30,934     Seiko Epson Corp. (Japan)     506,372  
  7,974     Semtech Corp.*     584,574  
  1,698     ServiceNow, Inc.*     905,815  
  5,865     Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A*     448,672  
  1,128     Shopify, Inc., Class A (Canada)*     1,444,934  
  16,246     Sierra Wireless, Inc. (Canada)*     273,258  
  3,825     Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*     595,706  
  5,529     Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     983,167  
  17,575     Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A*     719,345  
  11,520     Software AG (Germany)     515,133  
  11,351     Square, Inc., Class A*     2,611,071  
  13,175     SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     873,239  
  10,178     StoneCo Ltd., Class A (Brazil)*     873,374  
  10,442     Stratasys Ltd.*     360,145  
  12,293     SunPower Corp.*     427,428  
  10,771     Tenable Holdings, Inc.*     440,642  
  12,635     Teradyne, Inc.     1,624,987  
  10,713     Unisys Corp.*     263,004  
  28,520     Velodyne Lidar, Inc.*(a)     418,959  
  8,076     Verint Systems, Inc.*     398,066  
  6,868     Viasat, Inc.*     351,230  
  11,805     Visa, Inc., Class A     2,507,264  
  5,750     VMware, Inc., Class A*     794,708  
  2,403     WEX, Inc.*     500,665  
  5,295     WNS Holdings Ltd. ADR (India)*     395,589  
  5,805     Xilinx, Inc.     756,392  
  133,543     Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Ltd. Co., Class H (China)(b)     185,922  
  8,650     Yokowo Co. Ltd. (Japan)     229,525  
  3,646     Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*     1,362,182  
  3,676     Zscaler, Inc.*     753,690  
   

 

 

 
      137,982,042  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 0.7%  
  3,669     CoreSite Realty Corp. REIT     446,554  
  12,179     Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     1,640,877  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Real Estate – (continued)  
  1,448     Equinix, Inc. REIT   938,796  
   

 

 

 
      3,026,227  

 

 

 
Utilities – 1.4%  
  9,130     Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC (Spain)     330,049  
  18,455     Avangrid, Inc.     844,501  
  9,127     Azure Power Global Ltd. (India)*     276,731  
  697,996     Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy Co. Ltd., Class H (China)     193,454  
  19,109     Brookfield Renewable Partners LP (Canada)     814,321  
  14,246     Dominion Energy, Inc.     973,287  
  2,043,628     Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H (China)     698,127  
  21,737     Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc. (Canada)     413,449  
  16,292     NextEra Energy, Inc.     1,197,136  
   

 

 

 
      5,741,055  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $361,032,851)   $ 417,154,692  

 

 

 
Closed-End Fund – 0.1%  
  222,252     Greencoat UK Wind PLC/Funds  
  (Cost $394,409)   $ 395,871  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $361,427,260)   $ 417,550,563  

 

 

 

 

Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 0.7%(c)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  2,995,889     0.036%   $ 2,995,889  
  (Cost $2,995,889)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.3%  
  (Cost $364,423,149)   $ 420,546,452  

 

 

 
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    OTHER ASSETS – (0.3)%
    (1,287,433

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 419,259,019  

 

 

 

 

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.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   19


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

GDR

 

—Global Depositary Receipt

LP

 

—Limited Partnership

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS JUST U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.8%  
Communication Services – 11.2%  
  1,901     Alphabet, Inc., Class A*   $ 3,843,651  
  1,841     Alphabet, Inc., Class C*     3,749,859  
  41,070     AT&T, Inc.     1,145,442  
  36     Cable One, Inc.     68,935  
  979     Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*     600,538  
  30,633     Comcast Corp., Class A     1,614,972  
  1,047     Discovery, Inc., Class A*(a)     55,522  
  2,086     Discovery, Inc., Class C*     93,870  
  2,512     Electronic Arts, Inc.     336,533  
  15,204     Facebook, Inc., Class A*     3,916,854  
  2,609     Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)     68,147  
  2,875     Netflix, Inc.*     1,549,194  
  1,095     New York Times Co. (The), Class A     56,031  
  1,429     Omnicom Group, Inc.     98,215  
  3,167     T-Mobile US, Inc.*     379,945  
  4,931     Twitter, Inc.*     379,983  
  23,865     Verizon Communications, Inc.     1,319,735  
  74     ViacomCBS, Inc., Class A     4,755  
  3,661     ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B     236,098  
  12,218     Walt Disney Co. (The)*     2,309,691  
  443     Zillow Group, Inc., Class A*     75,230  
  1,101     Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*     177,624  
  7,764     Zynga, Inc., Class A*     86,569  
   

 

 

 
      22,167,393  

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 11.3%  
  2,867     Amazon.com, Inc.*     8,867,430  
  2,354     Aptiv PLC*     352,723  
  158     AutoZone, Inc.*     183,267  
  1,540     Best Buy Co., Inc.     154,539  
  276     Booking Holdings, Inc.*     642,669  
  594     Brunswick Corp.     52,492  
  1,094     CarMax, Inc.*     130,744  
  3,256     Carnival Corp.*     87,098  
  188     Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*     271,096  
  253     Columbia Sportswear Co.     26,077  
  874     Darden Restaurants, Inc.     120,026  
  414     Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.     29,547  
  1,700     Dollar General Corp.     321,283  
  4,434     eBay, Inc.     250,166  
  794     Etsy, Inc.*     174,894  
  913     Expedia Group, Inc.     146,993  
  34,312     Ford Motor Co.*     401,450  
  1,227     Gap, Inc. (The)*     30,614  
  1,316     Garmin Ltd.     163,210  
  11,001     General Motors Co.     564,681  
  313     Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*     32,768  
  1,114     Hasbro, Inc.     104,393  
  1,842     Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*     227,819  
  7,262     Home Depot, Inc. (The)     1,876,065  
  236     Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A*     20,756  
  1,056     Kohl’s Corp.     58,344  
  1,541     L Brands, Inc.*     84,231  
  2,233     Las Vegas Sands Corp.     139,786  
  526     Lear Corp.     87,363  
  5,127     Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     819,038  
  1,000     Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*     311,680  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Discretionary – (continued)  
  1,814     Marriott International, Inc., Class A*   268,599  
  3,162     MGM Resorts International     119,492  
  3,364     Newell Brands, Inc.     77,944  
  10,799     NIKE, Inc., Class B     1,455,489  
  733     Nordstrom, Inc.(a)     26,718  
  341     Pool Corp.     114,157  
  2,341     PulteGroup, Inc.     105,603  
  614     PVH Corp.     61,376  
  2,558     Qurate Retail, Inc.Series A     31,770  
  413     Ralph Lauren Corp.     48,354  
  1,234     Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     115,095  
  1,133     Service Corp. International     54,112  
  7,901     Starbucks Corp.     853,545  
  2,421     Tapestry, Inc.     102,021  
  3,377     Target Corp.     619,477  
  8,098     TJX Cos., Inc. (The)     534,387  
  780     Tractor Supply Co.     123,989  
  564     Travel + Leisure Co.     34,083  
  363     Ulta Beauty, Inc.*     117,006  
  1,724     Under Armour, Inc., Class C*     31,377  
  2,836     VF Corp.     224,413  
  478     Wayfair, Inc., Class A*     138,132  
  535     Whirlpool Corp.     101,693  
  659     Wynn Resorts Ltd.*     86,810  
  2,035     Yum! Brands, Inc.     210,684  
   

 

 

 
      22,389,568  

 

 

 
Consumer Staples – 6.4%  
  4,874     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     275,771  
  396     Brown-Forman Corp., Class A     26,370  
  1,589     Brown-Forman Corp., Class B     113,741  
  1,193     Bunge Ltd.     91,360  
  1,709     Campbell Soup Co.     77,725  
  2,185     Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     172,069  
  1,110     Clorox Co. (The)     200,966  
  34,061     Coca-Cola Co. (The)     1,668,648  
  7,423     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     558,210  
  4,288     Conagra Brands, Inc.     145,492  
  2,983     Costco Wholesale Corp.     987,373  
  5,343     General Mills, Inc.     293,918  
  1,298     Hershey Co. (The)     189,054  
  2,444     Hormel Foods Corp.     113,328  
  587     Ingredion, Inc.     52,947  
  968     J M Smucker Co. (The)     108,416  
  2,208     Kellogg Co.     127,424  
  2,991     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     383,835  
  5,697     Kraft Heinz Co. (The)     207,257  
  5,225     Kroger Co. (The)     168,297  
  2,182     McCormick & Co., Inc.     183,899  
  12,440     Mondelez International, Inc., Class A     661,310  
  12,229     PepsiCo, Inc.     1,579,865  
  21,472     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     2,652,436  
  2,529     Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     171,137  
  4,890     Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     234,378  
  9,420     Walmart, Inc.     1,223,846  
   

 

 

 
      12,669,072  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Energy – 2.8%  
  2,688     Apache Corp.   $ 53,034  
  4,674     Baker Hughes Co.     114,419  
  1,648     Cheniere Energy, Inc.*     111,059  
  13,790     Chevron Corp.     1,379,000  
  9,747     ConocoPhillips     506,941  
  4,210     Devon Energy Corp.     90,683  
  2,903     Equitrans Midstream Corp.     20,989  
  30,311     Exxon Mobil Corp.     1,648,009  
  1,956     Hess Corp.     128,177  
  5,607     Marathon Oil Corp.     62,238  
  4,629     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     252,836  
  6,002     Occidental Petroleum Corp.     159,713  
  3,168     ONEOK, Inc.     140,311  
  3,122     Phillips 66     259,282  
  9,933     Schlumberger NV     277,230  
  2,916     Valero Energy Corp.     224,474  
  8,695     Williams Cos., Inc. (The)     198,594  
   

 

 

 
      5,626,989  

 

 

 
Financials – 11.4%  
  340     Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.     47,590  
  5,289     Aflac, Inc.     253,290  
  2,310     Allstate Corp. (The)     246,246  
  2,829     Ally Financial, Inc.     117,404  
  4,980     American Express Co.     673,595  
  6,560     American International Group, Inc.     288,312  
  898     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     198,674  
  1,726     Aon PLC, Class A     393,028  
  1,452     Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     173,950  
  1,147     Associated Banc-Corp.     23,112  
  444     Assurant, Inc.     54,710  
  627     Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     31,682  
  58,919     Bank of America Corp.     2,045,079  
  298     Bank of Hawaii Corp.     26,075  
  6,077     Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)     256,206  
  1,121     BlackRock, Inc.     778,535  
  238     BOK Financial Corp.     20,482  
  3,445     Capital One Financial Corp.     414,055  
  10,489     Charles Schwab Corp. (The)     647,381  
  3,423     Chubb Ltd.     556,511  
  15,860     Citigroup, Inc.     1,044,857  
  1,052     Comerica, Inc.     71,641  
  800     Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     59,224  
  3,037     Equitable Holdings, Inc.     89,804  
  189     Erie Indemnity Co., Class A     45,757  
  250     FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     75,978  
  5,408     Fifth Third Bancorp     187,604  
  822     First American Financial Corp.     43,188  
  4,130     First Horizon Corp.     66,906  
  1,314     First Republic Bank     216,482  
  2,440     FNB Corp.     28,865  
  2,522     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(b)     805,729  
  281     Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)     32,413  
  2,718     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     137,775  
  7,679     Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     117,796  
  4,214     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     464,846  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Financials – (continued)  
  2,854     Invesco Ltd.   63,987  
  23,073     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     3,395,653  
  7,386     KeyCorp     148,754  
  762     Lazard Ltd., Class A     29,482  
  1,457     Lincoln National Corp.     82,860  
  594     LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     78,135  
  3,853     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     443,943  
  5,854     MetLife, Inc.     337,190  
  1,236     Moody’s Corp.     339,764  
  10,152     Morgan Stanley     780,384  
  145     Morningstar, Inc.     32,516  
  620     MSCI, Inc.     257,002  
  870     Nasdaq, Inc.     120,312  
  1,461     Northern Trust Corp.     138,985  
  3,229     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     543,634  
  2,066     Principal Financial Group, Inc.     116,894  
  4,451     Progressive Corp. (The)     382,563  
  3,010     Prudential Financial, Inc.     261,027  
  7,305     Regions Financial Corp.     150,702  
  514     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     62,826  
  1,834     S&P Global, Inc.     604,046  
  2,842     SLM Corp.     44,875  
  2,677     State Street Corp.     194,805  
  390     SVB Financial Group*     197,090  
  4,433     Synchrony Financial     171,468  
  1,721     T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     279,043  
  1,924     Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)     279,942  
  10,256     Truist Financial Corp.     584,182  
  1,666     Umpqua Holdings Corp.     28,439  
  1,540     Unum Group     40,779  
  10,349     US Bancorp     517,450  
  952     Voya Financial, Inc.     57,387  
  28,601     Wells Fargo & Co.     1,034,498  
   

 

 

 
      22,535,399  

 

 

 
Health Care – 13.1%  
  11,583     Abbott Laboratories     1,387,412  
  11,805     AbbVie, Inc.     1,271,871  
  2,345     Agilent Technologies, Inc.     286,254  
  409     Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     19,403  
  522     Align Technology, Inc.*     296,031  
  1,052     Alkermes PLC*     20,030  
  3,904     Amgen, Inc.     878,088  
  1,668     Anthem, Inc.     505,721  
  3,410     Baxter International, Inc.     264,923  
  1,848     Becton Dickinson and Co.     445,645  
  1,027     Biogen, Inc.*     280,248  
  1,209     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     93,613  
  254     Bio-Techne Corp.     91,869  
  9,572     Boston Scientific Corp.*     371,202  
  15,171     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     930,437  
  1,083     Catalent, Inc.*     123,148  
  3,846     Centene Corp.*     225,145  
  1,924     Cerner Corp.     133,025  
  2,374     Cigna Corp.     498,303  
  327     Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)     126,264  
  8,836     CVS Health Corp.     601,997  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care – (continued)  
  4,130     Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*   $ 343,203  
  5,649     Eli Lilly and Co.     1,157,424  
  657     Encompass Health Corp.     52,849  
  994     Exact Sciences Corp.*     135,303  
  8,414     Gilead Sciences, Inc.     516,620  
  1,782     HCA Healthcare, Inc.*     306,557  
  951     Henry Schein, Inc.*     58,819  
  1,715     Hologic, Inc.*     123,634  
  885     Humana, Inc.     335,990  
  563     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*     292,856  
  983     Illumina, Inc.*     431,940  
  1,218     Incyte Corp.*     95,808  
  776     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*     571,757  
  17,670     Johnson & Johnson     2,799,988  
  327     Masimo Corp.*     81,989  
  1,090     McKesson Corp.     184,777  
  8,989     Medtronic PLC     1,051,443  
  16,930     Merck & Co., Inc.     1,229,457  
  179     Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*     199,773  
  37,265     Pfizer, Inc.     1,248,005  
  421     PRA Health Sciences, Inc.*     62,060  
  899     Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     103,915  
  645     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     290,618  
  959     ResMed, Inc.     184,876  
  340     Sage Therapeutics, Inc.*     28,900  
  848     Seagen, Inc.*     128,141  
  560     STERIS PLC     97,888  
  2,321     Stryker Corp.     563,283  
  311     Teleflex, Inc.     123,815  
  2,646     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     1,190,912  
  6,326     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     2,101,624  
  607     Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*     106,389  
  1,739     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     369,624  
  3,190     Zoetis, Inc.     495,216  
   

 

 

 
      25,916,082  

 

 

 
Industrials – 7.9%  
  4,265     3M Co.     746,631  
  1,153     AECOM*     66,747  
  807     Alaska Air Group, Inc.*     52,471  
  695     Allegion PLC     75,602  
  3,283     American Airlines Group, Inc.*(a)     68,746  
  361     Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     30,894  
  4,053     Boeing Co. (The)*     859,277  
  717     BWX Technologies, Inc.     41,593  
  4,131     Caterpillar, Inc.     891,800  
  1,117     Cummins, Inc.     282,824  
  2,378     Deere & Co.     830,207  
  4,303     Delta Air Lines, Inc.*     206,286  
  3,034     Eaton Corp. PLC     394,996  
  4,514     Emerson Electric Co.     387,753  
  1,833     FedEx Corp.     466,498  
  985     Flowserve Corp.     36,445  
  1,213     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     100,849  
  1,924     General Dynamics Corp.     314,516  
  65,955     General Electric Co.     827,076  
  1,247     Graco, Inc.     86,479  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Industrials – (continued)  
  5,330     Honeywell International, Inc.   1,078,525  
  2,978     Howmet Aerospace, Inc.*     83,712  
  298     Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     52,421  
  2,388     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     482,806  
  946     Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.     108,866  
  636     J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     93,409  
  2,075     JetBlue Airways Corp.*     38,242  
  5,511     Johnson Controls International PLC     307,459  
  261     Lennox International, Inc.     73,020  
  1,878     Lockheed Martin Corp.     620,210  
  437     ManpowerGroup, Inc.     41,270  
  412     Mercury Systems, Inc.*     26,928  
  2,394     Nielsen Holdings PLC     53,650  
  433     Nordson Corp.     83,314  
  1,186     Northrop Grumman Corp.     345,909  
  512     Oshkosh Corp.     54,272  
  807     Owens Corning     65,383  
  1,246     Pentair PLC     69,689  
  10,819     Raytheon Technologies Corp.     778,860  
  1,591     Republic Services, Inc.     141,742  
  879     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     213,843  
  396     Ryder System, Inc.     26,837  
  406     Snap-on, Inc.     82,463  
  3,615     Southwest Airlines Co.     210,140  
  1,169     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     204,388  
  274     Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*     101,654  
  807     Toro Co. (The)     81,321  
  1,810     Trane Technologies PLC     277,364  
  5,153     Union Pacific Corp.     1,061,312  
  1,803     United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*     94,982  
  5,437     United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     858,122  
  544     United Rentals, Inc.*     161,775  
  1,220     Univar Solutions, Inc.*     24,290  
  1,202     Verisk Analytics, Inc.     196,948  
  3,204     Waste Management, Inc.     355,292  
  420     Woodward, Inc.     47,972  
  338     W.W. Grainger, Inc.     125,976  
  686     XPO Logistics, Inc.*     79,988  
  1,353     Xylem, Inc.     134,705  
   

 

 

 
      15,706,749  

 

 

 
Information Technology – 28.5%  
  463     2U, Inc.*     18,349  
  4,838     Accenture PLC, Class A     1,213,854  
  3,046     Adobe, Inc.*     1,400,155  
  7,580     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*     640,586  
  1,011     Akamai Technologies, Inc.*     95,539  
  351     Alliance Data Systems Corp.     33,871  
  2,328     Analog Devices, Inc.     362,749  
  102,179     Apple, Inc.     12,390,226  
  5,799     Applied Materials, Inc.     685,384  
  371     Arista Networks, Inc.*     103,821  
  565     Arrow Electronics, Inc.*     56,647  
  1,388     Autodesk, Inc.*     383,088  
  3,261     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     567,479  
  739     Avnet, Inc.     28,134  
  1,020     Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     78,683  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   23


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Information Technology – (continued)  
  870     Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.   $ 123,966  
  897     CDW Corp.     140,730  
  962     Ciena Corp.*     50,188  
  26,886     Cisco Systems, Inc.     1,206,375  
  779     Citrix Systems, Inc.     104,059  
  1,636     Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C*     132,630  
  1,127     DocuSign, Inc.*     255,446  
  1,545     Dropbox, Inc., Class A*     34,832  
  1,595     DXC Technology Co.     40,226  
  416     Elastic NV*     55,906  
  384     F5 Networks, Inc.*     72,952  
  4,686     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     646,668  
  655     First Solar, Inc.*     53,068  
  4,359     Fiserv, Inc.*     502,898  
  837     Fortinet, Inc.*     141,327  
  2,258     Global Payments, Inc.     447,061  
  1,057     GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*     85,744  
  8,120     Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.     118,227  
  8,692     HP, Inc.     251,807  
  261     HubSpot, Inc.*     134,415  
  25,975     Intel Corp.     1,578,760  
  5,625     International Business Machines Corp.     668,981  
  1,595     Intuit, Inc.     622,273  
  1,109     Jabil, Inc.     47,876  
  575     Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     85,353  
  2,067     Juniper Networks, Inc.     48,120  
  1,417     Keysight Technologies, Inc.*     200,534  
  981     KLA Corp.     305,317  
  918     Lam Research Corp.     520,680  
  179     Littelfuse, Inc.     46,579  
  6,720     Mastercard, Inc., Class A     2,377,872  
  1,678     Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     156,339  
  7,039     Micron Technology, Inc.*     644,280  
  47,412     Microsoft Corp.     11,017,601  
  1,075     Motorola Solutions, Inc.     188,641  
  812     National Instruments Corp.     36,053  
  1,394     NetApp, Inc.     87,264  
  325     New Relic, Inc.*     19,870  
  3,455     NortonLifeLock, Inc.     67,407  
  3,738     NVIDIA Corp.     2,050,592  
  11,931     Oracle Corp.     769,669  
  437     PagerDuty, Inc.*     19,551  
  589     Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*     211,045  
  312     Paycom Software, Inc.*     116,763  
  288     Paylocity Holding Corp.*     55,063  
  8,915     PayPal Holdings, Inc.*     2,316,563  
  249     Pegasystems, Inc.     32,955  
  1,521     Pure Storage, Inc., Class A*     35,561  
  7,125     QUALCOMM, Inc.     970,354  
  500     RingCentral, Inc., Class A*     189,080  
  5,551     salesforce.com, Inc.*     1,201,791  
  1,230     ServiceNow, Inc.*     656,156  
  1,005     Splunk, Inc.*     143,725  
  2,803     Square, Inc., Class A*     644,774  
  956     Synopsys, Inc.*     234,421  
  682     Teradata Corp.*     27,348  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Information Technology – (continued)  
  1,046     Teradyne, Inc.   134,526  
  5,811     Texas Instruments, Inc.     1,001,061  
  1,890     Trimble, Inc.*     140,125  
  885     Twilio, Inc., Class A*     347,699  
  250     Tyler Technologies, Inc.*     115,855  
  639     VeriSign, Inc.*     123,985  
  12,861     Visa, Inc., Class A     2,731,548  
  508     VMware, Inc., Class A*     70,211  
  3,094     Western Union Co. (The)     71,843  
  1,113     Workday, Inc., Class A*     272,885  
  1,059     Xerox Holdings Corp.     26,983  
  1,544     Xilinx, Inc.     201,183  
  397     Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*     198,274  
  730     Zendesk, Inc.*     106,682  
   

 

 

 
      56,595,161  

 

 

 
Materials – 2.7%  
  1,624     Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.     415,127  
  775     Albemarle Corp.     121,838  
  487     AptarGroup, Inc.     63,344  
  405     Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.     34,069  
  631     Avery Dennison Corp.     110,557  
  2,418     Ball Corp.     206,473  
  1,002     Berry Global Group, Inc.*     55,511  
  407     Cabot Corp.     20,037  
  852     Celanese Corp.     118,351  
  1,561     CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     70,682  
  5,454     Dow, Inc.     323,477  
  992     Eastman Chemical Co.     108,386  
  1,831     Ecolab, Inc.     383,338  
  10,647     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.*     361,040  
  1,697     International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     229,960  
  2,888     International Paper Co.     143,389  
  3,864     Linde PLC (United Kingdom)     943,859  
  1,884     LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A     194,222  
  471     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     158,666  
  5,903     Newmont Corp.     321,005  
  2,208     Nucor Corp.     132,083  
  707     Packaging Corp. of America     93,338  
  625     Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     425,212  
  755     Sonoco Products Co.     44,975  
  1,348     Valvoline, Inc.     33,646  
  1,001     Vulcan Materials Co.     167,157  
  1,937     Westrock Co.     84,434  
   

 

 

 
      5,364,176  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 2.1%  
  3,359     American Tower Corp. REIT     725,981  
  1,068     AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT     187,701  
  1,183     Boston Properties, Inc. REIT     117,271  
  714     Camden Property Trust REIT     74,363  
  2,537     CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*     192,229  
  3,164     Crown Castle International Corp. REIT     492,793  
  2,124     Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     286,167  
  1,260     Douglas Emmett, Inc. REIT     41,265  
  676     Equinix, Inc. REIT     438,278  
  1,320     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT     81,378  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Real Estate – (continued)  
  2,795     Equity Residential REIT   $ 182,821  
  496     Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT     126,376  
  956     Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT     120,169  
  920     JBG SMITH Properties REIT     29,210  
  391     Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*     68,026  
  3,127     Kimco Realty Corp. REIT     57,318  
  5,606     Prologis, Inc. REIT     555,386  
  2,219     UDR, Inc. REIT     91,356  
  2,838     Ventas, Inc. REIT     150,130  
  5,681     Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT     192,415  
   

 

 

 
      4,210,633  

 

 

 
Utilities – 2.4%  
  2,346     Alliant Energy Corp.     108,291  
  2,313     Ameren Corp.     162,535  
  4,669     American Electric Power Co., Inc.     349,475  
  531     Avangrid, Inc.     24,299  
  2,683     CMS Energy Corp.     145,177  
  3,148     Consolidated Edison, Inc.     206,666  
  7,667     Dominion Energy, Inc.     523,809  
  1,804     DTE Energy Co.     212,367  
  6,910     Duke Energy Corp.     591,427  
  3,362     Edison International     181,514  
  3,225     Eversource Energy     256,323  
  9,153     Exelon Corp.     353,306  
  1,505     MDU Resources Group, Inc.     42,290  
  2,275     NRG Energy, Inc.     83,060  
  4,747     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     255,531  
  2,724     Sempra Energy     315,930  
  9,936     Southern Co. (The)     563,570  
  4,562     Vistra Corp.     78,695  
  4,938     Xcel Energy, Inc.     289,317  
   

 

 

 
      4,743,582  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $156,912,528)   $ 197,924,804  

 

 

 

 

Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 0.1%(b)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  127,644     0.036%   $ 127,644  
  (Cost $127,644)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.9%  
  (Cost $157,040,172)   $ 198,052,448  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 0.1%

    205,816  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 198,258,264  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(b)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   25


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY ETFS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

        Equal Weight
U.S. Large Cap
Equity ETF
     Hedge Industry
VIP ETF
    

Innovate

Equity ETF

     JUST U.S. Large
Cap Equity ETF
 
  Assets:           
 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $483,196,303, $153,506,228, $360,282,456 and $156,347,895, respectively)(a)

  $ 570,701,545      $ 185,645,218      $ 415,703,969      $ 197,119,075  
 

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $834,365, $—, $1,144,804 and $564,633, respectively)

    1,250,445               1,846,594        805,729  
 

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

           2,109,000        2,995,889        127,644  
 

Cash

    366,515        631,448        990,342        87,958  
 

Foreign currency, at value (cost $—, $—, $120,541 and $—, respectively)

                  119,527         
 

Receivables:

          
 

Investments sold

    5,964,150        4,762,446        364,039         
 

Dividends

    765,995        70,697        369,093        276,055  
 

Securities lending income

    755        925        18,530        64  
 

Foreign tax reclaims

                  9,754         
  Total assets     579,049,405        193,219,734        422,417,737        198,416,525  
            
  Liabilities:           
 

Payables:

          
 

Fund shares redeemed

    5,969,157        4,776,112                
 

Management fees

    41,213        65,314        162,829        30,617  
 

Upon return of securities loaned

           2,109,000        2,995,889        127,644  
  Total liabilities     6,010,370        6,950,426        3,158,718        158,261  
            
  Net Assets:           
 

Paid-in capital

    474,317,140        143,952,963        349,345,680        159,661,231  
 

Total distributable earnings

    98,721,895        42,316,345        69,913,339        38,597,033  
  NET ASSETS   $ 573,039,035      $ 186,269,308      $ 419,259,019      $ 198,258,264  
  SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING           
 

Shares outstanding no par value (unlimited shares authorized):

    9,600,000        1,950,000        7,250,000        3,575,000  
 

Net asset value per share:

    $59.69        $95.52        $57.83        $55.46  

 

  (a)   Includes loaned securities having a market value of $—, $2,275,500, $2,707,452 and $126,157 for Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Hedge Industry VIP ETF, Innovate Equity ETF, and JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, respectively.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY ETFS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

        Equal Weight
U.S. Large Cap
Equity ETF
     Hedge Industry
VIP ETF
     Innovate
Equity ETF
*
     JUST U.S.
Large Cap
Equity ETF
 
  Investment income:           
 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuer (net of foreign withholding taxes of $—, $—, $19,495 and $—, respectively)

  $ 3,507,677      $ 262,673      $ 898,282      $ 1,352,978  
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

    5,095               6,828        3,167  
 

Securities lending income — unaffiliated issuer

    9,288        925        57,275        611  
  Total investment income     3,522,060        263,598        962,385        1,356,756  
            
  Expenses:           
 

Management fees

    199,197        320,372        548,974        170,337  
 

Trustee fees

    4,500        2,761        2,034        2,979  
  Total expenses     203,697        323,133        551,008        173,316  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)     3,318,363        (59,535      411,377        1,183,440  
            
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):           
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

          
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (538,244      1,024,563        1,181,882        (1,192,501
 

Investments — affiliated issuers

    25,589               17,223        691  
 

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated issuers

    27,773,725        21,848,276        12,466,647        4,934,866  
 

In-kind redemptions — affiliated issuers

    58,953                      12,064  
 

Foreign currency transactions

                  (27,603       
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

          
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    45,311,035        4,969,993        55,421,513        11,828,199  
 

Investments — affiliated issuers

    392,230               701,790        269,795  
 

Foreign currency translations

                  (12,691       
  Net realized and unrealized gain     73,023,288        27,842,832        69,748,761        15,853,114  
  NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 76,341,651      $ 27,783,297      $ 70,160,138      $ 17,036,554  

 

  *   For the period November 6, 2020 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2021.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   27


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY ETFS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF            Hedge Industry VIP ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
           For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
  From operations:             
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 3,318,363      $ 4,498,022        $ (59,535    $ 228,898  
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    27,320,023        (8,657,941        22,872,839        9,179,771  
 

Net change in unrealized gain

    45,703,265        35,075,172                4,969,993        22,564,797  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     76,341,651        30,915,253                27,783,297        31,973,466  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:             
 

From distributable earnings

    (3,228,164      (4,152,895        (935      (329,128
 

From return of capital

                                 (6,291
  Total distributions to shareholders     (3,228,164      (4,152,895              (935      (335,419
              
  From share transactions:             
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    255,744,379        156,356,207          107,891,668        60,238,984  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (76,251,878      (31,674,529              (64,489,916      (56,399,720
  Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     179,492,501        124,681,678                43,401,752        3,839,264  
  TOTAL INCREASE     252,605,988        151,444,036                71,184,114        35,477,311  
              
  Net assets:             
 

Beginning of period

  $ 320,433,047      $ 168,989,011              $ 115,085,194      $ 79,607,883  
 

End of period

  $ 573,039,035      $ 320,433,047              $ 186,269,308      $ 115,085,194  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY ETFS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

        Innovate Equity ETF            JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF  
        For the Period
November 6, 2020
*
to
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
           For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
  From operations:          
 

Net investment income

  $ 411,377        $ 1,183,440      $ 2,111,991  
 

Net realized gain

    13,638,149          3,755,120        5,650,053  
 

Net change in unrealized gain

    56,110,612                12,097,994        23,643,251  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     70,160,138                17,036,554        31,405,295  
           
  Distributions to shareholders:          
 

From distributable earnings

    (246,799              (1,164,667      (2,180,884
           
  From share transactions:          
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    377,959,520          43,105,330        46,857,228  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (28,613,840              (13,472,947      (52,602,473
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     349,345,680                29,632,383        (5,745,245
  TOTAL INCREASE     419,259,019                45,504,270        23,479,166  
           
  Net assets:          
 

Beginning of period

  $              $ 152,753,994      $ 129,274,828  
 

End of period

  $ 419,259,019              $ 198,258,264      $ 152,753,994  

 

  *   Commencement of operations.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   29


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUAL WEIGHT U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
    For the Period
September 12, 2017
*
to
August 31, 2018
 
  2020     2019  
  Per Share Operating Performance:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 50.86     $ 46.30     $ 46.33     $ 40.58  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.40       0.93       0.81       0.77  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    8.84       4.52       (0.10     5.52  
 

Total gain from investment operations

    9.24       5.45       0.71       6.29  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.41     (0.89     (0.74     (0.54
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 59.69     $ 50.86     $ 46.30     $ 46.33  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 59.68     $ 50.95     $ 46.32     $ 46.35  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     18.28     12.08     1.62     15.60
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 573,039     $ 320,433     $ 168,989     $ 76,438  
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.09 %(c)      0.09     0.09     0.09 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.47 %(c)      1.98     1.81     1.82 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    21     48     39     34

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS HEDGE INDUSTRY VIP ETF

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Hedge Industry VIP ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
    For the Period
November 1, 2016
*
to
August 31, 2017
 
  2020     2019     2018  
  Per Share Operating Performance:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 79.37     $ 56.86     $ 57.98     $ 50.46     $ 40.00  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.04     0.16 (c)      0.51       0.17       0.32 (d) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    16.19       22.59       (1.11     7.52       10.31  
 

Total gain (loss) from investment operations

    16.15       22.75       (0.60     7.69       10.63  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    0.00 (b)      (0.24     (0.52     (0.17     (0.17
 

Distributions to shareholders from return of capital

          (b)                   
 

Total distributions to shareholders

    0.00 (b)      (0.24     (0.52     (0.17     (0.17
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 95.52     $ 79.37     $ 56.86     $ 57.98     $ 50.46  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 95.53     $ 79.50     $ 57.03     $ 57.98     $ 50.48  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(e)     20.35     40.07     (0.99 )%      15.27     26.61
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 186,269     $ 115,085     $ 79,608     $ 110,155     $ 45,410  
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.45 %(f)      0.45     0.45     0.45     0.45 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    (0.08 )%(f)      0.26 %(c)      0.91     0.31     0.84 %(d)(f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    63     124     103     129     116

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from non-recurring special dividends which amounted to $0.07 per share and 0.11% of average net assets.
  (d)   Reflects income recognized from non-recurring special dividends which amounted to $0.11 per share and 0.24% of average net assets.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. 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.   31


GOLDMAN SACHS INNOVATE EQUITY ETF

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout The Period

 

        Innovate Equity ETF  
        For the Period
November 6, 2020
*
to
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
 
  Per Share Operating Performance:  
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 50.03  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.06  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    7.78  
 

Total gain from investment operations

    7.84  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.04
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 57.83  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 58.05  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     15.68
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 419,259  
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.49 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.36 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    21

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS JUST U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
    For the Period
June 7, 2018
*
to
August 31, 2018
 
        2020     2019  
  Per Share Operating Performance:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 50.92     $ 42.04     $ 42.13     $ 40.08  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.36       0.74       0.72       0.17  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    4.54       8.90       0.08       1.88  
 

Total gain from investment operations

    4.90       9.64       0.80       2.05  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.36     (0.76     (0.89      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 55.46     $ 50.92     $ 42.04     $ 42.13  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 55.66     $ 50.88     $ 42.06     $ 42.13  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     9.68     23.29     2.06     5.11
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 198,258     $ 152,754     $ 129,275     $ 272,805  
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.20 %(c)      0.20     0.20     0.20 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.37 %(c)      1.69     1.79     1.84 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    11     14     17     2

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. 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.   33


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY ETFS

 

Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), consisting of multiple series. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2009. 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 respective diversification status under the Act:

 

Fund               Diversification
Classification

Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

            Diversified

Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF

            Diversified

Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF*

            Diversified

Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

            Diversified

 

*   The Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF commenced operations following a reorganization at the close of business on November 6, 2020 of the Goldman Sachs Data-Driven World ETF, the Goldman Sachs Finance Reimagined ETF, the Goldman Sachs Human Evolution ETF, the Goldman Sachs Manufacturing Revolution ETF and the Goldman Sachs New Age Consumer ETF into the Fund. The reorganization was completed via an in-kind transaction amounting to $307,712,434 in market value.

The investment objective of each Fund is to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of its respective Index.

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 (each, an “Agreement” and together, the “Agreements”) with the Trust. Each Fund is an exchange traded fund (“ETF”). Shares of the Goldman Sachs Hedged Industry VIP ETF, Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF, and Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”), and shares of the Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF are traded on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (“Cboe”). Market prices for the Funds’ shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Funds issue and redeem shares at their respective NAV only in blocks of a specified number of shares, or multiples thereof, referred to as “Creation Units”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed generally for a designated portfolio of securities (including any portion of such securities for which cash may be substituted) and a specified amount of cash. Shares generally trade in the secondary market in quantities less than a Creation Unit at market prices that change throughout the day. Only those that have entered into an authorized participant agreement with ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) may do business directly with the Funds.

 

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 NAV calculations. Investment income is recorded net of any foreign withholding taxes, less any amounts reclaimable. The Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains,

 

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

and is payable upon sale of such investments. Distributions received from the Funds’ investments in 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.

C.  Expenses — Expenses incurred directly by a Fund are charged to the Fund, and certain 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, and are accrued daily.

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. For each Fund, income distributions, if any, are declared and paid quarterly. 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 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).

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Funds, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Funds’ investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies, GSAM regularly performs price 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.

Underlying Funds (including Money Market Funds) — Underlying 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, the Funds’ shares will correspondingly fluctuate in value. 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. For information regarding an Underlying Fund’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Fund’s shareholder report.

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 classified in the fair value hierarchy as of February 28, 2021:

EQUAL WEIGHT U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF

 

Investment Type    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  
Assets         

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

        

North America

   $ 571,951,990      $         —      $         —  
Total    $ 571,951,990      $      $  

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

HEDGE INDUSTRY VIP ETF         
Investment Type    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  
Assets         

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

        

Asia

   $ 10,329,430      $         —      $         —  

North America

     175,315,788                

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     2,109,000                
Total    $ 187,754,218      $      $  
INNOVATE EQUITY ETF         
Investment Type    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  
Assets         

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

        

Asia

   $ 68,701,813      $ 585,894      $         —  

Europe

     42,665,928                

North America

     298,831,053        621,402         

Oceania

     985,711        327,810         

South America

     4,830,952                

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     2,995,889                
Total    $ 419,011,346      $ 1,535,106      $  
JUST U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF         
Investment Type    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  
Assets         

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

        

Europe

   $ 943,859      $      $  

North America

     196,980,945                

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     127,644                
Total    $ 198,052,448      $      $  

 

(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 Funds utilize fair value model prices by an independent third-party (fair value) service for certain international equity securities resulting in a Level 2 classification.

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

 

4. 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

The Funds operate under a unitary management fee structure. Under the unitary fee structure, GSAM is responsible for paying substantially all the expenses of each Fund, excluding payments under a Fund’s 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage fees, costs of holding shareholder meetings, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses. As the Funds directly pay fees and expenses of the independent Trustees, the management fee collected by GSAM will be reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the Funds to the independent Trustees.

For the six months ended February 28, 2021, contractual and effective net unitary management fee rates with GSAM for each Fund were at the following rates:

 

Fund         Unitary
Management Fee
 

Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

         0.09

Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF

         0.45

Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF

         0.50

Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

         0.20

B.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — The Funds 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. The following table provides information about the Funds’ investments in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. for the six months ended February 28, 2021:

 

Fund    Beginning
value as of
August 31,
2020
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Realized
Gain
     Change in
Unrealized
Depreciation
    

Ending

value as of
February 28,
2021

     Shares as of
February 28,
2021
     Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

   $ 632,434      $ 551,322      $ (410,083   $ 84,542      $ 392,230      $ 1,250,445        3,914      $ 5,095  

Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF*

            1,487,529        (359,948     17,223        701,790        1,846,594        5,780        6,828  

Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

     455,221        152,039        (84,081     12,755        269,795        805,729        2,522        3,167  

 

*   Commenced operations on November 6, 2020.

 

5. CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS

The Trust issues and redeems shares of the Funds only in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the Distributor, without an initial sales load, at NAV next determined after receipt, on any Business Day (as defined in the Statement of Additional Information), of an order in proper form. Shares of the Funds may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (each an “Authorized Participant”). An Authorized Participant is either (1) a “Participating Party” or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation; or (2) a Depository Trust Company participant; which, in either case, must have executed an agreement with the Distributor. Retail investors will typically not qualify as an Authorized Participant or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Funds. Rather, most retail investors will purchase shares in the secondary market at market prices with the assistance of a broker and may be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees. Fixed creation and redemption transaction fees are imposed in connection with creations and redemptions.

 

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5. CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS (continued)

 

Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay a variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (e.g. taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from sale of shares” in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

    Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

February 28, 2021

(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

August 31, 2020

 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares Sold

    4,600,000     $ 255,744,379        3,400,000     $ 156,356,177  

Shares Redeemed

    (1,300,000     (76,251,878      (750,000     (31,674,529

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    3,300,000     $ 179,492,501        2,650,000     $ 124,681,648  
    Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

August 31, 2020

 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares Sold

    1,200,000     $ 107,891,668        900,000     $ 60,238,946  

Shares Redeemed

    (700,000     (64,489,916      (850,000     (56,399,720

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    500,000     $ 43,401,752        50,000     $ 3,839,226  
    Goldman Sachs Innovate
Equity ETF
              
 

 

 

    
   

For the Period November 6, 2020*

through February 28, 2021

(Unaudited)

        
 

 

 

    

Shares Sold

    7,750,000     $ 377,959,520       

Shares Redeemed

    (500,000     (28,613,840     

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    7,250,000     $ 349,345,680       
    Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

August 31, 2020

 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares Sold

    825,000     $ 43,105,330        1,075,000     $ 46,857,228  

Shares Redeemed

    (250,000     (13,472,947      (1,150,000     (52,602,473

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN SHARES

    575,000     $ 29,632,383        (75,000   $ (5,745,245

 

*   Commencement of operations

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of long-term securities for the period ended February 28, 2021, were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases        Sales  

Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

       $
 
 
92,721,176
 
 
     $ 94,021,330  

Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF

         90,293,969          90,965,053  

Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF*

         78,327,467          72,968,358  

Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

         20,654,949          19,643,339  

 

*   Commenced operations on November 6, 2020.

The purchases and sales from in-kind creation and redemption transactions for the period ended February 28, 2021, were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases        Sales  

Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

       $ 255,485,922        $ 74,350,375  

Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF

         107,806,269          64,237,040  

Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF*

         371,495,868          28,891,441  

Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

         43,024,417          13,514,659  

 

*   Commenced operations on November 6, 2020.

 

7. SECURITIES LENDING

The Funds may lend their securities through a securities lending agent, the Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), to certain qualified borrowers. 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 invested 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, 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 BNYM is unable to purchase replacement securities, 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

 

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7. SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

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 February 28, 2021, are disclosed as “Payable upon return of securities loaned” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, where applicable.

Both the Funds and BNYM received compensation relating to the lending of the Funds’ securities. The amounts earned, if any, by the Funds for the six months ended February 28, 2021, are reported under Investment Income on the Statements of Operations.

The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Government Money Market Fund for the six months ended February 28, 2021:

 

Fund         Beginning
value as of
August 31,
2020
       Purchases
at Cost
       Proceeds
from Sales
       Ending value
as of
February 28,
2021
 

Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

       $ 695,187        $ 8,047,962        $ (8,743,149      $         —  

Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF

                  2,109,000                   2,109,000  

Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF*

                  12,980,372          (9,984,483        2,995,889  

Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

         76,274          1,059,982          (1,008,612        127,644  

 

*   Commenced operations on November 6, 2020.

 

8. TAX INFORMATION

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year ended August 31, 2020, the Funds’ capital loss carryforwards on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

      Goldman Sachs
Equal Weight
U.S. Large Cap
Equity ETF
       Goldman Sachs
Hedge Industry
VIP ETF
       Goldman Sachs
Innovate
Equity ETF
*,**
       Goldman Sachs
JUST U.S.
Large Cap
Equity ETF
 

Capital loss carryforwards:

                 

Perpetual Short-Term

   $ (3,558,901      $ (10,844,232      $ (87,595      $ (4,099,633

Perpetual Long-Term

     (3,700,950        (917,719        (264,253        (1,120,241

 

*   Commenced operations on November 6, 2020.

 

**   The capital loss carryforwards of the Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF were acquired in a tax-free reorganization on November 6, 2020. The amounts shown above are estimated and utilization of these losses may be subject to limitation.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

8. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

As of February 28, 2021, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      Goldman Sachs
Equal Weight
U.S. Large Cap
Equity ETF
       Goldman Sachs
Hedge Industry
VIP ETF
       Goldman Sachs
Innovate
Equity ETF
*
       Goldman Sachs
JUST U.S. Large
Cap Equity ETF
 

Tax Cost

   $ 494,203,953        $ 156,488,290        $ 364,436,135        $ 158,364,850  

Gross unrealized gain

     93,614,356          33,840,231          64,124,111          44,133,113  

Gross unrealized loss

     (15,866,319        (2,574,304        (8,013,794        (4,445,515

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities

   $ 77,748,037        $ 31,265,927        $ 56,110,317        $ 39,687,598  

 

*   Commenced operations on November 6, 2020.

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales and Passive Foreign Investment Companies.

GSAM has reviewed the Funds’ tax positions for all open tax years (the current and 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:

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 and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which a Fund invests. The imposition of 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 problems with registration, settlement or custody, may also result in losses. Foreign risk also involves the risk of negative foreign currency rate fluctuations, which may cause the value of securities denominated in such foreign currency (or other instruments through which 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 emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

Foreign Custody Risk — If a Fund invests in foreign securities, 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.

Index Risk — GSAM, JUST Capital Foundation, Inc. and Solactive AG (the “Index Providers”) construct the respective Fund’s Index in accordance with a rules-based methodology. A Fund will be negatively affected by general declines in the securities and asset classes represented in its Index. In addition, because the Funds are not “actively” managed, unless a specific security is removed from an Index, a Fund generally would not sell a security because the security’s issuer was in financial trouble. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on a Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track the Index. A Fund also does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including

 

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9. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

declining markets. Therefore, a Fund’s performance could be lower than funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline or a decline in the value of one or more issuers. The Index Providers rely on third party data they believe to be reliable in constructing each respective Index, but they do not guarantee the accuracy or availability of such third party data. Errors in index data, index computation or the construction of an Index in accordance with its methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index Providers for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the applicable Fund and its shareholders. In addition, neither a Fund, the Investment Adviser, the Calculation Agent nor the Index Providers can guarantee the availability or timeliness of the production of the Index. Furthermore, Solactive AG, the index provider for the Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF and Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF, and JUST Capital Foundation, Inc., the index provider for the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of an Index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion. In such circumstances, a Fund, in replicating the composition of its Index, may have more or less exposure to a particular sector or individual company than had the Index been constructed in accordance with its stated methodology.

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 Funds. 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.

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.

Market Trading Risk — Each Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for Shares. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The Investment Adviser cannot predict whether Shares will trade below, at or above their NAV. Price differences may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for Shares will be closely related to, but not identical to, the same forces influencing the prices of the securities of a Fund’s Index trading individually or in the aggregate at any point in time.

Sector Risk — To the extent a Fund focuses its investments in securities of issuers in one or more sectors (such as the financial services or telecommunications sectors), the Fund may be subjected, to a greater extent than if its investments were diversified across different sectors, to the risks of volatile economic cycles and/or conditions and developments that may be particular to that sector, such as: adverse economic, business, political, environmental or other developments.

Tracking Error Risk — Tracking error is the divergence of a Fund’s performance from that of its Index. The performance of a Fund may diverge from that of its Index for a number of reasons. Tracking error may occur because of transaction costs, a Fund’s holding of cash, differences in accrual of dividends, changes to its Index or the need to meet new or existing regulatory requirements. Unlike a Fund, the returns of an Index are not reduced by investment and other operating expenses, including the trading costs associated with implementing changes to its portfolio of investments. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of market volatility or other unusual market conditions. The Funds are expected to deviate from their respective investment objectives in anticipation of the closing of the Reorganization. The Funds therefore may be subject to higher tracking error risk during the period leading up to the closing of the Reorganization.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

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. OTHER MATTERS

On October 22, 2020, Goldman Sachs announced a settlement of matters involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd. (1MDB), a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, with the United States Department of Justice as well as criminal and civil authorities in the UK, Singapore and Hong Kong. Further information regarding the 1MDB settlement can be found at https://www.goldmansachs.com/media-relations/press-releases/current/goldman-sachs-2020-10-22.html. The 1MDB settlement will not materially adversely affect GSAM’s ability to serve as investment manager.

 

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

 

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Fund Expenses — For the Six Months ended 2/28/2021 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Shares of the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds. This example does not take into account brokerage commissions that you may pay on your purchases and sales of Shares of a Fund.

Except with respect to the Innovate Equity Fund, which commenced operations on November 6, 2020, the example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period from September 1, 2020 and held for the six months ended February 28, 2021, which represents a period of 181 days of a 365 day year (or less where indicated).

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 six months. 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 a Fund’s actual net expense ratios 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 a 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 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.

 

     Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF     Hedge Industry VIP ETF     Innovate Equity ETF     JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF  
     Beginning
Account
Value
9/1/20
    Ending
Account
Value
2/28/21
    Expenses
Paid
**
    Beginning
Account
Value
9/1/20
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/21
    Expenses
Paid
**
    Beginning
Account
Value
11/9/20
    Ending
Account
Value
2/28/21
    Expenses
Paid
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
9/1/20
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/21
    Expenses
Paid
**
 

Actual based on NAV

  $ 1,000     $ 1,182.80     $ 0.49     $ 1,000     $ 1,203.50     $ 2.46     $ 1,000     $ 1,156.80     $ 1.65     $ 1,000     $ 1,096.80     $ 1.04  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,024.35     0.45       1,000       1,022.56     2.26       1,000       1,013.81     1.54       1,000       1,023.80     1.00  

 

 +   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.

 

 *   The Fund commenced operations on November 6, 2020. Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the ending value for the period, multiplied by 115/365, which represents a period of 115 days of a 365 day year (to reflect the Fund’s commencement of operation).

 

**   Expenses for each Fund are calculated using the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended February 28, 2021. 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 year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the fiscal year. The annualized net expense ratio for the period is as follows:

 

Fund        

Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

     0.09

Equal Hedge Industry VIP ETF

     0.45  

Innovate Equity ETF

     0.50  

JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

     0.20  

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF and Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF and Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) are investment portfolios of Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Funds at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Funds.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until September 30, 2021 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on September 22-23, 2020 (the “Annual Meeting”).

The review process undertaken by the Trustees spans the course of the year and culminates with the Annual Meeting. To assist the Trustees in their deliberations, the Trustees have established a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held two meetings over the course of the year since the Management Agreement was last approved in 2019. At those Committee meetings, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Management Agreement were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. With respect to each Fund, such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services, and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance, and central funding); sales and distribution support groups, and others (e.g., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in employee headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its registered fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparisons to the performance of similar exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as provided by a third-party fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), and information on general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Fund invests;
  (c)   the terms of the Management Agreement entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Fund;
  (d)   fee and expense information for the Fund, including the relative management fee and expense levels of the Fund as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider;
  (e)   with respect to the extensive investment performance and expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Fund;
  (f)   information relating to the profitability of the Management Agreement and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of the Fund, to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates;
  (g)   whether the Fund’s existing management fee schedule adequately addressed any economies of scale;
  (h)   a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund;
  (i)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Fund as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser;
  (j)   portfolio manager ownership of Fund shares; the manner in which portfolio manager compensation is determined; and the number and types of accounts managed by the portfolio managers;
  (k)   the nature and quality of the services provided to the Fund by its unaffiliated service providers, and the Investment Adviser’s general oversight and evaluation (including reports on due diligence) of those service providers as part of the administrative services provided under the Management Agreement; and

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF and Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

  (l)   the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Fund’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

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

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

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the significant resources that the Investment Adviser devotes to risk management and the control environment in which the Funds operate, the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the market, regulatory and control environment in which the Funds and their service providers operate, including changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees considered that under the Management Agreement, each Fund pays a single fee to the Investment Adviser, and the Investment Adviser pays each Fund’s ordinary operating expenses, excluding payments under each Fund’s 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage fees, costs of holding shareholder meetings, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses. The Trustees also considered information about each Fund’s structure, investment objective, strategies and other characteristics. In particular, they noted that the Funds are passively-managed ETFs that seek to track indices developed and maintained by third-party service providers, except for the Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF, which seeks to track a proprietary index created by the Investment Adviser. The Trustees noted the experience and capabilities of the key personnel of the Investment Adviser who provide services to the Funds. In particular, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s extensive experience in managing quantitative investment strategies. They also considered information regarding the Investment Adviser’s business continuity planning and remote operations in the current environment. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Funds and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Funds and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Funds. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of each Fund to its peers using rankings and/or ratings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2020, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of June 30, 2020. The information on each Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one- and three-year periods ending on the applicable dates, to the extent that each Fund had been in existence for those periods. As part of this review, they reviewed the investment performance of each Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions. The Trustees also received information comparing each Fund’s performance to that of its respective index, a comparable market capitalization-weighted reference index, and a separate account composite with a comparable investment strategy, as applicable. The Trustees observed that each Fund’s investment performance was consistent with the investment objective of tracking its index.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF and Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

In addition, the Trustees considered materials prepared and presentations made by the Investment Adviser’s senior management and portfolio management personnel in which Fund performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Funds’ risk profiles, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management.

Unitary Fee Structure and Profitability

The Trustees considered the contractual fee rate payable by each Fund, noting that the Management Agreement provides for a unitary fee structure, pursuant to which each Fund pays a single fee to the Investment Adviser and the Investment Adviser then pays all of the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses. In addition, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Funds, which included both advisory and administrative services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Funds as ETFs. The Trustees noted that license fees would be payable by the Investment Adviser to Solactive AG and Frank Russell Company for the use of the underlying indices of the Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF and Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, respectively, and to JUST Capital Foundation, Inc. for the use of certain trademarks and trade names with respect to the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF. They noted that no license fee would be payable to the Investment Adviser by the Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF for use of the index created by the Investment Adviser. The Trustees also considered information previously provided regarding fees and expenses of comparable ETFs advised by other, unaffiliated investment management firms. The comparisons of the Funds’ fee rates and expense ratios were prepared by the Investment Adviser and certain third-party providers of mutual fund and ETF data. In particular, the Trustees referred to an analysis comparing each Fund’s management fee rate and net expense ratio to those of relevant peer funds. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Funds.

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

Economies of Scale

The Trustees noted that the Funds, similar to many other ETFs, do not have management fee breakpoints. They considered information previously provided regarding each Fund’s fee structure, the amount of assets in each Fund, each Fund’s recent creation and redemption activity, and the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees further noted the Investment Adviser’s assertion that future economies of scale (among several factors) had been taken into consideration in determining each Fund’s unitary management fee rate, and that significant economies of scale are unlikely to be realized in the competitive environment in which the Funds operate.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived (or expected to be derived) by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds as stated above, including: (a) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Funds on behalf of its other clients; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Funds; and (d) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Funds’ third-party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs. In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF and Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Other Benefits to the Funds and Their Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Funds receive certain other potential benefits as a result of their relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) enhanced servicing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Funds because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; and (c) the Funds’ access to certain affiliated distribution channels.

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the unitary fee paid by each Fund was reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and each Fund’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit each Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to each Fund until September 30, 2021.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Initial Approval of Management Agreement for the Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF (the “Fund”) is a newly-organized investment portfolio of Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”) that commenced investment operations on November 6, 2020. At a meeting held on July 27, 2020 (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”) on behalf of the Fund. The Trustees also approved the reorganization of the Goldman Sachs Data-Driven World ETF, Goldman Sachs Finance Reimagined ETF, Goldman Sachs Human Evolution ETF, Goldman Sachs Manufacturing Revolution ETF and Goldman Sachs New Age Consumer ETF with and into the Fund at the Meeting, effective November 6, 2020.

At the Meeting, the Trustees reviewed the Management Agreement with respect to the Fund, 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 exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”); potential benefits to be derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund; and potential benefits to be derived by the Fund from its relationship with the Investment Adviser. Various information was also provided at prior meetings at which the Fund was discussed.

In connection with the Meeting, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval of registered fund investment management agreements 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 Board meetings, 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 Provided Under the Management Agreement

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that would be provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the significant resources that the Investment Adviser devotes to risk management and the control environment in which the Fund would operate, the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the market, regulatory and control environment in which the Fund and its service providers would operate, including changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees considered that under the Management Agreement, the Fund pays a single management fee to the Investment Adviser, and the Investment Adviser pays all of the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses, excluding payments under the Fund’s 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage fees, costs of holding shareholder meetings and litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses. The Trustees also considered information about the Fund’s structure, investment objective, strategies and other characteristics. In particular, they noted that the Fund would operate as a passively-managed ETF that seeks to track an index owned and calculated by a third-party service provider. The Trustees noted the experience and capabilities of the key personnel of the Investment Adviser who would provide services to the Fund. In particular, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s extensive experience in managing quantitative investment strategies. The Trustees also considered information regarding the Investment Adviser’s business continuity planning and remote operations in the current environment. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser would be able to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Fund. They also considered that although the Fund was new (and therefore had no performance data to evaluate), the Investment Adviser has committed substantial financial and operational resources to ETFs and has extensive experience managing other types of registered investment companies. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Fund and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Unitary Fee Structure and Profitability

The Trustees considered the contractual management fee rate payable by the Fund, noting that the Management Agreement provides for a unitary fee structure, pursuant to which the Fund pays a single management fee to the Investment Adviser and the Investment Adviser then pays all of the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses. In addition, the Trustees considered information on

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY ETFS

 

Statement Regarding Basis for Initial Approval of Management Agreement for the Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

the services to be rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Fund, which would include both advisory and administrative services directed to the needs and operations of the Fund as an ETF. The Trustees noted that a license fee would be payable by the Investment Adviser to Solactive AG for the use of its index. The Trustees also considered information provided regarding fees and expenses of comparable ETFs advised by other, unaffiliated investment management firms. The comparisons of the Fund’s unitary management fee rate and projected expense ratio were prepared by the Investment Adviser and a third-party provider of mutual fund and ETF data. In particular, the Trustees referred to an analysis comparing the Fund’s unitary management fee rate and projected expense ratio to those of relevant peer funds. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fee and total expenses to be paid by the Fund. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser’s management of the Fund likely would benefit the Fund and its shareholders.

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.

Economies of Scale

The Trustees noted that the Fund, similar to many other ETFs, would not have management fee breakpoints. The Trustees considered the Fund’s projected asset levels and information comparing the fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other ETFs in the Fund’s peer group.

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 relationships with the Fund as stated above, including: (a) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Fund on behalf of its other clients; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Fund; and (d) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Fund’s third party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”).

Other Benefits to the Fund and Its Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Fund is expected to receive certain potential benefits as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) enhanced servicing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Fund because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; and (c) the Fund’s access to certain affiliated distribution channels.

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the unitary management fee to be paid by the Fund was reasonable in light of the services to be provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and the Fund’s reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the engagement of the Investment Adviser likely would benefit the Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved for an initial two-year period from its effective date.

 

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FUNDS PROFILE

 

Goldman Sachs ETFs

 

 

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Goldman Sachs is a premier financial services firm, known since 1869 for creating thoughtful and customized investment solutions in complex global markets.

Today, the Asset Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.95 trillion in assets under supervision as of December 31, 2020, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”) has portfolio management teams located around the world and our investment professionals bring firsthand knowledge of local markets to every investment decision. Assets under supervision includes assets under management and other client assets for which Goldman Sachs does not have full discretion. GSAM leverages the resources of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. subject to legal, internal and regulatory restrictions.

 

GOLDMAN SACHS EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF
Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs MarketBetaTM Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs MarketBetaTM International Equity ETF

Goldman Sachs MarketBetaTM U.S. Equity ETF

Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF

 

INDEX DISCLAIMERS

The Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF is not sponsored, promoted, sold or supported in any other manner by Solactive AG nor does Solactive AG offer any express or implicit guarantee or assurance either with regard to the results of using the Solactive US Large Cap Equal Weight Index (GTR) (“Solactive Index”) and/or Solactive Index trade mark or the Solactive Index Price at any time or in any other respect. The Solactive Index is calculated and published by Solactive AG. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Solactive Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Solactive Index to third parties including but not limited to investors and/or financial intermediaries of Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF. Neither publication of a Solactive Index by Solactive AG nor the licensing of the Solactive Index or Solactive Index trade mark for the purpose of use in connection with the Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF constitutes a recommendation by Solactive AG to invest capital in said fund nor does it in any way represent an assurance or opinion of Solactive AG with regard to any investment in this fund.

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P., THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., AND GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC (COLLECTIVELY, “GOLDMAN SACHS”) DOES NOT GUARANTEE NOR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE OWNERS OR SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND OR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN SECURITIES GENERALLY OR IN THE FUND PARTICULARLY OR THE ABILITY OF THE INDEX TO TRACK GENERAL MARKET PERFORMANCE. GOLDMAN SACHS, IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE INDEX PROVIDER OF THE INDEX, LICENSES CERTAIN TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES TO THE FUND. GOLDMAN SACHS HAS NO OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF THE FUND OR THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING THE INDEX. GOLDMAN SACHS, ITS AFFILIATES AND ANY OF ITS CLIENTS MAY HOLD LONG OR SHORT POSITIONS IN SECURITIES HELD BY THE FUND OR IN RELATED DERIVATIVES, INCLUDING THOSE LINKED TO THE INDEX. GOLDMAN SACHS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, TIMELINESS, ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. GOLDMAN SACHS HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN OR IN THE CALCULATION THEREOF. GOLDMAN SACHS MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE MARKS, THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE FUND, THE SHAREHOLDERS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM USE OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, GOLDMAN SACHS HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.


FUNDS PROFILE

 

The Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF is not sponsored, promoted, sold or supported in any other manner by Solactive AG nor does Solactive AG offer any express or implicit guarantee or assurance either with regard to the results of using the Solactive Innovative Global Equity Index (“Solactive Index”) and/or Solactive Index trade mark or the Solactive Index Price at any time or in any other respect. The Solactive Index is calculated and published by Solactive AG. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Solactive Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Solactive Index to third parties including but not limited to investors and/or financial intermediaries of Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF. Neither publication of a Solactive Index by Solactive AG nor the licensing of the Solactive Index or Solactive Index trade mark for the purpose of use in connection with the Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF constitutes a recommendation by Solactive AG to invest capital in said fund nor does it in any way represent an assurance or opinion of Solactive AG with regard to any investment in this fund.

 

Neither JUST Capital Foundation, Inc. (“JUST Capital”) nor any of its affiliates (collectively, the “JUST Parties”) in any way sells, sponsors, supports, promotes, or endorses the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (the “GS ETF”), or has involvement in its operations or distribution. The JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index (the “JUST Index”) has been licensed by Russell on an “as is” basis to Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P. (“Goldman Sachs”) in connection withGoldman Sachs’ sponsorship of the GS ETF, and JUST Capital’s only relationship with Goldman Sachs is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of JUST Capital or its affiliates. The JUST Parties and any other person or entity involved in or related to compiling, computing, or creating the JUST Index expressly disclaim all representations, warranties, and liabilities relating to or in connection with the GS ETF (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose).

 

No JUST Party makes any claim, prediction, warranty, or representation whatsoever, expressly or impliedly, either as to (i) the results to be obtained from the use of the JUST Index, the GS ETF, or any of the data included in either of the foregoing, (ii) the level at which the JUST Index or GS ETF is said to stand at any particular time on any particular day or otherwise, (iii) the suitability of the JUST Index for the purpose to which it is being put in connection with the GS ETF, or (iv) the advisability of investing in securities generally or in any index or ETF, including those provided by Goldman Sachs.

No JUST Party has provided, nor will any provide, any financial or investment advice or recommendation in relation to the JUST Index or the GS ETF to Goldman Sachs Asset Management or to its clients. No JUST Party shall be (i) liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) to any person for any error in the JUST Index or (ii) under any obligation to advise any person of any error therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall any JUST Party have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential (including without limitation lost profits), or any other damages in connection with the JUST Index or the GS ETF.

 

Data and information regarding the JUST Index is proprietary to JUST Capital or its licensors, and reproduction of such data and information is prohibited except with the prior written permission of JUST Capital. JUST Index® and JUST Capital Index® are trademarks of JUST Capital and have been licensed for use by Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P. by JUST Capital and/or its agent.

Frank Russell Company (“Russell”) acts solely as calculation agent in respect of the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index and does not in any way sponsor, support, promote or endorse the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index or the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF. The JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index was provided on an “as is” basis. Russell, its affiliates and any other person or entity involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index (collectively, the “Russell Parties”) expressly disclaim all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose).

Russell does not make any claim, prediction, warranty or representation whatsoever, expressly or impliedly, either as to (i) the results to be obtained from the use of the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index (upon which the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF is based), (ii) the figure at which the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index is said to stand at any particular time on any particular day or otherwise, or (iii) the suitability of the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index for the purpose to which it is being put in connection with the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF.

Russell has not provided and will not provide any financial or investment advice or recommendation in relation to the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index to Goldman Sachs Asset Management or to its clients. The JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index is calculated by Russell or its agent as calculation agent. Russell shall not be (a) liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) to any person for any error in the Index or (b) under any obligation to advise any person of any error therein.

Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall any Russell Party have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential (including without limitation lost profits) or any other damages in connection with the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index or the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF.


TRUSTEES

Lawrence W. Stranghoener, Chairman

Linda A. Lang

Michael Latham

James A. McNamara

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Joseph F. DiMaria, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

Transfer Agent

 

ALPS DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

Distributor

 

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Investment Adviser

Visit our Website at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282

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

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

The Funds will file their 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 1-800-621-2550.

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of February 28, 2021 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.

ETF Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Funds at their net asset value (“NAV”) only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Ordinary brokerage commissions apply.

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

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Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Semi-Annual Report      

February 28, 2021

 
     

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta ETFs

     

MarketBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (GSEE)

     

MarketBeta® International Equity ETF (GSID)

     

MarketBeta® U.S. Equity ETF (GSUS)

MarketBeta® is a registered trademark of GSAM.

 

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Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® ETFs

 

 

MARKETBETA® EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF

 

 

MARKETBETA® INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF

 

 

MARKETBETA® U.S. EQUITY ETF

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Fund Basics

    1  

Schedules of Investments

    7  

Financial Statements

    48  

Financial Highlights

 

MarketBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF

    52  

MarketBeta® International Equity ETF

    53  

MarketBeta® U.S. Equity ETF

    54  

Notes to Financial Statements

    55  

Other Information

    66  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


FUND BASICS

 

MarketBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021       
  Market Price1   $ 57.18  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 56.85  

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2020–February 28, 2021   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     Solactive GBS
Emerging Markets
Large & Mid Cap  Index3
 
    Shares     21.41      21.56      21.58

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees and operating expenses incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF is not sponsored, promoted, sold or supported in any other manner by Solactive AG nor does Solactive AG offer any express or implicit guarantee or assurance either with regard to the results of using the Solactive GBS Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index (“Solactive Index”) and/or Solactive Index trade mark or the Solactive Index Price at any time or in any other respect. The Solactive Indexes are calculated and published by Solactive AG. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Solactive Indexes are calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards the Funds, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Solactive Indexes to third parties including but not limited to investors and/or financial intermediaries of the Funds. Neither publication of a Solactive Index by Solactive AG nor the licensing of the Solactive Index or Solactive Index trade mark for the purpose of use in connection with a Fund constitutes a recommendation by Solactive AG to invest capital in said fund nor does it in any way represent an assurance or opinion of Solactive AG with regard to any investment in this fund. Solactive AG is registered as a benchmark administrator under the Regulation (EU) 2016/2011 (BMR). Solactive appears on the ESMA register of administrators.

 

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

 

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FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/214
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business      Country
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     6.8      Information Technology      Taiwan
  Tencent Holdings Ltd.     6.4        Communication Services      China
  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR     5.7        Consumer Discretionary      China
  Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.     4.5        Information Technology      South Korea
  Meituan, Class B     1.4        Consumer Discretionary      China
  Naspers Ltd., Class N     1.3        Consumer Discretionary      South Africa
  Reliance Industries Ltd.     1.1        Energy      India
  JD.com, Inc. ADR     1.1        Consumer Discretionary      China
  iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF     1.0        Exchange-Traded Fund      United States
    Baidu, Inc. ADR     1.0        Communication Services      China

 

FUND VS BENCHMARK5
February 28, 2021

 

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4    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

5    Country and sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by Solactive. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocation of exchange-traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the chart above. Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 0.7% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2021. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

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

 

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FUND BASICS

 

MarketBeta® International Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021  
  Market Price1   $ 53.27  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 53.01  

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

     September 1, 2020–February 28, 2021   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     Solactive GBS
Developed Markets
ex North America
Large & Mid Cap Index3
 
    Shares     14.55      15.02      14.67

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® International Equity ETF is not sponsored, promoted, sold or supported in any other manner by Solactive AG nor does Solactive AG offer any express or implicit guarantee or assurance either with regard to the results of using the Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex North America Large & Mid Cap Index (“Solactive Index”) and/or Solactive Index trade mark or the Solactive Index Price at any time or in any other respect. The Solactive Indexes are calculated and published by Solactive AG. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Solactive Indexes are calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards the Funds, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Solactive Indexes to third parties including but not limited to investors and/or financial intermediaries of the Funds. Neither publication of a Solactive Index by Solactive AG nor the licensing of the Solactive Index or Solactive Index trade mark for the purpose of use in connection with a Fund constitutes a recommendation by Solactive AG to invest capital in said fund nor does it in any way represent an assurance or opinion of Solactive AG with regard to any investment in this fund. Solactive AG is registered as a benchmark administrator under the Regulation (EU) 2016/2011 (BMR). Solactive appears on the ESMA register of administrators.

 

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

 

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FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/214
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business      Country
  Nestle SA     1.8      Consumer Staples      Switzerland
  ASML Holding NV     1.4        Information Technology      Netherlands
  Roche Holding AG     1.4        Health Care      Switzerland
  Novartis AG     1.2        Health Care      Switzerland
  Toyota Motor Corp.     1.0        Consumer Discretionary      Japan
  LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     1.0        Consumer Discretionary      France
  AIA Group Ltd.     0.9        Financials      Hong Kong
  Unilever PLC     0.8        Consumer Staples      United Kingdom
  Sony Corp.     0.8        Consumer Discretionary      Japan
    Siemens AG     0.8        Industrials      Germany

 

FUND VS BENCHMARK5   
February 28, 2021      

 

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4    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

5    Country and sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by Solactive. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocation of exchange-traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the chart above. Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 0.1% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2021. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

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

 

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FUND BASICS

 

MarketBeta® U.S. Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2021

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2021  
  Market Price1   $ 53.33  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 53.15  

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2020–February 28, 2021   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
    

Solactive GBS
United States
Large & Mid
Cap  Index3

 
    Shares     10.25      10.46      10.28

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. Equity ETF is not sponsored, promoted, sold or supported in any other manner by Solactive AG nor does Solactive AG offer any express or implicit guarantee or assurance either with regard to the results of using the Solactive GBS United States Large & Mid Cap Index (“Solactive Index”) and/or Solactive Index trade mark or the Solactive Index Price at any time or in any other respect. The Solactive Indexes are calculated and published by Solactive AG. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Solactive Indexes are calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards the Funds, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Solactive Indexes to third parties including but not limited to investors and/or financial intermediaries of the Funds. Neither publication of a Solactive Index by Solactive AG nor the licensing of the Solactive Index or Solactive Index trade mark for the purpose of use in connection with a Fund constitutes a recommendation by Solactive AG to invest capital in said fund nor does it in any way represent an assurance or opinion of Solactive AG with regard to any investment in this fund. Solactive AG is registered as a benchmark administrator under the Regulation (EU) 2016/2011 (BMR). Solactive appears on the ESMA register of administrators

 

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

 

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FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/214     
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business      Country
  Apple, Inc.     6.2      Information Technology      United States
  Microsoft Corp.     5.2        Information Technology      United States
  Amazon.com, Inc.     4.0        Consumer Discretionary      United States
  Facebook, Inc., Class A     1.9        Communication Services      United States
  Alphabet, Inc., Class A     1.8        Communication Services      United States
  Alphabet, Inc., Class C     1.8        Communication Services      United States
  Tesla, Inc.     1.6        Consumer Discretionary      United States
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.     1.4        Financials      United States
  Johnson & Johnson     1.3        Health Care      United States
    Visa, Inc., Class A     1.1        Information Technology      United States

 

FUND VS BENCHMARK5   
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4    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

5    Country and sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by Solactive. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocation of exchange-traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the chart above. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

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

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 97.3%  
Argentina – 0.1%  
  148     Banco Macro SA ADR (Financials)*   $ 2,007  
  227     Globant SA (Information Technology)*     48,741  
  404     Grupo Financiero Galicia SA ADR (Financials)     3,010  
  290     Pampa Energia SA ADR (Utilities)*     3,866  
  426     Telecom Argentina SA ADR (Communication Services)     2,539  
  192     Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA ADR (Energy)*     902  
  1,130     YPF SA ADR (Energy)*     4,893  
   

 

 

 
      65,958  

 

 

 
Brazil – 3.9%  
  25,778     Ambev SA (Consumer Staples)     64,849  
  2,458     Atacadao SA (Consumer Staples)     8,384  
  1,249     B2W Cia Digital (Consumer Discretionary)*     18,377  
  11,962     B3 SA – Brasil Bolsa Balcao (Financials)     116,550  
  7,502     Banco Bradesco SA (Financials)     27,717  
  1,840     Banco BTG Pactual SA (Financials)     33,557  
  5,042     Banco do Brasil SA (Financials)     25,377  
  2,249     Banco Santander Brasil SA (Financials)     15,089  
  3,959     BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (Financials)     18,065  
  4,260     BRF SA (Consumer Staples)*     16,541  
  6,846     CCR SA (Industrials)     13,820  
  2,416     Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (Utilities)     14,050  
  941     Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao (Consumer Staples)     14,014  
  2,024     Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (Utilities)     13,365  
  1,128     Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais (Utilities)     2,957  
  3,769     Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (Materials)     22,230  
  6,531     Cielo SA (Information Technology)     4,219  
  10,961     Cogna Educacao (Consumer Discretionary)*     7,356  
  633     Cosan Ltd., Class A (Energy)     11,666  
  771     Cosan SA (Energy)     11,261  
  1,101     CPFL Energia SA (Utilities)     5,701  
  1,506     Energisa SA (Utilities)     11,801  
  1,034     Engie Brasil Energia SA (Utilities)     7,635  
  5,048     Equatorial Energia SA (Utilities)     18,206  
  6,365     Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA (Health Care)(a)     17,703  
  2,369     Hypera SA (Health Care)     13,934  
  2,688     Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Financials)     11,272  
  4,095     Klabin SA (Materials)*     21,654  
  3,474     Localiza Rent a Car SA (Industrials)     36,155  
  1,523     Lojas Americanas SA (Consumer Discretionary)     6,285  
  4,651     Lojas Renner SA (Consumer Discretionary)     30,595  
  723     M Dias Branco SA (Consumer Staples)     3,714  
  15,728     Magazine Luiza SA (Consumer Discretionary)     68,240  
  1,624     Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA (Real Estate)     5,735  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Brazil – (continued)  
  5,143     Natura & Co. Holding SA (Consumer Staples)*   42,607  
  1,329     Neoenergia SA (Utilities)     3,899  
  3,171     Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA (Health Care)     49,343  
  1,050     Pagseguro Digital Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)*     60,963  
  4,271     Petrobras Distribuidora SA (Consumer Discretionary)     15,266  
  21,609     Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Energy)     85,885  
  549     Porto Seguro SA (Financials)     4,294  
  6,729     Raia Drogasil SA (Consumer Staples)     28,048  
  7,379     Rumo SA (Industrials)*     23,965  
  999     StoneCo Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)*     85,724  
  4,614     Suzano SA (Materials)*     60,578  
  2,435     Telefonica Brasil SA (Communication Services)     19,225  
  4,829     TIM SA (Communication Services)     11,091  
  4,636     Ultrapar Participacoes SA (Energy)*     16,072  
  25,250     Vale SA (Materials)     428,245  
  8,675     Via Varejo SA (Consumer Discretionary)*     18,477  
  4,397     WEG SA (Industrials)     61,580  
  784     XP, Inc., Class A (Financials)*     34,606  
   

 

 

 
      1,767,942  

 

 

 
Chile – 0.4%  
  253,679     Banco de Chile (Financials)     27,821  
  357     Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA (Financials)     15,501  
  368,240     Banco Santander Chile (Financials)     21,081  
  7,969     Cencosud SA (Consumer Staples)     15,620  
  2,880     Cencosud Shopping SA (Real Estate)     5,695  
  867     Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA (Consumer Staples)     7,487  
  42,432     Colbun SA (Utilities)     7,933  
  800     Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA (Communication Services)     5,421  
  6,323     Empresas CMPC SA (Materials)     18,450  
  2,311     Empresas COPEC SA (Energy)     26,080  
  156,202     Enel Americas SA (Utilities)     23,792  
  147,624     Enel Chile SA (Utilities)     10,921  
  4,421     Falabella SA (Consumer Discretionary)     18,334  
   

 

 

 
      204,136  

 

 

 
China – 39.6%  
  2,219     360 Security Technology, Inc., Class A (Information Technology)     5,513  
  172     51job, Inc. ADR (Industrials)*     11,283  
  3,825     AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Information Technology)     20,611  
  899     AECC Aviation Power Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     8,349  
  5,748     Agile Group Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     8,121  
  16,971     Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A (Financials)     8,538  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  165,937     Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H (Financials)   $ 60,322  
  1,423     Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     15,873  
  2,159     Air China Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     2,695  
  10,002     Air China Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     8,252  
  662     Airtac International Group (Industrials)     23,055  
  10,898     Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     2,591,109  
  3,050     A-Living Smart City Services Co. Ltd. (Industrials)(a)     12,778  
  4,957     Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class A (Materials)*     3,251  
  22,182     Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H (Materials)*     11,209  
  1,839     Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     920  
  8,986     Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class H (Materials)     4,193  
  200     Angel Yeast Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     1,648  
  1,377     Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     11,335  
  6,939     Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H (Materials)     44,636  
  325     Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     11,750  
  160     Anhui Kouzi Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     1,419  
  6,112     ANTA Sports Products Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     93,760  
  80     Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     3,247  
  80     Autobio Diagnostics Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     1,517  
  330     Autohome, Inc. ADR (Communication Services)     37,633  
  420     Avary Holding Shenzhen Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     2,665  
  3,358     Avic Capital Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,130  
  1,300     AVIC Electromechanical Systems Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     2,450  
  400     AVIC Jonhon Optronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     4,249  
  320     AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     4,005  
  974     AVIC Xi’an Aircraft Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     4,760  
  10,542     BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class H (Consumer Discretionary)(a)     3,778  
  1,577     Baidu, Inc. ADR (Communication Services)*     447,016  
  7,441     Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     5,478  
  1,359     Bank of Chengdu Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,307  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  12,040     Bank of China Ltd., Class A (Financials)   6,020  
  490,494     Bank of China Ltd., Class H (Financials)     171,984  
  13,814     Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     9,743  
  42,612     Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     24,060  
  2,019     Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     4,992  
  4,397     Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     3,902  
  3,498     Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     4,750  
  2,114     Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     13,082  
  5,000     Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     6,466  
  1,846     Bank of Zhengzhou Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,091  
  5,999     Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     6,962  
  3,118     BBMG Corp., Class A (Materials)     1,376  
  13,560     BBMG Corp., Class H (Materials)     2,814  
  423     BeiGene Ltd. ADR (Health Care)*     135,360  
  1,599     Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     2,465  
  1,000     Beijing Enlight Media Co. Ltd., Class A (Communication Services)     2,096  
  2,813     Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     9,736  
  24,122     Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd. (Utilities)*     9,546  
  595     Beijing New Building Materials PLC, Class A (Industrials)     4,441  
  838     Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     6,108  
  1,199     Beijing Originwater Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     1,410  
  240     Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     1,301  
  240     Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     2,022  
  559     Beijing Sinnet Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     1,643  
  480     Beijing Tiantan Biological Products Corp. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     2,599  
  17,500     Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     15,340  
  100     Betta Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     1,824  
  80     BGI Genomics Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     1,704  
  1,167     Bilibili, Inc. ADR (Communication Services)*     147,007  
  21,018     BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. (Financials)     69,903  
  12,096     BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     11,368  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  17,286     Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)   $ 15,509  
  639     BYD Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     19,453  
  4,038     BYD Co. Ltd., Class H (Consumer Discretionary)     102,650  
  559     By-health Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     1,884  
  1,359     Caitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,355  
  430     CanSino Biologics, Inc., Class H (Health Care)*(a)(b)     20,454  
  100     Changchun High & New Technology Industry Group, Inc., Class A (Health Care)     6,496  
  2,079     Changjiang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,326  
  639     Chaozhou Three-Circle Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     3,688  
  240     Chengdu Kanghong Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     1,408  
  96     China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc. (Health Care)*     11,476  
  13,564     China Bohai Bank Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)*(a)     7,484  
  51,375     China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     10,199  
  1,759     China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,420  
  55,886     China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     26,368  
  1,279     China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class A (Energy)     985  
  12,281     China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H (Energy)     5,050  
  14,027     China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     6,618  
  9,277     China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     41,258  
  3,598     China Construction Bank Corp., Class A (Financials)     4,031  
  544,122     China Construction Bank Corp., Class H (Financials)     436,989  
  3,118     China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     2,271  
  9,257     China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     4,224  
  13,760     China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     8,706  
  43,461     China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     18,825  
  20,759     China Everbright Environment Group Ltd. (Industrials)     11,882  
  11,349     China Evergrande Group (Real Estate)     23,232  
  11,965     China Feihe Ltd. (Consumer Staples)(a)     32,776  
  559     China Film Co. Ltd., Class A (Communication Services)     1,149  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  1,454     China Fortune Land Development Co. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)   1,903  
  1,279     China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,126  
  21,878     China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     13,509  
  1,759     China Gezhouba Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     1,832  
  639     China Great Wall Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,094  
  1,119     China Greatwall Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     2,982  
  16,382     China Hongqiao Group Ltd. (Materials)     20,316  
  39,321     China Huarong Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)(a)     4,663  
  8,136     China International Capital Corp. Ltd., Class H (Financials)*(a)     18,774  
  559     China International Marine Containers Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     1,241  
  38,508     China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd. (Real Estate)     16,034  
  1,279     China Jushi Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     4,431  
  719     China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     3,679  
  43,647     China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     92,050  
  2,033     China Literature Ltd. (Communication Services)*(a)     18,948  
  18,620     China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H (Utilities)     27,700  
  15,870     China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)*     86,742  
  7,260     China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     57,252  
  24,125     China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     185,198  
  2,238     China Merchants Energy Shipping Co. Ltd., Class A (Energy)     1,806  
  8,023     China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     11,687  
  2,579     China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     8,669  
  2,705     China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)(a)     3,801  
  2,318     China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     4,600  
  12,481     China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     9,977  
  40,458     China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     24,148  
  6,217     China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     6,428  
  21,676     China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H (Materials)     16,766  
  22,692     China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H (Materials)     34,401  
  160     China National Software & Service Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     1,437  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  1,359     China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)*   $ 4,339  
  28,237     China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (Real Estate)     71,490  
  2,409     China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     16,428  
  15,296     China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     70,295  
  7,984     China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A (Energy)     5,557  
  146,407     China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H (Energy)     80,967  
  6,682     China Railway Group Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     5,888  
  25,049     China Railway Group Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     13,239  
  10,098     China Railway Signal & Communication Corp. Ltd., Class H (Information Technology)(a)     4,179  
  39,576     China Reinsurance Group Corp., Class H (Financials)     4,388  
  8,357     China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     63,022  
  12,998     China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd. (Materials)     15,482  
  5,228     China Resources Gas Group Ltd. (Utilities)     26,115  
  16,906     China Resources Land Ltd. (Real Estate)     80,309  
  9,166     China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (Health Care)(a)     5,849  
  10,434     China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     12,146  
  400     China Satellite Communications Co. Ltd., Class A (Communication Services)     1,011  
  1,889     China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A (Energy)     5,174  
  19,935     China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H (Energy)     37,879  
  2,718     China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)*     2,546  
  9,040     China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)*     6,176  
  8,530     China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd. (Financials)     18,385  
  552     China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     26,230  
  217,114     China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H (Communication Services)(a)     32,466  
  559     China TransInfo Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     1,415  
  3,484     China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     17,797  
  11,107     China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H (Real Estate)     47,106  
  6,596     China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A (Utilities)     20,104  
  3,198     China Zheshang Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,028  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  100     Chongqing Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)   1,863  
  3,007     Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)*     8,423  
  3,358     Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,192  
  13,996     Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     6,170  
  559     Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     15,052  
  21,701     CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     20,561  
  37,317     CITIC Ltd. (Industrials)     31,605  
  3,815     CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     16,043  
  13,364     CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     28,804  
  894     CNPC Capital Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     908  
  799     Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     39,733  
  1,199     COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class A (Energy)     1,171  
  8,251     COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class H (Energy)     3,531  
  2,478     COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)*     4,834  
  15,406     COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)*     17,119  
  52,889     Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     65,793  
  8,611     Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     70,821  
  759     CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     4,137  
  4,673     CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)(a)     6,120  
  1,332     Dada Nexus Ltd. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     47,233  
  12,049     Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)(a)     7,331  
  4,297     Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     4,330  
  192     DaShenLin Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     2,550  
  1,839     Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd., Class A (Utilities)     656  
  1,119     DHC Software Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     1,321  
  240     Dong-E-E-Jiao Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     1,314  
  1,039     Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     1,900  
  2,024     Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     1,795  
  16,749     Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Consumer Discretionary)     15,416  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  1,039     Dongxing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)   $ 1,839  
  3,070     East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     14,393  
  4,450     ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     68,207  
  607     Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     8,009  
  1,439     Everbright Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     3,420  
  1,520     Everbright Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)(a)     1,303  
  16,385     Evergrande Property Services Group Ltd. (Real Estate)*(a)     34,471  
  1,455     Fangda Carbon New Material Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)*     1,731  
  639     FAW Jiefang Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)*     1,102  
  400     Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     1,182  
  1,500     First Capital Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,836  
  300     Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     1,498  
  2,448     Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Information Technology)(b)     9,152  
  5,166     Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Communication Services)     8,730  
  541     Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     14,419  
  2,398     Founder Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)*     3,183  
  3,074     Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     6,551  
  400     Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     1,778  
  719     Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     5,254  
  2,966     Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Consumer Discretionary)(a)     18,200  
  400     Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     6,113  
  1,128     Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class H (Materials)(a)     14,490  
  1,047     GDS Holdings Ltd. ADR (Information Technology)*     106,962  
  1,679     Gemdale Corp., Class A (Real Estate)     3,286  
  2,083     GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     5,147  
  7,863     GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     11,150  
  559     Giant Network Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Communication Services)     1,455  
  160     Gigadevice Semiconductor Beijing, Inc., Class A (Information Technology)     4,753  
  1,199     GoerTek, Inc., Class A (Information Technology)     5,921  
  719     Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     3,481  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  17,958     Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H (Consumer Discretionary)   52,202  
  2,216     Greenland Holdings Corp. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     1,925  
  753     GSX Techedu, Inc. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     77,446  
  559     Guangdong Haid Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     6,858  
  16,447     Guangdong Investment Ltd. (Utilities)     29,428  
  959     Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     1,564  
  16,706     Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Consumer Discretionary)     15,506  
  719     Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     1,462  
  480     Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     2,139  
  1,309     Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H (Health Care)     3,348  
  100     Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     2,113  
  9,433     Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd., Class H (Real Estate)     12,598  
  240     Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     4,716  
  480     Guangzhou Yuexiu Financial Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     997  
  1,519     Guosen Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,858  
  2,645     Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     6,800  
  4,859     Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)(a)     6,752  
  1,479     Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,824  
  4,939     Haidilao International Holding Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)(a)     40,525  
  2,220     Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     9,908  
  3,438     Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     6,415  
  17,550     Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     16,040  
  188     Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     1,251  
  200     Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     2,782  
  320     Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     1,867  
  142     Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     3,081  
  733     Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class H (Health Care)*(a)     14,344  
  5,296     Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. (Health Care)*(a)     26,967  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  799     Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)   $ 5,677  
  3,658     Hengan International Group Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     25,322  
  1,839     Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     10,257  
  719     Hengtong Optic-electric Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     1,424  
  1,351     Hengyi Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     3,747  
  3,997     Hesteel Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)*     1,363  
  160     Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     3,323  
  400     Hongta Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     892  
  3,038     Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class A (Utilities)     1,500  
  10,390     Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class H (Utilities)     2,853  
  639     Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     3,140  
  639     Hualan Biological Engineering, Inc., Class A (Health Care)     4,219  
  1,839     Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower, Inc., Class A (Utilities)     1,269  
  2,558     Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class A (Utilities)     1,591  
  24,455     Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H (Utilities)     8,354  
  2,589     Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     6,860  
  9,587     Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)(a)     14,262  
  959     Huaxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,496  
  4,477     Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     4,311  
  1,659     Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     5,732  
  1,110     Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     4,420  
  855     Huazhu Group Ltd. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     49,710  
  1,599     Hubei Biocause Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     990  
  500     Humanwell Healthcare Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     2,294  
  312     Hundsun Technologies, Inc., Class A (Information Technology)     4,208  
  475     HUYA, Inc. ADR (Communication Services)*(b)     12,516  
  799     Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     5,945  
  19,565     Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A (Financials)     16,214  
  437,514     Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H (Financials)     285,384  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  7,311     Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)   27,846  
  2,558     Industrial Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     3,581  
  17,350     Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)*     4,123  
  3,038     Inner Mongolia Junzheng Energy & Chemical Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     2,790  
  2,141     Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     14,280  
  4,337     Innovent Biologics, Inc. (Health Care)*(a)     44,671  
  1,896     iQIYI, Inc. ADR (Communication Services)*     48,026  
  200     JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)*     1,028  
  304     Jafron Biomedical Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     3,682  
  2,252     JD Health International, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)*(a)     41,165  
  5,384     JD.com, Inc. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     505,396  
  559     Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     802  
  7,168     Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     8,325  
  236     Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     3,460  
  1,876     Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     29,472  
  400     Jiangsu King’s Luck Brewery JSC Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     3,039  
  320     Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     9,334  
  320     Jiangsu Yuyue Medical Equipment & Supply Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     1,387  
  1,359     Jiangsu Zhongnan Construction Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     1,690  
  1,119     Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     1,791  
  719     Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     3,096  
  6,459     Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H (Materials)     15,670  
  959     Jiangxi Zhengbang Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     2,451  
  1,999     Jinke Properties Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     2,298  
  639     Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)*     1,664  
  240     Jonjee Hi-Tech Industrial And Commercial Holding Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     1,920  
  290     JOYY, Inc. ADR (Communication Services)     34,191  
  200     Juewei Food Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     2,680  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  5,167     KE Holdings, Inc. ADR (Real Estate)*   $ 329,810  
  16,257     Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)*     58,365  
  1,253     Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd. ADR (Information Technology)*     73,777  
  4,796     Kingsoft Corp. Ltd. (Information Technology)     33,633  
  700     Kuang-Chi Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)*     2,374  
  21,545     Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     19,803  
  387     Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     126,780  
  6,958     KWG Group Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     10,548  
  6,071     Legend Holdings Corp., Class H (Information Technology)(a)     9,063  
  41,115     Lenovo Group Ltd. (Information Technology)     51,994  
  1,328     Lens Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     6,404  
  639     Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     3,139  
  4,217     Li Auto, Inc. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*(b)     106,985  
  13,459     Li Ning Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     75,646  
  2,157     Lingyi iTech Guangdong Co., Class A (Information Technology)     3,385  
  160     Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Inc., Class A (Health Care)     919  
  915     Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Inc., Class H (Health Care)     3,362  
  7,331     Logan Group Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     11,416  
  639     Lomon Billions Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     3,982  
  9,845     Longfor Group Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)(a)     58,379  
  1,327     LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     21,392  
  14,443     Lufax Holding Ltd. ADR (Financials)*     216,934  
  2,462     Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     17,668  
  516     Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     18,730  
  559     Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A (Communication Services)     5,534  
  1,439     Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)*     3,553  
  14,461     Meituan, Class B (Consumer Discretionary)*(a)     633,817  
  6,796     Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     3,472  
  4,688     Microport Scientific Corp. (Health Care)(b)     27,588  
  1,764     Ming Yuan Cloud Group Holdings Ltd. (Information Technology)*     9,983  
  1,316     MINISO Group Holding Ltd. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*(b)     35,098  
  953     Momo, Inc. ADR (Communication Services)     15,096  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  1,319     Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)   23,185  
  800     NanJi E-Commerce Co. Ltd., Class A (Communication Services)     1,306  
  208     Nanjing King-Friend Biochemical Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     1,329  
  1,199     Nanjing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,943  
  1,450     NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     6,353  
  160     NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     4,430  
  719     NavInfo Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     1,812  
  2,239     NetEase, Inc. ADR (Communication Services)     245,954  
  639     New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     5,137  
  5,637     New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     21,509  
  1,599     New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     5,940  
  879     New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     156,128  
  400     Ninestar Corp., Class A (Information Technology)     1,694  
  300     Ningbo Tuopu Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     1,730  
  1,956     Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     1,210  
  800     Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     2,158  
  7,538     NIO, Inc. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     345,090  
  9,558     Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H (Consumer Staples)*(a)(b)     63,454  
  1,119     Oceanwide Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     522  
  719     Offcn Education Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     3,615  
  1,039     OFILM Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     1,703  
  2,282     OneConnect Financial Technology Co. Ltd. ADR (Information Technology)*     41,601  
  112     Oppein Home Group, Inc., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     2,619  
  2,238     Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     3,312  
  5,213     Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)(a)     3,394  
  1,279     Oriental Pearl Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Communication Services)     1,703  
  1,619     People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The), Class A (Financials)     1,532  
  48,829     People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The), Class H (Financials)     15,170  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  720     Perfect World Co. Ltd., Class A (Communication Services)   $ 2,622  
  5,754     PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A (Energy)     3,872  
  122,048     PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H (Energy)     43,738  
  80     Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     1,571  
  722     Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class H (Health Care)(a)     12,341  
  40,468     PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     30,622  
  502     Pinduoduo, Inc. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     85,922  
  6,830     Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     22,535  
  2,428     Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co. Ltd. (Health Care)*(a)     35,087  
  3,812     Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class A (Financials)     50,110  
  34,969     Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H (Financials)     429,598  
  4,212     Poly Developments and Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     10,101  
  874     Poly Property Services Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     5,752  
  3,702     Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     3,496  
  75,803     Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)(a)     56,383  
  5,197     Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     3,104  
  352     Red Star Macalline Group Corp. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     485  
  1,599     RiseSun Real Estate Development Co. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     1,639  
  1,619     Rongsheng Petro Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     8,408  
  2,096     SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     6,874  
  1,519     Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     7,019  
  80     Sangfor Technologies, Inc., Class A (Information Technology)     3,275  
  2,984     Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     18,931  
  1,119     SDIC Capital Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,114  
  2,558     SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A (Utilities)     3,296  
  11,487     Seazen Group Ltd. (Real Estate)*     13,919  
  658     Seazen Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     5,174  
  1,039     SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     16,830  
  2,293     Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A (Energy)     3,793  
  1,342     Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     4,600  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  3,541     Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class H (Materials)(a)   7,148  
  13,828     Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H (Health Care)     23,744  
  979     Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     8,651  
  3,038     Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)*     2,616  
  15,372     Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)*     5,846  
  719     Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     5,109  
  2,989     Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Health Care)(b)     14,102  
  620     Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     5,921  
  3,118     Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     2,295  
  403     Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co. Ltd., Class H (Health Care)*(a)     4,130  
  320     Shanghai Lingang Holdings Corp. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     953  
  473     Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     774  
  320     Shanghai M&G Stationery, Inc., Class A (Industrials)     3,835  
  719     Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     2,271  
  5,027     Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H (Health Care)     9,215  
  10,515     Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     17,104  
  100     Shanghai Putailai New Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     1,353  
  2,279     Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     2,687  
  1,439     Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     2,247  
  1,359     Shanxi Meijin Energy Co. Ltd., Class A (Energy)*     1,518  
  2,159     Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     1,286  
  240     Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     11,597  
  799     Shengyi Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     3,019  
  112     Shennan Circuits Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     1,901  
  7,102     Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     5,261  
  4,257     Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)(a)     1,218  
  80     Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     1,705  
  240     Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     704  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  1,035     Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Health Care)*(a)   $ 1,710  
  605     Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     7,963  
  6,752     Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     11,176  
  240     Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     5,669  
  320     Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     20,642  
  3,118     Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     3,888  
  320     Shenzhen Sunway Communication Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     1,674  
  4,647     Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     96,506  
  978     Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A (Utilities)     1,619  
  480     Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     1,607  
  1,119     Sinolink Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,228  
  1,999     Sinopec Oilfield Service Corp., Class A (Energy)*     617  
  1,679     Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     959  
  19,262     Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H (Materials)     4,718  
  7,987     Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Health Care)     18,698  
  1,150     Sinotrans Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     802  
  11,561     Sinotrans Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     4,158  
  3,887     Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd. (Industrials)     12,402  
  4,035     Smoore International Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Staples)*(a)     32,744  
  863     Songcheng Performance Development Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     2,684  
  1,439     SooChow Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,901  
  320     Spring Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     3,042  
  500     STO Express Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     784  
  14,813     Sunac China Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     63,397  
  3,617     Sunac Services Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)*(a)     11,657  
  3,198     Suning.com Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     3,455  
  3,932     Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     98,334  
  500     Sunwoda Electronic Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     1,908  
  559     Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     1,865  
  959     Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     1,424  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  2,298     TAL Education Group ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*   178,187  
  1,359     TBEA Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     2,544  
  5,117     TCL Technology Group Corp., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     6,499  
  33,995     Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Communication Services)     2,903,271  
  3,553     Tencent Music Entertainment Group ADR (Communication Services)*     91,383  
  2,478     Tianfeng Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,985  
  1,039     Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     4,214  
  719     Tianma Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     1,667  
  10,766     Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp. (Consumer Staples)     21,623  
  160     Toly Bread Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     1,381  
  3,656     Tongcheng-Elong Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)*     8,587  
  719     Tonghua Dongbao Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     1,359  
  739     Tongkun Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     2,921  
  1,599     Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     11,593  
  80     Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A (Health Care)*     3,272  
  7,840     Topsports International Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)(a)     11,521  
  5,568     TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H (Information Technology)     14,054  
  3,324     Trip.com Group Ltd. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     131,132  
  240     Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     2,949  
  2,587     Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H (Consumer Staples)     21,227  
  200     Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     3,426  
  7,347     Uni-President China Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     8,827  
  1,006     Unisplendour Corp. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     3,336  
  400     Universal Scientific Industrial Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     1,222  
  178     Venustech Group, Inc., Class A (Information Technology)     850  
  3,211     Vipshop Holdings Ltd. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     119,835  
  559     Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     3,952  
  1,105     Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     22,305  
  26,840     Want Want China Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     19,376  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  382     Weibo Corp. ADR (Communication Services)*   $ 21,075  
  2,108     Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     7,173  
  11,397     Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     33,351  
  2,243     Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     6,290  
  1,279     Western Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,865  
  240     Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     10,481  
  400     Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     6,224  
  726     Winning Health Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     1,883  
  408     Wuhan Guide Infrared Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     2,473  
  799     Wuhu Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Communication Services)     3,471  
  1,366     Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     59,026  
  639     WUS Printed Circuit Kunshan Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     1,708  
  751     WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     16,652  
  1,573     WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H (Health Care)(a)     32,789  
  18,307     Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc. (Health Care)*(a)     226,674  
  320     Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     4,143  
  2,958     XCMG Construction Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     3,195  
  3,278     Xinhu Zhongbao Co. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     1,583  
  1,279     Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     2,990  
  4,538     Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     9,711  
  24,525     Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd. (Information Technology)     51,533  
  2,810     XPeng, Inc. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     95,849  
  1,519     Yango Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     1,493  
  799     Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class A (Energy)     1,189  
  8,058     Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class H (Energy)     7,469  
  2,494     Yatsen Holding Ltd. ADR (Consumer Staples)*     43,720  
  240     Yealink Network Technology Corp. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     2,805  
  112     Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     1,523  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  2,515     Yihai International Holding Ltd. (Consumer Staples)*   34,431  
  3,598     Yonghui Superstores Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     4,003  
  1,143     Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     6,509  
  819     YTO Express Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     1,460  
  727     Yunda Holding Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     1,884  
  354     Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     7,146  
  240     Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     3,926  
  510     Zai Lab Ltd. ADR (Health Care)*     75,235  
  160     Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     7,346  
  2,130     Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Communication Services)*     2,064  
  799     Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     4,224  
  1,119     Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     3,618  
  100     Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     1,772  
  8,410     Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     7,340  
  527     Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     2,298  
  400     Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)*     5,515  
  1,199     Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     3,060  
  799     Zhejiang NHU Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     5,347  
  1,264     Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     4,717  
  559     Zhejiang Semir Garment Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     796  
  80     Zhejiang Supor Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     930  
  799     Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     1,872  
  1,259     Zheshang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,444  
  6,291     ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)*(a)(b)     42,292  
  240     Zhongji Innolight Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     1,700  
  1,700     Zhongjin Gold Corp. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     2,445  
  3,014     Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     18,650  
  2,638     Zhongtian Financial Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)*     1,156  
  3,210     Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     13,966  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  6,912     Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)   $ 13,003  
  33,533     Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Materials)     49,712  
  2,300     Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     5,104  
  8,112     Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     12,360  
  1,358     ZTE Corp., Class A (Information Technology)     6,656  
  4,431     ZTE Corp., Class H (Information Technology)     11,298  
  3,108     ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. ADR (Industrials)     104,864  
   

 

 

 
      17,998,722  

 

 

 
Colombia – 0.1%  
  1,350     Bancolombia SA (Financials)     11,722  
  21,251     Ecopetrol SA (Energy)     13,223  
  2,493     Interconexion Electrica SA ESP (Utilities)     16,408  
   

 

 

 
      41,353  

 

 

 
Czech Republic – 0.1%  
  938     CEZ AS (Utilities)     23,010  
  441     Komercni banka AS (Financials)*     13,865  
   

 

 

 
      36,875  

 

 

 
Egypt – 0.1%  
  4,636     Abou Kir Fertilizers & Chemical Industries (Materials)     6,555  
  8,610     Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE (Financials)     34,199  
  5,723     Eastern Co. SAE (Consumer Staples)     5,413  
  3,550     Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding Co. (Financials)*     3,527  
  4,497     ElSewedy Electric Co. (Industrials)     2,730  
  3,181     Fawry for Banking & Payment Technology Services SAE (Information Technology)*     9,770  
  6,412     Talaat Moustafa Group (Real Estate)     2,810  
  2,171     Telecom Egypt Co. (Communication Services)     1,625  
   

 

 

 
      66,629  

 

 

 
Greece – 0.2%  
  14,858     Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA (Financials)*     10,475  
  1,408     Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (Communication Services)     21,773  
  613     JUMBO SA (Consumer Discretionary)     10,134  
  502     LAMDA Development SA (Real Estate)*     4,180  
  380     Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA (Energy)     5,249  
  616     Mytilineos SA (Industrials)     9,533  
  3,198     National Bank of Greece SA (Financials)*     8,152  
  1,169     OPAP SA (Consumer Discretionary)     15,807  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Greece – (continued)  
  675     Public Power Corp. SA (Utilities)*   7,292  
  306     Terna Energy SA (Utilities)     4,494  
   

 

 

 
      97,089  

 

 

 
Hungary – 0.2%  
  2,770     MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC (Energy)*     20,005  
  1,291     OTP Bank Nyrt (Financials)*     59,029  
   

 

 

 
      79,034  

 

 

 
India – 8.2%  
  252     ABB India Ltd. (Industrials)     5,240  
  264     ACC Ltd. (Materials)     6,227  
  720     Adani Enterprises Ltd. (Industrials)     8,168  
  1,958     Adani Green Energy Ltd. (Utilities)*     30,904  
  3,430     Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Industrials)     31,548  
  148     Alkem Laboratories Ltd. (Health Care)     5,482  
  3,529     Ambuja Cements Ltd. (Materials)     13,134  
  1,688     Asian Paints Ltd. (Materials)     52,309  
  1,338     Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (Health Care)     15,571  
  912     Avenue Supermarts Ltd. (Consumer Staples)*(a)     37,160  
  13,288     Axis Bank Ltd. (Financials)*     131,063  
  407     Bajaj Auto Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     21,039  
  1,060     Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Financials)     75,945  
  224     Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Financials)     29,411  
  157     Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. (Financials)     7,756  
  2,308     Bandhan Bank Ltd. (Financials)*(a)     10,844  
  5,420     Bank of Baroda (Financials)*     6,299  
  1,392     Berger Paints India Ltd. (Materials)     12,878  
  3,430     Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Industrials)     6,399  
  3,977     Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (Energy)     24,346  
  14,006     Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Communication Services)     106,029  
  1,689     Biocon Ltd. (Health Care)*     8,968  
  40     Bosch Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     8,086  
  339     Britannia Industries Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     15,518  
  1,298     Cadila Healthcare Ltd. (Health Care)     7,687  
  1,892     Cipla Ltd. (Health Care)     20,264  
  8,831     Coal India Ltd. (Energy)     18,291  
  383     Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     8,241  
  1,215     Container Corp. Of India Ltd. (Industrials)     9,223  
  3,110     Dabur India Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     21,292  
  467     Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. (Health Care)*     21,373  
  3,485     DLF Ltd. (Real Estate)     14,346  
  478     Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (Health Care)     28,794  
  689     Eicher Motors Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     23,427  
  5,400     Embassy Office Parks REIT (Real Estate)     23,564  
  6,349     GAIL India Ltd. (Utilities)     12,251  
  2,115     Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. (Consumer Staples)*     19,756  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
India – (continued)  
  1,891     Grasim Industries Ltd. (Materials)   $ 30,900  
  1,004     Havells India Ltd. (Industrials)     15,105  
  5,931     HCL Technologies Ltd. (Information Technology)     73,402  
  263     HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Financials)(a)     10,511  
  2,844     HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)*(a)     27,116  
  292     Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     12,811  
  5,271     Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Materials)     24,406  
  3,567     Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (Energy)     11,769  
  4,688     Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     136,015  
  8,912     Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. (Financials)     307,969  
  9,921     ICICI Bank Ltd. (Financials)*     80,701  
  1,007     ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)*(a)     19,541  
  2,058     ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)*(a)     12,926  
  9,963     Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (Energy)     13,294  
  1,232     Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (Utilities)     8,248  
  1,683     Indus Towers Ltd. (Communication Services)     5,904  
  377     Info Edge India Ltd. (Communication Services)*     25,192  
  18,996     Infosys Ltd. (Information Technology)     323,980  
  542     InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Industrials)*(a)     11,948  
  17,322     ITC Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     48,052  
  4,795     JSW Steel Ltd. (Materials)     25,804  
  759     Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd. (Materials)     5,773  
  247     Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd. (Information Technology)(a)     12,100  
  1,977     Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Industrials)     38,808  
  1,205     Lupin Ltd. (Health Care)     16,699  
  3,573     Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     39,209  
  2,698     Marico Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     14,596  
  709     Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     66,246  
  4,445     Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     12,945  
  6     MRF Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     6,899  
  565     Muthoot Finance Ltd. (Financials)     9,993  
  136     Nestle India Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     29,800  
  7,880     NHPC Ltd. (Utilities)     2,590  
  2,743     NMDC Ltd. (Materials)*     4,741  
  14,138     NTPC Ltd. (Utilities)     20,644  
  13,697     Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. (Energy)     20,690  
  107     Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd. (Information Technology)     4,432  
  31     Page Industries Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     11,847  
  3,582     Petronet LNG Ltd. (Energy)     12,437  
  361     PI Industries Ltd. (Materials)     10,695  
  726     Pidilite Industries Ltd. (Materials)     16,656  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
India – (continued)  
  546     Piramal Enterprises Ltd. (Financials)   13,591  
  3,716     Power Finance Corp. Ltd. (Financials)*     6,270  
  9,206     Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd. (Utilities)     26,847  
  11,902     Punjab National Bank (Financials)*     6,616  
  4,054     REC Ltd. (Financials)     7,475  
  18,220     Reliance Industries Ltd. (Energy)     517,157  
  1,701     SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd. (Financials)     24,736  
  1,429     SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)*(a)     16,858  
  51     Shree Cement Ltd. (Materials)*     18,393  
  372     Siemens Ltd. (Industrials)     9,365  
  10,470     State Bank of India (Financials)*     55,588  
  5,418     Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Health Care)     43,839  
  5,274     Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Information Technology)     207,723  
  1,925     Tata Consumer Products Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     15,957  
  6,342     Tata Motors Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)*     27,872  
  2,426     Tata Motors Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)*     4,249  
  1,614     Tata Steel Ltd. (Materials)     15,707  
  2,724     Tech Mahindra Ltd. (Information Technology)     34,061  
  1,823     Titan Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     34,902  
  238     Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Health Care)     7,864  
  636     UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Materials)     52,924  
  386     United Breweries Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     6,100  
  1,782     United Spirits Ltd. (Consumer Staples)*     12,976  
  3,213     UPL Ltd. (Materials)     24,553  
  8,144     Vedanta Ltd. (Materials)     22,974  
  7,396     Wipro Ltd. (Information Technology)     41,295  
  63,419     Yes Bank Ltd. (Financials)*     13,593  
   

 

 

 
      3,751,712  

 

 

 
Indonesia – 1.3%  
  83,417     Adaro Energy Tbk PT (Energy)     6,912  
  118,270     Astra International Tbk PT (Consumer Discretionary)     44,849  
  64,899     Bank Central Asia Tbk PT (Financials)     152,905  
  103,857     Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT (Financials)*     44,854  
  43,737     Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Financials)     18,275  
  289,482     Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Financials)*     95,749  
  143,903     Barito Pacific Tbk PT (Materials)*     11,116  
  8,104     Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk PT (Materials)*     5,549  
  43,411     Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT (Consumer Staples)     18,748  
  2,684     Gudang Garam Tbk PT (Consumer Staples)*     6,880  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Indonesia – (continued)  
  15,269     Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Corp. Tbk PT (Materials)   $ 14,127  
  10,770     Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT (Materials)     9,454  
  13,316     Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT (Consumer Staples)     8,019  
  26,168     Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT (Consumer Staples)     11,118  
  119,452     Kalbe Farma Tbk PT (Health Care)     12,331  
  144,282     Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT (Communication Services)     12,817  
  17,351     Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Materials)     12,428  
  278,364     Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Communication Services)     68,223  
  34,087     Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT (Consumer Staples)     16,756  
  8,996     United Tractors Tbk PT (Energy)     14,246  
   

 

 

 
      585,356  

 

 

 
Kuwait – 0.5%  
  5,247     Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC (Industrials)     11,442  
  5,392     Boubyan Bank KSCP (Financials)     9,834  
  23,015     Kuwait Finance House KSCP (Financials)     54,905  
  19,822     Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP (Communication Services)     41,065  
  37,274     National Bank of Kuwait SAKP (Financials)     101,606  
   

 

 

 
      218,852  

 

 

 
Luxembourg – 0.0%  
  904     Reinet Investments SCA (Financials)     16,868  

 

 

 
Mexico – 1.7%  
  29,227     Alfa SAB de CV, Class A (Industrials)     15,920  
  177,157     America Movil SAB de CV, Series L (Communication Services)     113,442  
  2,626     Arca Continental SAB de CV (Consumer Staples)     11,902  
  3,215     Becle SAB de CV (Consumer Staples)     6,634  
  88,510     Cemex SAB de CV, Series CPO (Materials)*     59,005  
  3,136     Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV (Consumer Staples)     13,166  
  29,227     Controladora Nemak SAB de CV (Consumer Discretionary)*     4,109  
  1,158     El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV (Consumer Discretionary)     3,507  
  17,875     Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT (Real Estate)     20,225  
  12,677     Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV (Consumer Staples)     86,779  
  3,233     GMexico Transportes SAB de CV (Industrials)(a)     4,297  
  1,197     Gruma SAB de CV, Class B (Consumer Staples)     13,053  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Mexico – (continued)  
  2,211     Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B (Industrials)*   22,378  
  765     Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B (Industrials)*     14,320  
  8,923     Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A (Consumer Staples)     16,770  
  2,640     Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1 (Industrials)*     6,545  
  376     Grupo Elektra SAB DE CV (Financials)     24,919  
  16,913     Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O (Financials)*     84,976  
  12,586     Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O (Financials)*     11,352  
  18,170     Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B (Materials)     86,312  
  16,907     Grupo Televisa SAB, Series CPO (Communication Services)*     25,170  
  740     Industrias Penoles SAB de CV (Materials)*     10,162  
  2,524     Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV (Utilities)*     8,789  
  9,579     Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A (Consumer Staples)     15,323  
  6,130     Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV (Materials)     14,303  
  7,466     Telesites SAB de CV (Communication Services)*     6,595  
  30,204     Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Consumer Staples)     86,204  
   

 

 

 
      786,157  

 

 

 
Pakistan – 0.1%  
  1,352     DG Khan Cement Co. Ltd. (Materials)*     1,165  
  1,995     Engro Corp. Ltd. (Materials)     3,823  
  6,384     Hub Power Co. Ltd. (The) (Utilities)     3,449  
  1,068     Lucky Cement Ltd. (Materials)*     5,976  
  4,101     Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd. (Energy)     2,716  
  4,357     Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. (Energy)     2,492  
  1,767     Pakistan State Oil Co. Ltd. (Energy)*     2,645  
  538     Searle Co. Ltd. (The) (Health Care)     926  
  3,062     United Bank Ltd. (Financials)     2,470  
   

 

 

 
      25,662  

 

 

 
Peru – 0.2%  
  1,128     Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA ADR (Materials)*     12,476  
  384     Credicorp Ltd. (Financials)     61,444  
  223     InRetail Peru Corp. (Consumer Staples)(a)     9,923  
   

 

 

 
      83,843  

 

 

 
Philippines – 0.6%  
  13,446     Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. (Industrials)     11,681  
  1,472     Ayala Corp. (Industrials)     22,693  
  34,561     Ayala Land, Inc. (Real Estate)     27,816  
  10,748     Bank of the Philippine Islands (Financials)     19,715  
  10,286     BDO Unibank, Inc. (Financials)     22,365  
  171     Globe Telecom, Inc. (Communication Services)     7,140  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   19


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Philippines – (continued)  
  4,782     International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Industrials)   $ 11,817  
  16,396     JG Summit Holdings, Inc. (Industrials)     21,779  
  2,599     Jollibee Foods Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     9,588  
  1,386     Manila Electric Co. (Utilities)     7,741  
  10,741     Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Financials)     11,224  
  507     PLDT, Inc. (Communication Services)     13,459  
  1,413     SM Investments Corp. (Industrials)     29,384  
  61,214     SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (Real Estate)     45,608  
  5,264     Universal Robina Corp. (Consumer Staples)     13,854  
   

 

 

 
      275,864  

 

 

 
Qatar – 0.7%  
  11,840     Commercial Bank PSQC (The) (Financials)     13,915  
  17,389     Industries Qatar QSC (Industrials)     55,198  
  21,556     Masraf Al Rayan QSC (Financials)     25,659  
  25,916     Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co. (Materials)     13,379  
  8,352     Ooredoo QPSC (Communication Services)     17,659  
  2,859     Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC (Utilities)     13,660  
  2,909     Qatar Fuel QSC (Energy)     13,484  
  16,162     Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd. (Energy)     14,645  
  6,791     Qatar Islamic Bank (Financials)     29,277  
  26,043     Qatar National Bank QPSC (Financials)     123,359  
   

 

 

 
      320,235  

 

 

 
Russia – 2.9%  
  18,131     Alrosa PJSC (Materials)     24,203  
  1,922     Gazprom Neft PJSC (Energy)     8,741  
  68,940     Gazprom PJSC (Energy)     202,461  
  2,243     LUKOIL PJSC (Energy)     168,622  
  398     MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (Materials)     124,680  
  6,506     Mobile TeleSystems PJSC (Communication Services)     27,495  
  4,405     Novatek PJSC (Energy)     75,551  
  7,275     Novolipetsk Steel PJSC (Materials)     21,851  
  2,088     Polymetal International PLC (Materials)     41,571  
  179     Polyus PJSC (Materials)     33,729  
  6,944     Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC (Energy)     48,993  
  63,303     Sberbank of Russia PJSC (Financials)     229,330  
  1,382     Severstal PAO (Materials)     25,012  
  208,725     Surgutneftegas PJSC (Energy)     90,967  
  8,640     Tatneft PJSC (Energy)     60,797  
  1,797     Yandex NV, Class A (Communication Services)*     116,088  
   

 

 

 
      1,300,091  

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia – 2.7%  
  622     Advanced Petrochemical Co. (Materials)     11,244  
  7,185     Al Rajhi Bank (Financials)     174,333  
  5,748     Alinma Bank (Financials)*     24,828  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Saudi Arabia – (continued)  
  1,446     Almarai Co. JSC (Consumer Staples)   19,663  
  3,320     Arab National Bank (Financials)     17,138  
  960     Arabian Centres Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     5,560  
  2,156     Bank AlBilad (Financials)     18,941  
  3,464     Banque Saudi Fransi (Financials)     25,769  
  134     BinDawood Holding Co. (Consumer Staples)     3,909  
  341     Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co. (Financials)*     10,856  
  3,104     Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co. (Real Estate)*     7,275  
  546     Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co. (Health Care)     17,324  
  2,246     Etihad Etisalat Co. (Communication Services)*     17,187  
  350     Jarir Marketing Co. (Consumer Discretionary)     15,958  
  283     Mouwasat Medical Services Co. (Health Care)     10,368  
  7,946     National Commercial Bank (Financials)     99,577  
  1,923     National Industrialization Co. (Materials)*     7,640  
  704     National Petrochemical Co. (Materials)     7,264  
  1,304     Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co. (Energy)*     5,069  
  8,622     Riyad Bank (Financials)     45,518  
  1,368     SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co. (Materials)     35,527  
  5,748     Samba Financial Group (Financials)     51,725  
  2,369     Saudi Arabian Mining Co. (Materials)*     32,467  
  20,663     Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Energy)(a)     190,350  
  5,279     Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Materials)     150,044  
  5,227     Saudi British Bank (The) (Financials)     33,671  
  2,898     Saudi Electricity Co. (Utilities)     16,288  
  1,293     Saudi Industrial Investment Group (Materials)     9,756  
  4,388     Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co. (Materials)*     17,362  
  3,519     Saudi Telecom Co. (Communication Services)     111,467  
  1,558     Savola Group (The) (Consumer Staples)     15,640  
  1,365     Yanbu National Petrochemical Co. (Materials)     25,950  
   

 

 

 
      1,235,668  

 

 

 
Singapore – 0.0%  
  1,220     BOC Aviation Ltd. (Industrials)(a)     11,795  

 

 

 
South Africa – 3.2%  
  3,445     Absa Group Ltd. (Financials)     27,599  
  240     Anglo American Platinum Ltd. (Materials)     29,064  
  1,932     Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (Health Care)*     18,170  
  1,794     Bid Corp. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     33,561  
  1,932     Bidvest Group Ltd. (The) (Industrials)     21,461  
  397     Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd. (Financials)*     35,090  
  1,394     Clicks Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     22,527  
  1,981     Discovery Ltd. (Financials)     18,526  
  1,768     Exxaro Resources Ltd. (Energy)     19,972  
  21,388     FirstRand Ltd. (Financials)     71,057  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
South Africa – (continued)  
  4,077     Gold Fields Ltd. (Materials)   $ 33,857  
  2,704     Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (Materials)*     10,244  
  4,363     Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. (Materials)     70,882  
  280     Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. (Materials)     11,998  
  9,377     MTN Group (Communication Services)     45,002  
  1,940     MultiChoice Group (Communication Services)     16,350  
  2,482     Naspers Ltd., Class N (Consumer Discretionary)     576,488  
  2,364     Nedbank Group Ltd. (Financials)     20,388  
  1,623     Northam Platinum Ltd. (Materials)*     23,778  
  27,619     Old Mutual Ltd. (Financials)     24,526  
  4,622     Pepkor Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)*(a)     4,553  
  2,882     Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd. (Financials)     5,801  
  2,594     Remgro Ltd. (Financials)     17,745  
  10,319     Sanlam Ltd. (Financials)     41,409  
  2,581     Sasol Ltd. (Materials)*     32,109  
  2,521     Shoprite Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     22,149  
  15,376     Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. (Materials)     71,082  
  7,140     Standard Bank Group Ltd. (Financials)     62,697  
  955     Tiger Brands Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     12,716  
  2,985     Vodacom Group Ltd. (Communication Services)     24,552  
  5,054     Woolworths Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     15,393  
   

 

 

 
      1,440,746  

 

 

 
South Korea – 12.6%  
  106     Alteogen, Inc. (Health Care)*     12,265  
  154     Amorepacific Corp. (Consumer Staples)     32,143  
  175     AMOREPACIFIC Group (Consumer Staples)     10,078  
  48     BGF retail Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     6,793  
  70     Big Hit Entertainment Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)*     12,866  
  1,372     BNK Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     7,205  
  191     Bukwang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     4,735  
  524     Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd. (Health Care)*     58,580  
  96     Celltrion Pharm, Inc. (Health Care)*     13,133  
  478     Celltrion, Inc. (Health Care)*     126,573  
  305     Cheil Worldwide, Inc. (Communication Services)     5,280  
  31     Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp. (Health Care)*     4,718  
  36     CJ CheilJedang Corp. (Consumer Staples)     13,025  
  73     CJ Corp. (Industrials)     6,023  
  56     CJ ENM Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     6,893  
  41     CJ Logistics Corp. (Industrials)*     5,985  
  285     Coway Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     16,413  
  64     CS Wind Corp. (Industrials)     4,124  
  986     Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     5,152  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
South Korea – (continued)  
  277     Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*   6,275  
  223     DB Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)     8,217  
  74     DL E&C Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     7,311  
  63     DL Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     4,850  
  279     Dongsuh Cos., Inc. (Consumer Staples)     10,008  
  229     Doosan Bobcat, Inc. (Industrials)*     6,594  
  40     Doosan Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     1,661  
  179     Doosan Fuel Cell Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     7,966  
  1,137     Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     10,727  
  735     Doosan Infracore Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     5,142  
  108     Douzone Bizon Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     10,574  
  54     Ecopro BM Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     7,801  
  83     E-MART, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     12,485  
  239     Fila Holdings Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     8,509  
  110     Genexine, Inc. (Health Care)*     9,419  
  26     Green Cross Corp. (Health Care)     8,759  
  295     GS Engineering & Construction Corp. (Industrials)     9,544  
  404     GS Holdings Corp. (Energy)     14,024  
  127     GS Retail Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     4,092  
  1,518     Hana Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     50,060  
  64     Hanjin Kal Corp. (Industrials)*     3,452  
  386     Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     16,371  
  31     Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd. (Health Care)*     9,464  
  125     Hanmi Science Co. Ltd. (Health Care)*     7,176  
  764     Hanon Systems (Consumer Discretionary)     10,506  
  59     Hanssem Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     5,225  
  160     Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     5,255  
  232     Hanwha Corp. (Industrials)     6,061  
  2,063     Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)     5,885  
  560     Hanwha Solutions Corp. (Materials)*     22,455  
  181     HDC Hyundai Development Co.-Engineering & Construction, Class E (Industrials)     4,318  
  152     Helixmith Co. Ltd. (Health Care)*     3,261  
  164     Hite Jinro Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)*     5,000  
  277     HLB, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)*     16,913  
  1,465     HMM Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     24,775  
  179     Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     13,001  
  39     Hugel, Inc. (Health Care)*     5,971  
  73     Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     5,328  
  117     Hyundai Elevator Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     4,488  
  359     Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     12,718  
  89     Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     15,289  
  44     Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     10,594  
  304     Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)     5,926  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
South Korea – (continued)  
  108     Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*   $ 5,191  
  310     Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     83,605  
  672     Hyundai Motor Co. (Consumer Discretionary)     141,757  
  426     Hyundai Steel Co. (Materials)     15,148  
  106     Iljin Materials Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)*     6,595  
  1,564     Industrial Bank of Korea (Financials)     11,596  
  268     Kakao Corp. (Communication Services)     116,408  
  197     Kakao Games Corp. (Communication Services)*     9,469  
  671     Kangwon Land, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)*     14,453  
  1,858     KB Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     72,435  
  24     KCC Corp. (Materials)     4,262  
  112     KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     2,677  
  1,260     Kia Motors Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     89,047  
  62     KIWOOM Securities Co. Ltd. (Financials)*     7,119  
  140     KMW Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)*     7,726  
  59     Kolmar BNH Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)*     2,626  
  256     Komipharm International Co. Ltd. (Health Care)*     2,301  
  390     Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Industrials)*     11,490  
  1,506     Korea Electric Power Corp. (Utilities)     30,428  
  162     Korea Gas Corp. (Utilities)*     4,592  
  199     Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd. (Financials)*     15,463  
  207     Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     20,635  
  52     Korea Zinc Co. Ltd. (Materials)     18,676  
  915     Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     22,926  
  375     KT Corp. (Communication Services)     8,678  
  573     KT&G Corp. (Consumer Staples)     39,934  
  87     Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)*     16,339  
  53     LEENO Industrial, Inc. (Information Technology)     7,557  
  225     LG Chem Ltd. (Materials)     166,422  
  585     LG Corp. (Industrials)     48,893  
  1,137     LG Display Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     22,872  
  533     LG Electronics, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     69,501  
  48     LG Household & Health Care Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     64,641  
  68     LG Innotek Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     12,044  
  1,277     LG Uplus Corp. (Communication Services)     13,412  
  71     Lotte Chemical Corp. (Materials)     20,096  
  198     Lotte Corp. (Industrials)     5,921  
  55     Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     5,801  
  97     LS Corp. (Industrials)     6,035  
  150     Mando Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)*     8,344  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
South Korea – (continued)  
  80     MedPacto, Inc. (Health Care)*   6,195  
  26     Medytox, Inc. (Health Care)     4,675  
  223     Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)     3,196  
  1,430     Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. (Financials)     4,786  
  1,595     Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. (Financials)     13,260  
  705     NAVER Corp. (Communication Services)     235,314  
  79     NCSoft Corp. (Communication Services)     65,816  
  92     Netmarble Corp. (Communication Services)(a)     10,113  
  647     NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. (Financials)*     6,248  
  16     NongShim Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     3,916  
  103     OCI Co. Ltd. (Materials)*     11,460  
  120     Orion Corp. (Consumer Staples)     13,725  
  1,230     Pan Ocean Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     6,262  
  34     Pearl Abyss Corp. (Communication Services)*     8,758  
  400     POSCO (Materials)     100,223  
  140     POSCO Chemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)     19,688  
  228     Posco International Corp. (Industrials)     4,536  
  102     S-1 Corp. (Industrials)     7,535  
  97     Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd. (Health Care)*(a)     64,753  
  437     Samsung C&T Corp. (Industrials)     47,259  
  137     Samsung Card Co. Ltd. (Financials)     4,018  
  266     Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     44,866  
  27,758     Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     2,038,304  
  798     Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     9,163  
  204     Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)     31,413  
  2,573     Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     15,023  
  500     Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)     33,378  
  264     Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     158,376  
  165     Samsung SDS Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     28,565  
  275     Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. (Financials)     8,946  
  116     Seegene, Inc. (Health Care)     12,854  
  195     Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     14,545  
  2,597     Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. (Financials)     76,165  
  34     Shinsegae, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     8,080  
  117     SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. (Health Care)*     12,288  
  38     SK Chemicals Co. Ltd. (Materials)     12,751  
  154     SK Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     35,981  
  2,684     SK Hynix, Inc. (Information Technology)     338,038  
  238     SK Innovation Co. Ltd. (Energy)*     55,184  
  21     SK Materials Co. Ltd. (Materials)     5,720  
  646     SK Networks Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     3,197  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
South Korea – (continued)  
  232     SK Telecom Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)   $ 51,108  
  92     SKC Co. Ltd. (Materials)     9,622  
  203     S-Oil Corp. (Energy)*     15,358  
  63     Solus Advanced Materials Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     2,532  
  29     Soulbrain Co. Ltd./New (Materials)     7,997  
  532     Ssangyong Cement Industrial Co. Ltd. (Materials)     3,149  
  64     Studio Dragon Corp. (Communication Services)*     5,480  
  2,412     Woori Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     20,567  
  237     Yuhan Corp. (Health Care)     13,079  
   

 

 

 
      5,722,014  

 

 

 
Taiwan – 14.4%  
  2,727     Accton Technology Corp. (Information Technology)     25,701  
  17,210     Acer, Inc. (Information Technology)     16,591  
  2,272     Advantech Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     29,570  
  16,901     ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     62,804  
  11,842     Asia Cement Corp. (Materials)     18,133  
  151     ASMedia Technology, Inc. (Information Technology)     9,216  
  3,557     Asustek Computer, Inc. (Information Technology)     38,823  
  56,196     AU Optronics Corp. (Information Technology)*     38,133  
  3,914     Catcher Technology Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     26,981  
  43,880     Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     66,090  
  7,139     Chailease Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     44,086  
  31,030     Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd. (Financials)     18,995  
  9,469     Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     14,670  
  3,431     Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     11,555  
  15,104     China Airlines Ltd. (Industrials)*     7,592  
  80,412     China Development Financial Holding Corp. (Financials)     26,850  
  18,862     China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)     15,373  
  66,182     China Steel Corp. (Materials)     58,810  
  2,146     Chroma ATE, Inc. (Information Technology)     15,756  
  22,296     Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     87,655  
  24,646     Compal Electronics, Inc. (Information Technology)     19,644  
  106,322     CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     76,346  
  10,847     Delta Electronics, Inc. (Information Technology)     109,239  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Taiwan – (continued)  
  1,078     Eclat Textile Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)   16,623  
  64,938     E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     58,870  
  13,523     Eva Airways Corp. (Industrials)     7,671  
  14,365     Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd. (Industrials)*     19,573  
  17,410     Far Eastern New Century Corp. (Industrials)     18,096  
  9,365     Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     20,779  
  2,455     Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     16,395  
  58,449     First Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     43,754  
  9,146     FIT Hon Teng Ltd. (Information Technology)*(a)     3,384  
  19,160     Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. (Materials)     59,160  
  6,660     Formosa Petrochemical Corp. (Energy)     23,912  
  25,107     Formosa Plastics Corp. (Materials)     87,889  
  400     Formosa Sumco Technology Corp. (Information Technology)     2,154  
  4,609     Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     5,022  
  5,321     Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     13,373  
  34,669     Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     62,112  
  1,242     General Interface Solution Holding Ltd. (Information Technology)     4,972  
  1,669     Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     16,838  
  1,187     Globalwafers Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     31,537  
  5,701     Highwealth Construction Corp. (Real Estate)     9,252  
  1,467     Hiwin Technologies Corp. (Industrials)     21,015  
  69,307     Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     278,696  
  1,678     Hotai Motor Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     35,605  
  54,563     Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. (Financials)     35,556  
  49,556     Innolux Corp. (Information Technology)*     30,247  
  14,676     Inventec Corp. (Information Technology)     13,068  
  517     Largan Precision Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     61,162  
  11,212     Lite-On Technology Corp. (Information Technology)     23,911  
  10,340     Macronix International (Information Technology)     17,523  
  8,494     MediaTek, Inc. (Information Technology)     273,247  
  58,587     Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     61,421  
  1,172     Merida Industry Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     11,992  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   23


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Taiwan – (continued)  
  3,908     Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)   $ 20,906  
  284     momo.com, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     9,860  
  27,661     Nan Ya Plastics Corp. (Materials)     72,200  
  1,266     Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp. (Information Technology)*     13,591  
  6,586     Nanya Technology Corp. (Information Technology)     22,818  
  789     Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     11,048  
  3,113     Novatek Microelectronics Corp. (Information Technology)     52,978  
  1,233     Oneness Biotech Co. Ltd. (Health Care)*     11,532  
  407     Parade Technologies Ltd. (Information Technology)     17,316  
  10,100     Pegatron Corp. (Information Technology)     27,052  
  868     Phison Electronics Corp. (Information Technology)     14,320  
  13,215     Pou Chen Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     14,329  
  3,603     Powertech Technology, Inc. (Information Technology)     12,936  
  3,075     President Chain Store Corp. (Consumer Staples)     28,926  
  15,248     Quanta Computer, Inc. (Information Technology)     46,534  
  2,545     Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Information Technology)     42,032  
  4,922     Ruentex Development Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     7,369  
  2,039     Ruentex Industries Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     5,483  
  23,319     Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd. (The) (Financials)     33,406  
  61,953     Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     18,440  
  210     Silicon Motion Technology Corp. ADR (Information Technology)     12,482  
  2,964     Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc. (Information Technology)     17,772  
  58,313     SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. (Financials)     24,391  
  3,104     Standard Foods Corp. (Consumer Staples)     6,129  
  7,566     Synnex Technology International Corp. (Information Technology)     13,406  
  62,133     Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     28,889  
  31,317     Taiwan Business Bank (Financials)     10,648  
  30,886     Taiwan Cement Corp. (Materials)     46,574  
  51,811     Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     37,111  
  4,227     Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd. (Materials)     8,104  
  11,882     Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (Industrials)     12,862  
  9,590     Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     33,433  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Taiwan – (continued)  
  141,890     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)   3,087,168  
  11,991     Tatung Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)*     12,033  
  9,253     Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     10,083  
  2,701     Tripod Technology Corp. (Information Technology)     13,431  
  7,038     Unimicron Technology Corp. (Information Technology)     24,637  
  26,526     Uni-President Enterprises Corp. (Consumer Staples)     64,000  
  65,780     United Microelectronics Corp. (Information Technology)     128,006  
  5,210     Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. (Information Technology)     21,699  
  366     Voltronic Power Technology Corp. (Industrials)     15,177  
  14,684     Walsin Lihwa Corp. (Industrials)     9,806  
  1,764     Walsin Technology Corp. (Information Technology)     16,087  
  1,821     Win Semiconductors Corp. (Information Technology)     24,877  
  15,937     Winbond Electronics Corp. (Information Technology)     17,481  
  15,322     Wistron Corp. (Information Technology)     17,604  
  421     Wiwynn Corp. (Information Technology)     12,153  
  9,055     WPG Holdings Ltd. (Information Technology)     14,744  
  2,108     Yageo Corp. (Information Technology)     44,881  
  66,347     Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     50,619  
  4,719     Yulon Motor Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)*     7,057  
  3,323     Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd. (Information Technology)     14,317  
   

 

 

 
      6,564,159  

 

 

 
Tanzania – 0.1%  
  2,136     AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (Materials)     42,756  

 

 

 
Thailand – 2.0%  
  5,992     Advanced Info Service PCL NVDR (Communication Services)     32,908  
  24,166     Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR (Industrials)     51,323  
  47,625     Asset World Corp. PCL NVDR (Consumer Discretionary)     7,681  
  4,775     B Grimm Power PCL NVDR (Utilities)     7,606  
  6,040     Bangkok Bank PCL NVDR (Financials)     24,453  
  31,709     Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL NVDR (Health Care)     21,045  
  51,822     Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL NVDR (Industrials)     13,671  
  4,000     Banpu Power PCL NVDR (Utilities)     2,509  
  8,000     Berli Jucker PCL NVDR (Consumer Staples)     9,889  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Thailand – (continued)  
  45,407     BTS Group Holdings PCL NVDR (Industrials)   $ 14,164  
  2,629     Bumrungrad Hospital PCL NVDR (Health Care)     11,036  
  2,224     Carabao Group PCL NVDR (Consumer Staples)     10,258  
  9,827     Central Pattana PCL NVDR (Real Estate)     17,283  
  18,597     Central Retail Corp. PCL NVDR (Consumer Discretionary)*     20,674  
  21,642     Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL NVDR (Consumer Staples)     20,647  
  30,797     CP ALL PCL NVDR (Consumer Staples)     60,807  
  1,473     Electricity Generating PCL NVDR (Utilities)     8,261  
  7,603     Energy Absolute PCL NVDR (Utilities)     15,769  
  216     Fabrinet (Information Technology)*     19,079  
  3,818     Global Power Synergy PCL NVDR (Utilities)     9,534  
  29,849     Gulf Energy Development PCL NVDR (Utilities)     32,934  
  28,965     Home Product Center PCL NVDR (Consumer Discretionary)     12,784  
  11,714     Indorama Ventures PCL NVDR (Materials)     15,354  
  11,748     Intouch Holdings PCL NVDR (Communication Services)     21,734  
  60,688     IRPC PCL NVDR (Energy)     7,089  
  9,412     Kasikornbank PCL NVDR (Financials)     44,194  
  23,959     Krung Thai Bank PCL NVDR (Financials)     9,541  
  3,534     Krungthai Card PCL NVDR (Financials)     7,447  
  32,215     Land & Houses PCL NVDR (Real Estate)     8,445  
  17,746     Minor International PCL NVDR (Consumer Discretionary)*     17,814  
  3,993     Muangthai Capital PCL NVDR (Financials)     8,646  
  8,561     Osotspa PCL NVDR (Consumer Staples)     9,872  
  7,666     PTT Exploration & Production PCL NVDR (Energy)     29,255  
  11,884     PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR (Materials)     24,746  
  58,989     PTT PCL NVDR (Energy)     78,300  
  2,668     Ratch Group PCL NVDR (Utilities)     4,537  
  6,670     SCG Packaging PCL NVDR (Materials)*     10,403  
  2,539     Siam Cement PCL (The) NVDR (Materials)     30,837  
  11,229     Siam Commercial Bank PCL (The) NVDR (Financials)     38,380  
  8,432     Siam Global House PCL NVDR (Consumer Discretionary)     5,792  
  5,982     Sri Trang Gloves Thailand PCL NVDR (Health Care)     7,642  
  4,437     Srisawad Corp. PCL NVDR (Financials)     9,276  
  47,508     Thai Beverage PCL (Consumer Staples)     26,260  
  5,634     Thai Oil PCL NVDR (Energy)     11,077  
  16,800     Thai Union Group PCL NVDR (Consumer Staples)     7,805  
  2,761     Tisco Financial Group PCL NVDR (Financials)     8,704  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Thailand – (continued)  
  235,974     TMB Bank PCL NVDR (Financials)   8,849  
  3,022     TOA Paint Thailand PCL NVDR (Materials)     3,134  
  4,000     Total Access Communication PCL NVDR (Communication Services)     4,214  
  108,932     True Corp. PCL NVDR (Communication Services)     11,350  
  16,658     VGI PCL NVDR (Communication Services)     3,731  
   

 

 

 
      898,743  

 

 

 
Turkey – 0.6%  
  343     AG Anadolu Grubu Holding AS (Industrials)     1,291  
  18,395     Akbank T.A.S. (Financials)*     15,027  
  752     Aksa Enerji Uretim AS (Utilities)*     1,070  
  1,144     Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS (Consumer Staples)     3,643  
  1,456     Arcelik AS (Consumer Discretionary)*     6,513  
  3,451     Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (Industrials)     7,899  
  2,034     Bera Holding AS (Industrials)*     6,751  
  2,655     BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS (Consumer Staples)     23,658  
  36     Borusan Yatirim ve Pazarlama AS (Financials)     2,383  
  232     Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (Consumer Discretionary)     919  
  449     Coca-Cola Icecek AS (Consumer Staples)     4,291  
  209     Deva Holding AS (Health Care)     842  
  5,588     Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS (Industrials)     2,388  
  190     Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret AS (Consumer Discretionary)*     797  
  804     EIS Eczacibasi Ilac ve Sinai ve Finansal Yatirimlar Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (Consumer Staples)     779  
  11,292     Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT (Real Estate)     3,395  
  1,503     Enerjisa Enerji AS (Utilities)(a)     2,308  
  9,831     Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS (Industrials)     9,370  
  7,429     Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (Materials)     14,612  
  194     Fenerbahce Futbol AS (Communication Services)*     768  
  407     Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (Consumer Discretionary)     9,607  
  320     Gubre Fabrikalari TAS (Materials)*     3,442  
  7,876     Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS (Financials)     11,127  
  1,085     Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Class A (Materials)*     763  
  237     Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Class B (Materials)*     166  
  4,408     Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Class D (Materials)*     3,862  
  800     Kerevitas Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (Consumer Staples)*     603  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   25


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Turkey – (continued)  
  6,386     KOC Holding AS (Industrials)   $ 18,578  
  268     Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (Materials)*     4,668  
  1,103     Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (Materials)*     2,547  
  203     Migros Ticaret AS (Consumer Staples)*     1,069  
  814     MLP Saglik Hizmetleri AS (Health Care)*(a)     2,605  
  1,486     Oyak Cimento Fabrikalari AS (Materials)*     1,514  
  228     Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS (Industrials)*     2,740  
  7,284     Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS (Materials)*     5,165  
  803     Sasa Polyester Sanayi AS (Materials)*     4,369  
  695     Selcuk Ecza Deposu Ticaret ve Sanayi A.S. (Health Care)     1,073  
  1,671     Sok Marketler Ticaret AS (Consumer Staples)*     2,545  
  1,099     TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS (Industrials)     3,695  
  1,267     Tekfen Holding AS (Industrials)     2,741  
  719     Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS (Consumer Discretionary)     3,359  
  877     Torunlar Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT (Real Estate)*     410  
  4,118     Turk Hava Yollari AO (Industrials)*     7,489  
  2,970     Turk Telekomunikasyon AS (Communication Services)     3,075  
  79     Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS (Industrials)     2,293  
  6,962     Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (Communication Services)     14,876  
  12,576     Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS (Financials)*     15,122  
  3,889     Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS (Financials)*     2,805  
  9,076     Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C (Financials)*     7,011  
  720     Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (Energy)*     9,813  
  1,123     Turkiye Sigorta AS (Financials)*     1,066  
  7,885     Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS (Industrials)     7,579  
  6,176     Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, Class D (Financials)*     3,455  
  1,067     Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (Consumer Staples)*     2,966  
  439     Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (Consumer Discretionary)*     1,573  
  14,878     Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS (Financials)*     5,315  
  2,383     Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Uretim AS (Utilities)*     819  
   

 

 

 
      280,609  

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates – 0.7%  
  16,241     Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (Financials)     27,767  
  14,664     Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC (Consumer Discretionary)     16,368  
  10,808     Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC (Financials)     13,977  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United Arab Emirates – (continued)  
  11,733     Emaar Malls PJSC (Real Estate)*   5,398  
  20,578     Emaar Properties PJSC (Real Estate)*     19,552  
  14,820     Emirates NBD Bank PJSC (Financials)     45,189  
  10,202     Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC (Communication Services)     55,271  
  25,621     First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC (Financials)     102,536  
  1,959     International Holdings Co. PJSC (Consumer Staples)*     25,013  
   

 

 

 
      311,071  

 

 

 
United States – 0.1%  
  5,956     JBS SA (Consumer Staples)     27,594  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $30,500,138)   $ 44,257,533  

 

 

 

 

Shares   Description     Rate     Value  
Preferred Stocks – 1.5%  
Brazil – 1.0%        
1,101    
Alpargatas SA (Consumer
Discretionary)
 
 
    0.16   $ 6,901  
25,284     Banco Bradesco SA (Financials)       3.06       104,347  
1,091    
Braskem SA, Class A
(Materials)*
 
 
    0.00       6,120  
1,425    
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA,
Class B (Utilities)
 
 
    4.93       8,379  
5,870    
Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais
(Utilities)
 
 
    5.24       12,597  
6,213     Gerdau SA (Materials)       1.20       28,841  
28,179    
Itau Unibanco Holding SA
(Financials)
 
 
    1.99       129,188  
26,270     Itausa SA (Financials)       2.10       46,902  
5,248    
Lojas Americanas SA
(Consumer Discretionary)
 
 
    0.87       23,457  
26,787     Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Energy)*       0.00       106,897  
     

 

 

 
        473,629  

 

 
Chile – 0.1%        
2,318    
Embotelladora Andina SA,
Class B (Consumer Staples)
 
 
    5.79       6,273  
700    
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de
Chile SA, Class B (Materials)
 
 
    1.62       37,557  
     

 

 

 
        43,830  

 

 
Colombia – 0.1%        
1,732     Bancolombia SA (Financials)       5.26       14,848  
21,057    
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores
SA (Financials)
 
 
    5.10       6,918  
     

 

 

 
        21,766  

 

 
Russia – 0.1%        
5,954    
Sberbank of Russia PJSC
(Financials)
 
 
    7.47       19,970  
45,177     Surgutneftegas PJSC (Energy)       2.42       23,835  
865     Tatneft PJSC (Energy)       2.22       5,707  
     

 

 

 
        49,512  

 

 

 

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


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Shares   Description   Rate     Value  
Preferred Stocks – (continued)  
South Korea – 0.2%        
62   Amorepacific Corp. (Consumer
Staples)
    1.06 %     $ 4,183  
8   CJ CheilJedang Corp.
(Consumer Staples)
    2.23       1,314  
11   DL E&C Co. Ltd.
(Industrials)*
    0.00       693  
9   DL Holdings Co. Ltd.
(Industrials)
    7.46       337  
1   Doosan Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     7.41       49  
19   Doosan Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     5.40       634  
80   Doosan Fuel Cell Co. Ltd.
(Industrials)*
    0.00       1,111  
18   Doosan Fuel Cell Co. Ltd.
(Industrials)*
    0.00       292  
134   Hanwha Corp. (Industrials)     5.49       1,628  
3   Hanwha Corp. (Industrials)     1.92       103  
7   Hanwha Solutions Corp.
(Materials)*
    0.00       330  
4   Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.
(Consumer Discretionary)
    0.30       294  
131   Hyundai Motor Co. (Consumer
Discretionary)
    2.85       12,126  
14   Hyundai Motor Co. (Consumer
Discretionary)
    3.03       1,241  
211   Hyundai Motor Co. (Consumer
Discretionary)
    2.97       19,156  
35   Korea Investment Holdings
Co. Ltd. (Financials)*
    0.00       1,894  
4   Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.
(Industrials)*
    0.00       143  
45   LG Chem Ltd. (Materials)     2.45       15,601  
102   LG Electronics, Inc.
(Consumer Discretionary)
    1.74       6,482  
833   Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd.
(Financials)
    4.63       3,207  
10   Samsung C&T Corp.
(Industrials)
    2.07       1,010  
17   Samsung Electro-Mechanics
Co. Ltd. (Information
Technology)
    1.24       1,718  
16   Samsung Fire & Marine
Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)
    6.38       1,937  
1   Samsung Heavy Industries Co.
Ltd. (Industrials)*
    0.00       266  
9   Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.
(Information Technology)
    0.22       3,941  
9   Shin Poong Pharmaceutical
Co. Ltd. (Health Care)
    0.13       680  
9   SK Chemicals Co. Ltd.
(Materials)
    1.16       1,466  
4   SK Holdings Co. Ltd.
(Industrials)
    2.82       863  
7   SK Innovation Co. Ltd.
(Energy)*
    0.00       1,190  
48   Solus Advanced Materials Co.
Ltd. (Information Technology)
    0.07       643  

 

 
Preferred Stocks – (continued)  
South Korea – (continued)        
12   Solus Advanced Materials Co.
Ltd. (Information
Technology)
    0.04     285  
6   Yuhan Corp. (Health Care)     0.68       322  
     

 

 

 
        85,139  

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

 

 
(Cost $496,579)     $ 673,876  

 

 

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Exchange-Traded Fund – 1.0%  
United States – 1.0%  
  16,592     iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF  
  (Cost $389,456)   $ 451,302  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $31,386,173)   $ 45,382,711  

 

 

 

 

Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 0.7%(c)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  296,421     0.036%   $ 296,421  
  (Cost $296,421)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.5%  
  (Cost $31,682,594)   $ 45,679,132  

 

 

 
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    OTHER ASSETS – (0.5)%
    (196,240

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 45,482,892  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

(b)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(c)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

NVDR

 

—Non-Voting Depository Receipt

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   27


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Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.1%  
Australia – 8.5%  
  4,208     Afterpay Ltd. (Information Technology)*   $ 389,376  
  11,938     AGL Energy Ltd. (Utilities)     86,601  
  49,581     Alumina Ltd. (Materials)     62,185  
  64,998     AMP Ltd. (Financials)     75,482  
  4,556     Ampol Ltd. (Energy)     86,700  
  21,594     APA Group (Utilities)     155,311  
  12,290     Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     288,873  
  3,691     ASX Ltd. (Financials)     193,172  
  34,726     Aurizon Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     102,431  
  36,455     AusNet Services (Utilities)     46,710  
  51,397     Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Financials)     1,041,345  
  56,570     BHP Group Ltd. (Materials)     2,151,722  
  39,580     BHP Group PLC (Materials)     1,255,869  
  9,660     BlueScope Steel Ltd. (Materials)     124,746  
  23,542     Boral Ltd. (Materials)     94,412  
  28,373     Brambles Ltd. (Industrials)     217,467  
  1,353     CIMIC Group Ltd. (Industrials)*     22,301  
  9,585     Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     99,363  
  1,260     Cochlear Ltd. (Health Care)     206,229  
  24,323     Coles Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     288,677  
  33,873     Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Financials)     2,138,868  
  8,987     Computershare Ltd. (Information Technology)     92,329  
  8,343     Crown Resorts Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     64,269  
  8,727     CSL Ltd. (Health Care)     1,774,174  
  20,929     Dexus REIT (Real Estate)     144,209  
  1,135     Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     79,041  
  32,019     Evolution Mining Ltd. (Materials)     104,114  
  33,794     Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (Materials)     630,797  
  233,308     Glencore PLC (Materials)*     948,229  
  34,421     Goodman Group REIT (Real Estate)     441,303  
  37,456     GPT Group (The) REIT (Real Estate)     123,823  
  47,428     Insurance Australia Group Ltd. (Financials)     183,227  
  13,232     Lendlease Corp. Ltd. (Real Estate)     136,248  
  6,891     Macquarie Group Ltd. (Financials)     760,132  
  2,743     Magellan Financial Group Ltd. (Financials)     92,250  
  52,898     Medibank Pvt Ltd. (Financials)     113,442  
  75,619     Mirvac Group REIT (Real Estate)     130,554  
  63,507     National Australia Bank Ltd. (Financials)     1,211,478  
  15,718     Newcrest Mining Ltd. (Materials)     299,841  
  22,092     Northern Star Resources Ltd. (Materials)     174,628  
  36,068     Oil Search Ltd. (Energy)     118,397  
  7,732     Orica Ltd. (Materials)     75,186  
  33,905     Origin Energy Ltd. (Energy)     118,122  
  36,115     Qantas Airways Ltd. (Industrials)*     139,801  
  26,463     QBE Insurance Group Ltd. (Financials)     190,330  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Australia – (continued)  
  3,563     Ramsay Health Care Ltd. (Health Care)   182,059  
  1,100     REA Group Ltd. (Communication Services)     116,502  
  5,545     Reece Ltd. (Industrials)     69,546  
  7,088     Rio Tinto Ltd. (Materials)     697,959  
  20,501     Rio Tinto PLC (Materials)     1,773,347  
  40,098     Santos Ltd. (Energy)     224,447  
  98,368     Scentre Group REIT (Real Estate)     219,331  
  6,486     SEEK Ltd. (Communication Services)     129,051  
  2,518     Seven Group Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     42,283  
  9,087     Sonic Healthcare Ltd. (Health Care)     223,225  
  88,648     South32 Ltd. (Materials)     190,109  
  45,781     Stockland REIT (Real Estate)     147,800  
  24,619     Suncorp Group Ltd. (Financials)     189,457  
  51,773     Sydney Airport (Industrials)*     234,884  
  42,395     Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     146,059  
  226,992     Telstra Corp. Ltd. (Communication Services)     541,271  
  3,721     TPG Telecom Ltd. (Communication Services)*     19,589  
  52,697     Transurban Group (Industrials)     522,215  
  13,839     Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     116,784  
  71,286     Vicinity Centres REIT (Real Estate)     90,511  
  21,708     Wesfarmers Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     827,544  
  70,608     Westpac Banking Corp. (Financials)     1,302,113  
  2,810     WiseTech Global Ltd. (Information Technology)     59,326  
  18,476     Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Energy)     351,452  
  24,282     Woolworths Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     740,685  
   

 

 

 
      26,431,313  

 

 

 
Austria – 0.3%  
  5,021     ams AG (Information Technology)*     118,578  
  1,388     ANDRITZ AG (Industrials)     66,918  
  1,691     BAWAG Group AG (Financials)*(a)     88,341  
  1,256     CA Immobilien Anlagen AG (Real Estate)     54,197  
  5,683     Erste Group Bank AG (Financials)*     188,247  
  270     Mayr Melnhof Karton AG (Materials)     59,253  
  613     Oesterreichische Post AG (Industrials)     24,852  
  2,749     OMV AG (Energy)     133,002  
  2,610     Raiffeisen Bank International AG (Financials)*     53,286  
  1,272     Verbund AG (Utilities)     97,578  
  702     Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (Financials)     18,959  
  2,143     voestalpine AG (Materials)     85,423  
  2,158     Wienerberger AG (Materials)     72,505  
   

 

 

 
      1,061,139  

 

 

 
Belgium – 0.9%  
  425     Ackermans & van Haaren NV (Financials)     68,920  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Belgium – (continued)  
  3,479     Ageas SA/NV (Financials)   $ 196,192  
  16,337     Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (Consumer Staples)     941,125  
  553     Elia Group SA/NV (Utilities)     60,142  
  1,037     Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV (Consumer Staples)     62,482  
  812     Galapagos NV (Health Care)*     67,277  
  1,450     Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (Financials)     144,602  
  5,398     KBC Group NV (Financials)*     390,636  
  2,739     Proximus SADP (Communication Services)     53,859  
  289     Sofina SA (Financials)     96,291  
  1,366     Solvay SA (Materials)     167,629  
  822     Telenet Group Holding NV (Communication Services)     32,965  
  2,325     UCB SA (Health Care)     232,653  
  3,744     Umicore SA (Materials)     221,134  
  2,551     Warehouses De Pauw CVA REIT (Real Estate)     87,752  
   

 

 

 
      2,823,659  

 

 

 
Brazil – 0.0%  
  3,198     Yara International ASA (Materials)     154,701  

 

 

 
Chile – 0.1%  
  6,664     Antofagasta PLC (Materials)     166,075  

 

 

 
China – 0.9%  
  74,454     Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd. (Health Care)*     249,545  
  32,586     Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd. (Consumer Staples)(a)     99,556  
  11,880     BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     66,235  
  42,525     China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd. (Health Care)*     286,703  
  35,776     China Gas Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     144,121  
  33,656     Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     46,249  
  162,962     CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (Health Care)     170,160  
  33,287     ESR Cayman Ltd. (Real Estate)*(a)     105,345  
  45,389     Fosun International Ltd. (Industrials)     68,107  
  110,615     Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     359,336  
  7,936     Prosus NV (Consumer Discretionary)*     944,584  
  23,757     Shimao Group Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     78,247  
  30,559     Sun Art Retail Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     26,394  
  42,950     Wilmar International Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     170,547  
  51,607     Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     41,528  
   

 

 

 
      2,856,657  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Colombia – 0.0%  
  1,943     Millicom International Cellular SA SDR (Communication Services)*   73,301  

 

 

 
Denmark – 2.2%  
  59     AP Moller – Maersk A/S, Class A (Industrials)     119,131  
  108     AP Moller – Maersk A/S, Class B (Industrials)     233,409  
  1,892     Carlsberg AS, Class B (Consumer Staples)     299,570  
  1,978     Chr Hansen Holding A/S (Materials)*     170,735  
  2,385     Coloplast A/S, Class B (Health Care)     365,483  
  13,042     Danske Bank A/S (Financials)*     242,053  
  1,899     Demant A/S (Health Care)*     78,703  
  4,354     DSV PANALPINA A/S (Industrials)     804,526  
  1,248     Genmab A/S (Health Care)*     421,687  
  2,470     GN Store Nord AS (Health Care)     208,849  
  1,188     H Lundbeck A/S (Health Care)     45,513  
  31,853     Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Health Care)     2,277,090  
  3,871     Novozymes A/S, Class B (Materials)*     240,616  
  3,442     Orsted AS (Utilities)(a)     560,721  
  2,313     Tryg A/S (Financials)     73,246  
  3,822     Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Industrials)     720,261  
   

 

 

 
      6,861,593  

 

 

 
Faroe Islands – 0.0%  
  960     Bakkafrost P/F (Consumer Staples)*     68,667  

 

 

 
Finland – 1.3%  
  2,743     Elisa OYJ (Communication Services)     164,309  
  8,094     Fortum OYJ (Utilities)     203,269  
  1,694     Huhtamaki OYJ (Materials)     76,654  
  5,091     Kesko OYJ, Class B (Consumer Staples)     130,016  
  6,868     Kone OYJ, Class B (Industrials)*     550,868  
  15,349     Metso Outotec OYJ (Industrials)     173,544  
  8,905     Neste OYJ (Energy)     588,652  
  107,959     Nokia OYJ (Information Technology)*     432,434  
  76,171     Nordea Bank Abp (Financials)     694,162  
  1,883     Orion OYJ, Class B (Health Care)     77,641  
  8,850     Sampo OYJ, Class A (Financials)     396,062  
  10,836     Stora Enso OYJ, Class R (Materials)     214,719  
  9,784     UPM-Kymmene OYJ (Materials)     375,276  
  10,373     Wartsila OYJ Abp (Industrials)     119,637  
   

 

 

 
      4,197,243  

 

 

 
France – 9.2%  
  5,346     Adevinta ASA (Communication Services)*     75,174  
  636     Aeroports de Paris (Industrials)*     81,212  
  9,115     Air Liquide SA (Materials)     1,379,654  
  11,161     Airbus SE (Industrials)*     1,299,314  
  1,152     Amundi SA (Financials)*(a)     88,093  
  43,563     AXA SA (Financials)     1,099,837  
  783     BioMerieux (Health Care)     99,983  
  21,956     BNP Paribas SA (Financials)*     1,313,188  
  17,317     Bollore SA (Communication Services)     83,363  
  5,772     Bouygues SA (Industrials)     235,123  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   29


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
France – (continued)  
  3,054     Capgemini SE (Information Technology)   $ 493,580  
  12,001     Carrefour SA (Consumer Staples)     210,418  
  9,846     Cie de Saint-Gobain (Industrials)*     530,867  
  3,137     Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (Consumer Discretionary)     455,971  
  25,117     Credit Agricole SA (Financials)*     354,107  
  12,237     Danone SA (Consumer Staples)     838,616  
  2,574     Dassault Systemes (Information Technology)     537,071  
  9,655     Electricite de France SA (Utilities)*     116,114  
  34,969     Engie SA (Utilities)*     512,952  
  5,697     EssilorLuxottica SA (Consumer Discretionary)     933,527  
  638     Hermes International (Consumer Discretionary)     714,930  
  1,438     Kering (Consumer Discretionary)     916,184  
  4,043     L’Oreal SA (Consumer Staples)     1,485,959  
  5,063     Legrand SA (Industrials)     441,982  
  5,020     LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (Consumer Discretionary)     3,198,970  
  38,417     Orange SA (Communication Services)     445,228  
  3,227     Pernod Ricard SA (Consumer Staples)     616,329  
  6,788     Safran SA (Industrials)*     933,098  
  20,906     Sanofi (Health Care)     1,923,478  
  457     Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Health Care)     200,804  
  10,322     Schneider Electric SE (Industrials)     1,539,168  
  15,994     Societe Generale SA (Financials)*     398,656  
  1,513     Sodexo SA (Consumer Discretionary)*     145,486  
  1,109     Teleperformance (Industrials)     394,543  
  2,031     Thales SA (Industrials)     193,372  
  51,112     TOTAL SE (Energy)     2,380,775  
  10,842     Vinci SA (Industrials)     1,132,288  
  13,422     Vivendi SE (Communication Services)     465,452  
  4,370     Worldline SA (Information Technology)*(a)     391,458  
   

 

 

 
      28,656,324  

 

 

 
Germany – 7.9%  
  3,374     adidas AG (Consumer Discretionary)*     1,183,150  
  7,932     Allianz SE (Financials)     1,923,647  
  17,696     BASF SE (Materials)     1,454,800  
  18,928     Bayer AG (Health Care)     1,151,497  
  6,151     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Consumer Discretionary)     533,825  
  1,894     Beiersdorf AG (Consumer Staples)     188,283  
  4,584     BioNTech SE ADR (Health Care)*     499,793  
  2,081     Continental AG (Consumer Discretionary)     300,332  
  3,609     Covestro AG (Materials)(a)     262,661  
  16,026     Daimler AG (Consumer Discretionary)     1,288,719  
  2,548     Delivery Hero SE (Consumer Discretionary)*(a)     326,905  
  36,894     Deutsche Bank AG (Financials)*     457,403  
  3,533     Deutsche Boerse AG (Financials)     581,286  
  18,962     Deutsche Post AG (Industrials)     945,040  
  62,472     Deutsche Telekom AG (Communication Services)     1,139,702  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Germany – (continued)  
  6,621     Deutsche Wohnen SE (Real Estate)   313,024  
  41,068     E.ON SE (Utilities)     421,218  
  3,689     Evonik Industries AG (Materials)     124,883  
  3,825     Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Health Care)     266,310  
  7,843     Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA (Health Care)     337,383  
  1,157     Hannover Rueck SE (Financials)     197,033  
  467     Hapag-Lloyd AG (Industrials)(a)     69,042  
  2,847     HeidelbergCement AG (Materials)     226,278  
  1,942     Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Consumer Staples)     173,018  
  25,016     Infineon Technologies AG (Information Technology)     1,093,119  
  2,563     Just Eat Takeaway.com NV (Consumer Discretionary)*(a)     248,504  
  1,273     Knorr-Bremse AG (Industrials)     163,077  
  2,490     Merck KGaA (Health Care)     406,659  
  1,028     MTU Aero Engines AG (Industrials)     245,814  
  2,699     Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Financials)     796,079  
  12,043     RWE AG (Utilities)     458,122  
  19,410     SAP SE (Information Technology)     2,404,519  
  15,554     Siemens AG (Industrials)     2,416,191  
  7,700     Siemens Energy AG (Industrials)*     292,071  
  4,318     Siemens Healthineers AG (Health Care)(a)     240,204  
  2,394     Symrise AG (Materials)     281,053  
  1,021     Talanx AG (Financials)     42,706  
  15,119     Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (Communication Services)     40,557  
  551     Volkswagen AG (Consumer Discretionary)     129,547  
  10,903     Vonovia SE (Real Estate)     697,964  
  3,171     Zalando SE (Consumer Discretionary)*(a)     327,239  
   

 

 

 
      24,648,657  

 

 

 
Hong Kong – 3.0%  
  232,792     AIA Group Ltd. (Financials)     2,912,394  
  5,887     ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. (Information Technology)     81,884  
  26,444     Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The) (Financials)     62,451  
  18,628     Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. (Industrials)*     17,290  
  45,545     CK Asset Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     267,433  
  11,698     CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     67,784  
  36,394     CLP Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     354,916  
  5,799     Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     25,110  
  35,216     Hang Lung Properties Ltd. (Real Estate)     91,248  
  13,945     Hang Seng Bank Ltd. (Financials)     269,647  
  25,302     Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     109,919  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Hong Kong – (continued)  
  43,619     HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd. (Utilities)   $ 42,734  
  65,626     HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (Communication Services)     89,167  
  199,146     Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     300,361  
  24,414     Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Financials)     1,489,259  
  22,295     Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     107,462  
  4,899     Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     256,316  
  3,226     Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     83,489  
  40,072     Link REIT (Real Estate)     378,128  
  8,772     Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     190,001  
  29,676     MTR Corp. Ltd. (Industrials)     178,079  
  26,981     New World Development Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     137,212  
  26,333     Power Assets Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     146,307  
  190,803     Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. (Health Care)     212,267  
  59,501     Sino Land Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     90,049  
  27,689     Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (Real Estate)     444,746  
  9,502     Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     69,636  
  16,653     Swire Pacific Ltd., Class B (Real Estate)     19,321  
  20,270     Swire Properties Ltd. (Real Estate)     65,194  
  26,262     Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     400,835  
  182,368     WH Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)(a)     163,623  
  26,360     Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The) (Real Estate)     62,185  
  27,417     Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     163,816  
   

 

 

 
      9,350,263  

 

 

 
Ireland – 0.9%  
  2,418     AerCap Holdings NV (Industrials)*     116,499  
  15,101     AIB Group PLC (Financials)*     34,148  
  15,124     CRH PLC (Materials)     657,199  
  3,333     Flutter Entertainment PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     645,070  
  1,002     ICON PLC (Health Care)*     181,041  
  2,971     Kerry Group PLC, Class A (Consumer Staples)     360,440  
  2,938     Kingspan Group PLC (Industrials)*     214,860  
  3,744     Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR (Industrials)*     402,555  
  4,938     Smurfit Kappa Group PLC (Materials)     234,715  
   

 

 

 
      2,846,527  

 

 

 
Israel – 0.8%  
  1,257     Airport City Ltd. (Real Estate)*     17,227  
  2,806     Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd. (Real Estate)     33,729  
  3,783     Amot Investments Ltd. (Real Estate)     19,984  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Israel – (continued)  
  704     Azrieli Group Ltd. (Real Estate)   42,843  
  21,616     Bank Hapoalim BM (Financials)*     153,342  
  27,065     Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM (Financials)     165,444  
  39,246     Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. (Communication Services)*     38,041  
  116     Big Shopping Centers Ltd. (Real Estate)*     11,661  
  2,119     Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Information Technology)*     233,599  
  400     Elbit Systems Ltd. (Industrials)     52,006  
  37     Electra Ltd. (Industrials)     19,345  
  4,210     Energix-Renewable Energies Ltd. (Utilities)     14,742  
  998     First International Bank Of Israel Ltd. (Financials)     26,192  
  362     Fiverr International Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)*     97,729  
  2,210     Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. (Financials)     20,081  
  13,348     ICL Group Ltd. (Materials)     77,444  
  70     Israel Corp. Ltd. (The) (Materials)*     15,922  
  21,482     Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A (Financials)     79,827  
  332     JFrog Ltd. (Information Technology)*(b)     17,759  
  867     Kornit Digital Ltd. (Industrials)*     98,084  
  610     Matrix IT Ltd. (Information Technology)     13,442  
  902     Maytronics Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     14,341  
  406     Melisron Ltd. (Real Estate)     21,448  
  12,805     Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd. (Real Estate)     29,764  
  2,875     Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. (Financials)     68,874  
  206     Nano-X Imaging Ltd. (Health Care)*     9,326  
  1,114     Nice Ltd. (Information Technology)*     259,004  
  2,793     Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (The) (Financials)*     21,752  
  1,909     Plus500 Ltd. (Financials)     36,485  
  559     Sapiens International Corp. NV (Information Technology)     18,461  
  2,716     Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd. (Industrials)     18,734  
  4,582     Shikun & Binui Ltd. (Industrials)*     26,833  
  4,539     Shufersal Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     36,461  
  957     Strauss Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     25,676  
  21,025     Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Health Care)*     233,054  
  2,079     Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Information Technology)*     63,386  
  1,037     Wix.com Ltd. (Information Technology)*     361,467  
   

 

 

 
      2,493,509  

 

 

 
Italy – 2.1%  
  30,180     A2A SpA (Utilities)     51,084  
  2,224     Amplifon SpA (Health Care)*     89,083  
  22,299     Assicurazioni Generali SpA (Financials)     420,884  
  8,882     Atlantia SpA (Industrials)*     167,375  
  4,086     Banca Mediolanum SpA (Financials)*     35,833  
  1,799     Buzzi Unicem SpA (Materials)     45,747  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   31


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Italy – (continued)  
  10,224     Davide Campari-Milano NV (Consumer Staples)   $ 116,380  
  444     DiaSorin SpA (Health Care)     87,522  
  149,679     Enel SpA (Utilities)     1,425,101  
  47,594     Eni SpA (Energy)     547,771  
  2,338     Ferrari NV (Consumer Discretionary)     458,315  
  11,742     FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA (Financials)*     207,658  
  16,374     Hera SpA (Utilities)     58,710  
  6,448     Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA (Communication Services)(a)     67,426  
  330,437     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Financials)*     855,914  
  7,312     Leonardo SpA (Industrials)     58,843  
  14,493     Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA (Financials)*     151,604  
  3,860     Moncler SpA (Consumer Discretionary)*     240,354  
  9,667     Nexi SpA (Information Technology)*(a)     174,658  
  7,944     Pirelli & C SpA (Consumer Discretionary)*(a)     46,043  
  8,883     Poste Italiane SpA (Financials)(a)     101,396  
  9,871     PRADA SpA (Consumer Discretionary)*     58,724  
  4,564     Prysmian SpA (Industrials)     147,857  
  1,822     Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA (Health Care)     93,194  
  37,527     Snam SpA (Utilities)     195,684  
  189,918     Telecom Italia SpA (Communication Services)     90,572  
  116,126     Telecom Italia SpA-RSP (Communication Services)     62,612  
  27,165     Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA (Utilities)     190,188  
  41,038     UniCredit SpA (Financials)*     425,394  
  8,478     UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA (Financials)     24,739  
   

 

 

 
      6,696,665  

 

 

 
Japan – 25.9%  
  595     ABC-Mart, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     33,844  
  6,035     Acom Co. Ltd. (Financials)     26,907  
  3,764     Advantest Corp. (Information Technology)     309,133  
  13,817     Aeon Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     415,392  
  2,002     AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd. (Financials)     25,631  
  1,833     Aeon Mall Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     30,831  
  3,719     AGC, Inc. (Industrials)     136,138  
  3,718     Air Water, Inc. (Materials)     61,141  
  3,019     Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     102,721  
  10,466     Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Consumer Staples)     208,161  
  3,456     Alfresa Holdings Corp. (Health Care)     66,629  
  3,876     Alps Alpine Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     51,006  
  6,501     Amada Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     78,776  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  8,307     ANA Holdings, Inc. (Industrials)*   199,137  
  8,324     Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     360,337  
  3,953     Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     113,351  
  25,480     Asahi Kasei Corp. (Materials)     274,076  
  35,511     Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Health Care)     557,963  
  2,625     Azbil Corp. (Information Technology)     111,490  
  3,692     Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     282,323  
  1,499     Benesse Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     30,236  
  11,003     Bridgestone Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     429,730  
  4,745     Brother Industries Ltd. (Information Technology)     93,217  
  1,598     Calbee, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     41,997  
  19,663     Canon, Inc. (Information Technology)     423,103  
  1,575     Capcom Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     95,795  
  4,100     Casio Computer Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     78,968  
  3,282     Central Japan Railway Co. (Industrials)     536,321  
  13,095     Chiba Bank Ltd. (The) (Financials)     83,457  
  13,993     Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Utilities)     171,728  
  12,136     Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     542,555  
  6,001     Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) (Utilities)     71,591  
  2,303     Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     39,558  
  20,802     Concordia Financial Group Ltd. (Financials)     80,248  
  359     Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp. (Consumer Staples)     51,387  
  1,921     CyberAgent, Inc. (Communication Services)     115,758  
  4,455     Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     80,034  
  5,079     Daicel Corp. (Materials)     37,184  
  2,166     Daifuku Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     206,963  
  20,234     Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     354,959  
  36,560     Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     1,032,904  
  5,040     Daikin Industries Ltd. (Industrials)     980,184  
  1,237     Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     137,122  
  11,532     Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     325,048  
  39     Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. REIT (Real Estate)     102,350  
  27,914     Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Financials)     135,614  
  8,488     Denso Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     508,929  
  4,134     Dentsu Group, Inc. (Communication Services)     142,405  
  1,552     DIC Corp. (Materials)     38,006  
  542     Disco Corp. (Information Technology)     169,916  
  6,585     East Japan Railway Co. (Industrials)     485,624  
  1,824     Ebara Corp. (Industrials)     68,310  
  5,211     Eisai Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     357,981  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  3,185     Electric Power Development Co. Ltd. (Utilities)   $ 51,898  
  59,905     ENEOS Holdings, Inc. (Energy)     262,977  
  937     Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     38,126  
  3,668     FANUC Corp. (Industrials)     906,844  
  1,049     Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,033,837  
  2,467     Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     102,348  
  3,186     Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. (Communication Services)     38,517  
  7,191     FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. (Information Technology)     409,699  
  3,575     Fujitsu Ltd. (Information Technology)     515,412  
  3,358     Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     60,358  
  76     GLP J REIT (Real Estate)     123,124  
  794     GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Information Technology)     105,156  
  4,216     Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. (Communication Services)     69,409  
  2,682     Hamamatsu Photonics KK (Information Technology)     157,839  
  4,431     Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. (Industrials)     147,021  
  662     Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc. (Industrials)     50,890  
  5,108     Haseko Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     63,191  
  381     Hikari Tsushin, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     75,420  
  5,113     Hino Motors Ltd. (Industrials)     47,991  
  612     Hirose Electric Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     89,267  
  1,287     Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. (Health Care)     80,211  
  1,998     Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     61,418  
  18,138     Hitachi Ltd. (Information Technology)     830,119  
  3,840     Hitachi Metals Ltd. (Materials)     60,876  
  31,198     Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     852,572  
  985     Hoshizaki Corp. (Industrials)     86,352  
  7,074     Hoya Corp. (Health Care)     803,411  
  6,342     Hulic Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     70,718  
  2,156     Ibiden Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     87,624  
  3,970     Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. (Energy)     103,740  
  2,483     IHI Corp. (Industrials)     45,633  
  2,829     Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     64,047  
  18,898     Inpex Corp. (Energy)     139,065  
  6,338     Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     46,223  
  10,795     Isuzu Motors Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     112,874  
  1,057     Ito En Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     58,336  
  28,317     ITOCHU Corp. (Industrials)     842,015  
  1,769     Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. (Information Technology)     54,295  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  776     Izumi Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)   28,661  
  4,797     J Front Retailing Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     45,791  
  8,136     Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     193,205  
  10,260     Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (Financials)     220,868  
  7,739     Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd. (Financials)     73,656  
  27,154     Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. (Financials)     232,086  
  3,798     Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)     77,678  
  100     Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. REIT (Real Estate)     98,836  
  20,699     Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     373,996  
  9,133     JFE Holdings, Inc. (Materials)*     95,839  
  4,287     JGC Holdings Corp. (Industrials)     55,006  
  3,880     JSR Corp. (Materials)     115,628  
  4,364     JTEKT Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     45,754  
  8,552     Kajima Corp. (Industrials)     109,007  
  2,469     Kakaku.com, Inc. (Communication Services)     78,329  
  14,128     Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) (Utilities)     140,895  
  4,169     Kansai Paint Co. Ltd. (Materials)     108,862  
  9,066     Kao Corp. (Consumer Staples)     607,917  
  2,875     Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (Industrials)*     64,441  
  30,536     KDDI Corp. (Communication Services)     942,965  
  1,948     Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     87,399  
  4,419     Keikyu Corp. (Industrials)     69,848  
  2,098     Keio Corp. (Industrials)     156,552  
  2,859     Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     103,046  
  2,025     Kewpie Corp. (Consumer Staples)     43,773  
  3,676     Keyence Corp. (Information Technology)     1,744,496  
  2,797     Kikkoman Corp. (Consumer Staples)     184,559  
  3,485     Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     145,563  
  15,635     Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     306,492  
  947     Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     89,420  
  2,127     Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     54,602  
  805     Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     45,260  
  2,276     Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     151,676  
  17,694     Komatsu Ltd. (Industrials)     529,790  
  1,792     Konami Holdings Corp. (Communication Services)     114,880  
  587     Kose Corp. (Consumer Staples)     94,050  
  22,245     Kubota Corp. (Industrials)     502,674  
  6,384     Kuraray Co. Ltd. (Materials)     71,426  
  6,287     Kyocera Corp. (Information Technology)     404,695  
  4,744     Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     132,159  
  8,610     Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Utilities)     73,945  
  2,647     Kyushu Railway Co. (Industrials)     68,871  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   33


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  1,477     Lasertec Corp. (Information Technology)   $ 179,808  
  895     Lawson, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     41,793  
  4,801     Lion Corp. (Consumer Staples)     92,199  
  5,235     Lixil Corp. (Industrials)     146,771  
  7,849     M3, Inc. (Health Care)     620,685  
  893     Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     39,478  
  4,639     Makita Corp. (Industrials)     197,464  
  32,376     Marubeni Corp. (Industrials)     240,586  
  3,789     Marui Group Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     71,875  
  1,590     Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     62,382  
  11,059     Mazda Motor Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     87,089  
  1,418     McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     70,274  
  20,785     Mebuki Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     44,286  
  3,238     Medipal Holdings Corp. (Health Care)     64,128  
  2,473     MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     156,913  
  1,799     Mercari, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)*     86,455  
  7,342     MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc. (Industrials)     180,208  
  5,457     MISUMI Group, Inc. (Industrials)     166,466  
  26,582     Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (Materials)     184,582  
  26,087     Mitsubishi Corp. (Industrials)     735,304  
  37,701     Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Industrials)     555,041  
  22,916     Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     395,341  
  3,619     Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (Materials)     84,208  
  5,793     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (Industrials)     166,819  
  2,241     Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (Materials)     52,649  
  12,296     Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)*     34,854  
  221,043     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     1,157,706  
  8,940     Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd. (Financials)     47,914  
  30,916     Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     656,827  
  3,380     Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Materials)     104,059  
  17,122     Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     385,703  
  2,227     Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. (Industrials)     70,338  
  1,846     Miura Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     95,471  
  45,133     Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     660,431  
  2,332     MonotaRO Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     133,958  
  9,084     MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     255,791  
  11,989     Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     1,021,890  
  2,136     Nabtesco Corp. (Industrials)     90,621  
  3,713     Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     94,236  
  4,800     NEC Corp. (Information Technology)     261,310  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  8,669     Nexon Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)   273,398  
  5,882     NGK Insulators Ltd. (Industrials)     103,794  
  3,630     NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     61,397  
  1,945     NH Foods Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     81,878  
  2,357     Nichirei Corp. (Consumer Staples)     61,347  
  9,663     Nidec Corp. (Industrials)     1,226,241  
  2,803     Nihon M&A Center, Inc. (Industrials)     152,857  
  6,110     Nikon Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     54,195  
  2,252     Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     1,368,660  
  65     Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT (Real Estate)     397,175  
  1,631     Nippon Express Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     121,246  
  3,369     Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd. (Materials)     250,446  
  37     Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. REIT (Real Estate)     113,216  
  3,204     Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp. (Materials)     60,116  
  1,133     Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     76,887  
  16,520     Nippon Steel Corp. (Materials)*     243,055  
  44,790     Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Communication Services)     1,159,478  
  2,658     Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. (Communication Services)     35,152  
  3,007     Nippon Yusen KK (Industrials)     86,225  
  2,445     Nissan Chemical Corp. (Materials)     132,875  
  42,394     Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)*     228,683  
  4,643     Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     74,652  
  1,323     Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     99,964  
  1,558     Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     290,644  
  2,807     Nitto Denko Corp. (Materials)     239,493  
  57,831     Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     335,891  
  2,191     Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (Real Estate)     49,336  
  79     Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT (Real Estate)     118,270  
  6,965     Nomura Research Institute Ltd. (Information Technology)     216,390  
  8,799     NSK Ltd. (Industrials)     86,140  
  12,094     NTT Data Corp. (Information Technology)     184,464  
  12,533     Obayashi Corp. (Industrials)     107,402  
  328     OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     18,318  
  1,225     Obic Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     206,735  
  6,531     Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     190,952  
  16,646     Oji Holdings Corp. (Materials)     104,838  
  22,794     Olympus Corp. (Health Care)     477,104  
  3,671     Omron Corp. (Information Technology)     295,637  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  7,658     Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Health Care)   $ 205,862  
  1,302     Open House Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     49,861  
  638     Oracle Corp. Japan (Information Technology)     64,674  
  3,826     Oriental Land Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     640,659  
  23,472     ORIX Corp. (Financials)     396,891  
  53     Orix JREIT, Inc. REIT (Real Estate)     90,191  
  7,687     Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     137,520  
  2,090     Otsuka Corp. (Information Technology)     97,104  
  7,652     Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     303,379  
  7,479     Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     175,146  
  41,320     Panasonic Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     529,589  
  2,089     Park24 Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     44,921  
  1,804     PeptiDream, Inc. (Health Care)*     85,848  
  3,394     Persol Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     67,122  
  2,210     Pigeon Corp. (Consumer Staples)     79,862  
  1,584     Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     36,173  
  15,535     Rakuten, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     173,664  
  25,543     Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     1,266,121  
  14,482     Renesas Electronics Corp. (Information Technology)*     158,902  
  43,370     Resona Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     174,107  
  13,371     Ricoh Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     115,713  
  666     Rinnai Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     67,388  
  1,630     Rohm Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     160,185  
  4,599     Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     103,514  
  7,205     Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     98,871  
  4,477     SBI Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     124,300  
  826     SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     64,350  
  915     SCSK Corp. (Information Technology)     53,849  
  4,038     Secom Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     349,677  
  3,299     Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     55,396  
  4,279     Seibu Holdings, Inc. (Industrials)     51,409  
  5,496     Seiko Epson Corp. (Information Technology)     89,966  
  7,603     Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     135,233  
  11,411     Sekisui House Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     213,889  
  14,423     Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     546,514  
  11,606     Seven Bank Ltd. (Financials)     26,145  
  8,209     SG Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     188,621  
  3,909     Sharp Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     73,858  
  5,395     Shimadzu Corp. (Information Technology)     193,945  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  460     Shimamura Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)   45,810  
  1,473     Shimano, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     329,192  
  11,183     Shimizu Corp. (Industrials)     84,497  
  7,804     Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)     1,270,879  
  4,179     Shinsei Bank Ltd. (Financials)     59,622  
  5,839     Shionogi & Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     296,663  
  7,610     Shiseido Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     565,214  
  9,808     Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The) (Financials)     71,622  
  2,738     Showa Denko KK (Materials)     66,664  
  1,205     SMC Corp. (Industrials)     711,418  
  53,702     SoftBank Corp. (Communication Services)     726,343  
  23,895     SoftBank Group Corp. (Communication Services)     2,219,270  
  1,359     Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     61,228  
  20,414     Sojitz Corp. (Industrials)     53,650  
  6,229     Sompo Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     238,543  
  23,758     Sony Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,479,716  
  1,674     Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     94,903  
  2,807     Stanley Electric Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     83,125  
  11,676     Subaru Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     217,925  
  673     Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     46,871  
  5,049     SUMCO Corp. (Information Technology)     115,159  
  30,611     Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)     147,969  
  22,337     Sumitomo Corp. (Industrials)     322,979  
  3,202     Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     50,582  
  14,232     Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     206,587  
  2,208     Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. (Industrials)     60,620  
  4,636     Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. (Materials)     223,750  
  24,769     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     869,961  
  5,634     Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     185,191  
  6,362     Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     219,153  
  3,414     Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     37,973  
  1,296     Sundrug Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     48,658  
  2,398     Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     82,042  
  1,211     Suzuken Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     46,148  
  7,807     Suzuki Motor Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     337,004  
  2,854     Sysmex Corp. (Health Care)     296,946  
  9,634     T&D Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     129,852  
  2,269     Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (Materials)     56,480  
  3,624     Taisei Corp. (Industrials)     127,728  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   35


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  756     Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd. (Health Care)   $ 46,336  
  29,609     Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     995,489  
  1,795     TBS Holdings, Inc. (Communication Services)     32,736  
  2,423     TDK Corp. (Information Technology)     346,598  
  3,476     Teijin Ltd. (Materials)     59,706  
  13,634     Terumo Corp. (Health Care)     505,612  
  2,304     THK Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     74,284  
  4,474     TIS, Inc. (Information Technology)     92,974  
  3,740     Tobu Railway Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     106,366  
  2,071     Toho Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     77,755  
  1,725     Toho Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     101,356  
  8,785     Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (Utilities)     77,262  
  12,347     Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     608,774  
  700     Tokyo Century Corp. (Financials)     45,598  
  28,580     Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc. (Utilities)*     91,744  
  2,862     Tokyo Electron Ltd. (Information Technology)     1,169,890  
  8,024     Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     165,842  
  11,412     Tokyu Corp. (Industrials)     156,816  
  11,608     Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. (Real Estate)     72,564  
  5,395     Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     84,667  
  28,699     Toray Industries, Inc. (Materials)     187,645  
  8,368     Toshiba Corp. (Industrials)     263,513  
  5,168     Tosoh Corp. (Materials)     94,590  
  2,975     TOTO Ltd. (Industrials)     178,991  
  1,676     Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     71,420  
  1,313     Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     34,027  
  1,248     Toyota Boshoku Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     19,351  
  2,960     Toyota Industries Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     252,825  
  43,383     Toyota Motor Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     3,205,879  
  4,311     Toyota Tsusho Corp. (Industrials)     180,468  
  2,535     Trend Micro, Inc. (Information Technology)     121,825  
  722     Tsuruha Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     92,910  
  7,738     Unicharm Corp. (Consumer Staples)     306,208  
  54     United Urban Investment Corp. REIT (Real Estate)     74,102  
  3,990     USS Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     75,800  
  1,805     Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     57,687  
  3,339     West Japan Railway Co. (Industrials)     204,151  
  379     Workman Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     28,459  
  2,454     Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     121,387  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  12,692     Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)   60,637  
  3,181     Yamaha Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     177,054  
  5,629     Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     122,523  
  6,158     Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     161,955  
  2,530     Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     42,578  
  4,796     Yaskawa Electric Corp. (Industrials)     239,485  
  4,931     Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Information Technology)     93,307  
  2,570     Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The) (Consumer Discretionary)     44,385  
  50,022     Z Holdings Corp. (Communication Services)     304,480  
  2,128     ZOZO, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     66,512  
   

 

 

 
      80,880,961  

 

 

 
Jordan – 0.0%  
  2,734     Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Health Care)     85,469  

 

 

 
Luxembourg – 0.2%  
  13,307     ArcelorMittal (Materials)*     312,671  
  2,440     Eurofins Scientific SE (Health Care)*     218,098  
   

 

 

 
      530,769  

 

 

 
Macau – 0.2%  
  38,037     Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     347,647  
  15,785     MGM China Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     28,162  
  46,857     Sands China Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)*     219,264  
  37,194     SJM Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     51,783  
  27,903     Wynn Macau Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)*     52,660  
   

 

 

 
      699,516  

 

 

 
Mexico – 0.0%  
  3,550     Fresnillo PLC (Materials)     45,166  

 

 

 
Netherlands – 4.8%  
  8,497     ABN AMRO Bank NV (Financials)*(a)     98,186  
  461     Adyen NV (Information Technology)*(a)     1,072,120  
  3,332     Akzo Nobel NV (Materials)     346,037  
  7,960     ASML Holding NV (Information Technology)     4,496,141  
  2,001     EXOR NV (Financials)     161,516  
  1,643     HAL Trust (Financials)     264,839  
  1,948     Heineken Holding NV (Consumer Staples)     168,351  
  3,628     Heineken NV (Consumer Staples)     359,780  
  75,150     ING Groep NV (Financials)     824,511  
  1,418     JDE Peet’s NV (Consumer Staples)*     57,917  
  20,552     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Consumer Staples)     544,821  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Netherlands – (continued)  
  3,271     Koninklijke DSM NV (Materials)   $ 542,150  
  66,375     Koninklijke KPN NV (Communication Services)     218,173  
  17,364     Koninklijke Philips NV (Health Care)*     947,491  
  5,378     NN Group NV (Financials)     249,363  
  5,366     NXP Semiconductors NV (Information Technology)     979,563  
  2,291     Randstad NV (Industrials)*     153,890  
  79,001     Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A (Energy)     1,595,801  
  71,402     Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B (Energy)     1,385,202  
  5,084     Wolters Kluwer NV (Industrials)     405,309  
   

 

 

 
      14,871,161  

 

 

 
New Zealand – 0.5%  
  13,163     a2 Milk Co. Ltd. (The) (Consumer Staples)*     92,741  
  23,234     Auckland International Airport Ltd. (Industrials)*     127,545  
  8,600     Chorus Ltd. (Communication Services)     49,337  
  13,812     Contact Energy Ltd. (Utilities)     68,692  
  2,356     EBOS Group Ltd. (Health Care)     48,736  
  11,054     Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd. (Health Care)     235,093  
  14,684     Fletcher Building Ltd. (Materials)     68,972  
  9,886     Genesis Energy Ltd. (Utilities)     25,122  
  25,686     Goodman Property Trust REIT (Real Estate)     41,088  
  13,290     Infratil Ltd. (Utilities)     71,121  
  1,559     Mainfreight Ltd. (Industrials)     74,588  
  11,708     Mercury NZ Ltd. (Utilities)     51,503  
  22,003     Meridian Energy Ltd. (Utilities)     91,191  
  7,349     Ryman Healthcare Ltd. (Health Care)     78,282  
  35,617     Spark New Zealand Ltd. (Communication Services)     118,868  
  2,427     Xero Ltd. (Information Technology)*     222,528  
   

 

 

 
      1,465,407  

 

 

 
Norway – 0.7%  
  429     Aker ASA, Class A (Financials)     34,621  
  2,070     Aker BP ASA (Energy)     54,154  
  1,642     Austevoll Seafood ASA (Consumer Staples)     18,971  
  16,998     DNB ASA (Financials)(b)     332,874  
  3,506     Entra ASA (Real Estate)(a)     73,442  
  20,410     Equinor ASA (Energy)     386,894  
  3,563     Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (Financials)     82,331  
  1,702     Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (Industrials)     34,981  
  5,429     Leroy Seafood Group ASA (Consumer Staples)     43,939  
  8,098     Mowi ASA (Consumer Staples)     196,902  
  26,914     NEL ASA (Industrials)*     78,817  
  25,707     Norsk Hydro ASA (Materials)     143,281  
  14,399     Orkla ASA (Consumer Staples)     133,523  
  1,007     Salmar ASA (Consumer Staples)     66,697  
  2,178     Scatec ASA (Utilities)(a)     63,479  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Norway – (continued)  
  1,399     Schibsted ASA, Class A (Communication Services)*   56,970  
  1,853     Schibsted ASA, Class B (Communication Services)*     64,076  
  3,438     SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA (Financials)*     39,881  
  8,711     Storebrand ASA (Financials)*     74,952  
  12,300     Telenor ASA (Communication Services)     200,168  
  2,230     TGS NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASA (Energy)     35,203  
  2,243     TOMRA Systems ASA (Industrials)     96,575  
   

 

 

 
      2,312,731  

 

 

 
Poland – 0.3%  
  5,960     Allegro.eu SA (Consumer Discretionary)*(a)     102,918  
  3,082     Bank Pekao SA (Financials)*     56,100  
  1,321     CD Projekt SA (Communication Services)*     83,910  
  3,816     Cyfrowy Polsat SA (Communication Services)     29,300  
  924     Dino Polska SA (Consumer Staples)*(a)     61,074  
  2,628     KGHM Polska Miedz SA (Materials)*     133,594  
  250     mBank SA (Financials)*     14,873  
  15,351     PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (Utilities)*     27,390  
  5,973     Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (Energy)     94,354  
  31,305     Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (Energy)     47,065  
  16,995     Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (Financials)*     137,519  
  10,949     Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (Financials)*     86,039  
  642     Santander Bank Polska SA (Financials)*     36,264  
   

 

 

 
      910,400  

 

 

 
Portugal – 0.2%  
  51,017     EDP – Energias de Portugal SA (Utilities)     293,893  
  9,454     Galp Energia SGPS SA (Energy)     106,536  
  4,707     Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (Consumer Staples)     73,417  
  3,939     NOS SGPS SA (Communication Services)     13,263  
   

 

 

 
      487,109  

 

 

 
Russia – 0.0%  
  11,086     Evraz PLC (Materials)     88,501  

 

 

 
Singapore – 1.1%  
  63,562     Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (Real Estate)     140,537  
  86,148     CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust REIT (Real Estate)     136,054  
  49,464     CapitaLand Ltd. (Real Estate)     118,294  
  10,975     City Developments Ltd. (Real Estate)     60,748  
  41,620     ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd. (Industrials)     50,393  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   37


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Singapore – (continued)  
  34,337     DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Financials)   $ 687,928  
  51,916     Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust REIT (Real Estate)     53,880  
  109,408     Genting Singapore Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     70,350  
  1,831     Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     28,972  
  27,593     Keppel Corp. Ltd. (Industrials)     105,417  
  24,903     Keppel DC REIT (Real Estate)     51,128  
  42,999     Mapletree Commercial Trust REIT (Real Estate)     65,968  
  32,712     Mapletree Industrial Trust REIT (Real Estate)     65,439  
  53,602     Mapletree Logistics Trust REIT (Real Estate)     74,576  
  72,086     Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (Financials)     595,792  
  12,872     SATS Ltd. (Industrials)*     42,594  
  24,982     Singapore Airlines Ltd. (Industrials)*     93,563  
  15,756     Singapore Exchange Ltd. (Financials)     118,374  
  26,441     Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. (Industrials)     74,767  
  148,996     Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Communication Services)     263,323  
  34,587     Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (Real Estate)     37,716  
  27,474     United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Financials)     509,933  
  10,255     UOL Group Ltd. (Real Estate)     56,994  
  5,198     Venture Corp. Ltd. (Information Technology)     75,056  
   

 

 

 
      3,577,796  

 

 

 
South Africa – 0.3%  
  22,369     Anglo American PLC (Materials)     867,075  

 

 

 
Spain – 2.4%  
  4,435     ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Industrials)     136,410  
  1,305     Aena SME SA (Industrials)*(a)     223,187  
  8,661     Amadeus IT Group SA (Information Technology)*     604,482  
  127,999     Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Financials)     715,146  
  330,721     Banco Santander SA (Financials)*     1,163,141  
  68,293     CaixaBank SA (Financials)     199,526  
  7,143     Cellnex Telecom SA (Communication Services)*(a)     390,591  
  2,931     EDP Renovaveis SA (Utilities)     64,393  
  6,099     Endesa SA (Utilities)     152,131  
  7,826     Ferrovial SA (Industrials)     196,063  
  5,626     Grifols SA (Health Care)     142,176  
  120,427     Iberdrola SA (Utilities)     1,523,867  
  21,362     Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Consumer Discretionary)     708,126  
  18,470     Mapfre SA (Financials)     35,243  
  9,247     Naturgy Energy Group SA (Utilities)     232,449  
  8,122     Red Electrica Corp. SA (Utilities)     136,688  
  26,096     Repsol SA (Energy)     329,899  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Spain – (continued)  
  4,290     Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (Industrials)   160,382  
  90,561     Telefonica SA (Communication Services)     387,588  
   

 

 

 
      7,501,488  

 

 

 
Sweden – 3.8%  
  3,297     AAK AB (Consumer Staples)     71,022  
  5,714     Alfa Laval AB (Industrials)*     177,744  
  18,067     Assa Abloy AB, Class B (Industrials)     455,326  
  12,466     Atlas Copco AB, Class A (Industrials)     715,451  
  7,516     Atlas Copco AB, Class B (Industrials)     366,311  
  2,017     Axfood AB (Consumer Staples)     48,311  
  5,173     Boliden AB (Materials)     205,994  
  4,471     Castellum AB (Real Estate)     104,854  
  4,812     Electrolux AB, Series B (Consumer Discretionary)     114,255  
  6,929     Elekta AB, Class B (Health Care)     93,912  
  4,307     Embracer Group AB (Communication Services)*     116,903  
  11,997     Epiroc AB, Class A (Industrials)     255,933  
  7,020     Epiroc AB, Class B (Industrials)     138,894  
  6,861     EQT AB (Financials)     192,351  
  11,708     Essity AB, Class B (Consumer Staples)     353,745  
  3,139     Evolution Gaming Group AB (Consumer Discretionary)(a)     392,931  
  5,135     Fabege AB (Real Estate)     71,797  
  1,904     Fastighets AB Balder, Class B (Real Estate)*     91,754  
  3,552     Getinge AB, Class B (Health Care)     90,363  
  14,302     H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (Consumer Discretionary)*     338,817  
  5,383     Hexagon AB, Class B (Information Technology)     450,885  
  1,695     Holmen AB, Class B (Materials)     74,942  
  7,669     Husqvarna AB, Class B (Consumer Discretionary)     94,309  
  1,660     ICA Gruppen AB (Consumer Staples)     79,225  
  2,387     Industrivarden AB, Class A (Financials)*     85,249  
  3,010     Industrivarden AB, Class C (Financials)*     99,938  
  4,865     Indutrade AB (Industrials)*     111,662  
  2,013     Investment AB Latour, Class B (Industrials)     46,083  
  2,215     Investor AB, Class A (Financials)     164,145  
  8,766     Investor AB, Class B (Financials)     652,016  
  4,642     Kinnevik AB, Class B (Financials)*     216,845  
  1,407     L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B (Financials)*     70,383  
  869     Lifco AB, Class B (Industrials)     83,071  
  3,355     Lundin Energy AB (Energy)     109,076  
  8,131     Nibe Industrier AB, Class B (Industrials)     256,801  
  1,464     Saab AB, Class B (Industrials)*     38,935  
  1,415     Sagax AB, Class B (Real Estate)     29,917  
  20,578     Sandvik AB (Industrials)*     555,354  
  5,934     Securitas AB, Class B (Industrials)     91,446  
  725     Sinch AB (Information Technology)*(a)     136,367  
  29,390     Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (Financials)*     340,010  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Sweden – (continued)  
  7,142     Skanska AB, Class B (Industrials)   $ 174,127  
  8,165     SKF AB, Class B (Industrials)     223,660  
  3,877     SSAB AB, Class A (Materials)*     16,842  
  10,521     SSAB AB, Class B (Materials)*     41,582  
  10,907     Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B (Materials)*     188,598  
  28,106     Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A (Financials)*     297,853  
  3,768     Sweco AB, Class B (Industrials)     54,456  
  20,728     Swedbank AB, Class A (Financials)     365,253  
  3,039     Swedish Match AB (Consumer Staples)     219,674  
  3,233     Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Health Care)*     52,997  
  8,622     Tele2 AB, Class B (Communication Services)     109,365  
  56,764     Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Information Technology)     712,245  
  39,726     Telia Co. AB (Communication Services)     161,314  
  4,661     Trelleborg AB, Class B (Industrials)*     119,242  
  3,452     Volvo AB, Class A (Industrials)*     89,176  
  28,198     Volvo AB, Class B (Industrials)*     726,090  
  2,942     Wallenstam AB, Class B (Real Estate)     41,468  
   

 

 

 
      11,777,269  

 

 

 
Switzerland – 8.2%  
  34,639     ABB Ltd. (Industrials)     999,415  
  9,424     Alcon, Inc. (Health Care)*     651,029  
  8,664     Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Consumer Discretionary)     838,168  
  44,418     Credit Suisse Group AG (Financials)     643,970  
  689     Geberit AG (Industrials)     408,088  
  153     Givaudan SA (Materials)     579,179  
  1,067     Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Industrials)     254,227  
  9,927     LafargeHolcim Ltd. (Materials)*     550,026  
  1,430     Lonza Group AG (Health Care)     906,367  
  53,951     Nestle SA (Consumer Staples)     5,661,488  
  45,036     Novartis AG (Health Care)     3,889,721  
  422     Partners Group Holding AG (Financials)     508,330  
  512     Roche Holding AG (Health Care)     171,817  
  13,531     Roche Holding AG (Health Care)     4,453,288  
  371     Schindler Holding AG (Industrials)     99,256  
  775     Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates (Industrials)     212,476  
  103     SGS SA (Industrials)     295,245  
  2,580     Sika AG (Materials)     684,542  
  12,368     STMicroelectronics NV (Information Technology)*     480,243  
  557     Swatch Group AG (The) – Bearer (Consumer Discretionary)     166,860  
  979     Swatch Group AG (The) – Registered (Consumer Discretionary)     56,449  
  5,287     Swiss Re AG (Financials)     498,974  
  489     Swisscom AG (Communication Services)     246,580  
  68,380     UBS Group AG (Financials)     1,065,015  
  2,893     Zurich Insurance Group AG (Financials)     1,187,175  
   

 

 

 
      25,507,928  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United Kingdom – 11.9%  
  18,743     3i Group PLC (Financials)   290,085  
  4,999     Admiral Group PLC (Financials)     215,824  
  8,632     Ashtead Group PLC (Industrials)     468,254  
  1,326     ASOS PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     103,817  
  6,929     Associated British Foods PLC (Consumer Staples)*     229,399  
  24,291     AstraZeneca PLC (Health Care)     2,358,610  
  18,200     Auto Trader Group PLC (Communication Services)*(a)     140,001  
  12,281     Avast PLC (Information Technology)(a)     79,326  
  2,134     AVEVA Group PLC (Information Technology)     101,291  
  75,683     Aviva PLC (Financials)     382,935  
  61,984     BAE Systems PLC (Industrials)     419,347  
  334,217     Barclays PLC (Financials)     745,761  
  19,584     Barratt Developments PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     181,915  
  2,296     Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     130,103  
  391,786     BP PLC (Energy)     1,598,079  
  44,176     British American Tobacco PLC (Consumer Staples)     1,535,107  
  16,174     British Land Co. PLC (The) REIT (Real Estate)     110,713  
  167,867     BT Group PLC (Communication Services)*     289,966  
  6,486     Bunzl PLC (Industrials)     202,853  
  7,788     Burberry Group PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     197,679  
  51,507     CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     389,090  
  7,084     Clarivate PLC (Industrials)*     161,161  
  19,173     CNH Industrial NV (Industrials)*     284,852  
  2,704     Coca-Cola European Partners PLC (Consumer Staples)     137,769  
  34,343     Compass Group PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     698,618  
  30,556     ConvaTec Group PLC (Health Care)(a)     80,485  
  2,683     Croda International PLC (Materials)     231,368  
  1,836     DCC PLC (Industrials)     148,111  
  45,042     Diageo PLC (Consumer Staples)     1,771,123  
  26,289     Direct Line Insurance Group PLC (Financials)     117,835  
  26,392     DS Smith PLC (Materials)*     146,635  
  6,269     easyJet PLC (Industrials)*     86,385  
  11,171     Entain PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     220,685  
  17,640     Experian PLC (Industrials)     560,579  
  3,799     Farfetch Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)*     250,278  
  96,884     GlaxoSmithKline PLC (Health Care)     1,612,981  
  7,281     Halma PLC (Information Technology)     230,771  
  6,378     Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (Financials)     134,693  
  360,364     HSBC Holdings PLC (Financials)*     2,147,303  
  18,225     Imperial Brands PLC (Consumer Staples)     339,654  
  28,887     Informa PLC (Communication Services)*     222,451  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   39


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United Kingdom – (continued)  
  3,381     InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*   $ 236,443  
  3,100     Intertek Group PLC (Industrials)     232,135  
  69,816     ITV PLC (Communication Services)*     107,224  
  42,833     J Sainsbury PLC (Consumer Staples)     135,460  
  8,363     JD Sports Fashion PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     97,093  
  3,727     Johnson Matthey PLC (Materials)     159,188  
  40,650     Kingfisher PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     150,834  
  14,272     Land Securities Group PLC REIT (Real Estate)     132,692  
  114,899     Legal & General Group PLC (Financials)     416,541  
  2,773     Liberty Global PLC, Class A (Communication Services)*     68,285  
  6,953     Liberty Global PLC, Class C (Communication Services)*     168,958  
  1,363,213     Lloyds Banking Group PLC (Financials)*     743,305  
  6,768     London Stock Exchange Group PLC (Financials)     910,088  
  50,083     M&G PLC (Financials)     128,769  
  92,388     Melrose Industries PLC (Industrials)*     214,289  
  9,350     Mondi PLC (Materials)     225,431  
  67,798     National Grid PLC (Utilities)     764,374  
  89,319     Natwest Group PLC (Financials)*     230,023  
  2,352     Next PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     248,598  
  9,940     Ocado Group PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     305,737  
  14,481     Pearson PLC (Communication Services)     152,047  
  6,098     Persimmon PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     220,814  
  13,885     Phoenix Group Holdings PLC (Financials)     137,830  
  50,194     Prudential PLC (Financials)     988,433  
  13,705     Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (Consumer Staples)     1,149,658  
  37,199     RELX PLC (Industrials)     880,235  
  35,681     Rentokil Initial PLC (Industrials)*     232,816  
  16,788     Rightmove PLC (Communication Services)*     132,613  
  159,744     Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (Industrials)*     240,535  
  19,938     RSA Insurance Group PLC (Financials)     188,270  
  21,062     Sage Group PLC (The) (Information Technology)     164,490  
  2,266     Schroders PLC (Financials)     110,978  
  22,909     Segro PLC REIT (Real Estate)     291,401  
  4,591     Severn Trent PLC (Utilities)     140,569  
  16,886     Smith & Nephew PLC (Health Care)     327,093  
  7,629     Smiths Group PLC (Industrials)     156,152  
  1,416     Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (Industrials)     212,027  
  20,068     SSE PLC (Utilities)     371,616  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United Kingdom – (continued)  
  10,295     St James’s Place PLC (Financials)   168,979  
  60,764     Standard Chartered PLC (Financials)*     392,573  
  42,128     Standard Life Aberdeen PLC (Financials)     183,059  
  68,311     Taylor Wimpey PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     150,517  
  148,946     Tesco PLC (Consumer Staples)     468,127  
  8,617     THG PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     85,296  
  49,708     Unilever PLC (Consumer Staples)     2,594,315  
  13,130     United Utilities Group PLC (Utilities)     157,724  
  516,626     Vodafone Group PLC (Communication Services)     881,345  
  4,992     Weir Group PLC (The) (Industrials)*     138,330  
  3,887     Whitbread PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     184,498  
  46,337     Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC (Consumer Staples)     110,683  
  23,578     WPP PLC (Communication Services)     281,450  
   

 

 

 
      37,323,832  

 

 

 
United States – 0.5%  
  2,992     Carnival PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     65,905  
  746     CyberArk Software Ltd. (Information Technology)*     109,535  
  4,331     Ferguson PLC (Industrials)     510,572  
  7,687     James Hardie Industries PLC CDI (Materials)     217,281  
  39,931     Stellantis NV (Consumer Discretionary)     651,123  
  8,977     Tenaris SA (Energy)     94,209  
   

 

 

 
      1,648,625  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $265,041,544)   $ 309,967,496  

 

 

 

 

Shares     Description   Rate     Value  
Preferred Stocks – 0.6%  
Germany – 0.6%        
  1,096     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Consumer Discretionary)     4.44   $ 74,565  
  3,362     Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Consumer Staples)     2.23       332,911  
  2,950     Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Consumer Discretionary)     3.23       237,688  
  656     Sartorius AG (Health Care)     0.08       338,726  
  3,527     Volkswagen AG (Consumer Discretionary)     2.77       740,711  
     

 

 

 
        1,724,601  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Rate     Value  
Preferred Stocks – (continued)  
Spain – 0.0%        
  5,036     Grifols SA, Class B (Health Care)     2.37 %     $ 79,587  

 

 

 
  TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS    
  (Cost $1,454,478)     $ 1,804,188  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $266,496,022)     $ 311,771,684  

 

 

 

 

Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 0.1%(c)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  369,641     0.036%   $ 369,641  
  (Cost $369,641)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8%  
  (Cost $266,865,663)   $ 312,141,325  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.2%
    598,200  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 312,739,525  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

(b)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(c)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

SDR

 

—Swedish Depositary Receipt

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   41


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Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.8%  
Communication Services – 11.7%  
  7,755     Activision Blizzard, Inc.   $ 741,456  
  3,014     Alphabet, Inc., Class A*     6,094,037  
  2,891     Alphabet, Inc., Class C*     5,888,562  
  3,225     Altice USA, Inc., Class A*     108,392  
  72,099     AT&T, Inc.     2,010,841  
  1,337     Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*     820,143  
  45,937     Comcast Corp., Class A     2,421,799  
  1,581     Discovery, Inc., Class A*     83,840  
  3,123     Discovery, Inc., Class C*     140,535  
  2,500     DISH Network Corp., Class A*     78,775  
  2,919     Electronic Arts, Inc.     391,058  
  24,195     Facebook, Inc., Class A*     6,233,116  
  3,368     Fox Corp., Class A     112,188  
  1,584     Fox Corp., Class B     50,577  
  759     IAC/InterActiveCorp*     185,826  
  250     Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A*     36,340  
  2,041     Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*     305,150  
  839     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A*     37,260  
  1,658     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C*     73,151  
  11,032     Lumen Technologies, Inc.     135,583  
  2,524     Match Group, Inc.*     385,793  
  4,395     Netflix, Inc.*     2,368,246  
  2,155     Omnicom Group, Inc.     148,113  
  5,145     Pinterest, Inc., Class A*     414,584  
  1,106     Roku, Inc.*     437,401  
  663     Sea Ltd. ADR (Taiwan)*     156,263  
  10,424     Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.     60,980  
  10,953     Snap, Inc., Class A*     719,174  
  1,306     Spotify Technology SA*     401,438  
  1,145     Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*     211,207  
  5,912     T-Mobile US, Inc.*     709,263  
  7,840     Twitter, Inc.*     604,150  
  41,899     Verizon Communications, Inc.     2,317,015  
  111     ViacomCBS, Inc., Class A     7,133  
  5,476     ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B     353,147  
  18,325     Walt Disney Co. (The)*     3,464,158  
  425     Zillow Group, Inc., Class A*     72,174  
  1,489     Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*     240,220  
   

 

 

 
      39,019,088  

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 12.4%  
  677     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     108,557  
  4,326     Amazon.com, Inc.*     13,380,015  
  2,724     Aptiv PLC*     408,164  
  233     AutoZone, Inc.*     270,261  
  2,346     Best Buy Co., Inc.     235,421  
  408     Booking Holdings, Inc.*     950,032  
  1,640     CarMax, Inc.*     195,997  
  8,145     Carnival Corp.*     217,879  
  711     Carvana Co.*     201,569  
  730     Chewy, Inc., Class A*     74,139  
  276     Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*     397,992  
  1,307     Darden Restaurants, Inc.     179,490  
  2,482     Dollar General Corp.     469,073  
  2,356     Dollar Tree, Inc.*     231,359  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Discretionary – (continued)  
  394     Domino’s Pizza, Inc.   136,525  
  3,436     D.R. Horton, Inc.     264,125  
  2,874     DraftKings, Inc., Class A*     176,837  
  6,716     eBay, Inc.     378,917  
  1,370     Expedia Group, Inc.     220,570  
  39,485     Ford Motor Co.*     461,975  
  1,516     Garmin Ltd.     188,014  
  12,655     General Motors Co.     649,581  
  1,460     Genuine Parts Co.     153,811  
  1,288     Hasbro, Inc.     120,699  
  2,761     Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*     341,481  
  10,897     Home Depot, Inc. (The)     2,815,131  
  3,720     Las Vegas Sands Corp.     232,872  
  2,744     Lennar Corp., Class A     227,670  
  154     Lennar Corp., Class B     10,189  
  2,624     LKQ Corp.*     103,359  
  7,418     Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     1,185,026  
  1,221     Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*     380,561  
  2,648     Marriott International, Inc., Class A*     392,089  
  7,543     McDonald’s Corp.     1,554,914  
  484     MercadoLibre, Inc. (Argentina)*     792,845  
  4,377     MGM Resorts International     165,407  
  597     Mohawk Industries, Inc.*     104,469  
  3,813     Newell Brands, Inc.     88,347  
  12,707     NIKE, Inc., Class B     1,712,650  
  31     NVR, Inc.*     139,526  
  727     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     325,209  
  2,477     Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A*     298,404  
  2,628     PulteGroup, Inc.     118,549  
  3,535     Ross Stores, Inc.     412,322  
  1,897     Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     176,933  
  11,859     Starbucks Corp.     1,281,128  
  5,053     Target Corp.     926,922  
  7,680     Tesla, Inc.*     5,187,840  
  11,118     TJX Cos., Inc. (The)     733,677  
  1,167     Tractor Supply Co.     185,506  
  539     Ulta Beauty, Inc.*     173,736  
  400     Vail Resorts, Inc.     123,672  
  3,256     VF Corp.     257,647  
  703     Wayfair, Inc., Class A*     203,153  
  631     Whirlpool Corp.     119,941  
  988     Wynn Resorts Ltd.*     130,149  
  4,067     Yum China Holdings, Inc. (China)     243,369  
  3,046     Yum! Brands, Inc.     315,352  
   

 

 

 
      41,531,047  

 

 

 
Consumer Staples – 5.9%  
  18,792     Altria Group, Inc.     819,331  
  5,615     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     317,697  
  389     Brown-Forman Corp., Class A     25,904  
  3,053     Brown-Forman Corp., Class B     218,534  
  2,042     Campbell Soup Co.     92,870  
  2,512     Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     197,820  
  1,271     Clorox Co. (The)     230,115  
  39,083     Coca-Cola Co. (The)     1,914,676  
  8,660     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     651,232  
  4,813     Conagra Brands, Inc.     163,305  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Staples – (continued)  
  1,602     Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A   $ 343,052  
  4,482     Costco Wholesale Corp.     1,483,542  
  2,113     Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A     604,022  
  6,174     General Mills, Inc.     339,632  
  1,491     Hershey Co. (The)     217,164  
  2,857     Hormel Foods Corp.     132,479  
  1,109     J M Smucker Co. (The)     124,208  
  2,606     Kellogg Co.     150,392  
  7,000     Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.     213,640  
  3,428     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     439,915  
  6,371     Kraft Heinz Co. (The)     231,777  
  7,395     Kroger Co. (The)     238,193  
  2,493     McCormick & Co., Inc.     210,110  
  1,878     Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B     83,477  
  14,334     Mondelez International, Inc., Class A     761,995  
  3,743     Monster Beverage Corp.*     328,411  
  13,970     PepsiCo, Inc.     1,804,784  
  15,736     Philip Morris International, Inc.     1,322,139  
  24,998     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     3,088,003  
  4,936     Sysco Corp.     393,054  
  2,936     Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     198,679  
  7,249     Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     347,445  
  14,483     Walmart, Inc.     1,881,631  
   

 

 

 
      19,569,228  

 

 

 
Energy – 2.6%  
  6,545     Baker Hughes Co.     160,222  
  2,349     Cheniere Energy, Inc.*     158,299  
  19,484     Chevron Corp.     1,948,400  
  13,689     ConocoPhillips     711,965  
  5,894     EOG Resources, Inc.     380,517  
  42,745     Exxon Mobil Corp.     2,324,046  
  8,314     Halliburton Co.     181,495  
  2,844     Hess Corp.     186,367  
  19,663     Kinder Morgan, Inc.     289,046  
  6,553     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     357,925  
  9,410     Occidental Petroleum Corp.     250,400  
  4,480     ONEOK, Inc.     198,419  
  4,410     Phillips 66     366,250  
  1,646     Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     244,546  
  14,072     Schlumberger NV     392,749  
  4,121     Valero Energy Corp.     317,235  
  12,275     Williams Cos., Inc. (The)     280,361  
   

 

 

 
      8,748,242  

 

 

 
Financials – 10.6%  
  6,541     Aflac, Inc.     313,249  
  137     Alleghany Corp.     88,561  
  3,004     Allstate Corp. (The)     320,226  
  3,766     Ally Financial, Inc.     156,289  
  6,125     American Express Co.     828,468  
  8,712     American International Group, Inc.     382,892  
  1,183     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     261,727  
  14,104     Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT     117,204  
  2,264     Aon PLC, Class A     515,535  
  2,087     Apollo Global Management, Inc.     103,223  
  3,991     Arch Capital Group Ltd.*     142,958  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Financials – (continued)  
  1,923     Arthur J Gallagher & Co.   230,375  
  77,276     Bank of America Corp.     2,682,250  
  8,216     Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)     346,387  
  13,445     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*     3,233,657  
  1,421     BlackRock, Inc.     986,885  
  6,786     Blackstone Group, Inc. (The), Class A     469,795  
  4,577     Capital One Financial Corp.     550,110  
  1,094     Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     108,262  
  16,277     Charles Schwab Corp. (The)     1,004,616  
  3,946     Chubb Ltd.     641,541  
  1,583     Cincinnati Financial Corp.     154,928  
  21,048     Citigroup, Inc.     1,386,642  
  4,300     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.     186,792  
  3,597     CME Group, Inc.     718,321  
  3,091     Discover Financial Services     290,770  
  395     Everest Re Group Ltd.     95,515  
  2,818     Fidelity National Financial, Inc.     107,873  
  7,179     Fifth Third Bancorp     249,040  
  1,748     First Republic Bank     287,983  
  2,989     Franklin Resources, Inc.     78,222  
  976     Globe Life, Inc.     91,158  
  3,476     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(a)     1,110,512  
  3,620     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     183,498  
  10,213     Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     156,667  
  783     Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A     56,681  
  5,631     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     621,156  
  30,612     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     4,505,168  
  9,837     KeyCorp     198,117  
  5,481     KKR & Co., Inc.     249,714  
  2,377     Loews Corp.     113,644  
  1,262     M&T Bank Corp.     190,486  
  135     Markel Corp.*     146,988  
  5,129     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     590,963  
  7,054     MetLife, Inc.     406,310  
  1,643     Moody’s Corp.     451,644  
  14,432     Morgan Stanley     1,109,388  
  805     MSCI, Inc.     333,689  
  1,151     Nasdaq, Inc.     159,172  
  2,011     Northern Trust Corp.     191,306  
  4,235     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     713,005  
  2,768     Principal Financial Group, Inc.     156,614  
  5,909     Progressive Corp. (The)     507,879  
  4,005     Prudential Financial, Inc.     347,314  
  1,239     Raymond James Financial, Inc.     144,641  
  9,685     Regions Financial Corp.     199,802  
  1,142     Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A *(b)     24,953  
  2,428     S&P Global, Inc.     799,686  
  1,331     SEI Investments Co.     74,536  
  3,381     State Street Corp.     246,035  
  519     SVB Financial Group*     262,282  
  5,684     Synchrony Financial     219,857  
  2,258     T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     366,112  
  2,550     Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)     371,025  
  13,583     Truist Financial Corp.     773,688  
  13,739     US Bancorp     686,950  
  1,380     W R Berkley Corp.     95,675  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   43


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Financials – (continued)  
  40,481     Wells Fargo & Co.   $ 1,464,198  
  1,289     Willis Towers Watson PLC     284,405  
   

 

 

 
      35,645,214  

 

 

 
Health Care – 13.0%  
  17,823     Abbott Laboratories     2,134,839  
  17,643     AbbVie, Inc.     1,900,857  
  455     ABIOMED, Inc.*     147,670  
  3,100     Agilent Technologies, Inc.     378,417  
  2,119     Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     323,677  
  735     Align Technology, Inc.*     416,826  
  1,492     AmerisourceBergen Corp.     151,020  
  5,889     Amgen, Inc.     1,324,554  
  2,516     Anthem, Inc.     762,826  
  5,163     Baxter International, Inc.     401,113  
  2,933     Becton Dickinson and Co.     707,293  
  1,538     Biogen, Inc.*     419,689  
  1,833     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     141,929  
  14,461     Boston Scientific Corp.*     560,798  
  22,557     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     1,383,421  
  2,968     Cardinal Health, Inc.     152,911  
  5,749     Centene Corp.*     336,546  
  3,106     Cerner Corp.     214,749  
  3,648     Cigna Corp.     765,715  
  496     Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)     191,520  
  13,220     CVS Health Corp.     900,679  
  6,387     Danaher Corp.     1,403,032  
  736     DaVita, Inc.*     75,168  
  2,211     DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.     117,338  
  970     DexCom, Inc.*     385,847  
  6,265     Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*     520,622  
  4,769     Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*     156,709  
  8,549     Eli Lilly and Co.     1,751,605  
  12,690     Gilead Sciences, Inc.     779,166  
  2,676     HCA Healthcare, Inc.*     460,352  
  1,420     Henry Schein, Inc.*     87,827  
  2,566     Hologic, Inc.*     184,983  
  1,343     Humana, Inc.     509,870  
  859     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*     446,826  
  1,478     Illumina, Inc.*     649,448  
  1,872     Incyte Corp.*     147,252  
  1,174     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*     865,003  
  1,896     IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*     365,530  
  540     Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*     90,742  
  26,646     Johnson & Johnson     4,222,325  
  985     Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*     236,311  
  1,627     McKesson Corp.     275,809  
  13,611     Medtronic PLC     1,592,079  
  25,388     Merck & Co., Inc.     1,843,677  
  239     Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*     266,736  
  3,284     Moderna, Inc.*     508,396  
  56,227     Pfizer, Inc.     1,883,042  
  1,361     Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     157,318  
  1,030     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     464,087  
  1,461     ResMed, Inc.     281,652  
  2,911     Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A     135,565  
  1,336     Seagen, Inc.*     201,883  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care – (continued)  
  3,372     Stryker Corp.   818,351  
  474     Teleflex, Inc.     188,709  
  4,008     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     1,803,921  
  9,556     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     3,174,694  
  757     Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B*     94,875  
  917     Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*     160,723  
  1,375     Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*     385,151  
  2,632     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     559,432  
  12,292     Viatris, Inc.*     182,536  
  625     Waters Corp.*     171,175  
  745     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     209,084  
  2,102     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     342,752  
  4,806     Zoetis, Inc.     746,083  
   

 

 

 
      43,620,735  

 

 

 
Industrials – 8.2%  
  5,816     3M Co.     1,018,149  
  1,362     A O Smith Corp.     80,862  
  2,312     AMETEK, Inc.     272,747  
  5,704     Boeing Co. (The)*     1,209,305  
  8,777     Carrier Global Corp.     320,624  
  5,498     Caterpillar, Inc.     1,186,908  
  1,368     C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     124,283  
  906     Cintas Corp.     293,852  
  2,154     Copart, Inc.*     235,131  
  392     CoStar Group, Inc.*     322,914  
  7,705     CSX Corp.     705,393  
  1,482     Cummins, Inc.     375,242  
  3,165     Deere & Co.     1,104,965  
  6,436     Delta Air Lines, Inc.*     308,542  
  1,460     Dover Corp.     179,960  
  4,028     Eaton Corp. PLC     524,405  
  6,017     Emerson Electric Co.     516,860  
  1,231     Equifax, Inc.     199,274  
  1,711     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     157,138  
  5,792     Fastenal Co.     268,575  
  2,484     FedEx Corp.     632,178  
  3,283     Fortive Corp.     216,087  
  1,396     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     116,063  
  2,532     General Dynamics Corp.     413,906  
  88,153     General Electric Co.     1,105,439  
  7,091     Honeywell International, Inc.     1,434,864  
  3,687     IHS Markit Ltd.     332,420  
  2,895     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     585,311  
  3,760     Ingersoll Rand, Inc.*     174,238  
  854     J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     125,427  
  7,303     Johnson Controls International PLC     407,434  
  952     Kansas City Southern     202,148  
  2,033     L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     369,823  
  2,402     Lockheed Martin Corp.     793,260  
  2,491     Lyft, Inc., Class A*     138,749  
  2,637     Masco Corp.     140,341  
  2,562     Norfolk Southern Corp.     645,778  
  1,513     Northrop Grumman Corp.     441,282  
  1,053     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     226,153  
  4,388     Otis Worldwide Corp.     279,559  

 

 

 

 

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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Industrials – (continued)  
  3,437     PACCAR, Inc.   $ 312,733  
  1,292     Parker-Hannifin Corp.     370,752  
  15,362     Raytheon Technologies Corp.     1,105,910  
  2,124     Republic Services, Inc.     189,227  
  1,168     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     284,151  
  2,259     Rollins, Inc.     74,931  
  1,051     Roper Technologies, Inc.     396,879  
  536     Snap-on, Inc.     108,867  
  5,950     Southwest Airlines Co.     345,873  
  1,620     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     283,241  
  2,302     Textron, Inc.     115,883  
  2,416     Trane Technologies PLC     370,228  
  518     TransDigm Group, Inc.*     298,715  
  1,912     TransUnion     161,009  
  12,278     Uber Technologies, Inc.*     635,386  
  6,808     Union Pacific Corp.     1,402,176  
  2,989     United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*     157,461  
  7,248     United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     1,143,952  
  731     United Rentals, Inc.*     217,385  
  1,632     Verisk Analytics, Inc.     267,403  
  4,274     Waste Management, Inc.     473,944  
  1,803     Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.     130,591  
  463     W.W. Grainger, Inc.     172,565  
  1,809     Xylem, Inc.     180,104  
   

 

 

 
      27,384,955  

 

 

 
Information Technology – 28.3%  
  6,684     Accenture PLC, Class A     1,677,016  
  4,853     Adobe, Inc.*     2,230,779  
  12,102     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*     1,022,740  
  1,616     Akamai Technologies, Inc.*     152,712  
  1,335     Amdocs Ltd.     101,206  
  3,014     Amphenol Corp., Class A     378,800  
  3,736     Analog Devices, Inc.     582,144  
  863     ANSYS, Inc.*     294,274  
  170,219     Apple, Inc.     20,640,756  
  9,196     Applied Materials, Inc.     1,086,875  
  549     Arista Networks, Inc.*     153,632  
  1,333     Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A*     316,854  
  2,228     Autodesk, Inc.*     614,928  
  4,020     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     699,560  
  4,020     Broadcom, Inc.     1,888,877  
  1,158     Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     165,003  
  2,782     Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*     392,512  
  1,426     CDW Corp.     223,725  
  39,506     Cisco Systems Inc/Delaware     1,772,634  
  1,238     Citrix Systems, Inc.     165,372  
  5,402     Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A     396,939  
  7,709     Corning, Inc.     294,792  
  730     Coupa Software, Inc.*     252,770  
  1,838     Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*     397,008  
  1,768     Datadog, Inc., Class A*     168,685  
  2,486     Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C*     201,540  
  1,818     DocuSign, Inc.*     412,068  
  3,021     Dropbox, Inc., Class A*     68,108  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Information Technology – (continued)  
  622     F5 Networks, Inc.*   118,168  
  6,269     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     865,122  
  5,888     Fiserv, Inc.*     679,299  
  832     FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*     230,722  
  1,394     Fortinet, Inc.*     235,377  
  879     Gartner, Inc.*     157,376  
  3,012     Global Payments, Inc.     596,346  
  13,065     Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.     190,226  
  13,040     HP, Inc.     377,769  
  41,491     Intel Corp.     2,521,823  
  9,019     International Business Machines Corp.     1,072,630  
  2,591     Intuit, Inc.     1,010,853  
  1,873     Keysight Technologies, Inc.*     265,067  
  1,550     KLA Corp.     482,406  
  1,461     Lam Research Corp.     828,665  
  1,423     Leidos Holdings, Inc.     125,864  
  6,746     Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     325,697  
  8,839     Mastercard, Inc., Class A     3,127,680  
  2,682     Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     249,882  
  2,590     Microchip Technology, Inc.     395,312  
  11,292     Micron Technology, Inc.*     1,033,557  
  75,477     Microsoft Corp.     17,539,345  
  1,717     Motorola Solutions, Inc.     301,299  
  2,255     NetApp, Inc.     141,163  
  5,729     NortonLifeLock, Inc.     111,773  
  6,015     NVIDIA Corp.     3,299,709  
  1,222     Okta, Inc.*     319,492  
  18,222     Oracle Corp.     1,175,501  
  932     Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*     333,945  
  3,263     Paychex, Inc.     297,161  
  496     Paycom Software, Inc.*     185,623  
  11,853     PayPal Holdings, Inc.*     3,080,002  
  1,147     Qorvo, Inc.*     200,415  
  11,441     QUALCOMM, Inc.     1,558,150  
  786     RingCentral, Inc., Class A*     297,234  
  8,937     salesforce.com, Inc.*     1,934,861  
  2,280     Seagate Technology PLC     166,964  
  1,975     ServiceNow, Inc.*     1,053,584  
  1,670     Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     296,959  
  370     Snowflake, Inc., Class A*     96,030  
  1,629     Splunk, Inc.*     232,963  
  3,866     Square, Inc., Class A*     889,296  
  2,268     SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     150,323  
  1,536     Synopsys, Inc.*     376,643  
  3,349     TE Connectivity Ltd.     435,470  
  9,286     Texas Instruments, Inc.     1,599,699  
  415     Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A*     334,237  
  2,524     Trimble, Inc.*     187,129  
  1,391     Twilio, Inc., Class A*     546,496  
  331     Unity Software, Inc. *(b)     35,626  
  1,010     VeriSign, Inc.*     195,970  
  17,066     Visa, Inc., Class A     3,624,648  
  805     VMware, Inc., Class A*     111,259  
  1,364     Vontier Corp.*     42,830  
  3,001     Western Digital Corp.     205,659  
  4,134     Western Union Co. (The)     95,991  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Information Technology – (continued)  
  1,791     Workday, Inc., Class A*   $ 439,117  
  2,483     Xilinx, Inc.     323,535  
  1,907     Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*     712,474  
  760     Zscaler, Inc.*     155,823  
   

 

 

 
      94,726,548  

 

 

 
Materials – 2.4%  
  2,236     Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.     571,566  
  1,082     Albemarle Corp.     170,101  
  15,852     Amcor PLC     173,421  
  3,286     Ball Corp.     280,592  
  1,168     Celanese Corp.     162,247  
  7,566     Corteva, Inc.     341,605  
  7,503     Dow, Inc.     445,003  
  7,418     DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     521,634  
  1,367     Eastman Chemical Co.     149,358  
  2,557     Ecolab, Inc.     535,334  
  1,298     FMC Corp.     131,994  
  14,624     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.*     495,900  
  1,087     International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     147,299  
  3,977     International Paper Co.     197,458  
  5,287     Linde PLC (United Kingdom)     1,291,455  
  2,616     LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A     269,683  
  627     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     211,217  
  8,100     Newmont Corp.     440,478  
  3,033     Nucor Corp.     181,434  
  954     Packaging Corp. of America     125,947  
  2,389     PPG Industries, Inc.     322,085  
  839     Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     570,805  
  855     Southern Copper Corp. (Peru)     60,987  
  1,346     Vulcan Materials Co.     224,769  
  2,628     Westrock Co.     114,555  
   

 

 

 
      8,136,927  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 2.3%  
  1,395     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT     222,768  
  4,491     American Tower Corp. REIT     970,640  
  1,406     AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT     247,104  
  1,434     Boston Properties, Inc. REIT     142,152  
  3,257     CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*     246,783  
  4,356     Crown Castle International Corp. REIT     678,447  
  2,838     Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     382,364  
  3,762     Duke Realty Corp. REIT     147,658  
  896     Equinix, Inc. REIT     580,913  
  3,723     Equity Residential REIT     243,521  
  655     Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT     166,887  
  1,295     Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT     162,781  
  5,436     Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT     158,133  
  7,059     Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT     117,109  
  5,657     Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT     164,845  
  2,889     Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT     100,508  
  1,148     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT     154,670  
  7,440     Prologis, Inc. REIT     737,081  
  1,504     Public Storage REIT     351,846  
  3,545     Realty Income Corp. REIT     213,622  
  1,116     SBA Communications Corp. REIT     284,725  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Real Estate – (continued)  
  3,301     Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT   372,749  
  2,962     UDR, Inc. REIT     121,946  
  3,775     Ventas, Inc. REIT     199,698  
  4,227     Welltower, Inc. REIT     287,013  
  7,541     Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT     255,414  
  1,756     W.P. Carey, Inc. REIT     120,356  
   

 

 

 
      7,831,733  

 

 

 
Utilities – 2.4%  
  2,525     Alliant Energy Corp.     116,554  
  2,487     Ameren Corp.     174,761  
  5,025     American Electric Power Co., Inc.     376,121  
  1,839     American Water Works Co., Inc.     260,917  
  1,265     Atmos Energy Corp.     107,032  
  582     Avangrid, Inc.     26,632  
  5,501     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     106,939  
  2,887     CMS Energy Corp.     156,216  
  3,467     Consolidated Edison, Inc.     227,609  
  8,250     Dominion Energy, Inc.     563,640  
  1,927     DTE Energy Co.     226,846  
  7,442     Duke Energy Corp.     636,961  
  3,823     Edison International     206,404  
  2,021     Entergy Corp.     175,443  
  2,285     Evergy, Inc.     122,545  
  3,470     Eversource Energy     275,796  
  9,841     Exelon Corp.     379,863  
  5,488     FirstEnergy Corp.     181,872  
  19,791     NextEra Energy, Inc.     1,454,243  
  3,868     NiSource, Inc.     83,549  
  15,240     PG&E Corp.*     160,172  
  1,136     Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     79,440  
  7,783     PPL Corp.     203,837  
  5,119     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     275,556  
  2,922     Sempra Energy     338,894  
  10,682     Southern Co. (The)     605,883  
  3,183     WEC Energy Group, Inc.     256,677  
  5,302     Xcel Energy, Inc.     310,644  
   

 

 

 
      8,091,046  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $286,102,758)   $ 334,304,763  

 

 

 

 

Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 0.0%(a)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  28,031     0.036%   $ 28,031  
  (Cost $28,031)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8%  
  (Cost $286,130,789)   $ 334,332,794  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.2%
    529,445  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 334,862,239  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA U.S. EQUITY ETF

 

 

 

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.

(b)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

 

 

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.   47


GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA ETFS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

        MarketBeta
Emerging
Markets
Equity ETF
     MarketBeta
International
Equity ETF
     MarketBeta
U.S. Equity ETF
 
  Assets:

 

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $31,386,173, $266,496,022 and $285,306,489, respectively)(a)

  $ 45,382,711      $ 311,771,684      $ 333,194,251  
 

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $—, $— and $796,269, respectively)

                  1,110,512  
 

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

    296,421        369,641        28,031  
 

Cash

    255,615        235,847        176,456  
 

Foreign currency, at value (cost $895, $160,309 and $—, respectively)

    890        160,159         
 

Receivables:

 

 

Dividends

    96,432        495,147        397,133  
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    3,289        12,196        4,700  
 

Securities lending income

    377        3,454        339  
 

Investments sold

    3        27,577         
 

Foreign tax reclaims

           94,442         
  Total assets     46,035,738        313,170,147        334,911,422  
         
  Liabilities:

 

 

Payables:

       
 

Upon return of securities loaned

    296,421        369,641        28,031  
 

Foreign capital gains tax

    239,982                
 

Management fees

    16,443        60,981        21,152  
  Total liabilities     552,846        430,622        49,183  
         
  Net Assets:

 

 

Paid-in capital

    31,195,581        266,117,556        286,194,715  
 

Total distributable earnings

    14,287,311        46,621,969        48,667,524  
  NET ASSETS   $ 45,482,892      $ 312,739,525      $ 334,862,239  
  SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING

 

 

Shares outstanding no par value (unlimited shares authorized):

    800,000        5,900,000        6,300,000  
 

Net asset value per share:

  $ 56.85      $ 53.01      $ 53.15  

 

  (a)   Includes loaned securities having a market value of $272,487, $340,111 and $29,569, respectively.
 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA ETFS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

        MarketBeta
Emerging
Markets
Equity ETF
     MarketBeta
International
Equity ETF
     MarketBeta
U.S. Equity ETF
 
  Investment income:

 

 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuer (net of foreign withholding taxes of $40,888, $216,069 and $—, respectively)

  $ 260,435      $ 2,327,421      $ 2,050,193  
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

                  3,650  
 

Non-cash dividend income

           318,790         
 

Securities lending income — unaffiliated issuer

    1,670        15,178        1,312  
  Total investment income     262,105        2,661,389        2,055,155  
         
  Expenses:

 

 

Management fees

    91,922        365,584        116,741  
 

Trustee fees

    2,201        3,774        3,584  
  Total expenses     94,123        369,358        120,325  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (18,816      (73,872      (26,739
  Net expenses     75,307        295,486        93,586  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     186,798        2,365,903        1,961,569  
         
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    668,827        (15,754      (104,351
 

Investments — affiliated issuers

                  (74
 

In-kind redemptions

           1,104,489         
 

Futures

    (45,211              
 

Foreign currency transactions

    2,283        8,177         
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

       
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers (including the effects of the foreign capital gains tax liability of $240,242, $— and $—, respectively)

    7,189,921        37,155,894        23,134,039  
 

Investments — affiliated issuers

                  342,565  
 

Futures

    22,144                
 

Foreign currency translations

    (1,739      (12,760       
  Net realized and unrealized gain     7,836,225        38,240,046        23,372,179  
  NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 8,023,023      $ 40,605,949      $ 25,333,748  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   49


GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA ETFS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF            MarketBeta International Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Period
May 12, 2020
*
to
August 31, 2020
           For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Period
May 12, 2020
*
to
August 31, 2020
 
  From operations:

 

 

Net investment income

  $ 186,798      $ 429,114        $ 2,365,903      $ 1,124,606  
 

Net realized gain

    625,899        675,905          1,096,912        2,955,456  
 

Net change in unrealized gain

    7,210,326        6,544,095                37,143,134        8,131,134  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     8,023,023        7,649,114                40,605,949        12,211,196  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

From distributable earnings

    (1,057,392                     (3,222,300       
              
  From share transactions:

 

 

Proceeds from sales of shares

           39,611,628                 295,853,235  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

           (8,743,481              (5,367,420      (27,341,135
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions            30,868,147                (5,367,420      268,512,100  
  TOTAL INCREASE     6,965,631        38,517,261                32,016,229        280,723,296  
              
  Net assets:

 

 

Beginning of period

  $ 38,517,261      $              $ 280,723,296      $  
 

End of period

  $ 45,482,892      $ 38,517,261              $ 312,739,525      $ 280,723,296  

 

  *   Commencement of operations.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA ETFS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

        MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Period
May 12, 2020
*
to
August 31, 2020
 
  From operations:

 

 

Net investment income

  $ 1,961,569      $ 828,149  
 

Net realized loss

    (104,425      (27,673
 

Net change in unrealized gain

    23,476,604        24,725,401  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     25,333,748        25,525,877  
      
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

From distributable earnings

    (2,192,101       
      
  From share transactions:

 

 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    54,057,516        232,137,239  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

           (40
  Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     54,057,516        232,137,199  
  TOTAL INCREASE     77,199,163        257,663,076  
      
  Net assets:

 

 

Beginning of period

  $ 257,663,076      $  
 

End of period

  $ 334,862,239      $ 257,663,076  

 

  *   Commencement of operations.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   51


GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
May 12, 2020
*
to
August 31, 2020
 
  Per Share Operating Performance:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 48.15     $ 39.60  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.23       0.49  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    9.79       8.06  
 

Total gain from investment operations

    10.02       8.55  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (1.32      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 56.85     $ 48.15  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 57.18     $ 48.36  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     21.41     21.54
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 45,483     $ 38,517  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.36 %(c)      0.36 %(c) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.45 %(c)      0.45 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.89 %(c)      3.60 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    10     23

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        MarketBeta International Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
May 12, 2020
*
to
August 31, 2020
 
  Per Share Operating Performance:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 46.79     $ 40.14  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.40       0.30  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    6.36       6.35  
 

Total gain from investment operations

    6.76       6.65  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.54      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 53.01     $ 46.79  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 53.27     $ 46.82  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     14.55     16.57
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 312,740     $ 280,723  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.20 %(c)      0.20 %(c) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.25 %(c)      0.25 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.60 %(c)      2.15 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    3     1

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. 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.   53


GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA U.S. EQUITY ETF

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
May 12, 2020
*
to
August 31, 2020
 
  Per Share Operating Performance:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 48.62     $ 39.20  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.36       0.22  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    4.58       9.20  
 

Total gain from investment operations

    4.94       9.42  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.41      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 53.15     $ 48.62  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 53.33     $ 48.69  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     10.25     24.03
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 334,862     $ 257,663  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.07 %(c)      0.07 %(c) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.09 %(c)      0.09 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.46 %(c)      1.62 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    2     1

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA ETFS

 

Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), consisting of multiple series. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2009. 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 respective diversification status under the Act:

 

Fund            Diversification
Classification

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF (“MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF”)

          Diversified

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF (“MarketBeta International Equity ETF”)

          Diversified

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF (“MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF”)

          Diversified

The investment objective of each Fund is to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of its respective Index.

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 a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Trust. Each Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. Market prices for the Funds’ shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Funds issue and redeem shares at their respective NAV only in blocks of a specified number of shares, or multiples thereof, referred to as “Creation Units”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed generally for a designated portfolio of securities (including any portion of such securities for which cash may be substituted) and a specified amount of cash. Shares generally trade in the secondary market in quantities less than a Creation Unit at market prices that change throughout the day. Only those that have entered into an authorized participant agreement with ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) may do business directly with the Funds.

 

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 NAV calculations. Investment income is recorded net of any foreign withholding taxes, less any amounts reclaimable. The Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and is payable upon sale of such investments. Distributions received from the Funds’ investments in 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, realized gains and losses are recorded upon settlement of the contract.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

C.  Expenses — Expenses incurred directly by a Fund are charged to the Fund, and certain 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, and are accrued daily.

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. For each Fund, income distributions, if any, are declared and paid quarterly. 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 each Fund’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as either from distributable earnings or capital. Certain components of the Funds’ net assets on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities reflect permanent GAAP/tax differences based on the appropriate tax character.

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

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

U.S. GAAP defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price); the Funds’ policy is to use the market approach. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The levels used for classifying investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in these investments. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2 — Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which significant inputs are observable (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, volatility and credit spreads), either directly or indirectly;

Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require significant unobservable inputs (including GSAM’s assumptions in determining fair value measurement).

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Funds, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Funds’

 

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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.

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 last bid price for long positions and the last ask price for short positions on the exchange where they are principally traded.

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.

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.

Underlying Funds (including Money Market Funds) — Underlying funds (“Underlying Funds”) include other investment companies and 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, the Funds’ shares will correspondingly fluctuate in

 

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value. 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. For information regarding an Underlying Fund’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Fund’s shareholder report.

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 February 28, 2021:

MARKETBETA EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Africa

   $ 1,550,131        $        $         —  

Asia

     38,657,626          977,578           

Europe

     229,866                    

North America

     1,265,053                    

South America

     2,207,707          494,750           

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     296,421                    
Total    $   44,206,804        $ 1,472,328        $  
MARKETBETA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Africa

   $ 867,075        $        $         —  

Asia

     100,032,672                    

Europe

     179,064,562          1,822,787           

North America

     1,476,510          217,281           

Oceania

     27,896,720                    

South America

     320,776          73,301           

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     369,641                    
Total    $ 310,027,956        $ 2,113,369        $  

 

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MARKETBETA U.S. EQUITY ETF             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Asia

   $ 399,632        $         —        $         —  

Europe

     1,291,455                    

North America

     331,759,844                    

South America

     853,832                    

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     28,031                    
Total    $ 334,332,794        $        $  

 

(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.

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

 

4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

The following table sets forth, by certain risk types, the Funds’ gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the six months ended February 28, 2021. These gains (losses) should be considered in the context that these derivative contracts may have been executed to create investment opportunities and/or economically hedge certain investments, and accordingly, certain gains (losses) on such derivative contracts may offset certain (losses) gains attributable to investments. These gains (losses) are included in “Net realized gain (loss)” or “Net change in unrealized gain (loss)” on the Statements of Operations:

 

Risk            Fund            Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
from Futures
Contracts
          Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) on
Futures Contracts
   Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 

Equity

          MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF           $ (45,211        $22,144      4  

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the month end balances for the six months ended February 28, 2021.

There were no outstanding derivative contracts at February 28, 2021.

 

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.

The Funds operate under a unitary management fee structure. Under the unitary fee structure, GSAM is responsible for paying substantially all the expenses of each such Fund, excluding payments under the Fund’s 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage fees, costs of holding shareholder meetings, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses. As the Funds directly pay fees and expenses of the independent Trustees, the management fee collected by GSAM will be reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the Funds to the independent Trustees.

 

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For the six months ended February 28, 2021, contractual and effective net unitary management fees with GSAM were at the following rates for each Fund:

 

Fund         Contractual Unitary
Management Fee
     Effective Net Unitary
Management Fee
*
 

MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF

         0.45      0.36

MarketBeta International Equity ETF

         0.25      0.20

MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF

         0.09      0.07

 

*   Effective Net Unitary Management Fee includes the impact of management fee waivers, if any.

GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve an effective net management fee rate of 0.36%, 0.20% and 0.07% as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets of the MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF, MarketBeta International Equity ETF and MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF, respectively. These arrangements will remain in effect through at least December 29, 2021 and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. For the six months ended February 28, 2021, GSAM waived $18,816, $73,872 and $26,739 of the Funds’ management fees for the MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF, MarketBeta International Equity ETF and MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF, respectively.

B.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — The Funds 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. The following table provides information about the MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF’s investment in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. for the six months ended February 28, 2021:

 

Beginning
value as of
August 31,
2020
   Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Realized
Loss
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Ending
value as of
February 28,
2021
     Shares as of
February 28,
2021
     Dividend
Income
 
$599,654    $ 171,033      $ (2,666    $ (74    $ 342,565      $ 1,110,512        3,476      $ 3,650  

 

6. CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS

The Trust issues and redeems shares of the Funds only in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the Distributor, without an initial sales load, at NAV next determined after receipt, on any Business Day (as defined in the Statement of Additional Information), of an order in proper form. Shares of the Funds may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (each an “Authorized Participant”). An Authorized Participant is either (1) a “Participating Party” or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation; or (2) a Depository Trust Company participant; which, in either case, must have executed an agreement with the Distributor. Retail investors will typically not qualify as an Authorized Participant or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units.

Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Funds. Rather, most retail investors will purchase shares in the secondary market at market prices with the assistance of a broker and may be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees. Fixed creation and redemption transaction fees are imposed in connection with creations and redemptions.

Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay a variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (e.g. taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from sale of shares” in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

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Share activity is as follows:

 

    MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Period May 12, 2020*
through August 31, 2020
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

        $        1,000,001     $ 39,597,471  

Shares Redeemed

                 (200,001     (8,743,481

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

        $        800,000     $ 30,853,990  
    MarketBeta International Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Period May 12, 2020*
through August 31, 2020
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

        $        6,600,001     $ 295,827,537  

Shares Redeemed

    (100,000     (5,367,420      (600,001     (27,341,135

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN SHARES

    (100,000   $ (5,367,420      6,000,000     $ 268,486,402  
    MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)
     For the Period May 12, 2020*
through August 31, 2020
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

    1,000,000     $ 54,057,516        5,300,001     $ 232,137,239  

Shares Redeemed

                 (1     (40

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    1,000,000     $ 54,057,516        5,300,000     $ 232,137,199  

 

*   Commencement of operations

 

7. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of long-term securities for the six months ended February 28, 2021, were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases        Sales  

MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF

       $ 5,165,935        $ 4,192,835  

MarketBeta International Equity ETF

         8,240,730          9,219,307  

MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF

         5,097,647          5,144,625  

 

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7. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

The purchases and sales from in-kind creation and redemption transactions for the six months ended February 28, 2021, were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases        Sales  

MarketBeta International Equity ETF

       $        $ 5,347,141  

MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF

         54,057,679           

 

8. SECURITIES LENDING

The Funds may lend their securities through a securities lending agent, the Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), to certain qualified borrowers. 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, 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 BNYM is unable to purchase replacement securities, 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 February 28, 2021, are disclosed as “Payable upon return of securities loaned” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, where applicable.

Each of the Funds and BNYM received compensation relating to the lending of the Funds’ securities. The amounts earned, if any, by the Funds for the six months ended February 28, 2021, are reported under Investment Income on the Statements of Operations.

 

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The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Government Money Market Fund for the six months ended February 28, 2021:

 

Fund         Beginning
value as of
August 31,
2020
      

Purchases at

Cost

       Proceeds
from Sales
       Ending
value as of
February 28,
2021
 

MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF

       $ 212,078        $ 2,155,208        $ (2,070,865      $ 296,421  

MarketBeta International Equity ETF

         292,150          13,286,721          (13,209,230        369,641  

MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF

         278,029          1,616,618          (1,866,616        28,031  

 

9. TAX INFORMATION

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year ended August 31, 2020, the Funds’ capital loss carryforward on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

      MarketBeta
Emerging Markets
Equity ETF
       MarketBeta
International
Equity ETF
       MarketBeta U.S.
Equity ETF
 

Capital loss carryforwards:

            

Perpetual Short-Term

   $        $ (46,560      $  

As of February 28, 2021, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      MarketBeta
Emerging Markets
Equity ETF
       MarketBeta
International
Equity ETF
       MarketBeta U.S.
Equity ETF
 

Tax Cost

   $ 31,810,641        $ 267,140,320        $ 286,194,950  

Gross unrealized gain

     14,280,091          51,174,397          51,560,963  

Gross unrealized loss

     (411,600        (6,173,392        (3,423,119

Net unrealized gains (losses)

   $ 13,868,491        $ 45,001,005        $ 48,137,844  

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 differences in the tax treatment of partnership investments and passive foreign investment company investments.

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

 

10. OTHER RISKS

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

Derivatives Risk — The Funds’ use of derivatives may result in loss. Derivative instruments, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other instruments, may be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce

 

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disproportionate losses to the Funds. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments. Losses from derivatives can also result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which a Fund invests. The imposition of 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 problems with registration, settlement or custody, may also result in losses. Foreign risk also involves the risk of negative foreign currency rate fluctuations, which may cause the value of securities denominated in such foreign currency (or other instruments through which 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 emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

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

Foreign Custody Risk — The Fund invests in foreign securities and as such, the Fund may hold such securities and cash with foreign banks, agents, and securities depositories appointed by the Fund’s custodian (each a “Foreign Custodian”). Some foreign custodians may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business. In some countries, Foreign Custodians may be subject to little or no regulatory oversight over, or independent evaluation of, their operations. Further, the laws of certain countries may place limitations on a Fund’s ability to recover its assets if a Foreign Custodian enters bankruptcy. 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.

Index Risk — Solactive AG (the “Index Provider”) constructs each Fund’s Index in accordance with a rules-based methodology. A Fund will be negatively affected by general declines in the securities and asset classes represented in its Index. In addition, because the Funds are not “actively” managed, unless a specific security is removed from an Index, a Fund generally would not sell a security because the security’s issuer was in financial trouble. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on a Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track the Index. A Fund also does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets. Therefore, a Fund’s performance could be lower than funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline or a decline in the value of one or more issuers. The Index Provider relies on third party data it believes to be reliable in constructing each Index, but it does not guarantee the accuracy or availability of such third party data. Errors in index data, index computation or the construction of an Index in accordance with its methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the applicable Fund and its shareholders. In addition, neither a Fund, the Investment Adviser, the Calculation Agent nor the Index Provider can guarantee the availability or timeliness of the production of the Index.

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

 

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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.

Market Trading Risk — Each Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for Shares. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The Investment Adviser cannot predict whether Shares will trade below, at or above their NAV. Price differences may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for Shares will be closely related to, but not identical to, the same forces influencing the prices of the securities of a Fund’s Index trading individually or in the aggregate at any point in time.

Tracking Error Risk — Tracking error is the divergence of a Fund’s performance from that of its Index. The performance of a Fund may diverge from that of its Index for a number of reasons. Tracking error may occur because of transaction costs, a Fund’s holding of cash, differences in accrual of dividends, changes to its Index or the need to meet new or existing regulatory requirements. Unlike a Fund, the returns of an Index are not reduced by investment and other operating expenses, including the trading costs associated with implementing changes to its portfolio of investments. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of market volatility or other unusual market conditions.

 

11. 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.

 

12. OTHER MATTERS

On October 22, 2020, Goldman Sachs announced a settlement of matters involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd. (1MDB), a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, with the United States Department of Justice as well as criminal and civil authorities in the UK, Singapore and Hong Kong. Further information regarding the 1MDB settlement can be found at https://www.goldmansachs.com/media-relations/press-releases/current/goldman-sachs-2020-10-22.html. The 1MDB settlement will not materially adversely affect GSAM’s ability to serve as investment manager.

 

13. 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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GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA ETFS

 

Fund Expenses — For the Six Months ended  2/28/2021 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Shares of the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds. This example does not take into account brokerage commissions that you may pay on your purchases and sales of Shares of a Fund.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period from September 1, 2020 and held for the six months ended February 28, 2021, which represents a period of 181 days of a 365 day year (or less where indicated).

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 six months. 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 a Fund’s actual net expense ratios 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 a 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 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.

 

     MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF     MarketBeta International Equity ETF     MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF  
     Beginning
Account Value
9/1/2020
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/21
    Expenses
Paid
*
    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/20
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/21
    Expenses
Paid
*
    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/20
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/21
    Expenses
Paid
*
 

Actual based on NAV

  $ 1,000     $ 1,214.10     $ 1.98     $ 1,000     $ 1,145.50     $ 1.06     $ 1,000     $ 1,102.50     $ 0.36  

Hypothetical 5% return

  $ 1,000     $ 1,023.01   $ 1.81     $ 1,000     $ 1,023.80   $ 1.00     $ 1,000     $ 1,024.45   $ 0.35  

 

+   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.

 

*   Expenses for the Fund are calculated using the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended August 31, 2020. 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 year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the fiscal year.

 

    The annualized net expense ratio for the period is as follows:

 

Fund        

MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     0.36

MarketBeta International Equity ETF

     0.20  

MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF

     0.07  

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA ETFS

 

Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF and Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF and Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) are investment portfolios of Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Funds at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Funds.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until September 30, 2021 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on September 22-23, 2020 (the “Annual Meeting”).

The review process undertaken by the Trustees spans the course of the year and culminates with the Annual Meeting. To assist the Trustees in their deliberations, the Trustees have established a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held two meetings over the course of the year since the Management Agreement was last approved in 2019. At those Committee meetings, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Management Agreement were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. With respect to each Fund, such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services, and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance, and central funding); sales and distribution support groups, and others (e.g., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in employee headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its registered fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Fund invests;
  (c)   the terms of the Management Agreement entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Fund;
  (d)   fee and expense information for the Fund, including the relative management fee and expense levels of the Fund as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by a third-party fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”);
  (e)   with respect to the expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Fund;
  (f)   the undertakings of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to implement fee waivers;
  (g)   whether the Fund’s existing management fee schedule adequately addressed any economies of scale;
  (h)   a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund;
  (i)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Fund as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser;
  (j)   portfolio manager ownership of Fund shares; the manner in which portfolio manager compensation is determined; and the number and types of accounts managed by the portfolio managers;
  (k)   the nature and quality of the services provided to the Fund by its unaffiliated service providers, and the Investment Adviser’s general oversight and evaluation (including reports on due diligence) of those service providers as part of the administrative services provided under the Management Agreement; and
  (l)   the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Fund’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA ETFS

 

Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF and Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

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

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

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the significant resources that the Investment Adviser devotes to risk management and the control environment in which the Funds operate, the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the market, regulatory and control environment in which the Funds and their service providers operate, including changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees considered that under the Management Agreement, each Fund pays a single fee to the Investment Adviser, and the Investment Adviser pays each Fund’s ordinary operating expenses, excluding payments under each Fund’s 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage fees, costs of holding shareholder meetings, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses. The Trustees also considered information about each Fund’s structure, investment objective, strategies and other characteristics. In particular, they noted that the Funds are passively-managed ETFs that seek to track indices developed and maintained by a third-party service provider. The Trustees noted the experience and capabilities of the key personnel of the Investment Adviser who provide services to the Funds. In particular, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s extensive experience in managing quantitative investment strategies. They also considered information regarding the Investment Adviser’s business continuity planning and remote operations in the current environment. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Funds and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Funds and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Funds. In this regard, they compared updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of June 30, 2020. As part of this review, the Trustees reviewed the investment performance of each Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions. The Trustees observed that each Fund’s investment performance was consistent with the investment objective of tracking its index.

In addition, the Trustees considered materials prepared and presentations made by the Investment Adviser’s senior management and portfolio management personnel in which Fund performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Funds’ risk profiles, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management.

Unitary Fee Structure and Profitability

The Trustees considered the contractual fee rate payable by each Fund, noting that the Management Agreement provides for a unitary fee structure, pursuant to which each Fund pays a single fee to the Investment Adviser and the Investment Adviser then pays all of the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses. In addition, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA ETFS

 

Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF and Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Investment Adviser to the Funds, which included both advisory and administrative services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Funds as ETFs.

In addition, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to implement a management fee waiver for each Fund. The Trustees noted that license fees would be payable by the Investment Adviser to Solactive AG for the use of its indices. The Trustees also considered information previously provided regarding fees and expenses of comparable ETFs advised by other, unaffiliated investment management firms. The comparisons of the Funds’ fee rates and expense ratios were prepared by the Investment Adviser and certain third-party providers of mutual fund and ETF data. In particular, the Trustees referred to an analysis comparing each Fund’s management fee rate and net expense ratio to those of relevant peer funds. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Funds.

Economies of Scale

The Trustees noted that the Funds, similar to many other ETFs, do not have management fee breakpoints. They considered information previously provided regarding each Fund’s fee structure, the amount of assets in each Fund, each Fund’s recent creation and redemption activity, and the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees further noted the Investment Adviser’s assertion that future economies of scale (among several factors) had been taken into consideration in determining each Fund’s unitary management fee rate, and that significant economies of scale are unlikely to be realized in the competitive environment in which the Funds operate.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived (or expected to be derived) by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds as stated above, including: (a) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Funds on behalf of its other clients; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Funds; and (d) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Funds’ third-party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs. In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits.

Other Benefits to the Funds and Their Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Funds receive certain other potential benefits as a result of their relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) enhanced servicing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Funds because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; and (c) the Funds’ access to certain affiliated distribution channels.

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the unitary fee paid by each Fund was reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and each Fund’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit each Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to each Fund until September 30, 2021.

 

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FUNDS PROFILE

 

Goldman Sachs ETFs

 

 

LOGO

 

Goldman Sachs is a premier financial services firm, known since 1869 for creating thoughtful and customized investment solutions in complex global markets.

Today, the Asset Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.95 trillion in assets under supervision as of December 31, 2020, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”) has portfolio management teams located around the world and our investment professionals bring firsthand knowledge of local markets to every investment decision. Assets under supervision includes assets under management and other client assets for which Goldman Sachs does not have full discretion. GSAM leverages the resources of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC subject to legal, internal and regulatory restrictions.

 

GOLDMAN SACHS EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF
Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF

Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Goldman Sachs MarketBetaTM Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Goldman Sachs MarketBetaTM International Equity ETF

Goldman Sachs MarketBetaTM U.S. Equity ETF

Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF

INDEX DISCLAIMERS

The Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF are not sponsored, promoted, sold or supported in any other manner by Solactive AG nor does Solactive AG offer any express or implicit guarantee or assurance either with regard to the results of using the Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex North America Large & Mid Cap Index, the Solactive GBS Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index, Solactive GBS United States Large & Mid Cap Index (“Solactive Indexes”) and/or Solactive Index trade mark or the Solactive Index Price at any time or in any other respect. The Solactive Indexes are calculated and published by Solactive AG. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Solactive Indexes are calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards the Funds, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Solactive Indexes to third parties including but not limited to investors and/or financial intermediaries of the Funds. Neither publication of a Solactive Index by Solactive AG nor the licensing of the Solactive Index or Solactive Index trade mark for the purpose of use in connection with a Fund constitutes a recommendation by Solactive AG to invest capital in said fund nor does it in any way represent an assurance or opinion of Solactive AG with regard to any investment in this fund. Solactive AG is registered as a benchmark administrator under the Regulation (EU) 2016/2011 (BMR). Solactive appears on the ESMA register of administrators.


TRUSTEES

Lawrence W. Stranghoener, Chairman

Linda A. Lang

Michael Latham

James A. McNamara

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Joseph F. DiMaria, Principal Financial Officer, Principal

Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

Transfer Agent

 

ALPS DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

Distributor

 

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Investment Adviser

Visit our Website at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282

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

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

The Funds will file portfolio holdings information for each month in a fiscal quarter within 60 days after the end of the relevant fiscal quarter on the 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 1-800-621-2550.

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of February 28, 2021 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.

Economic and market forecasts presented herein reflect our judgment as of the date of this presentation and are subject to change without notice. These forecasts do not take into account the specific investment objectives, restrictions, tax and financial situation or other needs of any specific client. Actual data will vary and may not be reflected here. These forecasts are subject to high levels of uncertainty that may affect actual performance. Accordingly, these forecasts should be viewed as merely representative of a broad range of possible outcomes. These forecasts are estimated, based on assumptions, and are subject to significant revision and may change materially as economic and market conditions change. Goldman Sachs has no obligation to provide updates or changes to these forecasts. Case studies and examples are for illustrative purposes only.

ETF Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their net asset value (“NAV”) only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Ordinary brokerage commissions apply. ALPS Distributors, Inc. is the distributor of the Goldman Sachs ETF Funds. ALPS Distributors, Inc. is unaffiliated with Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

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 a 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 a Fund and may be obtained from your authorized dealer or from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC by calling 1-800-621-2550.

© 2021 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved. 236971-OTU-04/2021 MCEQWGETFSAR-21


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. Caroline Dorsa is the “audit committee financial expert” and is “independent” (as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR).

 

ITEM 4.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

The information required by this Item is only required in an annual report on this Form N-CSR.


ITEM 5.

AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

    

The Registrant has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The members of the Audit Committee are Michael Latham, Linda A. Lang, Lawrence W. Stranghoener, and Caroline Dorsa, each a Trustee of the Registrant.

 

ITEM 6.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 

    

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report 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 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 ETF 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 May 5, 2020.
(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 ETF Trust
By:   /s/ James A. McNamara
 

 

 

 

James A. McNamara

  President/Chief Executive Officer
  Goldman Sachs ETF Trust
Date:     April 29, 2021

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:   /s/ James A. McNamara
 

 

 

 

James A. McNamara

  President/Chief Executive Officer
  Goldman Sachs ETF Trust
Date:     April 29, 2021
By:   /s/ Joseph F. DiMaria
 

 

 

 

Joseph F. DiMaria

  Principal Financial Officer
  Goldman Sachs ETF Trust
Date:     April 29, 2021