N-CSRS 1 d20994dncsrs.htm GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST Goldman Sachs 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 811-05349

 

Goldman Sachs Trust

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Caroline Kraus, Esq.    Copies to:
Goldman, Sachs & Co.    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: March 31

 

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2015

 

 

ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

     The Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders is filed herewith.


Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Semi-Annual Report      

September 30, 2015

 
     

Short Duration and Government

Fixed Income Funds

     

Enhanced Income

     

Government Income

     

High Quality Floating Rate

     

Inflation Protected Securities

     

Limited Maturity Obligations

     

Short Duration Government

     

Short Duration Income

 

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Goldman Sachs Short Duration and Government Fixed Income Funds

 

n   ENHANCED INCOME

 

n   GOVERNMENT INCOME

 

n   HIGH QUALITY FLOATING RATE

 

n   INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES

 

n   LIMITED MATURITY OBLIGATIONS

 

n   SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT

 

n   SHORT DURATION INCOME

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Principal Investment Strategies and Risks

    1   

Investment Process

    4   

Market Review

    5   

Portfolio Management Discussions and Performance Summaries

    7   

Schedules of Investments

    41   

Financial Statements

    84   

Financial Highlights

    92   

Notes to Financial Statements

    106   

Other Information

    134   

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION AND GOVERNMENT FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

Principal Investment Strategies and Risks

 

This is not a complete list of risks that may affect the Funds. For additional information concerning the risks applicable to the Funds, please see the Funds’ Prospectuses.

The Goldman Sachs Enhanced Income Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of U.S. dollar denominated fixed income securities, including non-mortgage U.S. government securities, corporate notes, commercial paper, fixed and floating rate asset-backed securities and foreign securities. The Fund’s investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities generally, including credit, liquidity and interest rate risk. Any guarantee on U.S. government securities applies only to the underlying securities of the Fund if held to maturity and not to the value of the Fund’s shares. Foreign investments may be more volatile and less liquid than investments in U.S. securities and are subject to the risks of adverse economic or political developments. Derivative instruments may involve a high degree of financial risk. These risks include the risk that a small movement in the price of the underlying security or benchmark may result in a disproportionately large movement, unfavorable or favorable, in the price of the derivative instrument; the risk of default by a counterparty; and liquidity risk. At times, the Fund may be unable to sell certain of its illiquid investments without a substantial drop in price, if at all.

The Goldman Sachs Government Income Fund invests primarily in U.S. government securities and in repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities. The Fund’s investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities generally, including credit, liquidity and interest rate risk. The Fund’s net asset value and yield are not guaranteed by the U.S. government or by its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises. Any guarantee on U.S. government securities applies only to the underlying securities of the Fund if held to maturity and not to the value of the Fund’s shares. Investments in mortgage-backed securities are also subject to prepayment risk (i.e., the risk that in a declining interest rate environment, issuers may pay principal more quickly than expected, causing the Fund to reinvest proceeds at lower prevailing interest rates). Derivative instruments may involve a high degree of financial risk. These risks include the risk that a small movement in the price of the underlying security or benchmark may result in a disproportionately large movement, unfavorable or favorable, in the price of the derivative instrument; the risk of default by a counterparty; and liquidity risk (i.e., the risk that an investment may not be able to be sold without a substantial drop in price, if at all).

The Goldman Sachs High Quality Floating Rate Fund invests primarily in high quality floating rate or variable rate obligations, and the Fund considers “high quality” obligations to be (i) those rated AAA or Aaa by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization at the time of purchase (or, if unrated, determined by the Investment Adviser to be of comparable quality), and (ii) U.S. government securities, including mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities. The Fund’s investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities generally, including credit, liquidity and interest rate risk. Any guarantee on U.S. government securities applies only to the underlying securities of the Fund if held to maturity and not to the value of the Fund’s shares. Investments in mortgage-backed securities are also subject to prepayment risk (i.e., the risk that in a declining interest rate environment, issuers may pay principal more quickly than expected, causing the Fund to reinvest proceeds at lower prevailing interest rates). Foreign investments may be more volatile and less liquid than investments in U.S. securities and are subject to the risks of adverse economic or political developments. Derivative instruments may involve a high degree of financial risk. These risks include the risk that a small movement in the price of the underlying security or benchmark may result in a disproportionately large movement, unfavorable or favorable, in the price of the derivative instrument; the risk of default by a counterparty; and liquidity risk. At times, the Fund may be unable to sell certain of its illiquid investments without a substantial drop in price, if at all.

 

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The Goldman Sachs Inflation Protected Securities Fund invests primarily in inflation protected securities (IPS) of varying maturities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. and non-U.S. Government agencies and corporations. Fixed income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities generally, including credit, liquidity and interest rate risk. IPS are fixed income securities whose interest and principal payments are periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. The market value of IPS is not guaranteed, and will fluctuate in response to changes in real interest rates. The market for IPS may be less developed or liquid, and more volatile, than certain other securities markets. If deflation were to occur, IPS would likely decline in price. Any guarantee on U.S. government securities applies only to the underlying securities of the Fund if held to maturity and not to the value of the Fund’s shares.

The Goldman Sachs Limited Maturity Obligations Fund invests in a broad range of high quality, U.S. dollar-denominated money market and other fixed income instruments, including obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises, obligations of U.S. banks, corporate notes, commercial paper and other short-term obligations of U.S. companies, states, municipalities and other entities, fixed and floating rate asset-backed securities and repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations issued or guaranteed by foreign banks, companies and governments or their agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises. The Fund is not a money market fund and does not attempt to maintain a stable net asset value. The Fund is subject to NAV risk, which means that the net asset value of the Fund and the value of investments in the Fund will fluctuate. The Fund’s investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities generally, including credit, liquidity and interest rate risk. Any guarantee on U.S. government securities applies only to the underlying securities of the Fund if held to maturity and not to the value of the Fund’s shares. Because the Fund may invest heavily in specific sectors (for example, the financial services sector), the Fund is subject to greater risk of loss as a result of adverse economic, business or other developments affecting such sectors. Foreign investments may be more volatile and less liquid than investments in U.S. securities and are subject to the risks of adverse economic or political developments. Investments in asset-backed and receivables-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk (i.e., the risk that in a declining interest rate environment, issuers may pay principal more quickly than expected, causing the Fund to reinvest proceeds at lower prevailing interest rates).

The Goldman Sachs Short Duration Government Fund invests primarily in U.S. government securities and in repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities. The Fund’s investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities generally, including credit, liquidity and interest rate risk. The Fund’s net asset value and yield are not guaranteed by the U.S. government or by its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises. Any guarantee on U.S. government securities applies only to the underlying securities of the Fund if held to maturity and not to the value of the Fund’s shares. Investments in mortgage-backed securities are also subject to prepayment risk (i.e., the risk that in a declining interest rate environment, issuers may pay principal more quickly than expected, causing the Fund to reinvest proceeds at lower prevailing interest rates). Derivative instruments may involve a high degree of financial risk. These risks include the risk that a small movement in the price of the underlying security or benchmark may result in a disproportionately large movement, unfavorable or favorable, in the price of the derivative instrument; the risk of default by a counterparty; and liquidity risk. At times, the Fund may be unable to sell certain of its illiquid investments without a substantial drop in price, if at all.

The Goldman Sachs Short Duration Income Fund invests primarily in U.S. or foreign fixed income securities, including U.S. government securities, corporate debt securities, collateralized loan obligations, agency and privately issued mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, high yield non-investment grade securities, bank loans and emerging countries debt. Investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities generally, including credit, liquidity, interest rate, call and extension risk. Any guarantee on U.S. government securities applies only to the underlying

 

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securities of the Fund if held to maturity and not to the value of the Fund’s shares. Investments in mortgage-backed securities are also subject to prepayment risk (i.e., the risk that in a declining interest rate environment, issuers may pay principal more quickly than expected, causing the Fund to reinvest proceeds at lower prevailing interest rates). High yield, lower rated investments involve greater price volatility and present greater risks than higher rated fixed income securities. Indirect loan participations may subject the Fund to greater delays, expenses and risks than direct obligations in the case that a borrower fails to pay scheduled principal and interest. Foreign and emerging markets investments may be more volatile and less liquid than investments in U.S. securities and are subject to the risks of currency fluctuations and adverse economic and political developments. Derivative instruments may involve a high degree of financial risk. These risks include the risk that a small movement in the price of the underlying security or benchmark may result in a disproportionately large movement, unfavorable or favorable, in the price of the derivative instrument; risks of default by a counterparty; and liquidity risk (i.e., the risk that an investment may not be able to be sold without a substantial drop in price, if at all). The Fund’s use of derivatives may result in leverage, which can make the Fund more volatile. The Fund’s investments in other investment companies subject it to additional expenses. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in bonds of similar projects or in particular types of municipal securities.

 

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What Differentiates Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Fixed Income Investment Process?

 

At Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), the goal of our fixed income investment process is to provide consistent, strong performance by actively managing our portfolios within a research-intensive, risk-managed framework.

 

A key element of our fixed income investment philosophy is to evaluate the broadest global opportunity set to capture relative value across sectors and instruments. Our globally integrated investment process involves managing dynamically along the risk/return spectrum, as we continue to develop value-added strategies through:

 

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n   Assess relative value among securities and sectors

 

n   Leverage the vast resources of GSAM in selecting securities for each portfolio

 

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n   Team approach to decision making

 

n   Manage risk by avoiding significant sector and interest rate bets

 

n   Careful management of yield curve strategies — while closely managing portfolio duration

 

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Fixed Income portfolios that:

 

  n   Include domestic and global investment options, income opportunities, and access to areas of specialization such as high yield  

 

  n   Capitalize on GSAM’s industry-renowned credit research capabilities  

 

  n   Use a risk-managed framework to seek total return, recognizing the importance of investors’ capital accumulation goals as well as their need for income  

 

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MARKET REVIEW

 

Goldman Sachs Short Duration and

Government Fixed Income Funds

 

Market Review

Shifting expectations about global economic growth and the timing of a potential Federal Reserve (“Fed”) interest rate hike, along with falling commodities prices, influenced the performance of the global fixed income markets during the six months ended September 30, 2015 (the “Reporting Period”).

When the Reporting Period began in April 2015, the performance of spread, or non-government bond, sectors was mixed. U.S. Treasury yields rose, as U.S. economic data improved, including positive surprises in inflation and retail sales. First quarter 2015 U.S. Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) was revised upwards from -0.7% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of -0.2%. The upward revision stemmed in part from stronger than estimated consumer spending and inventory data. U.S. dollar gains hit a roadblock during the second calendar quarter on uncertainty around the Fed’s plans for raising interest rates in 2015. The Eurozone’s economic progress took a back seat to the seemingly intractable challenges surrounding Greece.

In the third quarter of 2015, spread sectors underperformed U.S. Treasuries as the outlook for the global economy grew cloudy. Investors focused on slowing economic growth in China, the devaluation of the Chinese renminbi and an unexpected increase in market volatility. Oil and commodities prices dropped to new lows, partly because of falling demand from China. Uncertainty about the timing of potential Fed policy tightening became an increasingly key theme. Surprisingly to many, the Fed chose to leave rates unchanged at its September 2015 policy meeting, citing conditions in the global economy. Although the U.S. economy continued to improve, economic growth in other developed countries softened and emerging markets economies broadly weakened. Despite accommodative monetary policies by many global central banks, inflation remained subdued in the world’s major economies.

For the Reporting Period overall, U.S. Treasuries performed strongly, outpacing other fixed income sectors with the exception of asset-backed securities. High yield corporate bonds underperformed U.S. Treasuries the most, followed by investment grade corporate bonds, sovereign emerging market debt and agency securities. Commercial mortgage-backed securities and residential mortgage-backed securities also underperformed U.S. Treasuries, albeit more modestly. The U.S. Treasury yield curve, or spectrum of maturities, steepened during the Reporting Period, as longer-term yields rose more than intermediate-term yields, and shorter-term yields edged down. The yield on the bellwether 10-year U.S. Treasury rose approximately 18 basis points to 2.04%. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.)

Looking Ahead

At the end of the Reporting Period, we had not changed our broadly positive view for the global economy, though we did see less cause for optimism. We believe the economic slowdown in the emerging markets is constraining global economic growth overall. Further, in our view, U.S. and European economic momentum is moderating, and Japan is facing stronger headwinds. The risks of policy missteps in China have manifested, in our view, raising the prospect of further volatility in the fixed income markets. Additionally, we think the benefits of lower oil prices are fading, with no end in sight for the downward trend in the commodities markets.

We believed, at the end of the Reporting Period, that the U.S. economy was caught in the cross-currents of domestic strength and global weakness. In our view, the U.S. is likely to

 

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benefit from labor market tightening as well as from improvements in the housing market and in retail sales. Risks include tight financial conditions and weak global demand, while we believe that production cuts in the energy sector could have an impact on capital expenditures. Although the Fed may yet raise rates in 2015, we believe the odds of a delay are growing.

In the Eurozone, economic growth momentum appears to have flattened. The Syrian refugee crisis seems to have replaced worries about a potential Greek exit as the dominant policy challenge. We think the European Central Bank is likely to expand its quantitative easing in early 2016. In the U.K., we expect economic growth data to remain positive and believe an interest rate hike by the Bank of England in early 2016 is possible. However, we do not expect the U.K. central bank to move before the Fed acts. Japan faces a possible relapse into recession, and we believe the Bank of Japan will probably ease again in the near term. In the emerging markets, we believe that economic growth has weakened under the combined pressures of the commodities slump, China’s economic slowdown, U.S. dollar strength and fears of Fed policy tightening.

 

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Goldman Sachs Enhanced Income Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to generate return in excess of traditional money market products while maintaining an emphasis on preservation of capital and liquidity.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs U.S. Fixed Income Investment Management Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Enhanced Income Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended September 30, 2015 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, Institutional, Administration and IR Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -0.20%, 0.08%, -0.05% and -0.08%, respectively. These returns compare to the 0.19% cumulative total return of the Goldman Sachs Enhanced Income Fund Composite Index (the “Enhanced Income Composite”) during the same period. The Enhanced Income Composite is comprised 50% of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Six-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (“BofA ML Six-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index”) and 50% of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch One-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index (“BofA ML One-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index”), which generated cumulative total returns of 0.17% and 0.21%, respectively, over the same time period.

 

    Since their inception on July 31, 2015, the Fund’s Class R6 Shares generated a cumulative total return, without sales charge, of 0.03%. This return compares to the 0.10% cumulative total return of the Enhanced Income Composite during the same period. The BofA ML Six-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index and the BofA ML One-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index, comprising the Enhanced Income Composite in equal parts, generated cumulative total returns of 0.11% and 0.08%, respectively, over the same time period.

 

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

 

A   Both top-down and bottom-up strategies had an impact on the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period. Within our top-down strategies, our cross-sector strategy detracted from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period. Our cross-sector strategy is one in which we invest Fund assets across a variety of fixed income sectors, including some that may not be included in the Fund’s benchmark. On the other hand, our duration and yield curve positioning strategy contributed positively to the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period. Duration is a measure of the Fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Yield curve indicates the spectrum of maturities within a particular sector. Bottom-up individual issue selection of corporate bonds boosted results, partially offset by selection amongst securitized and government securities, which detracted. The duration and government/swaps selection strategies are primarily implemented via interest rate swaps and/or futures. Derivatives are used in combination with cash securities to implement our views in the Fund.

 

Q   Which fixed income market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

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Our cross-sector strategy detracted from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period overall due mostly to its exposure to the corporate credit sector as spreads, or yield differentials to U.S. Treasuries, widened. During the Reporting Period, corporate spreads hovered around their widest levels since 2012, driven by increased market volatility linked to lower commodity prices, a potential slowdown in Chinese economic growth and prolonged accommodative monetary policy in the U.S. In addition, exposure to asset-backed securities detracted from Fund performance. The Fund’s exposure to U.S. swap spreads added value. (Swap spreads are defined as the difference between the swap rate on a contract and the yield on a government bond of the same maturity. It is used to represent the risk associated with the investment, since changes in interest rates will ultimately affect return. Swap spreads are based on LIBOR rates, the creditworthiness of the swap’s

 

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parties, and other economic factors that could influence the terms of the investment’s interest rates.)

 

    Our individual security selection strategies overall contributed positively to the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period, especially individual selection of corporate bonds. This was slightly offset by selection of government securities and asset-backed securities, which detracted.

 

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

 

A   Tactical management of the Fund’s duration and yield curve positioning contributed positively to the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period. The U.S. Treasury yield curve steepened during the Reporting Period, as short-term yields declined modestly, while long-term yields rose. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose approximately 11 basis points to end the Reporting Period at 2.04%. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.)

 

    The third quarter of 2015 was the main driver of Fund performance during the Reporting Period given the Fund’s overweight to the two-year and three-year nodes, or points, of the U.S. Treasury yield curve. We believe that soft, or muted, inflation data, tight financial conditions and an unwillingness to surprise a market not pricing in a September 2015 lift-off, or interest rate hike, drove the Federal Reserve’s (the “Fed”) decision to keep interest rates constant at its September 2015 meeting. Noting potential risks from global economic and financial developments, at the end of the Reporting Period, we expected the Fed to hike rates in December 2015 or early 2016.

 

    During the Reporting Period, the Fund maintained a moderate short duration positive relative to the Enhanced Income Composite. As mentioned earlier, duration is a measure of the Fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Yield curve indicates the spectrum of maturities within a particular sector.

 

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

 

A   The Fund used Treasury futures and Eurodollar futures during the Reporting Period for the purpose of managing the duration and term structure of the Fund. (Term structure, most often depicted as a yield curve, refers to the term structure of interest rates, which is the relationship between the yield to maturity and the time to maturity for pure discount bonds.) The Fund employed credit default swaps to manage the credit profile of the Fund.

 

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

 

A   The Fund’s allocations to U.S. Treasuries and cash decreased during the Reporting Period. A corresponding increase in allocation was concentrated in asset-backed securities and investment grade corporate bonds. Additionally, we modestly shifted the Fund’s duration positioning during the Reporting Period as market conditions changed.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of September 2015?

 

A   While the Fund is benchmarked to U.S. Treasuries, it continued to hold a portion of its assets in non-Treasury sectors not represented in the Enhanced Income Composite. Indeed, the Fund maintained exposures to high quality spread, or non-Treasury, sectors throughout the Reporting Period, most notably quasi-government securities, including agency-issued debentures, as well as asset-backed securities, covered bonds and investment grade corporate bonds. (Covered bonds are debt securities backed by cash flows from mortgage loans or public sector loans.) The Fund maintained an underweighted exposure to government bonds at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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Enhanced Income Fund

as of September 30, 2015

 

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     April 1, 2015–
September 30, 2015
  Fund Total
Return
(based
on NAV)1
   

Enhanced

Income
Composite Index2

   

BofA ML

Six-Month

U.S.

Treasury
Bill Index3

   

BofA ML

One-Year

U.S.

Treasury
Note Index3

   

30-Day

Standardized

Subsidized
Yield4

   

30-Day

Standardized

Unsubsidized
Yield4

 
  Class A     -0.20     0.19     0.17     0.21     0.59     0.57
  Institutional     0.08        0.19        0.17        0.21        0.93        0.92   
  Administration     -0,05        0.19        0.17        0.21        0.68        0.67   
    Class IR     -0.08        0.19        0.17        0.21        0.84        0.83   
     July 31, 2015–
September 30, 2015
                                         
    Class R6     0.03     0.10     0.11     0.08     0.91     0.90

 

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

 

  2    The Enhanced Income Composite is an equal weight blend of the BofA ML Six-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index and the BofA ML One-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index.

 

  3    The BofA ML Six-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index measures the performance of Treasury Bill with time to maturity of less than 6 months. The BofA ML One-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of the direct sovereign debt of the U.S. Government having a maturity of at least one year. The BofA ML Six-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index and BofA ML One-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index, as reported by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  4    The method of calculation of the 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield is mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and is determined by dividing the net investment income per share earned during the last 30 days of the period by the maximum public offering price (“POP”) per share on the last day of the period. This number is then annualized. The 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements recorded by the Fund during the period. Without waivers and/or reimbursements, yields would be reduced. This yield does not necessarily reflect income actually earned and distributed by the Fund and, therefore, may not be correlated with the dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders. The 30-Day Standardized Unsubsidized Yield does not adjust for any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect. If the Fund does not incur any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements during the period, the 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield and 30-Day Standardized Unsubsidized Yield will be identical.

 

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

 

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  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS5
     For the period ended 9/30/15   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
  Class A     -1.93     -0.29     1.37     1.97   8/2/00
  Institutional     -0.14        0.38        1.90        2.44      8/2/00
  Administration     -0.39        0.13        1.66        2.21      8/2/00
  Class IR     -0.23        0.30        N/A        0.33      7/30/10
    Class R6     N/A        N/A        N/A        0.03      7/31/15

 

  5    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 1.5% for Class A Shares. Because Institutional Shares, Administration Shares, Class IR Shares and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

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

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS6     
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     0.69      0.72
  Institutional     0.35         0.38   
  Administration     0.60         0.63   
  Class IR     0.44         0.47   
    Class R6     0.33         0.36   

 

  6    The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to a contractual arrangement, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least July 29, 2016. and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

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FUND COMPOSITION7

 

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  7    The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Short-term Investments represent certificates of deposit and repurchase agreements. Figures in the graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

  8    “Government Guarantee Obligations” are guaranteed by a foreign government guarantee program and are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or the government of a foreign country.

 

  9    “Agency Debentures” include agency securities offered by companies such as the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., which operate under a government charter. While they are required to report to a government regulator, their assets are not explicitly guaranteed by the government and they otherwise operate like any other publicly traded company.

 

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Goldman Sachs Government Income Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks a high level of current income, consistent with safety of principal.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs U.S. Fixed Income Investment Management Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Government Income Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended September 30, 2015 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, C, Institutional, Service, IR and R Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of 0.01%, -0.36%, 0.18%, -0.07%, 0.14% and -0.11%, respectively. These returns compare to the 0.34% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Government/Mortgage Index (the “Barclays Index”), during the same time period.

 

    Since their inception on July 31, 2015, the Fund’s Class R6 Shares generated a cumulative total return, without sales charge, of 0.67%. This return compares to the 0.80% cumulative total return of the Barclays Index during the same period.

 

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

 

A   Both top-down and bottom-up strategies had an impact on the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period. Within our top-down strategies, our cross-sector strategy detracted from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period. Our cross-sector strategy is one in which we invest Fund assets across a variety of fixed income sectors, including some that may not be included in the Fund’s benchmark.

 

      Bottom-up individual issue selection overall contributed positively to Fund results, specifically within the securitized and government/swaps sectors.

 

      Our duration strategy had a rather neutral impact on the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period. The duration strategy is primarily implemented via interest rate swaps and/or futures. Duration is a measure of the Fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

 

Q   Which fixed income market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   Overweighted allocations to commercial mortgage-backed securities, U.S. agency debt and asset-backed securities — tactical positions taken within our cross-sector strategy — detracted from the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period, more than offsetting the positive contribution of its exposure to mortgage-backed securities overall and to U.S. swap spreads. (Swap spreads are defined as the difference between the swap rate on a contract and the yield on a government bond of the same maturity. It is used to represent the risk associated with the investment, since changes in interest rates will ultimately affect return. Swap spreads are based on LIBOR rates, the creditworthiness of the swap’s parties, and other economic factors that could influence the terms of the investment’s interest rates.)

 

     

Individual issue selection within the securitized sector was bolstered most by selection within the coupon stack as well as by specific selection of mortgage-backed securities, including pass-throughs, and collateralized mortgage obligations, which more than offset the detracting effect of sub-sector selection within the asset-backed securities sector. (Coupon stack is the spectrum of coupons available within a given sector.) The use of mortgage-backed securities forward agreements (known as “TBAs”) to efficiently manage certain of its mortgage-backed securities positions also helped. Our government/swaps strategy performed positively primarily because of our tactical auction trades and steepener positions. The government/ swaps selection strategy is primarily implemented via interest rate swaps and/or futures. Derivatives are used in combination with cash securities to

 

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implement our views in the Fund. (A yield curve steepener position typically describes an investment position that benefits from an increase in long-term yields relative to shorter-term yields, or a decrease in short-term yields relative to longer-term yields, but is neutral with respect to overall increases or decreases in yields across the yield curve. A steepener position will generally decrease in value in response to either an increase in short-term yields relative to longer-term yields, or a decrease in long-term yields relative to shorter-term yields.)

 

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

 

A   Yield curve positioning, including tactical auction trades and steepener positions, contributed positively to the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period. Overall, outright duration positioning did not materially impact Fund returns during the Reporting Period. The Fund began the Reporting Period with a short duration relative to that of the Barclays Index. We gradually lengthened the Fund’s duration, making adjustments throughout as market conditions shifted, moving to a modestly longer duration than that of the Barclays Index by the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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

 

A   The Fund used Treasury futures, Eurodollar futures and bond exchange traded futures contracts to hedge interest rate exposure, i.e., to manage exposure to fluctuations in interest rates, and to facilitate specific duration and yield curve strategies. Interest rate swaps were used to hedge interest rate exposure and express an outright term structure view. (Term structure, most often depicted as a yield curve, refers to the term structure of interest rates, which is the relationship between the yield to maturity and the time to maturity for pure discount bonds.) The Fund employed swaptions (or options on interest rate swap contracts) to hedge and express an outright term structure view and to help manage volatility. The Fund used forward contracts to help manage duration. Overall, we employ derivatives for the efficient management of the Fund’s portfolio. Derivatives and similar instruments allow us to manage interest rate risks more effectively by allowing us both to apply active investment views with greater versatility and to afford greater risk management precision than we would otherwise be able to implement.

 

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

 

A   We increased the Fund’s position in agency mortgage-backed securities during the Reporting Period, but maintained an underweighted allocation relative to the Barclays Index throughout. Additionally, as mentioned earlier, we modestly shifted the Fund’s duration positioning during the Reporting Period as market conditions changed.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of September 2015?

 

A   At the end of September 2015, the Fund had overweighted allocations relative to the Barclays Index on a market-value weighted basis in quasi-government securities, especially agency non-government guaranteed securities, as well as in asset-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and, to a lesser degree, residential mortgage-backed securities. The Fund was underweight relative to the Barclays Index in U.S. government securities. On a contribution to duration basis, it should be noted, the Fund was modestly underweight residential mortgage-backed securities broadly and, in particular, agency mortgage-backed securities at the end of September 2015. The Fund had a modestly longer duration than that of the Barclays Index at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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Government Income Fund

as of September 30, 2015

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW     
     April 1, 2015–
September 30, 2015
  Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
    Barclays Index2     30-Day
Standardized
Subsidized Yield3
    30-Day
Standardized
Unsubsidized Yield3
 
  Class A     0.01     0.34     1.45     1.36
  Class C     -0.36        0.34        0.76        0.67   
  Institutional     0.18        0.34        1.84        1.75   
  Service     -0.07        0.34        1.35        1.25   
  Class IR     0.14        0.34        1.75        1.66   
    Class R     -0.11        0.34        1.26        1.17   
    

 

July 31, 2015–
September 30, 2015

                           
    Class R6     0.67     0.80     1.83     1.73

 

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

 

  2    The Barclays Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of U.S. government bonds and mortgage-related securities. The Barclays Index does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  3    The method of calculation of the 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield is mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and is determined by dividing the net investment income per share earned during the last 30 days of the period by the maximum public offering price (“POP”) per share on the last day of the period. This number is then annualized. The 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements recorded by the Fund during the period. Without waivers and/or reimbursements, yields would be reduced. This yield does not necessarily reflect income actually earned and distributed by the Fund and, therefore, may not be correlated with the dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders. The 30-Day Standardized Unsubsidized Yield does not adjust for any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect. If the Fund does not incur any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements during the period, the 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield and 30-Day Standardized Unsubsidized Yield will be identical.

 

 

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

 

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  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS4     
     For the period ended 9/30/15   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
  Class A     -1.64     1.29     3.31     4.90   2/10/93
  Class C     0.45        1.31        2.94        3.87      8/15/97
  Institutional     2.56        2.42        4.07        5.03      8/15/97
  Service     2.06        1.89        3.54        4.50      8/15/97
  Class IR     2.47        2.31        N/A        3.60      11/30/07
  Class R6     N/A        N/A        N/A        0.67      7/31/15
    Class R     1.96        1.81        N/A        3.10      11/30/07

 

  4    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 3.75% for Class A Shares, and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Prior to July 29, 2009, the maximum initial sales charge applicable to Class A Shares was 4.5%, which is not reflected in the figures shown. Because Institutional Shares, Service Shares, Class IR, Class R6 and Class R Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

 

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

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS5   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     0.91      1.05
  Class C     1.66         1.80   
  Institutional     0.58         0.71   
  Service     1.07         1.21   
  Class IR     0.66         0.80   
  Class R6     0.56         0.69   
    Class R     1.16         1.30   

 

  5    The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to a contractual arrangement, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least July 29, 2016, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

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SECTOR ALLOCATIONS6
Percentage of Net Assets

 

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  6    The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Short-term Investments represent repurchase agreements. Figures in the graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

  7    “Federal Agencies” are mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (“FHLMC”). GNMA instruments are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

 

  8    “Agency Debentures” include agency securities offered by companies such as FNMA and FHLMC, which operate under a government charter. While they are required to report to a government regulator, their assets are not explicitly guaranteed by the government and they otherwise operate like any other publicly traded company.

 

  9    “Government Guarantee Obligations” are guaranteed by a foreign government guarantee program and are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or the government of a foreign country.

 

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Goldman Sachs High Quality Floating Rate Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income, consistent with low volatility of principal.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs U.S. Fixed Income Investment Management Team discusses the Goldman Sachs High Quality Floating Rate Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended September 30, 2015 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, Institutional, Service and IR Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -0.46%, -0.29%, -0.53% and -0.34%, respectively. These returns compare to the 0.02% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (“BofA ML Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index”).

 

      Since their inception on July 31, 2015, the Fund’s Class R6 Shares generated a cumulative total return, without sales charge, of -0.15%. This return compares to the 0.02% cumulative total return of the BofA ML Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index during the same period.

 

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

 

A   Both top-down and bottom-up strategies had an impact on the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period. Within our top-down strategies, our duration and yield curve positioning strategy detracted from Fund performance. Duration is a measure of the Fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Yield curve indicates the spectrum of maturities within a particular sector. Our cross-sector strategy also detracted from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period. Our cross-sector strategy is one in which we invest Fund assets across a variety of fixed income sectors, including some that may not be included in the Fund’s benchmark.

 

      Bottom-up individual issue selection overall was positive, especially amongst corporate bonds and government/swap securities.

 

      The duration and government/swaps selection strategies are primarily implemented via interest rate swaps and/ or futures. Derivatives are used in combination with cash securities to implement our views in the Fund.

 

Q   Which fixed income market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   Cross-sector positioning was the primary detractor from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period, with exposure to corporate bonds and agency mortgage-backed securities hurting most, as spreads, or yield differentials to U.S. Treasuries, widened. During the Reporting Period, corporate spreads hovered around their widest levels since 2012, driven by increased market volatility linked to lower commodity prices, a potential slowdown in Chinese economic growth and prolonged accommodative monetary policy in the U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities underperformed duration-neutral U.S. Treasuries by approximately 20 basis points in September 2015 largely as a result of increased market volatility and spread widening along with other risk assets. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.)

 

      Individual issue selection of corporate bonds and of government securities within the government/swaps sector contributed positively to Fund results during the Reporting Period. Selection within the securitized sector added value as well.

 

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

 

A  

Tactical management of the Fund’s duration and yield curve positioning detracted from its results during the Reporting Period, with the majority of negative return attributable to a core underweighted position in U.S. Treasury securities held

 

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during the Reporting Period. More specifically, the Fund’s tactical duration positioning detracted from relative results due to an underweighted position in the 10-year and 20-year nodes, or points, of the U.S. Treasury yield curve as well as in the three-year node.

 

      The U.S. Treasury yield curve steepened during the Reporting Period, as short-term yields declined modestly, while long-term yields rose. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose approximately 11 basis points to end the Reporting Period at 2.04%. We believe that soft, or muted, inflation data, tight financial conditions and an unwillingness to surprise a market not pricing in a September 2015 lift-off, or interest rate hike, drove the Federal Reserve’s (the “Fed”) decision to keep interest rates constant at its September 2015 meeting. Noting potential risks from global economic and financial developments, at the end of the Reporting Period, we expected the Fed to hike rates in December 2015 or early 2016.

 

      As mentioned earlier, duration is a measure of the Fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Yield curve indicates the spectrum of maturities within a particular sector.

 

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

 

A   The Fund used Treasury futures, Eurodollar futures and interest rate swaps during the Reporting Period for the purpose of managing the duration and term structure of the Fund. (Term structure, most often depicted as a yield curve, refers to the term structure of interest rates, which is the relationship between the yield to maturity and the time to maturity for pure discount bonds.) The Fund employed swaptions (or options on interest rate swap contracts) for the purpose of taking modest short volatility positions, that is, positions that pay a modest return when market volatility remains relatively stable.

 

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

 

A   The Fund’s exposure to residential mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and government securities increased during the Reporting Period. A corresponding decrease in allocation was concentrated in cash and quasi-government securities. Additionally, we shifted the Fund’s duration positioning during the Reporting Period as market conditions changed. At the start of the Reporting Period, the Fund maintained a shorter duration position than the BofA ML Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index. We maintained that position through the Reporting Period, though we shifted toward a more neutral stance relative to the BofA ML Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index by the end of the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of September 2015?

 

A   While the Fund is benchmarked to U.S. Treasuries, it held a significant portion of its assets in non-Treasury sectors not represented in the benchmark index at the end of the Reporting Period. Indeed, the Fund maintained exposures to high quality spread, or non-Treasury, sectors throughout the Reporting Period, most notably agency mortgage-backed securities, quasi-government securities (may include taxable municipal debt obligations or municipal securities) and asset-backed securities. The Fund maintained an underweighted exposure to government bonds at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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High Quality Floating Rate Fund

as of September 30, 2015

 

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
    

April 1, 2015–

September 30, 2015

  Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
    BofA ML Three-
Month U.S. Treasury
Bill Index2
    30-Day
Standardized
Subsidized Yield3
    30-Day
Standardized
Unsubsidized Yield3
 
  Class A     -0.46     0.02     0.13     0.04
  Institutional     -0.29        0.02        0.47        0.38   
  Service     -0.53        0.02        0.01        -0.12   
    Class IR     -0.34        0.02        0.38        0.29   
     July 31, 2015–
September 30, 2015
                           
    Class R6     -0.15     0.02     0.39     0.30

 

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

 

  2    The BofA ML Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index measures total return on cash, including price and interest income, based on short-term government Treasury Bills of about 90-day maturity, as reported by BofA Merrill Lynch, do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

  3    The method of calculation of the 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield is mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and is determined by dividing the net investment income per share earned during the last 30 days of the period by the maximum public offering price (“POP”) per share on the last day of the period. This number is then annualized. The 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements recorded by the Fund during the period. Without waivers and/or reimbursements, yields would be reduced. This yield does not necessarily reflect income actually earned and distributed by the Fund and, therefore, may not be correlated with the dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders. The 30-Day Standardized Unsubsidized Yield does not adjust for any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect. If the Fund does not incur any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements during the period, the 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield and 30-Day Standardized Unsubsidized Yield will be identical.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS4
     For the period ended 9/30/15   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
  Class A     -2.36     -0.35     1.02     2.67   5/15/95
  Institutional     -0.62        0.24        1.50        3.37      7/17/91
  Service     -0.98        -0.21        1.03        2.27      3/27/97
  Class IR     -0.71        0.13        N/A        0.49      11/30/07
    Class R6     N/A        N/A        N/A        -0.15      7/31/15

 

  4    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 1.5% for Class A Shares. Because Institutional Shares, Service Shares, Class IR Shares and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

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

 

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  EXPENSE RATIOS5   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     0.66      0.90
  Institutional     0.36         0.56   
  Service     0.73         1.07   
  Class IR     0.45         0.65   
    Class R6     0.34         0.54   

 

  5    The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to a contractual arrangement, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least July 29, 2016, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

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FUND COMPOSITION6

 

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  6    The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Short-term Investments represent repurchase agreements. Figures in the graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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

 

  8    “Federal Agencies” are mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), FNMA and FHLMC. GNMA instruments are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

 

  9    “Government Guarantee Obligations” are guaranteed by a foreign government guarantee program and are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or the government of a foreign country.

 

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Goldman Sachs Inflation Protected Securities Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks real return consistent with preservation of capital.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs U.S. Fixed Income Investment Management Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Inflation Protected Securities Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended September 30, 2015 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, C, Institutional, IR and R Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -2.43%, -2.70%, -2.20%, -2.25% and -2.52%, respectively. These returns compare to the -2.20% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (“Barclays U.S. TIPS Index”), during the same time period.

 

      Since their inception on July 31, 2015, the Fund’s Class R6 Shares generated a cumulative total return, without sales charge, of -1.40%. This return compares to the -1.35% cumulative total return of the Barclays U.S. TIPS Index during the same period.

 

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

 

A   Our cross-sector strategy detracted most from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period. Our cross-sector strategy is one in which we invest Fund assets across a variety of fixed income sectors, including some that may not be included in the Fund’s benchmark, including interest rate swaps and/or futures.

 

      Bottom-up individual issue selection of various maturity U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities (“TIPS”) was the key positive contributor to the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period.

 

      Our duration and yield curve positioning strategy together contributed positively, to the Fund’s results. The duration strategy for the Fund is primarily implemented via interest rate swaps and/or futures. Furthermore, derivatives are used in combination with cash securities to implement our views in the Fund. Duration is a measure of the Fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Yield curve indicates the spectrum of maturities within a particular sector.

 

Q   Which fixed income market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   Positioning in derivatives, implemented via our cross-sector strategy, detracted from the Fund’s relative results, especially in September 2015.

 

      Individual issue selection of various maturity TIPS contributed most positively to Fund performance during the Reporting Period. Particularly beneficial to relative results was the Fund’s overweight to short duration TIPS, i.e. those with maturities of less than two years, and to long duration TIPS, i.e. those with maturities greater than 15 years, especially in August and September 2015.

 

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

 

A  

The combination of the Fund’s U.S. duration and yield curve positioning contributed positively, albeit modestly, to its relative results during the Reporting Period. Overall, the Fund had a modestly short to neutral duration relative to

 

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that of the Barclays U.S. TIPS Index through most of the Reporting Period. We maintained this stance in response to a downturn in economic data from China as well as to dovish commentary from the European Central Bank, which we saw as offsetting a strengthening U.S. economy. (Dovish commentary is commentary that is not strong or aggressive; opposite of hawkish.)

 

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

 

A   The Fund used Treasury futures and Eurodollar futures to hedge interest rate exposure and to facilitate specific duration and yield curve strategies. We used interest rate and bond exchange traded futures contracts to help implement duration positioning within the Fund. Interest rate swaps were used to manage interest rate exposure and express an outright term structure view. (Term structure, most often depicted as a yield curve, refers to the term structure of interest rates, which is the relationship between the yield to maturity and the time to maturity for pure discount bonds.) The Fund employed swaptions (or options on interest rate swap contracts) to express our views on interest rate volatility and an outright term structure view.

 

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

 

A   We tactically managed our views on inflation in the Fund via varying allocations to TIPS throughout the Reporting Period. For example, the summer months are usually highlighted by weak inflation technicals, and, as such, we modestly reduced the Fund’s exposure to TIPS during these months. Indeed, inflation breakeven rates fell during the summer of 2015, with 10-year breakeven inflation rates declining 32 basis points since April 2015 to close September 2015 at 1.41%. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) Unleaded gas prices also fell during the summer of 2015, causing breakevens to narrow. Also, we adjusted the Fund’s duration and yield curve positioning as market conditions shifted during the Reporting Period. (Breakeven inflation is the difference between the nominal yield on a fixed rate investment and the real yield on an inflation-linked investment of similar maturity and credit quality.)

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of September 2015?

 

A   Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) data show that prices were unchanged for the 12 months ended September 2015 on a seasonally unadjusted basis. Much of the flat inflation reading can be attributed to the collapse in energy-related commodity prices, as core CPI (which excludes food and energy) was up 1.9% for the 12 months ended September 2015. Outside of the negative contribution from energy, positive inflation readings were being driven by medical care, shelter (a result of a recovering housing market) and a strengthening U.S. dollar (which kept downward pressure on the prices of imported goods).

 

      At the end of September 2015, the Fund had most of its total net assets invested in TIPS, with the remainder in cash. We maintained our bias toward the short, i.e. less than two years, and long, i.e. more than 15 years, ends of the TIPS rate curve, where, in our view, securities appeared to be inexpensive versus inflation expectations. The Fund had a marginally shorter duration than the Barclays U.S. TIPS Index at the end of the Reporting Period, as we expect the Fed to raise interest rates either later in 2015 or in early 2016.

 

      We recognize that seasonal factors may be a headwind to the TIPS sector performance through early in the fourth quarter of 2015. Going forward, we intend to continue closely monitoring macro developments both domestically and abroad for the potential impact on inflation expectations.

 

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Inflation Protected Securities Fund

as of September 30, 2015

 

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW     
     April 1, 2015–
September 30, 2015
  Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
    Barclays U.S.
TIPS Index2
    30-Day
Standardized
Subsidized Yield3
    30-Day
Standardized
Unsubsidized Yield3
 
  Class A     -2.43     -2.20     0.02     -0.28
  Class C     -2.70        -2.20        -0.71        -1.01   
  Institutional     -2.20        -2.20        0.35        0.03   
  Class IR     -2.25        -2.20        0.27        -0.04   
    Class R     -2.52        -2.20        -0.23        -0.54   
    

 

July 31, 2015–
September 30, 2015

                           
    Class R6     -1.40%        -1.35     0.36     0.04

 

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

 

  2    The Barclays U.S. TIPS Index represents securities that protect against adverse inflation and provide a minimum level of real return. To be included in this index, bonds must have cash flows linked to an inflation index, be sovereign issues denominated in U.S. currency, and have more than one year to maturity, and, as a portion of the index, total a minimum amount outstanding of 100 million U.S. dollars. The Barclays U.S. TIPS Index does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  3    The method of calculation of the 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield is mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and is determined by dividing the net investment income per share earned during the last 30 days of the period by the maximum public offering price (“POP”) per share on the last day of the period. This number is then annualized. The 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements recorded by the Fund during the period. Without waivers and/or reimbursements, yields would be reduced. This yield does not necessarily reflect income actually earned and distributed by the Fund and, therefore, may not be correlated with the dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders. The 30-Day Standardized Unsubsidized Yield does not adjust for any fee waivers and/ or expense reimbursements in effect. If the Fund does not incur any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements during the period, the 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield and 30-Day Standardized Unsubsidized Yield will be identical.

 

 

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

 

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  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS4      
     For the period ended 9/30/15   One Year      Five Years      Since Inception      Inception Date
  Class A     -5.44      1.25      3.41    8/31/07
  Class C     -3.48         1.29         3.18       8/31/07
  Institutional     -1.36         2.39         4.30       8/31/07
  Class IR     -1.49         2.27         3.51       11/30/07
  Class R6     N/A         N/A         -1.40       7/31/15
    Class R     -1.95         1.80         3.03       11/30/07

 

  4    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 3.75% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Prior to July 29, 2009, the maximum initial sales charge applicable to Class A Shares of the Fund was 4.5%, which is not reflected in the figures shown. Because Institutional Shares, Class IR Shares, Class R6 Shares and Class R Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

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

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS5     
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     0.69      0.96
  Class C     1.44         1.71   
  Institutional     0.35         0.62   
  Class IR     0.45         0.71   
  Class R6     0.33         0.60   
    Class R     0.95         1.22   

 

  5    The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to a contractual arrangement, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least July 29, 2016, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

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FUND COMPOSITION6

 

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  6    The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Short-term Investments represent repurchase agreements. Figures in the graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

  7    “U.S. Treasury Obligations” percentages are grouped by effective maturity. The weighted average maturity was 8.7 and 9.3 years, respectively, at September 30, 2015 and March 31, 2015.

 

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Goldman Sachs Limited Maturity Obligations Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to generate current income while maintaining an emphasis on preservation of capital and liquidity.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs U.S. Fixed Income Investment Management Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Limited Maturity Obligations Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended September 30, 2015 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Institutional and Administration Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of 0.23% and 0.11%, respectively. These returns compare to the 0.09% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-6 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (“BofA ML 3-6 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index”), during the same time period.

 

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

 

A   Both top-down and bottom-up strategies had an impact on the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period. Bottom-up individual issue selection amongst corporate bonds, municipal securities and government/agency securities were the main drivers of performance during the Reporting Period, contributing positively.

 

      Within our top-down strategies, our duration and yield curve positioning strategy detracted from the Fund’s performance. Duration is a measure of the Fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Yield curve indicates the spectrum of maturities within a particular sector. Our cross-sector strategy also dampened the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period. Our cross-sector strategy is one in which we invest Fund assets across a variety of fixed income sectors, including some that may not be included in the Fund’s benchmark.

 

Q   Which fixed income market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   Our individual security selection strategies were the primary positive contributor to the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period, especially individual selection of government securities and corporate bonds. The key contributor to relative results was selection amongst government and agency securities of short maturity. Selection amongst municipal securities also proved effective.

 

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

 

A   Tactical management of the Fund’s duration and yield curve positioning detracted from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period. A shorter duration position than the BofA ML 3-6 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index detracted from returns, as an underweight to the three-month and six-month nodes, or points, of the U.S. Treasury yield curve weighed on performance.

 

   

The U.S. Treasury yield curve steepened during the Reporting Period, as short-term yields declined modestly, while long-term yields rose. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose approximately 11 basis points to end the Reporting Period at 2.04%. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) We believe that soft, or muted, inflation data, tight

 

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financial conditions and an unwillingness to surprise a market not pricing in a September 2015 lift-off, or interest rate hike, drove the Federal Reserve’s (the “Fed”) decision to keep interest rates constant at its September 2015 meeting. Noting potential risks from global economic and financial developments, at the end of the Reporting Period, we expected the Fed to hike rates in December 2015 or early 2016.

 

      During the Reporting Period, the Fund maintained a short duration position relative to the BofA ML 3-6 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index, ending the Reporting Period with a weighted average maturity of 61 days. (The weighted average maturity of a fund is a measure of its price sensitivity to changes in interest rates.) As mentioned earlier, duration is a measure of the Fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Yield curve indicates the spectrum of maturities within a particular sector.

 

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

 

A   The Fund does not use derivatives.

 

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

 

A   As the Fund launched on February 28, 2014, it was not a matter of making changes during the Reporting Period but of continuing to build the portfolio. That said, the Fund’s weighting in corporate obligations increased during the Reporting Period, and its exposure to municipal debt obligations decreased.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of September 2015?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund had built an emphasis on municipal securities, repurchase agreements, corporate credit and asset-backed commercial paper. The Fund also had a significant portion of its assets in cash and cash equivalents at the end of September 2015.

 

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Limited Maturity Obligations Fund

as of September 30, 2015

 

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
    

April 1, 2015–

September 30, 2015

  Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
    BofA ML 3-6 Month
U.S. Treasury Bill
Index2
    30-Day Standardized
Subsidized Yield3
    30-Day Standardized
Unsubsidized Yield3
 
  Institutional     0.23     0.09     0.53     -0.98
    Administration     0.11        0.09        0.29        -1.21   

 

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

 

  2    The BofA ML 3-6 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index measures total return on cash, including price and interest income, based on short-term government Treasury Bills of about 90 to 180-day maturity. The BofA ML 3-6 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is unmanaged, does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  3    The method of calculation of the 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield is mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and is determined by dividing the net investment income per share earned during the last 30 days of the period by the maximum public offering price (“POP”) per share on the last day of the period. This number is then annualized. The 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements recorded by the Fund during the period. Without waivers and/or reimbursements, yields would be reduced. This yield does not necessarily reflect income actually earned and distributed by the Fund and, therefore, may not be correlated with the dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders. The 30-Day Standardized Unsubsidized Yield does not adjust for any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect. If the Fund does not incur any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements during the period, the 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield and 30-Day Standardized Unsubsidized Yield will be identical.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 9/30/15   One Year      Since Inception      Inception Date
  Institutional     0.42      0.37    2/28/14
    Administration     0.17         0.13       2/28/14

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. Because Institutional Shares and Administration Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

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

 

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  EXPENSE RATIOS5   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Institutional     0.19      4.62
    Administration     0.42         4.87   

 

  5    The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to a contractual arrangement, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least July 29, 2016, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

FUND COMPOSITION6

 

LOGO

 

 

  6    The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Short-term Investments represent certificates of deposit and repurchase agreements. Figures in the graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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Goldman Sachs Short Duration Government Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks a high level of current income and secondarily, in seeking current income, may also consider the potential for capital appreciation.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs U.S. Fixed Income Investment Management Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Short Duration Government Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended September 30, 2015 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, C, Institutional, Service and IR Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of 0.17%, -0.03%, 0.34%, 0.09% and 0.30%, respectively. These returns compare to the 0.40% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Two-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index (“BofA ML Two-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index”), during the same time period.

 

      Since their inception on July 31, 2015, the Fund’s Class R6 Shares generated a cumulative total return, without sales charge, of 0.08%. This return compares to the 0.28% cumulative total return of the BofA ML Two-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index during the same period.

 

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

 

A   Both top-down and bottom-up strategies had an impact on the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period. Within our top-down strategies, our cross-sector strategy was the primary detractor from relative performance. Our cross-sector strategy is one in which we invest Fund assets across a variety of fixed income sectors, including some that may not be included in the Fund’s benchmark.

 

      Our duration and yield curve positioning strategies contributed positively to relative performance. Duration is a measure of the Fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Yield curve indicates the spectrum of maturities within a particular sector.

 

      Bottom-up individual issue selection overall contributed positively. Security selection amongst mortgage-backed securities and government/swap securities proved especially effective, partially offset by selection among Treasury inflation-protected securities (“TIPS”) within the government/swaps sector, which detracted.

 

      The duration and government/swaps selection strategies are primarily implemented via interest rate swaps and/ or futures. Derivatives are used in combination with cash securities to implement our views in the Fund.

 

Q   Which fixed income market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   Sector positioning was the primary detractor from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period. The majority of underperformance came from exposures to agency mortgage-backed securities and agency debentures, which lagged U.S. Treasuries largely as a result of increased market volatility and spread, or yield differentials to U.S. Treasuries, widening along with other risk assets. These detractors were partially offset by exposure to U.S. Treasury swaps, which added value.

 

      Individual issue selection within the securitized sector contributed positively to Fund results, primarily our selection of premium coupon mortgage-backed securities. Selection of government securities also buoyed returns, slightly offset by selection of TIPS within the government/swaps sector, which detracted.

 

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

 

A   Tactical management of the Fund’s duration and yield curve positioning contributed positively to its results during the Reporting Period. During May, July and August 2015 the Fund’s tactical duration positioning contributed positively to performance due to an overweight to the five-year and seven-year nodes, or points, of the U.S. Treasury yield curve.

 

      The U.S. Treasury yield curve steepened during the Reporting Period, as short-term yields declined modestly, while long-term yields rose. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose approximately 11 basis points to end the Reporting Period at 2.04%. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) We believe that soft, or muted, inflation data, tight financial conditions and an unwillingness to surprise a market not pricing in a September 2015 lift-off, or interest rate hike, drove the Federal Reserve’s (the “Fed”) decision to keep interest rates constant at its September 2015 meeting. Noting potential risks from global economic and financial developments, at the end of the Reporting Period, we expected the Fed to hike rates in December 2015 or early 2016. Yield curve indicates the spectrum of maturities within a particular sector.

 

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

 

A   The Fund used Treasury futures, Eurodollar futures and interest rate swaps during the Reporting Period for the purpose of managing the duration and term structure of the Fund. (Term structure, most often depicted as a yield curve, refers to the term structure of interest rates, which is the relationship between the yield to maturity and the time to maturity for pure discount bonds.) The Fund employed swaptions (or options on interest rate swap contracts) for the purpose of taking modest short volatility positions, that is, positions that pay a modest return when market volatility remains relatively stable. The Fund used forward sales contracts and futures contracts to help manage duration.

 

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

 

A   The Fund’s exposure to quasi-government securities, mortgage-backed securities and cash decreased during the Reporting Period. A corresponding increase in allocation was concentrated in government securities. Additionally, we shifted the Fund’s duration positioning during the Reporting Period as market conditions changed. At the start of the Reporting Period, the Fund maintained a shorter duration position than the BofA ML Two-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index. We maintained that position through the Reporting Period, though we shifted toward a more neutral stance relative to the BofA ML Two-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index by the end of the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of September 2015?

 

A   While the Fund is benchmarked to U.S. Treasuries, it continued to hold a portion of its assets in non-Treasury sectors not represented in the benchmark index. Indeed, the Fund maintained exposures to high quality spread, or non-Treasury, sectors throughout the Reporting Period, most notably quasi-government securities, including agency-issued debentures, as well as agency mortgage-backed securities. The Fund maintained an underweighted exposure to government bonds at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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Short Duration Government Fund

as of September 30, 2015

 

 

LOGO

 

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW     
     April 1, 2015–
September 30, 2015
  Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
    BofA ML Two-Year
U.S. Treasury  Note
Index2
    30-Day Standardized
Subsidized Yield3
    30-Day Standardized
Unsubsidized Yield3
 
  Class A     0.17     0.40     0.42     0.33
  Class C     -0.03        0.40        0.03        -0.39   
  Institutional     0.34        0.40        0.76        0.67   
  Service     0.09        0.40        0.26        0.18   
    Class IR     0.30        0.40        0.67        0.58   
    

 

July 31, 2015–
September 30, 2015

                           
    Class R6     0.08     0.28     0.76     0.67

 

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

 

  2    The BofA ML Two-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index is a one-security index comprised of the most recently issued 2-year U.S. Treasury note. The BofA ML Two-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index is rebalanced monthly. In order to qualify for inclusion, a 2-year note must be auctioned on or before the third business day before the last business day of the month. The BofA ML Two-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

  3    The method of calculation of the 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield is mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and is determined by dividing the net investment income per share earned during the last 30 days of the period by the maximum public offering price (“POP”) per share on the last day of the period. This number is then annualized. The 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements recorded by the Fund during the period. Without waivers and/or reimbursements, yields would be reduced. This yield does not necessarily reflect income actually earned and distributed by the Fund and, therefore, may not be correlated with the dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders. The 30-Day Standardized Unsubsidized Yield does not adjust for any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect. If the Fund does not incur any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements during the period, the 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield and 30-Day Standardized Unsubsidized Yield will be identical.

 

 

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

 

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  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS4     
     For the period ended 9/30/15   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
  Class A     -1.20     0.09     2.48     3.49   5/1/97
  Class C     -0.79        0.03        2.09        2.82      8/15/97
  Institutional     0.60        0.76        3.00        4.96      8/15/88
  Service     0.09        0.25        2.49        3.59      4/10/96
  Class IR     0.51        0.67        N/A        2.29      11/30/07
    Class R6     N/A        N/A        N/A        0.08      7/31/15

 

  4    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 1.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (0.65% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Prior to July 29, 2009, the maximum initial sales charge applicable to Class A Shares of the Fund was 2.0%, which is not reflected in the figures shown. Because Institutional Shares, Service Shares, Class IR Shares and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

 

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

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS5   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     0.83      0.93
  Class C     1.23         1.69   
  Institutional     0.49         0.59   
  Service     0.99         1.10   
  Class IR     0.58         0.68   
    Class R6     0.47         0.57   

 

  5    The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to a contractual arrangement, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least July 29, 2016, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

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FUND COMPOSITION6   

 

LOGO

 

 

  6    The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Short-term Investments represent repurchase agreements. Figures in the graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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

 

  8    “Federal Agencies” are mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), FNMA and FHLMC. GNMA instruments are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

 

  9    “Government Guarantee Obligations” are guaranteed by a foreign government guarantee program and are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or the government of a foreign country.

 

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Goldman Sachs Short Duration Income Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks total return consisting of income and capital appreciation.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Global Liquidity Management Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Short Duration Income Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended September 30, 2015 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, C, Institutional, IR and R Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of 0.19%, 0.00%, 0.36%, 0.32% and 0.07%, respectively. These returns compare to the 0.54% cumulative total return of the Goldman Sachs Short Duration Income Fund Composite Index (the “Short Duration Income Composite”) during the same period. The Short Duration Income Composite is comprised 50% of the Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index and 50% of the Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index, which generated cumulative total returns of 0.37% and 0.70%, respectively, over the same time period.

 

      Since their inception on July 31, 2015, the Fund’s Class R6 Shares generated a cumulative total return, without sales charge, of 0.06%. This return compares to the 0.44% cumulative total return of the Short Duration Income Composite during the same period. The Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index and the Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index, comprising the Short Duration Income Composite in equal parts, generated cumulative total returns of 0.37% and 0.49%, respectively, over the same time period.

 

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

 

A   Both top-down and bottom-up strategies had an impact on the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period. Within our top-down strategies, our cross-sector strategy detracted from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period as well. Our cross-sector strategy is one in which we invest Fund assets across a variety of fixed income sectors, including some that may not be included in the Fund’s benchmark. Our duration and yield curve positioning strategy more modestly detracted from the Fund’s performance. Duration is a measure of the fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Yield curve indicates the spectrum of maturities within a particular sector.

 

      Our country strategy added to relative results, with performance driven by relative value trades. Our currency strategy also contributed positively. The Japanese yen, where the Fund was overweighted, was the best performing currency against the U.S. dollar, appreciating approximately 2.19% during the Reporting Period. The Japanese yen benefited from general uncertainty surrounding U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) policy and the Fed’s decision not to raise interest rates at its September 2015 meeting.

 

      Bottom-up individual issue selection amongst the corporate, government and emerging markets debt sectors contributed positively to the Fund’s results, while individual issue selection amongst the securitized debt sector detracted.

 

      The duration, country, currency and government/swaps selection strategies are primarily implemented via interest rate swaps and/or futures. Derivatives are used in combination with cash securities to implement our views in the Fund.

 

Q   Which fixed income market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A  

Sector positioning detracted from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period, with an overweight to the corporate sector hurting most, as spreads, or yield differentials to U.S. Treasuries, widened. During the Reporting Period, corporate spreads hovered around their widest levels since 2012, driven by increased market volatility linked to lower commodity prices, a potential slowdown in Chinese economic growth and prolonged accommodative monetary policy in the U.S. In addition, exposure to emerging market debt dampened the Fund’s relative results, as sovereign spreads widened

 

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significantly, closing the Reporting Period at 433 basis points over U.S. Treasuries. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.)

 

      The Fund’s exposure to U.S. swap spreads added value. (Swap spreads are defined as the difference between the swap rate on a contract and the yield on a government bond of the same maturity. It is used to represent the risk associated with the investment, since changes in interest rates will ultimately affect return. Swap spreads are based on LIBOR rates, the creditworthiness of the swap’s parties, and other economic factors that could influence the terms of the investment’s interest rates.)

 

      Individual issue selection of high yield corporate bonds and shorter-dated investment grade corporate bonds contributed positively to Fund results during the Reporting Period. In addition, effective selection within the government/ swaps and emerging market debt sectors contributed positively. Such positive contributors were slightly offset, however, by individual selection within the securitized sector, particularly selection of asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities, which detracted.

 

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

 

A   Tactical management of the Fund’s duration and yield curve positioning detracted modestly from its results during the Reporting Period, with the majority of negative return attributable to positioning in the 10-year and 30-year nodes, or points, of the U.S. Treasury yield curve.

 

      The U.S. Treasury yield curve steepened during the Reporting Period, as short-term yields declined modestly, while long-term yields rose. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose approximately 11 basis points to end the Reporting Period at 2.04%. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) We believe that soft, or muted, inflation data, tight financial conditions and an unwillingness to surprise a market not pricing in a September 2015 lift-off, or interest rate hike, drove the Federal Reserve’s (the “Fed”) decision to keep interest rates constant at its September 2015 meeting. Noting potential risks from global economic and financial developments, at the end of the Reporting Period, we expected the Fed to hike rates in December 2015 or early 2016.

 

      As mentioned earlier, duration is a measure of the Fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Yield curve indicates the spectrum of maturities within a particular sector.

 

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

 

A   The Fund used Treasury futures, Eurodollar futures and interest rate swaps during the Reporting Period for the purpose of managing the duration and term structure of the Fund. (Term structure, most often depicted as a yield curve, refers to the term structure of interest rates, which is the relationship between the yield to maturity and the time to maturity for pure discount bonds.) The Fund employed credit default swaps to manage the credit profile of the Fund. The Fund used forward foreign currency transactions to hedge its exposure to foreign currency exposure and increase total return. The Fund employed swaptions (or options on interest rate swap contracts) to hedge and express an outright term structure view and to help manage volatility.

 

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

 

A   The Fund’s allocations to asset-backed securities, investment grade corporate bonds and commercial mortgage-backed securities increased during the Reporting Period. A corresponding decrease in allocation was concentrated in government securities, residential mortgage-backed securities, municipal bonds and high yield corporate bonds. Additionally, we shifted the Fund’s duration positioning during the Reporting Period as market conditions changed. At the start of the Reporting Period, the Fund maintained a shorter duration position than the Short Duration Income Composite. We maintained that position through the Reporting Period, though we shifted toward a more neutral stance relative to the Short Duration Income Composite by the end of the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of September 2015?

 

A   While the Fund is benchmarked to an equally-balanced composite of the Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index and the Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index, it held a portion of its assets in non-Treasury sectors not represented in the Short Duration Income Composite. Indeed, the Fund maintained exposure to high quality spread, or non-Treasury, sectors throughout the Reporting Period, most notably agency mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, high yield corporate bonds and emerging market debt. The Fund also had exposure to government bonds and quasi-government securities at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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Short Duration Income Fund

as of September 30, 2015

 

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
    

April 1, 2015–

September 30, 2015

  Fund Total
Return
(based on
NAV)1
    Short Duration
Income Fund
Composite
Index2
    Barclays
U.S. 1-5 Year
Corporate
Bond Index3
    Barclays
U.S. 1-5 Year
Government
Bond Index4
    30-Day
Standardized
Subsidized
Yield5
    30-Day
Standardized
Unsubsidized
Yield5
 
  Class A     0.19     0.54     0.37     0.70     1.75     1.59
  Class C     0.00        0.54        0.37        0.70        1.37        0.87   
  Institutional     0.36        0.54        0.37        0.70        2.11        1.96   
  Class IR     0.32        0.54        0.37        0.70        2.02        1.86   
    Class R     0.07        0.54        0.37        0.70        1.47        1.31   
     July 31, 2015–
September 30, 2015
                                         
    Class R6     0.06     0.44     0.37     0.49     1.99     1.83

 

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

 

  2    The Short Duration Income Composite Index is comprised of the Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index (50%) and the Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index (50%).

 

  3    The Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index provides a broad based measure of the global investment grade corporate sector with final maturities ranging between one and five years. The corporate sectors include industrial, utility and finance, for U.S. and non-U.S. corporations. The Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  4    The Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index provides a broad based measure of securities issued by the U.S. government with final maturities ranging from one to five years. This includes public obligations of the U.S. Treasury, U.S. government agencies, quasi-federal corporations and corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. government. The Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  5    The method of calculation of the 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield is mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and is determined by dividing the net investment income per share earned during the last 30 days of the period by the maximum public offering price (“POP”) per share on the last day of the period. This number is then annualized. The 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements recorded by the Fund during the period. Without waivers and/or reimbursements, yields would be reduced. This yield does not necessarily reflect income actually earned and distributed by the Fund and, therefore, may not be correlated with the dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders. The 30-Day Standardized Unsubsidized Yield does not adjust for any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect. If the Fund does not incur any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements during the period, the 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield and 30-Day Standardized Unsubsidized Yield will be identical.

 

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

 

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  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS6
     For the period ended 9/30/15   One Year      Since Inception      Inception Date
  Class A     -1.05      1.08    2/29/12
  Class C     -0.63         1.10       2/29/12
  Institutional     0.75         1.87       2/29/12
  Class IR     0.66         1.78       2/29/12
  Class R6     N/A         0.06       7/31/15
    Class R     0.17         1.27       2/29/12

 

  6    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 1.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (0.65% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional Shares, Class IR Shares, Class R6 Shares and Class R Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

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

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS7   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     0.79      0.99
  Class C     1.18         1.74   
  Institutional     0.45         0.64   
  Class IR     0.55         0.74   
  Class R6     0.43         0.62   
    Class R     1.01         1.22   

 

  7    The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to a contractual arrangement, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least July 29, 2016, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

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FUND COMPOSITION8

 

LOGO

 

 

8    The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Short-term Investments represent certificates of deposit and repurchase agreements. Figures in the graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

9    “Federal Agencies” are mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (“FHLMC”). GNMA instruments are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

 

10    “Agency Debentures” include agency securities offered by companies such as FNMA and FHLMC, which operate under a government charter. While they are required to report to a government regulator, their assets are not explicitly guaranteed by the government and they otherwise operate like any other publicly traded company.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS ENHANCED INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Corporate Obligations – 64.9%   
  Aerospace/Defense – 0.3%   

 

General Dynamics Corp.

  

$ 1,525,000        1.000     11/15/17      $ 1,514,603   

 

 

 
  Automotive(a) – 0.7%   

 

Daimler Finance North America LLC

  

  1,400,000        1.650        05/18/18        1,373,421   
  1,050,000        2.250        03/02/20        1,018,863   

 

Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.(b)

  

  800,000        2.150        02/26/20        798,053   
     

 

 

 
        3,190,337   

 

 

 
  Banks – 29.3%   

 

Abbey National Treasury Services PLC

  

  1,225,000        2.000        08/24/18        1,229,430   

 

ABN AMRO Bank NV(a)

  

  3,925,000        2.500        10/30/18        3,979,989   

 

American Express Credit Corp.(b)

  

  3,675,000        2.375        05/26/20        3,669,986   

 

Associates Corp. of North America

  

  1,450,000        6.950        11/01/18        1,654,623   

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

  

  850,000        0.900        02/12/16        851,026   

 

Bank of America Corp.

  

  6,125,000        6.000        09/01/17        6,604,188   

 

Bank of Montreal

  

  25,000        1.800        07/31/18        25,020   

 

Bank of Nova Scotia

  

  2,625,000        0.750        10/09/15        2,625,155   

 

Bank of Scotland PLC(a)

  

  100,000        5.250        02/21/17        105,810   

 

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.(a)(c)

  

  900,000        0.742        03/10/17        897,711   

 

Barclays Bank PLC(c)

  

  4,350,000        0.901        02/17/17        4,347,177   

 

BNP Paribas SA

  

  900,000        2.375        05/21/20        899,955   

 

BPCE SA

  

  1,726,000        2.500        12/10/18        1,756,775   

 

Capital One Bank USA NA(b)

  

  2,075,000        1.150        11/21/16        2,066,897   
  1,325,000        0.814 (c)      02/13/17        1,317,766   

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia(a)(c)

  

  2,875,000        0.696        03/13/17        2,871,608   

 

Compass Bank(b)

  

  1,250,000        1.850        09/29/17        1,246,431   

 

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen – Boerenleenbank BA(c)

  

  3,450,000        0.820        03/18/16        3,454,630   

 

Credit Agricole SA(a)(c)

  

  2,975,000        1.134        10/03/16        2,983,827   

 

Credit Suisse AG(c)

  

  3,900,000        0.822        05/26/17        3,886,771   

 

Credit Suisse New York

  

  1,475,000        1.750        01/29/18        1,474,287   

 

Discover Bank(b)

  

  1,600,000        2.600        11/13/18        1,605,892   

 

Fifth Third Bank(b)(c)

  

  3,725,000        0.834        11/18/16        3,721,432   

 

 

 
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Banks – (continued)   

 

HSBC USA, Inc.

  

$ 3,075,000        1.500     11/13/17      $ 3,062,459   

 

ING Bank NV(a)

  

  1,875,000        1.375        03/07/16        1,879,556   
  1,600,000        1.800        03/16/18        1,602,310   
  1,425,000        2.050        08/17/18        1,431,709   

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

  

  2,750,000        3.125        01/15/16        2,764,869   

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  

  1,200,000        6.400        10/02/17        1,309,431   
  3,925,000        0.924 (c)      01/28/19        3,909,473   

 

Lloyds Bank PLC

  

  2,725,000        1.750        03/16/18        2,720,366   
  1,100,000        2.000        08/17/18        1,102,415   

 

Macquarie Bank Ltd.(a)(c)

  

  2,600,000        0.787        06/15/16        2,599,823   

 

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.(a)

  

  1,475,000        2.550        03/17/17        1,496,480   
  1,150,000        1.550        10/17/17        1,147,280   

 

Morgan Stanley & Co.

  

  1,525,000        4.750        03/22/17        1,596,647   
  4,525,000        1.143 (c)      01/24/19        4,527,724   

 

MUFG Americas Holdings Corp.(b)

  

  550,000        1.625        02/09/18        547,900   

 

MUFG Union Bank NA(b)

  

  2,250,000        2.625        09/26/18        2,286,873   

 

Nordea Bank AB(a)

  

  1,900,000        1.875        09/17/18        1,902,941   

 

PNC Bank NA(b)

  

  3,050,000        1.150        11/01/16        3,050,706   

 

Royal Bank of Canada

  

  1,775,000        0.850        03/08/16        1,777,432   

 

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

  

  2,625,000        4.375        03/16/16        2,668,470   

 

Santander Bank NA(b)

  

  950,000        2.000        01/12/18        942,208   

 

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.(b)

  

  250,000        2.650        04/17/20        244,995   

 

Sparebank 1 Boligkreditt AS(a)

  

  13,400,000        2.625        05/26/16        13,558,192   

 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB(c)

  

  2,875,000        0.795        03/21/16        2,878,565   

 

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.(a)

  

  1,500,000        1.450        09/08/17        1,489,920   
  1,625,000        1.700        03/05/18        1,615,434   

 

The Toronto-Dominion Bank(a)

  

  14,800,000        1.500        03/13/17        14,909,083   

 

Westpac Banking Corp.

  

  5,025,000        2.300        05/26/20        5,052,145   
     

 

 

 
        137,351,792   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 1.1%   

 

Ecolab, Inc.

  

  2,025,000        1.550        01/12/18        2,017,276   

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

Praxair, Inc.

  

$ 3,125,000        1.050     11/07/17      $ 3,109,071   
     

 

 

 
        5,126,347   

 

 

 
  Construction Machinery – 0.4%   

 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.

  

  1,350,000        0.474 (c)      03/03/17        1,346,254   
  735,000        2.450        09/06/18        749,611   
     

 

 

 
        2,095,865   

 

 

 
  Diversified Manufacturing – 0.6%   

 

Amphenol Corp.

  

  925,000        1.550        09/15/17        922,398   
  1,000,000        2.550 (b)      01/30/19        1,010,095   

 

Danaher Corp.

  

  850,000        1.650        09/15/18        853,910   
     

 

 

 
        2,786,403   

 

 

 
  Electric – 2.1%   

 

Alabama Power Co.

  

  450,000        0.550        10/15/15        449,998   

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.(b)

  

  518,000        1.650        12/15/17        515,581   

 

Commonwealth Edison Co.(b)

  

  525,000        2.150        01/15/19        528,638   

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

  

  1,150,000        1.900        06/15/18        1,148,451   

 

Duke Energy Progress, Inc.(c)

  

  2,300,000        0.534        03/06/17        2,292,208   

 

Electricite de France(a)(c)

  

  3,125,000        0.747        01/20/17        3,123,531   

 

Exelon Corp.

  

  1,075,000        1.550        06/09/17        1,072,377   

 

Virginia Electric and Power Co.(b)

  

  900,000        1.200        01/15/18        894,527   
     

 

 

 
        10,025,311   

 

 

 
  Energy – 1.9%   

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

  

  1,425,000        6.375        09/15/17        1,531,235   

 

BP Capital Markets PLC

  

  4,425,000        3.125        10/01/15        4,425,000   

 

Halliburton Co.

  

  1,925,000        1.000        08/01/16        1,925,054   

 

Statoil ASA(c)

  

  1,200,000        0.611        05/15/18        1,189,738   
     

 

 

 
        9,071,027   

 

 

 
  Food and Beverage – 4.9%   

 

Cargill, Inc.(a)

  

  1,700,000        1.900        03/01/17        1,713,792   

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

  

  1,975,000        1.900        01/25/18        1,960,741   

 

Diageo Capital PLC

  

  2,600,000        5.750        10/23/17        2,821,934   

 

HJ Heinz Co.(a)

  

  1,925,000        2.000        07/02/18        1,927,497   

 

 

 
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Food and Beverage – (continued)   

 

Pernod-Ricard SA(a)

  

$ 1,600,000        2.950     01/15/17      $ 1,626,741   

 

SABMiller Holdings, Inc.(a)

  

  1,625,000        2.450        01/15/17        1,646,833   

 

Starbucks Corp.

  

  3,725,000        0.875        12/05/16        3,726,225   

 

Suntory Holdings Ltd.(a)

  

  2,850,000        1.650        09/29/17        2,842,034   

 

Sysco Corp.(b)

  

  625,000        2.600        10/01/20        625,912   

 

The J.M. Smucker Co.(a)

  

  2,025,000        1.750        03/15/18        2,026,404   

 

WM Wrigley Jr Co.(a)

  

  1,900,000        2.000        10/20/17        1,915,337   
     

 

 

 
        22,833,450   

 

 

 
  Health Care – Medical Products – 0.6%   

 

Becton Dickinson & Co.

  

  1,250,000        1.800        12/15/17        1,256,287   

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

  

  1,675,000        1.300        02/01/17        1,668,970   
     

 

 

 
        2,925,257   

 

 

 
  Health Care Services – 1.1%   

 

McKesson Corp.

  

  950,000        3.250        03/01/16        958,327   

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

  

  2,725,000        1.400        10/15/17        2,724,083   
  1,400,000        1.900        07/16/18        1,413,292   
     

 

 

 
        5,095,702   

 

 

 
  Life Insurance(a) – 1.1%   

 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I(c)

  

  3,875,000        0.663        04/10/17        3,874,364   

 

Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II

  

  1,375,000        2.500        04/24/19        1,389,332   
     

 

 

 
        5,263,696   

 

 

 
  Media – Cable – 0.9%   

 

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc.

  

  2,450,000        2.400        03/15/17        2,479,966   

 

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

  

  1,725,000        5.850        05/01/17        1,826,666   
     

 

 

 
        4,306,632   

 

 

 
  Media – Non Cable – 0.9%   

 

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.(a)(c)

  

  3,500,000        0.826        04/15/16        3,503,854   

 

Thomson Reuters Corp.

  

  850,000        0.875        05/23/16        849,255   
     

 

 

 
        4,353,109   

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining – 1.1%   

 

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.(c)

  

  2,050,000        0.577        09/30/16        2,046,419   

 

Glencore Finance Canada Ltd.(a)

  

  1,625,000        2.700        10/25/17        1,461,687   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ENHANCED INCOME FUND

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Metals & Mining – (continued)   

 

Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC(b)

  

$ 1,750,000        2.000     03/22/17      $ 1,754,875   
     

 

 

 
        5,262,981   

 

 

 
  Noncaptive – Financial – 0.7%   

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

  

  2,875,000        5.625        09/15/17        3,132,044   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 5.2%   

 

AbbVie, Inc.

  

  1,750,000        1.750        11/06/17        1,754,781   
  5,150,000        1.800        05/14/18        5,134,125   

 

Actavis Funding SCS

  

  7,450,000        2.350        03/12/18        7,476,276   

 

Bayer US Finance LLC(a)(c)

  

  3,350,000        0.564        10/06/17        3,333,361   

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

  

  450,000        1.250        03/01/18        449,242   

 

EMD Finance LLC(a)

  

  3,125,000        1.700        03/19/18        3,130,666   

 

Forest Laboratories, Inc.(a)

  

  1,825,000        4.375        02/01/19        1,931,611   

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

  

  1,400,000        1.850        09/04/18        1,409,240   
     

 

 

 
        24,619,302   

 

 

 
  Pipelines – 0.9%   

 

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.(a)

  

  825,000        2.450        06/01/18        826,661   

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

  

  1,625,000        1.650        05/07/18        1,607,762   

 

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

  

  1,550,000        1.875        01/12/18        1,553,575   
     

 

 

 
        3,987,998   

 

 

 
  Real Estate Investment Trust – 3.1%   

 

ERP Operating LP

  

  1,725,000        5.750        06/15/17        1,845,051   

 

HCP, Inc.

  

  2,550,000        6.000        01/30/17        2,691,960   

 

Health Care REIT, Inc.

  

  2,575,000        4.700        09/15/17        2,715,457   

 

Select Income REIT(b)

  

  450,000        2.850        02/01/18        452,250   

 

Senior Housing Properties Trust(b)

  

  1,625,000        3.250        05/01/19        1,633,938   

 

Ventas Realty LP

  

  1,714,000        1.550        09/26/16        1,719,414   

 

WEA Finance LLC/Westfield UK & Europe Finance PLC(a)

  

  3,425,000        1.750        09/15/17        3,402,176   
     

 

 

 
        14,460,246   

 

 

 
  Retailers – Food & Drug – 1.1%   

 

CVS Health Corp.

  

  3,775,000        1.900        07/20/18        3,798,547   

 

 

 
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Retailers – Food & Drug – (continued)   

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

  

$ 1,175,000        1.750     11/17/17      $ 1,178,746   
     

 

 

 
        4,977,293   

 

 

 
  Technology – 2.3%   

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.(c)

  

  2,675,000        0.614        03/03/17        2,674,965   

 

Fiserv, Inc.(b)

  

  1,025,000        2.700        06/01/20        1,032,669   

 

Harris Corp.

  

  925,000        1.999        04/27/18        920,807   

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.(c)

  

  4,000,000        1.226        01/14/19        4,035,964   

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

  

  2,000,000        1.400        05/18/18        1,988,656   
     

 

 

 
        10,653,061   

 

 

 
  Tobacco – 1.0%   

 

BAT International Finance PLC(a)

  

  1,575,000        1.850        06/15/18        1,582,179   

 

Reynolds American, Inc.

  

  2,900,000        2.300        06/12/18        2,932,544   
     

 

 

 
        4,514,723   

 

 

 
  Transportation(a) – 0.6%   

 

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.

  

  1,300,000        3.750        05/11/17        1,338,883   
  1,625,000        2.875        07/17/18        1,647,209   
     

 

 

 
        2,986,092   

 

 

 
  Wireless Telecommunications – 0.2%   

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

  

  1,050,000        3.992        02/16/16        1,060,944   

 

 

 
  Wirelines Telecommunications – 2.8%   

 

BellSouth Corp.(a)(d)

  

  2,200,000        4.821        04/26/16        2,244,772   

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

  

  1,950,000        3.650        09/14/18        2,052,070   
  7,650,000        6.350        04/01/19        8,748,341   
     

 

 

 
        13,045,183   

 

 

 
  TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS     
  (Cost $305,022,562)      $ 304,639,398   

 

 

 
  Asset-Backed Securities – 18.7%   
  Autos – 3.4%   

 

Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2015-SN1, Class A3

  

$ 1,900,000        1.210     03/20/17      $ 1,903,844   

 

Ally Master Owner Trust Series 2012-5, Class A

  

  4,600,000        1.540        09/15/19        4,602,591   

 

Ally Master Owner Trust Series 2015-2, Class A2

  

  4,000,000        1.830        01/15/21        4,002,193   

 
 

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust Series 2013-1,
Class A2(c)

  
  

  4,400,000        0.587        01/15/18        4,401,308   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   43


GOLDMAN SACHS ENHANCED INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2015-1, Class A3

  

$ 1,200,000        1.530     09/20/18      $ 1,202,830   
     

 

 

 
        16,112,766   

 

 

 
  Credit Card – 5.4%   

 

Bank of America Credit Card Trust Series 2014-A1, Class A(c)

  

  7,000,000        0.587        06/15/21        6,996,310   

 

Barclays Dryrock Issuance Trust Series 2015-1, Class A

  

  3,450,000        2.200        12/15/22        3,512,945   

 

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2015-A1, Class A

  

  5,200,000        1.390        01/15/21        5,222,817   

 

Chase Issuance Trust Series 2015-A2, Class A

  

  4,250,000        1.590        02/18/20        4,291,737   

 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust Series 2014-A2, Class A2

  

  5,400,000        1.020        02/22/19        5,406,926   
     

 

 

 
        25,430,735   

 

 

 
  Home Equity(c) – 0.1%   

 
 

Amresco Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 1998-2, Class M1F

  
  

  29,817        6.745        06/25/28        29,381   

 

Centex Home Equity Series 2004-D, Class MV3

  

  137,626        1.199        09/25/34        118,998   

 

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Series 2004-HE4, Class M3

  

  41,020        2.449        05/25/34        33,903   
     

 

 

 
        182,282   

 

 

 
  Manufactured Housing – 0.0%   

 
 

Lehman ABS Manufactured Housing Contract Series 2001-B,
Class A3

  
  

  24,047        4.350        04/15/40        24,359   

 

 

 
  Student Loan(c) – 9.8%   

 

Access Group, Inc. Series 2004-1, Class A2

  

  5,937,628        0.536        09/26/33        5,759,860   

 

Access Group, Inc. Series 2006-1, Class A2

  

  446,806        0.439        08/25/23        441,422   

 

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. Series 2005-1, Class A3

  

  799,103        0.436        09/26/22        793,965   

 

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. Series 2006-1, Class A3

  

  5,081,565        0.436        12/26/24        5,040,777   

 

Education Loan Asset-Backed Trust I Series 2013-1, Class A1(a)

  

  3,392,724        0.994        06/25/26        3,352,586   

 

Educational Services of America, Inc. Series 2010-1, Class A1(a)

  

  2,659,807        1.145        07/25/23        2,674,386   

 

Educational Services of America, Inc. Series 2014-1, Class A(a)

  

  3,065,448        0.894        02/25/39        3,002,578   

 

Goal Capital Funding Trust Series 2006-1, Class A3

  

  266,573        0.449        11/25/26        264,681   

 

Goal Capital Funding Trust Series 2007-1, Class A3

  

  1,083,477        0.416        09/25/28        1,072,053   

 

Higher Education Funding I Series 2005-1, Class A4

  

  650,000        0.469        02/25/30        638,526   

 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2005-4, Class A3

  

  1,110,323        0.449        06/22/26        1,095,226   

 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2006-2, Class A5

  

  4,200,000        0.395        01/25/30        4,104,996   

 

 

 
  Asset-Backed Securities – (continued)   
  Student Loan(c) – (continued)   

 

Northstar Education Finance, Inc. Series 2012-1, Class A(a)

  

$ 2,750,932        0.894     12/26/31      $ 2,704,995   

 

Scholar Funding Trust Series 2012-B, Class A1(a)

  

  1,711,048        0.594        10/28/25        1,706,162   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2003-12, Class A5(a)

  

  1,563,917        0.617        09/15/22        1,552,855   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2003-14, Class A5

  

  546,613        0.525        01/25/23        539,985   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2004-1, Class A3

  

  2,258,527        0.505        04/25/23        2,232,008   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-2, Class A5

  

  4,882,801        0.405        07/25/25        4,848,863   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-4, Class A5

  

  1,994,967        0.395        10/27/25        1,976,449   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-9, Class A4

  

  218,122        0.365        10/25/22        217,520   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2007-2, Class A2

  

  76,891        0.295        07/25/17        76,862   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2013-3, Class A2

  

  612,954        0.494        05/26/20        609,227   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2014-1, Class A2

  

  800,000        0.574        07/26/21        795,002   

 

Wachovia Student Loan Trust Series 2005-1, Class A5

  

  379,219        0.425        01/26/26        371,840   
     

 

 

 
        45,872,824   

 

 

 
  TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES     
  (Cost $87,738,383)      $ 87,622,966   

 

 

 
     
  Foreign Debt Obligations – 1.0%   
  Sovereign(a) – 0.2%   

 

Kommunalbanken AS

  

$ 1,100,000        1.000     09/26/17      $ 1,101,958   

 

 

 
  Supranational – 0.8%   

 

African Development Bank

  

  3,800,000        6.875        10/15/15        3,803,462   

 

 

 
  TOTAL FOREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS     
  (Cost $4,907,684)      $ 4,905,420   

 

 

 
     
  Government Guarantee Obligation(e) – 1.1%   

 

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau

  

$ 4,900,000        1.125     08/06/18      $ 4,909,795   
  (Cost $4,891,785)     

 

 

 
  U.S. Treasury Obligations – 7.0%   

 

United States Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

  

$ 6,811,560        0.125 %(f)      04/15/16      $ 6,745,556   
  4,608,786        2.500        07/15/16        4,685,845   
  2,101,460        0.125        04/15/17        2,093,916   
  3,684,768        2.625        07/15/17        3,861,526   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ENHANCED INCOME FUND

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  U.S. Treasury Obligations – (continued)   

 

United States Treasury Note

  

$ 15,500,000        0.500     08/31/16      $ 15,517,825   

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS   
  (Cost $32,949,991)      $ 32,904,668   

 

 

 

 

Shares   Rate     Value  
Investment Company(g) – 3.9%   

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – FST Shares

  

18,393,484     0.006   $ 18,393,484   
(Cost $18,393,484)   

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    
(Cost $453,903,889)      $ 453,375,731   

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Short-term Investments – 5.5%   
  Commercial Paper – 5.5%   

 

AutoZone, Inc.

  

$ 2,500,000        0.406     10/09/15      $ 2,499,778   

 

Diageo Capital PLC

  

  2,500,000        0.416        11/12/15        2,498,804   

 

Eastman Chemical Co.

  

  2,500,000        0.457        10/29/15        2,499,125   

 

Electricite De France SA

  

  3,250,000        0.767        01/15/16        3,242,823   

 

Kellogg Co.

  

  2,500,000        0.385        10/16/15        2,499,604   

 

LMA Americas LLC

  

  2,000,000        0.294        10/15/15        1,999,775   

 

Marriott International

  

  2,500,000        0.456        11/02/15        2,499,000   

 

Omnicom Cap, Inc.

  

  2,500,000        0.477        11/09/15        2,498,727   

 

PPG Industries

  

  2,500,000        0.446        10/13/15        2,499,633   

 

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

  

  3,100,000        0.294        10/13/15        3,099,700   

 

 

 
  TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS     
  (Cost $25,836,969)      $ 25,836,969   

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 102.1%     
  (Cost $479,740,858)      $ 479,212,700   

 

 

 
 
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    OTHER ASSETS – (2.1)%
 
  
    (9,920,651

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 469,292,049   

 

 

 

 

 

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. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities have been determined to be liquid by the investment adviser and may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $120,246,454, which represents approximately 25.6% of net assets as of September 30, 2015.

(b)

  Security with “Call” features with resetting interest rates. Maturity dates disclosed are the final maturity dates.

(c)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on September 30, 2015.

(d)

  Security with “Put” features and resetting interest rates. Maturity dates disclosed are the puttable dates. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at September 30, 2015.

(e)

  Guaranteed by a foreign government until maturity. Total market value of these securities amounts to $4,909,795, which represents approximately 1.1% of net assets as of September 30, 2015.

(f)

  A portion of this security is segregated as collateral for initial margin requirements on future transactions.

(g)

  Represents an Affiliated Fund.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

BP

 

—British Pound Offered Rate

LLC

 

—Limited Liability Company

LP

 

—Limited Partnership

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   45


GOLDMAN SACHS ENHANCED INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
      

Expiration

Date

    

Current

Value

       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Eurodollars

     216         December 2015      $ 53,775,900         $ (236

Eurodollars

     118         March 2016        29,346,600           7,102   

Eurodollars

     118         June 2016        29,309,725           13,002   

Eurodollars

     (75      September 2017        (18,502,500        (24,548

Eurodollars

     (75      December 2017        (18,479,063        (26,423

Eurodollars

     (75      March 2018        (18,459,375        (29,236

Eurodollars

     (75      June 2018        (18,439,687        (31,111

2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (647      December 2015        (141,713,219        (162,843

5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (183      December 2015        (22,054,359        (114,996
TOTAL                                 $ (369,289

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – 55.4%   
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 3.6%   
  Adjustable Rate Non-Agency(a) – 0.1%   

 

MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 2004-E, Class A2B

  

$ 417,232        1.115     11/25/29      $ 409,310   

 

 

 
  Interest Only(b) – 0.0%   

 
 

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-AR18,
Class 2X(a)

  
  

  34,743        0.000        07/25/33          

 
 

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-AR20,
Class 2X(a)

  
  

  39,395        0.000        08/25/33          

 

FNMA STRIPS Series 151, Class 2

  

  2,743        9.500        07/25/22        300   

 
 

Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust Series 2003-2,
Class 3AX(a)

  
  

  22,418        0.123        08/25/33        138   

 
 

Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust Series 2003-2,
Class 4AX(a)

  
  

  4,351        0.320        07/25/33        50   
     

 

 

 
        488   

 

 

 
  Inverse Floaters(a) – 0.0%   

 

GNMA REMIC Series 2002-13, Class SB

  

  59,475        36.64        02/16/32        105,882   

 

 

 
  Principal Only(c) – 0.0%   

 

FNMA REMIC Series G-35, Class N

  

  4,512        0.000        10/25/21        4,443   

 

 

 
  Regular Floater(a) – 0.1%   

 
 

FDIC Structured Sale Guaranteed Notes Series 2010-S1,
Class 1A(d)

  
  

  111,309        0.743        02/25/48        111,036   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 1760, Class ZB

  

  124,542        1.520        05/15/24        126,033   
     

 

 

 
        237,069   

 

 

 
  Sequential Fixed Rate – 3.3%   

 
 

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates
Series K020, Class A2

  
  

  600,000        2.373        05/25/22        606,331   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2329, Class ZA

  

  753,627        6.500        06/15/31        856,523   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 4273, Class PD

  

  1,394,882        6.500        11/15/43        1,619,099   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2001-53, Class GH

  

  1,190        8.000        09/25/16        1,196   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2011-52, Class GB

  

  1,383,767        5.000        06/25/41        1,533,346   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2011-99, Class DB

  

  1,225,000        5.000        10/25/41        1,358,997   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2012-111, Class B

  

  201,737        7.000        10/25/42        230,618   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2012-153, Class B

  

  790,180        7.000        07/25/42        926,680   

 

GNMA REMIC Series 2002-42, Class KZ

  

  2,016,136        6.000        06/16/32        2,284,763   

 

 

 
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  Sequential Fixed Rate – (continued)   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2010-R1, Class 2A

  

$ 32,498        1.840     10/07/20      $ 32,508   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series A4

  

  3,400,000        3.000        06/12/19        3,598,574   
     

 

 

 
        13,048,635   

 

 

 
  Sequential Floating Rate(a) – 0.1%   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2010-R1, Class 1A

  

  587,252        0.653        10/07/20        589,798   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE   
  OBLIGATIONS      $ 14,395,625   

 

 

 
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 5.4%   
  Sequential Fixed Rate – 0.6%   

 

ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2006-4, Class A1A

  

$ 2,321,300        5.166     12/12/49      $ 2,399,683   

 

 

 
  Sequential Floating Rate(a) – 4.8%   

 
 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2006-3,
Class A4

  
  

  3,092,814        5.889        07/10/44        3,145,460   

 
 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2008-C7,
Class A1A

  
  

  5,278,123        6.263        12/10/49        5,681,635   

 
 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2007-C2,
Class A1A

  
  

  4,107,316        5.526        01/15/49        4,275,108   

 

LB Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2007-C3, Class A1A

  

  3,124,133        6.051        07/15/44        3,328,455   

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2007-T25, Class A1A

  

  2,661,372        5.509        11/12/49        2,767,411   
     

 

 

 
        19,198,069   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED   
  SECURITIES          $ 21,597,752   

 

 

 
  Federal Agencies – 46.4%   
  Adjustable Rate FHLMC(a) – 0.3%   
$ 146,264        2.349     11/01/32      $ 156,448   
  1,043,385        2.377        09/01/33        1,112,346   
     

 

 

 
        1,268,794   

 

 

 
  Adjustable Rate FNMA(a) – 1.1%   
  71,774        2.295        11/01/32        75,907   
  235,562        1.999        12/01/32        247,421   
  994,531        1.787        05/01/33        1,036,763   
  30,674        2.462        06/01/33        32,810   
  918,700        2.238        10/01/33        972,360   
  950,735        2.322        02/01/35        1,013,786   
  824,045        2.082        09/01/35        867,469   
     

 

 

 
        4,246,516   

 

 

 
  Adjustable Rate GNMA(a) – 0.8%   
  62,561        1.750        06/20/23        63,780   
  29,897        1.625        07/20/23        30,524   
  30,182        1.625        08/20/23        30,820   
  77,614        1.625        09/20/23        79,271   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   47


GOLDMAN SACHS GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  Adjustable Rate GNMA(a) – (continued)   
$ 24,246        1.750     03/20/24      $ 24,777   
  214,176        1.750        04/20/24        218,844   
  23,732        1.750        05/20/24        24,254   
  174,055        1.750        06/20/24        177,908   
  39,477        2.000        06/20/24        40,537   
  58,652        1.625        07/20/24        60,009   
  61,073        2.000        07/20/24        62,738   
  107,381        1.625        08/20/24        109,884   
  54,246        2.000        08/20/24        55,736   
  51,466        1.625        09/20/24        52,674   
  64,763        2.000        11/20/24        66,580   
  25,891        2.000        12/20/24        26,622   
  40,036        2.500        12/20/24        41,752   
  44,960        2.000        01/20/25        46,238   
  24,074        2.000        02/20/25        24,764   
  83,516        2.000        05/20/25        85,959   
  69,398        2.000        07/20/25        71,457   
  31,387        1.750        02/20/26        32,197   
  1,635        1.625        07/20/26        1,680   
  43,054        1.750        01/20/27        44,236   
  37,735        2.000        01/20/27        38,936   
  32,271        1.750        02/20/27        33,162   
  235,987        1.750        04/20/27        242,504   
  24,972        1.750        05/20/27        25,666   
  29,135        1.750        06/20/27        29,948   
  10,740        1.625        11/20/27        11,051   
  256        2.000        11/20/27        264   
  37,732        1.625        12/20/27        38,830   
  77,739        1.750        01/20/28        80,007   
  27,862        1.750        02/20/28        28,678   
  32,046        1.750        03/20/28        32,990   
  129,264        1.625        07/20/29        133,246   
  71,831        1.625        08/20/29        74,051   
  17,454        1.625        09/20/29        18,019   
  73,965        1.625        10/20/29        76,330   
  91,700        1.625        11/20/29        94,642   
  19,997        1.625        12/20/29        20,628   
  27,383        1.750        01/20/30        28,267   
  12,658        1.750        02/20/30        13,070   
  72,705        1.750        03/20/30        75,064   
  83,306        1.750        04/20/30        86,003   
  128,128        1.750        05/20/30        132,282   
  92,941        2.000        05/20/30        96,582   
  19,527        1.750        06/20/30        20,135   
  178,188        2.000        07/20/30        184,933   
  35,127        2.000        09/20/30        36,524   
  64,159        1.625        10/20/30        66,303   
  124,491        1.750        03/20/32        128,874   
     

 

 

 
        3,320,230   

 

 

 
  FHLMC – 3.5%   
  5,978        7.000        09/01/17        6,190   
  2,931        7.000        10/01/17        3,042   
  18,229        5.500        05/01/18        19,083   
  239,235        5.500        06/01/18        250,441   
  9,164        4.500        09/01/18        9,489   

 

 

 
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  FHLMC – (continued)   
$ 2,297        10.000     10/01/18      $ 2,306   
  72,419        5.000        06/01/19        76,317   
  3,741        10.000        07/01/20        3,757   
  438        10.000        10/01/20        438   
  40,790        6.500        07/01/21        46,632   
  3,115        6.500        08/01/22        3,561   
  41,353        9.000        10/01/22        47,649   
  166,030        4.500        10/01/23        179,619   
  867,414        5.000        08/01/24        935,343   
  168,283        6.500        07/01/28        187,534   
  773,449        4.500        03/01/29        838,219   
  4,521        8.000        07/01/30        5,535   
  11,845        7.500        12/01/30        12,182   
  50,767        7.000        04/01/31        59,819   
  29,394        5.000        08/01/33        32,355   
  5,605        5.000        09/01/33        6,170   
  13,223        5.000        10/01/33        14,555   
  19,044        5.500        09/01/34        21,212   
  414,125        6.000        10/01/34        472,471   
  7,010        5.000        11/01/34        7,713   
  428,262        5.000        12/01/34        471,214   
  1,490        5.500        03/01/35        1,660   
  22,185        5.000        07/01/35        24,411   
  2,873        5.500        07/01/35        3,213   
  5,552        5.000        11/01/35        6,111   
  8,535        5.500        11/01/35        9,560   
  41,111        5.000        12/01/35        45,614   
  116,726        5.500        01/01/36        130,743   
  305        5.500        02/01/36        341   
  2,586        6.000        06/01/36        2,976   
  79,441        5.000        02/01/37        86,993   
  6,460        5.000        03/01/38        7,074   
  161,404        5.500        03/01/38        179,600   
  60,469        5.500        04/01/38        67,286   
  10,807        5.500        11/01/38        12,203   
  15,757        5.500        12/01/38        17,555   
  680,551        7.000        02/01/39        798,325   
  4,755        5.500        03/01/39        5,339   
  279,293        5.000        07/01/39        307,440   
  7,294        5.500        10/01/39        8,127   
  14,163        5.500        03/01/40        15,874   
  33,882        5.500        06/01/40        37,734   
  15,092        5.000        08/01/40        16,594   
  1,266,576        5.500        08/01/40        1,405,771   
  4,517        4.500        11/01/40        4,897   
  13,690        5.000        04/01/41        15,117   
  14,176        5.000        06/01/41        15,591   
  583,339        5.000        07/01/41        641,914   
  26,485        3.000        05/01/42        26,834   
  308,679        3.500        06/01/42        324,185   
  25,906        3.000        08/01/42        26,247   
  29,038        3.000        01/01/43        29,461   
  99,712        3.000        02/01/43        101,337   
  5,755,358        3.500        04/01/43        6,006,705   
     

 

 

 
        14,095,678   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  FNMA – 18.7%   
$ 50        8.000     01/01/16      $ 50   
  14,004        8.000        11/01/16        14,119   
  30,973        5.000        08/01/17        32,175   
  2,181,454        2.800        03/01/18        2,256,591   
  1,874,041        3.740        05/01/18        1,984,617   
  1,690,000        3.840        05/01/18        1,795,919   
  13,801        4.500        08/01/18        14,315   
  140,880        5.000        09/01/18        147,170   
  740,406        5.000        10/01/18        774,642   
  4,400,000        4.506        06/01/19        4,735,980   
  39,833        6.500        08/01/19        45,504   
  888,669        3.416        10/01/20        953,374   
  11,198        9.500        10/01/20        11,291   
  598,983        3.615        12/01/20        649,217   
  2,209,989        4.380        06/01/21        2,453,321   
  301,770        5.500        02/01/23        336,658   
  501,347        5.500        08/01/23        559,358   
  1,613,486        5.000        06/01/25        1,775,365   
  121,739        6.000        11/01/28        138,485   
  9,464        6.500        11/01/28        10,641   
  29,142        5.000        02/01/30        32,098   
  109,971        3.000        08/01/30        114,606   
  884,959        3.000        09/01/30        922,260   
  72,216        7.000        07/01/31        80,305   
  529        6.000        03/01/32        605   
  1,540        5.500        03/01/33        1,730   
  6,143        6.000        03/01/33        7,022   
  4,716,929        5.500        04/01/33        5,322,661   
  2,177        6.000        05/01/33        2,542   
  5,878        5.000        07/01/33        6,528   
  1,010,498        5.500        07/01/33        1,108,365   
  37,092        5.000        08/01/33        41,023   
  7,213        5.500        09/01/33        8,104   
  33,724        5.500        12/01/33        37,899   
  1,887        6.000        12/01/33        2,183   
  9,827        5.500        02/01/34        11,043   
  2,632        5.500        03/01/34        2,960   
  1,708        5.500        04/01/34        1,933   
  9,925        5.500        05/01/34        11,166   
  119        5.500        06/01/34        135   
  11,305        5.500        08/01/34        12,791   
  6,707        5.500        09/01/34        7,540   
  5,370        5.500        10/01/34        6,061   
  3,807        5.500        11/01/34        4,295   
  61,985        5.500        12/01/34        69,927   
  10,003        5.500        04/01/35        11,284   
  278,081        6.000        04/01/35        317,869   
  9,935        5.000        05/01/35        11,126   
  7,189        5.500        05/01/35        8,080   
  14,286        5.000        07/01/35        15,894   
  11,442        5.500        07/01/35        12,905   
  6,156        5.000        08/01/35        6,865   
  1,097        5.500        08/01/35        1,247   
  189        6.000        08/01/35        219   
  11,557        5.500        09/01/35        13,054   
  104,586        6.000        10/01/35        121,693   

 

 

 
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  FNMA – (continued)   
$ 67,776        6.000     11/01/35      $ 77,785   
  5,315        5.500        12/01/35        6,039   
  224        5.500        02/01/36        252   
  55,407        6.000        03/01/36        63,951   
  90,623        6.000        04/01/36        104,578   
  3,494        4.500        07/01/36        3,816   
  738        5.500        02/01/37        830   
  21,702        5.500        04/01/37        24,480   
  443        5.500        05/01/37        498   
  637        5.500        06/01/37        716   
  1,337,230        5.500        08/01/37        1,497,459   
  344,641        6.000        10/01/37        395,026   
  301,440        7.500        11/01/37        350,590   
  316        5.500        12/01/37        356   
  18,063        5.500        02/01/38        20,231   
  8,353        5.500        03/01/38        9,392   
  13,364        6.000        03/01/38        15,322   
  28,918        5.500        04/01/38        32,619   
  8,974        5.500        05/01/38        10,123   
  2,009        5.500        06/01/38        2,258   
  2,335        5.500        07/01/38        2,627   
  2,097        5.500        08/01/38        2,360   
  2,407        5.500        09/01/38        2,710   
  615        5.500        12/01/38        693   
  6,857        5.500        02/01/39        7,750   
  468,267        7.000        03/01/39        534,714   
  5,450        4.500        04/01/39        5,907   
  15,929        4.500        05/01/39        17,555   
  9,729        5.500        06/01/39        10,937   
  9,471        4.000        08/01/39        10,105   
  47,940        4.500        08/01/39        52,871   
  161,017        5.000        09/01/39        177,339   
  8,678        5.500        11/01/39        9,759   
  699,606        4.500        12/01/39        771,561   
  591,825        5.000        07/01/40        659,816   
  581,319        5.000        03/01/41        641,108   
  567,326        4.500        05/01/41        616,420   
  218,598        5.000        07/01/41        241,081   
  269,960        4.500        08/01/41        293,718   
  240,418        5.000        10/01/41        265,145   
  478,700        5.000        04/01/42        527,935   
  128,526        3.000        05/01/42        130,644   
  147,968        3.000        06/01/42        150,406   
  1,055,949        3.000        08/01/42        1,077,636   
  219,682        4.500        08/01/42        241,556   
  2,852,431        3.000        09/01/42        2,903,620   
  131,229        3.000        10/01/42        134,017   
  674,136        3.000        11/01/42        688,459   
  6,002,314        3.000        12/01/42        6,128,699   
  4,661,608        3.000        01/01/43        4,761,045   
  1,513,223        3.000        02/01/43        1,545,614   
  1,683,212        3.000        03/01/43        1,716,145   
  3,892,095        3.000        04/01/43        3,962,521   
  1,322,863        3.000        05/01/43        1,348,973   
  159,549        3.000        06/01/43        162,964   
  1,438,821        3.000        07/01/43        1,469,620   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   49


GOLDMAN SACHS GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  FNMA – (continued)   
$ 35,317        3.500     02/01/45      $ 36,875   
  30,772        3.500        07/01/45        32,129   
  5,176,278        3.500        08/01/45        5,404,285   
  7,903,513        3.500        09/01/45        8,250,180   
     

 

 

 
        74,638,630   

 

 

 
  GNMA – 22.0%   
  10        9.000        08/15/16        10   
  509,701        3.950        07/15/25        555,922   
  107,402        7.000        12/15/27        122,919   
  15,553        6.500        08/15/28        17,833   
  170,401        6.000        01/15/29        193,932   
  195,022        7.000        10/15/29        230,072   
  102,391        5.500        11/15/32        117,171   
  1,231,232        5.500        12/15/32        1,404,928   
  65,007        5.500        01/15/33        74,063   
  91,084        5.500        02/15/33        103,773   
  103,612        5.500        03/15/33        118,048   
  99,365        5.500        07/15/33        112,534   
  54,358        5.500        08/15/33        61,931   
  37,084        5.500        09/15/33        42,251   
  48,808        5.500        04/15/34        55,520   
  68,299        5.500        05/15/34        77,690   
  617,451        5.500        06/15/34        702,355   
  488,417        5.500        09/15/34        555,578   
  403,657        5.500        12/15/34        459,162   
  402,844        5.500        01/15/35        454,642   
  271,819        5.000        03/15/38        301,461   
  1,676        5.000        11/15/38        1,851   
  30,437,612        3.500        08/20/45        31,938,092   
  2,993,294        4.000        08/20/45        3,199,667   
  1,000,000        3.500        09/20/45        1,049,297   
  5,000,000        4.000        09/20/45        5,344,727   
  38,000,000        4.000        TBA-30yr (e)      40,456,014   
     

 

 

 
        87,751,443   

 

 

 
  TOTAL FEDERAL AGENCIES      $ 185,321,291   

 

 

 
  TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS   
  (Cost $217,594,871)      $ 221,314,668   

 

 

 
  Agency Debentures – 9.0%   

 

FFCB

  

$ 1,500,000        1.460     11/19/19      $ 1,498,505   

 

FHLB

  

  1,500,000        1.530        11/21/19        1,500,225   
  2,200,000        1.875        03/13/20        2,244,621   
  2,800,000        3.000        09/10/21        2,996,323   
  3,700,000        2.125        06/09/23        3,667,499   
  1,900,000        3.250        06/09/23        2,010,384   
  2,100,000        3.375        09/08/23        2,267,481   
  300,000        3.375        12/08/23        322,393   

 

FNMA

  

  2,600,000        6.250        05/15/29        3,617,781   
  4,000,000        6.625        11/15/30        5,781,574   

 

 

 
  Agency Debentures – (continued)   

 

New Valley Generation III

  

$ 2,430,619        4.929     01/15/21      $ 2,684,524   

 

Small Business Administration

  

  10,014        7.500        04/01/17        10,318   
  23,650        6.300        05/01/18        25,105   
  16,120        6.300        06/01/18        17,127   

 

Tennessee Valley Authority

  

  6,500,000        3.875        02/15/21        7,200,658   

 

 

 
  TOTAL AGENCY DEBENTURES     
  (Cost $34,829,290)      $ 35,844,518   

 

 

 
  Asset-Backed Securities – 5.9%   
  Auto Floor Plan ABS – 1.1%   

 

Ally Master Owner Trust Series 2015-3, Class A

  

$ 2,550,000        1.630     05/15/20      $ 2,545,546   

 
 

GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2015-1,
Class A1(d)

  
  

  2,000,000        1.650        05/15/20        1,996,828   
     

 

 

 
        4,542,374   

 

 

 
  Automobiles – 0.6%   

 
 

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2015-2A,
Class A

  
  

  2,150,000        2.630        12/20/21        2,174,082   

 

 

 
  Student Loan(a) – 4.2%   

 

Access Group, Inc. Series 2005-2, Class A3

  

  1,644,095        0.509        11/22/24        1,629,478   

 

Access Group, Inc. Series 2006-1, Class A2

  

  362,275        0.439        08/25/23        357,910   

 

Alaska State Student Loan Corp. Series 2013, Class A

  

  3,845,585        0.694        08/25/31        3,851,123   

 

Edsouth Indenture No. 9 LLC Series 2015-1, Class A(d)

  

  2,198,101        0.994        10/25/56        2,153,824   

 

Goal Capital Funding Trust Series 2006-1, Class A3

  

  219,531        0.449        11/25/26        217,973   

 

Higher Education Funding I Series 2005-1, Class A4

  

  550,000        0.469        02/25/30        540,291   

 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2005-4, Class A3

  

  918,888        0.449        06/22/26        906,394   

 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2013-5A, Class A(d)

  

  480,639        0.824        01/25/37        472,040   

 

Scholar Funding Trust Series 2013-A, Class A(d)

  

  3,220,170        0.844        01/30/45        3,183,080   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2003-14, Class A5

  

  451,550        0.525        01/25/23        446,074   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-9, Class A4

  

  179,630        0.365        10/25/22        179,134   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2008-5, Class A4

  

  2,600,000        1.995        07/25/23        2,613,189   

 

Wachovia Student Loan Trust Series 2005-1, Class A5

  

  341,297        0.425        01/26/26        334,656   
     

 

 

 
        16,885,166   

 

 

 
  TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES     
  (Cost $23,729,331)      $ 23,601,622   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Municipal Debt Obligation – 0.6%   
  New Jersey – 0.6%   

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Series A (MBIA)

  

$ 2,000,000        7.425     02/15/29      $ 2,261,060   
  (Cost $2,000,000)     

 

 

 
     
  Government Guarantee Obligations(f) – 2.0%   

 

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Government AID Bond

  

$ 4,600,000        2.503     10/30/20      $ 4,789,545   

 

Israel Government AID Bond

  

  1,400,000        5.500        09/18/23        1,724,647   
  500,000        5.500        12/04/23        617,534   
  700,000        5.500        04/26/24        864,715   

 

 

 
  TOTAL GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE OBLIGATIONS   
  (Cost $7,815,942)      $ 7,996,441   

 

 

 
  U.S. Treasury Obligations – 34.7%   

 

United States Treasury Bonds

  

$ 650,000        2.750     11/15/42      $ 633,158   
  10,010,000        3.625 (g)      08/15/43        11,526,316   
  5,900,000        3.750 (g)      11/15/43        6,947,604   
  5,500,000        3.625        02/15/44        6,325,550   
  1,600,000        3.000        05/15/45        1,637,488   
  3,200,000        2.875        08/15/45        3,198,016   

 

United States Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

  

  1,621,800        0.125        04/15/16        1,606,085   
  2,836,176        2.500        07/15/16        2,883,597   
  2,942,044        0.125        04/15/17        2,931,482   
  1,612,086        2.625        07/15/17        1,689,418   
  2,319,746        0.125        01/15/22        2,265,023   
  974,235        0.375        07/15/23        958,861   
  2,792,271        0.625        01/15/24        2,782,666   
  703,563        0.125        07/15/24        672,339   
  452,872        0.375        07/15/25        441,550   
  1,333,884        2.500        01/15/29        1,602,328   
  386,456        2.125        02/15/40        456,922   
  1,075,200        1.375        02/15/44        1,093,683   

 

United States Treasury Notes

  

  300,000        0.375 (g)      02/15/16        300,315   
  39,400,000        1.750        09/30/19        40,238,041   
  6,400,000        1.625        12/31/19        6,496,768   
  9,300,000        1.625        06/30/20        9,418,295   
  6,300,000        2.000        05/31/21        6,451,389   
  4,700,000        2.000        10/31/21        4,798,888   
  4,700,000        2.125        12/31/21        4,827,699   
  2,800,000        1.750        02/28/22        2,809,996   
  6,000,000        1.875        05/31/22        6,057,720   
  600,000        2.125        06/30/22        615,672   
  1,300,000        2.000        07/31/22        1,322,568   
  5,700,000        1.750        09/30/22        5,697,777   

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS     
  (Cost $134,177,398)      $ 138,687,214   

 

 

 

 

Shares

    Rate   Value  
  Investment Company(h) – 2.1%   

 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – FST Shares

  

  8,656,741      0.006%   $ 8,656,741   
  (Cost $8,656,741)   

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 109.7%  
  (Cost $428,803,573)   $ 438,362,264   

 

 

 
 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF

    OTHER ASSETS – (9.7)%

    (38,641,140

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 399,721,124   

 

 

 

 

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 September 30, 2015.

(b)

  Security with a notional or nominal principal amount. The actual effective yield of this security is different than the stated interest rate.

(c)

  Issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.

(d)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities have been determined to be liquid by the investment adviser and may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $7,916,808, which represents approximately 2.0% of net assets as of September 30, 2015.

(e)

  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 $40,456,014 which represents approximately 10.1% of net assets as of September 30, 2015.

(f)

  Guaranteed by the United States Government until maturity. Total market value for these securities amounts to $7,996,441, which represents approximately 2.0% of net assets as of September 30, 2015.

(g)

  All or a portion of security is segregated as collateral for initial margin requirements on futures transactions.

(h)

  Represents an Affiliated Fund.

 

Investment Abbreviations:

FDIC

 

—Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

FFCB

 

—Federal Farm Credit Bank

FHLB

 

—Federal Home Loan Bank

FHLMC

 

—Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FNMA

 

—Federal National Mortgage Association

GNMA

 

—Government National Mortgage Association

LIBOR

 

—London Interbank Offered Rate

LLC

 

—Limited Liability Company

MBIA

 

—Insured by Municipal Bond Investors Insurance

NCUA

 

—National Credit Union Administration

REMIC

 

—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

STRIPS

 

—Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   51


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FORWARD SALES CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following forward sales contracts:

 

Description    Interest
Rate
       Maturity
Date(a)
     Settlement
Date
       Principal
Amount
       Value  

FHLMC

     3.500      TBA-30yr        10/14/15         $ (2,000,000      $ (2,080,625

FNMA

     3.000         TBA-30yr        10/14/15           (3,000,000        (3,039,844

FNMA

     3.500         TBA-30yr        10/14/15           (5,000,000        (5,214,844

FNMA

     5.000         TBA-30yr        10/14/15           (1,000,000        (1,102,187

GNMA

     3.500         TBA-30yr        10/21/15           (15,000,000        (15,712,500
TOTAL (Proceeds Receivable: $26,859,844)         $ (27,150,000

 

  (a)   TBA (To Be Announced) Securities are purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and no defined maturity date. The actual principal and maturity date will be determined upon settlement when the specific mortgage pools are assigned.

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
      

Expiration

Date

    

Current

Value

       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bonds

     (18      December 2015      $ (2,887,313      $ (42,691

2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     162         December 2015        35,483,063           43,011   

5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (99      December 2015        (11,931,047        (86,755

10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     39         December 2015        5,020,641           63,571   

20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

     (33      December 2015        (5,192,344        (28,077
TOTAL         $ (50,941

SWAP CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following swap contracts:

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS

 

     Rates Exchanged   Market Value  
Notional
Amount
(000s)(b)
    

Termination

Date

  

Payments

Received

 

Payments

Made

  Upfront
Payments
Made (Received)
    Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
$ 13,300       06/24/21    2.923%   3 month LIBOR   $ (6,133   $ 178,483   
  16,500       09/02/22    2.810   3 month LIBOR     35,891        54,528   
  3,400       06/24/29    3 month LIBOR   3.218%     13,868        (162,102
  3,870       09/02/30    3 month LIBOR   3.005     (14,307     (46,487
  TOTAL   $ 29,319      $ 24,422   
         

 

 

   

 

  (b)   Represents forward starting interest rate swaps whose effective dates of commencement of accruals and cash flows occur subsequent to September 30, 2015.

INTEREST RATE SWAPTION CONTRACTS

For the six months ended September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following interest rate swaptions activities:

 

      Notional
Amount
(000s)
      

Premiums

Received

 

Contracts Outstanding March 31, 2015

   $         $   

Contracts Written

     14,600           339,335   

Contracts Bought to Close

     (14,600        (339,335

Contracts Outstanding September 30, 2015

   $         $   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS HIGH QUALITY FLOATING RATE FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Corporate Obligations(a) – 0.3%   
  Banks – 0.3%   

 

Bank of Nova Scotia

  

$ 700,000        1.650     10/29/15      $ 700,556   

 

DnB Boligkreditt AS

  

  800,000        1.450        03/21/19        800,524   

 

 

 
  TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS     
  (Cost $1,499,590)      $ 1,501,080   

 

 

 
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – 37.7%   
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 29.9%   
  Interest Only(b) – 0.0%   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 1990-145, Class B

  

$ 281        1,004.961     12/25/20      $ 1,642   

 

 

 
  Regular Floater(c) – 22.7%   

 

Aire Valley Mortgages PLC Series 2006-1A, Class 1A(a)

  

  2,804,023        0.565        09/20/66        2,628,062   

 

Collateralized Mortgage Securities Corp. Series N, Class 2

  

  2,301        0.929        08/25/17        2,304   

 
 

FDIC Structured Sale Guaranteed Notes Series 2010-S1,
Class 1A(a)

  
  

  333,927        0.743        02/25/48        333,108   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 1826, Class F

  

  32,920        0.607        09/15/21        32,989   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 3208, Class FD

  

  2,033,501        0.607        08/15/36        2,041,767   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 3208, Class FE

  

  3,480,767        0.607        08/15/36        3,494,916   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 3208, Class FG

  

  1,978,541        0.607        08/15/36        1,986,584   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 3307, Class FA

  

  14,589,561        0.637        07/15/34        14,680,150   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 3371, Class FA

  

  674,387        0.807        09/15/37        682,528   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 3374, Class FT

  

  702,616        0.507        04/15/37        702,272   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 3471, Class FB

  

  3,062,700        1.207        08/15/35        3,137,910   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 3545, Class FA

  

  887,104        1.057        06/15/39        900,301   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 3588, Class CW

  

  3,171,766        2.645        10/15/37        3,379,735   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 4039, Class FA

  

  4,621,714        0.707        05/15/42        4,669,228   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 4057, Class CF

  

  8,819,671        0.657        04/15/39        8,874,573   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 4272, Class FD

  

  8,274,661        0.557        11/15/43        8,298,026   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 4316, Class FY

  

  2,586,981        0.607        11/15/39        2,603,559   

 

FHLMC STRIPS Series 237, Class F23

  

  584,637        0.607        05/15/36        586,887   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 1990-145, Class A

  

  114,377        1.192        12/25/20        114,588   

 

 

 
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  Regular Floater(c) – (continued)   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 1997-20, Class F

  

$ 256,935        0.714     03/25/27      $ 253,951   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 1998-66, Class FC

  

  80,043        0.707        11/17/28        80,601   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2006-42, Class CF

  

  13,236,641        0.644        06/25/36        13,332,547   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2006-72, Class XF

  

  1,430,386        0.694        08/25/36        1,437,236   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2007-33, Class HF

  

  86,585        0.544        04/25/37        87,029   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2007-92, Class OF

  

  647,110        0.764        09/25/37        653,707   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2008-22, Class FD

  

  1,101,442        1.034        04/25/48        1,113,775   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2009-75, Class MF

  

  1,444,614        1.344        09/25/39        1,481,343   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2010-123, Class FL

  

  3,781,846        0.624        11/25/40        3,799,707   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2011-110, Class FE

  

  4,839,811        0.594        04/25/41        4,866,203   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2011-53, Class FT

  

  927,282        0.774        06/25/41        937,786   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2012-56, Class FG

  

  3,920,550        0.694        03/25/39        3,953,439   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2014-19, Class FA

  

  2,524,425        0.594        11/25/39        2,540,423   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2014-19, Class FJ

  

  2,802,220        0.594        11/25/39        2,819,767   

 

GNMA REMIC Series 2010-53, Class FC

  

  1,463,062        1.036        04/20/40        1,494,705   

 

GNMA REMIC Series 2012-12, Class HF

  

  1,744,754        0.616        01/20/42        1,753,837   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2010-A1, Class A

  

  389,652        0.554        12/07/20        390,382   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2011-R1, Class 1A

  

  720,628        0.653        01/08/20        723,640   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2011-R2, Class 1A

  

  2,144,107        0.595        02/06/20        2,149,216   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2011-R3, Class 1A

  

  1,978,395        0.603        03/11/20        1,984,191   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2011-R4, Class 1A

  

  1,767,918        0.583        03/06/20        1,770,473   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2011-R5, Class 1A

  

  1,124,952        0.583        04/06/20        1,124,952   
     

 

 

 
        107,898,397   

 

 

 
  Sequential Fixed Rate – 0.3%   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 4248, Class LM

  

  1,188,709        6.500        05/15/41        1,380,773   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2010-R1, Class 2A

  

  20,311        1.840        10/07/20        20,318   
     

 

 

 
        1,401,091   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   53


GOLDMAN SACHS HIGH QUALITY FLOATING RATE FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  Sequential Floating Rate(c) – 6.9%   

 
 

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates,
Series KF02, Class A1

  
  

$ 3,690,823        0.574     07/25/20      $ 3,693,202   

 
 

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates,
Series KF03, Class A

  
  

  12,947,883        0.534        01/25/21        12,943,623   

 
 

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates,
Series KS02, Class A

  
  

  7,849,103        0.572        08/25/23        7,849,102   

 

FNMA ACES Series 2013-M11, Class FA

  

  1,604,909        0.524        01/25/18        1,606,110   

 

FNMA ACES Series 2014-M5, Class FA

  

  937,612        0.559        01/25/17        937,840   

 

Granite Master Issuer PLC Series 2007-1, Class 2A1

  

  176,541        0.356        12/20/54        175,650   

 

Granite Master Issuer PLC Series 2007-2, Class 4A1

  

  4,192,843        0.297        12/17/54        4,170,336   

 

Granite Mortgages PLC Series 2004-3, Class 2A1

  

  633,093        0.625        09/20/44        631,612   

 

Leek Finance PLC Series 2017A, Class A2B(a)

  

  342,624        0.561        12/21/37        361,017   

 

Leek Finance PLC Series 2018X, Class A2B

  

  395,145        0.541        09/21/38        408,009   
     

 

 

 
        32,776,501   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE   
  OBLIGATIONS      $ 142,077,631   

 

 

 
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities(a)(c) – 2.2%   
  Sequential Floating Rate – 2.2%   

 

Boca Hotel Portfolio Trust Series 2013-BOCA, Class A

  

$ 517,828        1.357     08/15/26      $ 516,569   

 
 

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates
Series 2014-KYO, Class A

  
  

  4,700,000        1.104        06/11/27        4,664,816   

 
 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2014-FBLU, Class A

  
  

  5,300,000        1.157        12/15/28        5,270,950   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED   
  SECURITIES      $ 10,452,335   

 

 

 
  Federal Agencies – 5.6%   
  Adjustable Rate FHLMC(c) – 2.2%   
$ 10,887        1.937     08/01/16      $ 10,914   
  18,033        2.580        08/01/18        18,361   
  10,060        2.506        11/01/18        10,206   
  82,908        2.912        11/01/18        83,781   
  4,129        2.250        02/01/19        4,185   
  15,174        1.933        03/01/19        15,325   
  10,496        2.540        03/01/19        10,686   
  17,329        2.198        06/01/19        17,568   
  5,763        2.270        07/01/19        5,839   
  316,253        2.639        11/01/19        322,422   
  187,331        6.877        11/01/19        200,161   
  14,325        2.961        01/01/20        14,566   
  34,676        1.930        05/01/21        35,226   

 

 

 
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  Adjustable Rate FHLMC(c) – (continued)   
$ 6,881        1.930     10/01/26      $ 6,974   
  506,143        3.500        08/01/28        539,438   
  215,151        2.444        05/01/29        223,206   
  18,717        4.159        06/01/29        20,273   
  37,780        1.950        04/01/30        38,907   
  29,661        4.391        06/01/30        32,127   
  128,480        2.552        12/01/30        133,865   
  25,064        2.471        02/01/31        26,300   
  8,130        2.280        06/01/31        8,594   
  1,815,365        2.579        05/01/34        1,931,833   
  1,629,774        2.410        05/01/35        1,731,987   
  138,129        3.693        05/01/35        143,178   
  4,461,462        2.420        01/01/38        4,771,871   
     

 

 

 
        10,357,793   

 

 

 
  Adjustable Rate FNMA(c) – 2.6%   
  20,071        6.750        04/01/17        20,135   
  12,696        4.258        08/01/17        12,848   
  38,468        2.745        09/01/17        38,807   
  1,087        4.875        12/01/17        1,120   
  32,797        2.039        03/01/18        33,059   
  17,017        2.669        03/01/18        17,087   
  182,382        2.066        07/01/18        183,913   
  10,897        1.878        10/01/18        11,017   
  13,329        2.676        10/01/18        13,894   
  28,493        2.738        10/01/18        28,495   
  40,405        1.917        01/01/19        40,841   
  108,580        3.981        04/01/19        112,681   
  8,605        5.996        04/01/19        9,090   
  58,184        1.937        05/01/19        59,215   
  246,131        1.947        05/01/19        249,238   
  25,914        6.080        07/01/19        27,235   
  95,303        4.291        08/01/19        99,218   
  87,407        5.900        05/01/20        91,697   
  118,275        1.967        06/01/20        119,723   
  9,403        6.737        02/01/22        10,058   
  36,374        2.420        05/20/22        36,739   
  95,408        2.196        02/01/23        97,644   
  226,498        2.253        01/01/24        233,497   
  274,371        2.315        03/01/24        283,360   
  175,688        2.035        06/20/24        177,438   
  7,533        3.522        08/01/24        7,690   
  59,394        5.082        01/01/25        63,529   
  12,830        3.589        06/01/27        13,539   
  8,669        4.250        12/01/27        9,390   
  15,501        4.516        01/01/28        16,790   
  11,880        1.941        06/01/29        12,201   
  11,795        2.068        06/01/29        12,187   
  1,691,507        2.506        07/01/33        1,809,278   
  466,526        2.552        11/01/34        497,303   
  7,912        3.822        05/01/36        8,392   
  2,594,628        2.503        03/01/37        2,775,279   
  560,726        2.524        09/01/37        599,713   
  4,097,973        2.349        12/01/37        4,363,847   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS HIGH QUALITY FLOATING RATE FUND

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  Adjustable Rate FNMA(c) – (continued)   
$ 81,583        1.583     06/01/40      $ 83,888   
  6,679        1.383        02/01/41        6,810   
     

 

 

 
        12,287,885   

 

 

 
  Adjustable Rate GNMA(c) – 0.4%   
  1,224,962        1.750        04/20/33        1,267,285   
  257,498        1.750        05/20/33        265,957   
  496,772        1.625        08/20/34        515,763   
     

 

 

 
        2,049,005   

 

 

 
  FHLMC – 0.2%   
  880        8.000        12/01/15        880   
  115,271        5.500        01/01/20        122,388   
  99,641        7.000        04/01/21        107,312   
  38,182        7.000        08/01/21        41,488   
  134,699        7.000        05/01/22        149,011   
  429,557        7.000        06/01/22        473,955   
  3,082        4.500        05/01/23        3,293   
     

 

 

 
        898,327   

 

 

 
  FNMA – 0.2%   
  17        8.000        01/01/16        17   
  6,171        7.000        05/01/17        6,438   
  20,115        5.500        03/01/18        21,049   
  41,329        5.500        04/01/18        43,189   
  3,857        5.000        09/01/19        4,084   
  738        5.000        11/01/19        771   
  4,977        5.000        01/01/20        5,223   
  42,550        7.000        07/01/21        46,340   
  92,765        7.000        11/01/21        104,555   
  46,043        7.000        12/01/21        47,292   
  119,019        7.000        01/01/22        126,115   
  21,413        7.000        02/01/22        24,129   
  77,257        7.000        01/01/28        87,119   
  20,896        6.500        04/01/33        24,839   
  42,090        6.000        05/01/38        47,511   
  52,516        6.000        11/01/38        59,280   
  119,419        6.000        09/01/39        134,801   
  41,606        6.000        10/01/39        46,974   
  30,859        6.000        10/01/40        34,833   
  43,932        6.000        05/01/41        49,590   
     

 

 

 
        914,149   

 

 

 
  GNMA – 0.0%   
  38,035        7.000        04/15/26        42,980   

 

 

 
  TOTAL FEDERAL AGENCIES      $ 26,550,139   

 

 

 
  TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS   
  (Cost $178,912,159)      $ 179,080,105   

 

 

 
     
  Agency Debentures(c) – 12.9%   

 

FFCB

  

$ 11,000,000        0.207     06/30/16      $ 10,995,512   
  25,000,000        0.233        09/09/16        24,993,725   

 

 

 
  Agency Debentures(c) –(continued)   

 

FFCB – (continued)

  

$ 15,000,000        0.224     12/28/16      $ 15,005,145   
  10,100,000        0.230        05/26/17        10,085,890   

 

 

 
  TOTAL AGENCY DEBENTURES     
  (Cost $61,099,679)      $ 61,080,272   

 

 

 
  Asset-Backed Securities – 38.6%   
  Auto(c) – 0.5%   

 
 

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust Series 2013-1,
Class A2

  
  

$ 2,500,000        0.587     01/15/18      $ 2,500,743   

 

 

 
  Collateralized Loan Obligations(c) – 11.9%   

 

Aberdeen Loan Funding Ltd. Series 2008-1A, Class A(a)

  

  3,189,592        0.928        11/01/18        3,166,631   

 

ACIS CLO Ltd. Series 2013-1A, Class A1(a)

  

  1,150,000        1.145        04/18/24        1,119,058   

 

ACIS CLO Ltd. Series 2013-2A, Class A(a)

  

  1,966,990        0.777        10/14/22        1,942,783   

 

Atrium X Series 2010-A, Class A(a)

  

  2,750,000        1.396        07/16/25        2,705,832   

 

B&M CLO Ltd. Series 2014-1A, Class A1(a)

  

  750,000        1.676        04/16/26        737,839   

 

Black Diamond CLO Ltd. Series 2006-1A, Class AD(a)

  

  1,236,886        0.544        04/29/19        1,202,796   

 

Brentwood CLO Corp. Series 2006-1A, Class A1A(a)

  

  1,355,641        0.548        02/01/22        1,332,864   

 

Brentwood CLO Corp. Series 2006-1A, Class A1B(a)

  

  1,074,281        0.548        02/01/22        1,056,232   

 

Crown Point CLO Ltd. Series 2012-1A, Class A1LA(a)

  

  590,100        1.026        11/21/22        580,366   

 

Crown Point CLO Ltd. Series 2013-2A, Class A1L(a)

  

  8,000,000        1.247        12/31/23        7,850,720   

 

Dryden XXVI Senior Loan Fund Series 2013-26A, Class A(a)

  

  1,800,000        1.375        07/15/25        1,766,336   

 
 

Goldentree Loan Opportunities III Ltd. Series 2007-3A,
Class A1BJ(a)

  
  

  4,700,000        0.580        05/01/22        4,607,593   

 

Goldentree Loan Opportunities V Ltd. Series 2007-5A, Class A(a)

  

  436,291        0.970        10/18/21        434,060   

 

ICG US CLO Ltd. Series 2014-1A, Class A1(a)

  

  2,100,000        1.425        04/20/26        2,058,197   

 

KKR Financial CLO Ltd. Series 2013-1A, Class A1(a)

  

  5,250,000        1.425        07/15/25        5,139,041   

 

OCP CLO Ltd. Series 2012-2A, Class A1(a)

  

  1,050,000        1.149        11/22/23        1,032,445   

 

OCP CLO Ltd. Series 2014-5A, Class A1(a)

  

  2,350,000        1.277        04/26/26        2,282,736   

 

OFSI Fund V Ltd. Series 2013-5A, Class A1LA(a)

  

  1,000,000        1.204        04/17/25        975,211   

 

OFSI Fund V Ltd. Series 2014-7A, Class A(a)

  

  2,100,000        1.615        10/18/26        2,061,969   

 

OFSI Fund VI Ltd. Series 2014-6A, Class A1(a)

  

  2,250,000        1.300        03/20/25        2,187,995   

 

OZLM Funding III Ltd. Series 2013-3A, Class A1(a)

  

  2,000,000        1.606        01/22/25        1,986,780   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   55


GOLDMAN SACHS HIGH QUALITY FLOATING RATE FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

Sound Point CLO Vlll Ltd. Series 2015-1A, Class A(a)

  

$ 5,100,000        1.824     04/15/27      $ 5,048,771   

 

Symphony CLO XI Ltd. Series 2013-11A, Class A(a)

  

  2,000,000        1.574        01/17/25        1,977,124   

 

Trinitas CLO Ltd. Series 2014-1A, Class A1(a)

  

  600,000        1.805        04/15/26        593,461   

 

Westchester CLO Ltd. Series 2007-1X, Class A1A

  

  1,089,512        0.503        08/01/22        1,075,263   

 

Zais CLO 1 Ltd. Series 2014-1A, Class A1(a)

  

  1,700,000        1.675        04/15/26        1,683,306   
     

 

 

 
        56,605,409   

 

 

 
  Credit Card(c) – 1.6%   

 

BA Credit Card Trust Series 2007-A11, Class A11

  

  1,667,000        0.277        12/15/19        1,661,106   

 

Bank of America Credit Card Trust Series 2014-A1, Class A

  

  5,650,000        0.587        06/15/21        5,647,021   
     

 

 

 
        7,308,127   

 

 

 
  Home Equity(a) – 0.8%   

 
 

HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Backed Notes
Series 2013-T5, Class AT5

  
  

  3,600,000        1.979        08/15/46        3,606,750   

 

 

 
  Student Loan(c) – 23.8%   

 

Academic Loan Funding Trust Series 2013-1, Class A(a)

  

  3,869,364        0.994        12/26/44        3,846,133   

 

Access Group, Inc. Series 2005-2, Class A3

  

  1,914,021        0.509        11/22/24        1,897,004   

 

Access Group, Inc. Series 2006-1, Class A2

  

  434,730        0.439        08/25/23        429,492   

 

Access Group, Inc. Series 2013-1, Class A(a)

  

  1,960,691        0.694        02/25/36        1,894,570   

 

Access Group, Inc. Series 2015-1, Class A(a)

  

  1,007,512        0.894        07/25/56        977,615   

 
 

Access to Loans for Learning Student Loan Corp. Series 2013-I,
Class A

  
  

  2,872,161        0.994        02/25/41        2,803,478   

 

Alaska State Student Loan Corp. Series 2013, Class A

  

  2,978,975        0.694        08/25/31        2,983,264   

 

Bank of America Student Loan Trust Series 2010-1A, Class A(a)

  

  2,563,591        1.095        02/25/43        2,527,529   

 

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. Series 2005-1, Class A3

  

  774,888        0.436        09/26/22        769,905   

 
 

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. Series 2005-2,
Class A10

  
  

  1,135,348        0.446        12/26/19        1,130,919   

 

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. Series 2006-1, Class A3

  

  1,610,355        0.436        12/26/24        1,597,430   

 

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. Series 2011-1, Class A2

  

  476,614        1.129        02/25/30        475,653   

 

Education Loan Asset-Backed Trust I Series 2013-1, Class A1(a)

  

  3,986,450        0.994        06/25/26        3,939,288   

 

Educational Services of America, Inc. Series 2010-1, Class A1(a)

  

  3,370,723        1.145        07/25/23        3,389,198   

 

Educational Services of America, Inc. Series 2012-1, Class A1(a)

  

  4,189,084        1.344        09/25/40        4,201,135   

 

 

 
  Asset-Backed Securities – (continued)   
  Student Loan(c) – (continued)   

 

Educational Services of America, Inc. Series 2014-1, Class A(a)

  

$ 3,428,027        0.894     02/25/39      $ 3,357,721   

 

GCO Education Loan Funding Trust Series 2005-2, Class A6L

  

  763,482        0.479        05/27/24        759,330   

 

GCO Education Loan Funding Trust Series 2006-1, Class A8L

  

  2,511,241        0.459        05/25/25        2,463,640   

 

Goal Capital Funding Trust Series 2006-1, Class A3

  

  250,892        0.449        11/25/26        249,112   

 

Goal Capital Funding Trust Series 2007-1, Class A3

  

  1,033,083        0.416        09/25/28        1,022,190   

 

Goal Capital Funding Trust Series 2010-1, Class A(a)

  

  90,717        1.029        08/25/48        88,464   

 

Higher Education Funding I Series 2005-1, Class A4

  

  650,000        0.469        02/25/30        638,526   

 
 

Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corp. Series 2015-1,
Class A1

  
  

  7,038,771        0.947        12/01/31        7,001,817   

 
 

Knowledgeworks Foundation Student Loan Series 2010-1,
Class A

  
  

  2,239,005        1.279        02/25/42        2,251,970   

 
 

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Series 2008-1,
Class A1

  
  

  942,554        1.245        04/25/38        946,555   

 
 

Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority Series 2010-2,
Class A1

  
  

  4,106,678        1.179        08/27/29        4,065,489   

 
 

Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corp.
Series 2012-1, Class A2

  
  

  4,512,528        1.216        05/20/30        4,538,850   

 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2005-4, Class A3

  

  1,072,036        0.449        06/22/26        1,057,460   

 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2006-2, Class A5

  

  3,950,000        0.395        01/25/30        3,860,651   

 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2013-5A, Class A(a)

  

  961,278        0.824        01/25/37        944,079   

 

Northstar Education Finance, Inc. Series 2012-1, Class A(a)

  

  1,201,556        0.894        12/26/31        1,181,492   

 

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority Series 2012-1, Class A1

  

  3,335,775        1.089        07/01/31        3,286,447   

 

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority Series 2014-1, Class A1

  

  830,023        0.899        10/02/28        819,647   

 

Scholar Funding Trust Series 2010-A, Class A(a)

  

  989,264        1.044        10/28/41        958,973   

 

Scholar Funding Trust Series 2012-B, Class A1(a)

  

  2,378,067        0.594        10/28/25        2,371,276   

 

Scholar Funding Trust Series 2013-A, Class A(a)

  

  4,292,673        0.844        01/30/45        4,243,230   

 

SLC Student Loan Center Series 2011-1, Class A(a)

  

  1,897,213        1.414        10/25/27        1,901,119   

 

SLC Student Loan Trust Series 2010-1, Class A

  

  1,176,579        1.204        11/25/42        1,169,827   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2003-12, Class A5(a)

  

  2,302,433        0.617        09/15/22        2,286,147   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2003-14, Class A5

  

  522,848        0.525        01/25/23        516,507   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS HIGH QUALITY FLOATING RATE FUND

 

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

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2004-1, Class A3

  

$ 2,407,441        0.505     04/25/23      $ 2,379,173   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2004-8A, Class A5(a)

  

  2,363,807        0.795        04/25/24        2,344,022   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2005-9, Class A6

  

  3,100,000        0.845        10/26/26        3,075,035   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-2, Class A5

  

  2,294,916        0.405        07/25/25        2,278,966   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-4, Class A5

  

  4,715,376        0.395        10/27/25        4,671,608   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-8, Class A4

  

  139,229        0.375        10/25/21        138,773   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-9, Class A4

  

  218,122        0.365        10/25/22        217,520   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2008-2, Class A3

  

  913,967        1.045        04/25/23        883,138   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2008-5, Class A4

  

  850,000        1.995        07/25/23        854,312   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2012-3, Class A

  

  1,582,951        0.844        12/26/25        1,550,960   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2012-6, Class A2

  

  384,956        0.474        09/25/19        383,429   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2013-3, Class A2

  

  612,954        0.494        05/26/20        609,227   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2014-1, Class A2

  

  750,000        0.574        07/26/21        745,314   

 

South Carolina Student Loan Corp. Series 2005, Class A2

  

  133,339        0.449        12/01/20        133,267   

 

Utah State Board of Regents Series 2012-1, Class A

  

  3,344,507        0.944        12/26/31        3,344,808   

 

Utah State Board of Regents Series 2015-1, Class A

  

  4,433,865        0.794        02/25/43        4,242,290   

 

Wachovia Student Loan Trust Series 2005-1, Class A5

  

  379,219        0.425        01/26/26        371,840   
     

 

 

 
        113,066,814   

 

 

 
  TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES     
  (Cost $183,808,691)      $ 183,087,843   

 

 

 
     
  Government Guarantee Obligation(d) – 0.9%   

 

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Government AID Bond

  

$ 4,000,000        2.503     10/30/20      $ 4,164,821   
  (Cost $4,000,000)     

 

 

 
  U.S. Treasury Obligations – 8.3%   

 

United States Treasury Bond(e)

  

$ 1,500,000        3.750     11/15/43      $ 1,766,340   

 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note(c)

  

  20,000,000        0.084        04/30/16        20,000,400   

 

United States Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

  

  6,487,200        0.125        04/15/16        6,424,339   
  945,392        2.500        07/15/16        961,199   
  1,576,095        0.125        04/15/17        1,570,437   

 

 

 
  U.S. Treasury Obligations – (continued)   

 

United States Treasury Inflation Protected Securities – (continued)

  

$ 1,036,341        2.625     07/15/17      $ 1,086,054   
  4,006,834        0.125        01/15/22        3,912,313   
  769,133        0.375        07/15/23        756,996   
  2,659,306        0.625        01/15/24        2,650,158   
  386,456        2.125        02/15/40        456,922   

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS   
  (Cost $39,501,247)      $ 39,585,158   

 

 

 

 

Shares   Rate   Value  
Investment Company(f) – 0.0%   

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – FST Shares

  

270   0.006%   $ 270   
(Cost $270)   

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 98.7%  
(Cost $468,821,636)   $ 468,499,549   

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 1.3%
    6,104,659   

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 474,604,208   

 

 

 

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. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities have been determined to be liquid by the investment adviser and may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $114,864,489, which represents approximately 24.2% of net assets as of September 30, 2015.

(b)

  Security with a notional or nominal principal amount. The actual effective yield of this security is different than the stated interest rate.

(c)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on September 30, 2015.

(d)

  Guaranteed by the United States Government until maturity. Total market value for this security amounts to $4,164,821, which represents approximately 0.9% of net assets as of September 30, 2015.

(e)

  A portion of this security is segregated as collateral for initial margin requirements on futures transactions.

(f)

  Represents an Affiliated Fund.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ACES

 

—Alternative Credit Enhancement Securities

CLO

 

—Collateralized Loan Obligation

FDIC

 

—Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

FFCB

 

—Federal Farm Credit Bank

FHLMC

 

—Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FNMA

 

—Federal National Mortgage Association

GNMA

 

—Government National Mortgage Association

LIBOR

 

—London Interbank Offered Rate

NCUA

 

—National Credit Union Administration

REMIC

 

—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

STRIPS

 

—Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   57


GOLDMAN SACHS HIGH QUALITY FLOATING RATE FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
      

Expiration

Date

    

Current

Value

       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bonds

     61         December 2015      $ 9,784,781         $ 103,127   

2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (25      December 2015        (5,475,781        (6,762

5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (87      December 2015        (10,484,859        (51,733

10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     23         December 2015        2,960,891           28,219   

20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

     (42      December 2015        (6,608,438        (84,923
TOTAL         $ (12,072

SWAP CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following swap contracts:

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS

 

     Rates Exchanged   Market Value  

Notional

Amount
(000s)(a)

    

Termination

Date

  

Payments

Received

 

Payments

Made

 

Upfront

Payments
Made (Received)

    Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
$ 2,000       12/16/20    3 month LIBOR   2.000%   $ (27,072   $ (23,749
  29,600       06/24/21    2.923%   3 month LIBOR     (10,128     393,702   
  39,020       09/02/22    2.810   3 month LIBOR     56,790        157,036   
  500       12/16/25    2.500   3 month LIBOR     7,683        12,458   
  7,600       06/24/29    3 month LIBOR   3.218     25,979        (357,324
  9,150       09/02/30    3 month LIBOR   3.005     (12,872     (130,866
  10,800       12/16/30    3 month LIBOR   2.500     71,465        (310,133
         

 

 

   
  TOTAL   $ 111,845      $ (258,876
         

 

 

   

 

  (a)   Represents forward starting interest rate swaps whose effective dates of commencement of accruals and cash flows occur subsequent to September 30, 2015.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

   

Interest

Rate

    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  U.S. Treasury Obligations – 94.8%   

 

United States Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

  

$ 2,162,400        0.125     04/15/16      $ 2,141,446   
  945,392        2.500        07/15/16        961,199   
  29,132,697        2.625        07/15/17        30,530,193   
  5,162,100        0.125        04/15/18        5,159,674   
  20,859,936        0.625        07/15/21        21,179,302   
  2,319,746        0.125        01/15/22        2,265,023   
  3,411,969        0.125        01/15/23        3,295,211   
  11,895,916        0.375        07/15/23        11,708,198   
  10,944,067        0.625        01/15/24        10,906,419   
  21,910,962        0.125 (a)      07/15/24        20,938,554   
  3,668,181        2.500        01/15/29        4,406,402   
  14,795,744        2.125        02/15/40        17,493,600   
  6,359,040        1.375        02/15/44        6,468,352   

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS   
  (Cost $139,379,602)      $ 137,453,573   

 

 

 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENT
  
  
  (Cost $139,379,602)      $ 137,453,573   

 

 

 
  Short-term Investment(b) – 4.8%   
  Repurchase Agreements – 4.8%   

 

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II

  

$ 7,000,000        0.122     10/01/15      $ 7,000,000   
  (Cost $7,000,000)   

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.6%   
  (Cost $146,379,602)      $ 144,453,573   

 

 

 
 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.4%
  
  
    554,662   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 145,008,235   

 

 

 

 

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

(a)

  All or a portion of security is segregated as collateral for initial margin requirements on futures transactions.

(b)

  Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on September 30, 2015. Additional information appears on page 83.

 

 

Investment Abbreviation:

LIBOR

 

—London Interbank Offered Rate

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
      

Expiration

Date

    

Current

Value

      

Unrealized

Gain (Loss)

 

Eurodollars

     (5      June 2016      $ (1,241,938      $ (5,699

Eurodollars

     (6      September 2016        (1,488,150        (7,514

Eurodollars

     (6      December 2016        (1,485,825        (7,664

Eurodollars

     3         December 2017        739,163           (7

Eurodollars

     3         March 2018        738,375           31   

Eurodollars

     3         June 2018        737,588           68   

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bonds

     19         December 2015        3,047,719           34,351   

2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (14      December 2015        (3,066,438        (3,399

5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     100         December 2015        12,051,563           85,412   

10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     99         December 2015        12,744,703           132,305   

20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

     (69      December 2015        (10,856,719        (136,796
                 
TOTAL         $ 91,088   
                 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   59


GOLDMAN SACHS INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

SWAP CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following swap contracts:

OVER THE COUNTER INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS

 

     Rates Exchanged    
Counterparty   

Notional

Amount

(000s)

  

Termination

Date

  

Payments

Received

  

Payments

Made

 

Unrealized

Gain (Loss)*

Barclays Bank PLC    $34,000    08/17/17    3 month LIBOR    1.065%   $(65,885)

 

  *   There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) on the swap contracts is equal to their market value.

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS

 

     Rates Exchanged   Market Value  

Notional

Amount

(000s)(a)

     Termination
Date
  

Payments

Received

 

Payments

Made

  Upfront
Payments
Made (Received)
   

Unrealized

Gain (Loss)

 
$ 22,810       06/24/21    2.923%   3 month LIBOR   $ 38,269      $ 257,317   
  28,590       09/02/22    2.810   3 month LIBOR     34,716        121,953   
  1,100       12/16/22    3 month LIBOR   2.250%     (15,222     (19,803
  6,000       06/24/29    3 month LIBOR   3.218     (28,409     (233,179
  6,760       09/02/30    3 month LIBOR   3.004     1,578        (107,771
  TOTAL                    $ 30,932      $ 18,517   

 

  (a)   Represents forward starting interest rate swaps whose effective dates of commencement of accruals and cash flows occur subsequent to September 30, 2015.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS LIMITED MATURITY OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Corporate Obligations – 50.3%   
  Banks – 44.3%   

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.(a)

  

$ 300,000        0.596     06/13/17      $ 298,549   

 

Bank of America NA(a)

  

  250,000        0.779        11/14/16        249,757   

 

Bank of Montreal(a)

  

  300,000        0.883        04/09/18        299,998   

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia(a)(b)

  

  400,000        0.845        09/20/16        400,778   

 

Credit Suisse New York(a)

  

  160,000        0.984        01/29/18        159,517   

 

HSBC Bank PLC(a)(b)

  

  300,000        0.961        05/15/18        299,364   

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)

  

  400,000        0.841        02/15/17        399,689   

 

Royal Bank of Canada(a)

  

  400,000        0.793        09/09/16        400,914   

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

  

  250,000        0.900        01/18/16        250,053   

 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB(a)

  

  400,000        0.796        09/23/16        400,855   

 

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.(a)(b)

  

  500,000        1.356        09/14/18        501,163   

 

The Toronto-Dominion Bank(a)

  

  400,000        0.793        09/09/16        400,952   

 

Wells Fargo & Co.(a)

  

  400,000        0.629        06/02/17        398,951   
     

 

 

 
        4,460,540   

 

 

 
  Health Care – 6.0%   

 

McLaren Health Care Corp.

  

  200,000        1.040        05/15/16        199,975   

 

Providence Health & Services Obligated Group(a)

  

  400,000        0.934        10/01/15        400,000   
     

 

 

 
        599,975   

 

 

 
  TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS   
  (Cost $5,064,579)      $ 5,060,515   

 

 

 
     
  Municipal Debt Obligations – 34.2%   
  California – 13.8%   

 
 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Sifma – Kaiser Permanente) Series 2012 B(a)

 
  

$ 350,000        0.970     04/01/52      $ 350,973   

 
 

Los Angeles California Department of Airports RB Build
America Bonds Direct Payment to Issuer Series 2009 C

  
  

  300,000        5.175        05/15/17        311,517   

 
 

Orange County CA Pension Obligation RB (Refunding-Pension-
Taxable) Series 2015 A

 
  

  350,000        0.580        11/02/15        350,063   

 
 

University of California RB (Floating Rate Notes)
Series 2011 Y-2(a)

 
  

  175,000        0.697        07/01/41        174,970   

 

 

 
  Municipal Debt Obligations – (continued)   
  California – (continued)   

 
 

University of California RB (Taxable Floating Rate Notes)
Series 2011 Y-1(a)

  
  

$ 200,000        0.697     07/01/41      $ 199,966   
     

 

 

 
        1,387,489   

 

 

 
  Colorado – 1.1%   

 
 

University of Colorado Enterprise RB Build America
Subseries 2010 A-2

 
  

  105,000        2.672        06/01/16        106,356   

 

 

 
  Florida(a)(b) – 3.6%   

 
 

Puttable Floating Option Taxable Notes RB
Series 2014 TNP-1011

 
  

  365,000        0.400        12/01/25        365,000   

 

 

 
  Massachusetts(a) – 1.4%   

 
 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts State GO Bonds Refunding
(Sifma Index) Series 2013 A

  
  

  50,000        0.310        02/01/16        50,003   

 

Massachusetts State GO Consolidated Loan Series 2012 D

  

  90,000        0.450        01/01/18        89,971   
     

 

 

 
        139,974   

 

 

 
  Missouri – 1.5%   

 
 

Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Authority RB for
Washington University Taxable Series 2011 A

  
  

  150,000        1.970        11/15/15        150,159   

 

 

 
  New Jersey – 0.6%   

 
 

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority RB Unrefunded Balance
Taxable Series 2003 B

  
  

  60,000        4.252        01/01/16        60,522   

 

 

 
  New York – 8.2%   

 
 

New York State Local Government Assistance Corp. RB
Refunding Sub-Lien (AGM) Series 2003 A-10 V(a)

  
  

  125,000        0.225        04/01/17        122,539   

 
 

New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority RB
Refunding Subseries 2002 G-1B(a)

  
  

  300,000        0.632        11/01/15        300,003   

 
 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey RB Consolidated
Bonds – 176TH Series 2012

  
  

  400,000        0.600        12/01/15        400,116   
     

 

 

 
        822,658   

 

 

 
  South Carolina(a) – 4.0%   

 
 

South Carolina State Public Service Authority RB (Taxable
LIBOR Index Bonds) Series 2013 D

  
  

  400,000        1.297        06/01/16        400,272   

 

 

 
  TOTAL MUNICIPAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS   
  (Cost $3,432,290)      $ 3,432,430   

 

 

 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENT
  
  
  (Cost $8,496,869)      $ 8,492,945   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   61


GOLDMAN SACHS LIMITED MATURITY OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Short-term Investments – 17.8%   
  Repurchase Agreement – 17.8%   

 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

  

$ 490,000        1.245     03/29/16      $ 490,000   

 

Maturity Value: $493,084

  

 

Settlement Date: 09/29/2015

  

 
 
 
 
 

Collateralized by various corporate obligations, 0.537% to
0.637%, due 12/22/2036 to 03/22/2037, and various mortgage
obligations, 3.897% to 7.86%, due 03/01/2030 to 06/17/2032.
The aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $581,611.

  
  
  
  
  

 

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II(c)

  

  1,300,000        0.122        10/01/15        1,300,000   

 

 

 
  TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS     
  (Cost $1,790,000)      $ 1,790,000   

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 102.3%     
  (Cost $10,286,869)      $ 10,282,945   

 

 

 
 
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    OTHER ASSETS — (2.3)%
 
  
    (227,193

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 10,055,752   

 

 

 

 

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 September 30, 2015.

(b)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities have been determined to be liquid by the investment adviser and may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $1,566,305, which represents approximately 15.6% of net assets as of September 30, 2015.

(c)

  Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on September 30, 2015. Additional information appears on page 83.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

AGM

 

—Assured Guaranteed Municipal Corp

GO

 

—General Obligation

LIBOR

 

—London Interbank Offered Rate

RB

 

—Revenue Bond

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – 29.3%   
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 8.5%   
  Inverse Floaters(a) – 0.0%   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 1990-134, Class SC

  

$ 9,196        21.309     11/25/20      $ 12,426   

 

 

 
  IOette(b) – 0.0%   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 1161, Class U

  

  222        1,172.807        11/15/21        4,281   

 

 

 
  Regular Floater(a) – 4.7%   

 
 

FDIC Structured Sale Guaranteed Notes Series 2010-S1,
Class 1A(c)

  
  

  4,563,670        0.743        02/25/48        4,552,477   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 1988-12, Class B

  

  14,437        0.000        02/25/18        14,298   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2007-33, Class HF

  

  745,154        0.544        04/25/37        748,980   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2010-A1, Class A

  

  2,402,856        0.544        12/07/20        2,407,357   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2010-R2, Class 1A

  

  4,890,936        0.564        11/06/17        4,898,387   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2011-R1, Class 1A

  

  4,220,821        0.653        01/08/20        4,238,463   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2011-R2, Class 1A

  

  14,365,517        0.595        02/06/20        14,399,748   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2011-R3, Class 1A

  

  13,409,112        0.603        03/11/20        13,448,397   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2011-R4, Class 1A

  

  15,061,739        0.583        03/06/20        15,083,507   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2011-R5, Class 1A

  

  7,012,688        0.574        04/06/20        7,012,688   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2011-R6, Class 1A

  

  727,274        0.583        05/07/20        727,274   
     

 

 

 
        67,531,576   

 

 

 
  Sequential Fixed Rate – 3.5%   

 
 

FDIC Structured Sale Guaranteed Notes Series 2010-S1,
Class 2A(c)

  
  

  6,611,828        3.250        04/25/38        6,827,023   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 108, Class G

  

  49,958        8.500        12/15/20        52,832   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 1980, Class Z

  

  521,549        7.000        07/15/27        598,953   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2019, Class Z

  

  526,012        6.500        12/15/27        596,828   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2755, Class ZA

  

  1,125,427        5.000        02/15/34        1,242,691   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 3530, Class DB

  

  7,993,882        4.000        05/15/24        8,478,157   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 4273, Class PD

  

  2,243,315        6.500        11/15/43        2,603,911   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 1989-66, Class J

  

  102,735        7.000        09/25/19        108,687   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 1990-16, Class E

  

  93,754        9.000        03/25/20        105,013   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2005-65, Class WL

  

  123,225        5.500        07/25/34        123,304   

 

 

 
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  Sequential Fixed Rate – (continued)   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2012-111, Class B

  

$ 1,025,497        7.000     10/25/42      $ 1,172,306   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2012-153, Class B

  

  3,347,866        7.000        07/25/42        3,926,195   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2015-30, Class EA

  

  12,792,751        3.000        05/25/45        13,253,313   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2010-R1, Class 2A

  

  121,868        1.840        10/07/20        121,906   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series A4

  

  11,000,000        3.000        06/12/19        11,642,444   
     

 

 

 
        50,853,563   

 

 

 
  Sequential Floating Rate(a) – 0.3%   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 4273, Class PS

  

  2,919,186        5.893        11/15/43        457,192   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 1988-12, Class A

  

  28,104        3.856        02/25/18        28,567   

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Series 2010-R1, Class 1A

  

  3,607,402        0.653        10/07/20        3,623,043   
     

 

 

 
        4,108,802   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE   
  OBLIGATIONS      $ 122,510,648   

 

 

 
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities(a) – 5.9%   
  Sequential Floating Rate – 5.9%   

 
 

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates,
Series KF02, Class A1

  
  

$ 17,424,941        0.574     07/25/20      $ 17,436,177   

 
 

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates,
Series KF03, Class A

  
  

  9,879,309        0.534        01/25/21        9,876,059   

 
 

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates,
Series KP02, Class A2

  
  

  21,500,000        2.355        04/25/21        21,913,374   

 

FNMA ACES Series 2014-M1, Class ASQ2

  

  32,500,000        2.323        11/25/18        33,496,817   

 

FNMA ACES Series 2014-M5, Class FA

  

  3,016,664        0.559        01/25/17        3,017,397   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED   
  SECURITIES      $ 85,739,824   

 

 

 
  Federal Agencies – 14.9%   
  Adjustable Rate FHLMC(a) – 0.3%   
$ 26,218        2.365     05/01/18      $ 26,337   
  27,744        2.948        10/01/25        28,165   
  625,949        2.432        11/01/34        669,531   
  2,508,601        2.451        06/01/35        2,677,919   
  242,677        2.943        05/01/36        259,574   
  82,881        2.143        10/01/36        88,365   
  110,091        2.540        11/01/36        117,756   
     

 

 

 
        3,867,647   

 

 

 
  Adjustable Rate FNMA(a) – 2.4%   
  19,811        2.645        02/01/18        19,947   
  35,872        2.110        06/01/18        36,530   
  43,349        5.900        05/01/20        45,477   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   63


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  Adjustable Rate FNMA(a) – (continued)   
$ 22,170        3.116     01/01/23      $ 22,459   
  108,713        3.152        02/01/27        110,428   
  959,414        2.425        08/01/29        972,288   
  86,936        2.505        07/01/32        92,100   
  89,957        2.044        01/01/33        94,530   
  1,685,972        2.550        05/01/33        1,792,394   
  279,084        2.750        08/01/33        297,900   
  1,234,216        4.610        08/01/33        1,336,797   
  1,173,141        2.442        02/01/34        1,253,975   
  718,153        2.360        05/01/34        768,155   
  471,460        2.445        05/01/34        504,172   
  702,851        2.470        06/01/34        751,787   
  540,609        2.156        10/01/34        577,231   
  446,641        2.186        10/01/34        473,590   
  118,047        2.123        02/01/35        124,433   
  1,071,367        2.131        02/01/35        1,128,094   
  320,125        2.285        03/01/35        342,047   
  952,542        2.345        03/01/35        1,018,863   
  1,472,975        1.944        04/01/35        1,549,749   
  2,503,888        2.030        04/01/35        2,625,467   
  440,252        2.470        04/01/35        467,773   
  553,851        2.059        05/01/35        581,587   
  324,857        2.210        05/01/35        345,095   
  2,245,947        2.473        08/01/35        2,398,620   
  725,362        2.253        10/01/35        775,865   
  1,521,802        2.333        03/01/36        1,617,676   
  516,512        2.384        04/01/36        544,424   
  1,346,106        2.548        04/01/36        1,439,829   
  2,112,393        2.634        06/01/36        2,257,903   
  1,389,335        2.643        06/01/36        1,474,306   
  1,590,034        2.519        07/01/36        1,682,358   
  3,097,100        2.393        09/01/36        3,302,663   
  247,376        2.507        11/01/36        264,599   
  163,283        2.542        11/01/36        174,652   
  2,015,520        2.535        07/01/37        2,155,850   
  68,737        2.445        12/01/46        73,523   
     

 

 

 
        35,495,136   

 

 

 
  Adjustable Rate GNMA(a) – 0.4%   
  345,657        1.750        05/20/34        357,902   
  706,536        1.625        07/20/34        733,518   
  434,951        1.625        08/20/34        451,578   
  3,453,428        1.625        09/20/34        3,585,537   
  437,319        1.625        10/20/34        453,923   
  549,471        1.625        12/20/34        568,367   
     

 

 

 
        6,150,825   

 

 

 
  FHLMC – 0.3%   
  304        8.000        12/01/15        305   
  1,006        7.000        03/01/16        1,011   
  570,581        5.500        01/01/20        605,809   
  190,527        7.000        04/01/22        207,427   
  3,082        4.500        05/01/23        3,293   
  13,617        7.500        01/01/31        14,931   

 

 

 
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  FHLMC – (continued)   
$ 2,586        6.000     06/01/36      $ 2,977   
  3,088,653        7.000        02/01/39        3,623,167   
     

 

 

 
        4,458,920   

 

 

 
  FNMA – 11.0%   
  117        8.500        12/01/15        117   
  1,509        5.500        01/01/18        1,573   
  7,089,725        2.800        03/01/18        7,333,921   
  59,044,881        3.743        06/01/18        62,427,893   
  87,642        5.500        07/01/18        92,022   
  63,779        5.500        08/01/18        66,738   
  116,959        5.500        09/01/18        122,992   
  15,800,000        2.960        11/01/18        16,549,596   
  16,804        5.500        12/01/18        17,730   
  10,305        5.500        01/01/19        10,866   
  12,227        5.500        03/01/19        12,929   
  590        5.500        08/01/19        591   
  5,813        5.000        09/01/19        6,159   
  21,474        7.000        11/01/19        22,654   
  39,017,234        4.317        07/01/21        43,169,163   
  165,113        5.000        07/01/23        181,868   
  1,760,035        5.500        09/01/23        1,923,456   
  458,823        5.500        10/01/23        503,234   
  4,012        7.000        12/01/24        4,547   
  94,489        5.000        06/01/25        103,969   
  1,302        7.000        08/01/27        1,526   
  1,451        7.000        10/01/28        1,610   
  1,271        7.000        01/01/29        1,453   
  1,125,603        4.500        09/01/29        1,220,073   
  393        7.000        11/01/29        397   
  887        7.000        04/01/31        1,010   
  8,873        7.000        05/01/32        10,226   
  6,825        7.000        06/01/32        7,495   
  1,146        7.000        08/01/32        1,361   
  29,564        6.000        03/01/33        34,271   
  7,039        6.000        04/01/33        8,046   
  1,771,193        6.500        04/01/33        2,095,256   
  5,709        6.000        11/01/33        6,526   
  1,568        7.000        04/01/34        1,849   
  22,819        6.000        01/01/35        26,069   
  2,989,370        6.000        04/01/35        3,417,095   
  55,281        6.000        06/01/35        63,684   
  230,039        6.000        09/01/35        260,247   
  313        6.000        11/01/35        354   
  16,652        6.000        01/01/36        18,839   
  9,203        6.000        02/01/36        10,620   
  88,518        6.000        05/01/36        101,961   
  3,052        6.000        06/01/36        3,535   
  205,542        6.000        08/01/36        236,907   
  515,399        6.000        09/01/36        584,344   
  880,562        4.500        11/01/36        956,763   
  32,881        6.000        04/01/37        37,801   
  120,490        6.000        08/01/37        138,016   
  250,344        7.500        10/01/37        296,654   
  231,873        6.000        11/01/37        265,809   
  7,716        6.000        02/01/38        8,853   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  FNMA – (continued)   
$ 93,429        6.000     01/01/39      $ 107,173   
  278,709        4.500        02/01/39        302,052   
  1,873,067        7.000        03/01/39        2,138,856   
  266,557        4.500        04/01/39        288,882   
  13,431        4.500        08/01/39        14,812   
  37,487        4.500        05/01/41        40,730   
  1,079,839        4.500        08/01/41        1,174,874   
  269,980        4.500        10/01/41        293,343   
  133,941        5.000        02/01/42        148,345   
  937,844        3.000        12/01/42        957,978   
  797,649        3.000        01/01/43        815,444   
  212,248        3.000        04/01/43        216,792   
  95,194        3.000        05/01/43        96,704   
  9,000,000        6.000        TBA-30yr (d)      10,170,000   
     

 

 

 
        159,136,653   

 

 

 
  GNMA – 0.5%   
  234,053        5.500        07/15/20        247,512   
  4,656        6.500        01/15/32        5,338   
  11,206        6.500        02/15/32        12,850   
  11,552        6.500        08/15/34        13,587   
  17,149        6.500        05/15/35        20,069   
  6,411        6.500        06/15/35        7,447   
  12,790        6.500        07/15/35        14,970   
  3,367        6.500        08/15/35        3,945   
  7,389        6.500        09/15/35        8,630   
  7,898        6.500        10/15/35        9,247   
  34,320        6.500        11/15/35        40,166   
  34,306        6.500        12/15/35        40,105   
  54,291        6.500        01/15/36        63,515   
  48,818        6.500        02/15/36        57,172   
  50,411        6.500        03/15/36        59,058   
  119,806        6.500        04/15/36        139,787   
  190,477        6.500        05/15/36        223,081   
  164,006        6.500        06/15/36        192,114   
  707,054        6.500        07/15/36        837,648   
  687,468        6.500        08/15/36        804,070   
  1,038,258        6.500        09/15/36        1,211,302   
  420,181        6.500        10/15/36        488,025   
  547,423        6.500        11/15/36        637,204   
  213,829        6.500        12/15/36        248,443   
  96,773        6.500        01/15/37        112,158   
  41,590        6.500        02/15/37        48,514   
  25,429        6.500        03/15/37        29,799   
  68,451        6.500        04/15/37        79,948   
  50,634        6.500        05/15/37        58,601   
  30,376        6.500        08/15/37        35,314   
  174,592        6.500        09/15/37        202,284   
  180,907        6.500        10/15/37        207,434   
  99,909        6.500        11/15/37        117,050   
  4,093        6.500        02/15/38        4,782   
  36,536        6.500        05/15/38        42,504   
  4,641        6.500        08/15/38        5,438   
  117,200        6.000        11/15/38        135,665   
  47,484        6.500        11/15/38        55,470   

 

 

 
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  GNMA – (continued)   
$ 12,137        6.500     01/15/39      $ 14,160   
  31,181        6.500        02/15/39        36,371   
     

 

 

 
        6,570,777   

 

 

 
  TOTAL FEDERAL AGENCIES      $ 215,679,958   

 

 

 
  TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS   
  (Cost $418,056,888)      $ 423,930,430   

 

 

 
     
  Agency Debentures – 19.8%   

 

FFCB

  

$ 5,000,000        0.750     08/14/17      $ 5,001,550   
  3,200,000        1.460        11/19/19        3,196,810   
  16,000,000        3.500        12/20/23        17,446,517   

 

FHLB

  

  5,000,000        0.260        04/20/16        4,999,760   
  5,000,000        0.270        04/22/16        4,999,775   
  23,500,000        0.375        06/10/16        23,499,600   
  12,200,000        2.125        06/10/16        12,344,045   
  28,500,000        0.750        02/13/17        28,577,648   
  22,000,000        1.000        06/09/17        22,130,627   
  3,200,000        1.530        11/21/19        3,200,480   
  7,000,000        1.875        03/13/20        7,141,975   
  2,300,000        3.250        06/09/23        2,433,623   
  1,800,000        5.375        08/15/24        2,222,100   

 

FHLMC

  

  2,780,000        0.850        12/26/17        2,780,133   
  4,800,000        1.000        01/17/18        4,813,733   

 

FNMA

  

  70,200,000        2.375        04/11/16        70,982,941   
  39,500,000        0.750        03/14/17        39,583,333   
  5,200,000        6.250        05/15/29        7,235,561   
  16,080,000        7.125        01/15/30        24,200,400   

 

Small Business Administration

  

  20,740        7.200        06/01/17        21,435   
  47,300        6.300        05/01/18        50,211   
  40,299        6.300        06/01/18        42,817   

 

 

 
  TOTAL AGENCY DEBENTURES   
  (Cost $283,657,698)      $ 286,905,074   

 

 

 
     
  Government Guarantee Obligation(e) – 1.4%   

 

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Government AID Bond

  

$ 19,300,000        2.503     10/30/20      $ 20,095,262   
  (Cost $19,300,000)     

 

 

 
  U.S. Treasury Obligations – 49.7%   

 

United States Treasury Bonds

  

$ 2,100,000        3.625 %(f)      08/15/43      $ 2,418,108   
  8,600,000        3.750 (f)      11/15/43        10,127,016   
  800,000        3.625        02/15/44        920,080   
  2,900,000        3.000        05/15/45        2,967,947   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   65


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  U.S. Treasury Obligations – (continued)   

 

United States Treasury Bonds – (continued)

  

$ 5,500,000        2.875     08/15/45      $ 5,496,590   

 

United States Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

  

  17,515,440        0.125        04/15/16        17,345,715   
  19,853,232        2.500        07/15/16        20,185,178   
  6,409,453        0.125        04/15/17        6,386,443   
  8,290,728        2.625        07/15/17        8,688,434   
  11,282,401        0.125        01/15/22        11,016,249   
  3,568,775        0.375        07/15/23        3,512,460   
  9,041,640        0.625        01/15/24        9,010,537   
  3,312,480        2.125        02/15/40        3,916,478   
  1,382,400        1.375        02/15/44        1,406,163   

 

United States Treasury Notes

  

  24,300,000        0.375        10/31/16        24,293,196   
  14,400,000        0.625        12/31/16        14,427,936   
  118,400,000        0.500        02/28/17        118,418,943   
  100,000,000        0.500        03/31/17        99,988,998   
  111,600,000        0.875        07/15/17        112,130,098   
  116,200,000        0.625        08/31/17        116,195,354   
  47,900,000        1.000        05/31/18        48,079,143   
  16,800,000        1.500        01/31/19        17,053,848   
  3,700,000        1.625        04/30/19        3,767,636   
  20,500,000        1.625        06/30/20        20,760,759   
  10,800,000        2.250        04/30/21        11,211,372   
  2,800,000        2.000        05/31/21        2,867,284   
  4,800,000        1.750        02/28/22        4,817,137   
  10,900,000        1.875        05/31/22        11,004,858   
  1,200,000        2.125        06/30/22        1,231,344   
  2,400,000        2.000        07/31/22        2,441,664   
  7,900,000        1.750        09/30/22        7,896,919   

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS   
  (Cost $717,308,938)      $ 719,983,887   

 

 

 

 

Shares   Rate     Value  
Investment Company(g) – 0.0%   

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – FST Shares

  

80     0.006     80   
(Cost $80)    

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.2%   
(Cost $1,438,323,604)      $ 1,450,914,733   

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF

    OTHER ASSETS – (0.2)%

  

  

    (2,513,551

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 1,448,401,182   

 

 

 

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 September 30, 2015.

(b)

  Security with a notional or nominal principal amount. The actual effective yield of this security is different than the stated interest rate.

(c)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities have been determined to be liquid by the investment adviser and may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $11,379,500, which represents approximately 0.8% of net assets as of September 30, 2015.

(d)

  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 $10,170,000 which represents approximately 0.7% of net assets as of September 30, 2015.

(e)

  Guaranteed by the United States Government until maturity. Total market value for these securities amounts to $20,095,262, which represents approximately 1.4% of net assets as of September 30, 2015.

(f)

  A portion of these securities are segregated as collateral for initial margin requirements on futures transactions.

(g)

  Represents an Affiliated Fund.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ACES

 

—Alternative Credit Enhancement Securities

FDIC

 

—Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

FFCB

 

—Federal Farm Credit Bank

FHLB

 

—Federal Home Loan Bank

FHLMC

 

—Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FNMA

 

—Federal National Mortgage Association

GNMA

 

—Government National Mortgage Association

LIBOR

 

—London Interbank Offered Rate

NCUA

 

—National Credit Union Administration

REMIC

 

—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
       Expiration Date     

Current

Value

       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bonds

     68         December 2015      $ 10,907,625         $ 144,733   

2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     3,562         December 2015        780,189,313           1,222,438   

5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (188      December 2015        (22,656,938        (164,776

10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (486      December 2015        (62,564,906        (705,695

20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

     (342      December 2015        (53,811,563        (551,573
TOTAL         $ (54,873

SWAP CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following swap contracts:

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS

 

           Rates Exchanged   Market Value  
Notional
Amount
(000s)
    Termination
Date
   Payments
Received
    Payments
Made
  Upfront
Payments
Made (Received)
    Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
$ 31,000      11/02/16      3 month LIBOR      1.780%   $ (295,908   $ (338,336
  133,200 (a)    01/11/18      3 month LIBOR      1.876     400        (3,204,792
  61,800 (a)    12/16/20      3 month LIBOR      2.000     (851,729     (718,640
  67,300 (a)    06/24/21      2.923%      3 month LIBOR     (32,244     904,358   
  79,030 (a)    09/02/22      2.810      3 month LIBOR     109,704        323,373   
  14,200 (a)    12/16/22      3 month LIBOR      2.250     (209,812     (242,325
  21,800 (a)    12/16/25      3 month LIBOR      2.500     (409,316     (468,813
  17,300 (a)    06/25/29      3 month LIBOR      3.218     65,509        (819,754
  18,530 (a)    09/03/30      3 month LIBOR      3.005     (25,318     (265,772
  14,600 (a)    12/16/30      3 month LIBOR      2.500     97,951        (420,595
  1,600 (a)    12/18/45      3 month LIBOR      2.750     (10,792     (58,774
  TOTAL                       $ (1,561,555   $ (5,310,070

 

  (a)   Represents forward starting interest rate swaps whose effective dates of commencement of accruals and cash flows occur subsequent to September 30, 2015.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   67


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Corporate Obligations – 59.7%   
  Automotive – 3.9%   

 

Daimler Finance North America LLC(a)

  

$ 1,500,000        2.450     05/18/20      $ 1,466,318   

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

  

  2,050,000        8.000        12/15/16        2,202,184   
  900,000        8.125        01/15/20        1,079,217   

 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

  

  3,500,000        4.750        08/15/17        3,636,759   

 

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV(a)(b)(c)

  

  4,045,000        6.875        08/15/18        4,186,575   
     

 

 

 
        12,571,053   

 

 

 
  Banks – 19.7%   

 

ABN AMRO Bank NV(a)

  

  2,350,000        1.800        06/04/18        2,351,842   

 

American Express Co.(b)(d)

  

  1,600,000        6.800        09/01/66        1,616,000   

 

American Express Credit Corp.(b)

  

  1,650,000        1.800        07/31/18        1,649,037   

 

Associates Corp. of North America

  

  1,375,000        6.950        11/01/18        1,569,039   

 

Banco de Bogota SA(a)

  

  200,000        5.000        01/15/17        204,000   

 

Banco del Estado de Chile(a)

  

  170,000        2.000        11/09/17        170,000   

 

Bank of America Corp.

  

  5,375,000        6.000        09/01/17        5,795,512   
  1,200,000        2.650        04/01/19        1,213,811   

 

Bank of America NA

  

  2,700,000        1.750        06/05/18        2,692,889   

 

BNP Paribas SA

  

  550,000        2.375        05/21/20        549,972   

 

BPCE SA

  

  1,026,000        2.500        12/10/18        1,044,294   

 

Capital One Bank USA NA(b)

  

  800,000        2.250        02/13/19        796,751   

 

Citigroup, Inc.

  

  1,500,000        1.800        02/05/18        1,498,242   
  450,000        6.125        05/15/18        497,533   
  1,325,000        2.500        07/29/19        1,330,964   

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

  

  525,000        1.900        09/18/17        531,121   
  2,100,000        1.625        03/12/18        2,105,225   

 

Compass Bank(b)

  

  775,000        2.750        09/29/19        771,344   

 

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.(a)

  

  1,425,000        2.750        03/26/20        1,416,906   

 

Credit Suisse New York

  

  1,500,000        0.822 (d)      05/26/17        1,494,912   
  725,000        1.750        01/29/18        724,649   

 

Discover Bank(b)

  

  1,150,000        2.600        11/13/18        1,154,235   

 

HBOS PLC(a)

  

  1,325,000        6.750        05/21/18        1,459,857   

 

ING Bank NV(a)

  

  1,525,000        1.800        03/16/18        1,527,202   

 

 

 
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Banks – (continued)   

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

  

$ 2,550,000        3.875     01/16/18      $ 2,629,222   

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  

  3,200,000        6.400        10/02/17        3,491,816   
  650,000        1.700 (b)      03/01/18        648,147   
  1,825,000        2.250 (b)      01/23/20        1,808,216   

 

KBC Bank NV(b)(d)

  

  400,000        8.000        01/25/23        437,060   

 

Lloyds Bank PLC

  

  600,000        1.750        03/16/18        598,980   
  1,000,000        2.300        11/27/18        1,010,621   

 

Macquarie Bank Ltd.(a)

  

  700,000        1.600        10/27/17        698,219   

 

Morgan Stanley, Inc.

  

  4,100,000        5.950        12/28/17        4,465,735   
  875,000        6.625        04/01/18        972,732   
  775,000        2.650        01/27/20        777,954   

 

MUFG Americas Holdings Corp.(b)

  

  625,000        1.625        02/09/18        622,614   

 

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

  

  600,000        2.000        09/13/16        602,836   

 

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

  

  275,000        4.375        03/16/16        279,554   
  1,625,000        6.400        10/21/19        1,829,447   

 

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.(b)

  

  1,675,000        3.450        08/27/18        1,714,834   
  1,275,000        2.650        04/17/20        1,249,473   

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

  

  575,000        1.750        01/16/18        574,083   

 

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.(a)

  

  1,100,000        1.700        03/05/18        1,093,524   
  700,000        2.150        09/14/18        704,710   

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

  

  2,200,000        5.625        12/11/17        2,390,305   
  600,000        2.150        01/30/20        597,878   
     

 

 

 
        63,363,297   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 1.1%   

 

AVINTIV Specialty Materials, Inc.(b)

  

  217,000        7.750        02/01/19        225,138   

 
 

Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc./Axalta Coating
Systems Dutch Holding BV(a)(b)

  
  

  700,000        7.375        05/01/21        739,375   

 

Eastman Chemical Co.(b)

  

  1,250,000        2.700        01/15/20        1,246,164   

 

Ecolab, Inc.

  

  1,000,000        1.550        01/12/18        996,185   

 

Incitec Pivot Ltd.(a)

  

  375,000        4.000        12/07/15        376,717   
     

 

 

 
        3,583,579   

 

 

 
  Construction Machinery – 1.6%   

 

Case New Holland, Inc.

  

  1,300,000        7.875        12/01/17        1,376,375   

 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.

  

  2,600,000        2.250        12/01/19        2,607,607   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION INCOME FUND

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Construction Machinery – (continued)   

 

John Deere Capital Corp.

  

$ 1,200,000        2.300     09/16/19      $ 1,212,449   
     

 

 

 
        5,196,431   

 

 

 
  Consumer Cyclical Services(b) – 0.7%   

 

CDK Global, Inc.

  

  525,000        3.300        10/15/19        529,766   

 

First Data Corp.(a)

  

  750,000        6.750        11/01/20        783,750   

 

Iron Mountain, Inc.(a)

  

  800,000        6.000        10/01/20        806,000   
     

 

 

 
        2,119,516   

 

 

 
  Consumer Products – 0.7%   
  Beam, Inc.         
  250,000        5.375        01/15/16        253,017   

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

  

  625,000        1.850        03/01/20        621,685   

 

Sally Holdings LLC(b)

  

  1,250,000        6.875        11/15/19        1,300,000   
     

 

 

 
        2,174,702   

 

 

 
  Diversified Manufacturing – 0.2%   

 

Danaher Corp.

  

  575,000        1.650        09/15/18        577,645   

 

Pentair Finance SA

  

  125,000        1.350        12/01/15        125,074   
     

 

 

 
        702,719   

 

 

 
  Electric – 1.1%   

 

Commonwealth Edison Co.(b)

  

  300,000        2.150        01/15/19        302,079   

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

  

  900,000        1.900        06/15/18        898,788   

 

Exelon Corp.(b)

  

  350,000        2.850        06/15/20        351,871   

 

Sempra Energy(b)

  

  1,100,000        2.400        03/15/20        1,094,195   

 

The Southern Co.(b)

  

  800,000        2.750        06/15/20        793,838   
     

 

 

 
        3,440,771   

 

 

 
  Energy – 1.6%   

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

  

  1,425,000        6.375        09/15/17        1,531,235   

 

BP Capital Markets PLC

  

  1,125,000        1.846        05/05/17        1,133,470   

 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.(d)

  

  450,000        0.702        03/30/16        449,009   

 

Devon Energy Corp.(d)

  

  450,000        0.877        12/15/16        444,987   

 

Noble Holding International Ltd.

  

  100,000        2.500        03/15/17        92,000   

 

 

 
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Energy – (continued)   

 

Petroleos de Venezuela SA

  

$ 90,000        9.000     11/17/21      $ 32,310   
  260,000        6.000        05/16/24        84,500   
  280,000        6.000        11/15/26        88,578   
  50,000        5.375        04/12/27        15,813   

 

State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic

  

  638,000        5.450        02/09/17        647,570   

 

Transocean, Inc.

  

  835,000        2.500        10/15/17        755,675   
     

 

 

 
        5,275,147   

 

 

 
  Energy – Exploration & Production – 0.8%   

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

  

  1,225,000        7.250        12/15/18        1,019,812   

 

Marathon Oil Corp.(b)

  

  650,000        2.700        06/01/20        613,650   

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.(b)

  

  1,255,000        5.000        03/15/19        1,091,850   
     

 

 

 
        2,725,312   

 

 

 
  Food & Beverage – 1.5%   

 

Beam Suntory, Inc.

  

  800,000        1.750        06/15/18        794,313   

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

  

  325,000        4.950        08/15/20        355,325   

 

HJ Heinz Co.(a)

  

  1,300,000        2.000        07/02/18        1,301,686   

 

Pernod-Ricard SA(a)

  

  525,000        2.950        01/15/17        533,774   

 

Sysco Corp.(b)

  

  400,000        2.600        10/01/20        400,584   

 

The J.M. Smucker Co.(a)

  

  800,000        1.750        03/15/18        800,555   
  550,000        2.500        03/15/20        550,554   
     

 

 

 
        4,736,791   

 

 

 
  Gaming – 0.3%   

 

MGM Resorts International

  

  975,000        8.625        02/01/19        1,077,375   

 

 

 
  Health Care Products – 0.7%   

 

Becton Dickinson & Co.

  

  1,100,000        2.675        12/15/19        1,112,195   

 

Medtronic, Inc.

  

  1,100,000        1.500        03/15/18        1,100,330   
     

 

 

 
        2,212,525   

 

 

 
  Health Care Services – 2.1%   

 

Cardinal Health, Inc.

  

  905,000        4.625        12/15/20        985,560   

 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(b)

  

  800,000        5.125        08/15/18        816,000   
  1,100,000        8.000        11/15/19        1,146,750   

 

McKesson Corp.

  

  175,000        1.400        03/15/18        173,238   
  650,000        2.284        03/15/19        650,602   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   69


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Health Care Services – (continued)   

 

Providence Health & Services Obligated Group(d)

  

$ 525,000        1.084     10/01/16      $ 526,470   

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

  

  400,000        1.400        10/15/17        399,866   
  2,100,000        1.900        07/16/18        2,119,938   
     

 

 

 
        6,818,424   

 

 

 
  Life Insurance – 0.1%   

 

MetLife, Inc.

  

  150,000        1.756        12/15/17        150,949   

 

 

 
  Media – Cable – 1.8%   

 

Comcast Corp.

  

  440,000        6.500        01/15/17        469,746   
  600,000        5.700        05/15/18        664,206   

 

COX Communications, Inc.

  

  100,000        5.500        10/01/15        100,000   

 

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc.

  

  1,350,000        1.750        01/15/18        1,344,843   
  725,000        5.875        10/01/19        808,059   

 

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

  

  1,470,000        5.850        05/01/17        1,556,637   
  775,000        5.000        02/01/20        830,158   
     

 

 

 
        5,773,649   

 

 

 
  Media – Non Cable – 0.2%   

 

21st Century Fox America, Inc.

  

  550,000        6.900        03/01/19        631,180   

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining – 0.9%   

 

Anglo American Capital PLC(a)(d)

  

  700,000        1.239        04/15/16        699,430   

 

CITIC Ltd.

  

  340,000        6.800        01/17/23        385,182   

 

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

  

  350,000        2.375        03/15/18        304,500   

 

Glencore Finance Canada Ltd.(a)

  

  1,750,000        2.700        10/25/17        1,574,125   
     

 

 

 
        2,963,237   

 

 

 
  Noncaptive – Financial – 1.1%   

 

CIT Group, Inc.

  

  700,000        5.250        03/15/18        722,750   

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

  

  650,000        2.300        04/27/17        662,668   

 

General Electric Capital Corp./LJ VP Holdings LLC(a)

  

  825,000        3.800        06/18/19        885,386   

 

Navient LLC

  

  1,150,000        8.450        06/15/18        1,181,625   
     

 

 

 
        3,452,429   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 4.1%   

 

AbbVie, Inc.

  

  4,075,000        1.800        05/14/18        4,062,439   

 

Actavis Funding SCS(b)

  

  2,400,000        3.000        03/12/20        2,404,318   

 

EMD Finance LLC(a)

  

  1,625,000        1.700        03/19/18        1,627,946   

 

 

 
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Pharmaceuticals – (continued)   

 

Forest Laboratories, Inc.(a)

  

$ 2,000,000        4.375     02/01/19      $ 2,116,834   

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

  

  1,000,000        1.850        09/04/18        1,006,600   

 

Perrigo Co. PLC

  

  750,000        1.300        11/08/16        746,760   

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.(a)(b)

  

  1,100,000        6.750        08/15/18        1,119,250   
     

 

 

 
        13,084,147   

 

 

 
  Pipelines – 2.8%   

 

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.(a)

  

  475,000        2.450        06/01/18        475,956   

 

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC

  

  325,000        5.950        04/15/17        342,089   

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC(b)(d)

  

  1,150,000        8.375        08/01/66        1,131,312   
  675,000        7.034        01/15/68        715,500   

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

  

  550,000        2.650        02/01/19        541,121   

 

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

  

  2,250,000        7.000        06/15/17        2,406,317   

 

ONEOK Partners LP(b)

  

  250,000        3.250        02/01/16        251,115   

 

Spectra Energy Partners LP(b)

  

  350,000        2.950        06/15/16        354,459   

 

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

  

  570,000        1.875        01/12/18        571,315   
  950,000        6.350 (b)(d)      05/15/67        798,000   

 

Western Gas Partners LP(b)

  

  1,470,000        2.600        08/15/18        1,455,068   
     

 

 

 
        9,042,252   

 

 

 
  Property/Casualty Insurance(b)(d) – 0.6%   

 

The Chubb Corp.

  

  2,100,000        6.375        03/29/67        2,079,000   

 

 

 
  Real Estate Investment Trust – 3.2%   

 

ARC Properties Operating Partnership LP(b)

  

  2,475,000        3.000        02/06/19        2,360,454   

 

DDR Corp.(b)

  

  1,000,000        4.750        04/15/18        1,056,893   

 

HCP, Inc.(b)

  

  600,000        3.750        02/01/19        625,284   

 

Kilroy Realty LP

  

  450,000        5.000        11/03/15        451,345   

 

Realty Income Corp.(b)

  

  125,000        2.000        01/31/18        125,500   

 

Select Income REIT(b)

  

  1,275,000        3.600        02/01/20        1,298,842   

 

Senior Housing Properties Trust(b)

  

  750,000        3.250        05/01/19        754,125   

 

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp.(b)

  

  900,000        2.000        02/15/18        902,589   

 

WEA Finance LLC/Westfield UK & Europe Finance PLC(a)

  

  1,475,000        1.750        09/15/17        1,465,171   

 

 

 

 

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


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Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Real Estate Investment Trust – (continued)   

 

Welltower, Inc.(b)

  

$ 1,225,000        4.125     04/01/19      $ 1,293,640   
     

 

 

 
        10,333,843   

 

 

 
  Restaurants – 0.0%   

 

Brinker International, Inc.

  

  150,000        2.600        05/15/18        150,690   

 

 

 
  Retailers – Food & Drug – 1.3%   

 

CVS Health Corp.

  

  2,600,000        1.900        07/20/18        2,616,218   

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.(b)

  

  1,550,000        2.700        11/18/19        1,566,280   
     

 

 

 
        4,182,498   

 

 

 
  Technology – 0.8%   

 

Fiserv, Inc.(b)

  

  625,000        2.700        06/01/20        629,676   

 

Harris Corp.

  

  550,000        1.999        04/27/18        547,507   

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

  

  900,000        1.226 (d)      01/14/19        908,092   
  575,000        3.750        12/01/20        594,761   
     

 

 

 
        2,680,036   

 

 

 
  Technology – Hardware – 1.5%   

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

  

  1,050,000        2.250        09/15/20        1,057,560   

 

Intel Corp.

  

  1,550,000        2.450        07/29/20        1,570,065   

 

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC(a)

  

  750,000        3.750        06/01/18        754,687   

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

  

  1,450,000        2.250        05/20/20        1,445,176   
  Tech Data Corp.         
  75,000        3.750        09/21/17        77,016   
     

 

 

 
        4,904,504   

 

 

 
  Tobacco – 1.0%   

 

BAT International Finance PLC(a)

  

  1,225,000        1.850        06/15/18        1,230,583   

 

Reynolds American, Inc.

  

  1,925,000        2.300        06/12/18        1,946,603   
     

 

 

 
        3,177,186   

 

 

 
  Transportation(a) – 0.4%   

 

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.

  

  1,101,000        3.375        03/15/18        1,131,982   

 

 

 
  Wireless Telecommunications – 0.9%   

 

America Movil SAB de CV

  

MXN 2,760,000        6.000        06/09/19        162,458   

 

American Tower Corp.

  

$ 525,000        4.500        01/15/18        552,145   

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA(b)

  

  600,000        7.250        04/01/19        562,500   

 

 

 
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Wireless Telecommunications – (continued)   

 

Sprint Communications, Inc.

  

$ 1,400,000        6.000     12/01/16      $ 1,380,750   
  175,000        8.375        08/15/17        173,687   
     

 

 

 
        2,831,540   

 

 

 
  Wirelines Telecommunications – 3.0%   

 

AT&T, Inc.

  

  725,000        2.300        03/11/19        726,769   
  2,225,000        2.450 (b)      06/30/20        2,190,908   

 

Frontier Communications Corp.

  

  1,325,000        8.250        04/15/17        1,397,875   

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA

  

  816,000        5.250        10/01/15        816,000   

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

  

  825,000        3.192        04/27/18        844,913   

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

  

  1,975,000        6.350        04/01/19        2,258,559   
  1,300,000        2.550        06/17/19        1,321,887   
     

 

 

 
        9,556,911   

 

 

 
  TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS   
  (Cost $194,478,561)      $ 192,123,675   

 

 

 
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – 7.7%   
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 5.9%   
  Interest Only(e) – 0.5%   

 

FHLMC STRIPS Series 329, Class C1

  

$ 754,567        4.000     12/15/41      $ 141,741   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2012-146, Class IO

  

  5,899,191        3.500        01/25/43        1,281,729   

 

GNMA REMIC Series 2015-95, Class GI

  

  1,097,197        4.500        07/16/45        232,350   
     

 

 

 
        1,655,820   

 

 

 
  Inverse Floaters – 0.5%   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2013-96, Class SW(d)

  

  478,816        5.906        09/25/43        77,642   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2014-19, Class MS(d)

  

  584,589        6.406        11/25/39        94,829   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2015

  

  1,000,000        6.054        10/01/45        158,218   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2015-20, Class ES(d)

  

  959,556        5.956        04/25/45        230,897   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2015-79

  

  3,425,000        5.506        10/01/45        459,164   

 

GNMA REMIC Series 2010-1, Class SD(d)

  

  48,260        5.574        01/20/40        8,225   

 

GNMA REMIC Series 2010-31, Class SA(d)

  

  508,386        5.534        03/20/40        75,289   

 

GNMA REMIC Series 2010-98, Class QS(d)

  

  321,989        6.384        01/20/40        47,171   

 

GNMA REMIC Series 2011-17, Class SA(d)

  

  377,483        5.884        09/20/40        56,089   

 

GNMA REMIC Series 2011-61, Class CS(d)

  

  265,729        6.464        12/20/35        23,200   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   71


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  Inverse Floaters – (continued)   

 

GNMA REMIC Series 2011-79, Class AS(d)

  

$ 131,988        5.894     07/20/37      $ 4,248   

 

GNMA REMIC Series 2013-113, Class SD(d)

  

  264,573        6.491        08/16/43        49,733   

 

GNMA REMIC Series 2013-152, Class TS(d)

  

  610,950        5.884        06/20/43        102,042   

 

GNMA REMIC Series 2015-126, Class HS(d)

  

  500,000        6.001        09/20/45        92,795   
     

 

 

 
        1,479,542   

 

 

 
  Sequential Fixed Rate – 0.3%   

 
 

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates
Series K030, Class A1

  
  

  267,848        2.779        09/25/22        280,444   

 
 

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates
Series K501, Class A2

  
  

  199,408        1.655        11/25/16        200,631   

 
 

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates
Series K707, Class A2

  
  

  100,000        2.220        12/25/18        102,203   

 
 

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates
Series K710, Class A2

  
  

  100,000        1.883        05/25/19        100,992   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2012-111, Class B

  

  67,246        7.000        10/25/42        76,873   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2012-153, Class B

  

  207,942        7.000        07/25/42        243,863   
     

 

 

 
        1,005,006   

 

 

 
  Sequential Floating Rate(d) – 4.6%   

 

Aire Valley Mortgages PLC Series 2004-1X, Class 3A2

  

EUR 1,835,983        0.383        09/20/66        1,951,455   

 

Aire Valley Mortgages PLC Series 2007-1X, Class 2A2

  

  1,066,390        0.223        09/20/66        1,126,306   

 
 

Credit Suisse European Mortgage Capital Ltd.
Series 2015-1HWA, Class A(a)

  
  

  792,840        2.750        04/20/20        877,060   

 

Darrowby PLC Series 2012-1, Class A

  

GBP 41,715        2.267        02/20/44        63,799   

 

FHLMC REMIC Series 4320, Class FD

  

$ 556,388        0.607        07/15/39        559,367   

 

FNMA REMIC Series 2007-33, Class HF

  

  44,604        0.544        04/25/37        44,833   

 

Granite Master Issuer PLC Series 2005-1, Class A6

  

GBP 11,034        0.748        12/20/54        16,621   

 

Granite Master Issuer PLC Series 2005-4, Class A6

  

  55,169        0.748        12/20/54        83,111   

 

Granite Master Issuer PLC Series 2006-1X, Class A6

  

EUR 1,357,157        0.097        12/20/54        1,510,513   

 

Granite Master Issuer PLC Series 2006-1X, Class A7

  

GBP 44,135        0.748        12/20/54        66,484   

 

Granite Master Issuer PLC Series 2006-2, Class A6

  

  33,101        0.728        12/20/54        49,863   

 

Granite Master Issuer PLC Series 2007-1, Class 2A1

  

$ 77,237        0.356        12/20/54        76,847   

 

 

 
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  Sequential Floating Rate(d) – (continued)   

 

Granite Master Issuer PLC Series 2007-1, Class 5A1

  

GBP 44,135        0.728     12/20/54      $ 66,473   

 

Granite Master Issuer PLC Series 2007-2, Class 2B1

  

$ 500,000        0.447        12/17/54        490,675   

 

Granite Master Issuer PLC Series 2007-2, Class 4A2

  

GBP 55,831        0.729        12/17/54        84,095   

 

Granite Mortgages PLC Series 2003-2, Class 1B

  

$ 64,002        1.267        07/20/43        63,829   

 

Granite Mortgages PLC Series 2003-2, Class 3A

  

GBP 85,431        1.064        07/20/43        129,139   

 

Granite Mortgages PLC Series 2004-2, Class 3A

  

  150,817        0.906        06/20/44        227,422   

 

Granite Mortgages PLC Series 2004-3, Class 2A1

  

$ 34,768        0.625        09/20/44        34,687   

 

Granite Mortgages PLC Series 2004-3, Class 3A2

  

GBP 95,939        0.966        09/20/44        144,874   

 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2007-GG10, Class A4

  

$ 5,381,608        5.988        08/10/45        5,682,051   

 

Leek Finance Number Eighteen PLC Series 2018X, Class A2C

  

EUR 43,905        0.246        09/21/38        50,760   

 

Leek Finance PLC Series 2017X, Class A2C

  

  28,552        0.266        12/21/37        33,670   

 

Leek Finance PLC Series 2018X, Class A2B

  

$ 175,620        0.541        09/21/38        181,338   

 
 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2015-1A,
Class A1(a)

  
  

  824,073        3.750        04/25/52        853,543   

 

Quadrivio Finance Series 2011-1, Class A1

  

EUR 155,554        0.498        07/25/60        172,607   

 

Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2012-3A, Class A(a)

  

$ 59,646        1.570        12/25/59        59,325   

 

Thrones PLC Series 2013-1, Class A

  

GBP 70,265        2.069        07/20/44        105,923   
     

 

 

 
      14,806,670   

 

 

 
    18,947,038   

 

 

 
  Federal Agencies – 1.8%   
  FHLMC – 0.1%   
$ 261,750        7.000     02/01/39      $ 307,048   

 

 

 
  FNMA – 1.7%   
  60,880        6.000        06/01/22        68,608   
  164,692        6.000        04/01/26        185,590   
  15,198        6.000        11/01/34        17,362   
  851,458        6.000        10/01/35        966,746   
  5,793        6.000        11/01/35        6,648   
  291,110        6.000        10/01/36        337,520   
  696,563        6.000        11/01/38        795,719   
  665,913        6.000        01/01/39        766,528   
  156,089        7.000        03/01/39        178,238   
  20,985        3.000        12/01/42        21,421   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION INCOME FUND

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  FNMA – (continued)   
$ 34,089        3.000     01/01/43      $ 34,819   
  2,000,000        6.000        TBA-30yr (f)      2,260,000   
     

 

 

 
        5,639,199   

 

 

 
  TOTAL FEDERAL AGENCIES      $ 5,946,247   

 

 

 
  TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS   
  (Cost $25,506,952)      $ 24,893,285   

 

 

 
     
  Agency Debenture – 0.4%   

 

FFCB

  

$ 1,300,000        3.500     12/20/23      $ 1,417,530   
  (Cost $1,298,419)     

 

 

 
  Asset-Backed Securities – 22.0%   
  Auto – 1.4%   

 

Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2015-SN1, Class A3

  

$ 1,000,000        1.210     03/20/17      $ 1,002,023   

 

Ally Master Owner Trust Series 2012-5, Class A

  

  350,000        1.540        09/15/19        350,197   

 

Ally Master Owner Trust Series 2015-2, Class A2

  

  2,050,000        1.830        01/15/21        2,051,124   

 
 

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust Series 2013-1,
Class A2(d)

  
  

  900,000        0.587        01/15/18        900,267   
     

 

 

 
        4,303,611   

 

 

 
  Collateralized Loan Obligations – 11.7%   

 

Aberdeen Loan Funding Ltd. Series 2008-1A, Class A(a)(d)

  

  1,123,378        0.928        11/01/18        1,115,291   

 

ACIS CLO Ltd. Series 2013-1A, Class ACOM(a)(d)

  

  600,000        0.000 (g)      04/18/24        577,260   

 

ACIS CLO Ltd. Series 2013-2A, Class A(a)(d)

  

  81,958        0.777        10/14/22        80,949   

 

ACIS CLO Ltd. Series 2013-2A, Class ACOM(a)(d)(g)

  

  690,191        0.000        10/14/22        677,422   

 

ARES XII CLO Ltd. Series 2007-12A, Class A(a)(d)

  

  1,285,952        0.912        11/25/20        1,272,233   

 

B&M CLO Ltd. Series 2014-1A, Class A1(a)(d)

  

  600,000        1.676        04/16/26        590,271   

 

B&M CLO Ltd. Series 2014-1A, Class A2(a)(d)

  

  100,000        2.226        04/16/26        96,666   

 

Black Diamond CLO Ltd. Series 2006-1A, Class AD(a)(d)

  

  398,995        0.544        04/29/19        387,999   

 

Brentwood CLO Corp. Series 2006-1A, Class A1A(a)(d)

  

  434,828        0.548        02/01/22        427,523   

 

Brentwood CLO Corp. Series 2006-1A, Class A1B(a)(d)

  

  792,922        0.548        02/01/22        779,600   

 

Crown Point CLO Ltd. Series 2012-1A, Class A1LA(a)(d)

  

  84,300        1.026        11/21/22        82,909   

 

Crown Point CLO Ltd. Series 2013-2A, Class A1L(a)(d)

  

  2,793,897        1.247        12/31/23        2,741,763   

 

 

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

 

Crown Point CLO Ltd. Series 2013-2A, Class A2L(a)(d)

  

$ 368,270        2.207     12/31/23      $ 359,011   

 

Crown Point CLO Ltd. Series 2013-2A, Class ACOM(a)(d)

  

  1,200,000        0.000        12/31/23        1,175,502   

 

Flagship CLO VI Series 2007-1A, Class A1A(a)(d)

  

  306,844        0.512        06/10/21        302,855   

 

Franklin CLO VI Ltd. Series 6A, Class A(a)(d)

  

  860,676        0.509        08/09/19        835,491   

 
 

Goldentree Loan Opportunities III Ltd. Series 2007-3A,
Class A1BJ(a)(d)

  
  

  2,300,000        0.580        05/01/22        2,254,780   

 

Grayson CLO Ltd. Series 2006-1A, Class A1A(a)(d)

  

  130,398        0.523        11/01/21        127,107   

 
 

Halcyon Loan Advisors Funding Ltd. Series 2015-2A,
Class A(a)(d)

  
  

  1,650,000        1.727        07/25/27        1,626,090   

 

ICG US CLO Ltd. Series 2014-1A, Class ACOM(a)(d)

  

  1,100,000        0.000        04/20/26        1,068,540   

 

Jasper CLO Ltd. Series 2005-1A, Class A(a)(d)

  

  8,012        0.579        08/01/17        8,008   

 

KKR Financial CLO Ltd. Series 2007-1A, Class A(a)(d)

  

  728,161        0.671        05/15/21        721,721   

 

KKR Financial CLO Ltd. Series 2013-1A, Class A1(a)(d)

  

  2,750,000        1.425        07/15/25        2,691,879   

 

Magnetite VIII Ltd. Series 2014-8A, Class A(a)(d)

  

  950,000        1.755        04/15/26        946,664   

 

Magnetite VIII Ltd. Series 2014-8A, Class B(a)(d)

  

  200,000        2.275        04/15/26        198,147   

 

OCP CLO Ltd. Series 2012-2A, Class ACOM(a)(d)

  

  300,000        1.569        11/22/23        295,470   

 

OCP CLO Ltd. Series 2014-5A, Class ACOM(a)(d)

  

  1,150,000        1.421        04/26/26        1,112,510   

 

OFSI Fund V Ltd. Series 2013-5A, Class COMB(a)

  

  300,000        1.592        04/17/25        292,140   

 

OFSI Fund VI Ltd. Series 2014-6A, Class ACOM(a)(d)

  

  1,050,000        0.000 (g)      03/20/25        1,015,140   

 

Parallel Ltd. Series 2015-1A, Class A(a)(d)

  

  1,250,000        1.752        07/20/27        1,240,379   

 

Parallel Ltd. Series 2015-1A, Class B(a)(d)

  

  250,000        2.352        07/20/27        243,746   

 

Red River CLO Ltd. Series 1A, Class A(a)(d)

  

  125,840        0.548        07/27/18        125,233   

 

Shackleton CLO Ltd. Series 2014-5A, Class A(a)(d)

  

  1,300,000        1.811        05/07/26        1,288,876   

 

Shackleton CLO Ltd. Series 2014-5A, Class B1(a)(d)

  

  300,000        2.311        05/07/26        292,780   

 
 

SPS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust Series 2015-T1,
Class A(a)

  
  

  6,450,000        2.530        06/15/45        6,450,000   

 

Westchester CLO Ltd. Series 2007-1X, Class A1A(d)

  

  136,189        0.503        08/01/22        134,408   

 

Whitehorse VIII Ltd. Series 2014-1A, Class A(a)(d)

  

  1,250,000        1.689        05/01/26        1,233,194   

 

Whitehorse VIII Ltd. Series 2014-1A, Class B(a)(d)

  

  250,000        2.239        05/01/26        241,187   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   73


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

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

 
 

Z Capital Credit Partners CLO Ltd. Series 2015-1A,
Class ACOM(a)(d)

  
  

$ 1,800,000        1.737     07/16/27      $ 1,761,300   

 

Zais CLO 1 Ltd. Series 2014-1A, Class ACOM(a)(d)

  

  800,000        1.714        04/15/26        786,320   
     

 

 

 
        37,658,364   

 

 

 
  Credit Card – 2.2%   

 

Bank of America Credit Card Trust Series 2014-A1, Class A(d)

  

  2,050,000        0.587        06/15/21        2,048,919   

 

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2015-A1, Class A

  

  2,800,000        1.390        01/15/21        2,812,286   

 

Chase Issuance Trust Series 2015-A2, Class A

  

  2,300,000        1.590        02/18/20        2,322,588   
     

 

 

 
        7,183,793   

 

 

 
  Home Equity(a)(d) – 0.1%   

 

Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2013-2A, Class A

  

  345,086        1.780        12/25/65        341,541   

 

 

 
  Student Loan(d) – 6.6%   

 

Access Group, Inc. Series 2006-1, Class A2

  

  289,820        0.439        08/25/23        286,328   

 
 

Access to Loans for Learning Student Loan Corp. Series 2013-I,
Class A

  
  

  832,510        0.994        02/25/41        812,603   

 

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. Series 2005-1, Class A3

  

  532,735        0.436        09/26/22        529,310   

 

Educational Services of America, Inc. Series 2012-1, Class A1(a)

  

  110,239        1.344        09/25/40        110,556   

 

Educational Services of America, Inc. Series 2014-1, Class A(a)

  

  1,450,319        0.894        02/25/39        1,420,574   

 

EFS Volunteer No 3 LLC Series 2012-1, Class A2(a)

  

  500,000        1.194        02/25/25        499,040   

 

Goal Capital Funding Trust Series 2006-1, Class A3

  

  172,488        0.449        11/25/26        171,265   

 

Higher Education Funding I Series 2005-1, Class A4

  

  450,000        0.469        02/25/30        442,056   

 
 

Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corp. Series 2015-1,
Class A1

  
  

  3,590,246        0.943        12/01/31        3,571,397   

 
 

Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corp.
Series 2012-1, Class A2

  
  

  3,384,396        1.216        05/20/30        3,404,137   

 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2005-4, Class A3

  

  727,453        0.449        06/22/26        717,562   

 

Northstar Education Finance, Inc. Series 2012-1, Class A(a)

  

  221,339        0.894        12/26/31        217,643   

 
 

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency Series 12-1A,
Class A1(a)

  
  

  108,750        0.744        05/25/27        109,317   

 

SLC Student Loan Trust Series 2006-1, Class A4

  

  70,244        0.417        12/15/21        69,924   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2003-12, Class A5(a)

  

  1,281,543        0.617        09/15/22        1,272,478   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2003-14, Class A5

  

  356,487        0.525        01/25/23        352,164   

 

 

 
  Asset-Backed Securities – (continued)   
  Student Loan(d) – (continued)   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2004-1, Class A3

  

$ 1,489,139        0.505     04/25/23      $ 1,471,654   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2004-8A, Class A5(a)

  

  1,575,871        0.795        04/25/24        1,562,681   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-2, Class A5

  

  3,124,992        0.405        07/25/25        3,103,273   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-8, Class A4

  

  69,615        0.375        10/25/21        69,386   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-9, Class A4

  

  205,291        0.365        10/25/22        204,725   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2008-4, Class A4

  

  500,000        1.945        07/25/22        503,483   

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2012-2, Class A

  

  154,629        0.894        01/25/29        151,504   

 

Wachovia Student Loan Trust Series 2005-1, Class A5

  

  265,453        0.425        01/26/26        260,288   
     

 

 

 
        21,313,348   

 

 

 
  TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES   
  (Cost $70,788,835)      $ 70,800,657   

 

 

 
     
  Foreign Debt Obligations – 4.8%   
  Sovereign – 4.8%   

 

Dominican Republic

  

$ 459,050        9.040     01/23/18      $ 486,593   
  200,000        7.500        05/06/21        215,000   
  520,000        5.500 (a)      01/27/25        501,150   
  200,000        7.450        04/30/44        204,250   
  110,000        6.850        01/27/45        105,738   

 

Hungary Government Bond

  

  800,000        4.125        02/19/18        829,600   

 

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro

  

EUR 1,159,736        2.350        09/15/19        1,413,943   
  590,000        3.750        05/01/21        757,542   
  470,000        5.500        11/01/22        671,356   

 

Kommunalbanken AS(a)

  

$ 100,000        1.000        09/26/17        100,178   

 

Republic of Croatia

  

  200,000        6.375        03/24/21        215,000   
  200,000        5.500        04/04/23        205,000   

 

Republic of Indonesia

  

  600,000        6.875 (a)      01/17/18        657,750   
  320,000        6.875        01/17/18        350,800   

 

Republic of Turkey

  

  170,000        7.000        09/26/16        177,565   

 

Republic of Venezuela

  

  90,000        7.750        10/13/19        30,825   
  70,000        6.000        12/09/20        23,100   
  70,000        12.750        08/23/22        29,925   
  60,000        9.000        05/07/23        20,550   
  430,000        8.250        10/13/24        144,050   
  130,000        7.650        04/21/25        43,225   
  50,000        11.750        10/21/26        19,250   
  120,000        9.250        09/15/27        46,500   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION INCOME FUND

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Foreign Debt Obligations (continued)   

 

Republic of Venezuela – (continued)

  

$ 150,000        9.250     05/07/28      $ 50,250   
  100,000        11.950        08/05/31        39,000   
  30,000        9.375        01/13/34        10,350   
  60,000        7.000        03/31/38        19,350   

 

Spain Government Bond(a)

  

EUR 410,000        5.500        04/30/21        567,646   

 

United Mexican States

  

MXN 41,838,570        0.000 (g)      10/01/15        2,471,646   
  5,201,300        0.000 (g)      10/15/15        307,139   
  31,417,380        0.000 (g)      11/19/15        1,849,498   
  12,014,410        0.000 (g)      12/10/15        705,950   
  27,043,420        0.000 (g)      12/17/15        1,588,072   
  3,950,960        5.000        06/16/16        242,995   
$ 390,000        3.625        03/15/22        393,510   
  20,000        6.050        01/11/40        21,900   
  30,000        4.750        03/08/44        27,375   
  50,000        5.550        01/21/45        51,250   

 

 

 
  TOTAL FOREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS   
  (Cost $16,112,404)      $ 15,594,821   

 

 

 
  Municipal Debt Obligations – 1.4%   
  Massachusetts – 0.5%   

 
 

Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency RB
(Refunding-Taxable) (Simmons College) Series 2015 K-2

  
  

$ 1,715,000        1.800     10/01/16      $ 1,716,166   

 

 

 
  New Jersey – 0.4%   

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority RB Series B(g)

  

  550,000        0.000        02/15/16        547,509   

 
 

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority RB Unrefunded Balance
Taxable Series 2003 B

  
  

  715,000        4.252        01/01/16        721,220   
     

 

 

 
        1,268,729   

 

 

 
  Puerto Rico – 0.5%   

 
 

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority RB
(Senior Lien) Series 2008 A

  
  

  10,000        6.000        07/01/38        6,963   
  15,000        6.000        07/01/44        10,388   

 
 

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority RB
(Senior Lien) Series 2012 A

  
  

  15,000        5.500        07/01/28        10,406   
  20,000        5.750        07/01/37        13,725   
  30,000        5.250        07/01/42        20,325   
  15,000        6.000        07/01/47        10,350   

 
 

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority RB
(Senior Lien) Series 2012 D

  
  

  30,000        5.000        07/01/33        20,325   

 
 

Puerto Rico Commonwealth GO Bonds for Public Improvement
Series 2011 A

  
  

  10,000        5.750        07/01/41        6,500   

 
 

Puerto Rico Commonwealth GO Bonds Refunding for Public
Improvement Series 2008 A

  
  

  35,000        5.500        07/01/32        22,794   

 

 

 
  Municipal Debt Obligations (continued)   
  Puerto Rico – (continued)   

 
 

Puerto Rico Commonwealth GO Bonds Refunding for Public
Improvement Series 2009 B

  
  

$ 10,000        5.875     07/01/36      $ 6,513   

 
 

Puerto Rico Commonwealth GO Bonds Refunding for Public
Improvement Series 2011 A

  
  

  10,000        6.000        07/01/34        6,550   

 
 

Puerto Rico Commonwealth GO Bonds Refunding for Public
Improvement Series 2012 A

  
  

  10,000        5.500        07/01/26        6,588   
  65,000        5.500        07/01/39        42,087   
  25,000        5.000        07/01/41        16,062   

 

Puerto Rico Commonwealth GO Bonds Series 2007 A

  

  20,000        5.250        07/01/37        12,900   

 

Puerto Rico Commonwealth GO Bonds Series 2014 A

  

  860,000        8.000        07/01/35        645,000   

 
 

Puerto Rico Commonwealth GO Bonds Unrefunded Balance for
Public Improvement Series 2006 A

  
  

  10,000        5.250        07/01/27        6,550   

 
 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax RB Capital
Appreciation Series 2010 A(g)

  
  

  10,000        0.000        08/01/35        1,082   

 
 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax RB Capital
Appreciation SubSeries 2010 C(g)

  
  

  10,000        0.000        08/01/37        987   
  10,000        0.000        08/01/38        927   

 
 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax RB
Series 2011 C

  
  

  5,000        5.250        08/01/40        3,119   

 
 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax RB
SubSeries 2009 A

  
  

  5,000        5.250        08/01/27        2,144   
  120,000        0.000 (g)      08/01/32        48,760   
  60,000        5.750        08/01/37        25,350   
  5,000        6.375        08/01/39        2,131   
  350,000        6.000        08/01/42        147,875   

 
 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax RB
SubSeries 2010 A

  
  

  25,000        0.000 (g)      08/01/33        7,689   
  40,000        5.500        08/01/37        16,850   
  45,000        5.375        08/01/39        18,956   
  105,000        5.500        08/01/42        44,231   

 
 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax RB
SubSeries 2010 C

  
  

  20,000        5.375        08/01/38        8,425   
  5,000        6.000        08/01/39        2,113   
  370,000        5.250        08/01/41        155,862   

 
 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax RB
SubSeries 2011 A-1

  
  

  230,000        5.000        08/01/43        96,887   
  20,000        5.250        08/01/43        8,425   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   75


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Municipal Debt Obligations (continued)   
  Puerto Rico – (continued)   

 
 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax RB Unrefunded
SubSeries 2009 A

  
  

$ 90,000        5.500     08/01/28      $ 38,812   
     

 

 

 
        1,494,651   

 

 

 
  TOTAL MUNICIPAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS   
  (Cost $4,911,359)      $ 4,479,546   

 

 

 
  U.S. Treasury Obligations – 1.9%   

 

United States Treasury Bonds(h)

  

$ 359,000        3.625     08/15/43      $ 413,381   
  600,000        3.625        02/15/44        690,060   

 

United States Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

  

  2,741,518        0.125        01/15/22        2,676,846   
  1,206,916        0.625        01/15/24        1,202,764   
  165,624        2.125        02/15/40        195,824   

 

United States Treasury Notes

  

  100,000        1.500 (h)      05/31/20        100,893   
  700,000        1.750        09/30/22        699,727   

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS   
  (Cost $5,921,378)      $ 5,979,495   

 

 

 
 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE

    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

  

  

  (Cost $319,017,908)      $ 315,289,009   

 

 

 
  Short-term Investments – 1.1%   
  Commercial Paper – 0.7%   

 

Barclays Bank PLC

  

$ 2,217,000        1.038     03/11/16      $ 2,217,000   

 

 

 
  Repurchase Agreements(i) – 0.4%   

 

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II

  

  1,500,000        0.122        10/01/15        1,500,000   

 

 

 
  TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   
  (Cost $3,717,000)      $ 3,717,000   

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.0%   
  (Cost $322,734,908)      $ 319,006,009   

 

 

 
 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 1.0%

  

  

    3,074,809   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 322,080,818   

 

 

 

 

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. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities have been determined to be liquid by the investment adviser and may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $80,927,352, which represents approximately 25.1% of net assets as of September 30, 2015.

(b)

  Security with “Call” features with resetting interest rates. Maturity dates disclosed are the final maturity dates.

(c)

  Pay-in-kind securities.

(d)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on September 30, 2015.

(e)

  Security with a notional or nominal principal amount. The actual effective yield of this security is different than the stated interest rate.

(f)

  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 $2,260,000 which represents approximately 0.7% of net assets as of September 30, 2015.

(g)

  Issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.

(h)

  All or a portion of security is segregated as collateral for initial margin requirements on futures transactions.

(i)

  Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on September 30, 2015. Additional information appears on page 83.

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD

 

—Australian Dollar

BRL

 

—Brazilian Real

CAD

 

—Canadian Dollar

CLP

 

—Chilean Peso

CNH

 

—Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore

COP

 

—Colombian Peso

EUR

 

—Euro

GBP

 

—British Pound

HUF

 

—Hungarian Forint

ILS

 

—Israeli Shekel

INR

 

—Indian Rupee

JPY

 

—Japanese Yen

KRW

 

—South Korean Won

MXN

 

—Mexican Peso

NOK

 

—Norwegian Krone

NZD

 

—New Zealand Dollar

PHP

 

—Philippine Peso

PLN

 

—Polish Zloty

RUB

 

—Russian Ruble

SEK

 

—Swedish Krona

SGD

 

—Singapore Dollar

TRY

 

—Turkish Lira

TWD

 

—Taiwan Dollar

USD

 

—U.S. Dollar

ZAR

 

—South African Rand

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION INCOME FUND

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

AUDOR

 

—Australian Dollar Offered Rate

BP

 

—British Pound Offered Rate

CDOR

 

—Canadian Dollar Offered Rate

CLO

 

—Collateralized Loan Obligation

EURO

 

—Euro Offered Rate

FFCB

 

—Federal Farm Credit Bank

FHLMC

 

—Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FNMA

 

—Federal National Mortgage Association

GNMA

 

—Government National Mortgage Association

GO

 

—General Obligation

JYOR

 

—Japanese Yen Offered Rate

KWCDC

 

—South Korean Won Certificate of Deposit

LIBOR

 

—London Interbank Offered Rate

LLC

 

—Limited Liability Company

LP

 

—Limited Partnership

NIBOR

 

—Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate

NZDOR

 

—New Zealand Dollar Offered Rate

RB

 

—Revenue Bond

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

REMIC

 

—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

STIBOR

 

—Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate

STRIPS

 

—Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED GAIN

 

Counterparty  

Currency

Purchased

      

Currency

Sold

       Current
Value
       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Gain
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  BRL     661,971         USD     161,000         $ 166,845           10/02/15         $ 5,845   
  INR     10,742,108         USD     162,883           163,326           10/19/15           444   
  USD     354,054         JPY     42,421,072           353,738           10/29/15           316   
  USD     1,570,713         MXN     26,419,238           1,559,285           10/26/15           11,428   
  USD     160,000         TRY     487,803           157,392           12/16/15           2,608   
  USD     163,168         TWD     5,311,118           161,168           10/02/15           2,000   
  USD     161,610         TWD     5,267,681           159,231           10/26/15           2,379   
  ZAR     2,263,991         USD     159,714           161,100           12/17/15           1,386   

BNP Paribas SA

  COP     488,579,850         USD     155,129           158,141           10/05/15           3,011   
  EUR     143,000         PLN     606,774           160,004           12/16/15           692   
  USD     160,000         BRL     609,056           153,508           10/02/15           6,492   
  USD     165,060         GBP     106,845           161,579           12/16/15           3,481   
  USD     160,000         TRY     494,880           159,675           12/16/15           325   
  USD     161,119         TWD     5,246,840           159,026           10/05/15           2,093   
  USD     314,164         TWD     10,395,674           314,069           11/30/15           95   

Citibank NA

  COP     159,502,500         USD     51,000           51,627           10/05/15           627   
  EUR     144,000         GBP     105,546           161,123           12/16/15           1,508   
  JPY     38,601,052         USD     321,000           322,219           12/16/15           1,219   
  USD     427,270         CAD     566,528           424,386           12/16/15           2,883   
  USD     161,072         CNH     1,053,298           160,912           09/01/16           160   
  USD     9,341,580         EUR     8,303,000           9,283,000           11/06/15           58,582   
  USD     161,652         EUR     143,000           160,004           12/16/15           1,648   
  USD     1,944,783         GBP     1,237,873           1,872,510           10/08/15           72,274   
  USD     986,070         MXN     16,620,404           980,950           10/26/15           5,120   
  USD     341,746         SGD     485,160           340,042           12/16/15           1,705   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   77


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED GAIN (continued)

 

Counterparty  

Currency

Purchased

      

Currency

Sold

       Current
Value
       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Gain
 

Credit Suisse International (London)

  COP     523,022,012         USD     167,314         $ 168,802           10/29/15         $ 1,489   
  GBP     211,892         EUR     286,000           320,439           12/16/15           430   
  USD     760,525         CAD     1,007,141           754,450           12/16/15           6,075   

Deutsche Bank AG

  CNH     2,087,623         USD     322,000           324,941           12/16/15           2,941   
  COP     469,532,000         USD     145,108           152,026           10/02/15           6,919   
  EUR     144,000         HUF     45,177,120           161,123           12/16/15           116   
  HUF     69,810,173         USD     247,694           248,797           12/16/15           1,102   
  ILS     634,256         USD     161,000           161,679           10/02/15           679   
  ILS     634,256         USD     161,351           161,856           12/16/15           505   
  TWD     10,507,918         USD     318,133           318,867           10/02/15           734   
  USD     320,000         CNH     2,046,304           318,510           12/16/15           1,490   
  USD     467,384         ILS     1,809,758           461,834           12/16/15           5,550   
  USD     160,000         KRW     188,080,000           158,629           10/05/15           1,371   
  USD     161,000         KRW     190,076,600           160,200           10/23/15           800   
  USD     753,856         MXN     11,974,247           708,272           10/01/15           45,584   
  USD     325,226         MXN     5,160,526           304,877           10/15/15           20,349   
  USD     1,587,580         MXN     26,815,818           1,576,328           12/17/15           11,252   
  USD     160,000         SGD     224,219           157,152           12/16/15           2,848   
  USD     160,000         TRY     491,328           158,529           12/16/15           1,471   
  USD     160,000         TWD     5,196,800           157,699           10/02/15           2,301   

HSBC Bank PLC

  CLP     285,552,713         USD     408,000           409,246           10/26/15           1,246   
  PHP     7,571,273         USD     160,442           161,835           10/19/15           1,393   
  RUB     20,473,692         USD     307,759           310,175           10/21/15           2,416   
  TRY     996,440         USD     321,000           321,506           12/16/15           506   
  USD     160,000         BRL     615,935           155,242           10/02/15           4,758   
  USD     471,796         ILS     1,838,163           469,082           12/16/15           2,713   
  USD     160,000         TWD     5,177,952           156,938           10/05/15           3,062   
  USD     178,499         TWD     5,779,451           174,822           10/19/15           3,678   

JPMorgan Securities, Inc.

  CNH     2,086,807         USD     322,000           324,815           12/16/15           2,815   
  HUF     68,101,411         USD     242,147           242,707           12/16/15           560   
  INR     10,935,670         USD     165,316           165,850           11/03/15           534   
  JPY     38,465,440         USD     320,000           321,087           12/16/15           1,087   
  KRW     382,892,385         USD     321,192           322,995           10/02/15           1,804   
  RUB     17,306,312         USD     261,062           262,190           10/21/15           1,127   
  SEK     1,997,154         EUR     212,190           239,058           12/16/15           1,637   
  USD     386,000         BRL     1,547,736           385,697           11/04/15           303   
  USD     733,001         CAD     969,277           726,086           12/16/15           6,915   
  USD     323,296         KRW     382,892,385           322,995           10/02/15           301   
  USD     287,902         MXN     4,480,615           265,027           10/01/15           22,875   
  USD     279,897         TWD     9,239,403           279,130           12/04/15           767   

Morgan Stanley & Co.

  BRL     1,296,275         USD     322,000           326,716           10/02/15           4,716   
  BRL     2,265,039         USD     545,871           564,450           11/04/15           18,579   
  HUF     67,724,999         USD     241,306           241,365           12/16/15           59   
  USD     320,000         BRL     1,243,694           313,463           10/02/15           6,537   

Royal Bank of Canada

  MXN     9,205,783         USD     538,010           543,333           10/26/15           5,323   
  USD     91,580         BRL     329,741           83,109           10/02/15           8,471   
  USD     1,040,498         MXN     16,177,924           956,918           10/01/15           83,581   
  USD     1,714,119         MXN     28,339,538           1,669,607           11/19/15           44,513   
  USD     847,162         MXN     14,300,097           841,090           12/10/15           6,072   

State Street Bank and Trust

  EUR     287,000         GBP     207,891           321,128           12/16/15           6,738   
  EUR     191,696         USD     214,049           214,321           11/06/15           272   
  SEK     981,228         EUR     104,435           117,453           12/16/15           599   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION INCOME FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED GAIN (continued)

 

Counterparty  

Currency

Purchased

      

Currency

Sold

       Current
Value
       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Gain
 

State Street Bank and Trust (continued)

  USD     642,000         JPY     76,571,422         $ 639,173           12/16/15         $ 2,827   

Westpac Banking Corp.

  INR     12,310,833         USD     184,515           187,178           10/19/15           2,663   
  NZD     255,000         USD     159,133           162,113           12/16/15           2,981   
  USD     2,093,913         EUR     1,853,860           2,074,306           12/16/15           19,608   
  USD     160,000         KRW     186,720,000           157,383           10/21/15           2,617   
    USD     282,562         TWD     9,255,329           280,519           10/05/15           2,043   
TOTAL                  $ 581,023   

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty  

Currency

Purchased

      

Currency

Sold

       Current
Value
       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Loss
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  GBP     38,234         USD     58,947         $ 57,820           12/16/15         $ (1,126
  USD     722,328         CNH     4,810,707           734,928           09/01/16           (12,600
  USD     161,000         INR     10,693,556           162,588           10/19/15           (1,588
  ZAR     2,217,748         USD     161,000           157,809           12/17/15           (3,191

BNP Paribas SA

  BRL     604,861         USD     160,000           152,451           10/02/15           (7,549
  CAD     1,855,091         EUR     1,252,336           1,389,651           12/16/15           (11,603
  EUR     144,000         USD     161,147           161,123           12/16/15           (23
  GBP     210,908         EUR     287,000           318,951           12/16/15           (2,177
  GBP     68,611         USD     107,263           103,759           12/16/15           (3,505
  MXN     21,485,628         USD     1,279,467           1,263,104           12/16/15           (16,363
  PLN     949,068         USD     251,603           249,184           12/16/15           (2,419
  USD     478,044         ILS     1,875,223           478,540           12/16/15           (496
  USD     160,000         TRY     501,296           161,746           12/16/15           (1,746

Citibank NA

  CLP     216,621,700         USD     314,400           310,849           10/13/15           (3,552
  COP     789,992,300         USD     257,000           255,057           10/26/15           (1,943
  EUR     136,719         USD     152,878           152,855           11/06/15           (23
  EUR     143,000         USD     160,988           160,004           12/16/15           (984
  GBP     426,998         USD     670,842           645,912           10/08/15           (24,930
  GBP     268,843         USD     415,057           406,565           12/16/15           (8,492
  HUF     67,699,614         USD     241,659           241,275           12/16/15           (384
  USD     671,827         CNH     4,344,909           676,292           12/16/15           (4,464
  USD     160,000         ZAR     2,253,872           160,380           12/17/15           (380

Credit Suisse International (London)

  USD     322,000         RUB     21,576,962           326,890           10/21/15           (4,890

Deutsche Bank AG

  CLP     91,835,949         USD     133,347           131,668           10/22/15           (1,679
  GBP     125,000         USD     193,095           189,085           10/08/15           (4,009
  MXN     10,539,274         USD     624,069           619,586           12/16/15           (4,483
  PLN     604,261         EUR     143,000           158,653           12/16/15           (1,352
  TWD     8,731,053         USD     268,896           264,104           10/19/15           (4,792
  USD     161,000         CNH     1,039,786           161,844           12/16/15           (844
  USD     992,739         CNH     6,598,383           1,008,031           09/01/16           (15,291
  USD     187,000         INR     12,384,494           188,298           10/19/15           (1,298
  USD     160,000         INR     10,634,128           161,277           11/03/15           (1,277
  USD     194,715         SEK     1,655,000           197,756           10/06/15           (3,040
  USD     501,392         SGD     717,999           503,235           12/16/15           (1,843
  USD     161,000         TWD     5,370,960           162,305           10/29/15           (1,305
  USD     317,124         TWD     10,507,918           317,460           11/30/15           (335
  ZAR     2,146,373         USD     160,000           152,730           12/17/15           (7,270

HSBC Bank PLC

  BRL     1,311,424         USD     333,487           330,534           10/02/15           (2,952
  CLP     110,352,000         USD     160,000           158,353           10/13/15           (1,647

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   79


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS (continued)

 

Counterparty  

Currency

Purchased

      

Currency

Sold

       Current
Value
       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Loss
 

HSBC Bank PLC (continued)

  MXN     10,475,338         USD     620,283         $ 615,827           12/16/15         $ (4,456
  TRY     491,112         USD     160,000           158,460           12/16/15           (1,540
  USD     160,000         BRL     638,285           160,875           10/02/15           (875
  USD     160,000         TRY     502,366           162,091           12/16/15           (2,091
  ZAR     2,244,346         USD     161,000           159,702           12/17/15           (1,298

HSBC Securities, Inc.

  USD     481,000         CNH     3,173,107           484,753           09/01/16           (3,753

JPMorgan Securities, Inc.

  CAD     627,677         USD     481,000           470,194           12/16/15           (10,806
  EUR     282,000         USD     320,850           315,533           12/16/15           (5,317
  KRW     217,704,076         USD     184,133           183,615           10/05/15           (518
  MXN     26,628,430         USD     1,581,918           1,571,632           10/26/15           (10,287
  MXN     2,719,152         USD     160,000           159,854           12/16/15           (146
  TWD     19,680,121         USD     601,662           596,483           10/05/15           (5,179
  USD     321,000         CNH     2,110,503           322,420           09/01/16           (1,420
  USD     320,782         KRW     382,892,385           322,609           11/02/15           (1,826
  USD     160,000         TRY     498,538           160,856           12/16/15           (856

Morgan Stanley & Co.

  BRL     1,200,804         USD     312,451           302,653           10/02/15           (9,797
  EUR     426,000         USD     480,956           476,657           12/16/15           (4,299
  MXN     2,635,687         USD     159,270           154,948           12/16/15           (4,323
  USD     319,690         AUD     461,000           322,235           12/16/15           (2,545
  USD     552,314         BRL     2,265,039           570,886           10/02/15           (18,572
  USD     96,929         BRL     405,560           101,066           11/04/15           (4,138
  USD     254,790         TRY     798,321           257,582           12/16/15           (2,792

Royal Bank of Canada

  BRL     626,416         USD     160,000           157,883           10/02/15           (2,117
  CAD     634,500         USD     481,000           475,304           12/16/15           (5,696
  MXN     10,499,562         USD     619,078           617,251           12/16/15           (1,827
  USD     161,000         MXN     2,797,979           164,488           12/16/15           (3,488

State Street Bank and Trust

  AUD     225,000         USD     160,241           157,273           12/16/15           (2,968
  EUR     199,323         USD     225,854           223,024           12/16/15           (2,830
  NZD     498,000         USD     318,994           316,598           12/16/15           (2,396

Westpac Banking Corp.

  AUD     444,000         USD     318,148           310,352           12/16/15           (7,796
  CAD     210,442         USD     160,000           157,642           12/16/15           (2,358
  GBP     106,044         EUR     144,000           160,369           12/16/15           (755
  USD     796,633         CNH     5,191,260           808,027           12/16/15           (11,394
  USD     320,000         CNH     2,100,760           320,932           09/01/16           (932
  USD     673,421         KRW     802,401,541           675,944           11/09/15           (2,523
    USD     878,090         NZD     1,401,581           891,039           12/16/15           (12,949
TOTAL                  $ (324,708

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION INCOME FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type      Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
       Expiration Date     

Current

Value

       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Australian 10 Year Government Bonds

       15         December 2015      $ 1,362,521         $ 15,595   

Italian 10 Year Government Bonds

       2         December 2015        304,581           5,774   

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bonds

       (7      December 2015        (1,122,844        (11,830

5 Year German Euro-Bobl

       (9      December 2015        (1,297,502        (4,439

10 Year German Euro-Bund

       (5      December 2015        (872,633        (15,986

2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

       144         December 2015        31,540,500           40,469   

5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

       475         December 2015        57,244,922           345,865   

10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

       21         December 2015        2,703,422           1,823   

20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

       8         December 2015        1,258,750           8,312   
TOTAL         $ 385,583   

SWAP CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following swap contracts:

OVER THE COUNTER INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000s)
       Termination
Date
       Payments
Received
     Payments
Made
     Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
*
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  KRW     126,360           05/10/23         3 month KWCDC      2.735%      $ (7,495
      141,900           05/20/23         3 month KWCDC      2.830        (9,256
          141,900           05/20/23         3 month KWCDC      2.840        (9,346
TOTAL                                           $ (26,097

 

  *   There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) on the swap contracts is equal to their market value.

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS

 

           Rates Exchanged   Market Value  
Notional
Amount
(000s)
    Termination
Date
   Payments
Received
  Payments
Made
  Upfront
Payments
Made (Received)
    Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
EUR 60 (a)    12/16/20    0.500%   6 month EURO   $ (343   $ (36
CAD 5,700 (a)    12/16/20     1.250   6 month CDOR     8,133        (1,762
NOK 7,130 (a)    12/16/20     1.500   3 month NIBOR     1,832        5,972   
$ 10,840 (a)    12/16/20    3 month LIBOR   2.000%     (147,794     (127,656
SEK 2,370 (a)    12/16/20    3 month STIBOR    0.500     14,442        3,114   
$ 9,000 (a)    06/24/21     2.923   3 month LIBOR     (8,795     125,422   
  10,890      09/02/22     2.810   3 month LIBOR     5,189        54,488   
EUR 370 (a)    12/16/22    6 month EURO    0.500     8,555        (4,075
  3,070      05/15/24     1.100   6 month EURO     (12,466     96,987   
  7,020      05/11/25     1.568   6 month EURO     (20,839     38,850   
  3,410 (a)    06/08/25     1.850   6 month EURO     (10,504     68,056   
  520 (a)    07/10/25     1.700   6 month EURO     (17,444     21,467   
  2,440      09/16/25     2.000   6 month EURO     (35,370     88,318   
GBP 1,830      09/16/25    6 month BP    2.750     (23,113     (38,789
EUR 230 (a)    09/28/25     1.500   6 month EURO     (1,022     (250
$ 190 (a)    09/28/25     2.750   3 month LIBOR     (604     1,105   
GBP 290      09/28/25    6 month BP    2.250     499        (382

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   81


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

           Rates Exchanged    Market Value  
Notional
Amount
(000s)
    Termination
Date
   Payments
Received
  Payments
Made
   Upfront
Payments
Made (Received)
    Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
EUR 16,630 (a)    12/16/25    0.750%   6 month EURO    $ (520,112   $ 59,867   
  10,000 (a)    12/16/25     1.500   6 month EURO      (303,802     225,385   
GBP 450 (a)    12/16/25     2.000   6 month BP      1,509        7,746   
$ 11,090 (a)    12/16/25    3 month LIBOR    2.500      (185,547     (261,170
  1,990 (a)    12/16/25    3 month LIBOR    3.000      (17,497     (7,414
NZD 390      12/16/25    3 month NZDOR    3.750      (1,756     (2,912
SEK 19,430      12/16/25    3 month STIBOR    1.500      (18,605     (150
AUD 2,340 (a)    12/16/25     3.000   6 month AUDOR      (3,463     17,178   
  1,680      12/16/25    6 month AUDOR    3.500      3,136        (4,090
GBP 1,840 (a)    12/16/25    6 month BP    2.750      (49,827     (10,139
CAD 2,100 (a)    12/16/25    6 month CDOR    2.500      32,879        (20,483
JPY   332,300 (a)    12/16/25    6 month JYOR    1.000      (22,156     2,524   
$ 2,300 (a)    06/24/29    3 month LIBOR    3.218      14,223        (114,498
EUR 1,760 (a)    06/08/30    6 month EURO    2.100      (3,944     (45,811
$ 2,570 (a)    09/02/30    3 month LIBOR    3.005      10,860        (51,233
EUR 1,200 (a)    12/16/30    6 month EURO    1.000      78,190        (10,035
  2,640      05/11/35    6 month EURO    1.695      52,899        23,212   
GBP 1,855 (a)    12/16/45    6 month BP    2.250      (65,277     (46,565
  TOTAL    $ (1,237,934   $ 92,241   

 

  (a)   Represents forward starting interest rate swaps whose effective dates of commencement of accruals and cash flows occur subsequent to September 30, 2015.

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CONTRACT

 

      Market Value  
Referenced Obligation    Notional
Amount
(000s)
   Rates Received
(Paid)
    Termination
Date
     Credit
Spread at
September 30,
2015(b)
   

Upfront

Payments
Made (Received)

     Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Protection Sold:

               

CDX North America Investment Grade Index 25

   500      1.000     12/20/20         0.926     3,307         (1,329
TOTAL      $ 3,307       $ (1,329

 

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

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION AND GOVERNMENT FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENT ACCOUNT II — At September 30, 2015, certain Funds had undivided interests in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II, with a maturity date of October 1, 2015, as follows:

 

Fund   

Principal

Amount

      

Maturity

Value

      

Collateral

Allocation

Value

 

Inflation Protected Securities

   $ 7,000,000         $ 7,000,024         $ 7,143,241   

Limited Maturity Obligations

     1,300,000           1,300,004           1,326,602   

Short Duration Income Fund

     1,500,000           1,500,005           1,530,695   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — At September 30, 2015, the Principal Amounts of certain Funds’ interest in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II were as follows:

 

Counterparty    Interest
Rate
      

Inflation
Protected

Securities

       Short
Duration
Income Fund
      

Limited
Maturity

Obligations

 

BNP Paribas Securities Co.

     0.110      $ 2,775,646         $ 594,781         $ 515,477   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     0.120           2,279,611           488,488           423,356   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

     0.140           1,944,743           416,731           361,167   
TOTAL               $ 7,000,000         $ 1,500,000         $ 1,300,000   

At September 30, 2015, the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II was fully collateralized by:

 

Issuer    Interest Rates        Maturity Dates  

Federal Farm Credit Banks

     0.270        05/14/18   

Federal Home Loan Banks

     1.625 to 5.625           06/13/16 to 09/07/32   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     2.500 to 8.000           10/01/16 to 07/01/45   

Federal National Mortgage Association

     1.250 to 6.500           04/01/16 to 10/01/45   

Government National Mortgage Association

     3.000 to 7.000           05/15/18 to 09/20/45   

United States Inflation Indexed Bonds

     0.125           07/15/22   

United States Treasury Note

     0.500 to 2.375           09/30/16 to 12/31/20   

United States Treasury Stripped Securities

     0.000           02/15/27 to 05/15/44   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   83


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION AND GOVERNMENT FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

       

Enhanced

Income Fund

 
  Assets:  
 

Investments of unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $461,347,374, $420,146,832, $468,821,366, $139,379,602, $8,496,869, $1,438,323,524 and $321,234,908)

  $ 460,819,216   
 

Investments of affiliated issuers, at value (cost $18,393,484, $8,656,741, $270, $0, $0, $80 and $0)

    18,393,484   
 

Repurchase agreement, at value which equals cost

      
 

Cash

    4,772,239   
 

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $0, $0, $0, $0, $0, $0 and $10,195, respectively)

      
 

Unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

      
 

Variation margin on certain derivative contracts

    40,394   
 

Receivables:

 
 

Dividends and Interest

    1,796,371   
 

Fund shares sold

    88,455   
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    1,532   
 

Investments sold

      
 

Due from broker — upfront payment

      
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(a)

      
 

Investments sold on an extended-settlement basis

      
 

Other assets

    3,743   
  Total assets     485,915,434   
   
  Liabilities:  
 

Unrealized loss on swap contracts

      
 

Unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

      
 

Variation margin on certain derivative contracts

      
 

Payables:

 
 

Fund shares redeemed

    11,794,104   
 

Investments purchased

    4,593,937   
 

Management fees

    94,431   
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    24,578   
 

Income distribution

    14,759   
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts

      
 

Forward sale contracts, at value (proceeds received $0, $26,859,844, $0, $0, $0, $0 and $0, respectively)

      
 

Investments purchased on an extended — settlement basis

      
 

Accrued expenses

    101,576   
  Total liabilities     16,623,385   
   
  Net Assets:  
 

Paid-in capital

    489,806,122   
 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

    497,920   
 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (20,114,546
 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

    (897,447
    NET ASSETS   $ 469,292,049   
   

Net Assets:

   
   

Class A

  $ 32,278,412   
   

Class C

      
   

Institutional

    436,513,231   
   

Administration

    164,048   
   

Service

      
   

Class IR

    326,359   
   

Class R

      
   

Class R6(b)

    9,999   
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 469,292,049   
   

Shares Outstanding $0.001 par value (unlimited shares authorized):

   
   

Class A

    3,439,439   
   

Class C

      
   

Institutional

    46,559,028   
   

Administration

    17,442   
   

Service

      
   

Class IR

    34,831   
   

Class R

      
   

Class R6(b)

    1,066   
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:(c)

   
   

Class A

    $9.38   
   

Class C

      
   

Institutional

    9.38   
   

Administration

    9.41   
   

Service

      
   

Class IR

    9.37   
   

Class R

      
   

Class R6(b)

    9.38   

 

  (a)   Segregated for initial margin on swap transactions of $208,430, $1,189,709, $357,751, $6,049,205 and $1,055,335 for the Government Income, High Quality Floating Rate, Inflation Protected Securities, Short Duration Government, and Short Duration Income Funds, respectively.
  (b)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (c)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A shares of the Enhanced Income, Government Income, High Quality Floating Rate, Inflation Protected Securities, Short Duration Government and Short Duration Income Funds is $9.52, $15.48, $8.80, $10.48, $10.25 and $10.18, respectively. At redemption, Class C Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge, assessed on the amount equal to the lesser of the current net asset value (“NAV”) or the original purchase price of the shares.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION AND GOVERNMENT FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Government
Income Fund
        High Quality
Floating Rate
Fund
        Inflation Protected
Securities Fund
        Limited Maturity
Obligations Fund
        Short Duration
Government Fund
        Short Duration
Income Fund
 
                     
 

$

429,705,523

  

    $ 468,499,279        $ 137,453,573        $ 8,492,945        $ 1,450,914,653        $ 317,506,009   
    8,656,741          270                            80            
                      7,000,000          1,790,000                   1,500,000   
    4,368,432          2,478,609          146,815          38,146          1,742,307          73,859   
                                                 10,127   
                                                 581,023   
    10,412          15,895          17,412                   139,975          9,725   
                     
    1,466,055          463,640          301,022          16,658          4,114,708          2,304,985   
    447,890          384,785          170,249                   8,818,739          339,996   
    24,712          199          33,524          12,097          38,700          40,419   
             5,420,657                   45,000          72,570          5,936   
                      151                            4,973   
    208,430          1,189,709          357,751                   6,049,205          1,055,336   
    89,755,818                                              4,044,011   
    3,014            4,527            849            130            9,028            3,605   
    534,647,027            478,457,570            145,481,346            10,394,976            1,471,899,965            327,480,004   
                     
                     
                      65,885                            26,097   
                                                 324,708   
             12,446          20,925                   45,904          32,915   
                     
    910,009          1,016,625          199,054                   6,002,021          180,629   
    2,932,452          2,531,856                   250,143          6,387,694          1,701,373   
    171,594          121,335          35,105          1,483          513,946          105,023   
    80,622          20,084          23,976          88          126,034          12,789   
    119,799          12,771          51,593                   57,397          3,418   
    270,000                                                
    27,150,000                                                
    103,089,102                                     10,162,969          2,874,008   
    202,325            138,245            76,573            87,510            202,818            138,226   
    134,925,903            3,853,362            473,111            339,224            23,498,783            5,399,186   
                     
                     
    400,247,256          506,039,266          165,428,169          10,058,336          1,454,548,418          325,258,536   
    502,006          (318,353       (153,740       188          6,737,808          (39,291
    (10,270,154       (30,523,675       (18,383,885       1,152          (20,111,230       (109,793
    9,242,016            (593,030         (1,882,309         (3,924         7,226,186            (3,028,634
    $ 399,721,124          $ 474,604,208          $ 145,008,235          $ 10,055,752          $ 1,448,401,182          $ 322,080,818   
                         
      $164,298,905        $ 14,835,238        $ 32,005,925        $        $ 202,144,399        $ 7,159,296   
      11,872,030                   6,947,282                   33,977,824          645,757   
      142,400,902          458,744,201          96,209,227          10,030,704          1,164,646,984          313,845,980   
                                 25,048                     
      55,889,014          205,374                            32,309,581            
      3,789,582          809,414          2,332,338                   15,312,392          409,319   
      21,460,629                   7,503,601                            10,466   
      10,062            9,981            9,862                       10,002            10,000   
      $399,721,124          $ 474,604,208          $ 145,008,235          $ 10,055,752          $ 1,448,401,182          $ 322,080,818   
                         
      11,026,861          1,711,322          3,171,545                   20,007,531          713,958   
      796,784                   694,243                   3,385,335          64,384   
      9,571,763          52,936,328          9,446,150          1,003,346          115,624,485          31,249,426   
                                 2,505                     
      3,761,048          23,580                            3,212,452            
      254,497          93,593          230,092                   1,514,250          40,772   
      1,442,077                   744,736                            1,042   
      676            1,152            968                       993            996   
                         
      $14.90          $8.67          $10.09          $—          $10.10          $10.03   
      14.90                   10.01                   10.04          10.03   
      14.88          8.67          10.19          10.00          10.07          10.04   
                                 10.00                     
      14.86          8.71                            10.06            
      14.89          8.65          10.14                   10.11          10.04   
      14.88                   10.08                            10.04   
      14.88            8.67            10.18                       10.08            10.04   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   85


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION AND GOVERNMENT FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

       

Enhanced
Income Fund

 
  Investment income:  
 

Dividends—affiliated issuers

  $ 2,406   
 

Interest

    2,836,901   
  Total investment income     2,839,307   
   
  Expenses:  
 

Management fees

    615,931   
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    113,814   
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    72,747   
 

Professional fees

    46,275   
 

Distribution and Service fees(a)

    41,919   
 

Registration fees

    17,277   
 

Printing and mailing costs

    16,765   
 

Trustee fees

    14,294   
 

Administration share fees

    207   
 

Service Share fees — Shareholder Administration Plan

      
 

Service Share fees — Service Plan

      
 

Other

    6,385   
  Total expenses     945,614   
 

Less — expense reductions

    (47,769
  Net expenses     897,845   
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     1,941,462   
   
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 
 

Investments—unaffiliated issuers

    98,185   
 

Futures contracts

    (896,072
 

Written options

      
 

Swap contracts

      
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

      
 

Foreign currency transactions

      
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

 
 

Investments

    (1,351,778
 

Futures contracts

    86,136   
 

Swap contracts

      
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

      
 

Foreign currency translation

      
  Net realized and unrealized loss     (2,063,529
  NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (122,067

 

  (a)   Class specific Distribution and Service and Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

    Distribution and Service Fees     Transfer Agent Fees  

Fund

 

Class A

   

Class C

   

Administration

   

Class R

   

Class A

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Administration

   

Service

   

Class IR

   

Class R

   

Class R6(b)

 

Enhanced Income

    41,919                             21,798               91,730        33               252               1   

Government Income

    214,640        61,086               56,702        111,613        7,941        31,367               10,743        2,426        14,742        1   

High Quality Floating Rate

    20,345                             10,580               92,844               39        587               1   

Inflation Protected Securities

    47,085        39,295               18,016        24,484        5,108        15,915                      1,611        4,684        1   

Limited Maturity Obligations

                  31                             501        2                               

Short Duration Government

    262,061        174,193                      136,272        22,645        233,478               6,659        8,972               1   

Short Duration Income

    6,642        3,481               26        3,454        453        62,426                      200        7        1   

 

  (b)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION AND GOVERNMENT FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Government
Income Fund
        High Quality
Floating Rate
Fund
        Inflation
Protected
Securities Fund
        Limited Maturity
Obligations
Fund
        Short Duration
Government
Fund
        Short
Duration
Income Fund
 
                     
  $ 1,667        $ 1,938        $        $        $ 2,259        $   
    4,766,007            2,246,412            2,743,748            32,819            10,378,133            3,769,057   
    4,767,674            2,248,350            2,743,748            32,819            10,380,392            3,769,057   
                     
                     
    1,136,419          963,203          222,406          12,557          3,532,710          636,932   
    178,833          104,051          51,803          503          408,027          66,541   
    109,873          88,126          4,332          12,021          132,309          116,553   
    53,724          57,066          32,997          52,792          52,877          60,612   
    332,428          20,345          104,396          31          436,254          10,149   
    37,419          46,371          24,984          12,638          43,825          31,482   
    38,634          18,595          10,984          12,584          47,994          11,024   
    14,222          15,749          13,937          13,655          16,323          14,118   
                                                   
    67,145          247                            41,618            
    67,145          247                            41,618            
    5,797            7,457            1,432            5,874            17,756            8,603   
    2,041,639            1,321,457            467,271            122,655            4,771,311            956,014   
    (300,010         (443,241         (79,230         (112,878         (755,214         (220,882
    1,741,629            878,216            388,041            9,777            4,016,097            735,132   
    3,026,045            1,370,134            2,355,707            23,042            6,364,295            3,033,925   
                     
                     
                     
    403,301          (115,912       (153,048       1,648          936,349          (1,691,665
    2,189,719          (254,371       278,752                   6,583,169          1,988,415   
    (130,060                                             
    (24,822       (402,530       69,982                   (89,037       1,368,924   
                                                 316,210   
                                                 276,181   
                     
    (6,043,786       (2,824,799       (5,834,175       (2,787       (7,239,971       (3,555,456
    (97,485       (180,325       40,624                   (128,423       23,513   
    384,587          798,430          40,653                   (2,479,520       (664,480
                                                 66,386   
               5                                             (7,757
    (3,318,546         (2,979,502         (5,557,212         (1,139         (2,417,433         (1,879,729
  $ (292,501       $ (1,609,368       $ (3,201,505       $ 21,903          $ 3,946,862          $ 1,154,196   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   87


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION AND GOVERNMENT FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        Enhanced Income Fund  
        For the
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
 
  From operations:     
 

Net investment income

  $ 1,941,462       $ 2,043,906   
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (797,887      (1,694,506
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (1,265,642      (999,980
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (122,067      (650,580
      
  Distributions to shareholders:     
 

From net investment income

    
 

Class A Shares

    (75,685      (25,499
 

Class B Shares(a)

              
 

Class C Shares

              
 

Institutional Shares

    (1,814,320      (2,000,258
 

Administration Shares

    (448      (264
 

Service Shares

              
 

Class IR Shares

    (1,357      (1,643
 

Class R Shares

              
 

Class R6 Shares(b)

    (14        
  Total distributions to shareholders     (1,891,824      (2,027,664
      
  From share transactions:     
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    81,271,701         254,212,617   
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,805,760         1,923,619   
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (105,766,389      (319,292,198
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (22,688,928      (63,155,962
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (24,702,819      (65,834,206
      
  Net assets:     
 

Beginning of period

    493,994,868         559,829,074   
 

End of period

  $ 469,292,049       $ 493,994,868   
  Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income   $ 497,920       $ 448,282   

 

  (a)   Class B Shares were converted into Class A Shares at the close of business on November 14, 2014.
  (b)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION AND GOVERNMENT FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Government Income Fund         High Quality Floating Rate Fund  
    For the
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
        For the
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
 
             
  $ 3,026,045        $ 5,840,569        $ 1,370,134        $ 1,690,534   
    2,438,138          1,680,589          (772,813       (3,330,819
    (5,756,684         10,673,339            (2,206,689         546,528   
    (292,501         18,194,497            (1,609,368         (1,093,757
             
             
             
    (1,400,140       (2,564,428       (18,771       (40,118
             (16,675                  
    (53,805       (88,744                  
    (1,548,235       (3,260,768       (1,311,293       (1,598,305
                                 
    (394,318       (658,503       (74       (66
    (35,101       (67,343       (2,180       (3,820
    (156,470       (246,630                  
    (34                    (8           
    (3,588,103         (6,903,091         (1,332,326         (1,642,309
             
             
    52,347,398          125,395,143          152,462,598          478,400,986   
    2,811,799          5,378,332          1,235,149          1,353,696   
    (111,608,997         (171,196,123         (199,508,777         (377,995,273
    (56,449,800         (40,422,648         (45,811,030         101,759,409   
    (60,330,404         (29,131,242         (48,752,724         99,023,343   
             
             
    460,051,528            489,182,770            523,356,932            424,333,589   
  $ 399,721,124          $ 460,051,528          $ 474,604,208          $ 523,356,932   
  $ 502,006          $ 1,064,064          $ (318,353       $ (356,161

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   89


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION AND GOVERNMENT FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

        Inflation Protected Securities Fund  
        For the
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
 
  From operations:     
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 2,355,707       $ (112,874
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    195,686         (705,745
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (5,752,898      4,035,679   
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (3,201,505      3,217,060   
      
  Distributions to shareholders:     
 

From net investment income

    
 

Class A Shares

    (170,938      (435,645
 

Class C Shares

    (16,967      (85,274
 

Institutional Shares

    (477,434      (1,177,192
 

Administration

              
 

Service Shares

              
 

Class IR Shares

    (13,411      (25,440
 

Class R Shares

    (27,807      (55,213
 

Class R6 Shares(a)

    (34        
  Total distributions to shareholders     (706,591      (1,778,764
      
  From share transactions:     
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    43,756,408         66,147,736   
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    534,604         1,432,221   
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (25,062,529      (85,654,399
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     19,228,483         (18,074,442
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     15,320,387         (16,636,146
      
  Net assets:     
 

Beginning of period

    129,687,848         146,323,994   
 

End of period

  $ 145,008,235       $ 129,687,848   
  Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income   $ (153,740    $ (1,802,856

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION AND GOVERNMENT FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

    Limited Maturity Obligations Fund         Short Duration Government Fund         Short Duration Income Fund  
    For the
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
        For the
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
        For the
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
 
                     
  $ 23,042        $ 34,698        $ 6,364,295        $ 12,530,593        $ 3,033,925        $ 2,932,853   
    1,648          (496       7,430,481          (14,508,586       2,258,065          (1,042,459
    (2,787         (239         (9,847,914         10,114,595            (4,137,794         63,782   
    21,903            33,963            3,946,862            8,136,602            1,154,196            1,954,176   
                     
                     
                     
                      (776,743       (2,048,229       (47,328       (42,638
                      (59,703       (182,133       (4,841       (7,496
    (23,015       (35,445       (6,294,945       (12,085,363       (3,306,155       (3,602,165
    (27       (26                                    
                      (96,334       (242,379                  
                      (68,085       (191,018       (3,112       (3,140
                                        (79       (110
                          (18                    (35           
    (23,042         (35,471         (7,295,828         (14,749,122         (3,361,550         (3,655,549
                     
                     
                      389,861,602          520,933,615          119,423,308          248,878,222   
    23,042          35,471          6,896,354          13,492,623          3,340,835          3,635,264   
               (1,063         (252,758,536         (646,210,246         (93,518,471         (125,005,966
    23,042            34,408            143,999,420            (111,784,008         29,245,672            127,507,520   
    21,903            32,900            140,650,454            (118,396,528         27,038,318            125,806,147   
                     
                     
    10,033,849            10,000,949            1,307,750,728            1,426,147,256            295,042,500            169,236,353   
  $ 10,055,752          $ 10,033,849          $ 1,448,401,182          $ 1,307,750,728          $ 322,080,818          $ 295,042,500   
  $ 188          $ 188          $ 6,737,808          $ 7,669,341          $ (39,291       $ 288,334   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   91


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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               Income (loss) from
investment operations
       
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income(a)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Distributions
to shareholders
from net
investment
income
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, (UNAUDITED)          
 

2015 - A

  $ 9.42       $ 0.02       $ (0.04   $ (0.02   $ (0.02
 

2015 - Institutional

    9.41         0.04         (0.03     0.01        (0.04
 

2015 - Administration

    9.44         0.03         (0.03     (d)      (0.03
 

2015 - IR

    9.41         0.03         (0.04     (0.01     (0.03
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

    9.39         0.01         (0.01     (d)      (0.01
             
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED MARCH 31,             
 

2015 - A

    9.47         0.01         (0.05     (0.04     (0.01
 

2015 - Institutional

    9.46         0.04         (0.05     (0.01     (0.04
 

2015 - Administration

    9.49         0.01         (0.05     (0.04     (0.01
 

2015 - IR

    9.45         0.03         (0.04     (0.01     (0.03
 

2014 - A

    9.49         0.03         (0.02     0.01        (0.03
 

2014 - Institutional

    9.48         0.06         (0.02     0.04        (0.06
 

2014 - Administration

    9.51         0.04         (0.02     0.02        (0.04
 

2014 - IR

    9.48         0.06         (0.04     0.02        (0.05
 

2013 - A

    9.49         0.07         (d)      0.07        (0.07
 

2013 - Institutional

    9.47         0.10         0.01        0.11        (0.10
 

2013 - Administration

    9.51         0.08         (0.01     0.07        (0.07
 

2013 - IR

    9.47         0.09         0.01        0.10        (0.09
 

2012 - A

    9.60         0.09         (0.11     (0.02     (0.09
 

2012 - Institutional

    9.59         0.12         (0.11     0.01        (0.13
 

2012 - Administration

    9.62         0.10         (0.11     (0.01     (0.10
 

2012 - IR

    9.58         0.11         (0.10     0.01        (0.12
 

2011 - A

    9.67         0.10         (0.07     0.03        (0.10
 

2011 - Institutional

    9.66         0.13         (0.07     0.06        (0.13
 

2011 - Administration

    9.69         0.11         (0.07     0.04        (0.11
 

2011 - IR (Commenced July 30, 2010)

    9.62         0.09         (0.04     0.05        (0.09

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (d)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ENHANCED INCOME FUND

 

                                                                   
    Net asset
value, end
of period
        Total
return(b)
       

Net assets,
end of
period

(in 000s)

        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets
       

Ratio of

net investment
income

to average
net assets

        Portfolio
turnover
rate(c)
 
                         
  $ 9.38          (0.20 )%      $ 32,278          0.68 %(e)        0.70 %(e)        0.47 %(e)        27
    9.38          0.08          436,513          0.34 (e)        0.36 (e)        0.81 (e)        27   
    9.41          (0.05       164          0.59 (e)        0.61 (e)        0.56 (e)        27   
    9.37          (0.08       326          0.43 (e)        0.45 (e)        0.72 (e)        27   
    9.38          0.03          10          0.36 (e)        0.38 (e)        0.85 (e)        27   
                         
                         
    9.42          (0.47       35,556          0.69          0.71          0.06          39   
    9.41          (0.13       457,826          0.35          0.37          0.40          39   
    9.44          (0.38       176          0.60          0.62          0.15          39   
    9.41            (0.12         437            0.44            0.46            0.31            39   
    9.47          0.10          46,289          0.69          0.73          0.33          40   
    9.46          0.44          512,656          0.36          0.38          0.60          40   
    9.49          0.19          198          0.61          0.64          0.42          40   
    9.45            0.25            583            0.45            0.48            0.64            40   
    9.49          0.69          50,859          0.68          0.70          0.70          98   
    9.48          1.14          295,940          0.34          0.36          1.04          98   
    9.51          0.79          220          0.59          0.61          0.83          98   
    9.48            1.05            1,345            0.43            0.45            0.96            98   
    9.49          (0.19       110,136          0.64          0.69          0.94          86   
    9.47          0.05          395,751          0.30          0.35          1.28          86   
    9.51          (0.09       1,682          0.55          0.60          1.03          86   
    9.47            0.06            2,040            0.39            0.44            1.17            86   
    9.60          0.29          225,355          0.63          0.68          1.01          71   
    9.59          0.63          578,458          0.29          0.34          1.35          71   
    9.62          0.38          2,779          0.54          0.59          1.11          71   
    9.58            0.53            1            0.38 (e)          0.43 (e)          1.39 (e)          71   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   93


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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

           Income (loss) from
investment operations
     Distributions
to shareholders
 
    Year - Share Class  

Net asset
value,
beginning
of period

     Net
investment
income (loss)(a)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
     Total from
investment
operations
     From net
investment
income
     From net
realized
gains
     Total
distributions
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2015 - A

  $ 15.02       $ 0.10       $ (0.10    $       $ (0.12    $       $ (0.12
 

2015 - C

    15.02         0.05         (0.10      (0.05      (0.07              (0.07
 

2015 - Institutional

    15.00         0.13         (0.10      0.03         (0.15              (0.15
 

2015 - Service

    14.98         0.09         (0.10      (0.01      (0.11              (0.11
 

2015 - IR

    15.01         0.12         (0.10      0.02         (0.14              (0.14
 

2015 - R

    15.00         0.08         (0.10      (0.02      (0.10              (0.10
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

    14.83         0.05         0.05         0.10         (0.05              (0.05
                     
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED MARCH 31,   
 

2015 - A

    14.67         0.17         0.39         0.56         (0.21              (0.21
 

2015 - C

    14.67         0.06         0.38         0.44         (0.09              (0.09
 

2015 - Institutional

    14.64         0.22         0.40         0.62         (0.26              (0.26
 

2015 - Service

    14.63         0.15         0.38         0.53         (0.18              (0.18
 

2015 - IR

    14.66         0.21         0.38         0.59         (0.24              (0.24
 

2015 - R

    14.65         0.13         0.39         0.52         (0.17              (0.17
 

2014 - A

    15.00         0.12         (0.25      (0.13      (0.16      (0.04      (0.20
 

2014 - C

    15.00         0.02         (0.25      (0.23      (0.06      (0.04      (0.10
 

2014 - Institutional

    14.97         0.17         (0.25      (0.08      (0.21      (0.04      (0.25
 

2014 - Service

    14.96         0.10         (0.25      (0.15      (0.14      (0.04      (0.18
 

2014 - IR

    14.99         0.18         (0.27      (0.09      (0.20      (0.04      (0.24
 

2014 - R

    14.98         0.09         (0.25      (0.16      (0.13      (0.04      (0.17
 

2013 - A

    15.37         0.11         0.24         0.35         (0.17      (0.55      (0.72
 

2013 - C

    15.37         (0.01      0.24         0.23         (0.05      (0.55      (0.60
 

2013 - Institutional

    15.34         0.15         0.25         0.40         (0.22      (0.55      (0.77
 

2013 - Service

    15.33         0.08         0.24         0.32         (0.14      (0.55      (0.69
 

2013 - IR

    15.36         0.14         0.25         0.39         (0.21      (0.55      (0.76
 

2013 - R

    15.35         0.06         0.25         0.31         (0.13      (0.55      (0.68
 

2012 - A

    14.95         0.18         0.76         0.94         (0.18      (0.34      (0.52
 

2012 - C

    14.95         0.06         0.77         0.83         (0.07      (0.34      (0.41
 

2012 - Institutional

    14.92         0.23         0.77         1.00         (0.24      (0.34      (0.58
 

2012 - Service

    14.91         0.15         0.77         0.92         (0.16      (0.34      (0.50
 

2012 - IR

    14.94         0.21         0.77         0.98         (0.22      (0.34      (0.56
 

2012 - R

    14.93         0.13         0.78         0.91         (0.15      (0.34      (0.49
 

2011 - A

    15.18         0.24         0.30         0.54         (0.23      (0.54      (0.77
 

2011 - C

    15.18         0.12         0.31         0.43         (0.12      (0.54      (0.66
 

2011 - Institutional

    15.16         0.29         0.30         0.59         (0.29      (0.54      (0.83
 

2011 - Service

    15.15         0.21         0.30         0.51         (0.21      (0.54      (0.75
 

2011 - IR

    15.18         0.27         0.30         0.57         (0.27      (0.54      (0.81
 

2011 - R

    15.17         0.19         0.31         0.50         (0.20      (0.54      (0.74

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (d)   Annualized.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND

 

                                                                   
    Net asset
value, end
of period
        Total
return(b)
        Net assets,
end of
period
(in 000s)
        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
net investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
        Portfolio
turnover
rate(c)
 
                         
  $ 14.90          0.01     $ 164,299          0.90 %(d)        1.04 %(d)        1.37 %(d)        352
    14.90          (0.36       11,872          1.65 (d)        1.79 (d)        0.62 (d)        352   
    14.88          0.18          142,401          0.56 (d)        0.70 (d)        1.70 (d)        352   
    14.86          (0.07       55,889          1.06 (d)        1.20 (d)        1.22 (d)        352   
    14.89          0.14          3,790          0.65 (d)        0.79 (d)        1.62 (d)        352   
    14.88          (0.11       21,461          1.15 (d)        1.29 (d)        1.12 (d)        352   
    14.88          0.67          10          0.54 (d)        0.67 (d)        1.91 (d)        352   
                         
                         
    15.02          3.80          182,381          0.91          1.05          1.16          471   
    15.02          3.03          12,918          1.66          1.80          0.41          471   
    15.00          4.23          186,519          0.58          0.71          1.50          471   
    14.98          3.64          51,176          1.07          1.21          1.00          471   
    15.01          4.06          3,875          0.66          0.80          1.41          471   
    15.00            3.55            23,184            1.16            1.30            0.90            471   
    14.67          (0.83       194,179          0.92          1.02          0.83          655   
    14.67          (1.53       15,202          1.62          1.78          0.12          655   
    14.64          (0.50       197,289          0.58          0.69          1.19          655   
    14.63          (1.00       53,172          1.08          1.18          0.66          655   
    14.66          (0.58       4,157          0.67          0.78          1.25          655   
    14.65            (1.08         20,743            1.17            1.28            0.62            655   
    15.00          2.26          285,955          0.91          1.00          0.69          943   
    15.00          1.50          25,655          1.66          1.75          (0.06       943   
    14.97          2.61          346,782          0.57          0.66          0.97          943   
    14.96          2.07          79,620          1.07          1.16          0.51          943   
    14.99          2.51          1,509          0.67          0.75          0.93          943   
    14.98            2.00            21,907            1.16            1.25            0.41            943   
    15.37          6.32          396,439          0.92          1.00          1.14          763   
    15.37          5.53          32,148          1.67          1.75          0.38          763   
    15.34          6.69          241,382          0.58          0.66          1.48          763   
    15.33          6.17          89,677          1.08          1.16          0.97          763   
    15.36          6.59          1,669          0.67          0.75          1.35          763   
    15.35            6.07            20,368            1.17            1.25            0.87            763   
    14.95          3.63          442,915          0.92          0.99          1.53          545   
    14.95          2.86          33,279          1.67          1.74          0.78          545   
    14.92          3.92          266,217          0.58          0.65          1.86          545   
    14.91          3.40          98,072          1.08          1.15          1.36          545   
    14.94          3.89          663          0.67          0.74          1.74          545   
    14.93            3.31            13,913            1.17            1.24            1.24            545   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   95


GOLDMAN SACHS HIGH QUALITY FLOATING RATE FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

           Income (loss) from
investment operations
       
    Year - Share Class   Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income(a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Distributions
to shareholders
from net
investment
income
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2015 - A

  $ 8.72       $ 0.01      $ (0.05   $ (0.04   $ (0.01
 

2015 - Institutional

    8.72         0.03        (0.06     (0.03     (0.02
 

2015 - Service

    8.76         (d)      (0.05     (0.05     (d) 
 

2015 - IR

    8.70         0.02        (0.05     (0.03     (0.02
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

    8.69         0.01        (0.02     (0.01     (0.01
            
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED MARCH 31,   
 

2015 - A

    8.76         0.01        (0.04     (0.03     (0.01
 

2015 - Institutional

    8.77         0.03        (0.05     (0.02     (0.03
 

2015 - Service

    8.81         (d)      (0.05     (0.05     (d) 
 

2015 - IR

    8.75         0.03        (0.05     (0.02     (0.03
 

2014 - A

    8.78         0.02        (0.02     (d)      (0.02
 

2014 - Institutional

    8.78         0.04        (d)      0.04        (0.05
 

2014 - Service

    8.83         (d)      (0.01     (0.01     (0.01
 

2014 - IR

    8.77         0.04        (0.02     0.02        (0.04
 

2013 - A

    8.77         0.04        (d)      0.04        (0.03
 

2013 - Institutional

    8.77         0.07        (d)      0.07        (0.06
 

2013 - Service

    8.81         0.03        0.01        0.04        (0.02
 

2013 - IR

    8.76         0.05        0.01        0.06        (0.05
 

2012 - A

    8.81         0.05        (0.07     (0.02     (0.02
 

2012 - Institutional

    8.82         0.08        (0.08     (d)      (0.05
 

2012 - Service

    8.86         0.04        (0.08     (0.04     (0.01
 

2012 - IR

    8.81         0.07        (0.08     (0.01     (0.04
 

2011 - A

    8.86         0.06        (0.06     (d)      (0.05 )(f) 
 

2011 - Institutional

    8.86         0.09        (0.05     0.04        (0.08 )(f) 
 

2011 - Service

    8.90         0.04        (0.04     (d)      (0.04 )(f) 
 

2011 - IR

    8.85         0.08        (0.05     0.03        (0.07 )(f) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (d)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   Includes a return of capital amounting to less than $0.005 per share.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS HIGH QUALITY FLOATING RATE FUND

 

                                                                   
    Net asset
value, end
of period
        Total
return(b)
        Net assets,
end of
period
(in 000s)
        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
net investment
income to
average net
assets
        Portfolio
turnover
rate(c)
 
  $ 8.67          (0.46 )%      $ 14,835          0.69 %(e)        0.88 %(e)        0.25 %(e)        31
    8.67          (0.29       458,744          0.35 (e)        0.54 (e)        0.58 (e)        31   
    8.71          (0.53       205          0.84 (e)        1.04 (e)        0.10 (e)        31   
    8.65          (0.34       809          0.44 (e)        0.63 (e)        0.50 (e)        31   
    8.67          (0.15       10          0.36 (e)        0.51 (e)        0.53 (e)        31   
                         
    8.72          (0.36       18,565          0.66          0.90          0.12          64   
    8.72          (0.19       503,652          0.36          0.56          0.38          64   
    8.76          (0.53       145          0.73          1.07          0.05          64   
    8.70            (0.28         996            0.45            0.65            0.32            64   
    8.76          (0.01       43,550          0.72          0.95          0.20          130   
    8.77          0.45          378,958          0.38          0.59          0.50          130   
    8.81          (0.01       255          0.85          1.10          0.05          130   
    8.75            0.24            1,570            0.47            0.69            0.43            130   
    8.78          0.44          47,438          0.74          0.96          0.44          286   
    8.78          0.78          158,132          0.40          0.62          0.79          286   
    8.83          0.41          160          0.89          1.12          0.38          286   
    8.77            0.69            1,018            0.49            0.71            0.63            286   
    8.77          (0.21       85,905          0.75          0.90          0.53          178   
    8.77          0.01          212,611          0.41          0.56          0.87          178   
    8.81          (0.44       448          0.86          1.06          0.41          178   
    8.76            (0.08         930            0.50            0.65            0.79            178   
    8.81          0.00          118,804          0.82          0.87          0.65          175   
    8.82          0.45          293,924          0.48          0.53          1.00          175   
    8.86          (0.05       924          0.98          1.03          0.49          175   
    8.81            0.36            1,151            0.57            0.62            0.93            175   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   97


GOLDMAN SACHS INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

           Income (loss) from
investment operations
     Distributions
to shareholders
 
    Year - Share Class           
Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
     Total from
investment
operations
     From net
investment
income
     From net
realized
gains
     From
capital
     Total
distributions
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2015 - A

  $ 10.39       $ 0.18       $ (0.43    $ (0.25    $ (0.05    $       $       $ (0.05
 

2015 - C

    10.31         0.14         (0.42      (0.28      (0.02                      (0.02
 

2015 - Institutional

    10.48         0.19         (0.42      (0.23      (0.06                      (0.06
 

2015 - IR

    10.43         0.19         (0.42      (0.23      (0.06                      (0.06
 

2015 - R

    10.38         0.16         (0.42      (0.26      (0.04                      (0.04
 

2015 -R6 (Commenced July 31,2015)

    10.36         0.03         (0.17      (0.14      (0.04                      (0.04
                        
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED MARCH 31,   
 

2015 - A

    10.29         (0.05      0.27         0.22         (0.12                      (0.12
 

2015 - C

    10.27         (0.10      0.23         0.13         (0.09                      (0.09
 

2015 - Institutional

    10.36         0.03         0.22         0.25         (0.13                      (0.13
 

2015 - IR

    10.32         (0.04      0.28         0.24         (0.13                      (0.13
 

2015 - R

    10.30         (0.12      0.31         0.19         (0.11                      (0.11
 

2014 - A

    11.24         0.09         (0.83      (0.74      (0.02      (0.16      (0.03      (0.21
 

2014 - C

    11.28         (e)       (0.82      (0.82              (0.16      (0.03      (0.19
 

2014 - Institutional

    11.28         0.13         (0.83      (0.70      (0.03      (0.16      (0.03      (0.22
 

2014 - IR

    11.25         0.11         (0.83      (0.72      (0.02      (0.16      (0.03      (0.21
 

2014 - R

    11.27         0.01         (0.78      (0.77      (0.01      (0.16      (0.03      (0.20
 

2013 - A

    11.16         0.04         0.56         0.60         (0.16      (0.36              (0.52
 

2013 - C

    11.20         (0.03      0.55         0.52         (0.08      (0.36              (0.44
 

2013 - Institutional

    11.20         0.06         0.58         0.64         (0.20      (0.36              (0.56
 

2013 - IR

    11.17         0.03         0.60         0.63         (0.19      (0.36              (0.55
 

2013 - R

    11.19         (e)       0.57         0.57         (0.13      (0.36              (0.49
 

2012 - A

    10.95         0.19         1.11         1.30         (0.30      (0.79              (1.09
 

2012 - C

    10.99         0.13         1.09         1.22         (0.22      (0.79              (1.01
 

2012 - Institutional

    10.99         0.23         1.11         1.34         (0.34      (0.79              (1.13
 

2012 - IR

    10.97         0.02         1.30         1.32         (0.33      (0.79              (1.12
 

2012 - R

    10.98         0.18         1.09         1.27         (0.27      (0.79              (1.06
 

2011 - A

    10.89         0.19         0.61         0.80         (0.17      (0.57              (0.74
 

2011 - C

    10.93         0.11         0.61         0.72         (0.09      (0.57              (0.66
 

2011 - Institutional

    10.93         0.22         0.62         0.84         (0.21      (0.57              (0.78
 

2011 - IR

    10.91         0.22         0.61         0.83         (0.20      (0.57              (0.77
 

2011 - R

    10.91         0.17         0.61         0.78         (0.14      (0.57              (0.71

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES FUND

 

                                                                          
    Net asset
value, end
of period
         Total
return(b)
         Net assets,
end of
period
(in 000s)
          Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
         Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets
         Ratio of
net investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
         Portfolio
turnover
rate(c)
 
                                
  $ 10.09           (2.43 )%       $ 32,006            0.72 %(d)         0.84 %(d)         3.51 %(d)         89
    10.01           (2.70        6,947            1.47 (d)         1.59 (d)         2.69 (d)         89   
    10.19           (2.20        96,209            0.38 (d)         0.50 (d)         3.60 (d)         89   
    10.14           (2.25        2,332            0.47 (d)         0.59 (d)         3.68 (d)         89   
    10.08           (2.52        7,504            0.97 (d)         1.09 (d)         3.13 (d)         89   
    10.18           (1.40        10            0.38 (d)         0.63 (d)         2.05 (d)         89   
                                
                                
    10.39           2.09           38,976            0.69           0.96           (0.47        161   
    10.31           1.25           8,161            1.44           1.71           (1.00        161   
    10.48           2.40           72,940            0.35           0.62           0.29           161   
    10.43           2.27           2,526            0.45           0.71           (0.42        161   
    10.38             1.81             7,085              0.95             1.22             (1.19          161   
    10.29           (6.60        37,940            0.63           0.84           0.88           262   
    10.27           (7.29        10,173            1.38           1.59           (0.01        262   
    10.36           (6.22        91,483            0.29           0.50           1.19           262   
    10.32           (6.35        2,021            0.38           0.59           1.03           262   
    10.30             (6.82          4,707              0.88             1.10             0.10             262   
    11.24           5.37           73,665            0.62           0.81           0.39           230   
    11.28           4.57           19,203            1.38           1.56           (0.29        230   
    11.28           5.71           276,216            0.28           0.46           0.53           230   
    11.25           5.63           3,617            0.37           0.55           0.24           230   
    11.27             5.10             2,023              0.87             1.05             0.02             230   
    11.16           11.99           123,135            0.63           0.83           1.63           194   
    11.20           11.24           24,312            1.28           1.58           1.17           194   
    11.20           12.34           159,075            0.29           0.49           2.05           194   
    11.17           12.16           393            0.38           0.58           0.21           194   
    11.19             11.70             1,411              0.88             1.08             1.61             194   
    10.95           7.53           79,215            0.67           0.83           1.71           211   
    10.99           6.72           22,111            1.42           1.58           0.96           211   
    10.99           7.88           108,491            0.33           0.49           1.99           211   
    10.97           7.80           116            0.42           0.58           1.93           211   
    10.98             7.36             1,145              0.92             1.08             1.50             211   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   99


GOLDMAN SACHS LIMITED MATURITY OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               Income from
investment operations
       
    Year - Share Class   Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income(a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain
    Total from
investment
operations
   

Distributions

to shareholders

from net

investment

income

 
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2015 - Institutional

  $ 10.00       $ 0.02      $ (d)    $ 0.02      $ (0.02
 

2015 - Administration

    10.00         0.01        (d)      0.01        (0.01
            
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED MARCH 31,   
 

2015 - Institutional

    10.00         0.03        0.01        0.04        (0.04
 

2015 - Administration

    10.00         0.01        (d)      0.01        (0.01
 

2014 - Institutional (Commenced February 28, 2014)

    10.00         (d)      (d)      (d)        
 

2014 - Administration (Commenced February 28, 2014)

    10.00         (d)      (d)      (d)        

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (d)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   Amount is less than 0.005% per share.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS LIMITED MATURITY OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

                                                                   
   

Net asset

value, end

of period

        Total
return(b)
        Net assets,
end of
period
(in 000s)
        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
net investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
        Portfolio
turnover
rate(c)
 
                         
  $ 10.00          0.23     $ 10,031          0.19 %(e)        2.44 %(e)        0.46 %(e)        16
    10.00          0.11          25          0.43 (e)        2.68 (e)        0.22 (e)        16   
                         
                         
    10.00          0.36          10,009          0.19          4.62          0.35          40   
    10.00            0.10            25            0.42            4.87            0.12            40   
    10.00          (f)        9,976          0.19 (e)        4.30 (e)        0.10 (e)          
    10.00            (f)          25            0.44 (e)          4.55 (e)          (0.15 )(e)            

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   101


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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

           Income (loss) from
investment operations
    Distributions
to shareholders
 
    Year - Share Class  

Net asset
value,
beginning
of period

     Net
investment
income(a)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
    From net
investment
income
     From net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2015 - A

  $ 10.12       $ 0.03       $ (0.01   $ 0.02      $ (0.04    $      $ (0.04
 

2015 - C

    10.06         0.01         (0.01     (d)      (0.02             (0.02
 

2015 - Institutional

    10.09         0.05         (0.02     0.03        (0.05             (0.05
 

2015 - Service

    10.08         0.02         (0.01     0.01        (0.03             (0.03
 

2015 - IR

    10.13         0.04         (0.01     0.03        (0.05             (0.05
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

    10.09         0.02         (0.01     0.01        (0.02             (0.02
                  
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED MARCH 31,   
 

2015 - A

    10.17         0.07         (0.04     0.03        (0.08             (0.08
 

2015 - C

    10.11         0.03         (0.04     (0.01     (0.04             (0.04
 

2015 - Institutional

    10.14         0.10         (0.03     0.07        (0.12             (0.12
 

2015 - Service

    10.13         0.05         (0.03     0.02        (0.07             (0.07
 

2015 - IR

    10.18         0.09         (0.03     0.06        (0.11             (0.11
 

2014 - A

    10.24         0.07         (0.06     0.01        (0.08             (0.08
 

2014 - C

    10.17         0.03         (0.05     (0.02     (0.04             (0.04
 

2014 - Institutional

    10.21         0.10         (0.06     0.04        (0.11             (0.11
 

2014 - Service

    10.20         0.05         (0.06     (0.01     (0.06             (0.06
 

2014 - IR

    10.25         0.09         (0.05     0.04        (0.11             (0.11
 

2013 - A

    10.30         0.04         (0.01     0.03        (0.06      (0.03     (0.09
 

2013 - C

    10.23         0.01         (0.02     (0.01     (0.02      (0.03     (0.05
 

2013 - Institutional

    10.27         0.08         (0.01     0.07        (0.10      (0.03     (0.13
 

2013 - Service

    10.25         0.03         (d)      0.03        (0.05      (0.03     (0.08
 

2013 - IR

    10.30         0.07         (d)      0.07        (0.09      (0.03     (0.12
 

2012 - A

    10.23         0.05         0.06        0.11        (0.04      (d)      (0.04
 

2012 - C

    10.17         0.02         0.05        0.07        (0.01      (d)      (0.01
 

2012 - Institutional

    10.20         0.09         0.06        0.15        (0.08      (d)      (0.08
 

2012 - Service

    10.19         0.04         0.05        0.09        (0.03      (d)      (0.03
 

2012 - IR

    10.24         0.08         0.05        0.13        (0.07      (d)      (0.07
 

2011 - A

    10.37         0.06         0.06        0.12        (0.06      (0.20     (0.26
 

2011 - C

    10.30         0.01         0.07        0.08        (0.01      (0.20     (0.21
 

2011 - Institutional

    10.33         0.10         0.06        0.16        (0.09      (0.20     (0.29
 

2011 - Service

    10.32         0.05         0.06        0.11        (0.04      (0.20     (0.24
 

2011 - IR

    10.37         0.09         0.06        0.15        (0.08      (0.20     (0.28

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (d)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT FUND

 

                                                                   
    Net asset
value, end
of period
        Total
return(b)
       

Net assets,
end of
period

(in 000s)

        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets
       

Ratio of
net investment
income (loss)
to average

net assets

        Portfolio
turnover
rate(c)
 
                         
  $ 10.10          0.17     $ 202,144          0.81 %(e)        0.91 %(e)        0.61 %(e)        44
    10.04          (0.03       33,978          1.21 (e)        1.66 (e)        0.22 (e)        44   
    10.07          0.34          1,164,647          0.47 (e)        0.57 (e)        0.95 (e)        44   
    10.06          0.09          32,310          0.97 (e)        1.07 (e)        0.45 (e)        44   
    10.11          0.30          15,312          0.56 (e)        0.66 (e)        0.86 (e)        44   
    10.08          0.08          10          0.45 (e)        0.55 (e)        0.90 (e)        44   
                         
                         
    10.12          0.33          220,814          0.82          0.91          0.67          185   
    10.06          (0.07       36,722          1.22          1.67          0.27          185   
    10.09          0.67          1,003,694          0.48          0.57          1.00          185   
    10.08          0.17          33,015          0.98          1.08          0.51          185   
    10.13            0.58            13,505            0.57            0.66            0.91            185   
    10.17          0.10          277,312          0.82          0.91          0.65          211   
    10.11          (0.20       48,324          1.22          1.66          0.26          211   
    10.14          0.44          1,043,676          0.48          0.57          1.00          211   
    10.13          (0.06       38,818          0.98          1.07          0.49          211   
    10.18            0.35            18,018            0.57            0.66            0.91            211   
    10.24          0.32          471,348          0.81          0.89          0.42          640   
    10.17          (0.06       69,496          1.19          1.64          0.05          640   
    10.21          0.66          1,133,613          0.47          0.55          0.77          640   
    10.20          0.26          53,464          0.97          1.05          0.27          640   
    10.25            0.67            24,501            0.56            0.64            0.68            640   
    10.30          1.10          808,034          0.79          0.87          0.53          359   
    10.23          0.65          95,446          1.15          1.62          0.18          359   
    10.27          1.45          1,265,479          0.45          0.53          0.87          359   
    10.25          0.85          69,463          0.95          1.03          0.39          359   
    10.30            1.25            36,019            0.54            0.62            0.77            359   
    10.23          1.11          1,013,335          0.82          0.87          0.61          312   
    10.17          0.74          126,533          1.31          1.62          0.12          312   
    10.20          1.56          1,512,908          0.48          0.53          0.95          312   
    10.19          1.05          128,073          0.98          1.03          0.45          312   
    10.24            1.46            9,395            0.57            0.62            0.85            312   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   103


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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

           Income (loss) from
investment operations
    Distributions
to shareholders
 
    Year - Share Class  

Net asset
value,
beginning
of period

     Net
investment
income(a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
    From net
investment
income
    From net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
 
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2015 - A

  $ 10.10       $ 0.08      $ (0.06   $ 0.02      $ (0.09   $      $ (0.09
 

2015 - C

    10.10         0.06        (0.06     (d)      (0.07            (0.07
 

2015 - Institutional

    10.11         0.10        (0.06     0.04        (0.11            (0.11
 

2015 - IR

    10.11         0.09        (0.06     0.03        (0.10            (0.10
 

2015 - R

    10.11         0.07        (0.06     0.01        (0.08            (0.08
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

    10.07         0.03        (0.02     0.01        (0.04            (0.04
                
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED MARCH 31,   
 

2015 - A

    10.17         0.10        (0.04     0.06        (0.13            (0.13
 

2015 - C

    10.17         0.06        (0.04     0.02        (0.09            (0.09
 

2015 - Institutional

    10.18         0.13        (0.03     0.10        (0.17            (0.17
 

2015 - IR

    10.18         0.13        (0.04     0.09        (0.16            (0.16
 

2015 - R

    10.18         0.08        (0.04     0.04        (0.11            (0.11
 

2014 - A

    10.17         0.12        0.01        0.13        (0.13     (d)      (0.13
 

2014 - C

    10.17         0.08        0.01        0.09        (0.09     (d)      (0.09
 

2014 - Institutional

    10.18         0.15        0.01        0.16        (0.16     (d)      (0.16
 

2014 - IR

    10.18         0.15        (d)      0.15        (0.15     (d)      (0.15
 

2014 - R

    10.18         0.09        0.01        0.10        (0.10     (d)      (0.10
 

2013 - A

    9.96         0.11        0.26        0.37        (0.13     (0.03     (0.16
 

2013 - C

    9.97         0.08        0.24        0.32        (0.09     (0.03     (0.12
 

2013 - Institutional

    9.97         0.14        0.26        0.40        (0.16     (0.03     (0.19
 

2013 - IR

    9.97         0.13        0.26        0.39        (0.15     (0.03     (0.18
 

2013 - R

    9.97         0.08        0.26        0.34        (0.10     (0.03     (0.13
                
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31,     
 

2012 - A (Commenced February 29, 2012)

    10.00         0.01        (0.04     (0.03     (0.01            (0.01
 

2012 - C (Commenced February 29, 2012)

    10.00         (d)      (0.03     (0.03     (d)             (d) 
 

2012 - Institutional (Commenced February 29, 2012)

    10.00         0.01        (0.03     (0.02     (0.01            (0.01
 

2012 - IR (Commenced February 29, 2012)

    10.00         0.01        (0.03     (0.02     (0.01            (0.01
 

2012 - R (Commenced February 29, 2012)

    10.00         (d)      (0.02     (0.02     (0.01            (0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (d)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005% per share.
  (f)   Annualized.
 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION INCOME FUND

 

                                                                       
    Net asset
value, end
of period
        Total
return(b)
        Net assets,
end of
period
(in 000s)
        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
net investment
income
to average
net assets
        Portfolio
turnover
rate(c)
     
                           
  $ 10.03          0.19     $ 7,159          0.79 %(f)        0.93 %(f)        1.58 %(f)        50  
    10.03          (e)        646          1.20 (f)        1.69 (f)        1.18 (f)        50     
    10.04          0.36          313,846          0.45 (f)        0.59 (f)        1.91 (f)        50     
    10.04          0.32          409          0.54 (f)        0.68 (f)        1.82 (f)        50     
    10.04          0.07          10          1.03 (f)        1.17 (f)        1.32 (f)        50     
    10.04          0.06          10          0.48 (f)        0.62 (f)        1.96 (f)        50     
                           
                           
    10.10          0.60          3,986          0.79          0.99          0.95          139     
    10.10          0.21          864          1.18          1.74          0.57          139     
    10.11          0.94          289,892          0.45          0.64          1.29          139     
    10.11          0.85          289          0.55          0.74          1.25          139     
    10.11            0.37            10            1.01            1.22            0.76            139       
    10.17          1.28          2,327          0.80          1.19          1.16          157     
    10.17          0.87          564          1.20          1.93          0.77          157     
    10.18          1.62          166,129          0.46          0.84          1.50          157     
    10.18          1.53          206          0.55          0.93          1.43          157     
    10.18            1.02            10            1.03            1.44            0.91            157       
    10.17          3.69          870          0.79          1.89          1.05          707     
    10.17          3.19          174          1.17          1.83          0.75          707     
    10.18          4.04          78,696          0.45          1.67          1.42          707     
    10.18          3.94          152          0.54          1.51          1.32          707     
    10.18          3.40          10          1.06          2.74          0.77          707     
                           
                           
    9.96          (0.34       1,747          0.79 (f)        6.26 (f)        0.79 (f)        29     
    9.97          (0.28       10          1.19 (f)        7.01 (f)        0.38 (f)        29     
    9.97          (0.21       11,122          0.45 (f)        5.92 (f)        1.11 (f)        29     
    9.97          (0.22       10          0.54 (f)        6.01 (f)        0.97 (f)        29     
    9.97            (0.25         10            1.04 (f)          6.51 (f)          0.50 (f)          29       

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   105


GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT DURATION AND GOVERNMENT FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

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

 

Fund      Share Classes Offered*    Diversified/
Non-diversified

Enhanced Income

    

A, Institutional, Administration, IR and R6

   Diversified

Government Income

    

A, C, Institutional, Service, IR, R and R6

   Diversified

High Quality Floating Rate

    

A, Institutional, Service, IR and R6

   Diversified

Inflation Protected Securities

    

A, C, Institutional, IR, R and R6

   Diversified

Limited Maturity Obligations

    

Institutional and Administration

   Diversified

Short Duration Government

    

A, C, Institutional, Service, IR and R6

   Diversified

Short Duration Income

    

A, C, Institutional, IR, R and R6

   Diversified

 

*   Class R6 Shares commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

Class A Shares of the Enhanced Income, Government Income, High Quality Floating Rate, Inflation Protected Securities, Short Duration Government and Short Duration Income Funds are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 1.50%, 3.75%, 1.50%, 3.75%, 1.50% and 1.50%, respectively. Class C Shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% (0.65% for Short Duration Government and Short Duration Income Funds), which is imposed on redemptions made within 12 months of purchase. Institutional, Administration, Service, Class IR, Class R and Class R6 Shares are not subject to a sales charge.

At the close of business on November 14, 2014, Class B Shares of the Enhanced Income and Government Income Funds were converted to Class A Shares of the Funds.

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

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.

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

B.  Investment Income and Investments — Investment income includes interest income and dividend income, net of any foreign withholding taxes, less any amounts reclaimable. 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. Investment transactions are reflected on trade date. Realized gains and losses are calculated using identified cost. Investment transactions are recorded on the following business day for daily net asset value (“NAV”) calculations. 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 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. Upfront payments are made or received upon entering into a swap agreement and are reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Upfront payments are recognized over the contract’s term/event as realized gains or losses, with the exception of forward starting interest rate swaps whose realized gains or losses are recognized from the effective start date.

For securities with paydown provisions, principal payments received are treated as a proportionate reduction to the cost basis of the securities, and excess or shortfall amounts are recorded as income. For treasury inflation protected securities (“TIPS”), adjustments to principal due to inflation/deflation are reflected as increases/decreases to interest income with a corresponding adjustment to cost.

C.  Class Allocations and Expenses — Investment income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), and non-class specific expenses of each Fund are allocated daily based upon the proportion of net assets of each class. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution and Service, Transfer Agency and Service and Shareholder Administration fees. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by a Fund are charged to that Fund, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the applicable Funds on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses.

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 (mutual funds) and to distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, the Funds are not required to make any provisions for the payment of federal income tax. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gains distributions, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly, and capital gains distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually.

Net capital losses are carried forward to future fiscal years and may be used to the extent allowed by the Code to offset any future capital gains. Utilization of capital loss carryforwards will reduce the requirement of future capital gains distributions.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

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 net investment income, net realized gain 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 the Funds 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 translations. 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The fair value of a financial instrument is 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). 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 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).

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with the Funds’ policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy resulting from such changes are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

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’ portfolio 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:

Money Market Funds — Investments in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Underlying Fund”) are valued at the NAV of the FST Share class on the day of valuation. These investments are generally classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Underlying Fund may invest in debt securities which are valued daily on the basis of quotations supplied by dealers, if market quotations are readily available, 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.

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. Short-term debt obligations that mature in sixty days or less and that do not exhibit signs of credit deterioration are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. With the exception of treasury securities of G8 countries (not held in money market funds), which are generally classified as Level 1, these investments are generally classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

i.  Inverse Floaters — The interest rate on inverse floating rate securities (“inverse floaters”) resets in the opposite direction from the market rate of interest to which the inverse floaters are indexed. An inverse floater may be considered to be leveraged to the extent that its interest rate varies by a magnitude that exceeds the magnitude of the change in the index rate of interest. The higher the degree of leverage of an inverse floater, the greater the volatility of its market value.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

ii.  Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities — Mortgage-backed securities represent direct or indirect participations in, or are collateralized by and payable from, mortgage loans secured by residential and/or commercial real estate property. Asset-backed securities include securities whose principal and interest payments are collateralized by pools of other assets or receivables. The value of certain mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities (including adjustable rate mortgage loans) may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates. The value of these securities may also fluctuate in response to the market’s perception of the creditworthiness of the issuers.

Asset-backed securities may present credit risks that are not presented by mortgage-backed securities because they generally do not have the benefit of a security interest in collateral that is comparable to mortgage assets. Some asset-backed securities may only have a subordinated claim on collateral.

Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two different classes: one that receives substantially all interest payments (interest-only, or “IO” and/or high coupon rate with relatively low principal amount, or “IOette”), and the other that receives substantially all principal payments (principal-only, or “PO”) from a pool of mortgage loans. Little to no principal will be received at the maturity of an IO; as a result, periodic adjustments are recorded to reduce the cost of the security until maturity. These adjustments are included in interest income.

iii.  Mortgage Dollar Rolls — Mortgage dollar rolls are transactions whereby a Fund sells mortgage-backed-securities and simultaneously contracts with the same counterparty to repurchase similar securities on a specified future date. During the settlement period, a Fund will not be entitled to accrue interest and receive principal payments on the securities sold.

iv.  Treasury Inflation Protected Securities — TIPS are treasury securities in which the principal amount is adjusted daily to keep pace with inflation, as measured by the U.S. Consumer Pricing Index for Urban Consumers. The repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity is guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

v.  When-Issued Securities and Forward Commitments — When-issued securities, including TBA (“To Be Announced”) securities, are securities that are authorized but not yet issued in the market and purchased in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price or yield to a Fund. A forward commitment involves entering into a contract to purchase or sell securities, typically on an extended settlement basis, for a fixed price at a future date. The purchase of securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis involves a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines before the settlement date. Conversely, the sale of securities on a forward commitment basis involves the risk that the value of the securities sold may increase before the settlement date. Although a Fund will generally purchase securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis with the intention of acquiring the securities for its portfolio, the Fund may dispose of when-issued securities or forward commitments prior to settlement which may result in a realized gain or loss.

Equity Securities — Equity securities and investment companies 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 it is believed by GSAM to not represent fair value, equity securities and exchange traded investment companies are valued at the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions. Investments in investment companies (other than those that are exchange traded) are valued at the NAV on the valuation date. 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.

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. Securities traded on certain foreign securities exchanges are valued daily at fair value determined by an independent fair value service (if available) under Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees and consistent with applicable regulatory guidance. The independent fair value service takes into account multiple factors including, but not limited to, movements in the securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign currency exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign securities exchange. These investments are generally classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

Derivative Contracts — A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. The Funds enter 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.

Exchange-traded derivatives, including futures and options contracts, are valued at the last sale or settlement price and typically fall within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) and centrally cleared derivatives are valued using market transactions and other market evidence, including market-based inputs to models, calibration to market-clearing transactions, broker or dealer quotations, or other alternative pricing sources. Where models are used, the selection of a particular model to value OTC and centrally cleared derivatives depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the instrument, as well as the availability of pricing information in the market. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, yield curves, credit curves, measures of volatility, voluntary and involuntary prepayment rates, loss severity rates and correlations of such inputs. For OTC and centrally cleared derivatives that trade in liquid markets, model inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. OTC and centrally cleared derivatives are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when significant inputs are corroborated by market evidence.

i.  Forward Contracts — A forward contract is a contract between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified price on a future date. A forward contract settlement can occur on a cash or delivery basis. Forward contracts are marked-to-market daily using independent vendor prices, and the change in value, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss.

A forward foreign currency contract is a forward contract in which a Fund agrees to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of one currency for another, at a pre-determined price at a future date. All forward foreign currency exchange contracts are marked-to-market daily at the applicable forward rate. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency.

ii.  Futures Contracts — Futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell a standardized quantity of a specified commodity or security and are valued based on exchanged settlement prices or independent market quotes. Futures contracts are valued at the last settlement price, or in the absence of a sale, the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions, at the end of each day on the board of trade or exchange upon which they are traded. Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund deposits cash or securities in an account on behalf of the broker in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. Subsequent payments are made or received by a Fund equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable with a corresponding offset to unrealized gains or losses.

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

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

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

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

centrally cleared arrangements. For centrally cleared swaps the daily change in valuation, if any, is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin.

An interest rate swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals, based upon or calculated by reference to changes in interest rates on a specified notional principal amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other.

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

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

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

Short Term Investments — Short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost which approximates fair market value. These investments are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

i.  Repurchase Agreements — Repurchase agreements involve the purchase of securities subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase the securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement (“MRA”). During the term of a repurchase agreement, the value of the underlying securities held as collateral on behalf of a Fund, including accrued interest, is required to exceed the value of the repurchase agreement, including accrued interest. The gross value of repurchase agreements is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for financial reporting purposes. The underlying securities for all repurchase agreements are held at the Funds’ custodian or designated sub-custodians under tri-party repurchase agreements.

An MRA governs transactions between a Fund and select counterparties. An MRA contains provisions for, among other things, initiation of the transaction, income payments, events of default and maintenance of securities for both repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements. An MRA also permits offsetting with collateral to create one single net payment in the event of default or similar events, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of a counterparty.

If the seller defaults, a Fund could suffer a loss to the extent that the proceeds from the sale of the underlying securities and other collateral held by the Fund are less than the repurchase price and the Fund’s costs associated with delay and enforcement of the repurchase agreement. In addition, in the event of default or insolvency of the seller, a court could determine that a Fund’s interest in the collateral is not enforceable, resulting in additional losses to the Fund.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

Pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and terms and conditions contained therein, the Funds, together with other funds of the Trust and registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates, may transfer uninvested cash into joint accounts, the daily aggregate balance of which is invested in one or more repurchase agreements. Under these joint accounts, the Funds maintain pro-rata credit exposure to the underlying repurchase agreements’ counterparties. With the exception of certain transaction fees, the Funds are not subject to any expenses in relation to these investments

ii.  Commercial Paper — Commercial paper normally represents short-term unsecured promissory notes issued in bearer form by banks or bank holding companies, corporations, finance companies and other issuers. Commercial paper consists of direct U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of domestic or foreign issuers. Asset-backed commercial paper is issued by a special purpose entity that is organized to issue the commercial paper and to purchase trade receivables or other financial assets.

B.  Level 3 Fair Value Investments — To the extent that significant inputs to valuation models and other alternative pricing sources are unobservable, or if quotations are not readily available, or if GSAM believes that such quotations do not accurately reflect fair value, the fair value of the Funds’ 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. Significant events which could affect a large number of securities in a particular market may include, but are not limited to: significant fluctuations in U.S. or foreign markets; market dislocations; market disruptions; or unscheduled market closings. Significant events which could also affect a single issuer may include, but are not limited to: corporate actions such as reorganizations, mergers and buy-outs; ratings downgrades; and bankruptcies. 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 September 30, 2015:

ENHANCED INCOME             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Fixed Income

            

Corporate Obligations

   $         $ 304,639,398         $   

Asset-Backed Securities

               87,622,966             

Foreign Debt Obligations

               4,905,420             

Government Guarantee Obligation

               4,909,795             

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     32,904,668                       

Investment Company

     18,393,484                       

Short-term Investments

               25,836,969             
Total    $ 51,298,152         $ 427,914,548         $   
Derivative Type                            
Assets(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 20,104         $         $   
Liabilities(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ (389,393      $         $   

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

GOVERNMENT INCOME             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Fixed Income

            

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

   $         $ 221,314,668         $   

U.S. Treasury Obligations and/or Other U.S. Government Agencies

     138,687,214           35,844,518             

Asset-Backed Securities

               23,601,622             

Municipal Debt Obligation

               2,261,060             

Government Guarantee Obligations

               7,996,441             

Investment Company

     8,656,741                       
Total    $ 147,343,955         $ 291,018,309         $   
Liabilities             

Fixed Income

            

Mortgage-Backed Obligations — Forward Sales Contracts

   $         $ (27,150,000      $   
Derivative Type                            
Assets(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 106,582         $         $   

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

               233,011             
Total    $ 106,582         $ 233,011         $   
Liabilities(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ (157,523      $         $   

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

               (208,589          
Total    $ (157,523      $ (208,589      $   
HIGH QUALITY FLOATING RATE             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Fixed Income

            

Corporate Obligations

   $         $ 1,501,080         $   

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

               179,080,105             

U.S. Treasury Obligations and/or Other U.S. Government Agencies

     39,585,158           61,080,272             

Asset-Backed Securities

               183,087,843             

Government Guarantee Obligation

               4,164,821             

Investment Company

     270                       
Total    $ 39,585,428         $ 428,914,121         $   

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

HIGH QUALITY FLOATING RATE (continued)             
Derivative Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 131,346         $         $   

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

               563,196             
Total    $ 131,346         $ 563,196         $   
Liabilities(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ (143,418      $         $   

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

               (822,072          
Total    $ (143,418      $ (822,072      $   
INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Fixed Income

            

U.S. Treasury Obligations

   $ 137,453,573         $         $   

Short-term Investments

               7,000,000             
Total    $ 137,453,573         $ 7,000,000         $   
Derivative Type                            
Assets(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 252,167         $         $   

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

               379,270             
Total    $ 252,167         $ 379,270         $   
Liabilities(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ (161,079      $         $   

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

               (426,638          
Total    $ (161,079      $ (426,638      $   
LIMITED MATURITY OBLIGATIONS FUND             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Fixed Income

            

Corporate Obligations

   $         $ 5,060,515         $   

Municipal Debt Obligations

               3,432,430             

Short-term Investments

               1,790,000             
Total    $         $ 10,282,945         $   

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Fixed Income

            

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

   $         $ 423,930,430         $   

U.S. Treasury Obligations and/or Other U.S. Government Agencies

     719,983,887           286,905,074             

Government Guarantee Obligation

               20,095,262             

Investment Company

     80                       
Total    $ 719,983,967         $ 730,930,766         $   
Derivative Type                            
Assets(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,367,171         $         $   

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

               1,227,731             
Total    $ 1,367,171         $ 1,227,731         $   
Liabilities(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ (1,422,044      $         $   

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

               (6,537,801          
Total    $ (1,422,044      $ (6,537,801      $   
SHORT DURATION INCOME             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Fixed Income

            

Corporate Obligations

   $         $ 192,123,675         $   

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

               24,016,225           877,060   

U.S. Treasury Obligations and/or Other U.S. Government Agencies

     5,979,495           1,417,530             

Asset-Backed Securities

               64,350,657           6,450,000   

Foreign Debt Obligations

     2,842,841           12,751,980             

Municipal Debt Obligations

               4,479,546             

Short-term Investments

               3,717,000             
Total    $ 8,822,336         $ 302,856,613         $ 7,327,060   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

SHORT DURATION INCOME (continued)             
Derivative Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets(a)             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $         $ 581,023         $   

Futures Contracts

     417,838                       

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

               839,691             
Total    $ 417,838         $ 1,420,714         $   
Liabilities(a)             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $         $ (324,708      $   

Futures Contracts

     (32,255                    

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

               (773,547          

Credit Default Swap Contracts

               (1,329          
Total    $ (32,255      $ (1,099,584      $   

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for the period ended September 30, 2015:

 

           Mortgage-Backed
Obligations
       Asset-Backed
Securities
 

Beginning Balance as of April 1, 2015

     $         $   

Realized gain (loss)

       137           27   

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) relating to instruments still held at reporting  date

       47,828             

Purchases

       830,623           6,449,973   

Sales

         (1,528          
Ending Balance as of September 30, 2015        $ 877,060         $ 6,450,000   

 

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

 

4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the gross value of derivative contracts as of September 30, 2015. These instruments were used to meet the Funds’ investment objectives 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.

Enhanced Income   
Risk    Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Interest Rate

   Variation margin on certain derivative contracts    $ 20,104 (a)     Variation margin on certain derivative contracts    $ (389,393) (a) 

 

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Government Income   
Risk    Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Interest rate

   Receivable for unrealized gain on swap contracts; Variation margin on certain derivative contracts    $ 339,593 (a)     Payable for unrealized loss on swap contracts; Variation margin on certain derivative contracts    $ (366,112) (a) 
High Quality Floating Rate   
Risk    Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Interest rate

   Receivable for unrealized gain on swap contracts; Variation margin on certain derivative contracts    $ 694,542 (a)     Payable for unrealized loss on swap contracts; Variation margin on certain derivative contracts    $ (965,490) (a) 
Inflation Protected Securities   
Risk    Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Interest rate

   Receivable for unrealized gain on swap contracts; Variation margin on certain derivative contracts    $ 631,437 (a)     Payable for unrealized loss on swap contracts; Variation margin on certain derivative contracts    $ (587,717) (a)(b) 
Short Duration Government   
Risk    Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Interest rate

   Variation margin on certain derivative contracts; Investments, at value    $ 2,594,902 (a)     Variation margin on certain derivative contracts    $ (7,959,845) (a) 
Short Duration Income   
Risk    Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Interest rate

   Receivable for unrealized gain on swap contracts; Variation margin on certain derivative contracts; Investments, at value    $ 1,257,529 (a)     Payable for unrealized loss on swap contracts; Variation margin on certain derivative contracts    $ (805,802) (a)(b) 

Credit

  

           Payable for unrealized loss on swap contracts      (1,329)   

Currency

   Receivable for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      581,023       Payable for unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      (324,708)   
Total         $ 1,838,552            $ (1,131,839)   

 

(a)   Includes unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps described in the Additional Investment Information sections of the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
(b)   Aggregate of amounts include $65,885 and $26,097 for Inflation Protected Securities and Short Duration Income Funds, respectively, which represent the payments to be made pursuant to bilateral agreements should counterparties exercise their “right to terminate” provisions based on, among others, the Funds’ performance, their failure to pay on their obligations or failure to pledge collateral. Such amounts do not include incremental charges directly associated with the close-out of the agreements. They also do not reflect the fair value of any assets pledged as collateral which, through the daily margining process, substantially offsets the aforementioned amounts and for which the Funds are entitled to a full return.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the Funds’ gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the six months ended September 30, 2015. 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:

Enhanced Income   
Risk    Statements of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Interest rate    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts    $ (896,072   $ 86,136        768   
Government Income   
Risk    Statements of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Interest rate    Net realized gain (loss) from investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and written options/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and swap contracts    $ 2,029,618      $ 287,102        363   
High Quality Floating Rate   
Risk    Statements of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Interest rate    Net realized gain (loss) from investments, futures contracts and swap contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and swap contracts    $ (1,185,431   $ 833,343        345   
Inflation Protected Securities   
Risk    Statements of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Interest rate    Net realized gain (loss) from investments, futures contracts and swap contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and swap contracts    $ 341,230      $ 81,277        357   
Short Duration Government   
Risk    Statements of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Interest rate   

Net realized gain (loss) from investments, futures contracts and swap contracts/Net

change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and swap contracts

   $ 5,884,949      $ (2,360,099     5,307   

 

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4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

Short Duration Income   
Risk    Statements of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Interest rate    Net realized gain (loss) from investments, futures contracts and swap contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and swap contracts    $ 2,973,328       $ (338,815     871   
Credit    Net realized gain (loss) from swap contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts      70,062         (161,397     2   
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      316,210         66,386        280   
Total         $ 3,359,600       $ (433,826     1,153   

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the average of month end balances for the six months ended September 30, 2015.

In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help a Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivatives counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs OTC derivatives (including forward foreign currency exchange contracts, and certain options and swaps), and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of a default (close-out netting) or similar event, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty.

Collateral and margin requirements differ between exchange traded derivatives and OTC derivatives. Margin requirements are established by the broker or clearing house for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives (financial futures contracts, options and centrally cleared swaps) pursuant to governing agreements for those instrument types. Brokers can ask for margin in excess of the minimum in certain circumstances. Collateral terms are contract-specific for OTC derivatives (foreign currency exchange contracts, and certain options and swaps). For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the marked to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty. Additionally, a Fund may be required to post initial margin to the counterparty, the terms of which would be outlined in the confirmation of the OTC transaction.

For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of a Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivables/payables for collateral on certain derivative contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by a Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required to be made. To the extent amounts due to a Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. A Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes to be of good standing and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

Additionally, the netting of assets and liabilities and the offsetting of collateral pledged or received are based on contractual netting/set-off provisions in the ISDA Master Agreement or similar agreements. However, in the event of a default or insolvency of a counterparty, a court could determine that such rights are not enforceable due the restrictions or prohibitions against the right of setoff that may be imposed due to a particular jurisdiction’s bankruptcy or insolvency laws.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

 

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

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

For the six months ended September 30, 2015, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAM were at the following rates:

 

            Contractual Management Rate         
Fund            First
$1 billion
     Next
$1 billion
     Next
$3 billion
     Next
$3 billion
     Over
$8 billion
     Effective
Rate
     Effective Net
Management
Rate(1)
 

Enhanced Income

            0.25      0.23      0.22      0.22      0.22      0.25      0.25

Government Income

            0.54         0.49         0.47         0.46         0.45         0.54         0.53 (2) 

High Quality Floating Rate

            0.40         0.36         0.34         0.33         0.32         0.40         0.31 (2) 

Inflation Protected Securities

            0.33         0.30         0.28         0.27         0.26         0.33         0.26 (2) 

Limited Maturity Obligations

            0.25         0.25         0.25         0.25         0.25         0.25         0.18 (2) 

Short Duration Government

            0.50         0.45         0.43         0.42         0.41         0.48         0.43 (2) 

Short Duration Income

            0.40         0.36         0.34         0.33         0.32         0.40         0.40   

 

(1)   Effective Net Management Rate includes the impact of management fee waivers of affiliated underlying funds, if any.
(2)   GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve the effective net management rate shown above as an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets of the Funds through at least July 29, 2016. Prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Trustees.

The Enhanced Income, Government Income, High Quality Floating Rate and Short Duration Government Funds invest in FST Shares of the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, which is an affiliated Underlying Fund. GSAM has contractually 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 any of the affiliated Underlying Funds in which the Funds invest. For the six months ended September 30, 2015, GSAM waived $31,704, $27,741, $27,994, and $48,263 of the management fee for the Enhanced Income, Government Income, High Quality Floating Rate and Short Duration Government Funds, respectively.

B.  Distribution and Service Plans — The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, has adopted Distribution and Service Plans (the “Plans”). Under the Plans, Goldman Sachs, which serves as distributor (the “Distributor”), is entitled to a fee accrued daily and paid monthly, for distribution services and personal and account maintenance services, which may then be paid by Goldman Sachs to authorized dealers, at the following annual rates calculated on a Fund’s average daily net assets of each respective share class:

 

     Distribution and Service Plan Rates  
      Class A*        Class C        Class R*  

Distribution Plan

     0.25        0.75        0.50

Service Plan

               0.25             

 

*   With respect to Class A and Class R Shares, the Distributor at its discretion may use compensation for distribution services paid under the Distribution Plan to compensate service organizations for personal and account maintenance services and expenses as long as such total compensation does not exceed the maximum cap on “service fees” imposed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Goldman Sachs has agreed to waive a portion of the distribution and service fees applicable to the Short Duration Government Fund’s and Short Duration Income Fund’s Class C Shares in an amount equal to a minimum of 0.35% as an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets. These arrangements will remain in place through July 29, 2016, for the Short Duration Government and Short Duration Income Funds. Prior to such date Goldman Sachs may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the trustees.

C.  Distribution Agreement — Goldman Sachs, as Distributor of the shares of the Funds pursuant to a Distribution Agreement, may retain a portion of the Class A Shares front end sales charge and Class C Shares’ CDSC. During the six months ended September 30, 2015, Goldman Sachs advised that it retained the following amounts:

 

         Front End
Sales Charge
       Contingent Deferred
Sales Charge
 
Fund         Class A        Class C  

Enhanced Income

       $ 28           N/A   

Government Income

         1,748         $   

High Quality Floating Rate

         143           N/A   

Inflation Protected Securities

         398             

Short Duration Government

         1,744             

Short Duration Income

         710             

D.  Service Plan and Shareholder Administration Plan — The Trust, on behalf of each Fund that offers Service Shares, has adopted a Service Plan and a Shareholder Administration Plan. These plans allow for service organizations to provide varying levels of personal and account maintenance and shareholder administration services to their customers who are beneficial owners of such shares. The Service Plan and Shareholder Administration Plan each provide for compensation to the service organizations which is accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.25% (0.50% in aggregate) of the average daily net assets of the Service Shares.

E.  Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Funds for a fee pursuant to the Transfer Agency Agreement. The fees charged for such transfer agency services are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates as follows: 0.13% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C, Class IR and Class R Shares; 0.02% of the average daily net assets of Class R6 Shares; 0.04% of the average daily net assets of Institutional, Administration and Service Shares; and 0.01% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional and Administration Shares of the Limited Maturity Obligations Fund.

F.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” of the Funds (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, service fees, shareholder administration fees (as applicable), taxes, interest, brokerage fees, shareholder meeting, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses) to the extent such expenses exceed, on an annual basis, a percentage rate of the average daily net assets of each Fund. Such Other Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Funds are not obligated to reimburse GSAM for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. The Other Expense limitations as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets for Enhanced Income, Government Income, High Quality Floating Rate, Inflation Protected Securities, Limited Maturity Obligations, Short Duration Government and Short Duration Income Funds are 0.064%, 0.004%, 0.014%, 0.044%, 0.004%, 0.004% and 0.014% respectively. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least July 29, 2016, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees. In addition, the Funds have entered into certain offset arrangements with the transfer agent, which may result in a reduction of the Funds’ expenses and are received irrespective of the application of the “Other Expense” limitations described above.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Goldman Sachs may voluntarily waive a portion of any payments under a Fund’s Distribution and Service Plan, Service Plan and Shareholder Administration Plan, Transfer Agency Agreement, and/or Management Agreement and these waivers may exceed what is stipulated in any fee waiver arrangements (as applicable). These temporary waivers may be modified or terminated at any time at the option of Goldman Sachs without shareholder approval.

For the six months ended September 30, 2015, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

           Management
Fees Waivers
       Class A
Distribution and
Service Fees
       Class C
Distribution and
Service Fees
       Service
Class Fees
       Other Expense
Reimbursements
       Total
Expense
Reductions
 

Enhanced Income

       $ 31,704         $           N/A           N/A         $ 16,065         $ 47,769   

Government Income

         48,786                   $         $           251,224           300,010   

High Quality Floating Rate

         244,714                     N/A                     198,527           443,241   

Inflation Protected Securities

         20,219                               N/A           59,011           79,230   

Limited Maturity Obligations

         3,516           N/A           N/A           N/A           109,362           112,878   

Short Duration Government

         413,009                     60,968                     281,237           755,214   

Short Duration Income

                             1,218           N/A           219,664           220,882   

G.  Line of Credit Facility — As of September 30, 2015, the Funds participated in a $1,205,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit facility (the “facility”) together with other funds of the Trust and registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates (“Other Borrowers”). Pursuant to the terms of the facility, the Funds and Other Borrowers could increase the credit amount by up to an additional $115,000,000, for a total of up to $1,320,000,000. This facility is to be used for temporary emergency purposes, or to allow for an orderly liquidation of securities to meet redemption requests. The interest rate on borrowings is based on the federal funds rate. The facility also requires a fee to be paid by the Funds based on the amount of the commitment that has not been utilized. For the six months ended September 30, 2015, the Funds did not have any borrowings under the facility.

H.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — For the six months ended September 30, 2015, Goldman Sachs earned approximately $7,886, $606, $406, $591, $7,799 and $1,201 in brokerage commissions from portfolio transactions, including futures transactions executed with Goldman Sachs as the Futures Commission Merchant, on behalf of the Enhanced Income, Government Income, High Quality Floating Rate, Inflation Protected Securities, Short Duration Government, and Short Duration Income Funds, respectively.

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

As of September 30, 2015, the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was a beneficial owner of approximately 5% or more of outstanding Institutional, Administration, Class R and Class R6 Shares of the following funds:

 

Fund         Institutional        Administration        Class R        Class R6  

Enhanced Income

                       N/A           100

High Quality Floating Rate

                   N/A           N/A           100   

Inflation Protected Securities

                   N/A           N/A           100   

Limited Maturity Obligations

         100           100           N/A           N/A   

Short Duration Government

                   N/A           N/A           100   

Short Duration Income

                   N/A           100        100   

The table below shows the transactions in and earnings from investments in this affiliated Fund For the six months ended September 30, 2015:

 

Fund    Underlying Fund   

Market

Value
3/31/15

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    

Market

Value
09/30/2015

     Dividend
Income
 

Enhanced Income

   Goldman Sachs Financial
Square Government Fund
   $ 226       $ 211,516,108       $ (193,122,850   $       $       $ 18,393,484       $ 2,406   

Government Income

   Goldman Sachs Financial
Square Government Fund
     31         154,728,499         (146,071,789                     8,656,741         1,667   

High Quality Floating Rate

   Goldman Sachs Financial
Square Government Fund
     49,903,803         199,774,672         (249,678,205                     270         1,938   

Short Duration Government

   Goldman Sachs Financial
Square Government Fund
     25,980,969         414,681,805         (440,662,694                     80         2,259   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the six months ended September 30, 2015, were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases of U.S.
Government and Agency
Obligations
       Purchases (Excluding U.S.
Government and Agency
Obligations)
       Sales and Maturities of U.S.
Government and Agency
Obligations
       Sales and Maturities
(Excluding U.S.
Government and Agency
Obligations)
 

Enhanced Income

       $ 17,678,508         $ 91,299,461         $ 73,557,112         $ 72,389,592   

Government Income

         1,640,437,627           11,489,194           1,644,075,724           8,936,777   

High Quality Floating Rate

         116,460,671           44,494,187           80,361,829           45,576,062   

Inflation Protected Securities

         125,660,008                     116,221,537             

Limited Maturity Obligations

                   3,013,109                     915,000   

Short Duration Government

         761,798,112                     560,078,039           35,277,620   

Short Duration Income

         69,399,527           118,010,311           95,774,256           53,179,272   

 

7. TAX INFORMATION

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, March 31, 2015, the Funds’ capital loss carryfowards and certain timing differences, on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Enhanced
Income
    Government
Income
    High Quality
Floating Rate
    Inflation
Protected
Securities
    Limited
Maturity
Obligations
    Short
Duration
Government
    Short
Duration
Income
 

Capital loss carryforwards:(1)

             

Expiring 2016

  $ (2,472,185   $      $      $      $      $      $   

Expiring 2018

    (1,658,767            (21,924,176                            

Expiring 2019

    (9,056,394            (2,415,726                            

Perpetual Short-term

    (2,686,204     (2,798,158     (918,536     (1,242,407     (97     (6,037,405       

Perpetual Long-term

    (1,968,991     (5,868,817     (2,079,318     (11,316,996            (7,946,309     (306,768

Total capital loss carryforwards

  $ (17,842,541   $ (8,666,975   $ (27,337,756   $ (12,559,403   $ (97   $ (13,983,714   $ (306,768

Timing differences (Income Distribution Payable, Qualified Late Year and Straddle Loss Deferrals)

  $ (1,938,472   $ (4,088,390   $ (2,252,062   $ (5,019,809   $ (399   $ (13,483,015   $ (1,749,426

 

(1)   With the exception of perpetual capital loss carryforwards, expiration occurs on March 31 of the year indicated.

 

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7. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

As of September 30, 2015, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Enhanced
Income
    Government
Income
    High Quality
Floating Rate
    Inflation
Protected
Securities
    Limited
Maturity
Obligations
    Short
Duration
Government
    Short
Duration
Income
 

Tax Cost

  $ 481,992,370      $ 430,181,515      $ 471,418,241      $ 149,132,353      $ 10,286,869      $ 1,431,349,737      $ 322,770,016   

Gross unrealized gain

    693,434        12,632,353        1,334,380        143,327        2,119        22,036,257        1,092,444   

Gross unrealized loss

    (3,473,104     (4,451,604     (4,253,072     (4,822,107     (6,043     (2,471,261     (4,856,451

Net unrealized security gain (loss)

  $ (2,779,670   $ 8,180,749      $ (2,918,692   $ (4,678,780   $ (3,924   $ 19,564,996      $ (3,764,007

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales and differences related to the tax treatment of inflation protected securities, premium amortization, and the accretion of market discount.

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.

 

8. OTHER RISKS

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

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.

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — A Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders, such as other funds, institutional investors (including those trading by use of non-discretionary mathematical formulas), financial intermediaries (who may make investment decisions on behalf of underlying clients and/or include a Fund in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of a Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions may cause the Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact a Fund’s NAV and liquidity. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in a Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect a Fund’s performance to the extent that a Fund is delayed in investing new cash and, as a result, maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Liquidity Risk — The Funds may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period 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. 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 mutual funds may be higher than normal, potentially causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

8. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, the Funds trade financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). Additionally, the Funds may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Funds have unsettled or open transactions defaults.

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 the Fund invests. Loss may also result from the imposition of exchange controls, confiscations and other government restrictions by the United States or other governments, or from problems in registration, settlement or custody. Foreign risk also involves the risk of negative foreign currency rate fluctuations, which may cause the value of securities denominated in such foreign currency (or other instruments through which the Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. To the extent that the Fund also invests in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

 

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 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. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

 

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11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Enhanced Income Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
March 31, 2015
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    292,035      $ 2,746,871         1,534,374      $ 14,495,791   

Reinvestment of distributions

    7,203        67,722         2,319        21,906   

Shares converted from Class B(a)

                   6,490        61,354   

Shares redeemed

    (633,090     (5,956,488      (2,658,840     (25,121,550
      (333,852     (3,141,895      (1,115,657     (10,542,499
Class B Shares(a)         

Shares sold

                   2        17   

Reinvestment of distributions

                          1   

Shares converted to Class A

                   (6,504     (61,354

Shares redeemed

                   (4,309     (40,646
                     (10,811     (101,982
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    8,346,852        78,462,611         25,367,711        239,631,731   

Reinvestment of distributions

    184,815        1,736,228         201,298        1,899,808   

Shares redeemed

    (10,607,075     (99,635,451      (31,132,620     (293,878,166
      (2,075,408     (19,436,612      (5,563,611     (52,346,627
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    4,867        45,747         5,601        52,891   

Reinvestment of distributions

    144        1,349         174        1,642   

Shares redeemed

    (16,587     (155,806      (21,065     (198,749
      (11,576     (108,710      (15,290     (144,216
Administration Shares         

Shares sold

    686        6,472         3,402        32,187   

Reinvestment of distributions

    48        448         28        262   

Shares redeemed

    (1,975     (18,644      (5,599     (53,087
      (1,241     (11,724      (2,169     (20,638
Class R6(b)         

Shares sold

    1,065        10,000                  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1        13                  
      1,066        10,013                  

NET DECREASE

    (2,422,077   $ (22,688,928      (6,707,538   $ (63,155,962

 

(a)   Class B Shares were converted into Class A Shares at the close of business on November 14, 2014.
(b)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Government Income Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
March 31, 2015
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    1,134,363      $ 16,866,589         2,618,314      $ 38,920,028   

Reinvestment of distributions

    80,110        1,191,772         147,821        2,198,727   

Shares converted from Class B(a)

                   93,362        1,384,415   

Shares redeemed

    (2,329,763     (34,632,100      (3,956,248     (58,780,802
      (1,115,290     (16,573,739      (1,096,751     (16,277,632
Class B Shares(a)         

Shares sold

                   2,873        42,483   

Reinvestment of distributions

                   933        13,810   

Shares converted to Class A

                   (93,362     (1,384,415

Shares redeemed

                   (213,262     (3,161,486
                     (302,818     (4,489,608
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    68,387        1,017,452         143,893        2,139,623   

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,642        39,311         4,294        63,811   

Shares redeemed

    (134,239     (1,995,445      (324,651     (4,823,276
      (63,210     (938,682      (176,464     (2,619,842
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    1,323,295        19,657,476         3,656,799        54,226,544   

Reinvestment of distributions

    72,100        1,071,150         150,782        2,238,963   

Shares redeemed

    (4,260,664     (63,225,884      (4,842,479     (71,749,793
      (2,865,269     (42,497,258      (1,034,898     (15,284,286
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    802,873        11,929,557         1,541,509        22,758,344   

Reinvestment of distributions

    21,988        326,208         37,483        556,030   

Shares redeemed

    (479,904     (7,121,980      (1,797,705     (26,605,127
      344,957        5,133,785         (218,713     (3,290,753
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    22,810        339,342         70,412        1,047,164   

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,361        35,101         4,530        67,365   

Shares redeemed

    (28,833     (427,318      (100,399     (1,496,522
      (3,662     (52,875      (25,457     (381,993
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    170,102        2,526,977         421,584        6,260,957   

Reinvestment of distributions

    9,976        148,226         16,130        239,626   

Shares redeemed

    (283,343     (4,206,265      (308,321     (4,579,117
      (103,265     (1,531,062      129,393        1,921,466   
Class R6 Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    675        10,005                  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2        31                  

Shares redeemed

    (1     (5               
      676        10,031                  

NET DECREASE

    (3,805,063   $ (56,449,800      (2,725,708   $ (40,422,648

 

(a)   Class B Shares were converted into Class A Shares at the close of business on November 14, 2014.
(b)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

 

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11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    High Quality Floating Rate Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
March 31, 2015
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    127,116      $ 1,105,019         1,186,003      $ 10,383,510   

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,122        18,473         4,525        39,635   

Shares redeemed

    (546,455     (4,759,223      (4,030,662     (35,183,095
      (417,217     (3,635,731      (2,840,134     (24,759,950
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    17,374,333        151,141,362         53,480,364        467,701,209   

Reinvestment of distributions

    139,634        1,214,442         149,757        1,310,182   

Shares redeemed

    (22,345,018     (194,421,839      (39,096,686     (341,814,640
      (4,831,051     (42,066,035      14,533,435        127,196,751   
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    12,295        107,711         49        433   

Reinvestment of distributions

    6        48         8        66   

Shares redeemed

    (5,217     (45,698      (12,558     (110,471
      7,084        62,061         (12,501     (109,972
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    11,354        98,501         36,187        315,834   

Reinvestment of distributions

    251        2,179         437        3,813   

Shares redeemed

    (32,444     (282,012      (101,655     (887,067
      (20,839     (181,332      (65,031     (567,420
Class R6 Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    1,152        10,005                  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1        7                  

Shares redeemed

    (1     (5               
      1,152        10,007                  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    (5,260,871   $ (45,811,030      11,615,769      $ 101,759,409   

 

(a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Inflation Protected Securities Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
March 31, 2015
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    591,947      $ 6,050,474         1,974,454      $ 20,609,887   

Reinvestment of distributions

    12,130        123,623         28,891        306,094   

Shares redeemed

    (1,184,348     (12,063,275      (1,937,527     (20,214,871
      (580,271     (5,889,178      65,818        701,110   
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    37,316        379,936         87,110        907,079   

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,364        13,756         6,318        66,743   

Shares redeemed

    (135,629     (1,372,462      (292,752     (3,036,390
      (96,949     (978,770      (199,324     (2,062,568
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    3,408,965        35,168,320         3,682,455        38,661,251   

Reinvestment of distributions

    34,917        358,732         91,900        980,092   

Shares redeemed

    (958,551     (9,944,374      (5,645,705     (59,193,263
      2,485,331        25,582,678         (1,871,350     (19,551,920
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    28,410        293,644         108,737        1,134,382   

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,304        13,336         2,393        25,426   

Shares redeemed

    (41,831     (430,596      (64,766     (676,512
      (12,117     (123,616      46,364        483,296   
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    181,115        1,854,029         464,345        4,835,137   

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,472        25,126         5,083        53,866   

Shares redeemed

    (121,728     (1,251,817      (243,658     (2,533,363
      61,859        627,338         225,770        2,355,640   
Class R6(a)         

Shares sold

    966        10,005                  

Reinvestment of distributions

    3        31                  

Shares redeemed

    (1     (5               
      968        10,031                  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    1,858,821      $ 19,228,483         (1,732,722   $ (18,074,442

 

(a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

 

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11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Limited Maturity Obligations Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
March 31, 2015
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares      Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Institutional Shares          

Reinvestment of distributions

              2,301       $ 23,015                 3,544      $ 35,445   

Shares redeemed

                    (106     (1,063
      2,301         23,015         3,438        34,382   
Administration Shares          

Reinvestment of distributions

    2         27         3        26   
      2         27         3        26   

NET INCREASE

    2,303       $ 23,042         3,441      $ 34,408   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Short Duration Government Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
March 31, 2015
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    2,823,942      $ 28,559,498         6,369,831      $ 64,640,113   

Reinvestment of distributions

    68,796        696,020         183,504        1,862,779   

Shares redeemed

    (4,695,830     (47,490,592      (12,003,418     (121,845,576
      (1,803,092     (18,235,074      (5,450,083     (55,342,684
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    323,432        3,249,444         422,584        4,258,358   

Reinvestment of distributions

    4,316        43,376         12,689        127,992   

Shares redeemed

    (593,228     (5,961,028      (1,566,338     (15,791,405
      (265,480     (2,668,208      (1,131,065     (11,405,055
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    34,810,362        351,506,674         42,943,721        434,331,265   

Reinvestment of distributions

    595,619        6,007,952         1,096,812        11,098,058   

Shares redeemed

    (19,217,275     (193,822,913      (47,516,969     (480,401,294
      16,188,706        163,691,713         (3,476,436     (34,971,971
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    325,927        3,284,016         349,028        3,528,163   

Reinvestment of distributions

    8,062        81,190         21,071        212,938   

Shares redeemed

    (396,967     (3,997,126      (927,920     (9,369,122
      (62,978     (631,920      (557,821     (5,628,021
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    321,718        3,251,965         1,395,355        14,175,716   

Reinvestment of distributions

    6,695        67,800         18,786        190,856   

Shares redeemed

    (146,825     (1,486,872      (1,851,091     (18,802,849
      181,588        1,832,893         (436,950     (4,436,277
Class R6 Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    992        10,005                  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2        16                  

Shares redeemed

    (1     (5               
      993        10,016                  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    14,239,737      $ 143,999,420         (11,052,355   $ (111,784,008

 

(a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

 

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11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Short Duration Income Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
March 31, 2015
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    367,528      $ 3,695,213         449,324      $ 4,556,746   

Reinvestment of distributions

    4,280        43,027         4,189        42,417   

Shares redeemed

    (52,697     (529,522      (287,549     (2,911,128
      319,111        3,208,718         165,964        1,688,035   
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    28,178        283,079         78,769        797,293   

Reinvestment of distributions

    481        4,841         739        7,486   

Shares redeemed

    (49,843     (501,948      (49,393     (499,481
      (21,184     (214,028      30,115        305,298   
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    11,422,707        115,180,384         24,010,179        243,426,545   

Reinvestment of distributions

    326,672        3,289,774         353,185        3,582,111   

Shares redeemed

    (9,168,400     (92,351,338      (12,013,669     (121,578,381
      2,580,979        26,118,820         12,349,695        125,430,275   
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    25,314        254,627         9,685        97,638   

Reinvestment of distributions

    306        3,082         309        3,140   

Shares redeemed

    (13,455     (135,658      (1,668     (16,976
      12,165        122,051         8,326        83,802   
Class R Shares         

Reinvestment of distributions

    8        79         10        110   
      8        79         10        110   
Class R6 Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    994        10,005                  

Reinvestment of distributions

    3        32                  

Shares redeemed

    (1     (5               
      996        10,032                  

NET INCREASE

    2,892,075      $ 29,245,672         12,554,110      $ 127,507,520   

 

(a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of Class A, Class C, Institutional, Administration, Service, Class IR, Class R and Class R6 Shares of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges on purchase payments (with respect to Class A Shares), contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions (with respect to Class C Shares), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees (with respect to Class A, Class C and Class R Shares); and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Class A, Class C, Institutional, Administration, Service, Class IR, Class R or Class R6 Shares of the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015, which represents a period of 183 out of 366 days.

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

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Enhanced Income Fund     Government Income Fund     High Quality Floating Rate Fund     Inflation Protected Securities Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/15
    Ending
Account
Value
9/30/15
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
9/30/15
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/15
    Ending
Account
Value
9/30/15
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
9/30/15
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/15
    Ending
Account
Value
9/30/15
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
9/30/15
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/15
    Ending
Account
Value
9/30/15
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
9/30/15
*
 
Class A                                                

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 998.00      $ 3.41      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,000.10      $ 4.51      $ 1,000.00      $ 995.40      $ 3.45      $ 1,000.00      $ 975.70      $ 3.57   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,021.66     3.45        1,000.00        1,020.56     4.56        1,000.00        1,021.61     3.50        1,000.00        1,021.46     3.65   
Class C                                                

Actual

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        996.40        8.26        N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        973.00        7.27   

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,016.80     8.34        N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,017.70     7.44   
Institutional                                                

Actual

    1,000.00        1,000.80        1.71        1,000.00        1,001.80        2.81        1,000.00        997.10        1.75        1,000.00        978.00        1.88   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,023.36     1.72        1,000.00        1,022.26     2.84        1,000.00        1,023.31     1.78        1,000.00        1,023.16     1.93   
Administration                                                

Actual

    1,000.00        999.50        2.96        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,022.11     2.99        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A   
Service                                                

Actual

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        999.30        5.31        1,000.00        994.70        4.20        N/A        N/A        N/A   

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,019.75     5.37        1,000.00        1,020.86     4.26        N/A        N/A        N/A   
Class IR                                                

Actual

    1,000.00        999.20        2.16        1,000.00        1,001.40        3.26        1,000.00        996.60        2.20        1,000.00        977.50        2.33   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,022.91     2.18        1,000.00        1,021.81     3.29        1,000.00        1,022.86     2.23        1,000.00        1,022.71     2.38   
Class R                                                

Actual

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        998.90        5.76        N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        974.80        4.80   

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,019.30     5.82        N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,020.20     4.91   
Class R6(a)                                                

Actual

    1,000.00        1,000.30        0.59        1,000.00        1,006.70        0.91        1,000.00        998.50        0.60        1,000.00        986.00        0.63   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,007.76     0.59        1,000.00        1,007.45     0.91        1,000.00        1,007.75     0.60        1,000.00        1,007.72     0.64   

 

 

 

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     Limited Maturity Obligations Fund     Short Duration Government Fund     Short Duration Income Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/15
    Ending
Account
Value
9/30/15
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
9/30/15
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/15
    Ending
Account
Value
9/30/15
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
9/30/15
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/15
    Ending
Account
Value
9/30/15
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
9/30/15
*
 
Class A                                    

Actual

  $ N/A      $ N/A      $ N/A      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,001.70      $ 4.06      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,001.90      $ 3.96   

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,021.01     4.10        1,000.00        1,021.11     4.00   
Class C                                    

Actual

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        999.70        6.07        1,000.00        1,000.00        5.97   

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,019.00     6.12        1,000.00        1,019.10     6.02   
Institutional                                    

Actual

    1,000.00        1,002.30        0.95        1,000.00        1,003.40        2.36        1,000.00        1,003.60        2.26   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,024.12     0.96        1,000.00        1,022.71     2.38        1,000.00        1,022.81     2.28   
Administration                                    

Actual

    1,000.00        1,001.10        2.16        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,022.91     2.18        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A   
Service                                    

Actual

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,000.90        4.87        N/A        N/A        N/A   

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,020.20     4.91        N/A        N/A        N/A   
Class IR                                    

Actual

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,003.00        2.81        1,000.00        1,003.20        2.71   

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,022.26     2.84        1,000.00        1,022.36     2.74   
Class R                                    

Actual

    N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,000.70        5.17   

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,019.90     5.22   
Class R6(a)                                    

Actual

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,000.60        0.75        1,000.00        1,000.60        0.80   

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,007.60     0.75        1,000.00        1,007.55     0.81   

 

*   Expenses for each share class are calculated using each Fund’s annualized net expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended September 30, 2015. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the annualized net expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the fiscal year. The annualized net expense ratios for the period were as follows:

 

Fund    Class A     Class C     Institutional     Administration     Service     Class IR     Class R     Class R6(a)  

Enhanced Income

     0.68     N/A        0.34     0.59     N/A        0.43     N/A        0.35

Government Income

     0.90        1.65     0.56        N/A        1.06     0.65        1.15     0.54   

High Quality Floating Rate

     0.69        N/A        0.35        N/A        0.84        0.44        N/A        0.36   

Inflation Protected Securities

     0.72        1.47        0.38        N/A        N/A        0.47        0.97        0.38   

Limited Maturity Obligations

     N/A        N/A        0.19        0.43        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A   

Short Duration Government

     0.81        1.21        0.47        N/A        0.97        0.56        N/A        0.45   

Short Duration Income

     0.79        1.19        0.45        N/A        N/A        0.54        1.03        0.48   

 

(a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

 

+   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.

 

 

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreements (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Enhanced Income Fund, Goldman Sachs Government Income Fund, Goldman Sachs High Quality Floating Rate Fund, Goldman Sachs Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Goldman Sachs Limited Maturity Obligations Fund, Goldman Sachs Short Duration Government Fund and Goldman Sachs Short Duration Income Fund and (the “Funds”) are investment portfolios of Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Funds at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreements (the “Management Agreements”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Funds.

The Management Agreements were most recently approved for continuation until June 30, 2016 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreements or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on June 10-11, 2015 (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 three meetings over the course of the year since the Management Agreements were last approved. At those Committee meetings, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Management Agreements were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. Such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Funds by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance and strategy and central funding); sales and distribution support groups and others (e.g., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in employee headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its mutual fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the investment performance of each Fund, including comparisons to the performance of similar mutual funds, as provided by a third-party mutual fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), benchmark performance indices, and composites of accounts with comparable investment strategies managed by the Investment Adviser (in the case of the Enhanced Income, High Quality Floating Rate, Short Duration Government, and Short Duration Income Funds), and general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Funds invest;
  (c)   information provided by the Investment Adviser indicating the Investment Adviser’s views on whether a Fund’s peer group and/or benchmark index had high, medium, or low relevance given the Fund’s particular investment strategy;
  (d)   the terms of the Management Agreements and other agreements with affiliated service providers entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Funds;
  (e)   fee and expense information for the Funds, including:
  (i)   the relative management fee and expense levels of each Fund as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider;
  (ii)   the expense trends over time of each Fund (except for the Limited Maturity Obligations Fund, which commenced operations in 2014); and
  (iii)   to the extent the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts (such as bank collective trusts, private wealth management accounts, institutional separate accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, and non-U.S. funds) having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Funds, comparative information on the advisory fees charged and services provided to those accounts by the Investment Adviser;

 

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

 

  (f)   with respect to the extensive investment performance and expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Funds;
  (g)   the undertakings of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to waive certain fees and to limit certain expenses of each Fund that exceed specified levels, and a summary of contractual fee reductions made by the Investment Adviser and/or its affiliates over the past several years with respect to the Funds;
  (h)   information relating to the profitability of the Management Agreements and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of each Fund and the Trust as a whole to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates;
  (i)   whether each Fund’s existing management fee schedule adequately addressed any economies of scale;
  (j)   a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds, including the fees received by the Investment Adviser’s affiliates from the Funds for transfer agency, portfolio trading, distribution and other services;
  (k)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Funds as a result of their relationship with the Investment Adviser;
  (l)   information regarding portfolio trading and how the Investment Adviser carries out its duty to seek best execution;
  (m)   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;
  (n)   the nature and quality of the services provided to the Funds by their 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 administration services provided under the Management Agreements; and
  (o)   the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Funds’ compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

The Trustees also received an overview of the Funds’ distribution arrangements. They received information regarding the Funds’ assets, share purchase and redemption activity and the payment of Rule 12b-1 distribution and service fees and non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service and/or administration fees with respect to the Funds. Information was also provided to the Trustees relating to revenue sharing payments made by and services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to intermediaries that promote the sale, distribution, and/or servicing of Fund shares.

The presentations made at the Board and Committee meetings and at the Annual Meeting encompassed the Funds and other mutual fund portfolios for which the Board of Trustees has responsibility. In evaluating the Management Agreements at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees relied upon their knowledge, resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year, of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, their services, and the Funds. In conjunction with these meetings, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval and continuation of mutual fund investment management agreements under applicable law. In addition, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates provided the Independent Trustees with a written response to a formal request for information sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees by their independent legal counsel. During the course of their deliberations, the Independent Trustees met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel, without representatives of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates present. The Independent Trustees also discussed the broad range of other investment choices that are available to Fund investors, including the availability of comparable funds managed by other advisers.

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

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the transition in the leadership and changes in personnel of various of the Investment Adviser’s portfolio management teams that had occurred in recent periods, and the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems. 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.

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 (rankings only with respect to the Limited Maturity Obligations

 

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

 

and Short Duration Income Funds) compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of December 31, 2014, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer groups identified by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2015. The information on each Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ending on the applicable dates, to the extent that each Fund had been in existence for those periods. The Trustees also reviewed each Fund’s investment performance over time (including on a year-by-year basis) relative to its performance benchmark. As part of this review, they considered the investment performance trends of the Funds over time, and reviewed the investment performance of each Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions. The Trustees also received information comparing the Enhanced Income, High Quality Floating Rate, Short Duration Government, and Short Duration Income Funds’ performance to that of composites of accounts with comparable investment strategies managed by the Investment Adviser.

In addition, the Trustees considered materials prepared and presentations made by the Investment Adviser’s senior management and portfolio management personnel, in which Fund performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Funds’ risk profiles, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management.

The Trustees observed that the Enhanced Income Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the second quartile of the Fund’s peer group for the ten-year period, in the third quartile for the three-year period, and in the fourth quartile for the one- and five-year periods, and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods and underperformed for the one-year period ended March 31, 2015. They observed that the Government Income Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the second quartile of the Fund’s peer group for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods and in the third quartile for the one-year period, and had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2015. The Trustees noted that the High Quality Floating Rate Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the fourth quartile of its peer group for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods, and had outperformed its benchmark index for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods and underperformed for the one-year period ended March 31, 2015. The Trustees observed that the Inflation Protected Securities Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group and had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended March 31, 2015. They noted that the Limited Maturity Obligations Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the third quartile of the Fund’s peer group and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-year period ended March 31, 2015. They further noted that the Short Duration Government Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the second quartile of the Fund’s peer group for the three- and ten-year periods and in the third quartile for the one- and five-year periods, and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the ten-year period and underperformed for the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended March 31, 2015. The Trustees observed that the Short Duration Income Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the first quartile of the Fund’s peer group for the three-year period and the third quartile for the one-year period, and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the three-year period and underperformed for the one-year period ended March 31, 2015.

Costs of Services Provided and Competitive Information

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

In particular, the Trustees reviewed analyses prepared by the Outside Data Provider regarding the expense rankings of the Funds. The analyses provided a comparison of the management fees and breakpoints of each Fund (with the exception of the Limited Maturity Obligations Fund, which does not have breakpoints) to those of relevant peer groups and category universes; an expense analysis which compared each Fund’s overall net and gross expenses to a peer group and a category universe; and a five-year history (or, in the case of Funds that commenced investment operations within a shorter period, since the year in which it commenced operations) comparing each Fund’s net expenses to the peer and category medians. The analyses also compared the transfer agency, custody, and distribution fees for each Fund (with the exception of the Limited Maturity Obligations Fund, which does not have distribution fees), other expenses and fee waivers/reimbursements to those of the peer group and category medians. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons provided by the Outside Data Provider were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Funds.

In addition, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to waive a portion of its management fees (with respect to each Fund other than the Enhanced Income and Short Duration Income Funds) and to limit certain expenses of each Fund that exceed specified levels, as well as the undertakings of Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“Goldman Sachs”), the Funds’ distributor and transfer agent, to waive a portion of the distribution and service fees paid by the Short Duration Government and Short

 

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Duration Income Funds’ Class C Shares and a portion of the transfer agency fees paid by the Limited Maturity Obligations Fund. They also considered, to the extent that the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Funds, comparative fee information for services provided by the Investment Adviser to those accounts, and information that indicated that services provided to the Funds differed in various significant respects from the services provided to other types of accounts which, in many cases, operated under less stringent legal and regulatory structures, required fewer services from the Investment Adviser to a smaller number of client contact points, and were less time-intensive.

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

Profitability

The Trustees reviewed the Investment Adviser’s revenues and pre-tax profit margins with respect to the Trust and each of the Funds. In this regard the Trustees noted that they had received, among other things, profitability analyses and summaries, revenue and expense schedules by Fund and by function (i.e., investment management, transfer agency and distribution and service), and information on the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. They observed that the profitability and expense figures are substantially similar to those used by the Investment Adviser for many internal purposes, including compensation decisions among various business groups, and are thus subject to a vigorous internal debate about how certain revenue and expenses should be allocated. The Trustees also noted that the internal audit group within the Goldman Sachs organization had audited the expense allocation methodology and was satisfied with the reasonableness, consistency, and accuracy of the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology and profitability analysis calculations. Profitability data for the Trust and each Fund were provided for 2014 and 2013 (2014 only for the Limited Maturity Obligations Fund), and the Trustees considered this information in relation to the Investment Adviser’s overall profitability. The Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s revenues and pre-tax profit margins both in absolute terms and in comparison to information on the reported pre-tax profit margins earned by certain other asset management firms.

Economies of Scale

The Trustees considered the information that had been provided regarding the Investment Adviser’s profitability. The Trustees also considered the breakpoints in the fee rate payable under the Management Agreements for each of the Funds (other than the Limited Maturity Obligations Fund) at the following annual percentage rates of the average daily net assets of the Funds:

 

Average Daily
Net Assets
 

Enhanced
Income

Fund

   

Government
Income

Fund

    High Quality
Floating
Rate Fund
    Inflation
Protected
Securities
Fund
    Short
Duration
Government
Fund
   

Short
Duration
Income

Fund

 
First $1 billion     0.25     0.54     0.40     0.33     0.50     0.40
Next $1 billion     0.23        0.49        0.36        0.30        0.45        0.36   
Next $3 billion     0.22        0.47        0.34        0.28        0.43        0.34   
Next $3 billion     0.22        0.46        0.33        0.27        0.42        0.33   
Over $8 billion     0.22        0.45        0.32        0.26        0.41        0.32   

The Trustees noted that the breakpoints were designed to share potential economies of scale, if any, with the Funds and their shareholders as assets under management reach those asset levels. The Trustees considered the amounts of assets in the Funds; the Funds’ recent share purchase and redemption activity; the information provided by the Investment Adviser relating to the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates and their realized profits; information comparing fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other funds in the peer groups; and the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to waive a portion of its management fees (with respect to each Fund other than the Enhanced Income and Short Duration Income Funds) and to limit certain expenses of the Funds that exceed specified levels, as well as Goldman Sachs’ undertaking to waive a portion of the distribution and service fees paid by the Short Duration Government and Short Duration Income Funds’ Class C Shares and a portion of the transfer agency fees paid by the Limited Maturity Obligations Fund. Upon reviewing these matters at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees concluded that the fee breakpoints represented a means of assuring that benefits of scalability, if any, would be passed along to shareholders at the specified asset levels. They also noted that the Investment Adviser had passed along savings to shareholders of the Short Duration Government Fund, which had asset levels above at least the first breakpoint during the prior fiscal year.

With respect to the Limited Maturity Obligations Fund, the Trustees noted that the Fund does not have management fee breakpoints. They considered the asset levels in the Fund; the Fund’s recent purchase and redemption activity; the information

 

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provided by the Investment Adviser relating to the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates and their realized profits; information comparing the contractual fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other funds in the peer group; the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to limit certain expenses of the Fund that exceed a specified level; and the willingness of the Investment Adviser and Goldman Sachs to waive certain fees on a temporary basis in order to maintain positive Fund yields. They considered a report prepared by the Outside Data Provider, which surveyed comparable funds’ management fee arrangements and use of breakpoints. The Trustees also considered the competitive nature of the mutual fund business and the competitiveness of the fees charged to the Fund by the Investment Adviser.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds as stated above, including: (a) transfer agency fees received by Goldman Sachs; (b) futures commissions earned by Goldman Sachs for executing futures transactions on behalf of the Funds; (c) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (d) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Funds on behalf of its other clients; (e) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (f) Goldman Sachs’ retention of certain fees as Fund Distributor; (g) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Funds; and (h) 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 potential benefits as a result of their relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds with those of other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) enhanced servicing from vendors because of the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) enhanced servicing from broker-dealers because of the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (d) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate favorable terms with derivatives counterparties on behalf of each Fund (with the exception of the Limited Obligations Maturity Fund) as a result of the size and reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (e) the Investment Adviser’s knowledge and experience gained from managing other accounts and products; (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Funds because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (g) the Funds’ access, through the Investment Adviser, to certain firmwide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; and (h) the Funds’ access to certain affiliated distribution channels. In addition, the Trustees noted the competitive nature of the mutual fund marketplace, and considered that many of the Funds’ shareholders invested in the Funds in part because of the Funds’ relationship with the Investment Adviser and that those shareholders have a general expectation that the relationship will continue.

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreements, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the management fees paid by each of the Funds were reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and each Fund’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit each Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreements should be approved and continued with respect to each applicable Fund until June 30, 2016.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Goldman Sachs Funds

 

 

 

 

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 Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.02 trillion in assets under supervision as of September 30, 2015, 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. subject to legal, internal and regulatory restrictions.

 

LOGO

 

Money Market1

Financial Square FundsSM

n   Financial Square Tax-Exempt Funds
n   Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund2
n   Financial Square Government Fund
n   Financial Square Money Market Fund
n   Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund
n   Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund
n   Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund
n   Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund

Fixed Income

Short Duration and Government

n   Enhanced Income Fund
n   High Quality Floating Rate Fund
n   Limited Maturity Obligations Fund
n   Short Duration Government Fund
n   Short Duration Income Fund
n   Government Income Fund
n   Inflation Protected Securities Fund

Multi-Sector

n   Core Fixed Income Fund
n   Bond Fund
n   Global Income Fund
n   Strategic Income Fund

Municipal and Tax-Free

n   High Yield Municipal Fund
n   Dynamic Municipal Income Fund3
n   Short Duration Tax-Free Fund

Single Sector

n   Investment Grade Credit Fund
n   U.S. Mortgages Fund
n   High Yield Fund
n   High Yield Floating Rate Fund
n   Emerging Markets Debt Fund
n   Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund
n   Dynamic Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Fixed Income Alternatives

n   Long Short Credit Strategies Fund
n   Fixed Income Macro Strategies Fund

Fundamental Equity

n   Growth and Income Fund
n   Small Cap Value Fund
n   Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
n   Mid Cap Value Fund
n   Large Cap Value Fund
n   Capital Growth Fund
n   Strategic Growth Fund
n   Focused Growth Fund
n   Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
n   Focused Value Fund
n   Flexible Cap Growth Fund
n   Concentrated Growth Fund
n   Technology Opportunities Fund4
n   Growth Opportunities Fund
n   Rising Dividend Growth Fund
n   Dynamic U.S. Equity Fund5
n   Income Builder Fund

Tax-Advantaged Equity

n   U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund
n   International Tax-Managed Equity Fund
n   U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund
n   International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund

Equity Insights

n   Small Cap Equity Insights Fund
n   U.S. Equity Insights Fund
n   Small Cap Growth Insights Fund
n   Large Cap Growth Insights Fund
n   Large Cap Value Insights Fund
n   Small Cap Value Insights Fund
n   International Small Cap Insights Fund
n   International Equity Insights Fund
n   Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

Fundamental Equity International

n   Strategic International Equity Fund
n   Focused International Equity Fund
n   International Small Cap Fund
n   Asia Equity Fund
n   Emerging Markets Equity Fund6
n   N-11 Equity Fund

Select Satellite7

n   Real Estate Securities Fund
n   International Real Estate Securities Fund
n   Global Real Estate Securities Fund
n   Commodity Strategy Fund
n   Dynamic Commodity Strategy Fund
n   Dynamic Allocation Fund
n   Absolute Return Tracker Fund
n   Long Short Fund
n   Managed Futures Strategy Fund
n   MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund
n   Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund
n   Multi-Asset Real Return Fund
n   Retirement Portfolio Completion Fund
n   Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund

Total Portfolio Solutions7

n   Global Managed Beta Fund
n   Multi-Manager Non-Core Fixed Income Fund
n   Multi-Manager U.S. Dynamic Equity Fund
n   Multi-Manager Global Equity Fund
n   Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
n   Tactical Tilt Implementation Fund
n   Balanced Strategy Portfolio
n   Multi-Manager Real Assets Strategy Fund
n   Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio
n   Growth Strategy Portfolio
n   Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio
n   Satellite Strategies Portfolio
n   Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio
n   Tax Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio

 

 

1    An investment in a money market fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. Although the Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Funds.
2    Effective on September 30, 2015, the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Federal Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund.
3    Effective on December 18, 2014, the Goldman Sachs Municipal Income Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Municipal Income Fund.
4    Effective on July 31, 2015, the Goldman Sachs Technology Tollkeeper Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund.
5    Effective on April 30, 2015, the Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Dynamic U.S. Equity Fund.
6    Effective at the close of business on October 23, 2015, the Goldman Sachs BRIC Fund (Brazil, Russia, India, China) was reorganized with and into the Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund.
7    Individual Funds within the Total Portfolio Solutions and Select Satellite categories will have various placement on the risk/return spectrum and may have greater or lesser risk than that indicated by the placement of the general Total Portfolio Solutions or Select Satellite category.

Financial Square FundsSM is a registered service mark of Goldman, Sachs & Co.

*This list covers open-end funds only. Please visit our website at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to learn about our closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds.


TRUSTEES

Ashok N. Bakhru, Chairman

Kathryn A. Cassidy

John P. Coblentz, Jr.

Diana M. Daniels

Joseph P. LoRusso

Herbert J. Markley

James A. McNamara

Jessica Palmer

Alan A. Shuch

Richard P. Strubel

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Scott M. McHugh, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer

Caroline Kraus, Secretary

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.

Distributor and Transfer Agent

 

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Investment Adviser

Visit our website at www.GSAMFUNDS.com 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 a Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-526-7384 (for Retail Shareholders) or 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders); and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission web site at http://www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Qs. The Funds’ Form N-Qs are available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov within 60 days after the Funds’ first and third fiscal quarters. The Funds’ Form N-Qs may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may also be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. Forms N-Q may be obtained upon request and without charge by calling 1-800-526-7384 (for Retail Shareholders) or 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders).

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

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of September 30, 2015 and may not be representative of future investments. Fund holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

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

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.

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. by calling (retail – 1-800-526-7384) (institutional – 1-800-621-2550).

© 2015 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved. 172510.MF.MED.TMPL/11/2015/SDFISAR-15/23k


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) During the period covered by this report, no amendments were made to the provisions of the Code of Ethics.

(c) 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.

(d) A copy of the Code of Ethics is available as provided in Item 12(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. John P. Coblentz, Jr. 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.

Table 1 — Items 4(a) - 4(d). The accountant fees below reflect the aggregate fees billed by all of the Funds of the Goldman Sachs Trust and includes the Goldman Sachs Funds to which this certified shareholder report relates.

 

                 2015                            2014                Description of Services Rendered
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

Audit Fees:

            
• PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
(“PwC”)
         $ 3,570,472                $ 2,208,710          Financial Statement audits.

Audit-Related Fees:

            

• PwC

         $ 0                $ 0          Other attest services.

Tax Fees:

            

• PwC

         $ 659,410                $ 723,485          Tax compliance services provided in connection with the preparation and review of registrant’s tax returns.

Table 2 — Items 4(b)(c) & (d). Non-Audit Services to the Goldman Sachs Trust’s service affiliates * that were pre-approved by the Audit Committee of the Goldman Sachs Trust pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X.

 

                 2015                            2014                Description of Services Rendered
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

Audit-Related Fees:

            

• PwC

         $ 1,568,616                $ 1,486,420          Internal control review performed in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16. These fees are borne by the Funds’ Adviser.

 

 

* These include the advisor (excluding sub-advisors) and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant (hereinafter referred to as “service affiliates”).

Item 4(e)(1) — Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services Provided to the Funds of the Goldman Sachs Trust. The Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy (the “Policy”) adopted by the Audit Committee of Goldman Sachs Trust (“GST”) sets forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which services performed by an independent auditor for GST may be pre-approved. Services may be pre-approved specifically by the Audit Committee as a whole or, in certain circumstances, by the Audit Committee Chairman or the person designated as the Audit Committee Financial Expert. In addition, subject to specified cost limitations, certain services may be pre-approved under the provisions of the Policy. The Policy provides that the Audit Committee will consider whether the services provided by an independent auditor are consistent with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules on auditor independence. The Policy provides for periodic review and pre-approval by the Audit Committee of the services that may be provided by the independent auditor.

De Minimis Waiver. The pre-approval requirements of the Policy may be waived with respect to the provision of non-audit services that are permissible for an independent auditor to perform, provided (1) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of revenues subject to pre-approval that was paid to the independent auditors during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; (2) such services were not recognized by GST at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (3) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Audit Committee or by one or more members of the Audit Committee to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Audit Committee, pursuant to the pre-approval provisions of the Policy.

Pre-Approval of Non-Audit Services Provided to GST’s Investment Advisers. The Policy provides that, in addition to requiring pre-approval of audit and non-audit services provided to GST, the Audit Committee will pre-approve those non-audit services provided to GST’s investment advisers (and entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment advisers that provide ongoing services to GST) where the engagement relates directly to the operations or financial reporting of GST.

Item 4(e)(2) – 0% of the audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees listed in Table 1 were approved by GST’s Audit Committee pursuant to the “de minimis” exception of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X. In addition, 0% of the non-audit services to the GST’s service affiliates listed in Table 2 were approved by GST’s Audit Committee pursuant to the “de minimis” exception of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

Item 4(f) – Not applicable.

Item 4(g) Aggregate Non-Audit Fees Disclosure

The aggregate non-audit fees billed to GST by PwC for the twelve months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014 were approximately $659,410 and $723,485 respectively. The aggregate non-audit fees billed to GST’s adviser and service affiliates by PwC for non-audit services for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were approximately $10.2 million and $9.8 million respectively. With regard to the aggregate non-audit fees billed to GST’s adviser and service affiliates, the 2014 and 2013 amounts include fees for non-audit services required to be pre-approved [see Table 2] and fees for non-audit services that did not require pre-approval since they did not directly relate to GST’s operations or financial reporting.

Item 4(h) — GST’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services to GST’s investment adviser and service affiliates that did not require pre-approval pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the auditors’ independence.

 


ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

     Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 

     Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders 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 registrant’s second fiscal quarter of 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. EXHIBITS.

 

(a)(1)      Goldman Sachs Trust’s Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12(a)(1) of the registrant’s Form N-CSR filed on July 8, 2015 for its International Equity Insights Funds.
(a)(2)    Exhibit 99.CERT    Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 filed herewith.
(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 Trust
By:   /s/ James A. McNamara
 

 

 

 

James A. McNamara

  President/Chief Executive Officer
  Goldman Sachs Trust
Date:     December 7, 2015

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 Trust
Date:     December 7, 2015
By:   /s/ Scott McHugh
 

 

 

 

Scott McHugh

  Principal Financial Officer
  Goldman Sachs Trust
Date:     December 7, 2015