N-CSRS 1 d152756dncsrs.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: October 31

 

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2016

 

 

ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

     The Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders is filed herewith.


Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Semi-Annual Report      

April 30, 2016

 
     

Dividend Focus Funds

     

Income Builder

     

Rising Dividend Growth

 

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Goldman Sachs Dividend Focus Funds

 

n   INCOME BUILDER

 

n   RISING DIVIDEND GROWTH

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Investment Process — Income Builder

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Portfolio Management Discussion and Performance Summary — Income Builder

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Portfolio Management Discussion and Performance Summary — Rising Dividend Growth

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Schedules of Investments

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Financial Statements

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Financial Highlights

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Notes to Financial Statements

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Other Information

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NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


GOLDMAN SACHS INCOME BUILDER FUND

 

What Differentiates Goldman Sachs’

Income Builder Fund Investment Process?

 

Income Builder Fund is a broadly diversified portfolio that seeks to provide income and capital appreciation.

 

 

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The Goldman Sachs Income Builder Fund provides exposure to the wealth-building opportunities of stocks and the regular income potential of bonds. The Fund invests in both equity and fixed income securities with a focus on yield enhancing strategies to earn a monthly income stream. The Fund seeks to maintain broad exposure to equities with lower than general equity market volatility.

 

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We believe that similar themes can perform differently across asset classes. The Fund can potentially take advantage of these cross-asset class opportunities as it is a dynamic portfolio that allows the flexibility to allocate across equities and fixed income from a top-down perspective, given our views on macro opportunities and valuations.

 

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In our risk management process, we identify, monitor and measure a fund’s risk profile. We consider the risk relative to the benchmark and the fund’s investment goal to seek income stability and capital growth.

 

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The Fund’s portfolio comprises the ideas of two experienced Goldman Sachs investment groups:

Global Fundamental Equity Group: A group of investment professionals averaging over 17 years of investment experience and with a strong commitment to fundamental research.

Global Fixed Income Group: Broad, deep capabilities across global fixed income markets, with a total return investment philosophy.

 

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Goldman Sachs Income Builder Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Goldman Sachs Income Builder Fund seeks to provide income and capital appreciation.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity Team and the Goldman Sachs Fixed Income Investment Management Team, collectively the Goldman Sachs Income Builder Team (the “Income Builder Team”), discuss the Goldman Sachs Income Builder Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (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 R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -0.81%, -1.17%, -0.66%, -0.68% and -0.65%, respectively. These returns compare to the 1.93% and 2.36% cumulative total returns of the Russell 1000® Value Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”) and the Bank of America Merrill Lynch BB to B U.S. High Yield Constrained Index (the “BofA Merrill Lynch Index”), respectively, during the same period.

 

Q   What economic and market factors most influenced the equity and fixed income markets as a whole during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The U.S. equity market ended the Reporting Period roughly where it started. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) monetary policy, economic data and oil price shifts were some of the biggest themes dominating the U.S. equity markets during the Reporting Period.

 

    After holding the targeted federal funds rate in September and October 2015, in light of external risks, the Fed voted unanimously for a 25 basis point interest rate increase in December 2015, a move largely expected by the markets. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) However, the fairly dovish language in the announcement, which emphasized “gradual” future adjustments to policy, helped to somewhat assuage the markets. (Dovish language tends to imply lower interest rates.)

 

    At the beginning of 2016, U.S. equities were embroiled in a rout that encompassed the broad global equity markets, triggered by investor concerns of an intensifying economic slowdown in China and exacerbated by an oil price plunge. In its January 2016 policy statement, the Fed acknowledged these external risks and tightening financial conditions. U.S. equity markets stabilized in mid-February 2016, as market sentiment improved on the more dovish tone set by global central banks broadly. U.S. equities were also supported by stronger economic data, rallying as the fourth quarter 2015 U.S. Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) came in above expectations. In March 2016, the Fed kept interest rates on hold and surprised on the dovish side, reducing its forecast to two hikes in 2016, down from four. Along with receding global economic concerns, the dovish forecast helped to drive a recovery in U.S. equities. Market sentiment appeared to remain sanguine in April 2016, as oil prices rose and China economic growth concerns abated with modestly improving economic data. The Fed left rates unchanged but expressed less concern about market volatility and global economic growth, opening up the possibility of a June 2016 rate hike. However, U.S. equities fell near the end of April 2016, as first quarter 2016 U.S. GDP disappointed the markets by being weaker than expected at 0.5%.

 

   

Within the fixed income markets, spread (or non-Treasury) sectors advanced during the Reporting Period overall. They started off on a positive note, performing well during November and December 2015. At the same time, the U.S. dollar strengthened on expectations the Fed would raise interest rates at its December 2015 policy meeting, as the U.S. economy continued to display a positive growth trend. Spread sectors then sold off in January 2016 through mid-February 2016. The selloff was driven by an increase in a number of perceived risks, such as slowing Chinese economic activity, the possibility of persistent oil oversupply and deteriorating corporate bond fundamentals as the U.S. credit cycle entered its later stages. Some of these risks eased in the second half of the first quarter of 2016 as economic news from China improved, U.S. oil production showed signs of slowing and commodity prices appeared to

 

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stabilize. As a result, spread sectors largely retraced their earlier losses by the end of March 2016. In the first calendar quarter overall, the U.S. dollar weakened due to generally tighter financial conditions, mixed U.S. economic data and more dovish commentary from the Fed. During April 2016, spread sectors generally recorded positive returns as investor risk appetite improved in response to better U.S. economic data and stronger oil and commodity prices. Although the U.S. dollar was buoyed by the positive economic data, it depreciated for the month as a whole, weakening after the Fed issued a slightly more dovish than expected statement following its April 2016 policy meeting.

 

Q   What was the Fund’s asset allocation positioning during the Reporting Period?

 

A   As part of its principal investment strategies, the Fund has a baseline allocation of 60% to fixed income securities and 40% to equity securities, though in seeking to meet its investment objective, the Fund has the flexibility to opportunistically tilt the allocation to fixed income and equity securities up to 15% above or below that baseline allocation. The Fund aims to provide a high and stable income stream plus capital appreciation, with lower volatility than the equity market. The percentage of the portfolio invested in equity and fixed income securities will vary from time to time as the Income Builder Team evaluates such securities’ relative attractiveness based on, among other factors, income opportunities, market valuations, economic growth and inflation prospects. Because of these stated goals of the Fund, the Income Builder Team believes the returns of the Russell Index and the BofA Merrill Lynch Index should be considered for reference only.

 

    At the beginning of the Reporting Period, the Fund was invested 39.4% in equities and 55.2% in fixed income, with the balance of 5.4% in cash and cash equivalents. During the Reporting Period, we gradually reduced the Fund’s overall exposure to equities because of our increasing concerns about the global economy and equity market volatility. Within the Fund’s fixed income allocation, we favored investment grade corporate bonds, becoming more tactical in our management of the Fund’s positions due to commodity price volatility and market activity suggesting the U.S. was in the later stages of the credit cycle. We also remained cautiously positive on high yield corporate bonds, with a focus on increasing the credit quality of the Fund’s holdings. At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was invested 36.7% in equities and 61.8% in fixed income, with the balance of 1.5% in cash and cash equivalents.

 

Q   What was the Fund’s 12-month distribution rate and what was its 30-day SEC yield during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, C, Institutional, IR and R6 Shares provided attractive 12-month distribution rates of 4.09%, 3.41%, 4.40%, 4.26% and 4.37%, respectively. As of April 30, 2016, the Fund’s 30-day SEC yields (subsidized) for its Class A, C, Institutional, IR and R6 Shares were 3.35%, 2.81%, 3.95%, 3.80% and 3.87%, respectively.

 

Q   What key factors had the greatest impact on the performance of the Fund’s equity allocation during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Relative to the Russell Index, stock selection had the greatest impact on the Fund’s equity allocation performance during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund was hurt by its underweights relative to the Russell Index in the financials and energy sectors and by its overweight in the health care sector. On an industry level, the Fund’s underweights in capital markets companies and in oil, gas and consumable fuels detracted from relative returns. An overweight in the pharmaceuticals industry also hampered results. Conversely, the Fund benefited from its overweight position relative to the Russell Index in the telecommunication services sector. In terms of industries, Fund returns were bolstered by overweights in diversified telecommunication services; health care providers and services; and hotels, restaurants and leisure.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s investments in Credit Suisse Group, Targa Resources Partners LP (“NGLS”) and Devon Energy detracted most from performance relative to the Russell Index.

 

   

Credit Suisse Group was hurt by difficult market conditions during the Reporting Period overall. Shares of the Switzerland-based financial services holding company also performed poorly after news of weaker than expected fourth quarter 2015 results. In our view, Credit Suisse Group’s growth and its deleveraging initiatives were challenged by a lack of liquidity in the credit markets and ongoing fears of a

 

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global economic slowdown. The Fund exited the position during the Reporting Period due to the weakness of the stock price.

 

    NGLS is a master limited partnership (“MLP”) engaged in the business of gathering, processing, transporting, storage and sale of natural gas and natural gas liquids. While lower commodity prices dampened sentiment for NGLS during the Reporting Period, we remained positive on its distribution growth outlook, which may be driven, in our view, by infrastructure growth from the MLP’s leading positions in natural gas liquids in the Permian and Bakken shales as well as by its presence on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Although our investment thesis did not change, we eliminated the Fund’s position in NGLS during the Reporting Period in favor of other opportunities we viewed more favorably.

 

    During the Reporting Period, an investment in Devon Energy detracted from the Fund’s relative returns. The independent natural gas, natural gas liquids and petroleum producer underperformed due to weak energy prices as well as investor concerns about a possible acquisition and an equity offering. We exited the Fund’s position in the stock during the Reporting Period as the company had, in our view, weaker fundamentals and was therefore less attractive compared to other companies in the energy sector.

 

Q   Which stocks contributed significantly to the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The largest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period were AT&T, Apache and ConocoPhillips.

 

    AT&T, a telecommunication services provider, was the top contributor to the Fund’s relative returns during the Reporting Period. Shares of the company gained in response to its management’s positive comments during its fourth quarter 2015 earnings report. AT&T expects to generate mid-single-digit earnings growth during 2016, driven by synergies from its acquisition of DirecTV. In addition to these synergies, several other catalysts could, in our view, drive earnings estimates higher, including a potential increase in future cash flow as the company reduces its capital expenditures over the course of the next two years. However, we exited the Fund’s position in AT&T during the Reporting Period because we found other opportunities within the company’s peer group that we believed to be relatively more compelling on a valuation basis.

 

    Another leading contributor to the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period was Apache, a petroleum and natural gas exploration and production company. Its shares rallied on speculation in November 2015 that the company had received an unsolicited takeover offer from an unnamed buyer. Apache continued to refocus on its North American operations through divestitures in its international operations, and we believed the company’s remaining international exposure was likely to generate stable and free cash flows. In our view, Apache also has attractive positions in the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale. At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained confident in what we considered to be Apache’s strong management team, which has executed well on production goals. In our opinion, the company has an investment grade balance sheet, and its stock has an attractive valuation relative to its exploration and production peers. Although our investment thesis did not change during the Reporting Period, we sold the Fund’s position in Apache, taking profits amid the stock’s strong performance.

 

    The Fund benefited from an investment in ConocoPhillips. The exploration and production company announced that production growth remained strong but also reported weak fourth quarter 2015 results due to lower price realizations and asset write-downs. (A write-down is reducing the book value of an asset because it is overvalued compared to the market value.) In addition, its management reduced the company’s shareholder dividend because of the challenging commodity price environment. Although market reaction was negative, we expect the dividend cut to help balance the company’s sources and uses of cash. We also remained positive about its management’s focus on cost reductions and capital efficiency, which has the goal of keeping production stable. That said, we exited the Fund’s position in ConocoPhillips during the Reporting Period as we identified other companies in the energy sector about which we held more positive views.

 

Q   Were any significant purchases or sales made within the equity allocation of the Fund during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund initiated a position in Wal-Mart Stores. We believe the retailer has the potential for incremental traffic growth following improvement initiatives at its existing stores. In addition, we think Wal-Mart Stores may gain from its exposure to lower income consumers, who may be set to benefit from depressed energy prices and an improving U.S. economic backdrop. The company has plans to open 50 to 60 Supercenter stores in the U.S. during 2016.

 

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    The Fund purchased shares of Verizon Communications, as we believe the telecommunications company has some of the best assets in the industry. We further believe the company can modestly grow should it continue to invest and focus on its strong wireless business. In our view, Verizon is a high quality franchise with solid revenues from its FiOS service, customer growth and improving free cash flow profile.

 

    In addition to those sales already mentioned, we exited the Fund’s position in Boeing. The aerospace company reported strong fourth quarter 2015 results, with earnings per share coming in ahead of consensus. However, its stock declined because the company issued 2016 revenue and earnings guidance below consensus expectations, driven by commercial aircraft delivery timing and lower margins. Additionally, the company announced a Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) investigation, prompted by an internal whistleblower, into accounting methods used on the 747 and 787 aircraft programs. Although we held a positive view on the commercial aerospace market in general and on Boeing in particular, we considered the near term risk/ reward balance less compelling. As a result, we decided to exit the Fund’s position in Boeing to pursue higher conviction ideas.

 

Q   What changes were made to the Fund’s equity market sector weightings during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we shifted the Fund from an overweight position relative to the Russell Index in the financials sector to an underweight position. We reduced the size of the Fund’s overweight in the telecommunication services sector and decreased the size of its underweight in the information technology sector. We shifted the Fund from an underweight in consumer staples to an overweight position. Also, we moved the Fund from relatively neutral positions in health care and utilities to overweight positions. At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was overweight the health care, utilities, telecommunication services and consumer staples sectors, and it was underweight the financials, energy, industrials and information technology sectors relative to the Russell Index. Compared to the Russell Index, the Fund was relatively neutrally weighted in the materials and consumer discretionary sectors at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

Q   Which fixed income market sectors significantly affected the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Relative to the BofA Merrill Lynch Index, the Fund was hurt by its exposure to energy-related and financial-related high yield corporate bonds. Conversely, its bias toward lower credit quality issues versus the BofA Merrill Lynch Index added to performance. In addition, the Fund benefited from its exposure to corporate credit beta (that is, its sensitivity to the performance of the corporate credit market).

 

Q   How did the Fund’s duration and yield curve positioning strategies affect performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s duration strategy detracted slightly from its performance. More specifically, the Fund was hampered by its short duration positioning relative to the BofA Merrill Lynch Index, which it held for most of the Reporting Period. Duration is a measure of the Fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. We do not actively manage the Fund’s yield curve positioning as part of our investment process. Yield curve is a spectrum of maturities.

 

Q   What changes were made to the Fund’s fixed income weightings during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we focused the Fund’s investments on industries that we believed were experiencing healthy growth, including consumer-related and real estate-related industries. We also favored certain defensive industries, such as cellular telecommunications and cable. We limited investments in cyclical industries, such as technology, chemicals and metals/mining, which we consider more sensitive to global economic growth worries. For similar reasons, we maintained the Fund’s underweight in commodities-related credits during the Reporting Period. We added positions in B-rated and BB-rated credits and reduced the Fund’s exposure to CCC-rated credits through selective selling in economically sensitive sectors.

 

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

 

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During the Reporting Period, the Income Builder Team did not use derivatives as part of its active management strategy within the Fund’s equity allocation. In managing the Fund’s fixed income allocation, the Income Builder Team used U.S. Treasury futures and Eurodollar futures to hedge and manage interest rate exposure and to facilitate specific duration and yield curve strategies. Eurodollar futures are contracts that have underlying assets linked to time deposits denominated

 

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in U.S. dollars at banks outside the U.S. The Fund also utilized forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge currency exposure. The use of these derivatives did not have a material impact on the performance of the Fund’s fixed income allocation during the Reporting Period.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, Collin Bell, Daniel Lochner and Charles “Brook” Dane became portfolio managers for the equity portion of the Income Builder Fund. By design, all investment decisions for the Fund are performed within a co-lead or team structure, with multiple subject matter experts. This strategic decision making has been the cornerstone of our approach and ensures continuity in the Fund. The other portfolio managers for the Fund are Ron Arons, Andrew Braun and David Beers.

 

Q   What is the Income Builder Team’s tactical view and strategy for the months ahead?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Income Builder Team believed U.S. equities may generate positive mid-single-digit returns for calendar year 2016, despite a volatile start. Our expectation was that returns would be predominantly driven by earnings growth rather than multiple expansion. In our view, positive returns in a low (and potentially negative) interest rate environment make equities attractive, particularly relative to other asset classes. Overall, we considered the U.S. economy healthy at the end of the Reporting Period, with low unemployment, recovering house prices and low energy prices all supporting consumption. We think consumer spending could continue to broaden from industries, such as automobiles, home improvement and restaurants, that have already benefited from improved economic conditions. That said, we believed at the end of the Reporting Period that the U.S. economy had moved into the late-stage cycle, a time when companies find it harder to generate revenue growth, challenging their earnings. Equity valuations overall also tend to be higher in the late-stage cycle. Accordingly, we believe that scrutiny on earnings could potentially benefit stock-picking strategies in the near term, and we believe that active management provides a way to gain selective exposure. At the end of the Reporting Period, we had a favorable view of industry disruptors within the U.S. equity market, as they are often, in our view, long-term secular growth winners as well as asset light companies. (Asset light means lower operating costs and risks.) In addition, among industry disruptors, there is an abundance of technology companies, especially software and Internet-related, as well as health care companies.

 

    In terms of fixed income at the end of the Reporting Period, the Income Builder Team had a cautiously positive outlook for high yield corporate bonds. We believed the asset class remained a compelling source of yield, although high yield corporate bond spreads (or, yield differentials versus U.S. Treasuries of comparable duration) had narrowed significantly between mid-February 2016 and the end of the Reporting Period. That said, we believed at the end of the Reporting Period that corporate fundamentals were slowly deteriorating with higher mergers and acquisitions levels contributing to increased leverage. Despite a number of positive stories, we noted that the earnings environment for high yield issuers had grown more challenging, and several sectors had experienced year-over-year revenue and earnings declines. Refinancing had slowed. We also believed costs were rising for high yield issuers, which we expect to gradually stress their ability to service their debt. Meanwhile, bank lending surveys pointed to tightening lending standards at the end of the Reporting Period, while the capital markets appear to have become less accommodating to lower rated borrowers. In our view, defaults are likely to accelerate during 2016, led, we believe, by energy and metals/mining names, with some contagion spreading to distressed credits in other industries. Meanwhile, we expect mergers and acquisitions activity to slow and corporate management teams to become less willing to engage in shareholder friendly activities. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed the performance of high yield corporate bonds in the near term may well be driven by oil prices, lending conditions, central bank policy, global economic growth and liquidity. Our view of these drivers led us to adopt “closer to home” positioning at the end of the Reporting Period, with a preference for U.S. service-related and consumer-related credits as well as those credits with exposure to deleveraging stories. At the end of the Reporting Period, we were also continuing to increase the Fund’s credit quality by adding positions in B-rated and BB-rated credits and reducing exposure to CCC-rated credits through selective selling in some of the most economically sensitive sectors. In addition, we saw value in European high yield corporate bonds, which we believe may benefit from the stimulus measures of the European Central Bank and Europe’s early-stage economic rebound. We also continued to favor high yield loans, as we believe they are less vulnerable to oil prices, offer defensive characteristics and have a higher overall quality profile compared to high yield corporate bonds.

 

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Income Builder Fund

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       Russell 1000
Value Index2
       Bank of America Merrill
Lynch BB to B U.S. High
Yield Constrained Index3
 
  Class A     -0.81        1.93        2.36
  Class C     -1.17           1.93           2.36   
  Institutional     -0.66           1.93           2.36   
  Class IR     -0.68           1.93           2.36   
    Class R6     -0.65           1.93           2.36   

 

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

 

  2    The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. This index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the large-cap value segment. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect value characteristics.

 

  3    The BofA Merrill Lynch BB to B US High Yield Constrained Index contains all securities in the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Index rated BB1 through B3, based on an average of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, but caps issuer exposure at 2%. Index constituents are capitalization-weighted, based on their current amount outstanding, provided the total allocation to an individual issuer does not exceed 2%. Issuers that exceed the limit are reduced to 2% and the face value of each of their bonds is adjusted on a pro-rata basis. Similarly, the face values of bonds of all other issuers that fall below the 2% cap are increased on a pro-rata basis. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

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

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW (continued)   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016   12-Month
Distribution Rate4
    30-Day Standardized
Subsidized Yield5
    30-Day Standardized
Unsubsidized Yield5
 
  Class A     4.09     3.35     3.25
  Class C     3.41        2.81        2.69   
  Institutional     4.40        3.95        3.83   
  Class IR     4.26        3.80        3.68   
    Class R6     4.37        3.87        3.76   

 

  4    The 12 month distribution rate is calculated by taking the sum of all cash distributions over the past 12 months and dividing by the month end NAV in the last month of the period. Distributions may include interest from fixed income, dividends from equities, short term and long term capital gains, return of capital, and special distributions. Return of capital distribution may include a return of some or all of the money that an investor invested in Fund shares. Distributions from securities such as MLPs passing through the Fund may also be characterized as return of capital. Special distributions may include any off-cycle distributions that occur outside of regular interest or dividend payment dates, such as when a company opts to pay a special dividend. The amounts and sources of distribution are not provided for tax reporting purposes. The Fund reports the character of distributions for federal income tax purposes each calendar year on Form 1099-DIV. Distributions will fluctuate over time and a large proportion of the distribution may occur at the end of the year in the form of capital gains. Distributions and market value movements affect the NAV of the Fund and will also affect this calculation. 12 month distribution rate numbers are based on historical distributions and NAVs and are not predictive of future distributions or yields. 12 month distribution rate is calculated to provide a sense of the total cash flow associated with investment in the Fund, but should not be confused with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) yield, dividend yield or interest yield.

 

  5    The method of calculation of the 30-Day Standardized Subsidized Yield is mandated by the SEC 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.

 

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  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS6
     For the period ended 3/31/16   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
  Class A     -9.72     4.82     4.79     6.34   10/12/94
  Class C     -6.20        5.21        4.60        3.70      8/15/97
  Institutional     -4.11        6.43        5.81        4.95      8/15/97
  Class IR     -4.26        6.27        N/A        8.37      8/31/10
    Class R6     N/A        N/A        N/A        -4.22      7/31/15

 

  6    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns for periods of less than 1 year 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 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Class IR 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 RATIOS7   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     0.98      1.10
  Class C     1.73         1.85   
  Institutional     0.58         0.70   
  Class IR     0.73         0.85   
    Class R6     0.56         0.69   

 

  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 February 26, 2017, 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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  TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/168
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.     1.5    Commercial Banks
  Pfizer, Inc.     1.4       Pharmaceuticals
  Verizon Communications, Inc.     1.2       Diversified Telecommunication Services
  Wells Fargo & Co.     1.1       Commercial Banks
  Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     1.1       Food & Staples Retailing
  Microsoft Corp.     1.1       Software
  BP PLC ADR     1.1       Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
  Exxon Mobil Corp.     1.0       Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
  M&T Bank Corp.     0.9       Commercial Banks
    Merck & Co., Inc.     0.9       Pharmaceuticals

 

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

 

FUND’S EQUITY SECTOR ALLOCATIONS VS. BENCHMARK9
As of April 30, 2016

 

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  9    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from the percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of the total value of the Fund’s Equity investments. 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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FUND’S FIXED INCOME FUND COMPOSITION10

 

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  10   The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of the Fund’s Fixed Income investments. Short-term investments represent commercial paper. 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 Rising Dividend Growth Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital and current income.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Dividend Assets Capital portfolio management team, the Fund’s sub-adviser, discusses the Goldman Sachs Rising Dividend Growth Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (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 -1.10%, -1.49%, -0.89%, -0.97% and -1.19%, respectively. These returns compare to the 0.43% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Standard & Poor’s® 500 Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “S&P 500 Index”), during the same time period.

 

Q   What economic and market factors most influenced the equity markets as a whole during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The S&P 500 Index return of 0.43% during the Reporting Period we believe masks what was significant volatility. For example, during the six weeks from January 1, 2016 through mid-February 2016, the S&P 500 Index declined approximately 10%. The six weeks that followed demonstrated a considerable recovery.

 

    Much of the volatility can be explained by the actions of the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”). In December 2015, the Fed raised the targeted federal funds rate by 25 basis points, the first increase since 2006. (A basis point equals 1/100th of a percentage point.) At that time, investors seemed to accept the possibility that as many as four additional increases to the federal funds rate might be implemented in 2016.

 

    However, as 2016 progressed, it became increasingly likely that the Fed would not pursue higher interest rates at the pace previously anticipated. The Fed press release dated April 27, 2016 suggested the Fed would continue to be data dependent. The press release pointed out “that labor market conditions have improved further even as growth in economic activity appears to have slowed.” The press release then pointed to moderation in household spending in the face of an expansion in household real income and improved consumer confidence. It also mentioned the division into two mutually exclusive groups between improving capital expenditures on housing while business fixed investment was soft. As we watched various measures of economic growth, it became apparent to us that the U.S. economy, and indeed the global economy, was in a slow growth mode. Of particular concern to the Fed has been China’s decelerating economic growth. In response to the domestic and international softness in economic growth, it appeared at the end of the Reporting Period, there may only be one or two increases to the federal funds rates in 2016 instead of four.

 

    The Fed was not the only central bank that employed low interest rates as a means to stimulate domestic economies. The European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan and the People’s Bank of China are some of the larger central banks to lower interest rates during the Reporting Period. In addition, the central banks put in place asset purchases of fixed income securities. This, in turn, provides liquidity for lending institutions to support credit creation. We believe the activities of central banks was an important factor in the performance of equity markets, including that of the U.S., during the Reporting Period.

 

    There were numerous other factors, some positive and some negative, that impacted equity performance during the Reporting Period. First, the volatility of energy prices had a destabilizing effect on the companies that produce, transport and store the commodity. Gradual price increases improved the broad market outlook for this sector of the economy toward the end of the Reporting Period. Second, the principle U.S. presidential candidate for each party appears to have emerged, which enabled investors to begin to analyze their respective platforms and the potential impact of their policies.

 

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    Third, the threat of terrorism increased, which was seen as potentially destabilizing the global economy.

 

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

 

A   The Fund posted negative absolute returns that underperformed the S&P 500 Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period. From a broad perspective, stock selection overall detracted, while sector allocation decisions as a whole contributed positively. More specifically, material differences between the Fund and the S&P 500 Index include the Fund’s emphasis on dividend growth stocks, including its investment in Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”). While dividend growth stocks performed well during the Reporting Period on both an absolute and relative basis, the MLP portion of the Fund did not outpace the S&P 500 Index. (We define dividend growth stocks as equities that have averaged at least 10% growth in annual dividends over 10 consecutive years.1) During the Reporting Period, the portion of the Fund allocated to dividend growth stocks delivered a total return of 0.49%, which outpaced the 0.43% return of the S&P 500 Index. However, the MLPs in the Fund, with an average weight of 13.32% during the Reporting Period, had a total return of -6.49%, while the Alerian MLP Index2 posted a total return of -5.67%.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   Of the sectors within the S&P 500 Index, the largest detractors from Fund performance were health care, energy and utilities. While the Fund was prudently allocated to the health care sector, stock selection in the sector proved weak. Having an overweight to energy, which outperformed the S&P 500 Index, contributed positively but was more than offset by stock selection, specifically positions in MLPs, which struggled during the Reporting Period. The Fund had no allocation to utilities, which was the second-best performing sector in the S&P 500 Index during the Reporting Period, and thus it detracted from relative results.

 

  1    The Fund’s strategy is to only buy the stocks of companies where the dividend has increased every year for at least ten years at an average rate of approximately 10% per year (the “10/10 universe”). Dividends are not guaranteed and a company’s future ability to pay dividends may be limited.

 

  2    The Alerian MLP Index is the leading gauge of large- and mid-cap energy Master Limited Partnerships. The float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index, which includes 50 prominent companies and captures approximately 75% of available market capitalization, is disseminated real-time on a price-return basis (AMZ) and on a total-return basis (AMZX).

 

    Partially offsetting these detractors were the positive contributions made by positioning in the information technology, materials and consumer staples sectors. The Fund was underweight information technology, and overall performance was supported by both sector allocation and strong security selection. The sector was one of the worst performers during the Reporting Period, as many of the leading stocks during 2015 gave back ground in 2016, led by bellwether Apple (not a stock that met our investment criteria and thus not a Fund holding). For both materials and consumer staples, overweight allocations and effective security selection in each were beneficial to the Fund’s relative results.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the S&P 500 Index were positions in pharmaceutical company Perrigo, natural gas midstream3, transportation and storage MLP Energy Transfer Equity LP and global economic and financial data supplier FactSet Research Systems.

 

    Perrigo’s shares were particularly impacted after the company successfully rebuffed a takeover attempt by Mylan Pharmaceutical, but it came at the expense of executing the implementation of its recent acquisition of Omega Pharmaceutical. Further, near the close of the Reporting Period, it was announced that the company’s chief executive officer would be leaving to take over embattled Valiant Pharmaceutical, dealing another blow to an already battered company. At the end of the Reporting Period, we were closely evaluating the forward prospects of the company and focusing our efforts on understanding the fundamental picture of the company in the months ahead.

 

  3    The downstream component of the energy industry is usually defined as the oil and gas operations that take place after the production phase, through to the point of sale. Downstream operations can include refining crude oil and distributing the by-products down to the retail level. By-products can include gasoline, natural gas liquids, diesel and a variety of other energy sources. The upstream component of the energy industry is usually defined as those operations stages in the oil and gas industry that involve exploration and production. Upstream operations deal primarily with the exploration stages of the oil and gas industry, with upstream firms taking the first steps to first locate, test and drill for oil and gas. Later, once reserves are proven, upstream firms will extract any oil and gas from the reserve. The midstream component of the energy industry is usually defined as those companies providing products or services that help link the supply side, i.e. energy producers, and the demand side, i.e. energy end-users, for any type of energy commodity. Such midstream business can include, but are not limited to, those that process, store, market and transport various energy commodities.

 

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    The much-maligned merger of Energy Transfer Equity LP and Williams Partners significantly impacted performance within the energy sector broadly and within the MLP space more specifically. As the companies try to work through the viability of merging, what was once viewed as an attractive transaction quickly lost its luster as energy markets changed rapidly and credit markets, needed to fund the transaction, tightened.

 

    FactSet Research Systems was moved from the information technology sector to the financials sector by Standard & Poor’s during the Reporting Period. Its stock suffered as capital markets contracted and investment firms responded with layoffs expected by many analysts to impact the company. Although overall company performance was positive during the Reporting Period, the market seemed to discount more cuts to come and appeared to remain on the sidelines until more information becomes available as it relates to the company’s subscriptions.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   The top contributors to the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period were specialty chemicals manufacturer Valspar, packaged foods manufacturer Hormel Foods and industrial products and equipment manufacturer Illinois Tool Works.

 

    The announced acquisition of Valspar by Sherwin Williams (both Fund holdings) during the Reporting Period was an all-cash transaction valued at $9.3 billion and represented a 35% premium for the stock. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2017, and we intend to prudently reduce the Fund’s exposure over time in consideration of certain technicalities of the merger process and what we perceive as other relative opportunities for investment.

 

    Hormel Foods executed and performed well during the Reporting Period, as the consumer staples sectors served as what many investors considered a “safe harbor” during market volatility. As valuations became more expensive on this stock, we reduced the Fund’s position in Hormel Foods and reallocated to other areas within the Fund’s portfolio.

 

    Shares of Illinois Tool Works rose substantially during the Reporting Period. The industrials sector began to regain investor interest as the U.S. dollar stabilized and then weakened. This scenario provided a tailwind to earnings and improved overall sentiment for the sector.

 

Q   How did the Fund use derivatives during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund did not use derivatives during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   We initiated a Fund position in Aflac, a supplemental insurance company. In the U.S., Aflac offers a wide range of products, including accident insurance and short-term disability insurance. Approximately 71% of its revenue is generated from its Japan business. Aflac is a leading insurance provider in Japan, selling its well-known cancer insurance through the post office. At the end of 2014, Aflac products were sold through approximately 10,000 post offices, with the potential to expand to 20,000 by the end of the first quarter of 2016. Aflac also has a strong track record of returning wealth to shareholders via dividend growth. Despite a challenging business environment in recent years, 2015 marked the 32nd consecutive year of dividend growth, we believe making Aflac one of the most consistent dividend growers in the 10/10 universe. A key growth driver for Aflac in the U.S. is the expansion of its distribution channels to include insurance brokers. As for Japan, we believe the company will continue to focus on what are known as third-sector product offerings (cancer and medical insurance products) along with new product offerings, which could provide strong cross-selling opportunities through its post office network. Prior to our purchase of the position for the Fund, the company had traded at a discount to its peer group and historical average, as a weak yen served as a headwind for the past couple of years. Should the yen strengthen and the company’s strategy start to generate growth, we believe Aflac’s stock price can potentially benefit both from earnings upgrades and multiple expansion in the near and medium term. (A multiple measures some aspect of a company’s financial well-being, determined by dividing one metric by another metric. Multiple expansion is growth of that multiple.)

 

    We established a Fund position in Buckeye Partners LP, a downstream-midstream MLP (i.e. a mover of refined products), which, in our view, has excellent defensive characteristics. Distribution growth is visible, and it has no incentive distribution rights burden, which is rare in the MLP space. (Incentive distribution rights give a limited partnership’s general partner an increasing share in the incremental distributable cash flow the partnership generates.

 

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    This occurs alongside of per-unit distribution increases to the limited partners.) Despite a challenging oil price environment, Buckeye Partners LP has consistently beaten consensus expectations. Furthermore, from a longer-germ perspective, the MLP’s assets and business model are attractive, we believe, to a larger refiner or integrated sponsor, which can realize significant logistics value by buying and merging the assets with its other sponsored MLP. Without a General Partner burden and with an integrated network of refined product logistics, we believe Buckeye Partners LP presents an attractive investment profile for the Fund.

 

    During the Reporting Period, we sold the Fund’s position in Nestle, as the stock no longer qualified as an investment for the Fund. Although Nestle continued to grow its dividend, its 10-year average dividend growth rate dropped below 10%. Based on the Fund’s investment criteria, which is to invest in companies that grow their respective dividends for at least 10% over 10 consecutive years, we decided to pursue other opportunities.

 

    We exited the Fund’s position in Plains All American Pipeline LP (“PAA”), as its business was facing a persistently challenging oil price environment. In order for PAA’s management to preserve capital, distribution growth may be elusive in the near to medium term, in our view. Although its management affirmed full-year guidance, we believe its assumptions on commodity price and volume growth were too aggressive to meet its goal. Most importantly, the distribution coverage ratio dropped below 1x, implying, in our view, a need to ramp cash flow as the company seeks to sustain its distribution over the longer term. (Distribution coverage ratio is an MLP’s distributable cash flow divided by the total amount of distributions it paid out.) With the above concerns in mind, we believe there are better opportunities elsewhere in the MLP space.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the only notable sector allocation shift in the Fund’s weightings was in industrials, which grew from an underweight relative to the S&P 500 Index to an overweight relative to the S&P 500 Index, mostly due to price appreciation.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of April 2016, the Fund had overweighted positions relative to the S&P 500 Index in energy (mostly MLPs), materials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples and industrials. On the same date, the Fund had underweighted positions compared to the S&P 500 Index in health care, financials and information technology. The Fund had no exposure to the utilities and telecommunication services sectors at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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

 

A   There were no changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period.

 

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

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, we expected the equity market to continue to exhibit fairly high volatility given the backdrop of global monetary policy initiatives, the upcoming U.S. presidential election and the evolving economic cycle. Additionally, we believe there will likely continue to be heavy emphasis on the U.S. dollar and related consequences to strengthening or weakening relative to global currencies.

 

    The U.S. equity market, at the end of the Reporting Period, was also experiencing a rather weak earnings environment across most economic sectors, as the full impact of the recession in the energy sector takes effect. Amid such conditions, we believe the securities the Fund invests in may perform relatively well given their above-market earnings growth expectations and dividend growth profile. These companies exhibit strong balance sheets, profitable business mixes, strong and innovative product pipelines and shareholder-friendly policies, which, together, should continue to provide profitable investment opportunities, in our view.

 

    Within the equity asset class, we seek to focus on valuations given the multiples some sectors and some companies are trading at and be disciplined to reduce overvalued names. Some sectors, such as consumer staples, performed well during the Reporting Period. But some companies were trading near peak multiples, and we are actively evaluating relative opportunities throughout the Fund’s portfolio.

 

   

We maintained the Fund’s lowest weight in MLPs relative to the past ten years during the Reporting Period. Going forward, we expect that we may begin to build those positions back up, as we become more constructive on the energy landscape and operating fundamentals of the MLPs in which the Fund invests. We would expect the energy sector to potentially be impacted by political rhetoric that emerges

 

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during the U.S. presidential election, however, so we will be mindful of possibly shifting investor sentiment toward the sector while positioning the Fund.

 

    As always, we continue to monitor domestic and global economies, geopolitical factors, interest rates and equity market fundamentals as we actively manage the Fund, with a focus on income through quality in an effort to offer investors the potential for rising income and competitive total returns with lower volatility.

 

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Rising Dividend Growth Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       S&P 500 Index2  
  Class A     -1.10        0.43
  Class C     -1.49           0.43   
  Institutional     -0.89           0.43   
  Class IR     -0.97           0.43   
    Class R     -1.19           0.43   

 

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

 

  2    The S&P 500 Index is the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock prices. The Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3   
     For the period ended 3/31/16   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date  
  Class A     -11.40     6.90     6.83     7.17     3/23/04   
  Class C     -7.88        7.39        6.78        7.20        4/14/05   
  Institutional     -5.90        8.57        N/A        7.34        3/21/07   
  Class IR     -6.00        N/A        N/A        8.84        2/27/12   
    Class R     -6.50        N/A        N/A        8.31        2/27/12   

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. Effective February 27, 2012, the Rising Dividend Growth Fund, a series of Dividend Growth Trust (the “Predecessor Fund”), was reorganized into the Fund. As accounting successor to the Predecessor Fund, the Fund has assumed the Predecessor Fund’s historical performance. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% 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 February 27, 2012 (the effective date of the reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund), the maximum initial sales charge applicable to sales of Class A Shares of the Predecessor Fund was 5.75%, which is not reflected in the average annual total return figures shown. Because Institutional, Class IR 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 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 RATIOS4   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     1.13      1.15
  Class C     1.88         1.90   
  Institutional     0.73         0.74   
  Class IR     0.88         0.89   
    Class R     1.38         1.39   

 

  4    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 February 26, 2017, 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.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     3.9    Specialty Retail
  Novo Nordisk A/S ADR     3.9       Pharmaceuticals
  The TJX Cos., Inc.     3.6       Specialty Retail
  Cardinal Health, Inc.     3.5       Health Care Providers & Services
  Ecolab, Inc.     3.4       Chemicals
  CVS Health Corp.     3.4       Food & Staples Retailing
  PepsiCo., Inc.     3.3       Beverages
  Roche Holding AG ADR     3.2       Pharmaceuticals
  NIKE, Inc. Class B     2.9       Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
    The Sherwin-Williams Co.     2.9       Chemicals

 

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

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION6
As of April 30, 2016

 

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  6    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from the percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value. Short-term investments represent repurchase agreements.

 

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Index Definitions

 

The Bank of America Merrill Lynch BB to B U.S. High Yield Constrained Index contains all securities in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Index rated BB1 through B3 (based on an average of Moody’s Investors Service, S&P Ratings and Fitch Ratings) but caps issuer exposure at 2%. The Index is rebalanced on the last calendar day of the month.

The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. The Russell 1000® Value Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the large-cap value segment. It is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect value characteristics.

The S&P 500® Index is a U.S. stock market index based on the market capitalizations of 500 large companies having common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. The S&P 500® Index components and their weightings are determined by S&P Dow Jones Indices.

 

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Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Bank Loans(a) – 9.6%   
  Aerospace – 0.3%   

 

Transdigm, Inc.

  

$ 4,626,630        3.750     02/28/20      $ 4,618,533   
  1,969,925        3.750        06/04/21        1,957,613   
     

 

 

 
        6,576,146   

 

 

 
  Automotive – Parts – 0.1%   

 

Gates Global LLC

  

  3,115,569        4.250        07/06/21        2,978,702   

 

 

 
  Building Materials – 0.0%   

 

Atkore International, Inc.

  

  350,000        7.750        10/09/21        327,250   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 0.4%   

 

Univar, Inc.

  

  3,383,000        4.250        07/01/22        3,340,104   

 

US Coatings Acquisition, Inc.

  

  4,437,689        3.750        02/01/20        4,434,005   
     

 

 

 
        7,774,109   

 

 

 
  Consumer Cyclical Services – Business – 0.3%   

 

Equinix, Inc.

  

  1,200,000        4.000        01/08/23        1,203,000   

 

First Data Corp.

  

  5,850,000        4.189        07/08/22        5,851,463   
     

 

 

 
        7,054,463   

 

 

 
  Energy – 0.4%   

 

American Energy – Marcellus LLC

  

  1,075,000        8.500        08/04/21        129,000   

 

EP Energy LLC

  

  450,000        4.500        04/30/19        355,500   
  3,525,000        3.500        05/24/18        2,775,938   

 

Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc.

  

  987,153        9.000        09/16/16        977,281   
  3,291,750        0.000 (b)      10/22/19        1,607,460   

 

MEG Energy Corp.

  

  2,914,473        3.750        03/31/20        2,603,587   

 

Targa Resources Corp.

  

  725,581        5.750        02/25/22        689,302   
     

 

 

 
        9,138,068   

 

 

 
  Environmental – 0.2%   

 

EnergySolutions LLC

  

  5,335,036        6.750        05/29/20        5,174,985   

 

 

 
  Financial Co. – Non Captive – 0.1%   

 

Victory Capital Management, Inc.

  

  2,537,821        7.000        10/31/21        2,417,274   

 

 

 
  Food & Beverage – 0.5%   

 

Performance Food Group, Inc.

  

  1,784,609        6.000        11/14/19        1,789,070   

 

Shearer’s Foods, Inc.

  

  1,420,000        7.750        06/30/22        1,299,300   
  2,000,000        4.938        06/30/21        1,985,000   
  1,770,563        5.250        06/30/21        1,752,857   

 

 

 
  Bank Loans(a) – (continued)   
  Food & Beverage – (continued)   

 

US Foods, Inc.

  

$ 3,457,225        4.500     03/31/19      $ 3,452,904   
     

 

 

 
        10,279,131   

 

 

 
  Gaming – 0.1%   

 

Scientific Games International, Inc.

  

  1,817,424        6.000        10/01/21        1,787,037   

 

 

 
  Health Care – 0.1%   

 

Community Health Systems, Inc.

  

  641,656        3.750        12/31/19        631,800   
  1,180,629        4.000        01/27/21        1,162,648   
     

 

 

 
        1,794,448   

 

 

 
  Health Care – Pharmaceuticals – 0.6%   

 

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I S.A.R.L.

  

  4,588,500        3.750        09/26/22        4,571,293   

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

  

  9,007,127        5.000        04/01/22        8,772,942   
     

 

 

 
        13,344,235   

 

 

 
  Health Care – Services – 1.2%   

 

Envision Healthcare Corp.

  

  7,684,170        4.250        05/25/18        7,689,012   

 

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC

  

  4,061,415        3.750        03/31/21        4,040,093   

 

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.

  

  4,540,341        4.750        06/30/21        4,294,663   

 

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.

  

  5,695,000        6.750        02/28/22        5,410,250   
  240,000        6.750        02/28/22        228,000   

 

U.S. Renal Care, Inc.

  

  4,164,563        5.250        12/31/22        4,167,186   
     

 

 

 
        25,829,204   

 

 

 
  Home Construction – 0.1%   

 

Builders FirstSource, Inc.

  

  2,314,344        6.000        07/31/22        2,311,451   

 

 

 
  Lodging – 0.1%   

 

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC

  

  2,396,875        3.500        10/26/20        2,404,785   

 

 

 
  Media – Broadcasting & Radio – 0.3%   

 

Getty Images, Inc.

  

  8,056,940        4.750        10/18/19        6,062,847   

 

 

 
  Media – Non Cable – 0.3%   

 

Checkout Holding Corp.

  

  6,917,726        4.500        04/09/21        5,836,831   

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining – 0.0%   

 

Hi Crush Partners LP

  

  1,336,364        4.750        04/28/21        891,194   

 

 

 
  Packaging – 0.2%   

 

BWAY Holding Co., Inc.

  

  3,000,000        5.500        08/14/20        2,988,750   

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Bank Loans(a) – (continued)   
  Packaging – (continued)   

 

Onex Wizard U.S. Acquisition, Inc.

  

$ 2,000,000        4.250     03/13/22      $ 1,994,640   
     

 

 

 
        4,983,390   

 

 

 
  Real Estate – 0.3%   

 

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.

  

  2,462,594        5.000        10/24/22        2,414,105   

 

Realogy Corp.

  

  3,457,316        3.750        03/05/20        3,454,446   
     

 

 

 
        5,868,551   

 

 

 
  Restaurants – 0.2%   

 

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co.

  

  3,351,941        3.750        12/10/21        3,357,706   

 

 

 
  Retailers – 1.2%   

 

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp.

  

  2,629,604        4.250        08/13/21        2,635,626   

 

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd., Inc.

  

  9,397,626        4.250        10/25/20        8,942,405   

 

PetSmart, Inc.

  

  6,260,133        4.250        03/11/22        6,239,036   

 

The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.

  

  5,550,000        5.000        06/18/21        5,439,000   

 

True Religion Apparel, Inc.

  

  4,197,750        5.875        07/30/19        1,860,989   
     

 

 

 
        25,117,056   

 

 

 
  Retailers – Food & Drug – 0.1%   

 

Rite Aid Corp.

  

  1,750,000        4.875        06/21/21        1,751,103   

 

 

 
  Services Cyclical – Business Services – 0.3%   

 

ADS Waste Holdings, Inc.

  

  2,859,203        3.750        10/09/19        2,848,480   

 

Sabre, Inc.

  

  3,295,934        4.000        02/19/19        3,301,438   
     

 

 

 
        6,149,918   

 

 

 
  Technology – Software/Services – 1.8%   

 

Aspect Software, Inc.

  

  1,955,516        4.750        05/09/16        1,923,739   

 

Avago Technologies Cayman Ltd.

  

  11,600,000        4.250        02/01/23        11,602,088   

 

BMC Software Finance, Inc.

  

  7,021,014        5.000        09/10/20        6,029,296   

 

Global Payments, Inc.

  

  1,750,000        3.941        04/22/23        1,763,562   

 

MA FinanceCo., LLC

  

  6,205,743        4.500        11/20/19        6,190,229   

 

Micron Technology, Inc.

  

  3,300,000        6.000        04/26/22        3,311,352   

 

NXP BV

  

  5,860,313        3.750        12/07/20        5,874,963   

 

Renaissance Learning, Inc.

  

  150,000        8.000        04/11/22        138,750   

 

 

 
  Bank Loans(a) – (continued)   
  Technology – Software/Services – (continued)   

 

SS&C Technologies, Inc.

  

$ 2,143,251        4.007     07/08/22      $ 2,148,609   
  305,353        4.019        07/08/22        306,116   
     

 

 

 
        39,288,704   

 

 

 
  Wireless Telecommunications – 0.2%   

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

  

  3,000,000        3.750        06/30/19        2,810,250   

 

Neptune Finco Corp.

  

  2,675,000        5.000        10/09/22        2,683,373   
     

 

 

 
        5,493,623   

 

 

 
  Wirelines Telecommunications – 0.2%   

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

  

  4,850,000        4.000        08/01/19        4,862,125   

 

 

 
  TOTAL BANK LOANS   
  (Cost $217,404,454)      $ 208,854,336   

 

 

 

 

Shares     Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – 35.3%   
  Aerospace & Defense – 0.4%   
  80,330      United Technologies Corp.   $ 8,384,042   

 

 

 
  Air Freight & Logistics – 0.4%   
  76,141      United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B     8,000,135   

 

 

 
  Beverages – 0.2%   
  38,223      PepsiCo, Inc.     3,935,440   

 

 

 
  Capital Markets – 0.7%   
  243,827      Invesco Ltd.     7,561,075   
  275,387      Morgan Stanley     7,451,972   
   

 

 

 
      15,013,047   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 0.4%   
  144,744      E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.     9,540,077   

 

 

 
  Commercial Banks – 4.3%   
  1,687,975      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA ADR     11,630,148   
  166,963      BB&T Corp.     5,907,151   
  502,842      JPMorgan Chase & Co.     31,779,614   
  168,847      M&T Bank Corp.     19,977,977   
  490,769      Wells Fargo & Co.     24,528,635   
   

 

 

 
      93,823,525   

 

 

 
  Communications Equipment – 0.5%   
  395,397      Cisco Systems, Inc.     10,869,464   

 

 

 
  Computers & Peripherals – 0.2%   
  197,179      EMC Corp.     5,148,344   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance – 0.5%   
  158,383      American Express Co.     10,363,000   

 

 

 
  Containers & Packaging – 0.3%   
  114,106      Packaging Corp. of America     7,403,197   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INCOME BUILDER FUND

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.2%   
  530,288      Verizon Communications, Inc.   $ 27,012,871   

 

 

 
  Electric Utilities – 3.3%   
  197,480      Duke Energy Corp.     15,557,474   
  1,798,277      Enel SpA ADR     8,110,229   
  295,916      FirstEnergy Corp.     9,643,902   
  582,390      Iberdrola SA ADR     16,598,115   
  88,468      NextEra Energy, Inc.     10,402,068   
  167,204      Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     12,147,371   
   

 

 

 
      72,459,159   

 

 

 
  Energy Equipment & Services – 0.5%   
  124,471      Schlumberger Ltd.     10,000,000   

 

 

 
  Food & Staples Retailing – 1.1%   
  361,347      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     24,163,274   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.2%   
  248,032      Abbott Laboratories     9,648,445   
  214,888      Medtronic PLC     17,008,385   
   

 

 

 
      26,656,830   

 

 

 
  Health Care Providers & Services – 0.3%   
  55,345      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     7,287,830   

 

 

 
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.3%   
  71,333      Yum! Brands, Inc.     5,675,253   

 

 

 
  Household Products – 1.1%   
  31,965      Kimberly-Clark Corp.     4,001,699   
  299,239      Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC ADR     5,909,970   
  176,609      The Procter & Gamble Co.     14,149,913   
   

 

 

 
      24,061,582   

 

 

 
  Industrial Conglomerates – 0.9%   
  608,557      General Electric Co.     18,713,128   

 

 

 
  Insurance – 1.2%   
  86,940      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     4,002,717   
  243,607      MetLife, Inc.     10,986,676   
  139,419      Prudential Financial, Inc.     10,824,491   
   

 

 

 
      25,813,884   

 

 

 
  Machinery – 0.8%   
  82,177      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     9,197,250   
  786,347      Volvo AB ADR     9,294,621   
   

 

 

 
      18,491,871   

 

 

 
  Media – 1.1%   
  193,577      Comcast Corp. Class A     11,761,738   
  275,170      Viacom, Inc. Class B     11,254,453   
   

 

 

 
      23,016,191   

 

 

 
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.8%   
  683,692      BP PLC ADR     22,958,377   
  126,596      Chevron Corp.     12,935,579   
  251,069      Exxon Mobil Corp.     22,194,500   
  267,732      Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR Class A     14,160,346   
  209,407      Total SA ADR     10,627,405   
   

 

 

 
      82,876,207   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Personal Products – 0.4%   
  175,147      Unilever NV   $ 7,709,971   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 4.0%   
  33,796      Allergan PLC(b)     7,318,862   
  114,879      Johnson & Johnson     12,875,638   
  348,647      Merck & Co., Inc.     19,119,801   
  74,799      Novartis AG ADR     5,682,480   
  958,360      Pfizer, Inc.     31,347,956   
  236,279      Sanofi ADR     9,711,067   
   

 

 

 
      86,055,804   

 

 

 
  Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.1%   
  60,782      Boston Properties, Inc.     7,832,369   
  165,784      Brixmor Property Group, Inc.     4,186,046   
  306,234      DDR Corp.     5,359,095   
  290,421      RLJ Lodging Trust     6,119,170   
   

 

 

 
      23,496,680   

 

 

 
  Road & Rail – 0.6%   
  139,164      Union Pacific Corp.     12,139,276   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.0%   
  232,805      Intel Corp.     7,049,335   
  277,380      QUALCOMM, Inc.     14,013,238   
   

 

 

 
      21,062,573   

 

 

 
  Software – 1.7%   
  473,560      Microsoft Corp.     23,616,437   
  206,366      Oracle Corp.     8,225,749   
  307,859      Symantec Corp.     5,124,313   
   

 

 

 
      36,966,499   

 

 

 
  Specialty Retail – 0.5%   
  1,643,043      Hennes & Mauritz AB ADR     11,567,023   

 

 

 
  Tobacco – 0.4%   
  132,223      Altria Group, Inc.     8,291,704   

 

 

 
  Transportation Infrastructure – 0.3%   
  1,411,644      Sydney Airport     7,278,527   

 

 

 
  Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.6%   
  373,045      Vodafone Group PLC ADR     12,213,493   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $730,784,025)   $ 765,489,901   

 

 

 

 

Shares   Rate     Value  
Preferred Stocks – 2.5%   
Consumer Finance(c) – 0.5%     

Citigroup Capital XIII

  

145,263     7.008   $ 3,798,628   

GMAC Capital Trust I

  

31,474     6.402        789,053   

Merrill Lynch Capital Trust I

  

39,934     6.450        1,037,485   

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

  Rate     Value  
Preferred Stocks – (continued)   
Consumer Finance(c) – (continued)     

Morgan Stanley

  

183,597     6.375   $ 4,868,992   
   

 

 

 
      10,494,158   

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.4%   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

  

299,681     5.900        8,169,304   

 

 
Electric Utilities – 0.6%   

Exelon Corp.

  

104,612     6.500        5,069,498   

SCE Trust III(c)

  

320,000     5.750        8,704,000   
   

 

 

 
      13,773,498   

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.0%   

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.

  

76,935     7.625        1,957,996   

Public Storage

  

268,573     5.750        7,066,155   

Taubman Centers, Inc.

  

240,461     6.500        6,456,378   

Vornado Realty Trust

  

232,110     6.625        5,981,475   
   

 

 

 
      21,462,004   

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS – 2.5%   
(Cost $50,537,648)      $ 53,898,964   

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Corporate Obligations – 46.3%   
  Airlines(d) – 0.1%   

 

Air Canada

  

$ 2,539,048        5.375     11/15/22      $ 2,533,462   

 

 

 
  Banks – 4.6%   

 

Ally Financial, Inc.

  

  3,000,000        8.000        11/01/31        3,607,500   

 

American Express Co.(c)(e)

  

  6,339,000        6.800        09/01/66        6,323,152   

 

Bank of America Corp.(c)(e)

  

  1,700,000        6.300        03/10/49        1,780,750   
  6,275,000        6.100        03/17/49        6,275,000   
  4,850,000        6.250        09/25/49        4,850,000   

 

Barclays PLC(c)(e)

  

  3,000,000        6.625        09/15/49        2,760,000   

 

BPCE SA(d)

  

  5,000,000        4.625        07/11/24        4,935,190   

 

Citigroup, Inc.(c)(e)

  

  5,425,000        6.250        08/15/49        5,574,188   

 

CoBank ACB(c)(e)

  

  5,350,000        6.250        10/01/49        5,537,250   

 

Credit Agricole SA(c)(d)(e)

  

  2,500,000        6.625        09/23/49        2,356,250   

 

 

 
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Banks – (continued)   

 

Credit Suisse Group AG(c)(e)

  

$ 4,025,000        7.500 %(d)      12/11/49      $ 3,994,813   
  2,500,000        6.250        12/18/49        2,312,500   

 

ING Groep NV(c)(e)

  

  4,275,000        6.000        04/16/49        4,086,772   
  6,650,000        6.500        12/29/49        6,159,562   

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA(d)

  

  9,100,000        5.017        06/26/24        8,574,821   

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(c)(e)

  

  11,225,000        6.125        04/30/49        11,521,340   

 

KBC Groep NV(c)(e)

  

EUR 1,950,000        5.625        03/19/49        2,148,916   

 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC(c)(e)

  

GBP 2,091,000        7.000        06/27/49        2,962,875   

 

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC(d)

  

$ 4,250,000        4.750        09/15/25        4,165,123   

 

UBS Group AG(c)(e)

  

  10,600,000        6.875        08/07/49        10,274,580   
     

 

 

 
        100,200,582   

 

 

 
  Brokerage(e) – 0.4%   

 

Morgan Stanley(c)

  

  5,400,000        5.550        07/15/49        5,346,000   

 

Rialto Holdings LLC/Rialto Corp.(d)

  

  3,000,000        7.000        12/01/18        2,940,000   
     

 

 

 
        8,286,000   

 

 

 
  Building Materials(d)(e) – 0.3%   

 

Masonite International Corp.

  

  4,000,000        5.625        03/15/23        4,170,000   

 

RSI Home Products, Inc.

  

  2,800,000        6.500        03/15/23        2,912,000   
     

 

 

 
        7,082,000   

 

 

 
  Chemicals(e) – 0.4%   

 

Ashland, Inc.

  

  5,250,000        6.875        05/15/43        5,230,312   

 

PQ Corp.(d)

  

  3,400,000        6.750        11/15/22        3,510,500   
     

 

 

 
        8,740,812   

 

 

 
  Construction Machinery(d)(e) – 0.1%   

 

Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc.

  

  2,650,000        9.500        02/15/24        2,934,875   

 

 

 
  Consumer Cyclical Services – Business(e) – 2.5%   

 

CoreLogic, Inc.

  

  5,000,000        7.250        06/01/21        5,193,750   

 

Corrections Corp. of America

  

  3,000,000        5.000        10/15/22        3,131,250   

 

Equinix, Inc.

  

  5,000,000        5.375        01/01/22        5,225,000   
  6,000,000        5.375        04/01/23        6,255,000   
  3,000,000        5.750        01/01/25        3,142,500   

 

First Data Corp.(d)

  

  2,000,000        5.000        01/15/24        2,020,000   
  6,650,000        5.750        01/15/24        6,799,625   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INCOME BUILDER FUND

 

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

 

IHS, Inc.

  

$ 4,000,000        5.000     11/01/22      $ 4,180,000   

 

Iron Mountain Europe PLC

  

GBP 2,950,000        6.125        09/15/22        4,407,465   

 

Iron Mountain, Inc.(d)

  

$ 3,300,000        6.000        10/01/20        3,498,000   

 

WEX, Inc.(d)

  

  11,001,000        4.750        02/01/23        10,038,413   
     

 

 

 
        53,891,003   

 

 

 
  Consumer Cyclical Services – Rental Equipment(e) – 0.5%   

 

Ahern Rentals, Inc.(d)

  

  8,850,000        7.375        05/15/23        6,748,125   

 

United Rentals North America, Inc.

  

  3,950,000        4.625        07/15/23        3,930,250   
  1,000,000        5.750        11/15/24        1,015,000   
     

 

 

 
        11,693,375   

 

 

 
  Consumer Products(e) – 0.4%   

 

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

  

  8,835,000        6.625        11/15/22        9,541,800   

 

 

 
  Electric(e) – 1.2%   

 

Calpine Corp.(d)

  

  8,539,000        7.875        01/15/23        9,104,709   

 

Dynegy, Inc.

  

  6,020,000        6.750        11/01/19        6,095,250   

 

EDP – Energias de Portugal SA(c)

  

EUR 3,100,000        5.375        09/16/75        3,536,629   

 

Electricite de France SA(c)

  

  3,000,000        5.000        01/22/49        3,303,069   
$ 2,500,000        5.250 (d)      01/29/49        2,409,750   

 

Puget Sound Energy, Inc.(c)

  

  550,000        6.974        06/01/67        420,750   
     

 

 

 
        24,870,157   

 

 

 
  Energy – 1.9%   

 

Antero Resources Corp.(e)

  

  7,975,000        5.125        12/01/22        7,636,063   
  3,525,000        5.625        06/01/23        3,419,250   

 

Apache Corp.(e)

  

  2,525,000        4.750        04/15/43        2,430,953   
  2,575,000        4.250        01/15/44        2,357,963   

 

Centrica PLC(c)(e)

  

EUR 2,800,000        3.000        04/10/76        2,898,191   

 

ConocoPhillips Co.(e)

  

$ 2,475,000        4.950        03/15/26        2,723,883   

 

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(e)

  

  3,375,000        5.625        01/15/22        3,105,000   

 

Nexen Energy ULC

  

  5,000        6.400        05/15/37        5,802   
  50,000        7.500        07/30/39        63,881   

 

NRG Energy, Inc.(e)

  

  7,000,000        7.875        05/15/21        7,262,500   

 

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.(e)

  

  3,000,000        7.250        02/01/19        2,850,000   

 

 

 
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Energy – (continued)   

 

Weatherford International LLC

  

$ 550,000        6.800     06/15/37      $ 429,000   

 

Weatherford International Ltd.

  

  4,250,000        4.500 (e)      04/15/22        3,750,625   
  1,300,000        6.500        08/01/36        1,004,250   

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.(d)

  

  1,000,000        1.250        04/01/20        755,000   
     

 

 

 
        40,692,361   

 

 

 
  Entertainment(d)(e) – 0.2%   

 

WMG Acquisition Corp.

  

  4,725,000        5.625        04/15/22        4,795,875   

 

 

 
  Environmental(e) – 0.1%   

 

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.

  

  3,050,000        8.250        10/01/20        3,172,000   

 

 

 
  Financial Co. – Non Captive – 2.0%   

 

CIT Group, Inc.

  

  1,800,000        5.250        03/15/18        1,863,000   
  7,250,000        5.500 (d)      02/15/19        7,594,375   

 

HRG Group, Inc.(e)

  

  8,075,000        7.875        07/15/19        8,519,125   

 

International Lease Finance Corp.(d)

  

  3,000,000        7.125        09/01/18        3,277,500   

 

Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Nationstar Capital Corp.(e)

  

  3,000,000        6.500        08/01/18        2,925,000   
  6,000,000        6.500        07/01/21        5,265,000   

 

Navient Corp.

  

  3,000,000        5.500        01/15/19        2,981,250   
  4,000,000        5.875        03/25/21        3,840,000   

 

Speedy Cash Intermediate Holdings Corp.(d)(e)

  

  9,974,000        10.750        05/15/18        6,782,320   
     

 

 

 
        43,047,570   

 

 

 
  Food & Beverage – 1.6%   

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.(e)

  

  6,625,000        4.900        02/01/46        7,482,413   

 

Constellation Brands, Inc.

  

  5,625,000        4.750        12/01/25        5,962,500   

 

Cott Beverages, Inc.(e)

  

  11,075,000        5.375        07/01/22        11,379,562   

 

Pernod-Ricard SA(d)

  

  3,025,000        5.500        01/15/42        3,415,234   

 

Sysco Corp.(e)

  

  5,000,000        4.850        10/01/45        5,441,101   
     

 

 

 
        33,680,810   

 

 

 
  Gaming – 0.9%   

 

CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp.(e)

  

  5,299,000        6.375        11/15/22        5,590,445   

 

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.

  

  1,100,000        4.375        04/15/21        1,124,750   

 

MGM Resorts International

  

  9,750,000        6.750        10/01/20        10,383,750   

 

MGP Escrow Issuer LLC/MGP Escrow Co-Issuer, Inc.(d)(e)

  

  1,250,000        5.625        05/01/24        1,300,000   
     

 

 

 
        18,398,945   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INCOME BUILDER FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Health Care – 3.5%   

 

Centene Corp.(d)(e)

  

$ 3,000,000        5.625     02/15/21      $ 3,165,000   
  1,550,000        6.125        02/15/24        1,639,125   

 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(e)

  

  10,625,000        6.875        02/01/22        9,668,750   

 

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.(e)

  

  8,175,000        5.000        05/01/25        8,185,219   

 

HCA, Inc.

  

  10,000,000        4.750        05/01/23        10,250,000   
  15,000,000        5.000        03/15/24        15,525,000   
  7,000,000        5.875 (e)      02/15/26        7,280,000   

 

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.(e)

  

  5,100,000        6.375        03/01/24        5,431,500   

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

  

  11,600,000        4.134 (c)(d)(e)      06/15/20        11,600,000   
  3,150,000        6.000        10/01/20        3,339,000   
     

 

 

 
        76,083,594   

 

 

 
  Health Care – Pharmaceuticals(e) – 1.1%   

 

Actavis Funding SCS

  

  6,075,000        4.750        03/15/45        6,138,221   

 

Bayer AG(c)

  

EUR 4,000,000        2.375        04/02/75        4,461,116   

 

Endo Ltd./Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc.(d)

  

$ 3,150,000        6.000        07/15/23        3,090,938   
  5,000,000        6.000        02/01/25        4,800,000   

 

Merck KGaA(c)

  

EUR 4,000,000        2.625        12/12/74        4,642,950   
     

 

 

 
        23,133,225   

 

 

 
  Health Care – Services(d)(e) – 0.2%   

 

MEDNAX, Inc.

  

$ 4,100,000        5.250        12/01/23        4,243,500   

 

 

 
  Home Construction – 0.5%   

 

CBRE Services, Inc.(e)

  

  5,000,000        5.250        03/15/25        5,186,533   

 

TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.

  

  3,000,000        4.375        06/15/19        3,007,500   

 

William Lyon Homes, Inc.(e)

  

  2,000,000        5.750        04/15/19        1,940,000   
     

 

 

 
        10,134,033   

 

 

 
  Insurance(c)(e) – 0.5%   

 

Standard Life PLC

  

GBP 7,350,000        6.546        01/06/49        11,222,735   

 

 

 
  Lodging(d)(e) – 0.1%   

 

MCE Finance Ltd.

  

$ 3,000,000        5.000        02/15/21        2,902,500   

 

 

 
  Media – Cable – 4.8%   

 

Altice Luxembourg SA(e)

  

EUR 2,000,000        6.250        02/15/25        2,129,794   

 

Altice US Finance I Corp.(d)(e)

  

$ 5,450,000        5.500        05/15/26        5,490,875   

 

 

 
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Media – Cable – (continued)   

 

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

  

$ 4,300,000        5.125     05/01/23      $ 4,396,750   
  4,000,000        5.750        09/01/23        4,180,000   
  3,100,000        5.875 (d)      04/01/24        3,255,000   
  7,000,000        5.375        05/01/25        7,157,500   
  4,000,000        5.875 (d)      05/01/27        4,100,000   

 

CCO Safari II LLC(d)(e)

  

  6,000,000        4.908        07/23/25        6,464,569   
  15,000,000        6.484        10/23/45        17,657,184   

 

CCOH Safari LLC(d)(e)

  

  2,195,000        5.750        02/15/26        2,274,569   

 

Comcast Corp.(e)

  

  3,500,000        4.600        08/15/45        3,939,047   

 

DISH DBS Corp.

  

  4,050,000        5.875        11/15/24        3,817,125   

 

Numericable-SFR SA(d)(e)

  

  18,300,000        6.000        05/15/22        18,322,875   
  2,650,000        7.375        05/01/26        2,703,000   

 

UPCB Finance IV Ltd.(d)(e)

  

  9,275,000        5.375        01/15/25        9,437,313   

 

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC(e)

  

GBP 4,000,000        4.875        01/15/27        5,468,094   

 

Ziggo Bond Finance BV(d)(e)

  

$ 3,000,000        5.875        01/15/25        2,973,750   
     

 

 

 
        103,767,445   

 

 

 
  Media – Non Cable – 3.5%   

 

21st Century Fox America, Inc.

  

  5,025,000        6.150        02/15/41        6,209,728   

 

Ancestry.com, Inc.(e)

  

  1,900,000        11.000        12/15/20        2,071,000   

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(e)

  

  4,000,000        6.500        11/15/22        3,880,000   

 

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.(d)(e)

  

  12,000,000        5.000        04/15/22        12,240,000   

 

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.(d)(e)

  

  6,500,000        4.625        05/15/23        6,435,000   
  16,000,000        6.000        07/15/24        16,920,000   

 

Univision Communications, Inc.(e)

  

  8,950,000        5.125 (d)      02/15/25        8,860,500   
  6,000,000        5.125        02/15/25        5,940,000   

 

Videotron Ltd.(d)(e)

  

  13,000,000        5.375        06/15/24        13,536,250   
     

 

 

 
        76,092,478   

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining(d) – 0.2%   

 

Glencore Funding LLC

  

  4,000,000        4.000        04/16/25        3,480,000   

 

 

 
  Packaging(d)(e) – 0.5%   

 

Ardagh Finance Holdings SA(f)

  

  990,968        8.625        06/15/19        988,408   

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC

  

  132,353        7.000        11/15/20        125,404   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INCOME BUILDER FUND

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Packaging(d)(e) – (continued)   

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh MP Holdings USA, Inc.

  

$ 6,550,000        1.000 %(c)      05/15/21      $ 6,550,000   
  3,834,000        7.250        05/15/24        3,834,000   
     

 

 

 
        11,497,812   

 

 

 
  Pipelines – 1.3%   

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC(c)(e)

  

  100,000        8.375        08/01/66        83,286   
  1,000,000        7.000        06/01/67        720,000   

 

Kinder Morgan, Inc.(e)

  

  6,325,000        5.050        02/15/46        5,532,145   

 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC(e)

  

  4,000,000        6.250        03/15/22        3,990,000   
  10,000,000        5.750        05/15/24        9,725,000   

 

The Williams Cos., Inc.

  

  9,000,000        7.500        01/15/31        8,415,000   
     

 

 

 
        28,465,431   

 

 

 
  Property/Casualty Insurance – 0.0%   

 

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.

  

  75,000        8.000        11/30/39        98,961   

 

 

 
  Real Estate – 0.5%   

 

DuPont Fabros Technology LP(e)

  

  6,000,000        5.875        09/15/21        6,300,000   

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

  

  4,000,000        3.750        10/15/17        3,976,000   
     

 

 

 
        10,276,000   

 

 

 
  Restaurants(d)(e) – 0.6%   

 

New Red Finance, Inc.

  

  8,150,000        4.625        01/15/22        8,353,750   

 

Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc.

  

  4,450,000        5.875        05/15/21        4,494,500   
     

 

 

 
        12,848,250   

 

 

 
  Retailers – 1.4%   

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(e)

  

  10,625,000        4.950        12/05/44        12,432,129   

 

Dollar Tree, Inc.(d)(e)

  

  4,000,000        5.750        03/01/23        4,270,000   

 

L Brands, Inc.

  

  6,000,000        5.625        02/15/22        6,615,000   
  2,000,000        5.625        10/15/23        2,210,000   

 

Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.(d)(g)

  

  3,000,000        0.000        06/15/19        2,471,250   

 

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.

  

  1,500,000        7.125        06/01/28        1,391,250   
     

 

 

 
        29,389,629   

 

 

 
  Retailers – Food & Drug(e) – 0.5%   

 

CVS Health Corp.

  

  4,400,000        5.125        07/20/45        5,154,321   

 

Rite Aid Corp.

  

  6,000,000        6.750        06/15/21        6,330,000   
     

 

 

 
        11,484,321   

 

 

 
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Technology(e) – 0.5%   

 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.(d)

  

$ 3,000,000        6.200     10/15/35      $ 2,992,266   

 

Seagate HDD Cayman

  

  3,000,000        5.750        12/01/34        2,009,754   

 

VeriSign, Inc.

  

  2,000,000        4.625        05/01/23        2,060,000   
  4,000,000        5.250        04/01/25        4,120,000   
     

 

 

 
        11,182,020   

 

 

 
  Technology – Hardware(e) – 0.9%   

 

Micron Technology, Inc.(d)

  

  5,400,000        7.500        09/15/23        5,589,000   

 

NCR Corp.

  

  5,000,000        5.875        12/15/21        5,187,500   

 

Qorvo, Inc.(d)

  

  3,450,000        6.750        12/01/23        3,536,250   

 

Western Digital Corp.(d)

  

  4,800,000        7.375        04/01/23        4,845,000   
     

 

 

 
        19,157,750   

 

 

 
  Technology – Software(e) – 1.3%   

 

Aspect Software, Inc.(b)

  

  1,000,000        10.625        05/15/17        80,000   

 

BMC Software Finance, Inc.(d)

  

  12,000,000        8.125        07/15/21        8,880,000   

 

Infor US, Inc.

  

  7,350,000        6.500        05/15/22        6,798,750   

 

Microsoft Corp.

  

  5,000,000        3.750        02/12/45        4,979,695   

 

Nuance Communications, Inc.(d)

  

  7,000,000        5.375        08/15/20        7,140,000   
     

 

 

 
        27,878,445   

 

 

 
  Tobacco(e) – 0.8%   

 

Reynolds American, Inc.

  

  14,575,000        5.850        08/15/45        17,886,841   

 

 

 
  Wireless Telecommunications – 4.8%   

 

Altice Financing SA(d)(e)

  

  4,425,000        6.625        02/15/23        4,402,875   

 

Altice Finco SA(d)(e)

  

  2,000,000        8.125        01/15/24        1,950,000   

 

Digicel Group Ltd.(d)(e)

  

  3,800,000        8.250        09/30/20        3,467,500   

 

Digicel Ltd.(d)(e)

  

  950,000        7.000        02/15/20        879,938   

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA(e)

  

  3,300,000        7.250        10/15/20        2,409,000   
  6,000,000        5.500        08/01/23        3,810,000   

 

SBA Communications Corp.(e)

  

  17,191,000        4.875        07/15/22        17,319,932   

 

SoftBank Group Corp.

  

  8,000,000        4.500 (d)      04/15/20        8,120,000   
  4,425,000        6.000 (e)      07/30/25        4,624,125   

 

Sprint Communications, Inc.

  

  8,975,000        6.000        12/01/16        9,019,875   
  2,000,000        6.000        11/15/22        1,475,000   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INCOME BUILDER FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

Sprint Corp.

  

$ 16,000,000        7.875     09/15/23      $ 12,460,000   
  7,500,000        7.125        06/15/24        5,615,625   

 

T-Mobile USA, Inc.(e)

  

  2,000,000        6.250        04/01/21        2,095,000   
  1,550,000        6.633        04/28/21        1,643,000   
  8,200,000        6.625        04/01/23        8,774,000   
  2,000,000        6.375        03/01/25        2,115,000   
  10,550,000        6.500        01/15/26        11,209,375   

 

VimpelCom Holdings BV

  

  1,000,000        7.504        03/01/22        1,071,250   

 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA(d)(e)

  

  2,425,000        4.750        07/15/20        2,328,000   
     

 

 

 
        104,789,495   

 

 

 
  Wirelines Telecommunications – 1.6%   

 

AT&T, Inc.(e)

  

  6,300,000        4.750        05/15/46        6,336,836   

 

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc./CSL Capital LLC(d)(e)

  

  3,600,000        6.000        04/15/23        3,591,000   

 

Frontier Communications Corp.

  

  4,926,000        8.500        04/15/20        5,233,875   

 

Telecom Italia SpA(d)

  

  12,875,000        5.303        05/30/24        13,486,563   

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

  

  2,500,000        4.862        08/21/46        2,677,710   
  2,500,000        4.672        03/15/55        2,442,455   
     

 

 

 
        33,768,439   

 

 

 
  TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS   
  (Cost $1,000,157,732)      $ 1,003,344,531   

 

 

 
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – 0.0%   
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.0%   
  Adjustable Rate Non-Agency(c) – 0.0%   

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-31, Class 2A1

  

$ 159,476        0.733     08/25/35      $ 135,133   

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-38, Class A3

  

  163,463        0.783        09/25/35        132,647   

 
 

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust
Series 2004-HYB6, Class A2

  
  

  10,426        2.671        11/20/34        9,788   

 

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-A2, Class 1A1

  

  130,851        0.693        01/25/36        123,698   

 
 

Merrill Lynch Alternative Note Asset Trust Series 2007-OAR3,
Class A1

  
  

  359,846        0.629        07/25/47        278,538   

 
 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2004-06,
Class 3A2

  
  

  126,490        2.574        06/25/34        125,134   

 
 

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust Series 2005-AR16,
Class 1A1

  
  

  59,557        2.861        08/25/33        60,106   
     

 

 

 
        865,044   

 

 

 
  Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)   
  Interest Only(h) – 0.0%   

 
 

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-19,
Class 1A2

  
  

$ 2,161        5.250     07/25/33      $ 56   

 
 

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

  
  

  20,075        0.000        07/25/33          

 
 

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

  
  

  21,993        0.000        08/25/33          

 
 

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

  
  

  33,238        0.123        08/25/33        203   

 
 

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

  
  

  6,340        0.320        07/25/33        72   
     

 

 

 
        331   

 

 

 
  TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS   
  (Cost $753,153)      $ 865,375   

 

 

 
  Asset-Backed Securities – 0.0%   
  Home Equity(c) – 0.0%   

 

Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2004-N, Class 2A

  

$ 48,362        0.713     02/15/34      $ 41,872   

 

 

 
  Manufactured Housing – 0.0%   

 

Mid-State Trust Series 4, Class A

  

  22,927        8.330        04/01/30        23,395   

 

 

 
  TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES   
  (Cost $76,110)      $ 65,267   

 

 

 
  U.S. Treasury Obligations – 4.0%   

 

United States Treasury Note

  

$ 85,500,000        1.375     09/30/20      $ 86,045,484   
  (Cost $85,968,553)     

 

 

 

 

Shares   Description     Value  
Investment Companies(c)(i) – 0.7%   

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – FST Institutional Shares

   

11,460,564     0.250   $ 11,460,564   

Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund – Institutional Shares

  

462,300     0.060        2,870,886   

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   
(Cost $14,813,477)      $ 14,331,450   

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INCOME BUILDER FUND

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Short-term Investments – 1.4%   
  Commercial Paper – 1.4%   

 

Eaton Corp.

  

$ 2,500,000        0.659     05/05/16      $ 2,499,819   
  5,000,000        0.690        05/11/16        4,999,056   

 

Marriott Internation

  

  5,000,000        0.669        05/09/16        4,999,267   

 

Monsanto Co.

  

  5,000,000        0.832        05/23/16        4,997,494   

 

Omnicom Cap, Inc.

  

  5,000,000        0.781        05/16/16        4,998,396   

 

Schlumberger Holdings Corp.

  

  5,000,000        1.015        06/03/16        4,995,417   

 

Tyco International Finance SA

  

  3,000,000        0.862        05/10/16        2,999,362   

 

 

 
  TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   
  (Cost $30,488,811)      $ 30,488,811   

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8%     
  (Cost $2,130,983,963)      $ 2,163,384,119   

 

 

 
 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.2%
 
  
    3,836,887   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 2,167,221,006   

 

 

 

 

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

(a)

  Bank Loans often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the bank loan facility on April 30, 2016. Bank Loans typically have rates of interest which are predetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are primarily the London-Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), and secondarily the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”) and the certificate of deposit (“CD”) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.

(b)

  Security is currently in default and/or non-income producing.

(c)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on April 30, 2016.

(d)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be deemed 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 $379,453,612, which represents approximately 17.5% of net assets as of April 30, 2016.

(e)

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

(f)

  Pay-in-kind securities.

(g)

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

(h)

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

(i)

  Represents affiliated funds.

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

CHF

 

—Swiss Franc

EUR

 

—Euro

GBP

 

—British Pound

USD

 

—United States Dollar

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

GMAC

 

—General Motors Acceptance Corporation

LLC

 

—Limited Liability Company

LP

 

—Limited Partnership

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INCOME BUILDER FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Current
Value
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Loss
 

Goldman Sachs Asset Management International

  USD     281,073       CHF     269,512       $ 281,234         05/24/16       $ (161
  USD     22,254,078       EUR     19,831,643         22,720,963         05/19/16         (466,885
    USD     24,370,465       GBP     17,146,011         25,054,616         05/27/16         (684,152
TOTAL                                               $ (1,151,198

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
       Expiration
Date
     Current
Value
       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (141      June 2016      $ (30,826,125      $ (57,497

5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (364      June 2016        (44,012,719        (22,985

10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (956      June 2016        (124,339,750        (127,560

20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

     (497      June 2016        (81,166,312        888,590   

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bonds

     (189      June 2016        (32,383,969        370,141   
TOTAL                                 $ 1,050,689   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS RISING DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – 97.5%   
  Aerospace & Defense – 1.7%  
  499,700      United Technologies Corp.   $ 52,153,689   

 

 

 
  Beverages – 3.3%  
  990,000      PepsiCo., Inc.     101,930,400   

 

 

 
  Capital Markets – 1.7%  
  262,077      SEI Investments Co.     12,600,662   
  511,000      T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     38,473,190   
   

 

 

 
      51,073,852   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 10.7%  
  905,000      Ecolab, Inc.     104,056,900   
  535,000      Monsanto Co.     50,118,800   
  310,000      The Sherwin-Williams Co.     89,066,100   
  800,000      The Valspar Corp.     85,352,000   
   

 

 

 
      328,593,800   

 

 

 
  Commercial Banks – 1.6%  
  1,200,000      Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.     49,560,000   

 

 

 
  Communications Equipment – 2.8%  
  1,071,800      Harris Corp.     85,754,718   

 

 

 
  Diversified Financial Services – 2.4%  
  497,320      FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     74,970,990   

 

 

 
  Food & Staples Retailing – 3.4%  
  1,034,500      CVS Health Corp.     103,967,250   

 

 

 
  Food Products – 2.2%  
  1,770,000      Hormel Foods Corp.     68,233,500   

 

 

 
  Health Care Providers & Services – 3.5%  
  1,348,600      Cardinal Health, Inc.     105,811,156   

 

 

 
  Household Products – 2.3%  
  750,000      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     69,525,000   

 

 

 
  Industrial Conglomerates – 2.7%   
  470,000      Roper Technologies, Inc.     82,762,300   

 

 

 
  Insurance – 3.5%  
  425,000      Aflac, Inc.     29,312,250   
  667,109      Chubb Ltd.     78,625,467   
   

 

 

 
      107,937,717   

 

 

 
  IT Services – 3.8%  
  935,000      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     82,691,400   
  427,709      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     34,657,260   
   

 

 

 
      117,348,660   

 

 

 
  Leisure Equipment & Products – 2.5%  
  768,290      Polaris Industries, Inc.     75,200,225   

 

 

 
  Machinery – 3.9%  
  740,700      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     77,417,964   
  376,200      Parker-Hannifin Corp.     43,646,724   
   

 

 

 
      121,064,688   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 19.5%  
  105,000      Buckeye Partners LP   $ 7,560,000   
  1,017,500      Columbia Pipeline Partners LP     14,784,275   
  1,759,629      Enable Midstream Partners LP     20,886,796   
  2,499,000      Energy Transfer Equity LP     31,062,570   
  1,667,300      Enterprise Products Partners LP     44,500,237   
  989,700      EOG Resources, Inc.     81,769,014   
  669,816      EQT Midstream Partners LP     53,109,711   
  1,480,000      Genesis Energy LP     47,981,600   
  697,200      Magellan Midstream Partners LP     50,247,204   
  1,324,953      NGL Energy Partners LP     16,932,899   
  1,850,000      Suncor Energy, Inc.     54,334,500   
  1,399,200      Sunoco Logistics Partners LP     40,968,576   
  1,110,000      Tallgrass Energy GP LP     23,121,300   
  445,000      Tallgrass Energy Partners LP     18,289,500   
  790,000      Tesoro Logistics LP     36,529,600   
  569,270      Western Gas Partners LP     27,814,532   
  872,904      Williams Partners LP     26,387,888   
   

 

 

 
      596,280,202   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 9.6%  
  2,137,600      Novo Nordisk A/S ADR     119,256,704   
  810,000      Perrigo Co. PLC     78,302,700   
  3,086,658      Roche Holding AG ADR     97,445,793   
   

 

 

 
      295,005,197   

 

 

 
  Road & Rail – 2.8%  
  1,403,500      Canadian National Railway Co.     86,399,460   

 

 

 
  Specialty Retail – 8.8%  
  1,570,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     119,351,400   
  250,000      Ross Stores, Inc.     14,195,000   
  1,450,000      The TJX Cos., Inc.     109,939,000   
  347,590      Tiffany & Co.     24,800,547   
   

 

 

 
      268,285,947   

 

 

 
  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 4.8%  
  1,525,000      NIKE, Inc. Class B     89,883,500   
  900,000      VF Corp.     56,745,000   
   

 

 

 
      146,628,500   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $2,372,492,883)   $ 2,988,487,251   

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Short-term Investment(a) – 2.3%   
  Repurchase Agreements – 2.3%   

 

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II

  

$ 70,200,000        0.290     05/02/16      $ 70,200,000   
  (Cost $70,200,000)     

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8%   
  (Cost $2,442,692,883)      $ 3,058,687,251   

 

 

 
 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.2%
  
  
    5,031,077   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 3,063,718,328   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS RISING DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

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

(a)

  Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on April 29, 2016. Additional information appears on page 33.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

GP

 

—General Partnership

LP

 

—Limited Partnership

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS DIVIDEND FOCUS FUNDS

 

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENT ACCOUNT II — At April 30, 2016, the Rising Dividend Growth Fund had undivided interests in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II, with a maturity date of May 2, 2016, as follows:

 

Fund    Principal
Amount
       Maturity
Value
       Collateral
Allocation
Value

Rising Dividend Growth

   $ 70,200,000         $ 70,201,132         $71,674,097

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — At April 30, 2016, the Principal Amount of the Fund’s interest in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II was as follows:

 

Counterparty   

Interest

Rate

       Rising
Dividend
Growth
 

BNP Paribas Securities Co.

     0.30      $ 11,655,435   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     0.30           14,740,697   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

     0.30           9,865,983   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

     0.28           33,937,885   
TOTAL               $ 70,200,000   

At April 30, 2016, the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II was fully collateralized by:

 

Issuer   Interest Rates        Maturity Dates  

Federal Farm Credit Banks

    3.330        02/01/33   

Federal Home Loan Banks

    3.375 to 5.500           09/01/28 to 07/15/36   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    4.000 to 7.500           09/01/17 to 11/01/45   

Federal National Mortgage Association

    2.500 to 6.500           03/01/19 to 08/01/45   

Government National Mortgage Association

    3.500 to 10.000           02/15/18 to 04/20/46   

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note

    0.518           10/31/17   

United States Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

    0.125           07/15/22   

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.625 to 2.500           06/30/20 to 08/15/23   

United States Treasury Stripped Securities

    0.000           11/15/31 to 02/15/44   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS DIVIDEND FOCUS FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

        Income Builder
Fund
     Rising Dividend
Growth Fund
 
  Assets:     
 

Investments of unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $2,116,170,486 and $2,442,692,883)

  $ 2,149,052,669       $ 3,058,687,251   
 

Investments of affiliated issuers, at value (cost $14,813,477 and $0)

    14,331,450           
 

Cash

    20,161,560         14,644   
 

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $2,734 and $0, respectively)

    2,914           
 

Receivables:

    
 

Dividends and interest

    18,204,957         5,597,265   
 

Investments sold

    16,666,092         10,109,133   
 

Investments sold on an extended-settlement basis

    4,447,830           
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(a)

    4,195,668           
 

Fund shares sold

    3,838,772         2,129,262   
 

Foreign tax reclaims

    168,646         2,608,007   
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    9,212         49,856   
 

Other assets

    6,733         13,144   
  Total assets     2,231,086,503         3,079,208,562   
      
  Liabilities:     
 

Unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    1,151,198           
 

Variation margin on certain derivative contracts

    576,678           
 

Payables:

    
 

Investments purchased on an extended-settlement basis

    38,623,036           
 

Investments purchased

    17,128,249         3,827,905   
 

Fund shares redeemed

    4,376,680         8,691,821   
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    945,467         1,069,334   
 

Management fees

    895,959         1,751,099   
 

Accrued expenses

    168,272         150,075   
  Total liabilities     63,865,497         15,490,234   
      
  Net Assets:     
 

Paid-in capital

    2,286,024,173         2,470,899,451   
 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

    (3,296,174      (51,106,956
 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (145,296,300      33,403,586   
 

Net unrealized gain

    29,789,307         610,522,247   
    NET ASSETS   $ 2,167,221,006       $ 3,063,718,328   
   

Net Assets:

      
   

Class A

  $ 633,571,178       $ 881,806,518   
   

Class C

    695,785,447         665,889,440   
   

Institutional

    721,089,485         1,185,121,071   
   

Class IR

    116,765,122         326,109,416   
   

Class R

            4,791,883   
   

Class R6

    9,774           
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 2,167,221,006       $ 3,063,718,328   
   

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

      
   

Class A

    29,924,810         43,366,798   
   

Class C

    33,372,180         32,542,854   
   

Institutional

    33,392,685         57,069,005   
   

Class IR

    5,420,688         15,714,762   
   

Class R

            235,957   
   

Class R6

    453           
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:(b)

      
   

Class A

    $21.17         $20.33   
   

Class C

    20.85         20.46   
   

Institutional

    21.59         20.77   
   

Class IR

    21.54         20.75   
   

Class R

            20.31   
   

Class R6

    21.59           

 

  (a)   Represents initial margin on future transactions.
  (b)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the Income Builder and the Rising Dividend Growth Funds is $22.40 and $21.51, 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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS DIVIDEND FOCUS FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

        Income Builder
Fund
     Rising Dividend
Growth Fund
 
  Investment income:     
 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholding taxes of $341,655 and $0)

  $ 15,781,369       $ 25,305,263   
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

    134,077           
 

Interest

    36,868,695         150,874   
  Total investment income     52,784,141         25,456,137   
      
  Expenses:     
 

Management fees

    6,648,384         11,062,665   
 

Distribution and Service fees(a)

    4,211,795         4,515,646   
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    1,518,661         2,122,167   
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    128,694         122,807   
 

Printing and mailing costs

    121,802         194,008   
 

Registration fees

    82,288         88,774   
 

Professional fees

    50,327         62,657   
 

Trustee fees

    14,600         17,441   
 

Other

    24,069         35,378   
  Total expenses     12,800,620         18,221,543   
 

Less — expense reductions

    (1,243,903      (295,385
  Net expenses     11,556,717         17,926,158   
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     41,227,424         7,529,979   
      
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):     
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (125,718,303      27,243,515   
 

Futures contracts

    (5,688,704        
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    943,695           
 

Foreign currency transactions

    224,062         (2,075
 

Net change in unrealized gain on:

    
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    61,320,583         (101,548,811
 

Investments — affiliated issuers

    (92,012        
 

Futures contracts

    2,026,229           
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (921,000        
 

Foreign currency translation

    15,569           
  Net realized and unrealized loss     (67,889,881      (74,307,371
  NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (26,662,457    $ (66,777,392

 

  (a)   Class specific Distribution and Service and Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

Distribution and Service Fees      Transfer Agency Fees  

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class R

    

Class A

    

Class C

    

Institutional

    

Class R6

    

Class IR

    

Class R

 
  $   810,604       $ 3,401,191       $       $ 616,059       $ 646,226       $ 142,554       $ 2       $ 113,820       $   
  1,155,043         3,349,019         11,584         877,833         636,314         250,832                 352,786         4,402   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   35


GOLDMAN SACHS DIVIDEND FOCUS FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        Income Builder Fund  
        For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
  From operations:   
 

Net investment income

  $ 41,227,424       $ 78,282,345   
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (130,239,250      (17,376,216
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    62,349,369         (79,279,212
  Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (26,662,457      (18,373,083
      
  Distributions to shareholders:     
 

From net investment income

    
 

Class A Shares

    (12,809,992      (25,272,901
 

Class C Shares

    (11,308,695      (19,196,423
 

Institutional Shares

    (15,185,890      (27,929,995
 

Class IR Shares

    (2,457,470      (4,386,513
 

Class R Shares

              
 

Class R6 Shares(a)

    (202      (100
 

Return of capital

    
 

Class A Shares

            (2,841,064
 

Class C Shares

            (2,157,975
 

Institutional Shares

            (3,139,763
 

Class IR Shares

            (493,112
 

Class R Shares

              
 

Class R6 Shares(a)

            (11
  Total distributions to shareholders     (41,762,249      (85,417,857
      
  From share transactions:   
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    399,374,194         1,079,141,908   
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    37,110,599         75,118,014   
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (510,983,836      (674,836,151
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (74,499,043      479,423,771   
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (142,923,749      375,632,831   
      
  Net assets:   
 

Beginning of period

    2,310,144,755         1,934,511,924   
 

End of period

  $ 2,167,221,006       $ 2,310,144,755   
  Distributions in excess of net investment income   $ (3,296,174    $ (2,399,866

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS DIVIDEND FOCUS FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        Rising Dividend Growth Fund  
        For the Six Months
Ended April 30,
2016 (Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
  From operations:   
 

Net investment income

  $ 7,529,979       $ 13,315,816   
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    27,241,440         (19,902,659
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (101,548,811      (71,345,396
  Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (66,777,392      (77,932,239
      
  Distributions to shareholders:     
 

From net investment income

    
 

Class A Shares

    (5,410,232      (5,209,223
 

Class C Shares

    (2,304,747      (809,923
 

Institutional Shares

    (9,541,858      (10,560,502
 

Class IR Shares

    (2,566,349      (2,740,540
 

Class R Shares

    (24,943      (15,469
 

Return of capital

    
 

Class A Shares

            (5,665,776
 

Class C Shares

            (880,908
 

Institutional Shares

            (11,486,057
 

Class IR Shares

            (2,980,729
 

Class R Shares

            (16,824
  Total distributions to shareholders     (19,848,129      (40,365,951
      
  From share transactions:     
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    233,299,227         1,287,414,003   
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    17,079,957         34,426,282   
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (805,086,927      (1,139,920,958
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (554,707,743      181,919,327   
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (641,333,264      63,621,137   
      
  Net assets:     
 

Beginning of period

    3,705,051,592         3,641,430,455   
 

End of period

  $ 3,063,718,328       $ 3,705,051,592   
  Distributions in excess of net investment income   $ (51,106,956.00    $ (18,013,483

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   37


GOLDMAN SACHS INCOME BUILDER FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               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
     From
capital
     Total
distributions
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2016 - A

  $ 21.77       $ 0.40       $ (0.59    $ (0.19    $ (0.41    $       $       $ (0.41
 

2016 - C

    21.45         0.32         (0.58      (0.26      (0.34                      (0.34
 

2016 - Institutional

    22.20         0.45         (0.61      (0.16      (0.45                      (0.45
 

2016 - IR

    22.14         0.44         (0.61      (0.17      (0.43                      (0.43
 

2016 - R6

    22.20         0.45         (0.61      (0.16      (0.45                      (0.45
                        
  FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,   
 

2015 - A

    22.83         0.84         (0.99      (0.15      (0.82              (0.09      (0.91
 

2015 - C

    22.51         0.66         (0.98      (0.32      (0.66              (0.08      (0.74
 

2015 - Institutional

    23.25         0.94         (0.99      (0.05      (0.90              (0.10      (1.00
 

2015 - IR

    23.20         0.91         (1.01      (0.10      (0.86              (0.10      (0.96
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

    22.83         0.18         (0.56      (0.38      (0.22              (0.03      (0.25
 

2014 - A

    22.47         0.89         0.64         1.53         (0.96      (0.21              (1.17
 

2014 - C

    22.17         0.70         0.65         1.35         (0.80      (0.21              (1.01
 

2014 - Institutional

    22.86         1.01         0.64         1.65         (1.05      (0.21              (1.26
 

2014 - IR

    22.81         0.96         0.66         1.62         (1.02      (0.21              (1.23
 

2013 - A

    20.99         0.75         2.21         2.96         (0.88      (0.60              (1.48
 

2013 - C

    20.74         0.57         2.19         2.76         (0.73      (0.60              (1.33
 

2013 - Institutional

    21.33         0.83         2.27         3.10         (0.97      (0.60              (1.57
 

2013 - IR

    21.29         0.79         2.27         3.06         (0.94      (0.60              (1.54
 

2012 - A

    19.01         0.55         1.95         2.50         (0.52                      (0.52
 

2012 - C

    18.79         0.42         1.90         2.32         (0.37                      (0.37
 

2012 - Institutional

    19.31         0.66         1.97         2.63         (0.61                      (0.61
 

2012 - IR

    19.28         0.57         2.02         2.59         (0.58                      (0.58
 

2011 - A

    18.21         0.42 (f)       0.83         1.25         (0.45                      (0.45
 

2011 - C

    18.01         0.26 (f)       0.84         1.10         (0.32                      (0.32
 

2011 - Institutional

    18.50         0.47 (f)       0.87         1.34         (0.53                      (0.53
 

2011 - IR

    18.48         0.40 (f)       0.90         1.30         (0.50                      (0.50

 

  (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)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.08 per share and 0.40% of average net assets.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INCOME BUILDER 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(c)
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets(c)
        Ratio of
net investment
income
to average
net assets
        Portfolio
turnover
rate(d)
 
                         
  $ 21.17          (0.81 )%      $ 633,571          0.98 %(e)        1.09 %(e)        3.91 %(e)        47
    20.85          (1.17       695,785          1.73 (e)        1.84 (e)        3.16 (e)        47   
    21.59          (0.66       721,089          0.58 (e)        0.69 (e)        4.30 (e)        47   
    21.54          (0.68       116,765          0.73 (e)        0.84 (e)        4.16 (e)        47   
    21.59          (0.65       10          0.58 (e)        0.70 (e)        4.30 (e)        47   
                         
                         
    21.77          (0.70       708,457          0.97          1.10          3.73          57   
    21.45          (1.44       704,566          1.72          1.85          2.98          57   
    22.20          (0.25       766,537          0.57          0.70          4.13          57   
    22.14          (0.45       130,575          0.72          0.85          3.98          57   
    22.20            (1.63         10            0.58 (e)          0.69 (e)          3.15 (e)          57   
    22.83          6.96          660,692          0.95          1.13          3.89          52   
    22.51          6.20          530,983          1.70          1.88          3.10          52   
    23.25          7.39          644,757          0.55          0.73          4.31          52   
    23.20            7.24            94,528            0.70            0.88            4.13            52   
    22.47          14.81          279,374          0.97          1.27          3.48          53   
    22.17          13.94          155,764          1.71          2.02          2.64          53   
    22.86          15.25          180,419          0.56          0.86          3.74          53   
    22.81            15.06            33,886            0.71            1.01            3.55            53   
    20.99          13.26          95,116          1.05          1.44          2.73          369   
    20.74          12.39          18,699          1.80          2.21          2.09          369   
    21.33          13.74          13,601          0.65          1.06          3.21          369   
    21.29            13.55            1,639            0.80            1.19            2.77            369   
    19.01          6.95          94,819          1.05          1.38          2.20 (f)        357   
    18.79          6.13          9,297          1.80          2.13          1.38 (f)        357   
    19.31          7.33          6,610          0.65          0.98          2.44 (f)        357   
    19.28            7.09            177            0.80            1.13            2.06 (f)          357   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   39


GOLDMAN SACHS RISING DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               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 APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2016 - A

  $ 20.68       $ 0.04       $ (0.27    $ (0.23    $ (0.12    $       $       $ (0.12
 

2016 - C

    20.84         (0.03      (0.28      (0.31      (0.07                      (0.07
 

2016 - Institutional

    21.12         0.08         (0.27      (0.19      (0.16                      (0.16
 

2016 - IR

    21.10         0.07         (0.28      (0.21      (0.14                      (0.14
 

2016 - R

    20.66         0.02         (0.27      (0.25      (0.10                      (0.10
                        
  FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,   
 

2015 - A

    21.25         0.06         (0.42      (0.36      (0.10              (0.11      (0.21
 

2015 - C

    21.41         (0.10      (0.42      (0.52      (0.02              (0.03      (0.05
 

2015 - Institutional

    21.69         0.15         (0.43      (0.28      (0.14              (0.15      (0.29
 

2015 - IR

    21.68         0.11         (0.43      (0.32      (0.13              (0.13      (0.26
 

2015 - R

    21.20         0.01         (0.43      (0.42      (0.06              (0.06      (0.12
 

2014 - A

    18.50         0.03         2.88         2.91         (0.07              (0.09      (0.16
 

2014 - C

    18.65         (0.13      2.92         2.79         (0.02              (0.01      (0.03
 

2014 - Institutional

    18.88         0.11         2.94         3.05         (0.11              (0.13      (0.24
 

2014 - IR

    18.87         0.07         2.95         3.02         (0.10              (0.11      (0.21
 

2014 - R

    18.46         (0.03      2.89         2.86         (0.06              (0.06      (0.12
 

2013 - A

    15.16         (0.03      3.54         3.51         (0.04              (0.13      (0.17
 

2013 - C

    15.30         (0.17      3.58         3.41         (0.02              (0.04      (0.06
 

2013 - Institutional

    15.46         0.04         3.61         3.65         (0.06              (0.17      (0.23
 

2013 - IR

    15.46         (e)       3.61         3.61         (0.04              (0.16      (0.20
 

2013 - R

    15.15         (0.11      3.57         3.46         (0.02              (0.13      (0.15
                        
  THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2012 TO OCTOBER 31,   
 

2012 - A

    15.35         (0.01      (0.18      (0.19                                
 

2012 - C

    15.50         (0.02      (0.18      (0.20                                
 

2012 - Institutional

    15.65         (0.01      (0.18      (0.19                                
 

2012 - IR

    15.65         (0.01      (0.18      (0.19                                
 

2012 - R

    15.34         (0.02      (0.17      (0.19                                
                        
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,   
 

2012 - A

    12.82         0.05         2.66         2.71         (0.16      (0.02              (0.18
 

2012 - C

    12.97         (0.07      2.71         2.64         (0.09      (0.02              (0.11
 

2012 - Institutional

    13.06         0.11         2.71         2.82         (0.21      (0.02              (0.23
 

2012 - IR

    15.25         (0.01      0.57         0.56         (0.14      (0.02              (0.16
 

2012 - R

    14.96         (0.07      0.57         0.50         (0.10      (0.02              (0.12
 

2011 - A

    12.94         0.02         0.12         0.14         (0.03              (0.15      (0.26
 

2011 - C

    13.08         (0.07      0.15         0.08         (0.02              (0.11      (0.19
 

2011 - Institutional

    13.16         0.07         0.14         0.21         (0.03              (0.18      (0.31

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the beginning 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. The Goldman Sachs Rising Dividend Growth Fund’s predecessor was the Rising Dividend Growth Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”). On February 27, 2012, the Predecessor Fund was reorganized as a new series of the Goldman Sachs Trust. Performance prior to February 27, 2012 is that of the Predecessor Fund. Total return information of the Predecessor Fund is provided in the above table because the Predecessor Fund is considered the accounting survivor of the reorganization.
  (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.
  (f)   Expense ratios include the effect of the operating expenses of the Predecessor Fund prior to Reorganization.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS RISING DIVIDEND GROWTH 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)
 
                         
  $ 20.33          (1.10 )%      $ 881,807          1.14 %(d)        1.16 %(d)        0.44 %(d)        8
    20.46          (1.49       665,889          1.89 (d)        1.91 (d)        (0.29 )(d)        8   
    20.77          (0.89       1,185,121          0.74 (d)        0.76 (d)        0.83 (d)        8   
    20.75          (0.97       326,109          0.89 (d)        0.91 (d)        0.67 (d)        8   
    20.31          (1.19       4,792          1.39 (d)        1.41 (d)        0.22 (d)        8   
                         
                         
    20.68          (1.72       1,054,093          1.13          1.15          0.28          25   
    20.84          (2.44       732,998          1.88          1.90          (0.47       25   
    21.12          (1.29       1,476,799          0.73          0.74          0.67          25   
    21.10          (1.49       437,422          0.88          0.89          0.53          25   
    20.66            (2.00         3,740            1.38            1.39            0.05            25   
    21.25          15.81          1,063,292          1.15          1.16          0.13          12   
    21.41          14.93          632,859          1.90          1.91          (0.63       12   
    21.69          16.26          1,509,224          0.75          0.76          0.52          12   
    21.68          16.10          428,787          0.90          0.91          0.37          12   
    21.20            15.53            7,268            1.40            1.41            (0.14         12   
    18.50          23.27          858,185          1.18          1.21          (0.18       13   
    18.65          22.35          384,551          1.93          1.96          (0.98       13   
    18.88          23.77          918,912          0.78          0.81          0.21          13   
    18.87          23.55          258,492          0.93          0.96          0.03          13   
    18.46          22.98          4,141          1.42          1.45          (0.63       13   
                         
                         
    15.16          (1.24       252,945          1.20 (d)        1.32 (d)        (0.69 )(d)        2   
    15.30          (1.29       61,464          1.94 (d)        2.06 (d)        (1.39 )(d)        2   
    15.46          (1.21       220,145          1.80 (d)        0.93 (d)        (0.31 )(d)        2   
    15.46          (1.21       45,472          0.95 (d)        1.07 (d)        (0.40 )(d)        2   
    15.15          (1.24       127          1.45 (d)        1.57 (d)        (0.99 )(d)        2   
                         
                         
    15.35          21.15          230,319          1.31 (f)        1.49 (f)        0.35 (f)        18   
    15.50          20.38          51,158          2.04 (f)        2.16 (f)        (0.45 )(f)        18   
    15.65          21.64          195,794          0.93 (f)        1.10 (f)        0.74 (f)        18   
    15.65          3.70          36,122          0.95 (d)        1.14 (d)        0.50 (d)        18   
    15.34            3.36            127            1.42 (d)          1.60 (d)          (0.17 )(d)          18   
    12.82          0.95          66,336          1.65          1.68          0.12          52   
    12.97          0.51          12,332          2.25          2.28          (0.48       52   
    13.06            1.47            55,565            1.25            1.28            0.51            52   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

April 30, 2016 (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

Income Builder

    

A, C, Institutional, IR and R6*

   Diversified

Rising Dividend Growth

    

A, C, Institutional, IR and R

   Non-Diversified

 

*   Class R6 commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

Class A Shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. Class C Shares are sold with contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% which is imposed on redemptions made within 12 months of purchase. Institutional, Class IR, Class R and Class R6 Shares are not subject to a sales charge.

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 (the “Agreement”) with the Trust. Dividend Assets Capital, LLC (“DAC” or the “Sub Adviser”) serves as the sub-adviser to the Rising Dividend Growth Fund. GSAM compensates the Sub Adviser directly in accordance with the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Fund is not charged any separate or additional investment advisory fees by the Sub-Adviser.

 

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)

 

Distributions from Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) are generally recorded based on the characterization reported on the MLP’s tax return. The Funds record their pro-rata share of the income/loss and capital gains/losses, allocated from the underlying partnerships and adjusts the cost basis of the underlying partnerships accordingly.

For derivative contracts, realized gains and losses are recorded upon settlement of the contract. 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.

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. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by a Fund are charged to that Fund, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the applicable Funds on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution and Service, Transfer Agency and Service and Shareholder Administration fees.

D.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies (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 and paid according to the following schedule:

 

Fund        

Income Distributions

Declared/Paid

  

Capital Gains Distributions

Declared/Paid

Income Builder

       Monthly    Annually

Rising Dividend Growth

       Quarterly    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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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.

 

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.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Funds, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Funds’ 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:

Equity Securities — Equity securities traded on a United States (“U.S.”) securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If there is no sale or official closing price or such price is believed by GSAM to not represent fair value, equity securities are valued at the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions. 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.

Underlying Funds (including Money Market Funds) — Underlying Funds (“Underlying Funds”) include other investment companies and Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”). Investments in investment companies are valued at the NAV per share of the Institutional Share class (FST for Money Market Funds) on the day of valuation. ETFs are valued daily at the last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which the investment is traded. Because the Funds invest in Underlying Funds that fluctuate in value, the Funds’ shares will correspondingly fluctuate in value. To the extent these investments are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2.

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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

i.  Bank Loans — Bank loans (“Loans”) are interests in amounts owed by corporate, governmental, or other borrowers to lenders or lending syndicates. Loans are arranged through private negotiations between the borrower and one or more financial institutions (“Lenders”). A Fund’s investments in Loans are in the form of either participations in Loans (“Participations”) or assignments of all or a portion of Loans from third parties (“Assignments”). With respect to Participations, a Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled from the Lender selling the Participations and only upon receipt by the Lender of the payments from the borrower. A Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement with respect to Participations. Conversely, Assignments result in a Fund having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and the Fund may be permitted to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

 

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.

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.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

i.  Forward Contracts — A forward contract is a contract between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified price on a future date. A forward contract settlement can occur on a cash or delivery basis. Forward contracts are marked-to-market daily using independent vendor prices, and the change in value, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Cash and certain investments may be used to collateralize forward contracts.

A forward foreign currency 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.

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 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.

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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

Secured Borrowings — Secured borrowings are valued at their contractual amounts, which approximates fair value and are generally classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

i.  Reverse Repurchase Agreements — Reverse repurchase agreements involve the sale of securities held by the Income Builder Fund subject to the Fund’s agreement to repurchase the securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price (including interest), under the terms of an MRA.

The Fund is required to deliver securities as collateral to the counterparty that exceeds the value of the reverse repurchase agreement. The gross value of reverse repurchase agreements is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for financial reporting purposes.

If the buyer defaults on its commitment to sell back the securities, a Fund could suffer a loss to the extent that the amount borrowed is less than the replacement cost of similar securities and the Fund’s costs associated with delay and enforcement of the reverse repurchase agreement. In addition, in the event of default or insolvency of the buyer, a court could determine that a Fund’s interest in the amount borrowed is not enforceable, resulting in additional losses to the Fund.

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. GSAM did not develop the unobservable inputs (examples include but are not limited to single source broker quotations, third party pricing, etc.) for the valuation of Level 3 Assets and Liabilities.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

B.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of April 30, 2016:

INCOME BUILDER   
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stocks(a)

            

Australia and Oceania

   $         $ 7,278,527         $   

Europe

     163,181,630                       

North America

     595,029,744                       

Preferred Stocks(a)

            

North America

               53,898,964             

Fixed Income

            

Bank Loans

               193,958,061           14,896,275   

Corporate Obligations

               1,003,344,531             

Mortgage-Backed Obligations

               865,375             

Asset-Backed Securities

               65,267             

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     86,045,484                       

Investment Companies

     14,331,450                       

Short-term Investments

               30,488,811             
Total    $ 858,588,308         $ 1,289,899,536         $ 14,896,275   
Derivative Type                            
Assets(b)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,258,731         $         $   
Liabilities(b)             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $         $ (1,151,198      $   

Futures Contracts

     (208,042                    
Total    $ (208,042      $ (1,151,198      $   
RISING DIVIDEND GROWTH   
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stocks(a)

            

Europe

   $ 373,630,664         $         $         —   

North America

     2,614,856,587                       

Short-term Investments

               70,200,000             
Total    $ 2,988,487,251         $ 70,200,000         $   

 

(a)   Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of net asset value. Security valuations are based on the principle exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile.
(b)   Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

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

 

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April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

 

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the gross value of derivative contracts as of April 30, 2016. These instruments were used as part of the Funds’ investment strategies and to obtain and/or manage exposure related to the risks below. The values in the tables below exclude the effects of cash collateral received or posted pursuant to these derivative contracts, and therefore are not representative of the Funds’ net exposure.

 

Income Builder         
Risk   

Statements of Assets

and Liabilities

   Assets     

Statements of Assets

and Liabilities

   Liabilities  

Interest rate

  

Variation margin on certain derivative

contracts

   $ 1,258,731 (a)    

Variation margin on certain derivative

contracts

   $ (208,042) (a) 

Currency

   Receivable for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts           

Payable for unrealized loss on forward

foreign currency exchange contracts

     (1,151,198)   
Total         $ 1,258,731            $ (1,359,240)   

 

(a)   Includes unrealized gain (loss) on futures 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.

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 April 30, 2016. 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:

 

Income Builder   
Risk    Statement 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    $ (5,688,704   $ 2,026,229        2,162   
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      943,695        (921,000     4   
Total         $ (4,745,009   $ 1,105,229        2,166   

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the average of month end balances for the period ended April 30, 2016.

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.

 

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4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

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. 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 the Investment Adviser 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 to the restrictions or prohibitions against the right of setoff that may be imposed in accordance with a particular jurisdiction’s bankruptcy or insolvency laws.

 

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 April 30, 2016, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAM were at the following rates:

 

         Contractual Management Rate      Effective Net
Management
Rate^
 
Fund         First
$1 billion
    

Next

$1 billion

    

Next

$3 billion

    

Next

$3 billion

    

Over

$8 billion

     Effective
Rate
    

Income Builder

         0.65      0.59      0.56      0.55      0.54      0.62      0.51 %* 

Rising Dividend Growth

         0.75         0.68         0.64         0.63         0.62         0.69      0.69

 

*   GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve net management rates, as defined in the Funds’ most recent prospectuses. These waivers will be effective through at least February 26, 2017, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees. The Effective Net Management Rates above are calculated based on management rates before and after waivers had been adjusted, if applicable.
^   Effective Net Management Rate includes the impact of management fee waivers of affiliated underlying funds, if any.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

The Income Builder Fund invests in FST Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund and the Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund, which are affiliated Underlying Funds. GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Funds in an amount equal to the management fee it earns as an investment adviser to any of the affiliated Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, GSAM waived $52,520 of the Fund’s management fee.

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.

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 April 30, 2016, Goldman Sachs advised that it retained the following amounts:

 

         Front End
Sales Charge
       Contingent Deferred
Sales Charge
 
Fund         Class A        Class C  

Income Builder

       $ 132,988         $ 46   

Rising Dividend Growth

         78,358             

D.  Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Funds for a fee pursuant to the Transfer Agency Agreement. The fees charged for such transfer agency services are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates as follows: 0.19% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C, Class IR and Class R Shares; 0.04% of the average daily net assets of Institutional Shares; and 0.02% of the average daily net assets of Class R6 Shares.

E.  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, 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 the Income Builder and Rising Dividend Growth are 0.034% and 0.014%, respectively. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least February 26, 2017, 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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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Fund         Management
Fee Waiver
      

Other

Expense
Reimbursements

       Total
Expense
Reductions
 

Income Builder

       $ 1,137,044         $ 106,859         $ 1,243,903   

Rising Dividend Growth

                   295,385           295,385   

F.  Line of Credit Facility — As of April 30, 2016, 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 certain registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates (“Other Borrowers”). 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 April 30, 2016, the Funds did not have any borrowings under the facility. The facility was renewed in the amount of $1,100,000,000 effective May 3, 2016.

G.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — For the six months ended April 30, 2016, Goldman Sachs earned $49,621, in brokerage commissions from portfolio transactions, including futures transactions executed with Goldman Sachs as the Futures Commission Merchant, on behalf of the Income Builder Fund.

The table below shows the transactions in and earnings from investments in the Underlying Fund for the Income Builder Fund for the six months ended April 30, 2016:

 

Underlying Fund    Market
Value
10/31/2015
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Market
Value
4/30/2016
     Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund

   $ 64,950,238       $ 414,859,012       $ (468,348,686   $      $ 11,460,564       $ 107,007   

Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund

     2,878,792         84,106                (92,012     2,870,886         27,070   

Total

   $ 67,829,030       $ 414,943,118       $ (468,348,686   $ (92,012   $ 14,331,450         134,077   

 

6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the period ended April 30, 2016, were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases of
U.S Government
Securities
       Purchases (Excluding
U.S Government
Securities)
       Sales and
Maturities of
U.S Government
Securities
       Sales and
Maturities (Excluding
U.S Government
Securities)
 

Income Builder

       $ 85,977,598         $ 915,349,670         $         $ 979,328,126   

Rising Dividend Growth

                   256,691,133.00                     509,602,251.00   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

The table below summarizes the reverse repurchase agreement activity for the period ended April 30, 2016:

 

Fund Name         Average amounts of
borrowings
       Weighted average
interest rate
     Number of days
outstanding during
the period
 

Income Builder Fund

       $ 5,008,196           1.92      70   

In order to present certain components of the Funds’ capital accounts, certain reclassifications have been recorded to the Funds’ accounts to take into consideration return of capital distributions. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Funds.

 

     

Income

Builder

      

Rising

Dividend

Growth

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   $ (361,483      $ (20,775,323

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     2,886,113           26,247,445   

Net unrealized gain

     (2,524,630        (5,472,122

 

7. TAX INFORMATION

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, October 31, 2015, the Funds’ capital loss carryforwards and certain timing differences on a tax basis were as follows:

 

      Income
Builder
       Rising
Dividend
Growth
 

Capital loss carryforwards:

       

Perpetual Short-term

   $ (7,473,372)         $ (18,476,430

Perpetual Long-term

     (9,680,873)             

Total capital loss carryforwards

   $ (17,154,245)         $ (18,476,430

As of April 30, 2016, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      Income
Builder
       Rising
Dividend
Growth
 

Tax Cost

   $ 2,128,417,247         $ 2,458,032,271   

Gross unrealized gain

     128,038,947           764,160,490   

Gross unrealized loss

     (93,072,075        (163,505,510

Net unrealized security gain

   $ 34,966,872         $ 600,654,980   

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to net mark to market gains/losses on regulated futures and options contracts, net mark to market gain/loss on foreign currency contracts.

 

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7. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

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

 

8. OTHER RISKS

The Funds’ risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Derivatives Risk — Loss may result from the Fund[s] investments in derivative instruments. These instruments may be illiquid, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Fund[s]. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. Losses from investments in derivatives also can result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the United States. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which the Funds invest. 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 Funds have exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. To the extent that the Funds also invest in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

Foreign Custody Risk — A Fund that invests in foreign securities may hold such securities and cash with foreign banks, agents, and securities depositories appointed by the Fund’s custodian (each a “Foreign Custodian”). Some foreign custodians may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business. In some countries, Foreign Custodians may be subject to little or no regulatory oversight over, or independent evaluation of, their operations. Further, the laws of certain countries may place limitations on a Fund’s ability to recover its assets if a Foreign Custodian enters into bankruptcy.

Interest Rate Risk — When interest rates increase, fixed income securities or instruments held by a Fund will generally decline in value. Long-term fixed income securities or instruments will normally have more price volatility because of this risk than short-term fixed income securities or instruments. The risks associated with increasing rates are heightened given that interest rates are near historic lows, but are expected to increase in the future with unpredictable effects on the markets and the Funds’ investments.

Investments in Other Investment Companies — As a shareholder of another investment company, including an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), a Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Fund. ETFs are subject to risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including but not limited to the following: (i) the market price of the ETF’s shares may trade at a premium or a discount to their NAV; and (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

8. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

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 is required to maintain 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.

Loan-Related Investments Risk — In addition to risks generally associated with debt investments, loan related investments such as loan participations and assignments are subject to other risks. Although a loan obligation may be fully collateralized at the time of acquisition, the collateral may decline in value, be relatively illiquid, or lose all or substantially all of its value subsequent to investment. Many loan investments are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale and may be relatively illiquid and difficult to value. There is less readily available, reliable information about most loan investments than is the case for many other types of securities. Substantial increases in interest rates may cause an increase in loan obligation defaults. With respect to loan participations, the Fund may not always have direct recourse against a borrower if the borrower fails to pay scheduled principal and/or interest; may be subject to greater delays, expenses and risks than if the Fund had purchased a direct obligation of the borrower; and may be regarded as the creditor of the agent lender (rather than the borrower), subjecting the Fund to the creditworthiness of that lender as well. The market for loan obligations may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. Because transactions in many loans are subject to extended trade settlement periods, the Fund may not receive the proceeds from the sale of a loan for a period after the sale. As a result, sale proceeds related to the sale of loans may not be available to make additional investments or to meet the Fund’s redemption obligations for a period after the sale of the loans, and, as a result, the Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions, such as borrowing from its credit facility, if necessary to raise cash to meet its obligations. Senior Loans hold the most senior position in the capital structure of a business entity, and are typically secured with specific collateral, but are nevertheless usually rated below investment grade. Because Second Lien Loans are subordinated or unsecured and thus lower in priority of payment to Senior Loans, they are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the borrower and property securing the loan or debt, if any, may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to the senior secured obligations of the borrower. Second Lien Loans generally have greater price volatility than Senior Loans and may be less liquid.

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.

Master Limited Partnership Risk — Investments in securities of MLPs involve risks that differ from investments in common stock, including risks related to limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP, risks related to potential conflicts of interest between the MLP and the MLP’s general partner, cash flow risks, dilution risks, limited liquidity and risks related to the general partner’s right to require unit-holders to sell their common units at an undesirable time or price.

Non-Diversification Risk — Goldman Sachs Rising Dividend Growth Fund is non-diversified, meaning that it is permitted to invest a larger percentage of its assets in fewer issuers than diversified mutual funds. Thus, the Fund may be more susceptible to

 

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8. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

adverse developments affecting any single issuer held in its portfolio, and may be more susceptible to greater losses because of these developments.

Portfolio Concentration Risk — As a result of the Funds’ ability to invest a large percentage of their assets in obligations of issuers within the same country, state, region, currency or economic sector, an adverse economic, business or political development may affect the value of the Funds’ investments more than if their investments were not so concentrated.

Short Position Risk — The Income Builder Fund may enter into a short position through a futures contract, an option or swap agreement or through short sales of any instrument that the Income Builder Fund may purchase for investment. Taking short positions involves leverage of a Fund’s assets and presents various risks. If the value of the underlying instrument or market in which a Fund has taken a short position increases, then the Fund will incur a loss equal to the increase in value from the time that the short position was entered into plus any related interest payments or other fees. Taking short positions involves the risk that losses may be disproportionate, may exceed the amount invested, and may be unlimited.

 

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 Statement 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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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Income Builder Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    4,244,602      $ 88,584,633         12,779,697      $ 286,853,445   

Reinvestment of distributions

    593,351        12,280,653         1,196,026        26,711,679   

Shares converted from Class B(a)

                   19,114        437,131   

Shares redeemed

    (7,450,487     (154,406,880      (10,401,047     (232,997,529
      (2,612,534     (53,541,594      3,593,790        81,004,726   
Class B Shares(a)         

Shares converted to Class A

                   (19,265     (437,131

Shares redeemed

                   (137,506     (3,119,537
                     (156,771     (3,556,668
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    4,769,805        98,073,302         14,329,849        316,761,315   

Reinvestment of distributions

    477,327        9,727,098         821,596        18,057,009   

Shares redeemed

    (4,718,294     (96,220,751      (5,901,233     (130,023,598
      528,838        11,579,649         9,250,212        204,794,726   
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    8,709,915        185,056,782         17,357,197        396,735,861   

Reinvestment of distributions

    599,008        12,646,554         1,119,976        25,472,088   

Shares redeemed

    (10,449,920     (220,265,171      (11,673,589     (266,746,352
      (1,140,997     (22,561,835      6,803,584        155,461,597   
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    1,316,141        27,659,477         3,455,961        78,781,282   

Reinvestment of distributions

    116,653        2,456,092         215,202        4,877,127   

Shares redeemed

    (1,908,886     (40,091,034      (1,849,114     (41,949,130
      (476,092     (9,975,465      1,822,049        41,709,279   
Class R6 Shares(b)         

Shares sold

                   439        10,005   

Reinvestment of distributions

    10        202         5        111   

Shares redeemed

                   (1     (5
      10        202         443        10,111   

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    (3,700,775   $ (74,499,043      21,313,307      $ 479,423,771   

 

(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)

 

 

    Rising Dividend Growth Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    2,528,518      $ 49,742,918         14,646,468      $ 313,769,741   

Reinvestment of distributions

    257,129        5,142,587         495,768        10,353,908   

Shares redeemed

    (10,389,095     (202,102,145      (14,204,704     (300,876,001
      (7,603,448     (147,216,640      937,532        23,247,648   
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    2,066,061        41,070,962         10,746,927        231,900,878   

Reinvestment of distributions

    96,152        1,944,187         66,814        1,412,211   

Shares redeemed

    (4,799,290     (94,690,346      (5,193,304     (110,896,308
      (2,637,077     (51,675,197      5,620,437        122,416,781   
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    5,282,397        105,083,850         25,578,313        558,466,208   

Reinvestment of distributions

    363,947        7,415,499         794,147        16,933,049   

Shares redeemed

    (18,515,948     (369,009,923      (26,001,134     (558,260,002
      (12,869,604     (256,510,574      371,326        17,139,255   
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    1,756,558        35,449,624         8,230,890        179,690,099   

Reinvestment of distributions

    125,955        2,565,690         268,260        5,718,881   

Shares redeemed

    (6,897,274     (138,428,612      (7,548,178     (162,697,754
      (5,014,761     (100,413,298      950,972        22,711,226   
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    97,701        1,951,873         167,414        3,587,077   

Reinvestment of distributions

    599        11,994         398        8,233   

Shares redeemed

    (43,334     (855,901      (329,627     (7,190,893
      54,966        1,107,966         (161,815     (3,595,583

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    (28,069,924   $ (554,707,743      7,718,452      $ 181,919,327   

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS DIVIDEND FOCUS FUNDS

 

Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of Class A, Class C, Institutional, 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, 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 November 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016, which represents a period of 182 days in a 366 day year.

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The second line under each share class in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual net expense 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.

 

     Income Builder Fund     Rising Dividend Growth Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/15
    Ending
Account
Value
4/30/16
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
4/30/16
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/15
    Ending
Account
Value
4/30/16
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
4/30/16
*
 
Class A                        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 991.90      $ 4.85      $ 1,000.00      $ 989.00      $ 5.64   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,019.99     4.92        1,000.00        1,019.19     5.72   
Class C                        

Actual

    1,000.00        988.30        8.55        1,000.00        985.10        9.33   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,016.26     8.67        1,000.00        1,015.46     9.47   
Institutional                        

Actual

    1,000.00        993.40        2.87        1,000.00        991.10        3.66   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,021.98     2.92        1,000.00        1,021.18     3.72   
Class IR                        

Actual

    1,000.00        993.20        3.62        1,000.00        990.30        4.40   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,021.23     3.67        1,000.00        1,020.44     4.47   
Class R                        

Actual

    N/A        N/A               1,000.00        988.10        6.87   

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,017.95     6.97   
Class R6                        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,000.00        2.88        N/A        N/A          

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,021.98     2.92        N/A        N/A        N/A   

 

*   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 April 30, 2016. 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:
+   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.

 

Fund    Class A      Class C      Institutional      Class IR      Class R      Class R6  

Income Builder

     0.98      1.73      0.58      0.73      N/A         0.58

Rising Dividend Growth

     1.14         1.89         0.74         0.89         1.39      N/A   

 

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

 

 

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FUNDS PROFILE

 

Goldman Sachs Funds

 

 

 

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Goldman Sachs is a premier financial services firm, known since 1869 for creating thoughtful and customized investment solutions in complex global markets.

Today, the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.11 trillion in assets under supervision as of March 31, 2016, 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.

 

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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
n   Financial Square Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

Investor FundsSM

n   Investor Money Market Fund
n   Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund3

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   Bond Fund
n   Core Fixed Income Fund
n   Global Income Fund
n   Strategic Income Fund

Municipal and Tax-Free

n   High Yield Municipal Fund
n   Dynamic Municipal Income Fund
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   Focused Value Fund
n   Capital Growth Fund
n   Strategic Growth Fund
n   Focused Growth Fund
n   Small/Mid Cap Growth 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 Fund
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 Fund5
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   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   Commodity Strategy Fund
n   Global Real Estate Securities 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   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 Overlay Fund8
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 portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any government agency. Although a money market portfolio seeks to preserve the value of an investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market portfolio. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market portfolio, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the money market portfolio at any time.
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 March 31, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Tax-Free Money Market Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund.
4    Effective on July 31, 2015, the Goldman Sachs Technology Tollkeeper Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund.
5    Effective at the close of business on February 5, 2016, the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Fund was reorganized with and into the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights 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.
8    Effective on June 1, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Implementation Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund.

Financial Square FundsSM and Investor FundsSM are registered service marks 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

Diana M. Daniels

Herbert J. Markley

James A. McNamara

Jessica Palmer

Alan A. Shuch

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Scott M. McHugh, Principal Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Caroline L. 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 (“SEC”) web site at http://www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q 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’ Forms N-Q 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).

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of April 30, 2016 and may not be representative of future investments. Fund holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

Economic and market forecasts presented herein reflect our judgment as of the date of this presentation and are subject to change without notice. These forecasts do not take into account the specific investment objectives, restrictions, tax and financial situation or other needs of any specific client. Actual data will vary and may not be reflected here. These forecasts are subject to high levels of uncertainty that may affect actual performance. Accordingly, these forecasts should be viewed as merely representative of a broad range of possible outcomes. These forecasts are estimated, based on assumptions, and are subject to significant revision and may change materially as economic and market conditions change. Goldman Sachs has no obligation to provide updates or changes to these forecasts. Case studies and examples are for illustrative purposes only.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. (MSCI) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (S&P) and is licensed for use by Goldman Sachs. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

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

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).

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Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Semi-Annual Report      

April 30, 2016

 
     

Domestic Equity Insights Funds

     

Large Cap Growth Insights

     

Large Cap Value Insights

     

Small Cap Equity Insights

     

Small Cap Growth Insights

     

Small Cap Value Insights

     

U.S. Equity Insights

 

LOGO


Goldman Sachs Domestic Equity Insights Funds

 

n   LARGE CAP GROWTH INSIGHTS

 

n   LARGE CAP VALUE INSIGHTS

 

n   SMALL CAP EQUITY INSIGHTS

 

n   SMALL CAP GROWTH INSIGHTS

 

n   SMALL CAP VALUE INSIGHTS

 

n   U.S. EQUITY INSIGHTS

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Market Review

    1   

Investment Process

    3   

Portfolio Management Discussion and Performance Summaries

    5   

Schedules of Investments

    36   

Financial Statements

    64   

Financial Highlights

    72   

Notes to Financial Statements

    84   

Other Information

    104   

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


 

MARKET REVIEW

 

Goldman Sachs Domestic Equity Insights Funds

 

 

Market Review

The U.S. equity market ended the six months ended April 30, 2016 (the “Reporting Period”) roughly where it started. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) monetary policy, economic data and oil price shifts were some of the biggest themes dominating the U.S. equity markets during the Reporting Period.

After holding the targeted federal funds rate in September and October 2015, in light of external risks, the Fed voted unanimously for a 25 basis point interest rate increase in December 2015, a move largely expected by the markets. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) However, the fairly dovish language in the announcement, which emphasized “gradual” future adjustments to policy, helped to somewhat assuage the markets. (Dovish language tends to imply lower interest rates.)

At the beginning of 2016, U.S. equities suffered in a rout that encompassed the broad global equity market, triggered by investor concerns of an intensifying economic slowdown in China and exacerbated by an oil price plunge. In its January 2016 policy statement, the Fed acknowledged these external risks and tightening financial conditions. U.S. equity markets stabilized in mid-February 2016, as market sentiment improved on the more dovish tone set by global central banks broadly. U.S. equities were also supported by stronger economic data, rallying as the fourth quarter 2015 U.S. Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) came in above expectations. In March 2016, the Fed kept interest rates on hold and surprised on the dovish side, reducing its forecast to two hikes in 2016, down from four. Along with receding global economic concerns, the dovish forecast helped to drive a recovery in U.S. equities.

Market sentiment appeared to remain sanguine in April 2016, as oil prices rose and China economic growth concerns abated with modestly improving economic data. The Fed left rates unchanged but expressed less concern about market volatility and global economic growth, opening up the possibility of a June 2016 rate hike. However, U.S. equities fell near the end of April 2016, as first quarter 2016 U.S. GDP disappointed the markets by being weaker than expected at 0.5%.

For the Reporting Period overall, the S&P 500® Index returned 0.43%, with six of the 10 sectors in the Index generating positive returns. The telecommunication services and utilities sectors generated double-digit gains, followed at a distance by the consumer staples and materials sectors. The information technology, financials, health care and consumer discretionary sectors posted declines.

In terms of market capitalization, large-cap stocks outperformed small-cap stocks. The Russell 2000® Index, which measures the small-cap universe, returned -1.90% during the Reporting Period. In the style arena, value stocks outperformed growth stocks overall. The Russell 1000® Value Index, representing large-cap value stocks, rose 1.93% during the Reporting Period, while the Russell 1000® Growth Index, representing large-cap growth stocks, returned -1.37%.

 

1


MARKET REVIEW

 

 

Looking Ahead

At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to believe that less expensive stocks should outpace more expensive stocks. In addition, we expected stocks with good momentum to outperform those with poor momentum. We plan to focus on seeking companies about which fundamental research analysts are becoming more positive as well as profitable companies with sustainable earnings and a track record of using their capital to enhance shareholder value. As such, we anticipate remaining fully invested, with long-term performance likely to be the result of stock selection rather than sector or capitalization allocations.

We stand behind our investment philosophy that sound economic investment principles, coupled with a disciplined quantitative approach, can provide strong, uncorrelated returns over the long term. Our research agenda is robust, and we continue to enhance our existing models, add new proprietary forecasting signals and improve our trading execution as we seek to provide the most value to our shareholders.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS DOMESTIC EQUITY INSIGHTS FUNDS

 

What Differentiates Goldman Sachs’ Domestic Equity Insights Funds Investment Process?

 

At Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), Equity Insights combines traditional fundamental analysis with sophisticated quantitative modeling. Our approach is not unlike that of a more traditional active manager: we look at fundamental investment themes that have been effective historically in forecasting excess returns of stocks. However, where we differ from traditional managers is that we seek to rigorously test every potential research theme or signal to verify whether they have shown consistent predictive ability across a wide variety of stocks in different time periods and under different market conditions.

 

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LOGO

 

n   Comprehensive – We calculate expected excess returns for more than 10,000 stocks on a daily basis.

 

n   Rigorous – We evaluate stocks based on fundamental investment criteria that have outperformed historically.

 

n   Objective – Our stock selection process is free from the emotion that may lead to biased investment decisions.

 

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n   Our computer optimization process allocates risk to our high conviction investment ideas and constructs funds that strive to neutralize systematic risks and deliver better returns.

 

n   We use a proprietary risk model that is designed to be more precise, more focused and faster to respond because it seeks to identify, track and manage risk specific to our process, using daily data.

 

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Fully invested, well-diversified portfolio that seeks to:

 

n   Maintain style, sector, risk and capitalization characteristics similar to the benchmark.

 

n   Offer broad access to a clearly defined equity universe.

 

n   Generate excess returns that are positive, consistent and repeatable.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS DOMESTIC EQUITY INSIGHTS FUNDS

 

 

 

Enhancements Made to Proprietary Quantitative Model during the Six-Month Period Ended April 30, 2016

We continuously look for ways to improve our investment process. Accordingly, we introduced a number of enhancements to our proprietary quantitative model during the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (the “Reporting Period”).

We enhanced our Management theme by expanding the scope of an existing signal that looks at managements’ personal transactions in the stock of their respective company. Corporate executives purchasing or selling shares can potentially signal their conviction in the company’s stock when assessed under the right circumstances. We obtain and analyze this information through regulatory filings for more than 7,500 companies globally. In addition, we expanded the scope of two signals within our global linkages theme. First, we extended a signal, which analyzes patent data to identify economically linked companies, to all investment regions. We now analyze about 40 million patents from various patent offices for more than 3,000 companies globally to establish the economic linkages between stocks of various industries. Second, we extended a signal that establishes economic linkages between companies in the automotive supply chain from Japan to the U.S. investment region. We take a differentiated, region-specific approach and analyze the potential relationships between the stock returns of suppliers and manufacturers multiple levels down the supply chain.

 

Changes to the Domestic Equity Insights Funds’ Portfolio Management Team

On February 5, 2016, Ron Hua, Chief Investment Officer of Equity Alpha Strategies for the Quantitative Investment Strategies (“QIS”) Team, announced his intention to retire from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”). As such, effective that date, Mr. Hua no longer had portfolio management responsibilities for the Domestic Equity Insights Funds (the “Funds”). Effective February 5, 2016, Armen Avanessians assumed the responsibilities as Chief Investment Officer of GSAM’s Equity Alpha Team, overseeing research, portfolio management and implementation for all of the Funds. As always, the Quantitative Investment Strategies platform is organized into a series of specialist portfolio management teams that focus on generating and implementing investment ideas within their area of expertise. Investment decisions are made by these portfolio management teams, rather than by one portfolio manager or committee. Ultimate accountability for each of the Funds resides with the senior portfolio managers dedicated to each Team strategy, who oversee their respective research, portfolio management and implementation processes.

 

4


 

PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital, with dividend income as a secondary consideration.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (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, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -1.67%, -2.01%, -1.49%, -1.73%, -1.56%, -1.84% and -1.46%, respectively. These returns compare to the -1.37% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund benefited from stock selection driven by our quantitative model, with five of our quantitative model’s six investment themes contributing positively to relative returns. However, the Fund underperformed the Index, largely due to the underperformance of our Momentum investment theme.

 

Q   What impact did the Fund’s investment themes have on performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In keeping with our investment approach, we use our quantitative model and six investment themes to take a long-term view of market patterns and look for inefficiencies, selecting stocks for the Fund and overweighting or underweighting the ones chosen by the model. Over time and by design, the performance of any one of the model’s investment themes have historically had a low correlation with the model’s other themes, demonstrating the diversification benefit of the Fund’s theme-driven quantitative model. The variance in performance supports our research indicating that the diversification provided by our different investment themes is expected to provide a significant investment advantage over the long term, even though the Fund may experience underperformance in the short term. Of course, diversification does not protect an investor from market risk nor does it ensure a profit.

 

      During the Reporting Period, five of our six investment themes added to the Fund’s relative returns. Sentiment and Quality were our best performing themes. The Sentiment theme reflects selected investment views and decisions of individuals and financial intermediaries. The Quality theme seeks to assess both firm and management quality. Profitability, Management and Valuation also bolstered relative results. The Profitability theme seeks to assess whether a company is earning more than its cost of capital. The Management theme seeks to assess the characteristics, policies and strategic decisions of company management. The Valuation theme attempts to capture potential mispricings of securities, typically by comparing a measure of the company’s intrinsic value to its market value.

 

      Our Momentum theme detracted from relative performance during the Reporting Period. The Momentum theme seeks to predict drifts in stock prices caused by delayed investor reaction to company-specific information and information about related companies.

 

Q   How did the Fund’s sector and industry allocations affect relative performance?

 

A   In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking stocks rather than on making sector or industry bets. Consequently, the Fund is similar to the Index in terms of its sector and industry allocations and style. Changes in its sector or industry weights generally do not have a meaningful impact on relative performance. That said, the Fund was hurt during the Reporting Period by its overweight in energy, though stock selection in the sector added to performance.

 

5


PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Q   Did stock selection help or hurt Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   We seek to outpace the Index by overweighting stocks we expect to outperform and underweighting those we think may lag. At the same time, we strive to maintain a risk profile similar to the Index. The Fund’s investments are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on our investment themes. For example, the Fund aims to hold a basket of stocks with better Momentum characteristics than the benchmark.

 

      During the Reporting Period, security selection overall added modestly to the Fund’s relative performance. Investments in the industrials, consumer discretionary and energy sectors enhanced relative results, while stock picks in the health care, financials and materials sectors detracted from relative returns.

 

Q   Which individual stock positions contributed most to the Fund’s relative returns during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund benefited from overweight positions in Tyson Foods, Illinois Tool Works and HD Supply Holdings. Our positive views on Momentum and Sentiment led to the Fund’s overweight in food maker Tyson Foods. The Fund was overweight Illinois Tool Works, a producer of engineered fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems, and specialty products, because of our positive views on Quality and Sentiment. We assumed the overweight in industrial distributor HD Supply Holdings based on our positive views on Momentum and Sentiment.

 

Q   Which individual stock positions detracted most from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Overweight positions in Marathon Petroleum and HollyFrontier detracted from relative performance. We chose to overweight both petroleum refiners because of our positive views on Sentiment and Valuation. The Fund was also hurt by an overweight in networking products maker Juniper Networks. Our positive views on Profitability and Sentiment led us to overweight the stock.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we used financial futures contracts to equitize the Fund’s cash holdings. In other words, we put the Fund’s cash holdings to work by using them as collateral for the purchase of financial futures contracts. The use of these derivatives did not have a material impact on Fund results during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What was the Fund’s sector positioning relative to the Index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was overweight the information technology, health care and materials sectors relative to the Index. Compared to the Index, the Fund was underweight the consumer staples, industrials, financials, consumer discretionary and telecommunication services sectors. The Fund was relatively neutral compared to the Index in the energy and utilities sectors at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Large Cap Growth Insights Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

 

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016      Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       Russell 1000®
Growth  Index2
 
  Class A        -1.67        -1.37
  Class C        -2.01           -1.37   
  Institutional        -1.49           -1.37   
  Service        -1.73           -1.37   
  Class IR        -1.56           -1.37   
  Class R        -1.84           -1.37   
    Class R6        -1.46           -1.37   

 

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

 

  2    The Russell 1000® Growth Index (with dividends reinvested) is an unmanaged market capitalization weighted index of the 1000 largest U.S. companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The figures for the Index do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 3/31/16   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
  Class A     -5.17     11.73     5.50     8.18   5/1/97
  Class C     -1.43        12.16        5.30        3.82      8/15/97
  Institutional     0.70        13.46        6.54        8.77      5/1/97
  Service     0.24        12.90        6.00        8.36      5/1/97
  Class IR     0.59        13.28        N/A        6.79      11/30/07
  Class R     0.05        12.73        N/A        6.27      11/30/07
    Class R6     N/A        N/A        N/A        -1.38      7/31/15

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual 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 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Service, Class IR, Class R 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 RATIOS4   
           Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A      0.96      1.16
  Class C      1.71         1.91   
  Institutional      0.56         0.76   
  Service      1.06         1.26   
  Class IR      0.71         0.91   
  Class R      1.21         1.41   
    Class R6      0.54         0.74   

 

  4    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 February 26, 2017, 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.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  Apple, Inc.     4.7    Computers & Peripherals
  The Home Depot, Inc.     2.6       Specialty Retail
  Amazon.com, Inc.     2.5       Internet & Catalog Retail
  Facebook, Inc. Class A     2.5       Internet Software & Services
  PepsiCo., Inc.     2.5       Beverages
  Amgen, Inc.     2.2       Biotechnology
  Alphabet, Inc. Class A     2.1       Internet Software & Services
  Alphabet, Inc. Class C     2.1       Internet Software & Services
  Microsoft Corp.     2.0       Software
    Oracle Corp.     1.7       Software

 

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

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS6
As of April 30, 2016      

 

LOGO

 

 

  6    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from the percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 0.7% of the Fund’s net assets as of April 30, 2016. Short-term investments represent repurchase agreements. 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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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital and dividend income.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (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, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -0.67%, -1.03%, -0.49%, -0.72%, -0.55%, -0.78% and -0.42%, respectively. These returns compare to the 1.93% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund underperformed the Index, largely due to stock selection driven by our quantitative model and one of our quantitative model’s six investment themes. More specifically, our Momentum theme underperformed during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What impact did the Fund’s investment themes have on performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In keeping with our investment approach, we use our quantitative model and six investment themes to take a long-term view of market patterns and look for inefficiencies, selecting stocks for the Fund and overweighting or underweighting the ones chosen by the model. Over time and by design, the performance of any one of the model’s investment themes have historically had a low correlation with the model’s other themes, demonstrating the diversification benefit of the Fund’s theme-driven quantitative model. The variance in performance supports our research indicating that the diversification provided by our different investment themes is expected to provide a significant investment advantage over the long term, even though the Fund may experience underperformance in the short term. Of course, diversification does not protect an investor from market risk nor does it ensure a profit.

 

      During the Reporting Period, one of our six investment themes — Momentum — detracted from relative returns. The Momentum theme seeks to predict drifts in stock prices caused by delayed investor reaction to company-specific information and information about related companies.

 

      Our five other investment themes added modestly to relative results. Sentiment and Quality were our best performing themes. The Sentiment theme reflects selected investment views and decisions of individuals and financial intermediaries. The Quality theme seeks to assess both firm and management quality. Valuation, Profitability and Management also contributed positively. The Valuation theme attempts to capture potential mispricings of securities, typically by comparing a measure of the company’s intrinsic value to its market value. The Profitability theme seeks to assess whether a company is earning more than its cost of capital. The Management theme seeks to assess the characteristics, policies and strategic decisions of company management.

 

Q   How did the Fund’s sector and industry allocations affect relative performance?

 

A   In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking stocks rather than on making sector or industry bets. Consequently, the Fund is similar to the Index in terms of its sector and industry allocations and its style. Changes in its sector or industry weights generally do not have a meaningful impact on relative performance.

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

 

Q   Did stock selection help or hurt Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   We seek to outpace the Index by overweighting stocks we expect to outperform and underweighting those we think may lag. At the same time, we strive to maintain a risk profile similar to the Index. The Fund’s investments are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on our investment themes. For example, the Fund aims to hold a basket of stocks with better Momentum characteristics than the benchmark.

 

      During the Reporting Period, security selection overall detracted from the Fund’s relative performance. Stock picks in the financials, materials and health care sectors hurt relative results. Investments in the industrials and consumer discretionary sectors contributed positively.

 

Q   Which individual stock positions detracted most from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund was hurt during the Reporting Period by its overweight positions in Marathon Petroleum, a refiner; WestRock, a corrugated packaging company; and Flowers Foods, a producer of packaged bakery foods. We adopted the overweight in Marathon Petroleum due to our positive views on Momentum and Quality. The overweight in WestRock was the result of our positive views on Profitability and Quality, while we assumed the overweight in Flowers Foods because of our positive views on Management and Quality.

 

Q   Which individual stock positions contributed most to the Fund’s relative returns during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund’s underweight in semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm added positively to relative performance during the Reporting Period. We adopted the underweight because of our negative views on Management and Quality. In addition, the Fund benefited from its overweight positions in Tyson Foods, a food maker, and Pioneer Natural Resources, an independent petroleum, natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration and production company. We chose to overweight both stocks because of our positive views on Momentum and Sentiment.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we used financial futures contracts to equitize the Fund’s cash holdings. In other words, we put the Fund’s cash holdings to work by using them as collateral for the purchase of financial futures contracts. The use of these derivatives did not have a material impact on Fund results during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What was the Fund’s sector positioning relative to the Index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was overweight the materials, information technology and health care sectors relative to the Index. Compared to the Index, the Fund was underweight the industrials, financials, telecommunication services and utilities sectors. The Fund was relatively neutral compared to the Index in the consumer staples, consumer discretionary and energy sectors at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Large Cap Value Insights Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       Russell 1000® Value  Index2  
  Class A     -0.67        1.93
  Class C     -1.03           1.93   
  Institutional     -0.49           1.93   
  Service     -0.72           1.93   
  Class IR     -0.55           1.93   
  Class R     -0.78           1.93   
    Class R6     -0.42           1.93   

 

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

 

  2    The Russell 1000® Value Index (with dividends reinvested) is an unmanaged market capitalization weighted index of the 1000 largest U.S. companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The figures for the Index do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 3/31/16   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
  Class A     -8.62     8.81     3.49     4.63   12/31/98
  Class C     -5.03        9.22        3.30        4.19      12/31/98
  Institutional     -3.00        10.48        4.50        5.38      12/31/98
  Service     -3.46        9.91        3.98        4.87      12/31/98
  Class IR     -3.10        10.31        N/A        4.31      11/30/07
  Class R     -3.58        9.76        N/A        3.81      11/30/07
    Class R6     N/A        N/A        N/A        -3.70      7/31/15

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual 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 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Service, Class IR, Class R 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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FUND BASICS

 

 

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS4   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     0.96      1.12
  Class C     1.71         1.87   
  Institutional     0.56         0.72   
  Service     1.06         1.22   
  Class IR     0.71         0.87   
  Class R     1.21         1.37   
    Class R6     0.54         0.70   

 

  4    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 February 26, 2017, 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.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding   % of Net
Assets
       Line of Business
  Johnson & Johnson     3.7      Pharmaceuticals
  Exxon Mobil Corp.     2.7         Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
  Merck & Co., Inc.     2.4         Pharmaceuticals
  Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B     2.0         Diversified Financial Services
  General Electric Co.     1.9         Industrial Conglomerates
  The Procter & Gamble Co.     1.9         Household Products
  Pfizer, Inc.     1.9         Pharmaceuticals
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.     1.6         Commercial Banks
  Bank of America Corp.     1.6         Commercial Banks
    Oracle Corp.     1.5         Software

 

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

 

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FUND BASICS

 

 

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS6
As of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

 

 

  6    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from the percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 0.6% of the Fund’s net assets as of April 30, 2016. Short-term investments represent repurchase agreements. 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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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (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, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -2.11%, -2.50%, -1.95%, -2.18%, -2.02%, -2.26% and -1.91%, respectively. These returns compare to the -1.90% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund benefited from stock selection driven by our quantitative model, with five of our quantitative model’s six investment themes contributing positively to relative returns. However, the Fund underperformed the Index in certain share classes, largely due to the underperformance of our Management investment theme.

 

Q   What impact did the Fund’s investment themes have on performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In keeping with our investment approach, we use our quantitative model and six investment themes to take a long-term view of market patterns and look for inefficiencies, selecting stocks for the Fund and overweighting or underweighting the ones chosen by the model. Over time and by design, the performance of any one of the model’s investment themes have historically had a low correlation with the model’s other themes, demonstrating the diversification benefit of the Fund’s theme-driven quantitative model. The variance in performance supports our research indicating that the diversification provided by our different investment themes is expected to provide a significant investment advantage over the long term, even though the Fund may experience underperformance in the short term. Of course, diversification does not protect an investor from market risk nor does it ensure a profit.

 

      During the Reporting Period, five of our six investment themes added to the Fund’s relative returns. Sentiment, Quality and Momentum were our best performing themes. The Sentiment theme reflects selected investment views and decisions of individuals and financial intermediaries. The Quality theme seeks to assess both firm and management quality. The Momentum theme seeks to predict drifts in stock prices caused by delayed investor reaction to company-specific information and information about related companies. Profitability and Valuation also contributed positively. The Profitability theme seeks to assess whether a company is earning more than its cost of capital. The Valuation theme attempts to capture potential mispricings of securities, typically by comparing a measure of the company’s intrinsic value to its market value.

 

      Our Management theme, which seeks to assess the characteristics, policies and strategic decisions of company management, detracted from relative performance during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How did the Fund’s sector and industry allocations affect relative performance?

 

A   In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking stocks rather than on making sector or industry bets. Consequently, the Fund is similar to the Index in terms of its sector and industry allocations and its style. Changes in its sector or industry weights generally do not have a meaningful impact on relative performance.

 

15


PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

 

Q   Did stock selection help or hurt Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   We seek to outpace the Index by overweighting stocks we expect to outperform and underweighting those we think may lag. At the same time, we strive to maintain a risk profile similar to the Index. The Fund’s investments are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on our investment themes. For example, the Fund aims to hold a basket of stocks with better Momentum characteristics than the benchmark.

 

      During the Reporting Period, security selection overall added modestly to the Fund’s relative performance. The Fund’s investments in the industrials, consumer discretionary and financials sectors enhanced results. Stock selection in the information technology, telecommunication services and health care sectors detracted from relative returns.

 

Q   Which individual stock positions contributed most to the Fund’s relative returns during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund benefited from overweight positions in Coresite Realty, Talen Energy and Dupont Fabros Technology. We adopted the overweight in Coresite Realty, a provider of data centers and interconnection services, because of our positive views on Momentum and Valuation. The Fund was overweight independent power producer Talen Energy due to our positive views on Profitability and Valuation. Our positive views on Momentum and Quality led us to overweight Dupont Fabros Technology, which offers outsourced data center management services.

 

Q   Which individual stock positions detracted most from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Overweight positions in American Equity Investment Life Holding Company, a provider of annuity and life insurance products; Delek U.S. Holdings, an energy company focused on petroleum refining, logistics and convenience store retailing; and Anacor Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company, detracted from the Fund’s relative performance. The Fund was overweight American Equity Life Holding Company due to our positive views on Momentum and Valuation. We chose to overweight Delek U.S. Holdings because of our positive views on Management and Quality, while the overweight in Anacor Pharmaceuticals was the result of our positive views on Sentiment and Value.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we used financial futures contracts to equitize the Fund’s cash holdings. In other words, we put the Fund’s cash holdings to work by using them as collateral for the purchase of financial futures contracts. The use of these derivatives did not have a material impact on Fund results during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What was the Fund’s sector positioning relative to the Index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was overweight the industrials and materials sectors relative to the Index. Compared to the Index, the Fund was underweight the utilities, financials and consumer staples sectors. The Fund was relatively neutral compared to the Index in the consumer discretionary, health care, information technology, telecommunication services and energy sectors at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

16


FUND BASICS

 

Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       Russell 2000® Index2  
  Class A     -2.11        -1.90
  Class C     -2.50           -1.90   
  Institutional     -1.95           -1.90   
  Service     -2.18           -1.90   
  Class IR     -2.02           -1.90   
  Class R     -2.26           -1.90   
    Class R6     -1.91           -1.90   

 

  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 Russell 2000® Index (with dividends reinvested) is an unmanaged index of common stock prices that measures the performance of the 2000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index. The figures for the Index do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 3/31/16   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
  Class A     -13.19     6.52     3.05     5.81   8/15/97
  Class C     -9.75        6.94        2.86        5.35      8/15/97
  Institutional     -7.77        8.18        4.05        6.55      8/15/97
  Service     -8.22        7.64        3.53        6.02      8/15/97
  Class IR     -7.88        8.01        N/A        6.65      11/30/07
  Class R     -8.36        7.49        N/A        6.14      11/30/07
    Class R6     N/A        N/A        N/A        -4.65      7/31/15

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual 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 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Service, Class IR, Class R 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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FUND BASICS

 

 

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS4   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     1.24      1.45
  Class C     1.99         2.20   
  Institutional     0.84         1.05   
  Service     1.34         1.56   
  Class IR     0.99         1.21   
  Class R     1.49         1.70   
    Class R6     0.82         1.03   

 

  4    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 February 26, 2017, 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.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  Vail Resorts, Inc.     0.8    Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
  Manhattan Associates, Inc.     0.7       Software
  WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     0.7       Health Care Providers & Services
  CubeSmart     0.7       Real Estate Investment Trusts
  IBERIABANK Corp.     0.7       Commercial Banks
  Western Alliance Bancorp     0.7       Commercial Banks
  ONE Gas, Inc.     0.7       Gas Utilities
  Pool Corp.     0.7       Distributors
  Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     0.7       Commercial Banks
    Coresite Realty Corp.     0.7       Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

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

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS6
As of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

 

 

  6    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from the percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 4.6% of the Fund’s net assets as of April 30, 2016. Short-term investments represent repurchase agreements. 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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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Growth Insights Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Small Cap Growth Insights Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (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, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -4.94%, -5.29%, -4.75%, -4.81%, -5.04% and -4.72%, respectively. These returns compare to the -4.96% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Growth Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund benefited from stock selection driven by our quantitative model, with five of our quantitative model’s six investment themes contributing positively to relative returns. However, the Fund underperformed the Index in certain share classes, largely due to the underperformance of our Management investment theme.

 

Q   What impact did the Fund’s investment themes have on performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In keeping with our investment approach, we use our quantitative model and six investment themes to take a long-term view of market patterns and look for inefficiencies, selecting stocks for the Fund and overweighting or underweighting the ones chosen by the model. Over time and by design, the performance of any one of the model’s investment themes have historically had a low correlation with the model’s other themes, demonstrating the diversification benefit of the Fund’s theme-driven quantitative model. The variance in performance supports our research indicating that the diversification provided by our different investment themes is expected to provide a significant investment advantage over the long term, even though the Fund may experience underperformance in the short term. Of course, diversification does not protect an investor from market risk nor does it ensure a profit.

 

      During the Reporting Period, five of our six investment themes added to the Fund’s relative returns. Sentiment, Quality and Momentum were our best performing themes. The Sentiment theme reflects selected investment views and decisions of individuals and financial intermediaries. The Quality theme seeks to assess both firm and management quality. The Momentum theme seeks to predict drifts in stock prices caused by delayed investor reaction to company-specific information and information about related companies. Valuation and Profitability also contributed positively. The Valuation theme attempts to capture potential mispricings of securities, typically by comparing a measure of the company’s intrinsic value to its market value. The Profitability theme seeks to assess whether a company is earning more than its cost of capital.

 

      Our Management theme, which seeks to assess the characteristics, policies and strategic decisions of company management, detracted from relative performance during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How did the Fund’s sector and industry allocations affect relative performance?

 

A   In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking stocks rather than on making sector or industry bets. Consequently, the Fund is similar to the Index in terms of its sector and industry allocations and style. Changes in its sector or industry weights generally do not have a meaningful impact on relative performance.

 

Q   Did stock selection help or hurt Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A  

We seek to outpace the Index by overweighting stocks we expect to outperform and underweighting those we think

 

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may lag. At the same time, we strive to maintain a risk profile similar to the Index. The Fund’s investments are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on our investment themes. For example, the Fund aims to hold a basket of stocks with better Momentum characteristics than the benchmark.

 

      During the Reporting Period, security selection overall added to the Fund’s relative performance. Stock selection in the consumer discretionary, industrials and health care sectors bolstered results. Investments in the information technology, telecommunication services and consumer staples sectors detracted from relative returns.

 

Q   Which individual stock positions contributed most to the Fund’s relative returns during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund benefited from overweight positions in Constant Contact, an online marketing company; Coherent, a supplier of laser products and solutions; and Coresite Realty, a provider of data centers and interconnection services. We chose to overweight all three stocks because of our positive views on Quality and Sentiment.

 

Q   Which individual stock positions detracted most from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund was hampered by overweight positions in American Equity Investment Life Holding Company, a provider of annuity and life insurance products; NewLink Genetics, a biopharmaceutical company; and Delek U.S. Holdings, an energy company focused on petroleum refining, logistics and convenience store retailing. The Fund was overweight American Equity Life Holding Company due to our positive views on Valuation and Momentum. Our positive views on Quality and Management led us to overweight NewLink Genetics. We adopted the overweight in Delek U.S. Holdings because of our positive views on Sentiment and Valuation.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we used financial futures contracts to equitize the Fund’s cash holdings. In other words, we put the Fund’s cash holdings to work by using them as collateral for the purchase of financial futures contracts. The use of these derivatives did not have a material impact on Fund results during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What was the Fund’s sector positioning relative to the Index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was overweight the consumer discretionary and industrials sectors relative to the Index. Compared to the Index, the Fund was underweight the consumer staples and information technology sectors. The Fund was relatively neutral compared to the Index in the financials, materials, utilities, energy, telecommunication services and health care sectors at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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Small Cap Growth Insights Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

 

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30,
2016
     Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       Russell 2000 Growth®  Index2  
  Class A        -4.94        -4.96
  Class C        -5.29           -4.96   
  Institutional        -4.75           -4.96   
  Class IR        -4.81           -4.96   
  Class R        -5.04           -4.96   
    Class R6        -4.72           -4.96   

 

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

 

  2    The Russell 2000® Growth Index (with dividends reinvested) is an unmanaged index of common stock prices that measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 3/31/16   One Year      Five Years      Since Inception      Inception Date
  Class A     -15.06      7.46      4.98    6/25/07
  Class C     -11.68         7.87         4.87       6/25/07
  Institutional     -9.78         9.11         6.08       6/25/07
  Class IR     -9.92         8.94         7.43       11/30/07
  Class R     -10.36         8.40         6.89       11/30/07
    Class R6     N/A         N/A         -8.97       7/31/15

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual 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 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Class IR, Class R 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 RATIOS4   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     1.25      1.59
  Class C     2.00         2.35   
  Institutional     0.85         1.19   
  Class IR     1.00         1.32   
  Class R     1.50         1.84   
    Class R6     0.83         1.17   

 

  4    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 February 26, 2017, 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.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  Manhattan Associates, Inc.     1.1    Software
  Vail Resorts, Inc.     1.1       Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
  WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     1.0       Health Care Providers & Services
  Pool Corp.     0.9       Distributors
  Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.     0.9       Pharmaceuticals
  CubeSmart     0.9       Real Estate Investment Trusts
  CoreSite Realty Corp.     0.8       Real Estate Investment Trusts
  Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.     0.8       Commercial Banks
  West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     0.8       Health Care Equipment & Supplies
    Cantel Medical Corp.     0.8       Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

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

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS6
As of April 30, 2016      

 

LOGO

 

 

  6    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from the percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 5.8% of the Fund’s net assets as of April 30, 2016. Short-term investments represent repurchase agreements. 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 Small Cap Value Insights Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Insights Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (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, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of 1.04%, 0.64%, 1.23%, 1.17%, 0.91% and 1.21%, respectively. These returns compare to the 1.18% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Value Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund benefited from stock selection driven by our quantitative model, with four of our quantitative model’s six investment themes contributing positively to relative returns. However, the Fund underperformed the Index in certain share classes, largely due to the underperformance of our Management investment theme.

 

Q   What impact did the Fund’s investment themes have on performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In keeping with our investment approach, we use our quantitative model and six investment themes to take a long-term view of market patterns and look for inefficiencies, selecting stocks for the Fund and overweighting or underweighting the ones chosen by the model. Over time and by design, the performance of any one of the model’s investment themes have historically had a low correlation with the model’s other themes, demonstrating the diversification benefit of the Fund’s theme-driven quantitative model. The variance in performance supports our research indicating that the diversification provided by our different investment themes is expected to provide a significant investment advantage over the long term, even though the Fund may experience underperformance in the short term. Of course, diversification does not protect an investor from market risk nor does it ensure a profit.

 

      During the Reporting Period, four of our six investment themes added to the Fund’s relative returns — Quality, Sentiment, Momentum and Profitability. The Quality theme seeks to assess both firm and management quality. The Sentiment theme reflects selected investment views and decisions of individuals and financial intermediaries. The Momentum theme seeks to predict drifts in stock prices caused by delayed investor reaction to company-specific information and information about related companies. The Profitability theme seeks to assess whether a company is earning more than its cost of capital.

 

      Our Management theme, which seeks to assess the characteristics, policies and strategic decisions of company management, detracted from relative results during the Reporting Period.

 

      The impact of our Valuation theme on relative performance was neutral during the Reporting Period. The Valuation theme attempts to capture potential mispricings of securities, typically by comparing a measure of the company’s intrinsic value to its market value.

 

Q   How did the Fund’s sector and industry allocations affect relative performance?

 

A   In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking stocks rather than on making sector or industry bets. Consequently, the Fund is similar to the Index in terms of its sector and industry allocations and style. Changes in its sector or industry weights generally do not have a meaningful impact on relative performance.

 

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Q   Did stock selection help or hurt Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   We seek to outpace the Index by overweighting stocks we expect to outperform and underweighting those we think may lag. At the same time, we strive to maintain a risk profile similar to the Index. The Fund’s investments are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on our investment themes. For example, the Fund aims to hold a basket of stocks with better Momentum characteristics than the benchmark.

 

      During the Reporting Period, security selection overall contributed positively to the Fund’s relative returns. Stock picks in the industrials, financials and energy sectors added to performance, while holdings in the materials, information technology and consumer staples sectors dampened relative results.

 

Q   Which individual stock positions contributed most to the Fund’s relative returns during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund benefited from overweight positions in Coresite Realty, Talen Energy and Granite Construction during the Reporting Period. We adopted the overweight in Coresite Realty, a provider of data centers and interconnection services, because of our positive views on Quality and Sentiment. The Fund was overweight independent power producer Talen Energy due to our positive views on Momentum and Profitability. Our positive views on Sentiment and Momentum led us to overweight Granite Construction, which builds transportation infrastructure and produces construction materials.

 

Q   Which individual stock positions detracted most from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund was hurt by overweight positions in American Equity Investment Life Holding Company, a provider of annuity and life insurance products; Delek U.S. Holdings, an energy company focused on petroleum refining, logistics and convenience store retailing; and Alon USA Energy, an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products. The Fund was overweight American Equity Life Holding Company due to our positive views on Valuation and Momentum. We chose to overweight Delek U.S. Holdings because of our positive views on Sentiment and Valuation, while the overweight in Alon USA Energy was the result of our positive views on Valuation and Profitability.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we used financial futures contracts to equitize the Fund’s cash holdings. In other words, we put the Fund’s cash holdings to work by using them as collateral for the purchase of financial futures contracts. The use of these derivatives did not have a material impact on Fund results during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What was the Fund’s sector positioning relative to the Index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was overweight the industrials and materials sectors relative to the Index. Compared to the Index, the Fund was underweight the utilities, financials and consumer staples sectors. The Fund was relatively neutral compared to the Index in the health care, consumer discretionary, information technology, energy and telecommunication services sectors at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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Small Cap Value Insights Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       Russell 2000® Value  Index2  
  Class A     1.04        1.18
  Class C     0.64           1.18   
  Institutional     1.23           1.18   
  Class IR     1.17           1.18   
  Class R     0.91           1.18   
    Class R6     1.21           1.18   

 

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

 

  2    The Russell 2000® Value Index (with dividends reinvested) is an unmanaged index of common stock prices that measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 3/31/16   One Year      Five Years      Since Inception      Inception Date
  Class A     -11.62      5.72      2.94    6/25/07
  Class C     -8.13         6.12         2.81       6/25/07
  Institutional     -6.14         7.35         4.04       6/25/07
  Class IR     -6.29         7.18         6.09       11/30/07
  Class R     -6.74         6.66         5.60       11/30/07
    Class R6     N/A         N/A         -1.66       7/31/15

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual 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 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Class IR, Class R 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 RATIOS4   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     1.24      1.51
  Class C     1.99         2.26   
  Institutional     0.84         1.11   
  Class IR     0.99         1.26   
  Class R     1.49         1.76   
    Class R6     0.82         1.09   

 

  4    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 February 26, 2017, 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.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.     1.1    Real Estate Investment Trusts
  EMCOR Group, Inc.     1.0       Construction & Engineering
  PrivateBancorp, Inc.     0.9       Commercial Banks
  Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     0.9       Commercial Banks
  Mack-Cali Realty Corp.     0.9       Real Estate Investment Trusts
  First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.     0.9       Real Estate Investment Trusts
  ONE Gas, Inc.     0.9       Gas Utilities
  Commercial Metals Co.     0.9       Metals & Mining
  IBERIABANK Corp.     0.9       Commercial Banks
    CVB Financial Corp.     0.8       Commercial Banks

 

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

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS6
As of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

 

 

  6    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from the percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 2.3% of the Fund’s net assets as of April 30, 2016. Short-term investments represent repurchase agreements. 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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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Insights Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital and dividend income.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Insights Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (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, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -1.61%, -1.99%, -1.40%, -1.65%, -1.49%, -1.74% and -1.40%, respectively. These returns compare to the 0.43% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500® Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund underperformed the Index, largely due to stock selection driven by our quantitative model and one of our quantitative model’s six investment themes. More specifically, our Momentum theme underperformed during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What impact did the Fund’s investment themes have on performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In keeping with our investment approach, we use our quantitative model and six investment themes to take a long-term view of market patterns and look for inefficiencies, selecting stocks for the Fund and overweighting or underweighting the ones chosen by the model. Over time and by design, the performance of any one of the model’s investment themes have historically had a low correlation with the model’s other themes, demonstrating the diversification benefit of the Fund’s theme-driven quantitative model. The variance in performance supports our research indicating that the diversification provided by our different investment themes is expected to provide a significant investment advantage over the long term, even though the Fund may experience underperformance in the short term. Of course, diversification does not protect an investor from market risk nor does it ensure a profit.

 

      During the Reporting Period, one of our six investment themes — Momentum — detracted from relative returns. The Momentum theme seeks to predict drifts in stock prices caused by delayed investor reaction to company-specific information and information about related companies.

 

      Three of our other investment themes added to the Fund’s relative returns. Sentiment and Quality were our best performing themes. The Sentiment theme reflects selected investment views and decisions of individuals and financial intermediaries. The Quality theme seeks to assess both firm and management quality. Our Valuation theme also contributed positively, although to a lesser extent. The Valuation theme attempts to capture potential mispricings of securities, typically by comparing a measure of the company’s intrinsic value to its market value.

 

      The impact of our Profitability and Management themes on relative performance was neutral during the Reporting Period. The Profitability theme seeks to assess whether a company is earning more than its cost of capital. The Management theme seeks to assess the characteristics, policies and strategic decisions of company management.

 

Q   How did the Fund’s sector and industry allocations affect relative performance?

 

A   In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking stocks rather than on making sector or industry bets. Consequently, the Fund is similar to the Index in terms of its sector and industry allocations and style. Changes in its sector or industry weights generally do not have a meaningful impact on relative performance.

 

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Q   Did stock selection help or hurt Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   We seek to outpace the Index by overweighting stocks we expect to outperform and underweighting those we think may lag. At the same time, we strive to maintain a risk profile similar to the Index. The Fund’s investments are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on our investment themes. For example, the Fund aims to hold a basket of stocks with better Momentum characteristics than the benchmark.

 

      During the Reporting Period, security selection overall detracted from the Fund’s relative performance. Stock picks in the financials, energy and materials sectors hurt relative returns, while investments in the consumer discretionary and industrials sectors were advantageous.

 

Q   Which individual stock positions detracted most from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund was hampered by overweight positions in Marathon Petroleum, HollyFrontier and Bank of America. We chose to overweight Marathon Petroleum and HollyFrontier, both petroleum refiners, because of our positive views on Sentiment and Valuation. The overweight in Bank of America was due to our positive views on Momentum and Valuation.

 

Q   Which individual stock positions contributed most to the Fund’s relative returns during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund benefited from overweight positions in Tyson Foods, a food maker, and Pioneer Natural Resources, an independent petroleum, natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration and production company. We chose to overweight both stocks because of our positive views on Momentum and Sentiment. An underweight in pharmaceutical company Allergan also added to relative performance. We adopted the underweight because of our negative views on Profitability and Sentiment.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we used financial futures contracts to equitize the Fund’s cash holdings. In other words, we put the Fund’s cash holdings to work by using them as collateral for the purchase of financial futures contracts. The use of these derivatives did not have a material impact on Fund results during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What was the Fund’s sector positioning relative to the Index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was overweight the information technology, materials and health care sectors relative to the Index. Compared to the Index, the Fund was underweight the industrials, financials, consumer discretionary and utilities sectors. The Fund was relatively neutral compared to the Index in the energy, consumer staples and telecommunication services sectors at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

31


 

FUND BASICS

 

U.S. Equity Insights Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

 

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016      Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       S&P 500® Index2  
  Class A        -1.61        0.43
  Class C        -1.99           0.43   
  Institutional        -1.40           0.43   
  Service        -1.65           0.43   
  Class IR        -1.49           0.43   
  Class R        -1.74           0.43   
    Class R6        -1.40           0.43   

 

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

 

  2    The S&P 500® Index (with dividends reinvested) is the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock prices. The figures for the Index do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 3/31/16   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
  Class A     -8.15     10.05     4.63     7.87   5/24/91
  Class C     -4.51        10.46        4.44        4.68      8/15/97
  Institutional     -2.45        11.73        5.64        8.23      6/15/95
  Service     -2.90        11.18        5.13        6.75      6/07/96
  Class IR     -2.57        11.57        N/A        5.53      11/30/07
  Class R     -3.06        11.02        N/A        5.02      11/30/07
    Class R6     N/A        N/A        N/A        -3.42      7/31/15

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual 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 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Service, Class IR, Class R 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.

 

32


FUND BASICS

 

 

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS4   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     0.96      1.17
  Class C     1.71         1.92   
  Institutional     0.56         0.77   
  Service     1.06         1.27   
  Class IR     0.71         0.92   
  Class R6     1.21         1.42   
    Class R     0.54         0.74   

 

  4    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 February 26, 2017, 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.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  Johnson & Johnson     2.7    Pharmaceuticals
  Apple, Inc.     2.6       Computers & Peripherals
  Verizon Communications, Inc.     1.9       Diversified Telecommunication Services
  Merck & Co., Inc.     1.8       Pharmaceuticals
  PepsiCo., Inc.     1.8       Beverages
  The Home Depot, Inc.     1.8       Specialty Retail
  Microsoft Corp.     1.7       Software
  Oracle Corp.     1.7       Software
  Amgen, Inc.     1.6       Biotechnology
    Facebook, Inc. Class A     1.5       Internet Software & Services

 

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

 

33


FUND BASICS

 

 

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS6
As of April 30, 2016      

 

LOGO

 

 

  6    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from the percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value. Short-term investments represent repurchase agreements. 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.

 

34


MARKET REVIEW

 

Index Definitions

The S&P 500® Index is the Standard & Poor’s 500 composite index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock prices.

The Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 1000® Index represents approximately 92% of the U.S. market.

The Russell 1000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index of common stock prices that measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and forecasted expected growth values.

The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index of common stock prices that measures the performance of the 2000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index of common stock prices that measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set and that the represented companies continue to reflect value characteristics.

 

35


GOLDMAN SACHS LARGE CAP GROWTH INSIGHTS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

   

Description

 

Value

 
  Common Stocks – 97.5%   
  Aerospace & Defense – 0.9%   
  33,294      BE Aerospace, Inc.   $ 1,619,087   
  91,960      Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A*     4,335,914   
  7,251      The Boeing Co.     977,435   
   

 

 

 
      6,932,436   

 

 

 
  Air Freight & Logistics – 0.4%   
  61,709      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     3,061,383   

 

 

 
  Airlines – 0.4%   
  12,895      Delta Air Lines, Inc.     537,334   
  117,515      JetBlue Airways Corp.*     2,325,622   
   

 

 

 
      2,862,956   

 

 

 
  Auto Components – 1.5%   
  51,022      Lear Corp.     5,874,163   
  72,923      Visteon Corp.     5,809,775   
   

 

 

 
      11,683,938   

 

 

 
  Beverages – 3.7%   
  85,456      Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.     4,484,731   
  189,822      PepsiCo., Inc.     19,544,073   
  116,004      The Coca-Cola Co.     5,196,979   
   

 

 

 
      29,225,783   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology – 7.7%   
  107,161      AbbVie, Inc.     6,536,821   
  106,951      Amgen, Inc.     16,930,343   
  66,566      Baxalta, Inc.     2,792,444   
  8,450      Biogen, Inc.*     2,323,665   
  101,624      Celgene Corp.*     10,508,938   
  80,224      Gilead Sciences, Inc.     7,076,559   
  43,790      Incyte Corp.*     3,164,703   
  10,666      Medivation, Inc.*     616,495   
  3,733      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     1,406,258   
  49,343      United Therapeutics Corp.*     5,190,884   
  43,328      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     3,654,284   
   

 

 

 
      60,201,394   

 

 

 
  Capital Markets – 1.8%   
  3,606      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.*     614,174   
  63,433      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     6,083,225   
  147,004      SEI Investments Co.     7,067,952   
   

 

 

 
      13,765,351   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 3.7%   
  38,726      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     5,649,736   
  61,624      Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.*     1,754,435   
  23,402      Celanese Corp. Series A     1,654,522   
  71,143      PPG Industries, Inc.     7,853,476   
  85,426      Praxair, Inc.     10,034,138   
  4,649      The Sherwin-Williams Co.     1,335,704   
  11,760      W.R. Grace & Co.*     901,757   
   

 

 

 
      29,183,768   

 

 

 

Shares

   

Description

 

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.1%   
  19,963      Tyco International PLC   $ 768,975   

 

 

 
  Communications Equipment – 0.4%   
  51,251      ARRIS International PLC*     1,166,985   
  26,235      Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.     252,119   
  67,568      Juniper Networks, Inc.     1,581,091   
   

 

 

 
      3,000,195   

 

 

 
  Computers & Peripherals – 5.3%   
  391,811      Apple, Inc.     36,728,363   
  83,551      EMC Corp.     2,181,517   
  103,989      NetApp, Inc.     2,458,300   
   

 

 

 
      41,368,180   

 

 

 
  Construction & Engineering* – 0.4%   
  129,154      Quanta Services, Inc.     3,063,533   

 

 

 
  Construction Materials – 0.9%   
  69,198      Vulcan Materials Co.     7,447,781   

 

 

 
  Containers & Packaging – 0.4%   
  215,952      Graphic Packaging Holding Co.     2,867,843   

 

 

 
  Distributors* – 0.1%   
  27,368      LKQ Corp.     877,144   

 

 

 
  Diversified Financial Services – 0.6%   
  20,276      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     4,866,848   

 

 

 
  Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.0%   
  160,196      Verizon Communications, Inc.     8,160,384   

 

 

 
  Electrical Equipment – 0.3%   
  50,717      AMETEK, Inc.     2,438,980   

 

 

 
  Energy Equipment & Services* – 0.6%   
  167,371      FMC Technologies, Inc.     5,103,142   

 

 

 
  Food & Staples Retailing – 2.5%   
  170,881      Sysco Corp.     7,872,488   
  148,851      The Kroger Co.     5,267,837   
  85,840      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     6,805,395   
   

 

 

 
      19,945,720   

 

 

 
  Food Products – 2.0%   
  182,414      ConAgra Foods, Inc.     8,128,368   
  94,721      Kellogg Co.     7,275,520   
   

 

 

 
      15,403,888   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 3.2%   
  159,740      Baxter International, Inc.(a)     7,063,703   
  43,524      C.R. Bard, Inc.     9,234,487   
  2,734      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*     290,378   
  229,237      Hologic, Inc.*     7,700,071   
  8,524      ResMed, Inc.     475,639   
   

 

 

 
      24,764,278   

 

 

 
  Health Care Providers & Services – 3.5%   
  12,247      Aetna, Inc.     1,374,970   
  16,988      Anthem, Inc.     2,391,401   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS LARGE CAP GROWTH INSIGHTS FUND

 

Shares

   

Description

 

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Health Care Providers & Services – (continued)   
  77,722      Cigna Corp.   $ 10,767,606   
  21,838      Express Scripts Holding Co.*     1,610,116   
  47,734      McKesson Corp.     8,010,720   
  8,243      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     1,085,438   
  13,913      Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B     1,859,890   
   

 

 

 
      27,100,141   

 

 

 
  Health Care Technology* – 0.1%   
  80,452      Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.     1,078,057   

 

 

 
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.6%   
  41,592      International Game Technology PLC     721,205   
  33,422      McDonald’s Corp.     4,227,549   
   

 

 

 
      4,948,754   

 

 

 
  Household Durables – 1.6%   
  57,376      D.R. Horton, Inc.     1,724,722   
  26,454      Leggett & Platt, Inc.     1,303,918   
  22,702      Mohawk Industries, Inc.*     4,373,086   
  28,155      Whirlpool Corp.     4,902,912   
   

 

 

 
      12,304,638   

 

 

 
  Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.6%   
  80,485      AES Corp.     898,213   
  229,120      Calpine Corp.*     3,615,513   
   

 

 

 
      4,513,726   

 

 

 
  Industrial Conglomerates – 0.4%   
  32,430      Carlisle Cos., Inc.     3,304,617   

 

 

 
  Insurance – 0.2%   
  30,611      Lincoln National Corp.     1,330,048   
  3,258      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     310,227   
   

 

 

 
      1,640,275   

 

 

 
  Internet & Catalog Retail – 3.6%   
  30,234      Amazon.com, Inc.*(b)     19,942,044   
  5,751      Expedia, Inc.     665,793   
  28,180      Netflix, Inc.*     2,537,046   
  3,658      The Priceline Group, Inc.*     4,915,108   
  6,341      TripAdvisor, Inc.*     409,565   
   

 

 

 
      28,469,556   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services* – 8.3%   
  22,895      Alphabet, Inc. Class A     16,206,912   
  23,367      Alphabet, Inc. Class C     16,193,565   
  407,156      eBay, Inc.     9,946,821   
  168,457      Facebook, Inc. Class A     19,807,174   
  7,038      LinkedIn Corp. Class A     881,932   
  66,614      Rackspace Hosting, Inc.     1,523,462   
  35,727      Twitter, Inc.     522,329   
   

 

 

 
      65,082,195   

 

 

 
  IT Services – 3.3%   
  43,842      Alliance Data Systems Corp.*     8,913,517   
  58,322      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A*     3,404,255   

 

 

 

Shares

   

Description

 

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  IT Services – (continued)   
  19,990      CoreLogic, Inc.*   $ 709,245   
  9,660      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     782,750   
  24,115      MasterCard, Inc. Class A     2,338,914   
  109,899      Vantiv, Inc. Class A*     5,993,891   
  47,924      Visa, Inc. Class A     3,701,650   
   

 

 

 
      25,844,222   

 

 

 
  Leisure Equipment & Products* – 0.0%   
  5,971      Vista Outdoor, Inc.     286,489   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.8%   
  2,616      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*     936,397   
  37,556      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     5,417,453   
   

 

 

 
      6,353,850   

 

 

 
  Machinery – 2.1%   
  217,657      Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.     6,270,698   
  98,154      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     10,259,056   
   

 

 

 
      16,529,754   

 

 

 
  Media – 3.8%   
  133,214      Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A     4,448,015   
  25,655      Cinemark Holdings, Inc.     888,946   
  67,830      Comcast Corp. Class A     4,121,351   
  192,201      The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.     4,409,091   
  51,797      The Walt Disney Co.     5,348,558   
  39,561      Time Warner Cable, Inc.     8,391,284   
  31,027      Time Warner, Inc.     2,331,369   
   

 

 

 
      29,938,614   

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining – 1.1%   
  5,427      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     401,435   
  319,903      Steel Dynamics, Inc.     8,064,755   
   

 

 

 
      8,466,190   

 

 

 
  Multiline Retail – 0.8%   
  49,790      Dollar General Corp.     4,078,299   
  27,161      Target Corp.     2,159,299   
   

 

 

 
      6,237,598   

 

 

 
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.7%   
  74,682      Newfield Exploration Co.*     2,707,223   
  53,470      World Fuel Services Corp.     2,498,653   
   

 

 

 
      5,205,876   

 

 

 
  Personal Products – 0.3%   
  21,847      The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A     2,094,472   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 3.7%   
  28,078      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     2,026,670   
  39,563      Eli Lilly & Co.     2,988,193   
  97,698      Johnson & Johnson     10,949,992   
  165,860      Merck & Co., Inc.     9,095,762   
  99,619      Mylan NV*     4,155,109   
   

 

 

 
      29,215,726   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   37


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

   

Description

 

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.1%   
  117,995      Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A   $ 2,184,087   
  74,355      Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.     5,092,574   
  18,213      Lamar Advertising Co. Class A     1,129,935   
   

 

 

 
      8,406,596   

 

 

 
  Road & Rail – 1.4%   
  109,930      CSX Corp.     2,997,791   
  59,292      Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.*     549,044   
  11,459      Norfolk Southern Corp.     1,032,570   
  70,938      Union Pacific Corp.     6,187,922   
   

 

 

 
      10,767,327   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.2%   
  313,509      Applied Materials, Inc.     6,417,529   
  122,399      KLA-Tencor Corp.     8,560,586   
  24,598      Lam Research Corp.     1,879,287   
  219,011      Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     7,823,073   
  11,919      Texas Instruments, Inc.     679,860   
   

 

 

 
      25,360,335   

 

 

 
  Software – 9.4%   
  109,379      Adobe Systems, Inc.*     10,305,690   
  39,525      ANSYS, Inc.*     3,587,684   
  364,575      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*     8,454,494   
  81,962      CDK Global, Inc.     3,898,932   
  107,096      Citrix Systems, Inc.*     8,764,737   
  6,407      Electronic Arts, Inc.*     396,273   
  311,241      Microsoft Corp.     15,521,589   
  106,879      Nuance Communications, Inc.*     1,836,181   
  338,735      Oracle Corp.     13,501,977   
  48,947      PTC, Inc.*     1,784,608   
  6,490      Red Hat, Inc.*     476,171   
  5,179      salesforce.com, Inc.*     392,568   
  94,969      Synopsys, Inc.*     4,512,927   
   

 

 

 
      73,433,831   

 

 

 
  Specialty Retail – 6.3%   
  2,799      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     436,924   
  7,851      AutoZone, Inc.*     6,007,820   
  44,737      L Brands, Inc.     3,502,460   
  175,491      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     13,340,826   
  12,710      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     3,338,663   
  85,478      Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*     2,684,009   
  151,911      The Home Depot, Inc.     20,339,364   
   

 

 

 
      49,650,066   

 

 

 
  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.7%   
  8,569      Carter’s, Inc.     914,055   
  26,953      Hanesbrands, Inc.     782,446   
  66,848      NIKE, Inc. Class B     3,940,021   
   

 

 

 
      5,636,522   

 

 

 
  Tobacco – 0.1%   
  6,731      Altria Group, Inc.     422,101   

 

 

 

Shares

   

Description

 

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.9%   
  105,662      HD Supply Holdings, Inc.*   $ 3,622,094   
  44,056      United Rentals, Inc.*     2,948,668   
  61,879      Watsco, Inc.     8,320,869   
   

 

 

 
      14,891,631   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
  (Cost $753,192,825)   $ 764,177,059   

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Short-term Investment(c) – 1.1%   
  Repurchase Agreements – 1.1%     

 

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II

  

$ 8,300,000        0.290     05/02/16      $ 8,300,000   
  (Cost $8,300,000)       

 

 

 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES
LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
  
  (Cost $761,492,825)      $ 772,477,059   

 

 

 

 

Shares     Rate   Value  
  Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle(d)(e) – 0.7%   

 
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Money Market Fund – FST
Institutional Shares

  
  

  5,814,625      0.430%   $ 5,814,625   
  (Cost $5,814,625)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.3%  
  (Cost $767,307,450)   $ 778,291,684   

 

 

 
 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 0.7%

    5,869,254   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 784,160,938   

 

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(b)

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

(c)

  Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on April 29, 2016. Additional information appears on page 63.

(d)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on April 30, 2016.

(e)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS LARGE CAP GROWTH INSIGHTS FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
     Expiration
Date
     Current
Value
       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

   126      June 2016      $ 12,972,330         $ 502,202   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   39


GOLDMAN SACHS LARGE CAP VALUE INSIGHTS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – 97.5%   
  Aerospace & Defense – 1.1%  
  4,273      General Dynamics Corp.   $ 600,442   
  16,245      L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     2,136,705   
  29,796      Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A*     1,404,881   
   

 

 

 
      4,142,028   

 

 

 
  Airlines* – 0.1%  
  25,813      JetBlue Airways Corp.     510,839   

 

 

 
  Auto Components – 0.7%  
  21,914      Lear Corp.     2,522,959   
  2,166      Visteon Corp.     172,565   
   

 

 

 
      2,695,524   

 

 

 
  Automobiles – 0.3%  
  89,758      Ford Motor Co.     1,217,118   

 

 

 
  Beverages – 0.1%  
  4,322      PepsiCo., Inc.     444,993   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology – 1.1%  
  19,030      Amgen, Inc.     3,012,449   
  18,244      Baxalta, Inc.     765,336   
  1,043      United Therapeutics Corp.*     109,723   
   

 

 

 
      3,887,508   

 

 

 
  Capital Markets – 2.8%  
  28,682      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     2,750,603   
  89,699      E*TRADE Financial Corp.*     2,258,621   
  33,219      Invesco Ltd.     1,030,121   
  14,818      Legg Mason, Inc.     475,806   
  14,698      Northern Trust Corp.     1,044,734   
  64,845      The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     2,609,363   
   

 

 

 
      10,169,248   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 2.3%  
  16,180      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     2,360,500   
  10,718      Celanese Corp. Series A     757,763   
  32,199      Praxair, Inc.     3,782,094   
  3,703      The Dow Chemical Co.     194,815   
  26,515      Westlake Chemical Corp.     1,330,788   
   

 

 

 
      8,425,960   

 

 

 
  Commercial Banks – 8.5%  
  404,911      Bank of America Corp.     5,895,504   
  43,808      Citigroup, Inc.     2,027,434   
  119,136      Fifth Third Bancorp     2,181,380   
  39,781      First Horizon National Corp.     560,116   
  93,862      JPMorgan Chase & Co.     5,932,078   
  301,550      KeyCorp.     3,706,050   
  5,893      Popular, Inc.     175,140   
  71,110      Regions Financial Corp.     667,012   
  82,216      SunTrust Banks, Inc.     3,431,696   
  28,767      Synovus Financial Corp.     896,380   
  77,893      TCF Financial Corp.     1,062,461   
  98,601      Wells Fargo & Co.     4,928,078   
  4,983      Zions Bancorp     137,132   
   

 

 

 
      31,600,461   

 

 

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.0%  
  3,121      Tyco International PLC   $ 120,221   

 

 

 
  Communications Equipment – 1.2%  
  13,917      ARRIS International PLC*     316,890   
  121,071      Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.     1,163,492   
  74,199      Cisco Systems, Inc.     2,039,731   
  34,322      Juniper Networks, Inc.     803,135   
  27,549      Viavi Solutions, Inc.*     179,344   
   

 

 

 
      4,502,592   

 

 

 
  Computers & Peripherals – 1.7%  
  141,153      EMC Corp.     3,685,505   
  95,224      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.     1,586,432   
  36,942      NetApp, Inc.     873,309   
   

 

 

 
      6,145,246   

 

 

 
  Construction & Engineering – 0.6%  
  65,715      KBR, Inc.     1,022,526   
  47,924      Quanta Services, Inc.*     1,136,757   
   

 

 

 
      2,159,283   

 

 

 
  Construction Materials – 0.9%  
  31,437      Vulcan Materials Co.     3,383,564   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance – 1.8%  
  53,955      Ally Financial, Inc.*     960,939   
  21,264      American Express Co.     1,391,303   
  136,302      Synchrony Financial*     4,166,752   
   

 

 

 
      6,518,994   

 

 

 
  Containers & Packaging – 0.2%  
  43,106      Graphic Packaging Holding Co.     572,448   

 

 

 
  Diversified Financial Services – 2.7%  
  49,846      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B*     7,251,596   
  10,837      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     2,601,205   
   

 

 

 
      9,852,801   

 

 

 
  Diversified Telecommunication Services(a) – 1.1%  
  95,024      AT&T, Inc.     3,688,832   
  5,381      Verizon Communications, Inc.     274,108   
   

 

 

 
      3,962,940   

 

 

 
  Electric Utilities – 2.0%  
  88,748      FirstEnergy Corp.     2,892,298   
  94,062      Great Plains Energy, Inc.     2,937,556   
  38,794      PPL Corp.     1,460,206   
   

 

 

 
      7,290,060   

 

 

 
  Electrical Equipment – 0.7%  
  36,728      Eaton Corp. PLC     2,323,780   
  1,831      Hubbell, Inc.     193,647   
   

 

 

 
      2,517,427   

 

 

 
  Energy Equipment & Services – 1.2%  
  110,906      FMC Technologies, Inc.*     3,381,524   
  12,494      Halliburton Co.     516,127   
  36,409      Rowan Cos. PLC Class A     684,853   
   

 

 

 
      4,582,504   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS LARGE CAP VALUE INSIGHTS FUND

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Food & Staples Retailing – 2.2%  
  77,066      Sysco Corp.   $ 3,550,431   
  6,107      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     408,375   
  52,303      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     4,146,582   
   

 

 

 
      8,105,388   

 

 

 
  Food Products – 3.4%  
  35,899      Bunge Ltd.     2,243,688   
  89,497      ConAgra Foods, Inc.     3,987,986   
  35,932      Kellogg Co.     2,759,937   
  28,873      Pinnacle Foods, Inc.     1,229,701   
  19,638      The J.M. Smucker Co.     2,493,633   
   

 

 

 
      12,714,945   

 

 

 
  Gas Utilities – 0.0%  
  3,791      UGI Corp.     152,550   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.8%  
  58,654      Baxter International, Inc.(b)     2,593,680   
  12,309      C.R. Bard, Inc.     2,611,600   
  28,942      Hologic, Inc.*     972,162   
  5,146      Medtronic PLC     407,306   
   

 

 

 
      6,584,748   

 

 

 
  Health Care Providers & Services – 1.7%  
  9,298      Aetna, Inc.     1,043,887   
  8,633      Anthem, Inc.     1,215,267   
  25,424      Cigna Corp.     3,522,241   
  3,231      Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B     431,920   
   

 

 

 
      6,213,315   

 

 

 
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.5%  
  36,907      Carnival Corp.     1,810,288   

 

 

 
  Household Durables – 1.2%  
  13,490      D.R. Horton, Inc.     405,509   
  8,582      Mohawk Industries, Inc.*     1,653,151   
  12,728      Whirlpool Corp.     2,216,454   
   

 

 

 
      4,275,114   

 

 

 
  Household Products – 1.9%  
  85,955      The Procter & Gamble Co.     6,886,715   

 

 

 
  Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 1.6%  
  338,472      AES Corp.     3,777,348   
  138,425      Calpine Corp.*     2,184,346   
   

 

 

 
      5,961,694   

 

 

 
  Industrial Conglomerates – 2.3%  
  15,746      Carlisle Cos., Inc.     1,604,517   
  226,596      General Electric Co.     6,967,827   
   

 

 

 
      8,572,344   

 

 

 
  Insurance – 6.7%  
  10,051      Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG     357,615   
  20,029      Assured Guaranty Ltd.     518,150   
  90,070      Lincoln National Corp.     3,913,541   
  15,625      Principal Financial Group, Inc.     666,875   

 

 

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Insurance – (continued)  
  41,360      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.   $ 3,938,299   
  61,972      The Allstate Corp.     4,031,279   
  38,735      The Travelers Cos., Inc.     4,256,976   
  16,564      Torchmark Corp.     958,890   
  19,622      Unum Group     671,269   
  31,529      W.R. Berkley Corp.     1,765,624   
  116,561      XL Group PLC     3,815,042   
   

 

 

 
      24,893,560   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services* – 0.9%  
  84,138      eBay, Inc.     2,055,491   
  31,012      Yahoo!, Inc.     1,135,039   
   

 

 

 
      3,190,530   

 

 

 
  IT Services – 0.4%  
  28,885      Amdocs Ltd.     1,633,158   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.8%  
  21,151      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     3,051,032   

 

 

 
  Machinery – 1.2%  
  129,080      Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.     3,718,795   
  5,209      Kennametal, Inc.     121,787   
  9,885      PACCAR, Inc.     582,325   
   

 

 

 
      4,422,907   

 

 

 
  Media – 0.7%  
  51,204      Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A     1,709,701   
  12,027      Time Warner, Inc.     903,709   
   

 

 

 
      2,613,410   

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining – 2.9%  
  9,052      Newmont Mining Corp.     316,549   
  47,399      Nucor Corp.     2,359,522   
  53,765      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     3,976,997   
  158,440      Steel Dynamics, Inc.     3,994,272   
   

 

 

 
      10,647,340   

 

 

 
  Multi-Utilities – 1.4%  
  35,757      Ameren Corp.     1,716,336   
  23,295      NiSource, Inc.     529,029   
  30,090      Sempra Energy     3,109,802   
   

 

 

 
      5,355,167   

 

 

 
  Multiline Retail – 1.2%  
  16,074      Kohl’s Corp.     712,078   
  45,802      Target Corp.     3,641,259   
   

 

 

 
      4,353,337   

 

 

 
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 11.4%  
  33,371      Chevron Corp.     3,409,849   
  95,690      ConocoPhillips     4,573,025   
  16,156      Devon Energy Corp.     560,290   
  2,553      Diamondback Energy, Inc.*     221,039   
  40,934      Energen Corp.     1,739,286   
  27,972      EOG Resources, Inc.     2,311,047   
  112,319      Exxon Mobil Corp.     9,929,000   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   41


GOLDMAN SACHS LARGE CAP VALUE INSIGHTS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – (continued)  
  92,770      Kinder Morgan, Inc.   $ 1,647,595   
  102,988      Newfield Exploration Co.*     3,733,315   
  33,750      Noble Energy, Inc.     1,218,712   
  65,504      Occidental Petroleum Corp.     5,020,882   
  28,345      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     4,708,104   
  66,514      World Fuel Services Corp.     3,108,199   
   

 

 

 
      42,180,343   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 8.2%  
  122,971      Johnson & Johnson     13,782,590   
  159,766      Merck & Co., Inc.     8,761,567   
  26,860      Mylan NV*     1,120,331   
  209,274      Pfizer, Inc.     6,845,352   
   

 

 

 
      30,509,840   

 

 

 
  Real Estate Investment Trusts – 2.9%  
  143,921      CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.     1,680,997   
  119,782      Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A     2,217,165   
  82,480      Equity Commonwealth*     2,302,017   
  12,174      Post Properties, Inc.     698,301   
  24,895      ProLogis, Inc.     1,130,482   
  137,951      Starwood Property Trust, Inc.     2,670,731   
   

 

 

 
      10,699,693   

 

 

 
  Road & Rail – 1.4%  
  78,572      CSX Corp.     2,142,659   
  32,247      Norfolk Southern Corp.     2,905,777   
   

 

 

 
      5,048,436   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.8%  
  133,275      Applied Materials, Inc.     2,728,139   
  44,938      Intel Corp.     1,360,723   
  33,920      KLA-Tencor Corp.     2,372,365   
  5,674      Lam Research Corp.     433,493   
  101,165      Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     3,613,614   
  36,591      QUALCOMM, Inc.     1,848,577   
  95,402      Teradyne, Inc.     1,804,052   
   

 

 

 
      14,160,963   

 

 

 
  Software – 5.5%  
  16,897      ANSYS, Inc.*     1,533,741   
  40,738      Citrix Systems, Inc.*     3,333,998   
  101,274      Microsoft Corp.     5,050,534   
  155,182      Nuance Communications, Inc.*     2,666,027   
  139,319      Oracle Corp.     5,553,255   
  59,750      Symantec Corp.     994,539   
  29,297      Synopsys, Inc.*     1,392,193   
   

 

 

 
      20,524,287   

 

 

 
  Specialty Retail – 0.4%  
  17,729      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     1,347,759   

 

 

 
  Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.0%  
  838      Watsco, Inc.     112,686   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
  (Cost $356,839,125)   $ 360,723,308   

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Short-term Investment(c) – 6.8%   
  Repurchase Agreements – 6.8%   

 

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II

  

$ 25,200,000        0.290     05/02/16      $ 25,200,000   
  (Cost $25,200,000)     

 

 

 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES
LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
  
  (Cost $382,039,125)      $ 385,923,308   

 

 

 

 

Shares     Rate   Value  
  Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle(d)(e) – 0.6%   

 
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Money Market Fund – FST
Institutional Shares

  
  

  2,253,450      0.430%   $ 2,253,450   
  (Cost $2,253,450)   

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 104.9%   
  (Cost $384,292,575)   $ 388,176,758   

 

 

 
 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF

    OTHER ASSETS – (4.9)%

    (18,283,252

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 369,893,506   

 

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

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

(b)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(c)

  Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on April 29, 2016. Additional information appears on page 63.

(d)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on April 30, 2016.

(e)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS LARGE CAP VALUE INSIGHTS FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
     Expiration
Date
     Current
Value
       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

   49      June 2016      $ 5,044,795         $ 195,301   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL CAP EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – 97.5%   
  Aerospace & Defense – 0.8%   
  37,449      DigitalGlobe, Inc.*   $ 829,870   
  7,679      Esterline Technologies Corp.*     527,240   
  1,162      National Presto Industries, Inc.(a)     101,315   
   

 

 

 
      1,458,425   

 

 

 
  Air Freight & Logistics* – 0.7%   
  22,890      Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     914,226   
  10,007      Hub Group, Inc. Class A     385,470   
   

 

 

 
      1,299,696   

 

 

 
  Auto Components – 2.3%   
  9,326      American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*     144,646   
  19,728      Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.     681,405   
  4,376      Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.*     337,433   
  47,275      Dana Holding Corp.     611,266   
  3,802      Dorman Products, Inc.*(a)     204,510   
  16,366      Drew Industries, Inc.     1,061,008   
  40,267      Modine Manufacturing Co.*     435,286   
  2,767      Superior Industries International, Inc.     72,274   
  2,412      Tenneco, Inc.*     128,560   
  13,735      Tower International, Inc.     315,218   
   

 

 

 
      3,991,606   

 

 

 
  Beverages* – 0.2%   
  1,750      The Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A     273,140   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology – 5.9%   
  3,042      ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)     98,257   
  10,306      Acceleron Pharma, Inc.*     308,665   
  25,049      Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     214,169   
  31,738      Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*     820,427   
  9,761      Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     612,405   
  125,989      Array BioPharma, Inc.*     401,905   
  32,264      Cepheid, Inc.*     920,815   
  21,509      Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.*     828,527   
  14,318      FibroGen, Inc.*     257,724   
  3,613      Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.*     171,943   
  27,597      Genomic Health, Inc.*     725,249   
  55,769      Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*(a)     588,363   
  4,152      Insys Therapeutics, Inc.*(a)     60,162   
  37,310      MiMedx Group, Inc.*(a)     280,944   
  23,401      Myriad Genetics, Inc.*(a)     842,436   
  7,027      Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*     320,291   
  8,915      NewLink Genetics Corp.*(a)     144,512   
  10,338      Ophthotech Corp.*     483,198   
  187,239      PDL BioPharma, Inc.     705,891   
  8,074      Prothena Corp. PLC*(a)     348,716   
  36,658      Repligen Corp.*     976,569   
  2,195      Sage Therapeutics, Inc.*     82,729   
  21,538      ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc.*(a)     169,289   
   

 

 

 
      10,363,186   

 

 

 
  Building Products – 1.0%   
  10,287      Apogee Enterprises, Inc.     426,293   
  12,977      Continental Building Products, Inc.*     254,479   

 

 

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Building Products – (continued)   
  2,289      Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*   $ 60,544   
  1,524      Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.     57,303   
  12,097      Universal Forest Products, Inc.     927,235   
   

 

 

 
      1,725,854   

 

 

 
  Capital Markets – 2.0%   
  3,915      Associated Capital Group, Inc. Class A*     119,290   
  23,801      Cohen & Steers, Inc.     934,665   
  3,407      Financial Engines, Inc.(a)     109,739   
  8,554      GAMCO Investors, Inc. Class A(a)     338,482   
  21,952      Investment Technology Group, Inc.     428,503   
  12,175      OM Asset Management PLC     163,389   
  19,013      Piper Jaffray Cos.*     793,032   
  60,276      WisdomTree Investments, Inc.(a)     656,406   
   

 

 

 
      3,543,506   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 2.9%   
  39,813      Chemtura Corp.*     1,108,792   
  23,273      FutureFuel Corp.     261,589   
  25,792      H.B. Fuller Co.     1,153,418   
  18,222      Innophos Holdings, Inc.     673,485   
  11,203      Minerals Technologies, Inc.     671,060   
  15,643      PolyOne Corp.     562,835   
  708      Quaker Chemical Corp.     63,054   
  10,225      Stepan Co.     626,690   
   

 

 

 
      5,120,923   

 

 

 
  Commercial Banks – 8.1%   
  3,778      1st Source Corp.     130,114   
  6,333      Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA Class E     163,771   
  27,726      Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.(a)     1,145,084   
  51,282      Brookline Bancorp, Inc.     583,589   
  35,854      Central Pacific Financial Corp.     836,832   
  20,267      Columbia Banking System, Inc.     597,674   
  59,487      CVB Financial Corp.(a)     1,021,987   
  23,905      FCB Financial Holdings, Inc. Class A*     835,480   
  1,694      First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A     431,970   
  37,879      First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.     700,004   
  1,635      Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.     61,901   
  12,483      Hanmi Financial Corp.     288,607   
  8,122      Home BancShares, Inc.     349,165   
  21,286      IBERIABANK Corp.     1,255,661   
  17,720      International Bancshares Corp.     464,087   
  18,735      LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.     462,005   
  69,283      OFG Bancorp     611,769   
  26,677      PrivateBancorp, Inc.     1,110,030   
  23,065      Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     1,217,140   
  11,148      Renasant Corp.     382,822   
  9,960      Trustmark Corp.     244,120   
  34,121      Western Alliance Bancorp*     1,248,146   
   

 

 

 
      14,141,958   

 

 

 
  Commercial Services & Supplies – 3.4%  
  38,054      Brady Corp. Class A     1,008,050   
  15,948      Essendant, Inc.     491,039   

 

 

 

 

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


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    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Commercial Services & Supplies – (continued)  
  10,336      Herman Miller, Inc.   $ 311,837   
  4,779      HNI Corp.     208,938   
  16,950      Interface, Inc.     288,489   
  54,676      Kimball International, Inc. Class B     636,429   
  30,944      Knoll, Inc.     722,542   
  57,133      Quad Graphics, Inc.     717,019   
  17,617      Tetra Tech, Inc.     517,940   
  30,826      The Brink’s Co.     1,043,152   
   

 

 

 
      5,945,435   

 

 

 
  Communications Equipment – 1.6%  
  21,970      Calix, Inc.*     152,252   
  10,947      Ciena Corp.*     184,238   
  4,824      Finisar Corp.*     79,403   
  18,298      Infinera Corp.*     217,563   
  17,942      Ixia*     181,573   
  21,601      NETGEAR, Inc.*     915,883   
  11,066      Plantronics, Inc.     425,488   
  35,353      Polycom, Inc.*     422,468   
  26,886      ShoreTel, Inc.*     164,542   
   

 

 

 
      2,743,410   

 

 

 
  Computers & Peripherals* – 0.4%  
  16,563      Cray, Inc.     627,241   

 

 

 
  Construction & Engineering – 2.0%  
  45,359      Aegion Corp.*     962,971   
  24,428      Comfort Systems USA, Inc.     720,382   
  24,193      EMCOR Group, Inc.     1,172,877   
  14,278      Granite Construction, Inc.     636,656   
   

 

 

 
      3,492,886   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance* – 0.2%  
  81,038      EZCORP, Inc. Class A     401,138   

 

 

 
  Distributors – 1.0%  
  6,292      Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.     513,805   
  13,933      Pool Corp.     1,217,883   
   

 

 

 
      1,731,688   

 

 

 
  Diversified Consumer Services – 1.6%  
  23,209      Bridgepoint Education, Inc.*     221,414   
  3,517      Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*     230,785   
  4,098      Capella Education Co.     226,660   
  18,909      DeVry Education Group, Inc.(a)     328,071   
  56,127      K12, Inc.*     689,801   
  58,694      Regis Corp.*     802,347   
  9,278      Sotheby’s     252,733   
   

 

 

 
      2,751,811   

 

 

 
  Diversified Telecommunication Services* – 0.6%  
  25,687      General Communication, Inc. Class A     434,110   
  119,296      Vonage Holdings Corp.     557,113   
   

 

 

 
      991,223   

 

 

 
  Electric Utilities – 0.7%  
  20,980      ALLETE, Inc.     1,178,866   

 

 

 

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    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Electrical Equipment – 2.1%  
  18,318      AZZ, Inc.(b)   $ 1,006,025   
  20,027      EnerSys     1,168,976   
  64,710      General Cable Corp.     1,012,064   
  34,160      LSI Industries, Inc.     432,124   
   

 

 

 
      3,619,189   

 

 

 
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 3.1%   
  42,326      Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*     821,971   
  26,276      II-VI, Inc.*     548,380   
  33,520      Insight Enterprises, Inc.*     828,279   
  32,001      Kimball Electronics, Inc.*     350,091   
  27,914      Methode Electronics, Inc.     829,883   
  12,297      MTS Systems Corp.     691,337   
  15,493      Plexus Corp.*     646,988   
  7,217      Tech Data Corp.*     495,736   
  35,223      TTM Technologies, Inc.*     229,654   
   

 

 

 
      5,442,319   

 

 

 
  Energy Equipment & Services – 0.4%  
  11,243      Archrock, Inc.     110,744   
  71,367      McDermott International, Inc.*(a)     324,006   
  85,965      Pioneer Energy Services Corp.*     267,351   
   

 

 

 
      702,101   

 

 

 
  Food & Staples Retailing – 0.3%  
  19,676      SpartanNash Co.     545,025   
  1,719      United Natural Foods, Inc.*     61,317   
   

 

 

 
      606,342   

 

 

 
  Food Products – 0.9%  
  5,409      Calavo Growers, Inc.     309,233   
  24,225      Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.     1,047,973   
  3,323      John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.     183,862   
   

 

 

 
      1,541,068   

 

 

 
  Gas Utilities – 0.8%  
  20,968      ONE Gas, Inc.     1,225,999   
  3,281      Southwest Gas Corp.     212,970   
   

 

 

 
      1,438,969   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 3.7%  
  2,394      Atrion Corp.     951,136   
  11,712      Cantel Medical Corp.     784,587   
  5,318      Cynosure, Inc. Class A*     260,263   
  4,707      Haemonetics Corp.*     152,648   
  7,158      ICU Medical, Inc.*     711,076   
  6,019      Inogen, Inc.*     294,088   
  22,545      Invacare Corp.     253,406   
  3,002      LivaNova PLC*     158,295   
  12,815      Masimo Corp.*     555,530   
  6,446      Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*     130,532   
  19,580      Natus Medical, Inc.*     624,015   
  8,543      NuVasive, Inc.*     452,266   
  7,220      Orthofix International NV*     315,947   
  11,113      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     791,246   
   

 

 

 
      6,435,035   

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

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    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Health Care Providers & Services – 2.6%  
  1,800      Amedisys, Inc.*   $ 92,682   
  13,283      Magellan Health, Inc.*     935,920   
  6,522      Molina Healthcare, Inc.*     337,579   
  31,019      Owens & Minor, Inc.     1,128,781   
  31,244      Triple-S Management Corp. Class B*     813,594   
  14,253      WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*     1,282,628   
   

 

 

 
      4,591,184   

 

 

 
  Health Care Technology – 0.7%  
  1,281      Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.(a)     65,754   
  13,139      HMS Holdings Corp.*     221,918   
  28,203      Omnicell, Inc.*     898,547   
   

 

 

 
      1,186,219   

 

 

 
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 3.8%  
  21,917      BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*     977,498   
  16,753      Bob Evans Farms, Inc.     762,932   
  23,709      Boyd Gaming Corp.*     441,936   
  1,482      Churchill Downs, Inc.     198,855   
  12,604      Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.*     187,799   
  18,268      Papa John’s International, Inc.     1,033,786   
  30,664      Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.*     338,530   
  10,370      Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.     164,676   
  33,784      Sonic Corp.     1,161,156   
  10,500      Vail Resorts, Inc.     1,361,220   
   

 

 

 
      6,628,388   

 

 

 
  Household Durables – 1.1%  
  5,428      Cavco Industries, Inc.*     475,981   
  30,393      Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.(a)     1,034,578   
  12,718      La-Z-Boy, Inc.     329,015   
   

 

 

 
      1,839,574   

 

 

 
  Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.3%  
  6,699      Ormat Technologies, Inc.     290,737   
  20,440      Talen Energy Corp.*     238,330   
   

 

 

 
      529,067   

 

 

 
  Insurance – 1.6%  
  65,264      American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.     913,696   
  18,879      Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.     1,037,779   
  2,697      FBL Financial Group, Inc. Class A     163,087   
  57,740      Maiden Holdings Ltd.     706,160   
   

 

 

 
      2,820,722   

 

 

 
  Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.6%  
  3,116      FTD Cos., Inc.*     86,656   
  6,769      HSN, Inc.     358,960   
  10,339      Nutrisystem, Inc.     227,665   
  7,786      Shutterfly, Inc.*     358,000   
   

 

 

 
      1,031,281   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services – 2.2%  
  32,076      Bankrate, Inc.*     293,175   
  17,631      Blucora, Inc.*     141,224   

 

 

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Internet Software & Services – (continued)  
  10,203      Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.*   $ 350,473   
  2,980      Cvent, Inc.*     105,343   
  152,501      EarthLink Holdings Corp.     886,031   
  8,937      LogMeIn, Inc.*     533,539   
  33,034      Marchex, Inc. Class B     140,394   
  26,489      Monster Worldwide, Inc.*     84,765   
  20,482      NIC, Inc.     362,736   
  2,188      SPS Commerce, Inc.*     111,435   
  40,488      Web.com Group, Inc.*     809,355   
   

 

 

 
      3,818,470   

 

 

 
  IT Services – 1.9%  
  15,586      Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.*     500,778   
  7,579      Cardtronics, Inc.*     298,764   
  71,829      EVERTEC, Inc.     967,537   
  2,741      ExlService Holdings, Inc.*     132,637   
       Global Payments, Inc.     2   
  31,812      ManTech International Corp. Class A     1,075,246   
  2,440      Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*     71,126   
  12,857      Travelport Worldwide Ltd.     179,355   
   

 

 

 
      3,225,445   

 

 

 
  Leisure Equipment & Products*(a) – 0.2%  
  12,310      Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.     268,727   

 

 

 
  Machinery – 2.9%  
  10,063      Altra Industrial Motion Corp.     288,808   
  5,229      Astec Industries, Inc.     253,084   
  2,963      CLARCOR, Inc.     174,135   
  50,075      Federal Signal Corp.     685,527   
  6,993      Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.     428,321   
  8,671      Kadant, Inc.     410,572   
  17,149      Miller Industries, Inc.     364,588   
  8,216      Standex International Corp.     630,085   
  4,615      Tennant Co.     246,487   
  76,252      Wabash National Corp.*     1,086,591   
  9,262      Woodward, Inc.     502,093   
   

 

 

 
      5,070,291   

 

 

 
  Media – 0.0%  
  44,613      Harte-Hanks, Inc.     81,196   

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining – 2.6%  
  27,441      Carpenter Technology Corp.(a)     971,686   
  63,275      Commercial Metals Co.(b)     1,133,888   
  66,298      Ferroglobe PLC     675,577   
  16,592      Materion Corp.     481,002   
  40,802      Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. Class A     841,337   
  11,341      Worthington Industries, Inc.     428,123   
   

 

 

 
      4,531,613   

 

 

 
  Multi-Utilities – 0.6%  
  19,038      NorthWestern Corp.     1,082,120   

 

 

 
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.2%  
  20,138      Alon USA Energy, Inc.(a)     211,449   
  8,233      Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.*     291,201   

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – (continued)  
  109,279      DHT Holdings, Inc.   $ 627,262   
  19,084      Gener8 Maritime, Inc.*(a)     137,977   
  43,360      Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*     420,158   
  3,396      Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*(a)     64,898   
  10,438      Parsley Energy, Inc. Class A*     244,458   
  18,608      PDC Energy, Inc.*     1,168,396   
  10,089      REX American Resources Corp.*     548,539   
  31,374      Scorpio Tankers, Inc.     196,401   
   

 

 

 
      3,910,739   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 1.6%  
  13,268      Impax Laboratories, Inc.*     442,488   
  24,193      Phibro Animal Health Corp. Class A     501,763   
  21,282      Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*     1,208,392   
  22,692      Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     264,135   
  13,346      SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     176,167   
  18,946      Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A*     204,238   
   

 

 

 
      2,797,183   

 

 

 
  Professional Services – 0.4%  
  4,414      Barrett Business Services, Inc.     136,878   
  19,021      CDI Corp.     136,000   
  5,220      Insperity, Inc.     275,459   
  14,420      RPX Corp.*     159,774   
   

 

 

 
      708,111   

 

 

 
  Real Estate Investment Trusts – 9.2%  
  65,136      American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp.     965,967   
  179,116      Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp.     845,427   
  16,174      CoreSite Realty Corp.     1,211,918   
  41,776      Cousins Properties, Inc.     432,381   
  43,087      CubeSmart     1,275,806   
  13,260      CyrusOne, Inc.     585,164   
  18,740      DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.     756,534   
  12,702      DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.     505,794   
  37,123      FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc.     265,801   
  46,709      First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.     1,071,504   
  26,064      Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.     854,652   
  34,865      Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.     1,019,801   
  73,040      Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.     938,564   
  46,170      Mack-Cali Realty Corp.     1,180,105   
  22,345      Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust     512,594   
  11,359      PS Business Parks, Inc.     1,087,738   
  2,787      Sovran Self Storage, Inc.     296,035   
  3,677      STAG Industrial, Inc.     73,393   
  23,154      Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.     263,956   
  10,575      Sun Communities, Inc.     717,725   
  70,563      Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.     903,912   
  25,371      Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp.(a)     252,949   
   

 

 

 
      16,017,720   

 

 

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Real Estate Management & Development – 1.0%  
  24,887      Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.   $ 951,679   
  20,192      RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. Class A     743,065   
   

 

 

 
      1,694,744   

 

 

 
  Road & Rail – 0.1%  
  9,019      ArcBest Corp.     172,173   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.4%  
  31,054      Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*     1,004,597   
  8,706      Cabot Microelectronics Corp.     364,694   
  7,378      Cirrus Logic, Inc.*     266,346   
  28,113      Entegris, Inc.*     373,622   
  17,480      Inphi Corp.*     518,632   
  7,387      Integrated Device Technology, Inc.*     142,421   
  6,311      MaxLinear, Inc. Class A*     105,709   
  28,790      MKS Instruments, Inc.     1,032,410   
  87,259      Photronics, Inc.*     923,200   
  10,455      Power Integrations, Inc.     504,454   
  10,849      Semtech Corp.*     234,772   
  1,221      Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*     57,143   
  3,206      Synaptics, Inc.*     229,389   
  4,767      Tessera Technologies, Inc.     136,908   
   

 

 

 
      5,894,297   

 

 

 
  Software – 5.1%  
  13,941      Aspen Technology, Inc.*     530,176   
  12,661      Blackbaud, Inc.     782,070   
  8,367      CommVault Systems, Inc.*     366,224   
  14,877      Fleetmatics Group PLC*(a)     539,291   
  6,901      Gigamon, Inc.*     224,904   
  4,422      Imperva, Inc.*     205,534   
  29,603      Infoblox, Inc.*     495,258   
  21,333      Manhattan Associates, Inc.*(b)     1,291,500   
  53,434      Mentor Graphics Corp.     1,066,543   
  5,670      MicroStrategy, Inc. Class A*     1,016,744   
  7,775      Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.     171,283   
  15,524      Pegasystems, Inc.     409,678   
  12,007      Progress Software Corp.*     306,419   
  4,804      Qlik Technologies, Inc.*     147,915   
  13,409      Qualys, Inc.*     337,639   
  22,717      RealPage, Inc.*     499,547   
  18,212      Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*     565,847   
   

 

 

 
      8,956,572   

 

 

 
  Specialty Retail – 2.9%  
  9,212      Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A     246,237   
  24,147      American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.(a)     345,544   
  16,999      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*     1,030,479   
  3,006      Burlington Stores, Inc.*     171,252   
  8,112      Caleres, Inc.     204,504   
  13,955      Group 1 Automotive, Inc.     918,797   
  11,982      Outerwall, Inc.(a)     494,976   
  12,414      Pier 1 Imports, Inc.     85,532   
  34,492      Rent-A-Center, Inc.     507,032   
  12,627      Stage Stores, Inc.(a)     92,935   
  25,957      The Cato Corp. Class A     949,767   
   

 

 

 
      5,047,055   

 

 

 

 

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


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    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.8%  
  1,783      Columbia Sportswear Co.   $ 104,430   
  14,957      Crocs, Inc.*     124,891   
  4,580      Deckers Outdoor Corp.*     264,770   
  7,611      G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*     344,398   
  27,897      Wolverine World Wide, Inc.     528,648   
   

 

 

 
      1,367,137   

 

 

 
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 1.5%  
  18,486      BofI Holding, Inc.*(a)     376,560   
  48,279      Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.     874,333   
  5,283      Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.*     125,048   
  50,328      Oritani Financial Corp.     872,184   
  12,354      Radian Group, Inc.     158,008   
  4,642      WSFS Financial Corp.     158,478   
   

 

 

 
      2,564,611   

 

 

 
  Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.3%  
  24,166      Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.     1,107,528   
  25,467      H&E Equipment Services, Inc.     515,197   
  42,046      MRC Global, Inc.*     587,803   
   

 

 

 
      2,210,528   

 

 

 
  Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.2%  
  22,931      Spok Holdings, Inc.     389,598   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
  (Cost $172,242,947)   $ 170,001,780   

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Short-term Investment(c) – 7.5%   
Repurchase Agreements – 7.5%     

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II

  

$13,100,000     0.290     05/02/16      $ 13,100,000   
(Cost $13,100,000)   

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES
LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
   
(Cost $185,342,947)      $ 183,101,780   

 

 

 

Shares

    Rate   Value  
  Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle(d)(e) – 4.6%   

 
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Money Market Fund – FST
Institutional Shares

  
  

  8,035,251      0.430%   $ 8,035,251   
  (Cost $8,035,251)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 109.6%   
  (Cost $193,378,198)   $ 191,137,031   

 

 

 
 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF

    OTHER ASSETS – (9.6)%

    (16,689,242

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 174,447,789   

 

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(b)

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

(c)

  Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on April 29, 2016. Additional information appears on page 63.

(d)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on April 30, 2016.

(e)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
     Expiration
Date
     Current
Value
       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Russell 2000 Mini Index

   27      June 2016      $ 3,044,520         $ 49,013   

 

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


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Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – 97.3%   
  Air Freight & Logistics* – 0.9%   
  12,369      Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.   $ 494,018   
  22,167      Hub Group, Inc. Class A     853,873   
   

 

 

 
      1,347,891   

 

 

 
  Airlines* – 0.1%   
  2,769      Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.     116,492   

 

 

 
  Auto Components – 2.7%   
  25,402      American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*     393,985   
  15,943      Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.     550,671   
  7,848      Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.*     605,159   
  27,984      Dana Holding Corp.     361,833   
  4,580      Dorman Products, Inc.*(a)     246,358   
  16,210      Drew Industries, Inc.     1,050,895   
  4,017      Gentherm, Inc.*     147,585   
  5,516      Tenneco, Inc.*     294,003   
  13,878      Tower International, Inc.     318,500   
   

 

 

 
      3,968,989   

 

 

 
  Beverages* – 0.2%   
  2,132      The Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A     332,763   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology* – 10.8%   
  13,640      ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     440,572   
  18,141      Acceleron Pharma, Inc.     543,323   
  45,967      Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     393,018   
  33,201      Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.     858,246   
  13,449      AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     356,667   
  13,079      Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     820,576   
  126,925      Array BioPharma, Inc.     404,891   
  34,668      Cepheid, Inc.     989,425   
  29,876      Dyax Corp.     45,262   
  23,700      Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.     912,924   
  2,677      Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     78,168   
  40,056      Exelixis, Inc.(a)     184,658   
  22,074      FibroGen, Inc.     397,332   
  8,759      Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.     416,841   
  31,629      Genomic Health, Inc.     831,210   
  17,935      Geron Corp.(a)     52,908   
  73,324      Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)     773,568   
  12,189      ImmunoGen, Inc.     83,495   
  18,800      Insys Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     272,412   
  36,753      Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     384,069   
  5,920      Kite Pharma, Inc.(a)     273,978   
  1,002      Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     121,112   
  6,646      Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     47,054   
  34,570      MiMedx Group, Inc.(a)     260,312   
  25,862      Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     245,948   
  31,229      Myriad Genetics, Inc.(a)     1,124,244   
  20,536      Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.     936,031   
  17,599      NewLink Genetics Corp.(a)     285,280   
  11,640      Ophthotech Corp.     544,054   
  4,669      Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     110,935   
  14,607      Prothena Corp. PLC(a)     630,876   
  32,893      Repligen Corp.     876,269   

 

 

 
Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Biotechnology* – (continued)   
  14,695      Retrophin, Inc.   $ 202,497   
  8,466      Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     319,083   
  1,809      Seres Therapeutics, Inc.     53,402   
  2,803      TESARO, Inc.     116,156   
  3,692      Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.     249,653   
  42,308      ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc.(a)     332,541   
   

 

 

 
      15,968,990   

 

 

 
  Building Products – 1.3%   
  19,429      Apogee Enterprises, Inc.     805,138   
  30,374      Continental Building Products, Inc.*     595,634   
  3,110      Masonite International Corp.*     210,423   
  5,699      Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.     214,282   
  2,140      Universal Forest Products, Inc.     164,031   
   

 

 

 
      1,989,508   

 

 

 
  Capital Markets – 1.7%   
  23,856      Cohen & Steers, Inc.     936,825   
  6,907      Evercore Partners, Inc. Class A     356,678   
  2,425      Financial Engines, Inc.     78,109   
  21,440      Investment Technology Group, Inc.     418,509   
  72,780      WisdomTree Investments, Inc.(a)     792,574   
   

 

 

 
      2,582,695   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 3.4%   
  39,951      Chemtura Corp.*     1,112,635   
  25,844      H.B. Fuller Co.     1,155,744   
  6,366      Innophos Holdings, Inc.     235,287   
  16,468      Minerals Technologies, Inc.     986,433   
  19,448      PolyOne Corp.     699,739   
  741      Quaker Chemical Corp.     65,994   
  9,418      Stepan Co.     577,229   
  3,323      Trinseo SA*(a)     142,191   
   

 

 

 
      4,975,252   

 

 

 
  Commercial Banks – 1.8%   
  29,375      Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.     1,213,187   
  1,823      First Financial Bankshares, Inc.(a)     59,029   
  5,463      Home BancShares, Inc.     234,854   
  21,419      OFG Bancorp     189,130   
  27,570      Western Alliance Bancorp*     1,008,511   
   

 

 

 
      2,704,711   

 

 

 
  Commercial Services & Supplies – 4.0%   
  26,919      Brady Corp. Class A     713,084   
  3,193      G&K Services, Inc. Class A     225,585   
  18,522      Herman Miller, Inc.     558,809   
  21,398      HNI Corp.     935,521   
  45,395      Interface, Inc.     772,623   
  40,886      Knoll, Inc.     954,688   
  26,791      Quad Graphics, Inc.     336,227   
  25,124      Steelcase, Inc. Class A     383,392   
  30,122      The Brink’s Co.     1,019,329   
   

 

 

 
      5,899,258   

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Communications Equipment – 1.3%   
  28,973      Ciena Corp.*   $ 487,616   
  24,982      Infinera Corp.*     297,036   
  48,742      Ixia*     493,269   
  12,129      Plantronics, Inc.     466,360   
  30,524      ShoreTel, Inc.*     186,807   
   

 

 

 
      1,931,088   

 

 

 
  Computers & Peripherals* – 0.6%   
  24,613      Cray, Inc.     932,094   

 

 

 
  Construction & Engineering – 1.4%   
  28,392      Aegion Corp.*     602,762   
  30,138      Comfort Systems USA, Inc.     888,769   
  10,768      EMCOR Group, Inc.     522,033   
   

 

 

 
      2,013,564   

 

 

 
  Construction Materials* – 0.1%   
  5,787      Headwaters, Inc.     115,798   

 

 

 
  Distributors – 1.2%   
  6,486      Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.     529,647   
  14,695      Pool Corp.     1,284,490   
   

 

 

 
      1,814,137   

 

 

 
  Diversified Consumer Services – 1.6%   
  9,796      Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*     642,814   
  11,741      Capella Education Co.     649,395   
  30,755      Regis Corp.*     420,421   
  25,998      Sotheby’s     708,185   
   

 

 

 
      2,420,815   

 

 

 
  Diversified Financial Services – 0.0%   
  518      MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     63,590   

 

 

 
  Diversified Telecommunication Services* – 0.7%   
  29,287      General Communication, Inc. Class A     494,950   
  114,640      Vonage Holdings Corp.     535,369   
   

 

 

 
      1,030,319   

 

 

 
  Electrical Equipment – 1.8%   
  17,901      AZZ, Inc.     983,123   
  14,533      EnerSys     848,291   
  56,345      General Cable Corp.     881,236   
   

 

 

 
      2,712,650   

 

 

 
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 2.6%   
  2,218      Belden, Inc.     140,044   
  19,569      Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*     380,030   
  15,143      Insight Enterprises, Inc.*     374,183   
  12,016      InvenSense, Inc.*(a)     92,283   
  31,000      Methode Electronics, Inc.     921,630   
  14,873      MTS Systems Corp.     836,160   
  17,468      Plexus Corp.*     729,464   
  8,327      Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.*     268,046   
  1,157      Universal Display Corp.*     67,465   
   

 

 

 
      3,809,305   

 

 

 
Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Energy Equipment & Services* – 0.1%   
  31,729      Pioneer Energy Services Corp.   $ 98,677   

 

 

 
  Food & Staples Retailing – 0.2%   
  1,185      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.     132,720   
  3,629      United Natural Foods, Inc.*     129,446   
   

 

 

 
      262,166   

 

 

 
  Food Products – 0.2%   
  4,193      Calavo Growers, Inc.     239,714   
  1,584      John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.     87,642   
   

 

 

 
      327,356   

 

 

 
  Gas Utilities – 0.1%   
  1,356      ONE Gas, Inc.     79,285   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 5.3%   
  1,762      ABIOMED, Inc.*     171,161   
  17,445      Cantel Medical Corp.     1,168,641   
  11,812      Cynosure, Inc. Class A*     578,079   
  2,734      Globus Medical, Inc. Class A*     68,459   
  4,854      Haemonetics Corp.*     157,415   
  5,310      ICU Medical, Inc.*     527,495   
  10,432      Inogen, Inc.*     509,707   
  7,132      Insulet Corp.*     237,496   
  8,632      Invacare Corp.     97,024   
  7,541      LivaNova PLC*     397,637   
  18,851      Masimo Corp.*     817,191   
  21,163      Natus Medical, Inc.*     674,465   
  16,100      NuVasive, Inc.*     852,334   
  10,776      NxStage Medical, Inc.*     173,709   
  3,127      STERIS PLC     220,985   
  16,784      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     1,195,021   
   

 

 

 
      7,846,819   

 

 

 
  Health Care Providers & Services – 2.4%   
  7,416      Amedisys, Inc.*     381,850   
  652      Chemed Corp.     84,617   
  1,199      CorVel Corp.*     54,195   
  9,048      HealthSouth Corp.     375,130   
  13,419      Molina Healthcare, Inc.*     694,567   
  12,416      Owens & Minor, Inc.     451,818   
  2,966      Triple-S Management Corp. Class B*     77,235   
  16,167      WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*     1,454,868   
   

 

 

 
      3,574,280   

 

 

 
  Health Care Technology – 2.0%   
  13,333      Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.(a)     684,383   
  36,872      HMS Holdings Corp.*     622,768   
  13,749      Medidata Solutions, Inc.*     599,869   
  30,612      Omnicell, Inc.*     975,298   
   

 

 

 
      2,882,318   

 

 

 
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 6.3%   
  18,656      BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*     832,058   
  19,905      Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.     372,223   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL CAP GROWTH INSIGHTS FUND

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – (continued)   
  15,673      Bob Evans Farms, Inc.   $ 713,748   
  41,865      Boyd Gaming Corp.*     780,364   
  4,913      Churchill Downs, Inc.     659,226   
  25,352      Denny’s Corp.*     250,731   
  35,479      Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.*     528,637   
  8,991      Jack in the Box, Inc.     607,342   
  12,826      La Quinta Holdings, Inc.*     163,788   
  18,208      Papa John’s International, Inc.     1,030,391   
  31,846      Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.*     351,580   
  13,274      Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.     210,791   
  12,115      Scientific Games Corp. Class A*(a)     120,181   
  30,986      Sonic Corp.     1,064,989   
  12,425      Vail Resorts, Inc.     1,610,777   
   

 

 

 
      9,296,826   

 

 

 
  Household Durables – 0.8%   
  5,615      Cavco Industries, Inc.*     492,379   
  9,941      Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.     338,392   
  13,947      La-Z-Boy, Inc.     360,809   
   

 

 

 
      1,191,580   

 

 

 
  Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.2%   
  3,830      Ormat Technologies, Inc.     166,222   
  14,192      Talen Energy Corp.*     165,479   
   

 

 

 
      331,701   

 

 

 
  Insurance – 1.0%   
  46,096      American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.     645,344   
  4,022      Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.     221,090   
  4,138      Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.     54,994   
  43,310      Maiden Holdings Ltd.     529,681   
   

 

 

 
      1,451,109   

 

 

 
  Internet & Catalog Retail – 1.1%   
  15,529      HSN, Inc.     823,503   
  2,207      Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Class A*     48,686   
  21,927      Nutrisystem, Inc.     482,833   
  6,462      Shutterfly, Inc.*     297,123   
   

 

 

 
      1,652,145   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services – 4.1%   
  8,553      comScore, Inc.*     261,893   
  17,116      Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.*     587,935   
  6,411      Cvent, Inc.*     226,629   
  6,231      Demandware, Inc.*     287,125   
  150,287      EarthLink Holdings Corp.     873,167   
  9,140      Gogo, Inc.*(a)     96,793   
  16,065      Intralinks Holdings, Inc.*     143,139   
  4,501      j2 Global, Inc.     285,904   
  16,732      LogMeIn, Inc.*     998,900   
  39,923      NIC, Inc.     707,036   
  7,261      RetailMeNot, Inc.*     61,210   
  3,629      SPS Commerce, Inc.*     184,825   

 

 

 
Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Internet Software & Services – (continued)   
  976      Stamps.com, Inc.*   $ 80,383   
  44,474      Web.com Group, Inc.*     889,035   
  13,722      Wix.com Ltd.*     339,208   
   

 

 

 
      6,023,182   

 

 

 
  IT Services – 2.4%   
  30,968      Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.*     995,002   
  18,104      Cardtronics, Inc.*     713,660   
  66,231      EVERTEC, Inc.     892,131   
  12,624      ExlService Holdings, Inc.*     610,875   
  1      Global Payments, Inc.     65   
  28,658      Travelport Worldwide Ltd.     399,779   
   

 

 

 
      3,611,512   

 

 

 
  Leisure Equipment & Products*(a) – 0.3%   
  17,919      Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.     391,172   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services* – 0.0%   
  1,085      Cambrex Corp.     52,340   

 

 

 
  Machinery – 2.7%   
  1,466      Albany International Corp. Class A     59,065   
  10,261      Altra Industrial Motion Corp.     294,491   
  9,939      CLARCOR, Inc.     584,115   
  6,902      Federal Signal Corp.     94,489   
  8,976      Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.     549,780   
  9,722      Standex International Corp.     745,580   
  6,469      Tennant Co.     345,509   
  67,834      Wabash National Corp.*     966,635   
  6,954      Woodward, Inc.     376,976   
   

 

 

 
      4,016,640   

 

 

 
  Media(a) – 0.1%   
  2,520      MDC Partners, Inc.     51,005   
  2,351      Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. Class A     120,677   
   

 

 

 
      171,682   

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining – 1.2%   
  13,098      Carpenter Technology Corp.     463,800   
  73,877      Ferroglobe PLC     752,807   
  3,229      Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. Class A     66,582   
  13,468      Worthington Industries, Inc.     508,417   
   

 

 

 
      1,791,606   

 

 

 
  Multiline Retail – 0.2%   
  4,915      Big Lots, Inc.     225,402   

 

 

 
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 1.1%   
  10,546      Alon USA Energy, Inc.     110,733   
  2,975      Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.*     105,226   
  16,614      Gener8 Maritime, Inc.*     120,119   
  10,095      Matador Resources Co.*(a)     217,547   
  9,511      Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*     92,162   
  3,918      Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*     74,873   
  10,140      Parsley Energy, Inc. Class A*     237,479   
  827      PDC Energy, Inc.*     51,927   

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – (continued)   
  3,496      REX American Resources Corp.*   $ 190,077   
  13,754      Western Refining, Inc.(b)     368,057   
   

 

 

 
      1,568,200   

 

 

 
  Paper & Forest Products – 0.2%   
  2,501      Neenah Paper, Inc.     162,790   
  1,495      Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.     51,413   
   

 

 

 
      214,203   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 3.0%   
  22,246      Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     273,626   
  29,803      Impax Laboratories, Inc.*     993,930   
  5,435      Nektar Therapeutics*     85,221   
  7,748      Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     419,244   
  23,760      Phibro Animal Health Corp. Class A     492,782   
  22,465      Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*     1,275,563   
  25,418      Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     295,866   
  23,077      SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     304,616   
  32,650      Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A*     351,967   
   

 

 

 
      4,492,815   

 

 

 
  Professional Services – 1.0%   
  1,413      CEB, Inc.     87,168   
  2,914      Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.     57,493   
  2,523      Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*     140,304   
  15,396      Insperity, Inc.     812,447   
  35,615      RPX Corp.*     394,614   
   

 

 

 
      1,492,026   

 

 

 
  Real Estate Investment Trusts – 3.5%   
  62,513      Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp.     295,061   
  16,739      CoreSite Realty Corp.     1,254,253   
  43,049      CubeSmart     1,274,681   
  14,809      CyrusOne, Inc.     653,521   
  7,986      DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.     318,003   
  27,069      Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.     887,596   
  5,596      PS Business Parks, Inc.     535,873   
   

 

 

 
      5,218,988   

 

 

 
  Road & Rail – 0.2%   
  13,284      ArcBest Corp.     253,591   
  2,991      Saia, Inc.*     86,500   
   

 

 

 
      340,091   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 4.6%   
  27,195      Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*     879,758   
  1,817      Ambarella, Inc.*(a)     74,679   
  11,525      Cabot Microelectronics Corp.     482,782   
  7,515      Cavium, Inc.*     371,016   
  15,412      Cirrus Logic, Inc.*     556,373   
  20,288      Entegris, Inc.*     269,628   
  22,799      Inphi Corp.*     676,446   
  30,162      Integrated Device Technology, Inc.*     581,523   
  19,476      MaxLinear, Inc. Class A*     326,223   

 

 

 
Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – (continued)   
  69,952      Photronics, Inc.*   $ 740,092   
  14,894      Power Integrations, Inc.     718,636   
  10,338      Semtech Corp.*     223,714   
  4,378      Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*     204,890   
  8,379      Synaptics, Inc.*     599,518   
  4,582      Tessera Technologies, Inc.     131,595   
   

 

 

 
      6,836,873   

 

 

 
  Software – 8.2%   
  29,373      Aspen Technology, Inc.*     1,117,055   
  17,445      Blackbaud, Inc.     1,077,578   
  16,656      CommVault Systems, Inc.*     729,033   
  26,637      EPIQ Systems, Inc.     393,429   
  1,212      Fair Isaac Corp.     129,333   
  17,834      Fleetmatics Group PLC*     646,483   
  14,799      Gigamon, Inc.*     482,299   
  6,642      Imperva, Inc.*     308,720   
  34,731      Infoblox, Inc.*     581,050   
  26,683      Manhattan Associates, Inc.*     1,615,389   
  17,891      Mentor Graphics Corp.     357,104   
  5,894      MicroStrategy, Inc. Class A*     1,056,912   
  22,233      Pegasystems, Inc.     586,729   
  3,309      QAD, Inc. Class A     64,889   
  22,842      Qlik Technologies, Inc.*     703,305   
  21,461      Qualys, Inc.*     540,388   
  23,472      RealPage, Inc.*     516,149   
  19,250      RingCentral, Inc. Class A*     367,290   
  24,232      Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*     752,888   
  906      Tyler Technologies, Inc.*     132,647   
   

 

 

 
      12,158,670   

 

 

 
  Specialty Retail – 3.6%   
  61,795      American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.(a)     884,287   
  16,523      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*     1,001,624   
  9,500      Burlington Stores, Inc.*     541,215   
  10,218      Caleres, Inc.     257,596   
  17,926      Express, Inc.*     325,895   
  7,974      Group 1 Automotive, Inc.     525,008   
  14,364      Outerwall, Inc.(a)     593,377   
  38,727      Pier 1 Imports, Inc.     266,829   
  21,304      The Cato Corp. Class A     779,513   
  4,649      Zumiez, Inc.*     78,010   
   

 

 

 
      5,253,354   

 

 

 
  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.3%   
  763      Columbia Sportswear Co.     44,689   
  14,340      Crocs, Inc.*     119,739   
  4,123      Deckers Outdoor Corp.*     238,351   
  13,678      G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*     618,929   
  866      Oxford Industries, Inc.     57,520   
  45,443      Wolverine World Wide, Inc.     861,145   
   

 

 

 
      1,940,373   

 

 

 
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance*(a) – 0.4%   
  28,816      BofI Holding, Inc.     586,982   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL CAP GROWTH INSIGHTS FUND

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.3%   
  19,796      Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.   $ 907,250   
  8,352      Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*     356,881   
  29,634      H&E Equipment Services, Inc.     599,496   
  6,212      MRC Global, Inc.*     86,844   
   

 

 

 
      1,950,471   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $144,343,471)   $ 144,060,753   

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Short-term Investment(c) – 3.0%   
Repurchase Agreements – 3.0%     

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II

  

$4,500,000     0.290     05/02/16      $ 4,500,000   
(Cost $4,500,000)   

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES
LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
   
(Cost $148,843,471)      $ 148,560,753   

 

 

 

Shares   Rate    

Value

 
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle(d)(e) – 5.8%   

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Money Market Fund – FST Institutional Shares

   

8,640,910     0.430   $ 8,640,910   
(Cost $8,640,910)   

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 106.1%   
(Cost $157,484,381)      $ 157,201,663   

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF

    OTHER ASSETS – (6.1)%

  

  

    (9,096,661

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 148,105,002   

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(b)

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

(c)

  Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on April 29, 2016. Additional information appears on page 63.

(d)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on April 30, 2016.

(e)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
     Expiration
Date
     Current
Value
       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Russell 2000 Mini Index

   21      June 2016      $ 2,367,960         $ 59,512   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL CAP VALUE INSIGHTS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – 97.5%   
  Aerospace & Defense – 1.4%  
  35,436      DigitalGlobe, Inc.*   $ 785,262   
  8,277      Ducommun, Inc.*     131,687   
  9,216      Esterline Technologies Corp.*     632,770   
  3,324      National Presto Industries, Inc.(a)     289,820   
   

 

 

 
      1,839,539   

 

 

 
  Air Freight & Logistics* – 0.8%  
  18,160      Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     725,310   
  8,925      Hub Group, Inc. Class A     343,791   
   

 

 

 
      1,069,101   

 

 

 
  Auto Components – 1.6%  
  19,059      Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.     658,298   
  6,717      Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.*     517,948   
  10,890      Dana Holding Corp.     140,808   
  32,950      Modine Manufacturing Co.*     356,189   
  1,738      Standard Motor Products, Inc.     61,716   
  4,357      Superior Industries International, Inc.     113,805   
  10,835      Tower International, Inc.     248,663   
   

 

 

 
      2,097,427   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology – 2.1%  
  8,032      Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*     207,627   
  57,669      Array BioPharma, Inc.*     183,964   
  20,073      Cepheid, Inc.*     572,884   
  15,218      Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.*     586,197   
  199,739      PDL BioPharma, Inc.     753,016   
  17,311      Repligen Corp.*     461,165   
   

 

 

 
      2,764,853   

 

 

 
  Building Products – 1.0%  
  2,442      Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*     64,591   
  8,212      Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.     308,771   
  12,056      Universal Forest Products, Inc.     924,093   
   

 

 

 
      1,297,455   

 

 

 
  Capital Markets – 0.8%  
  19,795      Investment Technology Group, Inc.     386,398   
  15,964      Piper Jaffray Cos.*     665,859   
   

 

 

 
      1,052,257   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 2.2%  
  17,496      Chemtura Corp.*     487,264   
  30,291      FutureFuel Corp.     340,471   
  18,693      Innophos Holdings, Inc.     690,893   
  17,255      Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.*     391,861   
  5,451      Minerals Technologies, Inc.     326,515   
  11,191      Stepan Co.     685,896   
   

 

 

 
      2,922,900   

 

 

 
  Commercial Banks – 14.8%  
  13,745      1st Source Corp.     473,378   
  3,402      Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA Class E     87,976   
  81,638      Brookline Bancorp, Inc.     929,041   
  34,947      Central Pacific Financial Corp.     815,663   

 

 

 
Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Commercial Banks – (continued)  
  30,316      Columbia Banking System, Inc.   $ 894,019   
  64,732      CVB Financial Corp.     1,112,096   
  24,375      FCB Financial Holdings, Inc. Class A*     851,906   
  4,077      First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A     1,039,635   
  40,412      First Financial Bancorp     788,034   
  14,622      First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.     396,256   
  36,675      First Merchants Corp.     940,714   
  50,203      First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.     927,751   
  14,262      Flushing Financial Corp.     284,527   
  9,256      Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.     350,432   
  26,851      Hanmi Financial Corp.     620,795   
  2,703      Heartland Financial USA, Inc.     90,578   
  7,231      Home BancShares, Inc.     310,861   
  18,971      IBERIABANK Corp.     1,119,099   
  29,446      International Bancshares Corp.     771,191   
  66,300      Investors Bancorp, Inc.     765,765   
  21,999      LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.     542,495   
  57,321      OFG Bancorp     506,144   
  29,881      PrivateBancorp, Inc.     1,243,348   
  23,458      Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     1,237,879   
  15,330      Renasant Corp.     526,432   
  8,384      Towne Bank(a)     176,064   
  3,912      TriCo Bancshares     105,311   
  25,319      Trustmark Corp.     620,569   
  25,602      Western Alliance Bancorp*     936,521   
   

 

 

 
      19,464,480   

 

 

 
  Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.4%  
  30,975      Brady Corp. Class A     820,528   
  22,430      Essendant, Inc.     690,620   
  47,710      Kimball International, Inc. Class B     555,344   
  55,693      Quad Graphics, Inc.     698,947   
  14,298      Tetra Tech, Inc.     420,361   
   

 

 

 
      3,185,800   

 

 

 
  Communications Equipment – 1.8%  
  19,659      Calix, Inc.*     136,237   
  4,846      Comtech Telecommunications Corp.     117,273   
  18,484      Finisar Corp.*     304,247   
  24,372      Ixia*     246,645   
  20,330      NETGEAR, Inc.*     861,992   
  47,521      Polycom, Inc.*     567,876   
  13,470      ShoreTel, Inc.*     82,436   
   

 

 

 
      2,316,706   

 

 

 
  Construction & Engineering – 2.7%  
  43,876      Aegion Corp.*     931,487   
  18,587      Comfort Systems USA, Inc.     548,131   
  25,913      EMCOR Group, Inc.     1,256,262   
  19,110      Granite Construction, Inc.     852,115   
   

 

 

 
      3,587,995   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance – 0.9%  
  1,361      Cash America International, Inc.     50,302   
  21,854      Enova International, Inc.*     192,534   
  68,482      EZCORP, Inc. Class A*     338,986   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL CAP VALUE INSIGHTS FUND

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Consumer Finance – (continued)  
  13,280      Nelnet, Inc. Class A   $ 556,565   
   

 

 

 
      1,138,387   

 

 

 
  Distributors – 0.2%  
  3,446      Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.     281,400   

 

 

 
  Diversified Consumer Services – 1.5%  
  7,757      Apollo Education Group, Inc.*     60,505   
  29,421      Bridgepoint Education, Inc.*     280,676   
  20,509      DeVry Education Group, Inc.(a)     355,831   
  37,415      K12, Inc.*     459,831   
  57,427      Regis Corp.*     785,027   
   

 

 

 
      1,941,870   

 

 

 
  Diversified Telecommunication Services* – 0.6%  
  43,832      Cincinnati Bell, Inc.     167,438   
  122,461      Vonage Holdings Corp.     571,893   
   

 

 

 
      739,331   

 

 

 
  Electric Utilities – 1.6%  
  19,307      ALLETE, Inc.     1,084,861   
  26,546      Portland General Electric Co.     1,054,407   
   

 

 

 
      2,139,268   

 

 

 
  Electrical Equipment – 1.5%  
  14,627      EnerSys     853,778   
  49,309      General Cable Corp.     771,193   
  26,942      LSI Industries, Inc.     340,816   
   

 

 

 
      1,965,787   

 

 

 
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 3.3%   
  40,294      Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*     782,509   
  28,055      II-VI, Inc.*     585,508   
  32,289      Insight Enterprises, Inc.*     797,861   
  2,231      Itron, Inc.*     91,739   
  28,883      Kimball Electronics, Inc.*     315,980   
  11,905      Plexus Corp.*     497,153   
  5,406      Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.*     174,019   
  3,736      SYNNEX Corp.     308,482   
  7,574      Tech Data Corp.*     520,258   
  34,357      TTM Technologies, Inc.*     224,008   
   

 

 

 
      4,297,517   

 

 

 
  Energy Equipment & Services – 1.0%  
  7,705      Archrock, Inc.     75,894   
  6,898      Atwood Oceanics, Inc.(a)     66,635   
  86,087      McDermott International, Inc.*(a)     390,835   
  16,699      Oil States International, Inc.*     578,453   
  63,563      Pioneer Energy Services Corp.*     197,681   
   

 

 

 
      1,309,498   

 

 

 
  Food & Staples Retailing – 0.7%  
  11,294      Ingles Markets, Inc. Class A     407,375   
  19,676      SpartanNash Co.     545,025   
   

 

 

 
      952,400   

 

 

 
Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Food Products – 0.9%  
  20,697      Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.   $ 895,352   
  1,401      John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.     77,517   
  2,167      Lancaster Colony Corp.     252,456   
   

 

 

 
      1,225,325   

 

 

 
  Gas Utilities – 1.8%  
  2,864      Northwest Natural Gas Co.     147,610   
  19,371      ONE Gas, Inc.     1,132,622   
  1,161      Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.     69,428   
  8,949      Southwest Gas Corp.     580,880   
  5,393      WGL Holdings, Inc.     366,131   
   

 

 

 
      2,296,671   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies* – 0.3%  
  1,943      Cynosure, Inc. Class A     95,090   
  1,805      Haemonetics Corp.     58,536   
  800      ICU Medical, Inc.     79,472   
  7,795      Merit Medical Systems, Inc.     157,849   
  2,632      SurModics, Inc.     52,956   
   

 

 

 
      443,903   

 

 

 
  Health Care Providers & Services – 2.0%  
  8,415      Magellan Health, Inc.*     592,921   
  26,829      Owens & Minor, Inc.     976,307   
  18,579      Triple-S Management Corp. Class B*     483,797   
  6,698      WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*     602,753   
   

 

 

 
      2,655,778   

 

 

 
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.1%  
  17,532      Bob Evans Farms, Inc.     798,407   
  1,896      International Speedway Corp. Class A     63,497   
  15,811      Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.*     235,584   
  12,210      Papa John’s International, Inc.     690,964   
  26,373      Sonic Corp.     906,440   
   

 

 

 
      2,694,892   

 

 

 
  Household Durables – 1.3%  
  4,279      Cavco Industries, Inc.*     375,225   
  6,605      CSS Industries, Inc.     184,676   
  25,974      Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.     884,155   
  11,500      La-Z-Boy, Inc.     297,505   
   

 

 

 
      1,741,561   

 

 

 
  Household Products* – 0.2%  
  19,472      Central Garden & Pet Co. Class A     317,199   

 

 

 
  Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 1.1%  
  15,253      Ormat Technologies, Inc.     661,980   
  68,795      Talen Energy Corp.*     802,150   
   

 

 

 
      1,464,130   

 

 

 
  Insurance – 3.6%  
  60,646      American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.     849,044   
  18,013      Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.     990,175   
  2,720      FBL Financial Group, Inc. Class A     164,478   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL CAP VALUE INSIGHTS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Insurance – (continued)  
  24,818      Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.   $ 329,831   
  57,144      Maiden Holdings Ltd.     698,871   
  3,876      Primerica, Inc.     192,095   
  17,443      Selective Insurance Group, Inc.     605,446   
  17,149      Stewart Information Services Corp.     597,128   
  7,868      United Fire Group, Inc.     352,644   
   

 

 

 
      4,779,712   

 

 

 
  Internet & Catalog Retail* – 0.5%  
  7,740      FTD Cos., Inc.     215,249   
  8,464      Shutterfly, Inc.     389,175   
   

 

 

 
      604,424   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services – 0.6%  
  23,209      Bankrate, Inc.*     212,130   
  37,306      Blucora, Inc.*     298,821   
  25,877      Marchex, Inc. Class B     109,977   
  22,699      Monster Worldwide, Inc.*     72,637   
  5,417      Web.com Group, Inc.*     108,286   
   

 

 

 
      801,851   

 

 

 
  IT Services – 0.8%  
  1,522      CACI International, Inc. Class A*     146,340   
  5,337      EVERTEC, Inc.     71,889   
  20,357      ManTech International Corp. Class A     688,067   
  2,084      Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*     60,749   
  3,195      Travelport Worldwide Ltd.     44,570   
   

 

 

 
      1,011,615   

 

 

 
  Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.2%  
  24,736      Callaway Golf Co.     231,034   

 

 

 
  Machinery – 2.8%  
  3,023      Altra Industrial Motion Corp.     86,760   
  3,559      Astec Industries, Inc.     172,256   
  10,571      Barnes Group, Inc.     343,452   
  1,682      CLARCOR, Inc.     98,851   
  50,303      Federal Signal Corp.     688,648   
  8,284      Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.     507,395   
  7,378      Kadant, Inc.     349,348   
  13,414      Miller Industries, Inc.     285,182   
  5,245      Standex International Corp.     402,239   
  6,987      Tennant Co.     373,176   
  20,862      Wabash National Corp.*     297,283   
  1,856      Woodward, Inc.     100,614   
   

 

 

 
      3,705,204   

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining – 3.3%  
  30,662      Carpenter Technology Corp.(a)     1,085,741   
  62,942      Commercial Metals Co.     1,127,921   
  18,448      Ferroglobe PLC     187,985   
  22,678      Materion Corp.     657,435   
  34,209      Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. Class A     705,390   
  16,463      Worthington Industries, Inc.     621,478   
   

 

 

 
      4,385,950   

 

 

 
Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Multi-Utilities – 0.8%  
  17,899      NorthWestern Corp.   $ 1,017,379   

 

 

 
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.5%  
  43,724      Alon USA Energy, Inc.(b)     459,102   
  8,945      Callon Petroleum Co.*     94,012   
  14,275      Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.*     504,907   
  17,296      Contango Oil & Gas Co.*     217,584   
  97,440      DHT Holdings, Inc.     559,306   
  18,805      Gener8 Maritime, Inc.*     135,960   
  4,199      Matador Resources Co.*     90,488   
  53,409      Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*     517,533   
  9,394      Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*     179,519   
  10,803      Parsley Energy, Inc. Class A*     253,006   
  14,968      PDC Energy, Inc.*     939,841   
  8,302      REX American Resources Corp.*     451,380   
  29,801      Scorpio Tankers, Inc.     186,554   
   

 

 

 
      4,589,192   

 

 

 
  Paper & Forest Products – 0.1%  
  3,853      Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.     132,505   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals* – 0.2%  
  5,558      Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.     315,583   

 

 

 
  Professional Services – 0.5%  
  14,377      CDI Corp.     102,795   
  8,101      Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.     159,833   
  1,908      Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*     106,104   
  22,711      RPX Corp.*     251,638   
   

 

 

 
      620,370   

 

 

 
  Real Estate Investment Trusts – 15.0%  
  55,555      American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp.     823,881   
  158,457      Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp.     747,917   
  24,986      ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.(a)     531,702   
  4,467      Chatham Lodging Trust     95,192   
  11,345      CoreSite Realty Corp.     850,081   
  94,339      Cousins Properties, Inc.     976,409   
  29,828      CubeSmart     883,207   
  9,194      CyrusOne, Inc.     405,731   
  34,988      DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.     1,412,465   
  26,993      DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.     1,074,861   
  39,859      FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc.     285,390   
  50,162      First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.     1,150,716   
  36,416      Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.     1,065,168   
  70,622      Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.     907,493   
  48,111      Mack-Cali Realty Corp.     1,229,717   
  110,217      New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.(a)     573,128   
  44,087      Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust     1,011,356   
  11,001      PS Business Parks, Inc.     1,053,456   
  1,039      QTS Realty Trust, Inc. Class A     50,308   
  28,985      Rouse Properties, Inc.     535,353   
  6,185      Sovran Self Storage, Inc.     656,971   
  26,311      STAG Industrial, Inc.     525,168   
  36,269      Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.     413,467   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL CAP VALUE INSIGHTS FUND

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Real Estate Investment Trusts – (continued)  
  9,785      Sun Communities, Inc.   $ 664,108   
  80,548      Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.     1,031,820   
  5,788      The Geo Group, Inc.     185,390   
  50,688      Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp.(a)     505,359   
  8,131      Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     125,055   
   

 

 

 
      19,770,869   

 

 

 
  Real Estate Management & Development – 1.4%  
  27,175      Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.     1,039,172   
  3,053      Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     65,975   
  19,621      RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. Class A     722,053   
   

 

 

 
      1,827,200   

 

 

 
  Road & Rail – 0.1%  
  5,741      ArcBest Corp.     109,596   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.6%  
  26,571      Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*     859,572   
  9,773      Cabot Microelectronics Corp.     409,391   
  9,116      Entegris, Inc.*     121,152   
  25,913      MKS Instruments, Inc.     929,240   
  75,151      Photronics, Inc.*     795,098   
  4,651      Power Integrations, Inc.     224,411   
  2,607      Semtech Corp.*     56,415   
   

 

 

 
      3,395,279   

 

 

 
  Software – 1.2%  
  47,529      Mentor Graphics Corp.     948,679   
  931      MicroStrategy, Inc. Class A*     166,947   
  7,709      Progress Software Corp.*     196,734   
  10,255      QAD, Inc. Class A     201,100   
  4,690      Rovi Corp.*     82,638   
   

 

 

 
      1,596,098   

 

 

 
  Specialty Retail – 2.2%  
  17,328      Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A     463,178   
  23,901      American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.(a)     342,023   
  708      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*     42,919   
  5,752      Caleres, Inc.     145,008   
  7,068      Group 1 Automotive, Inc.     465,357   
  34,672      Rent-A-Center, Inc.     509,678   
  15,312      Stage Stores, Inc.     112,696   
  21,035      The Cato Corp. Class A     769,671   
   

 

 

 
      2,850,530   

 

 

 
  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.3%  
  8,948      Crocs, Inc.*     74,716   
  3,797      Deckers Outdoor Corp.*     219,504   
  3,898      Movado Group, Inc.     109,963   
   

 

 

 
      404,183   

 

 

 
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 3.7%  
  46,677      Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.     845,321   
  7,045      Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.*     166,755   
  48,327      Northfield Bancorp, Inc.     766,466   
  53,668      Oritani Financial Corp.     930,066   
  27,059      Radian Group, Inc.     346,085   
  8,498      TrustCo Bank Corp. NY     54,472   
  40,639      Washington Federal, Inc.     987,121   

 

 

 
Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – (continued)  
  22,171      WSFS Financial Corp.   $ 756,918   
   

 

 

 
      4,853,204   

 

 

 
  Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.3%  
  19,465      Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.     892,081   
  5,753      Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*     245,826   
  37,420      MRC Global, Inc.*     523,131   
   

 

 

 
      1,661,038   

 

 

 
  Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.2%  
  16,569      Spok Holdings, Inc.     281,507   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
  (Cost $122,000,554)   $ 128,147,753   

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Short-term Investment(c) – 2.6%   
  Repurchase Agreements – 2.6%   

 

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II

  

$ 3,400,000        0.290     05/02/16      $ 3,400,000   
  (Cost $3,400,000)   

 

 

 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES
LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
  
  (Cost $125,400,554)      $ 131,547,753   

 

 

 

 

Shares     Rate   Value  
  Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle(d)(e) – 2.3%   

 
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Money Market Fund – FST
Institutional Shares

  
  

  2,972,375      0.430%   $ 2,972,375   
  (Cost $2,972,375)   

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 102.4%   
  (Cost $128,372,929)   $ 134,520,128   

 

 

 
 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF

    OTHER ASSETS – (2.4)%

    (3,092,152

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 131,427,976   

 

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(b)

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

(c)

  Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on April 29, 2016. Additional information appears on page 63.

(d)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on April 30, 2016.

(e)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   57


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
     Expiration
Date
     Current
Value
       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Russell 2000 Mini Index

   21      June 2016      $ 2,367,960         $ 146,851   

 

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


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Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – 97.4%   
  Aerospace & Defense – 0.8%  
  16,936      General Dynamics Corp.   $ 2,379,847   
  7,466      L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     982,003   
  16,615      Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A*     783,397   
   

 

 

 
      4,145,247   

 

 

 
  Airlines – 0.1%  
  12,190      Delta Air Lines, Inc.     507,957   

 

 

 
  Auto Components – 0.3%  
  11,097      Lear Corp.     1,277,597   
  2,589      Visteon Corp.     206,266   
   

 

 

 
      1,483,863   

 

 

 
  Beverages – 2.9%  
  62,355      Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.     3,272,390   
  20,055      Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     1,823,200   
  85,335      PepsiCo., Inc.     8,786,092   
   

 

 

 
      13,881,682   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology – 4.2%  
  42,658      AbbVie, Inc.     2,602,138   
  50,045      Amgen, Inc.     7,922,123   
  27,996      Baxalta, Inc.     1,174,432   
  39,819      Celgene Corp.*     4,117,683   
  16,655      Gilead Sciences, Inc.     1,469,138   
  8,305      Incyte Corp.*     600,202   
  6,484      United Therapeutics Corp.*     682,117   
  19,481      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     1,643,028   
   

 

 

 
      20,210,861   

 

 

 
  Capital Markets – 1.9%  
  34,091      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     3,269,327   
  53,144      E*TRADE Financial Corp.*     1,338,166   
  36,001      SEI Investments Co.     1,730,928   
  71,279      The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     2,868,267   
   

 

 

 
      9,206,688   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 3.5%  
  16,212      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     2,365,169   
  19,108      Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.*     544,005   
  6,611      Celanese Corp. Series A     467,398   
  33,192      PPG Industries, Inc.     3,664,065   
  48,530      Praxair, Inc.     5,700,334   
  13,107      The Dow Chemical Co.     689,559   
  9,747      The Sherwin-Williams Co.     2,800,410   
  15,965      Westlake Chemical Corp.     801,283   
   

 

 

 
      17,032,223   

 

 

 
  Commercial Banks – 3.4%  
  251,502      Bank of America Corp.     3,661,869   
  133,556      Fifth Third Bancorp     2,445,410   
  35,232      JPMorgan Chase & Co.     2,226,663   
  180,541      KeyCorp     2,218,849   
  115,587      SunTrust Banks, Inc.     4,824,601   
  27,816      Wells Fargo & Co.     1,390,244   
   

 

 

 
      16,767,636   

 

 

 
Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.1%  
  19,148      Tyco International PLC   $ 737,581   

 

 

 
  Communications Equipment – 0.3%  
  53,894      Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.     517,921   
  34,512      Juniper Networks, Inc.     807,581   
   

 

 

 
      1,325,502   

 

 

 
  Computers & Peripherals – 4.2%  
  136,470      Apple, Inc.     12,792,698   
  240,100      EMC Corp.     6,269,011   
  27,643      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.     460,532   
  41,777      NetApp, Inc.     987,608   
   

 

 

 
      20,509,849   

 

 

 
  Construction & Engineering* – 0.2%  
  36,032      Quanta Services, Inc.     854,679   

 

 

 
  Construction Materials – 0.9%  
  39,070      Vulcan Materials Co.     4,205,104   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance – 0.8%  
  10,350      Ally Financial, Inc.*     184,334   
  9,586      American Express Co.     627,212   
  101,018      Synchrony Financial*     3,088,120   
   

 

 

 
      3,899,666   

 

 

 
  Containers & Packaging – 0.0%  
  15,904      Graphic Packaging Holding Co.     211,205   

 

 

 
  Diversified Financial Services – 1.6%  
  28,778      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B*     4,186,623   
  15,869      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     3,809,036   
   

 

 

 
      7,995,659   

 

 

 
  Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.3%  
  42,940      AT&T, Inc.     1,666,931   
  185,562      Verizon Communications, Inc.     9,452,528   
   

 

 

 
      11,119,459   

 

 

 
  Electric Utilities – 0.8%  
  75,543      FirstEnergy Corp.     2,461,946   
  48,177      Great Plains Energy, Inc.     1,504,568   
   

 

 

 
      3,966,514   

 

 

 
  Electrical Equipment – 0.3%  
  14,824      AMETEK, Inc.     712,886   
  14,707      Eaton Corp. PLC     930,512   
   

 

 

 
      1,643,398   

 

 

 
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components* – 0.5%   
  190,937      Flextronics International Ltd.     2,319,885   

 

 

 
  Energy Equipment & Services* – 0.4%  
  59,028      FMC Technologies, Inc.     1,799,764   

 

 

 
  Food & Staples Retailing – 2.3%  
  73,795      Sysco Corp.     3,399,736   
  74,777      The Kroger Co.     2,646,358   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   59


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Food & Staples Retailing – (continued)  
  63,007      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.   $ 4,995,195   
   

 

 

 
      11,041,289   

 

 

 
  Food Products – 2.8%  
  4,518      Bunge Ltd.     282,375   
  117,163      ConAgra Foods, Inc.     5,220,783   
  69,177      Kellogg Co.     5,313,486   
  3,639      Pinnacle Foods, Inc.     154,985   
  4,141      The J.M. Smucker Co.     525,824   
  30,783      Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A     2,026,137   
   

 

 

 
      13,523,590   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.1%  
  16,075      Baxter International, Inc.     710,837   
  25,532      C.R. Bard, Inc.     5,417,124   
  120,905      Hologic, Inc.*     4,061,199   
   

 

 

 
      10,189,160   

 

 

 
  Health Care Providers & Services – 2.7%  
  13,398      Aetna, Inc.     1,504,194   
  3,746      Anthem, Inc.     527,324   
  42,723      Cigna Corp.     5,918,844   
  28,373      Express Scripts Holding Co.*     2,091,941   
  18,696      McKesson Corp.     3,137,563   
   

 

 

 
      13,179,866   

 

 

 
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.3%  
  48,447      Carnival Corp.     2,376,325   
  20,903      McDonald’s Corp.     2,644,021   
  18,468      Yum! Brands, Inc.     1,469,314   
   

 

 

 
      6,489,660   

 

 

 
  Household Durables – 0.9%  
  15,523      Mohawk Industries, Inc.*     2,990,196   
  9,215      Whirlpool Corp.     1,604,700   
   

 

 

 
      4,594,896   

 

 

 
  Household Products – 1.4%  
  67,418      Colgate-Palmolive Co.(a)     4,781,285   
  24,367      The Procter & Gamble Co.     1,952,284   
   

 

 

 
      6,733,569   

 

 

 
  Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.8%  
  185,264      AES Corp.     2,067,546   
  101,797      Calpine Corp.*     1,606,357   
   

 

 

 
      3,673,903   

 

 

 
  Industrial Conglomerates – 0.6%  
  96,357      General Electric Co.     2,962,978   

 

 

 
  Insurance – 4.2%  
  102,970      Lincoln National Corp.     4,474,047   
  13,706      Principal Financial Group, Inc.     584,972   
  50,841      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     4,841,080   
  21,660      The Allstate Corp.     1,408,983   
  47,109      The Travelers Cos., Inc.     5,177,279   

 

 

 
Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Insurance – (continued)  
  2,976      W.R. Berkley Corp.   166,656   
  109,826      XL Group PLC     3,594,605   
   

 

 

 
      20,247,622   

 

 

 
  Internet & Catalog Retail – 2.0%  
  10,426      Amazon.com, Inc.*     6,876,886   
  1,991      Expedia, Inc.     230,498   
  9,836      Netflix, Inc.*     885,535   
  1,220      The Priceline Group, Inc.*     1,639,265   
   

 

 

 
      9,632,184   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services* – 5.3%  
  8,019      Alphabet, Inc. Class A     5,676,490   
  8,146      Alphabet, Inc. Class C     5,645,259   
  224,301      eBay, Inc.     5,479,673   
  61,786      Facebook, Inc. Class A     7,264,798   
  39,909      Rackspace Hosting, Inc.     912,719   
  21,561      Yahoo!, Inc.     789,133   
   

 

 

 
      25,768,072   

 

 

 
  IT Services – 1.5%  
  14,082      Alliance Data Systems Corp.*     2,863,011   
  12,516      Amdocs Ltd.     707,655   
  17,604      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A*     1,027,545   
  11,812      MasterCard, Inc. Class A     1,145,646   
  26,835      Vantiv, Inc. Class A*     1,463,581   
   

 

 

 
      7,207,438   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services – 1.0%  
  34,048      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     4,911,424   

 

 

 
  Machinery – 2.1%  
  139,774      Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.     4,026,889   
  54,606      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     5,707,419   
  3,088      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     345,609   
   

 

 

 
      10,079,917   

 

 

 
  Media – 2.2%  
  24,865      Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A     830,242   
  16,148      Comcast Corp. Class A     981,153   
  69,249      Liberty Global PLC Series C*     2,534,513   
  26,642      The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.     611,168   
  19,035      Time Warner Cable, Inc.     4,037,514   
  14,373      Time Warner, Inc.     1,079,987   
  19,966      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A     604,171   
   

 

 

 
      10,678,748   

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining – 1.7%  
  27,984      Nucor Corp.     1,393,044   
  39,758      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     2,940,899   
  152,431      Steel Dynamics, Inc.     3,842,785   
   

 

 

 
      8,176,728   

 

 

 
  Multi-Utilities – 0.7%  
  30,899      Sempra Energy     3,193,412   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS U.S. EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Multiline Retail – 1.0%  
  20,603      Dollar General Corp.   $ 1,687,592   
  38,833      Target Corp.     3,087,223   
   

 

 

 
      4,774,815   

 

 

 
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 6.2%  
  2,622      Chevron Corp.     267,916   
  59,244      ConocoPhillips     2,831,271   
  10,396      Energen Corp.     441,726   
  40,094      EOG Resources, Inc.     3,312,566   
  54,149      Exxon Mobil Corp.     4,786,772   
  34,738      Kinder Morgan, Inc.     616,947   
  107,964      Newfield Exploration Co.*     3,913,695   
  17,203      Noble Energy, Inc.     621,200   
  81,378      Occidental Petroleum Corp.     6,237,624   
  34,164      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     5,674,640   
  26,394      World Fuel Services Corp.(a)     1,233,392   
   

 

 

 
      29,937,749   

 

 

 
  Personal Products – 0.1%  
  7,523      The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A     721,230   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 6.2%  
  3,896      Eli Lilly & Co.     294,265   
  117,992      Johnson & Johnson     13,224,543   
  161,939      Merck & Co., Inc.     8,880,735   
  23,016      Mylan NV*     959,997   
  207,248      Pfizer, Inc.     6,779,082   
   

 

 

 
      30,138,622   

 

 

 
  Real Estate Investment Trusts – 0.9%  
  19,333      Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A     774,480   
  6,323      Equity Commonwealth*     176,475   
  35,970      Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.     2,463,585   
  4,181      Post Properties, Inc.     239,822   
  10,106      ProLogis, Inc.     458,914   
  11,242      Starwood Property Trust, Inc.     217,645   
   

 

 

 
      4,330,921   

 

 

 
  Road & Rail – 1.6%  
  58,577      CSX Corp.     1,597,395   
  33,732      Norfolk Southern Corp.     3,039,590   
  35,504      Union Pacific Corp.     3,097,014   
   

 

 

 
      7,733,999   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.8%  
  100,055      Applied Materials, Inc.     2,048,126   
  46,042      Intel Corp.     1,394,152   
  70,674      KLA-Tencor Corp.     4,942,939   
  16,790      Lam Research Corp.     1,282,756   
  101,290      Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     3,618,079   
  15,646      QUALCOMM, Inc.     790,436   
  42,045      Teradyne, Inc.     795,071   
  60,307      Texas Instruments, Inc.     3,439,911   
   

 

 

 
      18,311,470   

 

 

 
Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Software – 7.2%  
  54,018      Adobe Systems, Inc.*   $ 5,089,576   
  6,007      ANSYS, Inc.*     545,255   
  84,889      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*     1,968,576   
  27,928      CDK Global, Inc.     1,328,535   
  63,314      Citrix Systems, Inc.*     5,181,618   
  167,722      Microsoft Corp.     8,364,296   
  83,529      Nuance Communications, Inc.*     1,435,028   
  204,424      Oracle Corp.     8,148,341   
  18,002      PTC, Inc.*     656,353   
  107,160      Symantec Corp.     1,783,678   
  10,983      Synopsys, Inc.*     521,912   
   

 

 

 
      35,023,168   

 

 

 
  Specialty Retail – 3.8%  
  2,804      AutoZone, Inc.*     2,145,705   
  2,319      L Brands, Inc.     181,555   
  88,915      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     6,759,318   
  23,223      Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*     729,202   
  63,645      The Home Depot, Inc.     8,521,429   
   

 

 

 
      18,337,209   

 

 

 
  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.3%  
  21,541      NIKE, Inc. Class B     1,269,626   

 

 

 
  Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.2%  
  34,799      HD Supply Holdings, Inc.*     1,192,910   
  3,307      United Rentals, Inc.*     221,337   
  34,214      Watsco, Inc.     4,600,757   
   

 

 

 
      6,015,004   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
  (Cost $447,307,470)   $ 472,702,691   

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Short-term Investment(b) – 2.7%   
  Repurchase Agreements – 2.7%     

 

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II

  

 
$ 12,900,000        0.290     05/02/16      $ 12,900,000   
  (Cost $12,900,000)       

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.1%   
  (Cost $460,207,470)        $ 485,602,691   

 

 

 
 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF

    OTHER ASSETS – (0.1)%

  

  

    (571,222

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%        $ 485,031,469   

 

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

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

(b)

  Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on April 29, 2016. Additional information appears on page 63.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   61


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
     Expiration
Date
     Current
Value
       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

   83      June 2016      $ 8,545,265         $ 245,118   

 

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


 

GOLDMAN SACHS DOMESTIC EQUITY INSIGHTS FUNDS

 

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENT ACCOUNT II — At April 30, 2016, the Funds had undivided interests in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II, with a maturity date of May 2, 2016, as follows:

 

Fund    Principal
Amount
       Maturity
Value
       Collateral
Allocation
Value
 

Large Cap Growth Insights

   $ 8,300,000         $ 8,300,134         $ 8,474,288   

Large Cap Value Insights

     25,200,000           25,200,406           25,729,163   

Small Cap Equity Insights

     13,100,000           13,100,211           13,375,081   

Small Cap Growth Insights

     4,500,000           4,500,073           4,594,493   

Small Cap Value Insights

     3,400,000           3,400,055           3,471,395   

U.S. Equity Insights

     12,900,000           12,900,208           13,170,881   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — At April 30, 2016, the Principal Amount of the Funds’ interest in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II was as follows:

 

Counterparty   Interest
Rate
     Large Cap
Growth Insights
     Large Cap
Value Insights
     Small Cap
Equity Insights
     Small Cap
Growth Insights
     Small Cap
Value Insights
    

U.S.

Equity Insights

 

BNP Paribas Securities Co.

    0.30      1,378,064         4,184,002         2,175,017         747,143         564,508         2,141,811   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    0.30         1,742,846         5,291,532         2,750,757         944,916         713,937         2,708,761   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

    0.30         1,166,491         3,541,636         1,841,088         632,436         477,840         1,812,979   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

    0.28         4,012,599         12,182,830         6,333,138         2,175,505         1,643,715         6,236,449   
TOTAL         8,300,000         25,200,000         13,100,000         4,500,000         3,400,000         12,900,000   

At April 30, 2016, the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II was fully collateralized by:

 

Issuer    Interest Rates      Maturity Dates  

Federal Farm Credit Banks

     3.330      02/01/33   

Federal Home Loan Banks

     3.375 to 5.500         09/01/28 to 07/15/36   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     4.000 to 7.500         09/01/17 to 11/01/45   

Federal National Mortgage Association

     2.500 to 6.500         03/01/19 to 08/01/45   

Government National Mortgage Association

     3.500 to 10.000         02/15/18 to 04/20/46   

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note

     0.518         10/31/17   

United States Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

     0.125         07/15/22   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.625 to 2.500         06/30/20 to 08/15/23   

United States Treasury Stripped Securities

     0.000         11/15/31 to 02/15/44   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   63


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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

        Large Cap Growth
Insights Fund
 
  Assets:  
 

Investments, at value (cost $761,492,825, $382,039,125, $185,342,947, $148,843,471, $125,400,554 and $460,207,470)(a)

  $ 772,477,059   
 

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

    5,814,625   
 

Cash

    75,169   
 

Receivables:

 
 

Investments sold

    49,751,518   
 

Fund shares sold

    1,183,536   
 

Dividends and interest

    464,267   
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    37,512   
 

Securities lending income

    122   
 

Other assets

    1,674   
  Total assets     829,805,482   
   
  Liabilities:  
 

Variation margin on certain derivative contracts

    83,767   
 

Payables:

 
 

Investments purchased

    38,417,412   
 

Payable upon return of securities loaned

    5,814,625   
 

Fund shares redeemed

    724,075   
 

Management fees

    345,837   
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    158,494   
 

Accrued expenses

    100,334   
  Total liabilities     45,644,544   
   
  Net Assets:  
 

Paid-in capital

    1,022,234,049   
 

Undistributed net investment income

    3,048,184   
 

Accumulated net realized loss

    (252,607,731
 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

    11,486,436   
    NET ASSETS   $ 784,160,938   
   

Net Assets:

   
   

Class A

  $ 217,437,172   
   

Class C

    50,617,263   
   

Institutional

    460,407,697   
   

Service

    5,575,492   
   

Class IR

    33,063,358   
   

Class R

    16,314,687   
   

Class R6

    745,269   
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 784,160,938   
   

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

   
   

Class A

    9,618,343   
   

Class C

    2,462,418   
   

Institutional

    19,758,799   
   

Service

    249,552   
   

Class IR

    1,480,115   
   

Class R

    736,739   
   

Class R6

    31,987   
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:(b)

   
   

Class A

    $22.61   
   

Class C

    20.56   
   

Institutional

    23.30   
   

Service

    22.34   
   

Class IR

    22.34   
   

Class R

    22.14   
   

Class R6

    23.30   

 

  (a)   Includes loaned securities having a market value of $5,687,410, $2,204,148, $7,824,793, $8,413,661 and $2,870,770 for the Large Cap Growth Insights, Large Cap Value Insights, Small Cap Equity Insights, Small Cap Growth Insights and Small Cap Value Insights Funds, respectively.
  (b)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the Large Cap Growth Insights, Large Cap Value Insights, Small Cap Equity Insights, Small Cap Growth Insights, Small Cap Value Insights and U.S. Equity Insights Funds is $23.93, $17.66, $19.76, $28.61, $38.47 and $41.50, respectively. At redemption, Class B and Class C Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge assessed on the amount equal to the lesser of the current NAV or the original purchase price of the shares.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS DOMESTIC EQUITY INSIGHTS FUNDS

 

    Large Cap Value
Insights Fund
        Small Cap Equity
Insights Fund
        Small Cap Growth
Insights Fund
        Small Cap Value
Insights Fund
        U.S. Equity
Insights Fund
 
                 
  $ 385,923,308        $ 183,101,780        $ 148,560,753        $ 131,547,753        $ 485,602,691   
    2,253,450          8,035,251          8,640,910          2,972,375            
    40,500          42,152          95,121          77,671          8,285   
                 
    18,780,668          2,629,608          1,990,288          1,922,560          24,376,534   
    342,045          82,702          140,402          48,964          287,403   
    373,996          370,813          381,795          40,706          434,141   
    26,844          27,590          27,694          28,623          30,651   
             8,318          15,562          1,479            
    3,642            591            923            517            1,567   
    407,744,453            194,298,805            159,853,448            136,640,648            510,741,272   
                 
                 
    32,579          32,602          25,393          25,574          55,176   
                 
    34,593,796          11,394,923          2,754,368          1,787,241          24,270,768   
    2,253,450          8,035,251          8,640,910          2,972,375            
    688,968          118,596          109,049          180,094          695,271   
    150,460          112,509          98,767          85,758          207,398   
    46,062          33,138          31,534          50,975          149,990   
    85,632            123,997            88,425            110,655            331,200   
    37,850,947            19,851,016            11,748,446            5,212,672            25,709,803   
                 
                 
    681,756,336          253,150,641          153,419,270          127,587,897          464,348,525   
    434,301          675,812          367,185          170,237          1,674,081   
    (316,376,615       (77,186,510       (5,458,247       (2,624,208       (6,631,476
    4,079,484            (2,192,154         (223,206         6,294,050            25,640,339   
    $ 369,893,506          $ 174,447,789          $ 148,105,002          $ 131,427,976          $ 485,031,469   
                     
    $ 59,761,662        $ 31,270,943        $ 52,206,143        $ 89,570,889        $ 258,725,234   
      14,218,239          12,672,553          7,408,127          15,377,140          34,327,653   
      280,787,496          119,595,062          75,321,573          19,389,093          153,236,546   
      6,830,088          688,010                            4,240,475   
      6,956,509          865,644          5,534,872          1,911,195          5,916,996   
      1,329,696          9,328,921          3,529,079          5,169,703          28,574,839   
      9,816            26,656            4,105,208            9,956            9,726   
    $ 369,893,506          $ 174,447,789          $ 148,105,002          $ 131,427,976          $ 485,031,469   
                     
      3,580,130          1,674,940          1,930,572          2,464,399          6,596,283   
      859,127          773,267          341,575          554,546          957,979   
      16,832,238          6,184,124          2,413,873          420,884          3,806,266   
      407,563          37,368                            108,485   
      417,797          46,690          200,709          52,757          152,425   
      80,059          508,398          134,354          144,054          739,234   
      589            1,378            131,525            216            242   
                     
      $16.69          $18.67          $27.04          $36.35          $39.22   
      16.55          16.39          21.69          27.73          35.83   
      16.68          19.34          31.20          46.07          40.26   
      16.76          18.41                            39.09   
      16.65          18.54          27.58          36.23          38.82   
      16.61          18.35          26.27          35.89          38.65   
      16.68            19.34            31.21            46.06            40.25   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   65


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Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

        Large Cap Growth
Insights Fund
 
  Investment income:  
 

Dividends

  $ 6,105,680   
 

Interest

    30,736   
 

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

    162   
  Total investment income     6,136,578   
   
  Expenses:  
 

Management fees

    2,654,565   
 

Distribution and Service fees(a)

    530,983   
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    387,758   
 

Registration fees

    74,260   
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    56,117   
 

Professional fees

    55,521   
 

Printing and mailing costs

    36,193   
 

Trustee fees

    12,336   
 

Service Share fees — Service Plan

    4,527   
 

Service Share fees — Shareholder Administration Plan

    4,527   
 

Other

    9,538   
  Total expenses     3,826,325   
 

Less — expense reductions

    (758,542
  Net expenses     3,067,783   
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     3,068,795   
   
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 
 

Investments

    5,880,138   
 

Futures contracts

    (263,501
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

 
 

Investments

    (24,345,161
 

Futures contracts

    (96,853
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (18,825,377
  NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (15,756,582

 

  (a)   Class specific Distribution and Service and Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

     Distribution and Service Fees      Transfer Agency Fees  

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class R

    

Class A

    

Class C

    

Institutional

    

Service

    

Class IR

    

Class R

    

Class R6

 

Large Cap Growth Insights

   $ 252,598       $ 245,738       $ 32,647       $ 191,975       $ 46,690       $ 102,766       $ 724       $ 33,185       $ 12,406       $ 12   

Large Cap Value Insights

     74,277         70,603         3,184         56,451         13,414         52,790         1,322         5,456         1,210         1   

Small Cap Equity Insights

     38,844         65,178         22,325         29,521         12,384         18,936         160         937         8,483         1   

Small Cap Growth Insights

     57,317         38,883         6,578         43,561         7,388         13,764                 4,642         2,499         71   

Small Cap Value Insights

     108,354         75,723         12,026         82,349         14,387         3,735                 1,664         4,570         1   

U.S. Equity Insights

     319,552         173,300         67,726         242,860         32,927         25,777         726         4,946         25,736         1   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS DOMESTIC EQUITY INSIGHTS FUNDS

 

    Large Cap Value
Insights Fund
        Small Cap Equity
Insights Fund
        Small Cap Growth
Insights Fund
        Small Cap Value
Insights Fund
        U.S. Equity
Insights Fund
 
                 
  $ 4,294,743        $ 1,553,647        $ 993,886        $ 1,435,675        $ 4,536,252   
    11,859          6,446          6,202          3,838          19,089   
    1,536            32,370            72,931            10,544            691   
    4,308,138            1,592,463            1,073,019            1,450,057            4,556,032   
                 
                 
    1,053,378          635,447          555,367          540,062          1,479,162   
    148,064          126,347          102,778          196,103          560,578   
    130,644          70,422          71,925          106,706          332,973   
    24,716          39,880          46,355          40,153          37,334   
    43,936          40,379          37,002          37,137          44,666   
    57,399          52,485          50,900          50,900          43,054   
    23,436          18,435          18,992          29,761          48,170   
    12,081          11,633          11,526          11,588          12,103   
    8,262          998                            4,537   
    8,262          998                            4,537   
    8,305            7,411            6,096            6,700            9,116   
    1,518,483            1,004,435            900,941            1,019,110            2,576,230   
    (303,303         (195,518         (194,392         (201,382         (481,173
    1,215,180            808,917            706,549            817,728            2,095,057   
    3,092,958            783,546            366,470            632,329            2,460,975   
                 
                 
                 
    (14,204,072       (2,562,193       (4,975,246       (2,429,229       (4,404,920
    377,536          426,230          1,087          (104,525       48,963   
                 
    5,208,133          (362,386       (981,183       2,626,395          (4,916,902
    (2,256         33,074            (28,039         138,450            (178,192
    (8,620,659         (2,465,275         (5,983,381         231,091            (9,451,051
  $ (5,527,701       $ (1,681,729       $ (5,616,911       $ 863,420          $ (6,990,076

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   67


GOLDMAN SACHS DOMESTIC EQUITY INSIGHTS FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

        Large Cap Growth Insights Fund  
        For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
  From operations:   
 

Net investment income

  $ 3,068,795       $ 6,101,448   
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    5,616,637         30,915,791   
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (24,442,014      8,494,396   
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (15,756,582      45,511,635   
      
  Distributions to shareholders:     
 

From net investment income

    
 

Class A Shares

    (1,188,498      (704,224
 

Class C Shares

    (92,936      (52,165
 

Institutional Shares

    (4,313,410      (2,655,012
 

Service Shares

    (25,083      (4,970
 

Class IR Shares

    (299,441      (245,804
 

Class R Shares

    (79,335      (9,043
 

Class R6 Shares(a)

    (88        
  Total distributions to shareholders     (5,998,791      (3,671,218
      
  From share transactions:     
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    223,408,779         612,742,539   
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    5,424,452         3,567,272   
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (216,297,514      (271,948,342
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     12,535,717         344,361,469   
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (9,219,656      386,201,886   
      
  Net assets:     
 

Beginning of period

    793,380,594         407,178,708   
 

End of period

  $ 784,160,938       $ 793,380,594   
  Undistributed net investment income   $ 3,048,184       $ 5,978,180   

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS DOMESTIC EQUITY INSIGHTS FUNDS

 

    Large Cap Value Insights Fund         Small Cap Equity Insights Fund  
    For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
October 31, 2015
        For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
             
  $ 3,092,958        $ 7,849,572        $ 783,546        $ 545,667   
    (13,826,536       28,538,590          (2,135,963       21,650,757   
    5,205,877            (25,324,467         (329,312         (14,512,014
    (5,527,701         11,063,695            (1,681,729         7,684,410   
             
             
             
    (425,614       (916,581       (49,354         
    (48,386       (110,236                  
    (2,346,094       (6,499,235       (488,722       (426,236
    (43,680       (91,882                  
    (49,530       (107,537       (5,495       (629
    (7,807       (12,248       (2,485         
    (85       (46       (59         
                                 
    (2,921,196         (7,737,765         (546,115         (426,865
             
             
    67,058,690          111,021,958          72,114,643          43,084,859   
    2,852,280          7,574,820          538,997          412,488   
    (79,756,099         (214,777,809         (36,953,423         (95,160,861
    (9,845,129         (96,181,031         35,700,217            (51,663,514
    (18,294,026         (92,855,101         33,472,373            (44,405,969
             
             
    388,187,532            481,042,633            140,975,416            185,381,385   
  $ 369,893,506          $ 388,187,532          $ 174,447,789          $ 140,975,416   
  $ 434,301          $ 262,539          $ 675,812          $ 438,381   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   69


GOLDMAN SACHS DOMESTIC EQUITY INSIGHTS FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

        Small Cap Growth Insights Fund  
        For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
  From operations:   
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 366,470       $ (200,477
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (4,974,159      10,935,297   
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (1,009,222      (8,428,187
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (5,616,911      2,306,633   
      
  Distributions to shareholders:     
 

From net investment income

    
 

Class A Shares

              
 

Class C Shares

              
 

Institutional Shares

              
 

Service Shares

              
 

Class IR Shares

              
 

Class R Shares

              
 

Class R6 Shares(a)

              
 

From net realized gains

    
 

Class A Shares

    (3,786,153      (1,954,522
 

Class C Shares

    (870,412      (477,017
 

Institutional Shares

    (5,329,256      (1,549,403
 

Service Shares

              
 

Class IR Shares

    (408,028      (73,879
 

Class R Shares

    (208,003      (64,282
 

Class R6 Shares(a)

    (728        
  Total distributions to shareholders     (10,602,580      (4,119,103
      
  From share transactions:     
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    53,977,740         72,721,872   
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    9,066,848         4,024,778   
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (21,346,444      (26,153,981
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     41,698,144         50,592,669   
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     25,478,653         48,780,199   
      
  Net assets:     
 

Beginning of period

    122,626,349         73,846,150   
 

End of period

  $ 148,105,002       $ 122,626,349   
  Undistributed net investment income   $ 367,185       $ 715   

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS DOMESTIC EQUITY INSIGHTS FUNDS

 

    Small Cap Value Insights Fund         U.S. Equity Insights Fund  
    For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
October 31, 2015
        For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
             
  $ 632,329        $ 989,755        $ 2,460,975        $ 5,147,271   
    (2,533,754       7,372,054          (4,355,957       14,964,030   
    2,764,845            (7,809,543         (5,095,094         (2,280,819
    863,420            552,266            (6,990,076         17,830,482   
             
             
             
    (737,825       (362,473       (2,582,334       (2,013,475
    (57,118                (113,480       (35,665
    (197,818       (94,110       (1,769,015       (1,488,787
                      (37,629       (7,403
    (18,949       (10,792       (66,496       (10,626
    (44,265       (666       (262,202       (6,367
    (97                (134         
             
    (4,933,022       (1,537,176       (7,754,822         
    (1,118,515       (364,017       (1,167,573         
    (884,302       (192,609       (3,424,724         
                      (96,766         
    (95,047       (26,978       (144,544         
    (268,921       (15,861       (832,819         
    (419                    (275           
    (8,356,298         (2,604,682         (18,252,813         (3,562,323
             
             
    7,040,874          20,239,128          66,955,600          157,816,504   
    8,059,965          2,536,171          17,393,557          3,432,073   
    (13,558,541         (24,313,088         (42,141,173         (132,760,111
    1,542,298            (1,537,789         42,207,984            28,488,466   
    (5,950,580         (3,590,205         16,965,095            42,756,625   
             
             
    137,378,556            140,968,761            468,066,374            425,309,749   
  $ 131,427,976          $ 137,378,556          $ 485,031,469          $ 468,066,374   
  $ 170,237          $ 593,980          $ 1,674,081          $ 4,044,396   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   71


GOLDMAN SACHS LARGE CAP GROWTH INSIGHTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               From
investment operations
        
    Year - Share Class   Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income (loss)(a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
     Total from
investment
operations
     Distributions
to shareholders
from net
investment
income
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2016 - A

  $ 23.13       $ 0.06      $ (0.45    $ (0.39    $ (0.13
 

2016 - C

    21.02         (0.02     (0.40      (0.42      (0.04
 

2016 - Institutional

    23.86         0.11        (0.47      (0.36      (0.20
 

2016 - Service

    22.89         0.04        (0.44      (0.40      (0.15
 

2016 - IR

    22.88         0.09        (0.45      (0.36      (0.18
 

2016 - R

    22.71         0.03        (0.45      (0.42      (0.15
 

2016 - R6

    23.86         0.06        (0.41      (0.35      (0.21
              
  FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,   
 

2015 - A

    21.57         0.16        1.55         1.71         (0.15
 

2015 - C

    19.67         (0.01     1.41         1.40         (0.05
 

2015 - Institutional

    22.22         0.26        1.60         1.86         (0.22
 

2015 - Service

    21.41         0.13        1.55         1.68         (0.20
 

2015 - IR

    21.36         0.22        1.52         1.74         (0.22
 

2015 - R

    21.25         0.09        1.55         1.64         (0.18
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

    23.90         0.06        (0.10      (0.04        
 

2014 - A

    18.05         0.12        3.54         3.66         (0.14
 

2014 - C

    16.51         (0.02     3.23         3.21         (0.05
 

2014 - Institutional

    18.59         0.21        3.62         3.83         (0.20
 

2014 - Service

    17.81         0.18        3.42         3.60           
 

2014 - IR

    17.88         0.14        3.52         3.66         (0.18
 

2014 - R

    17.85         0.07        3.48         3.55         (0.15
 

2013 - A

    14.05         0.21 (e)      3.95         4.16         (0.16
 

2013 - C

    12.88         0.06 (e)      3.65         3.71         (0.08
 

2013 - Institutional

    14.48         0.27 (e)      4.07         4.34         (0.23
 

2013 - Service

    13.88         0.16 (e)      3.93         4.09         (0.16
 

2013 - IR

    13.95         0.22 (e)      3.93         4.15         (0.22
 

2013 - R

    13.97         0.11 (e)      3.97         4.08         (0.20
 

2012 - A

    12.60         0.12 (f)      1.47         1.59         (0.14
 

2012 - C

    11.57         0.01 (f)      1.35         1.36         (0.05
 

2012 - Institutional

    12.98         0.17 (f)      1.52         1.69         (0.19
 

2012 - Service

    12.47         0.10 (f)      1.47         1.57         (0.16
 

2012 - IR

    12.53         0.13 (f)      1.48         1.61         (0.19
 

2012 - R

    12.46         0.06 (f)      1.50         1.56         (0.05
 

2011 - A

    11.54         0.10 (g)      1.09         1.19         (0.13
 

2011 - C

    10.62         0.01 (g)      1.01         1.02         (0.07
 

2011 - Institutional

    11.88         0.16 (g)      1.12         1.28         (0.18
 

2011 - Service

    11.43         0.06 (g)      1.10         1.16         (0.12
 

2011 - IR

    11.48         0.13 (g)      1.08         1.21         (0.16
 

2011 - R

    11.42         0.08 (g)      1.06         1.14         (0.10

 

  (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)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.05 per share and 0.31% of average net assets.
  (f)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.22% of average net assets.
  (g)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.16% of average net assets.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS LARGE CAP GROWTH INSIGHTS 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)
 
                         
  $ 22.61          (1.67 )%      $ 217,437          0.96 %(d)        1.15 %(d)        0.53 %(d)        125
    20.56          (2.01       50,617          1.71 (d)        1.90 (d)        (0.21 )(d)        125   
    23.30          (1.49       460,408          0.56 (d)        0.75 (d)        0.94 (d)        125   
    22.34          (1.73       5,575          1.06 (d)        1.25 (d)        0.40 (d)        125   
    22.34          (1.56       33,063          0.71 (d)        0.90 (d)        0.80 (d)        125   
    22.14          (1.84       16,315          1.21 (d)        1.40 (d)        0.27 (d)        125   
    23.30          (1.46       745          0.54 (d)        0.73 (d)        0.49 (d)        125   
                         
                         
    23.13          7.96          200,634          0.96          1.16          0.72          222   
    21.02          7.12          49,658          1.71          1.91          (0.05       222   
    23.86          8.41          493,322          0.56          0.76          1.13          222   
    22.89          7.88          3,096          1.06          1.26          0.60          222   
    22.88          8.21          36,001          0.71          0.91          0.97          222   
    22.71          7.73          10,660          1.21          1.41          0.39          222   
    23.86            (0.17         10            0.54 (d)          0.74 (d)          1.00 (d)          222   
    21.57          20.41          94,053          0.96          1.20          0.63          234   
    19.67          19.51          19,448          1.71          1.95          (0.12       234   
    22.22          20.88          269,611          0.56          0.80          1.05          234   
    21.41          20.21          408          1.06          1.30          0.96          234   
    21.36          20.69          20,793          0.71          0.97          0.68          234   
    21.25            20.10            535            1.21            1.45            0.37            234   
    18.05          29.90          74,524          0.95          1.20          1.34 (e)        232   
    16.51          28.96          14,133          1.70          1.95          0.42 (e)        232   
    18.59          30.40          289,326          0.55          0.80          1.65 (e)        232   
    17.81          29.77          1,155          1.05          1.30          1.05 (e)        232   
    17.88          30.26          784          0.70          0.95          1.40 (e)        232   
    17.85            29.53            359            1.20            1.46            0.70 (e)          232   
    14.05          12.69          118,956          0.95          1.16          0.83 (f)        146   
    12.88          11.81          12,555          1.70          1.91          0.08 (f)        146   
    14.48          13.81          311,286          0.55          0.76          1.23 (f)        146   
    13.88          12.67          963          1.05          1.26          0.73 (f)        146   
    13.95          12.96          667          0.70          0.90          0.95 (f)        146   
    13.97            12.50            127            1.20            1.39            0.39 (f)          146   
    12.60          10.38          150,750          0.95          1.16          0.84 (g)        76   
    11.57          9.63          12,999          1.70          1.91          0.10 (g)        76   
    12.98          10.83          392,373          0.55          0.76          1.22 (g)        76   
    12.47          10.23          1,004          1.05          1.26          0.49 (g)        76   
    12.53          10.66          45          0.70          0.91          1.07 (g)        76   
    12.46            10.06            26            1.20            1.41            0.63 (g)          76   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   73


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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               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 APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2016 - A

  $ 16.92       $ 0.12       $ (0.24    $ (0.12    $ (0.11
 

2016 - C

    16.78         0.06         (0.23      (0.17      (0.06
 

2016 - Institutional

    16.91         0.15         (0.24      (0.09      (0.14
 

2016 - Service

    16.99         0.11         (0.23      (0.12      (0.11
 

2016 - IR

    16.88         0.14         (0.24      (0.10      (0.13
 

2016 - R

    16.84         0.10         (0.23      (0.13      (0.10
 

2016 - R6

    16.90         0.15         (0.22      (0.07      (0.15
               
  FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,   
 

2015 - A

    16.86         0.24         0.06         0.30         (0.24
 

2015 - C

    16.71         0.11         0.07         0.18         (0.11
 

2015 - Institutional

    16.85         0.31         0.06         0.37         (0.31
 

2015 - Service

    16.92         0.22         0.07         0.29         (0.22
 

2015 - IR

    16.81         0.27         0.08         0.35         (0.28
 

2015 - R

    16.81         0.18         0.08         0.26         (0.23
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

    17.23         0.07         (0.32      (0.25      (0.08
 

2014 - A

    14.75         0.16         2.10         2.26         (0.15
 

2014 - C

    14.63         0.04         2.08         2.12         (0.04
 

2014 - Institutional

    14.74         0.22         2.11         2.33         (0.22
 

2014 - Service

    14.81         0.14         2.11         2.25         (0.14
 

2014 - IR

    14.72         0.21         2.08         2.29         (0.20
 

2014 - R

    14.71         0.08         2.13         2.21         (0.11
 

2013 - A

    11.49         0.25 (e)       3.22         3.47         (0.21
 

2013 - C

    11.40         0.12 (e)       3.23         3.35         (0.12
 

2013 - Institutional

    11.48         0.28 (e)       3.25         3.53         (0.27
 

2013 - Service

    11.54         0.21 (e)       3.26         3.47         (0.20
 

2013 - IR

    11.47         0.23 (e)       3.27         3.50         (0.25
 

2013 - R

    11.46         0.16 (e)       3.28         3.44         (0.19
 

2012 - A

    10.19         0.17         1.29 (f)       1.46         (0.16
 

2012 - C

    10.11         0.09         1.29 (f)       1.38         (0.09
 

2012 - Institutional

    10.18         0.21         1.30 (f)       1.51         (0.21
 

2012 - Service

    10.23         0.17         1.29 (f)       1.46         (0.15
 

2012 - IR

    10.17         0.19         1.30 (f)       1.49         (0.19
 

2012 - R

    10.17         0.13         1.30 (f)       1.43         (0.14
 

2011 - A

    9.47         0.13         0.74         0.87         (0.15
 

2011 - C

    9.40         0.06         0.72         0.78         (0.07
 

2011 - Institutional

    9.46         0.17         0.74         0.91         (0.19
 

2011 - Service

    9.51         0.12         0.74         0.86         (0.14
 

2011 - IR

    9.45         0.15         0.74         0.89         (0.17
 

2011 - R

    9.45         0.12         0.72         0.84         (0.12

 

  (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)   Reflects income recognized from a special dividend which amounted to $0.04 per share and 0.32% of average net assets.
  (f)   Reflects payment from affiliate relating to certain investment transactions which amounted to $0.01 per share. Excluding such payment, the total return would have been 14.34%, 13.51%, 13.55%, 14.81%, 14.28%, 14.67% and 13.98%, respectively.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS LARGE CAP VALUE INSIGHTS 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)
 
                         
  $ 16.69          (0.67 )%      $ 59,762          0.96 %(d)        1.14 %(d)        1.49 %(d)        118
    16.55          (1.03       14,218          1.71 (d)        1.89 (d)        0.75 (d)        118   
    16.68          (0.49       280,787          0.56 (d)        0.74 (d)        1.89 (d)        118   
    16.76          (0.72       6,830          1.06 (d)        1.23 (d)        1.40 (d)        118   
    16.65          (0.55       6,957          0.71 (d)        0.89 (d)        1.76 (d)        118   
    16.61          (0.78       1,330          1.21 (d)        1.39 (d)        1.24 (d)        118   
    16.68          (0.42       10          0.55 (d)        0.73 (d)        1.91 (d)        118   
                         
                         
    16.92          1.82          62,150          0.96          1.12          1.39          221   
    16.78          1.11          15,658          1.71          1.87          0.64          221   
    16.91          2.24          296,403          0.56          0.72          1.81          221   
    16.99          1.77          7,271          1.06          1.22          1.29          221   
    16.88          2.14          5,425          0.71          0.87          1.60          221   
    16.84          1.56          1,270          1.21          1.37          1.07          221   
    16.90            (1.41         10            0.58 (d)          0.74 (d)          1.62 (d)          221   
    16.86          15.42          62,704          0.96          1.14          1.00          222   
    16.71          14.50          16,567          1.71          1.89          0.25          222   
    16.85          15.89          389,534          0.56          0.74          1.39          222   
    16.92          15.24          6,062          1.06          1.24          0.91          222   
    16.81          15.62          5,238          0.71          0.88          1.27          222   
    16.81            15.13            332            1.21            1.39            0.49            222   
    14.75          30.54          52,993          0.95          1.14          1.95 (e)        221   
    14.63          29.61          13,723          1.70          1.90          0.91 (e)        221   
    14.74          31.13          245,662          0.55          0.75          2.21 (e)        221   
    14.81          30.40          5,061          1.05          1.25          1.64 (e)        221   
    14.72          30.88          293          0.71          0.91          1.72 (e)        221   
    14.71            30.25            79            1.20            1.40            1.23 (e)          221   
    11.49          14.44 (f)        107,535          0.95          1.11          1.53          135   
    11.40          13.65 (f)        11,018          1.70          1.86          0.77          135   
    11.48          14.91 (f)        337,650          0.55          0.71          1.91          135   
    11.54          14.38 (f)        5,117          1.05          1.21          1.48          135   
    11.47          14.77 (f)        128          0.70          0.86          1.74          135   
    11.46            14.08 (f)          33            1.20            1.36            1.18            135   
    10.19          9.15          133,611          0.95          1.13          1.31          56   
    10.11          8.30          11,928          1.70          1.88          0.55          56   
    10.18          9.61          365,385          0.55          0.73          1.69          56   
    10.23          9.02          7,699          1.05          1.23          1.19          56   
    10.17          9.48          67          0.70          0.88          1.48          56   
    10.17            8.96            10            1.20            1.38            1.13            56   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   75


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL CAP EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               From
investment operations
        
    Year - Share Class   Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income (loss)(a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
     Distributions
to shareholders
from net
investment
income
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2016 - A

  $ 19.10       $ 0.07      $ (0.47   $ (0.40    $ (0.03
 

2016 - C

    16.81                (0.42     (0.42        
 

2016 - Institutional

    19.84         0.12        (0.51     (0.39      (0.11
 

2016 - Service

    18.82         0.06        (0.47     (0.41        
 

2016 - IR

    19.02         0.09        (0.48     (0.39      (0.09
 

2016 - R

    18.78         0.05        (0.48     (0.43      (e) 
 

2016 - R6

    19.84         0.15        (0.53     (0.38      (0.12
             
  FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,   
 

2015 - A

    18.25         0.03        0.82        0.85           
 

2015 - C

    16.18         (0.10     0.73        0.63           
 

2015 - Institutional

    18.94         0.11        0.86        0.97         (0.07
 

2015 - Service

    18.00         0.02        0.80        0.82           
 

2015 - IR

    18.14         0.06        0.84        0.90         (0.02
 

2015 - R

    17.98         (0.02     0.82        0.80           
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

    20.22         0.02        (0.40     (0.38        
 

2014 - A

    16.86         0.01        1.52        1.53         (0.14
 

2014 - C

    15.01         (0.11     1.36        1.25         (0.08
 

2014 - Institutional

    17.48         0.09        1.57        1.66         (0.20
 

2014 - Service

    16.64         (0.01     1.50        1.49         (0.13
 

2014 - IR

    16.70         0.08        1.48        1.56         (0.12
 

2014 - R

    16.67         (0.03     1.49        1.46         (0.15
 

2013 - A

    12.93         0.20 (f)      3.75        3.95         (0.02
 

2013 - C

    11.57         0.06 (f)      3.38        3.44           
 

2013 - Institutional

    13.42         0.25 (f)      3.91        4.16         (0.10
 

2013 - Service

    12.78         0.17 (f)      3.72        3.89         (0.03
 

2013 - IR

    12.83         0.23 (f)      3.72        3.95         (0.08
 

2013 - R

    12.81         0.03 (f)      3.86        3.89         (0.03
 

2012 - A

    12.06         0.01 (g)      0.96 (h)      0.97         (0.10
 

2012 - C

    10.81         (0.07 )(g)      0.86 (h)      0.79         (0.03
 

2012 - Institutional

    12.53         0.07 (g)      0.98 (h)      1.05         (0.16
 

2012 - Service

    11.94         0.01 (g)      0.94 (h)      0.95         (0.11
 

2012 - IR

    12.00         0.05 (g)      0.94 (h)      0.99         (0.16
 

2012 - R

    11.97         (0.01 )(g)      0.94 (h)      0.93         (0.09
 

2011 - A

    10.92         0.06 (i)      1.15        1.21         (0.07
 

2011 - C

    9.82         (0.04 )(i)      1.04        1.00         (0.01
 

2011 - Institutional

    11.34         0.11 (i)      1.19        1.30         (0.11
 

2011 - Service

    10.82         0.04 (i)      1.13        1.17         (0.05
 

2011 - IR

    10.87         0.08 (i)      1.15        1.23         (0.10
 

2011 - R

    10.86         0.02 (i)      1.15        1.17         (0.06

 

  (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.
  (f)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.13 per share and 0.85% of average net assets.
  (g)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.17% of average net assets.
  (h)   Reflects payment from affiliate relating to certain investment transactions which amounted to $0.04 per share. Excluding such payment, the total return would have been 7.71%, 6.95%, 6.89%, 8.17%, 7.63%, 8.02%, and 7.44%, respectively.
  (i)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.07 per share and 0.55% of average net assets.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL CAP EQUITY INSIGHTS 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)
 
                         
  $ 18.67          (2.11 )%      $ 31,271          1.26 %(d)        1.52 %(d)        0.82 %(d)        68
    16.39          (2.50       12,673          2.01 (d)        2.27 (d)        0.05 (d)        68   
    19.34          (1.95       119,595          0.85 (d)        1.12 (d)        1.31 (d)        68   
    18.41          (2.18       688          1.36 (d)        1.62 (d)        0.65 (d)        68   
    18.54          (2.02       866          1.01 (d)        1.27 (d)        1.02 (d)        68   
    18.35          (2.26       9,329          1.51 (d)        1.77 (d)        0.58 (d)        68   
    19.34          (1.91       27          0.84 (d)        1.09 (d)        1.59 (d)        68   
                         
                         
    19.10          4.66          34,680          1.26          1.47          0.15          127   
    16.81          3.89          14,153          2.01          2.22          (0.60       127   
    19.84          5.13          81,067          0.86          1.07          0.57          127   
    18.82          4.56          959          1.36          1.58          0.12          127   
    19.02          4.99          1,119          1.01          1.23          0.32          127   
    18.78          4.45          8,986          1.51          1.72          (0.11       127   
    19.84            (1.88         10            0.86 (d)          1.06 (d)          0.38 (d)          127   
    18.25          9.16          40,458          1.27          1.51          0.07          130   
    16.18          8.33          15,348          2.02          2.26          (0.68       130   
    18.94          9.58          119,013          0.87          1.11          0.47          130   
    18.00          9.02          1,769          1.37          1.60          (0.04       130   
    18.14          9.39          448          1.02          1.24          0.47          130   
    17.98            8.83            8,126            1.52            1.76            (0.18         130   
    16.86          30.64          42,607          1.26          1.46          1.39 (f)        151   
    15.01          29.73          16,202          2.01          2.21          0.45 (f)        151   
    17.48          31.18          134,276          0.86          1.06          1.61 (f)        151   
    16.64          30.55          2,514          1.36          1.56          1.13 (f)        151   
    16.70          30.94          1,767          1.01          1.21          1.62 (f)        151   
    16.67            30.39            7,450            1.51            1.73            0.18 (f)          151   
    12.93          8.04 (h)        49,863          1.25          1.46          0.15 (g)        125   
    11.57          7.26 (h)        12,487          2.00          2.21          (0.57 )(g)        125   
    13.42          8.49 (h)        123,556          0.85          1.06          0.55 (g)        125   
    12.78          7.97 (h)        2,133          1.35          1.56          0.10 (g)        125   
    12.83          8.36 (h)        5,389          1.00          1.21          0.43 (g)        125   
    12.81            7.78 (h)          357            1.50            1.71            (0.05 )(g)          125   
    12.06          11.05          65,299          1.25          1.42          0.45 (i)        34   
    10.81          10.14          13,338          2.00          2.17          (0.32 )(i)        34   
    12.53          11.49          86,058          0.85          1.02          0.87 (i)        34   
    11.94          10.84          1,548          1.35          1.52          0.32 (i)        34   
    12.00          11.32          4,959          1.00          1.17          0.70 (i)        34   
    11.97            10.78            207            1.50            1.67            0.14 (i)          34   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   77


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL CAP GROWTH INSIGHTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               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 APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2016 - A

  $ 31.15       $ 0.05      $ (1.47   $ (1.42    $       $ (2.69    $ (2.69
 

2016 - C

    25.61         (0.05     (1.18     (1.23              (2.69      (2.69
 

2016 - Institutional

    35.46         0.12        (1.69     (1.57              (2.69      (2.69
 

2016 - IR

    31.68         0.09        (1.50     (1.41              (2.69      (2.69
 

2016 - R

    30.37         0.03        (1.44     (1.41              (2.69      (2.69
 

2016 - R6

    35.46         0.39        (1.95     (1.56              (2.69      (2.69
                   
  FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,   
 

2015 - A

    31.17         (0.10     1.87        1.77                 (1.79      (1.79
 

2015 - C

    26.12         (0.28     1.56        1.28                 (1.79      (1.79
 

2015 - Institutional

    35.10         0.02        2.13        2.15                 (1.79      (1.79
 

2015 - IR

    31.59         (0.04     1.92        1.88                 (1.79      (1.79
 

2015 - R

    30.51         (0.18     1.83        1.65                 (1.79      (1.79
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

    36.95         (0.01     (1.48     (1.49                        
 

2014 - A

    31.10         (0.10     2.67        2.57                 (2.50      (2.50
 

2014 - C

    26.64         (0.27     2.25        1.98                 (2.50      (2.50
 

2014 - Institutional

    34.59         0.01        3.00        3.01                 (2.50      (2.50
 

2014 - IR

    31.41         (0.04     2.72        2.68                 (2.50      (2.50
 

2014 - R

    30.56         (0.19     2.64        2.45                 (2.50      (2.50
 

2013 - A

    23.40         0.18 (e)      7.70        7.88         (0.18              (0.18
 

2013 - C

    20.09         (0.03 )(e)      6.63        6.60         (0.05              (0.05
 

2013 - Institutional

    26.01         0.29 (e)      8.57        8.86         (0.28              (0.28
 

2013 - IR

    23.64         0.18 (e)      7.83        8.01         (0.24              (0.24
 

2013 - R

    23.08         (e)(f)      7.68        7.68         (0.20              (0.20
 

2012 - A

    21.22         0.04 (g)      2.14 (h)      2.18                           
 

2012 - C

    18.35         (0.11 )(g)      1.85 (h)      1.74                           
 

2012 - Institutional

    23.49         0.15 (g)      2.37 (h)      2.52                           
 

2012 - IR

    21.39         0.03 (g)      2.22 (h)      2.25                           
 

2012 - R

    20.98         (0.01 )(g)      2.11 (h)      2.10                           
 

2011 - A

    18.49         (0.05 )(i)      2.78        2.73                           
 

2011 - C

    16.11         (0.18 )(i)      2.42        2.24                           
 

2011 - Institutional

    20.38         0.03 (i)      3.08        3.11                           
 

2011 - IR

    18.58         (0.08 )(i)      2.89        2.81                           
 

2011 - R

    18.33         (0.11 )(i)      2.76        2.65                           

 

  (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)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.17 per share and 0.65% of average net assets.
  (f)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (g)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.11 per share and 0.51% of average net assets.
  (h)   Reflects payment from affiliate relating to certain investment transactions which amounted to $0.11 per share. Excluding such payment, the total return would have been 9.73%, 8.82%, 8.86%, 10.23%, 9.98% and 9.46%, respectively.
  (i)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.07 per share and 0.34% of average net assets.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL CAP GROWTH INSIGHTS 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)
 
                         
  $ 27.04          (4.94 )%      $ 52,206          1.25 %(d)        1.55 %(d)        0.40 %(d)        60
    21.69          (5.29       7,408          2.00 (d)        2.30 (d)        (0.44 )(d)        60   
    31.20          (4.75       75,322          0.85 (d)        1.15 (d)        0.77 (d)        60   
    27.58          (4.81       5,535          1.00 (d)        1.30 (d)        0.64 (d)        60   
    26.27          (5.04       3,529          1.50 (d)        1.80 (d)        0.24 (d)        60   
    31.21          (4.72       4,105          0.83 (d)        1.10 (d)        2.53 (d)        60   
                         
                         
    31.15          5.95          43,647          1.26          1.60          (0.33       145   
    25.61          5.18          7,964          2.01          2.36          (1.06       145   
    35.46          6.39          64,023          0.86          1.20          0.06          145   
    31.68          6.24          4,683          1.01          1.33          (0.12       145   
    30.37          5.67          2,299          1.51          1.85          (0.60       145   
    35.46            (4.03         10            0.85 (d)          1.16 (d)          (0.07 )(d)          145   
    31.17          8.74          32,390          1.30          1.86          (0.33       162   
    26.12          7.96          7,124          2.05          2.61          (1.08       162   
    35.10          9.15          30,166          0.90          1.47          0.02          162   
    31.59          9.02          1,269          1.05          1.62          (0.12       162   
    30.51            8.48            847            1.54            2.09            (0.63         162   
    31.10          33.98          30,803          1.30          1.93          0.67 (e)        163   
    26.64          32.92          7,402          2.05          2.68          (0.12 )(e)        163   
    34.59          34.48          14,171          0.90          1.53          0.96 (e)        163   
    31.41          34.25          639          1.05          1.71          0.62 (e)        163   
    30.56            33.60            209            1.55            2.18            (0.01 )(e)          163   
    23.40          10.24 (h)        25,662          1.25          1.96          0.16 (g)        116   
    20.09          9.46 (h)        5,247          2.00          2.71          (0.59 )(g)        116   
    26.01          10.70 (h)        7,733          0.85          1.55          0.57 (g)        116   
    23.64          10.49 (h)        176          1.00          1.70          0.12 (g)        116   
    23.08            9.98 (h)          30            1.50            2.20            (0.08 )(g)          116   
    21.22          14.76          24,979          1.25          1.96          (0.26 )(i)        52   
    18.35          13.90          5,180          2.00          2.71          (1.00 )(i)        52   
    23.49          15.26          6,959          0.85          1.56          0.14 (i)        52   
    21.39          15.12          38          1.00          1.71          (0.38 )(i)        52   
    20.98            14.46            19            1.50            2.21            (0.51 )(i)          52   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   79


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL CAP VALUE INSIGHTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               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 APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2016 - A

  $ 38.37       $ 0.18      $ 0.14      $ 0.32       $ (0.29    $ (2.05    $ (2.34
 

2016 - C

    29.75         0.04        0.09        0.13         (0.10      (2.05      (2.15
 

2016 - Institutional

    48.06         0.32        0.18        0.50         (0.44      (2.05      (2.49
 

2016 - IR

    38.31         0.22        0.14        0.36         (0.39      (2.05      (2.44
 

2016 - R

    37.99         0.13        0.14        0.27         (0.32      (2.05      (2.37
 

2016 - R6

    48.07         0.32        0.17        0.49         (0.45      (2.05      (2.50
                   
  FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,   
 

2015 - A

    38.89         0.30        (0.09     0.21         (0.14      (0.59      (0.73
 

2015 - C

    30.40                (0.06     (0.06              (0.59      (0.59
 

2015 - Institutional

    48.49         0.55        (0.10     0.45         (0.29      (0.59      (0.88
 

2015 - IR

    38.84         0.39        (0.10     0.29         (0.23      (0.59      (0.82
 

2015 - R

    38.50         0.14        (0.04     0.10         (0.02      (0.59      (0.61
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

    48.87         0.10        (0.90     (0.80                        
 

2014 - A

    35.97         0.15        2.95        3.10         (0.18              (0.18
 

2014 - C

    28.20         (0.10     2.31        2.21         (0.01              (0.01
 

2014 - Institutional

    44.76         0.38        3.67        4.05         (0.32              (0.32
 

2014 - IR

    35.92         0.25        2.94        3.19         (0.27              (0.27
 

2014 - R

    35.62         0.07        2.92        2.99         (0.11              (0.11
 

2013 - A

    28.75         0.42 (e)      7.12        7.54         (0.32              (0.32
 

2013 - C

    22.62         0.15 (e)      5.60        5.75         (0.17              (0.17
 

2013 - Institutional

    35.67         0.69 (e)      8.84        9.53         (0.44              (0.44
 

2013 - IR

    28.75         0.49 (e)      7.11        7.60         (0.43              (0.43
 

2013 - R

    28.54         0.31 (e)      7.09        7.40         (0.32              (0.32
 

2012 - A

    26.36         0.22 (f)      2.31 (g)      2.53         (0.14              (0.14
 

2012 - C

    20.79         (f)(h)      1.83 (g)      1.83                           
 

2012 - Institutional

    32.66         0.47 (f)      2.79 (g)      3.26         (0.25              (0.25
 

2012 - IR

    26.40         0.31 (f)      2.28 (g)      2.59         (0.24              (0.24
 

2012 - R

    26.21         0.15 (f)      2.30 (g)      2.45         (0.12              (0.12
 

2011 - A

    24.10         0.15 (i)      2.27        2.42         (0.16              (0.16
 

2011 - C

    19.06         (0.04 )(i)      1.80        1.76         (0.03              (0.03
 

2011 - Institutional

    29.80         0.32 (i)      2.79        3.11         (0.25              (0.25
 

2011 - IR

    24.15         0.24 (i)      2.24        2.48         (0.23              (0.23
 

2011 - R

    23.99         0.07 (i)      2.26        2.33         (0.11              (0.11

 

  (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)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.20 per share and 0.65% of average net assets.
  (f)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.09 per share and 0.33% of average net assets.
  (g)   Reflects payment from affiliate relating to certain investment transactions which amounted to $0.07 per share. Excluding such payment, the total return would have been 9.34%, 8.35%, 8.44%, 9.81%, 9.55% and 9.09%, respectively.
  (h)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (i)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.07 per share and 0.27% of average net assets.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL CAP VALUE INSIGHTS 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)
 
                         
  $ 36.35          1.04     $ 89,571          1.25 %(d)        1.57 %(d)        1.03 %(d)        56
    27.73          0.64          15,377          2.00 (d)        2.32 (d)        0.28 (d)        56   
    46.07          1.23          19,389          0.85 (d)        1.17 (d)        1.44 (d)        56   
    36.23          1.17          1,911          1.00 (d)        1.32 (d)        1.27 (d)        56   
    35.89          0.91          5,170          1.50 (d)        1.82 (d)        0.78 (d)        56   
    46.06          1.21          10          0.84 (d)        1.16 (d)        1.44 (d)        56   
                         
                         
    38.37          0.53          93,151          1.25          1.52          0.76          133   
    29.75          (0.21       16,416          2.00          2.27          0.01          133   
    48.06          0.93          21,036          0.85          1.12          1.13          133   
    38.31          0.76          1,774          1.00          1.27          1.00          133   
    37.99          0.27          4,992          1.51          1.77          0.36          133   
    48.07            (1.64         10            0.83 (d)          1.09 (d)          0.83 (d)          133   
    38.89          8.66          96,094          1.27          1.59          0.41          114   
    30.40          7.84          18,994          2.02          2.34          (0.34       114   
    48.49          9.12          15,973          0.87          1.20          0.81          114   
    38.84          8.94          1,788          1.02          1.35          0.66          114   
    38.50            8.40            1,176            1.52            1.84            0.18            114   
    35.97          26.54          99,381          1.26          1.54          1.32 (e)        141   
    28.20          25.63          19,416          2.00          2.29          0.58 (e)        141   
    44.76          27.05          12,204          0.86          1.13          1.74 (e)        141   
    35.92          26.91          1,310          1.01          1.29          1.53 (e)        141   
    35.62            26.21            1,154            1.51            1.79            0.96 (e)          141   
    28.75          9.60 (g)        87,084          1.25          1.52          0.79 (f)        85   
    22.62          8.78 (g)        17,808          2.00          2.27          0.04 (f)        85   
    35.67          10.02 (g)        12,310          0.85          1.11          1.30 (f)        85   
    28.75          9.82 (g)        455          1.00          1.26          1.11 (f)        85   
    28.54            9.35 (g)          699            1.50            1.75            0.52 (f)          85   
    26.36          10.03          91,426          1.25          1.54          0.58 (i)        33   
    20.79          9.21          194,248          2.00          2.29          (0.17 )(i)        33   
    32.66          10.46          3,479          0.85          1.14          0.97 (i)        33   
    26.40          10.29          223          1.00          1.29          0.96 (i)        33   
    26.21            9.71            214            1.50            1.79            0.26 (i)          33   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   81


GOLDMAN SACHS U.S. EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               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 APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2016 - A

  $ 41.46       $ 0.20      $ (0.87    $ (0.67    $ (0.38    $ (1.19    $ (1.57
 

2016 - C

    37.88         0.05        (0.80      (0.75      (0.11      (1.19      (1.30
 

2016 - Institutional

    42.60         0.28        (0.88      (0.60      (0.55      (1.19      (1.74
 

2016 - Service

    41.37         0.18        (0.86      (0.68      (0.41      (1.19      (1.60
 

2016 - IR

    41.13         0.24        (0.86      (0.62      (0.50      (1.19      (1.69
 

2016 - R

    40.91         0.15        (0.86      (0.71      (0.36      (1.19      (1.55
 

2016 - R6

    42.60         0.29        (0.89      (0.60      (0.56      (1.19      (1.75
                    
  FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,   
 

2015 - A

    40.20         0.43        1.12         1.55         (0.29              (0.29
 

2015 - C

    36.78         0.11        1.03         1.14         (0.04              (0.04
 

2015 - Institutional

    41.29         0.60        1.16         1.76         (0.45              (0.45
 

2015 - Service

    40.12         0.36        1.15         1.51         (0.26              (0.26
 

2015 - IR

    39.89         0.51        1.13         1.64         (0.40              (0.40
 

2015 - R

    39.80         0.26        1.18         1.44         (0.33              (0.33
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

    43.19         0.14        (0.73      (0.59                        
 

2014 - A

    34.52         0.33        5.71         6.04         (0.36              (0.36
 

2014 - C

    31.63         0.05        5.24         5.29         (0.14              (0.14
 

2014 - Institutional

    35.44         0.49        5.86         6.35         (0.50              (0.50
 

2014 - Service

    34.44         0.29        5.71         6.00         (0.32              (0.32
 

2014 - IR

    34.26         0.42        5.67         6.09         (0.46              (0.46
 

2014 - R

    34.16         0.23        5.67         5.90         (0.26              (0.26
 

2013 - A

    26.80         0.44        7.68         8.12         (0.40              (0.40
 

2013 - C

    24.59         0.19        7.07         7.26         (0.22              (0.22
 

2013 - Institutional

    27.51         0.53        7.91         8.44         (0.51              (0.51
 

2013 - Service

    26.76         0.41        7.65         8.06         (0.38              (0.38
 

2013 - IR

    26.62         0.45        7.67         8.12         (0.48              (0.48
 

2013 - R

    26.58         0.36        7.61         7.97         (0.39              (0.39
 

2012 - A

    24.21         0.33 (e)      2.70 (f)       3.03         (0.44              (0.44
 

2012 - C

    22.25         0.13 (e)      2.48 (f)       2.61         (0.27              (0.27
 

2012 - Institutional

    24.82         0.44 (e)      2.77 (f)       3.21         (0.52              (0.52
 

2012 - Service

    24.14         0.30 (e)      2.70 (f)       3.00         (0.38              (0.38
 

2012 - IR

    24.08         0.37 (e)      2.69 (f)       3.06         (0.52              (0.52
 

2012 - R

    23.98         0.22 (e)      2.73 (f)       2.95         (0.35              (0.35
 

2011 - A

    22.32         0.31 (g)      1.87         2.18         (0.29              (0.29
 

2011 - C

    20.54         0.12 (g)      1.72         1.84         (0.13              (0.13
 

2011 - Institutional

    22.89         0.44 (g)      1.87         2.31         (0.38              (0.38
 

2011 - Service

    22.25         0.28 (g)      1.87         2.15         (0.26              (0.26
 

2011 - IR

    22.21         0.36 (g)      1.86         2.22         (0.35              (0.35
 

2011 - R

    22.11         0.24 (g)      1.85         2.09         (0.22              (0.22

 

  (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)   Reflects income recognized from non-recurring special dividends which amounted to $0.06 per share and 0.23% of average net assets.
  (f)   Reflects payment from affiliate relating to certain investment transactions which amounted to $0.02 per share. Excluding such payment, the total return would have been 12.61%, 11.75%, 11.75%, 13.08%, 12.50%, 12.87%, and 12.33%, respectively.
  (g)   Reflects income recognized from a non-recurring special dividend which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.13% of average net assets.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS U.S. EQUITY INSIGHTS 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)
 
                         
  $ 39.22          (1.61 )%      $ 258,725          0.96 %(d)        1.18 %(d)        1.05 %(d)        103
    35.83          (1.99       34,328          1.71 (d)        1.93 (d)        0.30 (d)        103   
    40.26          (1.40       153,237          0.56 (d)        0.78 (d)        1.41 (d)        103   
    39.09          (1.65       4,240          1.06 (d)        1.28 (d)        0.93 (d)        103   
    38.82          (1.49       5,917          0.71 (d)        0.93 (d)        1.28 (d)        103   
    38.65          (1.74       28,575          1.21 (d)        1.43 (d)        0.79 (d)        103   
    40.25          (1.40       10          0.55 (d)        0.76 (d)        1.46 (d)        103   
                         
                         
    41.46          3.86          272,738          0.96          1.17          1.04          224   
    37.88          3.09          37,811          1.71          1.92          0.28          224   
    42.60          4.27          121,863          0.56          0.77          1.42          224   
    41.37          3.75          3,344          1.06          1.27          0.86          224   
    41.13          4.12          4,615          0.71          0.92          1.24          224   
    40.91          3.58          27,685          1.21          1.42          0.64          224   
    42.60            (1.37         10            0.55 (d)          0.74 (d)          1.37 (d)          224   
    40.20          17.67          275,574          0.97          1.21          0.88          222   
    36.78          16.80          36,503          1.72          1.96          0.13          222   
    41.29          18.14          105,300          0.57          0.81          1.27          222   
    40.12          17.57          1,132          1.07          1.31          0.78          222   
    39.89          17.98          1,003          0.72          0.96          1.13          222   
    39.80            17.42            457            1.22            1.46            0.63            222   
    34.52          30.75          256,626          0.95          1.21          1.46          203   
    31.63          29.78          34,143          1.70          1.96          0.70          203   
    35.44          31.27          64,809          0.56          0.82          1.70          203   
    34.44          30.57          1,020          1.05          1.31          1.37          203   
    34.26          31.06          546          0.71          0.97          1.48          203   
    34.16            30.42            343            1.20            1.46            1.19            203   
    26.80          12.69 (f)        239,796          0.95          1.20          1.31 (e)        121   
    24.59          11.84 (f)        30,979          1.70          1.95          0.55 (e)        121   
    27.51          13.16 (f)        33,613          0.55          0.80          1.69 (e)        121   
    26.76          12.58 (f)        1,036          1.05          1.30          1.18 (e)        121   
    26.62          12.96 (f)        198          0.70          0.95          1.45 (e)        121   
    26.58            12.42 (f)          336            1.20            1.44            0.85 (e)          121   
    24.21          9.83          278,353          0.95          1.19          1.28 (g)        46   
    22.25          9.00          32,665          1.70          1.94          0.52 (g)        46   
    24.82          10.20          33,581          0.55          0.79          1.76 (g)        46   
    24.14          9.74          962          1.05          1.29          1.19 (g)        46   
    24.08          10.09          105          0.70          0.94          1.57 (g)        46   
    23.98            9.53            29            1.20            1.44            1.03 (g)          46   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

April 30, 2016 (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

Large Cap Growth Insights,

Large Cap Value Insights,

Small Cap Equity Insights and

U.S. Equity Insights

    

A, C, Institutional, Service, IR, R and R6

   Diversified

Small Cap Growth Insights and

Small Cap Value Insights

    

A, C, Institutional, IR, R and R6

   Diversified

Class A Shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. Class C Shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%, which is imposed on redemptions made within 12 months of purchase. Institutional, Service, Class IR, Class R and Class R6 Shares are not subject to a sales charge.

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 (the “Agreement”) with the Trust.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.

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.

For derivative contracts, realized gains and losses are recorded upon settlement of the contract.

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. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by a Fund are charged to that Fund, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the applicable Funds on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution and Service, Transfer Agency and Service and Shareholder Administration fees.

 

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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 and paid according to the following schedule:

 

Fund         Income Distributions
Declared/Paid
   Capital Gains Distributions
Declared/Paid

Large Cap Value Insights

       Quarterly    Annually

Large Cap Growth Insights, Small Cap Equity
Insights, Small Cap  Growth Insights, Small Cap
Value Insights and U.S. Equity Insights

       Annually    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.

 

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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Funds, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Funds’ 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:

Equity Securities — Equity securities traded on a United States (“U.S.”) securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If there is no sale or official closing price or such price is believed by GSAM to not represent fair value, equity securities are valued at the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions. 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.

Money Market Funds — Investments in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Money Market Fund (“Underlying Fund”) are valued at the NAV of the FST Institutional Share class on the day of valuation. These investments are generally classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. For information regarding an Underlying Fund’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Fund’s shareholder report.

Derivative Contracts — A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. 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.  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

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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.

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.

ii.  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 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.

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.

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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of April 30, 2016:

LARGE CAP GROWTH INSIGHTS   
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

North America

   $ 764,177,059         $         $         —   

Short-term Investments

               8,300,000             

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     5,814,625                         
Total    $ 769,991,684         $   8,300,000         $   
Derivative Type                            
Assets(b)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 502,202         $         $   
LARGE CAP VALUE INSIGHTS   
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Europe

   $ 4,579,963         $         $   

North America

     356,143,345                       

Short-term Investments

               25,200,000             

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     2,253,450                       
Total    $ 362,976,758         $ 25,200,000         $   
Derivative Type                            
Assets(b)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 195,301         $         $   
SMALL CAP EQUITY INSIGHTS             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

North America

   $ 167,740,756         $         $   

Europe

     2,261,024                       

Short-term Investments

               13,100,000             

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     8,035,251                       
Total    $ 178,037,031         $ 13,100,000         $   
Derivative Type                            
Assets(b)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 49,013         $         $   

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

SMALL CAP GROWTH INSIGHTS             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Asia

   $ 339,208         $         $   

Europe

     3,048,567                       

North America

     140,627,716                     45,262   

Short-term Investments

               4,500,000             

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     8,640,910                       
Total    $ 152,656,401         $ 4,500,000         $   45,262   
Derivative Type                            
Assets(b)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 59,512         $         $   
SMALL CAP VALUE INSIGHTS   
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

North America

   $ 127,728,644         $         $         —   

Europe

     419,109                       

Short-term Investments

               3,400,000             

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     2,972,375                       
Total    $ 131,120,128         $ 3,400,000         $   
Derivative Type                            
Assets(b)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 146,851         $         $   
U.S. EQUITY INSIGHTS             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Europe

   $ 6,129,118         $         $   

North America

     466,573,573                       

Short-term Investments

               12,900,000             
Total    $ 472,702,691         $ 12,900,000         $   
Derivative Type                            
Assets(b)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 245,118         $         $   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

 

(a)   Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of NAV. Security valuations are based on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile.
(b)   Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

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

 

4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the gross value of derivative contracts as of April 30, 2016. These instruments were used as part of the Funds’ investment strategies and to obtain and/or manage exposure related to the risks below. The values in the tables below exclude the effects of cash collateral received or posted pursuant to these derivative contracts, and therefore are not representative of the Funds’ net exposure.

 

     Risk           Fund    Statements of Assets and Liabilities    Assets(a)  
   

Equity

         Large Cap Growth Insights    Variation margin on certain derivative contracts      $502,202   
   

Equity

         Large Cap Value Insights    Variation margin on certain derivative contracts      195,301   
   

Equity

         Small Cap Equity Insights    Variation margin on certain derivative contracts      49,013   
   

Equity

         Small Cap Growth Insights    Variation margin on certain derivative contracts      59,512   
   

Equity

         Small Cap Value Insights    Variation margin on certain derivative contracts      146,851   
   

Equity

         U.S. Equity Insights    Variation margin on certain derivative contracts      245,118   

 

(a)   Includes unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts 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.

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 April 30, 2016. These gains (losses) should be considered in the context that these derivative contracts may have been executed to create investment opportunities and/or economically hedge certain investments, and accordingly, certain gains (losses) on such derivative contracts may offset certain (losses) gains attributable to investments. These gains (losses) are included in “Net realized gain (loss)” or “Net change in unrealized gain (loss)” on the Statements of Operations:

 

Risk    Fund    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Equity    Large Cap Growth Insights    $ (263,501   $ (96,853     127   
Equity    Large Cap Value Insights      377,536        (2,256     48   
Equity    Small Cap Equity Insights      426,230        33,074        50   
Equity    Small Cap Growth Insights      1,087        (28,039     20   
Equity    Small Cap Value Insights      (104,525     138,450        21   
Equity    U.S. Equity Insights      48,963        (178,192     93   

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the average of month end balances for the period ended April 30, 2016.

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

 

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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. 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 the Investment Adviser 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 to the restrictions or prohibitions against the right of setoff that may be imposed in accordance with a particular jurisdiction’s bankruptcy or insolvency laws.

 

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 April 30, 2016, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAM were at the following rates:

 

            Contractual Management Rate      Effective Net
Management
Rate
*
 
Fund            First
$1 billion
     Next
$1 billion
     Next
$3 billion
     Next
$3 billion
     Over
$8 billion
     Effective
Rate
    

Large Cap Growth Insights

            0.65      0.59      0.56      0.55      0.54      0.65      0.52

Large Cap Value Insights

            0.60         0.54         0.51         0.50         0.49         0.60         0.52   

Small Cap Equity Insights

            0.85         0.85         0.77         0.73         0.72         0.85         0.81   

Small Cap Growth Insights

            0.85         0.85         0.77         0.73         0.72         0.85         0.81   

Small Cap Value Insights

            0.85         0.85         0.77         0.73         0.72         0.85         0.81   

U.S. Equity Insights

            0.65         0.59         0.56         0.55         0.54         0.65         0.52   

 

*  

GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve net management rates, as defined in the Funds’ most recent prospectus. These waivers will be effective through at least February 26, 2017, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees. Prior to

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

 

February 26, 2016, the effective net management rates for the Small Cap Equity Insights and Small Cap Value Insights Funds were 0.82% and 0.81% respectively. The Effective Net Management Rates above are calculated based on management rates before and after waivers had been adjusted, if applicable.

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.

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 April 30, 2016, Goldman Sachs advised that it retained the following amounts:

 

         Front End
Sales Charge
       Contingent Deferred
Sales Charge
 
Fund         Class A        Class C  

Large Cap Growth Insights

       $ 13,561         $   

Large Cap Value Insights

         4,071           453   

Small Cap Equity Insights

         1,514           397   

Small Cap Growth Insights

         1,291             

Small Cap Value Insights

         883             

U.S. Equity Insights

         5,022           46   

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: 0.19% 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; and 0.04% of the average daily net assets of Institutional and Service Shares.

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, and 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

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

net assets are 0.004%. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least February 26, 2017, 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.

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Fund           Management
Fee Waiver
      

Other

Expense
Reimbursements

      

Total

Expense
Reductions

 

Large Cap Growth Insights

         $ 530,913         $ 227,629         $ 758,542   

Large Cap Value Insights

           140,450           162,853           303,303   

Small Cap Equity Insights

           28,285           167,233           195,518   

Small Cap Growth Insights

           26,135           168,257           194,392   

Small Cap Value Insights

           27,686           173,696           201,382   

U.S. Equity Insights

           295,832           185,341           481,173   

G.  Line of Credit Facility — As of April 30, 2016, 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 certain registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates (“Other Borrowers”). 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 April 30, 2016, the Funds did not have any borrowings under the facility. The facility was renewed in the amount of $1,100,000,000 effective May 3, 2016.

H.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — For the six months ended April 30, 2016, Goldman Sachs earned $460, $601, $626, $302, $100 and $457 in brokerage commissions from portfolio transactions, including futures transactions executed with Goldman Sachs as the Futures Commission Merchant, on behalf of the Large Cap Growth Insights, Large Cap Value Insights, Small Cap Equity Insights, Small Cap Growth Insights, Small Cap Value Insights and U.S. Equity Insights Funds, respectively.

As of April 30, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of 5% or more of outstanding Class R Shares of the following Funds:

 

Fund         Goldman Sachs
Balanced Strategy
Portfolio
     Goldman Sachs
Enhanced Dividend
Global Equity Portfolio
     Goldman Sachs
Equity Growth
Strategy Portfolio
     Goldman Sachs
Growth and Income
Strategy Portfolio
     Goldman Sachs
Growth Strategy
Portfolio
 

Large Cap Growth Insights

                   7      12      13

Large Cap Value Insights

         6                 15         21         25   

Small Cap Equity Insights

                 23         5         7         9   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases        Sales and Maturities  

Large Cap Growth Insights

       $ 1,002,604,892         $ 989,048,771   

Large Cap Value Insights

         413,246,619           421,675,477   

Small Cap Equity Insights

         137,320,205           101,482,453   

Small Cap Growth Insights

         109,372,611           77,248,086   

Small Cap Value Insights

         72,686,879           78,633,867   

U.S. Equity Insights

         493,988,370           461,986,101   

The following table sets forth the amounts of the Funds’ overnight and continuous agreements collateralized by Common Stocks which represent the gross amounts of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions outstanding as of April 30, 2016:

 

Fund         Total  

Large Cap Growth Insights

       $ 5,814,625   

Large Cap Value Insights

       $ 2,253,450   

Small Cap Equity Insights

       $ 8,035,251   

Small Cap Growth Insights

       $ 8,640,910   

Small Cap Value Insights

       $ 2,972,375   

 

7. SECURITIES LENDING

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

The Funds invest the cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Money Market Fund (“Money Market Fund”), an affiliated series of the Trust. The Money Market Fund is registered under the Act as an open end investment company, is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the Act, and is managed by GSAM, for which GSAM may receive an investment advisory fee of up to 0.205% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Money Market Fund.

 

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7. SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

In the event of a default by a borrower with respect to any loan, GSAL will exercise any and all remedies provided under the applicable borrower agreement to make the Funds whole. These remedies include purchasing replacement securities by applying the collateral held from the defaulting broker against the purchase cost of the replacement securities. If, despite such efforts by GSAL to exercise these remedies, the Funds sustain losses as a result of a borrower’s default, GSAL indemnifies the Funds by purchasing replacement securities at GSAL’s expense, or paying the Funds an amount equal to the market value of the replacement securities, subject to an exclusion for any shortfalls resulting from a loss of value in the cash collateral pool due to reinvestment risk and a requirement that the Funds agree to assign rights to the collateral to GSAL for purpose of using the collateral to cover purchase of replacement securities as more fully described in the Securities Lending Agency Agreement. The Funds’ loaned securities were all subject to enforceable Securities Lending Agreements and the value of the collateral is at least equal to the value of the cash received. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed in the Funds’ Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Both the Funds and GSAL received compensation relating to the lending of the Funds’ securities. The amounts earned by the Funds for the six months ended April 30, 2016, are reported under Investment Income on the Statements of Operations.

The table below details securities lending activity with affiliates of Goldman Sachs:

 

         For the Period Ended April 30, 2016        Amounts Payable to
Goldman Sachs

Upon Return of
Securities Loaned as of
April 30, 2016
 
Fund         Earnings of GSAL
Relating to
Securities
Loaned
      

Amounts Received
by the Funds

from Lending to
Goldman Sachs

      

Large Cap Growth Insights

       $ 18         $         $   

Large Cap Value Insights

         175           1,388             

Small Cap Equity Insights

         3,638           5,480           1,425,075   

Small Cap Growth Insights

         8,182           7,692           2,242,242   

Small Cap Value Insights

         1,185           2,284           791,600   

U.S. Equity Insights

         78           431             

The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Money Market Fund For the six months ended April 30, 2016:

 

Fund         Number of
Shares Held
Beginning
of Year
       Shares
Bought
      

Shares

Sold

       Number of
Shares Held
End of Year
      

Value at

End of Year

 

Large Cap Growth Insights

                   6,016,725           (202,100        5,814,625         $ 5,814,625   

Large Cap Value Insights

         1,543,540           3,241,605           (2,531,695        2,253,450           2,253,450   

Small Cap Equity Insights

         3,040,011           32,947,988           (27,952,748        8,035,251           8,035,251   

Small Cap Growth Insights

         3,384,225           27,213,016           (21,956,331        8,640,910           8,640,910   

Small Cap Value Insights

         3,158,375           14,724,775           (14,910,775        2,972,375           2,972,375   

U.S. Equity Insights

         729,425           1,140,350           (1,869,775                    

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

8. TAX INFORMATION

 

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, October 31, 2015, the Funds’ capital loss carryforwards and certain timing differences on a tax basis were as follows:

 

      Large Cap
Growth
Insights
       Large Cap
Value
Insights
       Small Cap
Equity
Insights
       Small Cap
Growth
Insights
       Small Cap
Value
Insights
       U.S.
Equity
Insights
 

Capital loss carryforwards:

                           

Expiring 2017

     (257,361,720        (302,004,878        (74,933,486                              

Total capital loss carryforwards

   $ (257,361,720      $ (302,004,878      $ (74,933,486      $         $         $   

As of April 30, 2016, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      Large Cap
Growth
Insights
     Large Cap
Value
Insights
     Small Cap
Equity
Insights
     Small Cap
Growth
Insights
     Small Cap
Value
Insights
     U.S.
Equity
Insights
 

Tax Cost

   $ 767,571,044       $ 384,640,220       $ 193,477,334       $ 157,879,852       $ 128,444,486       $ 462,063,248   

Gross unrealized gain

     40,510,847         14,696,648         13,893,652         11,478,956         14,826,630         32,942,043   

Gross unrealized loss

     (29,790,207      (11,160,110      (16,233,955      (12,157,145      (8,750,988      (9,402,600

Net unrealized security gain (loss)

   $ 10,720,640       $ 3,536,538       $ (2,340,303    $ (678,189    $ 6,075,642       $ 23,539,443   

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

In order to present certain components of the Funds’ capital accounts on a tax-basis, certain reclassifications have been recorded to the Funds’ accounts. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAVs of the Funds and result primarily from net operating losses, redemptions utilized as distributions, and differences in the tax treatment of partnerships and underlying fund investments.

 

9. OTHER RISKS

The Funds’ risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Derivatives Risk — Loss may result from the Funds’ investments in derivative instruments. These instruments may be illiquid, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Funds. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. Losses from investments in derivatives also can result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

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 a Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact a Fund’s NAV and liquidity. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in a Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect a Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

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9. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

Liquidity Risk A Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period 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.

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.

 

10. INDEMNIFICATIONS

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

 

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent events after the Statements of Assets and Liabilities date have been evaluated 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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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

12. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Large Cap Growth Insights Fund  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

     For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    2,185,396      $ 48,924,282         6,980,525      $ 158,182,514   

Reinvestment of distributions

    44,935        1,011,487         29,769        663,856   

Shares converted from Class B(a)

                   84,680        1,853,649   

Shares redeemed

    (1,287,046     (28,293,549      (2,780,922     (61,357,303
      943,285        21,642,220         4,314,052        99,342,716   
Class B Shares(a)         

Shares sold

                   1,430        28,727   

Shares converted to Class A

                   (92,267     (1,853,649

Shares redeemed

                   (26,872     (539,733
                     (117,709     (2,364,655
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    440,716        9,027,835         1,668,170        34,397,515   

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,411        70,030         2,142        43,723   

Shares redeemed

    (343,588     (6,850,048      (297,232     (6,075,919
      100,539        2,247,817         1,373,080        28,365,319   
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    6,318,559        145,650,620         16,236,775        370,091,930   

Reinvestment of distributions

    172,457        3,995,824         113,490        2,601,195   

Shares redeemed

    (7,406,779     (168,179,639      (7,807,696     (179,500,970
      (915,763     (18,533,195      8,542,569        193,192,155   
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    150,832        3,432,845         129,202        2,926,882   

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,126        25,064         224        4,945   

Shares redeemed

    (37,672     (785,432      (13,229     (296,508
      114,286        2,672,477         116,197        2,635,319   
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    370,774        8,060,561         1,604,319        35,541,423   

Reinvestment of distributions

    13,466        299,351         11,163        245,693   

Shares redeemed

    (477,767     (10,308,031      (1,015,414     (22,474,490
      (93,527     (1,948,119      600,068        13,312,626   
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    353,187        7,578,117         521,668        11,563,543   

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,024        22,608         358        7,860   

Shares redeemed

    (86,950     (1,880,015      (77,735     (1,703,414
      267,261        5,720,710         444,291        9,867,989   
Class R6 Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    31,600        734,519         418        10,005   

Reinvestment of distributions

    4        88                  

Shares redeemed

    (35     (800             (5
      31,569        733,807         418        10,000   

NET INCREASE

    447,650      $ 12,535,717         15,272,966      $ 344,361,469   

 

(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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12. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Large Cap Value Insights Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    636,432      $ 10,347,117         902,296      $ 15,392,196   

Reinvestment of distributions

    23,298        381,743         49,079        819,032   

Shares converted from Class B(a)

                   6,658        113,458   

Shares redeemed

    (752,255     (11,898,953      (1,005,320     (17,091,804
      (92,525     (1,170,093      (47,287     (767,118
Class B Shares(a)         

Shares converted to Class A

                   (6,694     (113,458

Shares redeemed

                   (29,394     (498,274
                     (36,088     (611,732
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    124,345        2,004,126         235,997        3,989,634   

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,818        45,822         6,337        104,927   

Shares redeemed

    (201,141     (3,201,950      (300,441     (5,066,530
      (73,978     (1,152,002      (58,107     (971,969
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    3,098,884        51,096,993         4,901,399        82,201,640   

Reinvestment of distributions

    142,169        2,327,308         385,344        6,445,256   

Shares redeemed

    (3,937,560     (62,178,319      (10,882,262     (184,786,985
      (696,507     (8,754,018      (5,595,519     (96,140,089
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    54,974        881,586         183,049        3,146,866   

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,651        43,618         5,491        91,694   

Shares redeemed

    (78,038     (1,281,366      (118,827     (2,023,233
      (20,413     (356,162      69,713        1,215,327   
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    162,079        2,559,155         313,549        5,305,827   

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,031        49,530         6,425        107,537   

Shares redeemed

    (68,692     (1,106,000      (310,210     (5,271,427
      96,418        1,502,685         9,764        141,937   
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    10,242        169,713         57,648        975,790   

Reinvestment of distributions

    256        4,174         387        6,328   

Shares redeemed

    (5,868     (89,511      (2,338     (39,551
      4,630        84,376         55,697        942,567   
Class R6 Shares(b)         

Shares sold

                   580        10,005   

Reinvestment of distributions

    6        85         3        46   

Shares redeemed

                          (5
      6        85         583        10,046   

NET DECREASE

    (782,369   $ (9,845,129      (5,601,244   $ (96,181,031

 

(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)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

12. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Small Cap Equity Insights Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    192,798      $ 3,491,321         466,697      $ 8,958,486   

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,490        46,002                  

Shares converted from Class B(a)

                   1,362        25,015   

Shares redeemed

    (335,767     (5,940,218      (869,634     (16,742,214
      (140,479     (2,402,895      (401,575     (7,758,713
Class B Shares(a)         

Shares converted to Class A

                   (1,528     (25,015

Shares redeemed

                   (11,958     (195,796
                     (13,486     (220,811
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    93,921        1,517,396         135,642        2,304,561   

Shares redeemed

    (162,758     (2,571,911      (242,355     (4,088,653
      (68,837     (1,054,515      (106,713     (1,784,092
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    3,437,266        64,114,808         1,320,351        26,154,847   

Reinvestment of distributions

    25,392        484,997         21,563        411,859   

Shares redeemed

    (1,365,273     (25,621,818      (3,538,107     (68,844,250
      2,097,385        38,977,987         (2,196,193     (42,277,544
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    6,070        105,188         57,853        1,105,413   

Shares redeemed

    (19,682     (334,561      (105,174     (1,938,964
      (13,612     (229,373      (47,321     (833,551
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    1,147        21,176         48,785        949,246   

Reinvestment of distributions

    300        5,495         34        629   

Shares redeemed

    (13,602     (243,941      (14,659     (275,001
      (12,155     (217,270      34,160        674,874   
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    158,867        2,847,919         189,009        3,602,301   

Reinvestment of distributions

    134        2,444                  

Shares redeemed

    (129,195     (2,240,797      (162,322     (3,075,978
      29,806        609,566         26,687        526,323   
Class R6 Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    890        16,835         496        10,005   

Reinvestment of distributions

    3        59                  

Shares redeemed

    (10     (177      (1     (5
      883        16,717         495        10,000   

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    1,892,991      $ 35,700,217         (2,703,946   $ (51,663,514

 

(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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12. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Small Cap Growth Insights Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    590,116      $ 15,315,410         545,679      $ 17,350,391   

Reinvestment of distributions

    132,878        3,757,782         64,770        1,925,847   

Shares converted from Class B(a)

                   58,348        1,833,293   

Shares redeemed

    (193,626     (5,210,628      (306,789     (9,648,220
      529,368        13,862,564         362,008        11,461,311   
Class B Shares(a)         

Shares converted to Class A

                   (70,295     (1,833,293

Shares redeemed

                   (8,938     (233,385
                     (79,233     (2,066,678
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    79,634        1,796,707         74,499        1,948,046   

Reinvestment of distributions

    35,861        815,833         18,097        445,240   

Shares redeemed

    (84,953     (1,814,209      (54,287     (1,413,619
      30,542        798,331         38,309        979,667   
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    900,478        28,854,547         1,138,272        41,373,091   

Reinvestment of distributions

    120,842        3,937,033         45,703        1,541,332   

Shares redeemed

    (412,840     (12,693,432      (237,885     (8,362,847
      608,480        20,098,148         946,090        34,551,576   
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    86,110        2,285,276         315,493        10,368,520   

Reinvestment of distributions

    14,163        408,028         2,448        73,879   

Shares redeemed

    (47,404     (1,317,603      (210,284     (6,241,716
      52,869        1,375,701         107,657        4,200,683   
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    64,122        1,618,195         54,765        1,671,819   

Reinvestment of distributions

    5,362        147,444         1,324        38,480   

Shares redeemed

    (10,827     (274,169      (8,145     (254,189
      58,657        1,491,470         47,944        1,456,110   
Class R6 Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    132,390        4,107,605         271        10,005   

Reinvestment of distributions

    22        728                  

Shares redeemed

    (1,158     (36,403             (5
      131,254        4,071,930         271        10,000   

NET INCREASE

    1,411,170      $ 41,698,144         1,423,046      $ 50,592,669   

 

(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)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

12. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Small Cap Value Insights Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    59,255      $ 2,055,749         134,243      $ 5,261,353   

Reinvestment of distributions

    157,232        5,565,515         48,801        1,870,547   

Shares converted from Class B(a)

                   154,047        6,012,436   

Shares redeemed

    (179,774     (6,226,257      (380,194     (14,892,445
      36,713        1,395,007         (43,103     (1,748,109
Class B Shares(a)         

Shares converted to Class A

                   (223,262     (6,012,436

Shares redeemed

                   (35,384     (953,437
                     (258,646     (6,965,873
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    20,630        568,615         19,470        593,064   

Reinvestment of distributions

    40,482        1,093,112         11,198        335,036   

Shares redeemed

    (58,402     (1,576,952      (103,611     (3,148,417
      2,710        84,775         (72,943     (2,220,317
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    68,913        3,011,481         166,189        8,136,287   

Reinvestment of distributions

    22,329        1,000,594         5,823        278,565   

Shares redeemed

    (108,048     (4,599,480      (63,746     (3,074,349
      (16,806     (587,405      108,266        5,340,503   
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    8,798        292,210         23,922        941,810   

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,185        112,448         989        37,771   

Shares redeemed

    (5,523     (186,708      (24,651     (957,187
      6,460        217,950         260        22,394   
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    32,599        1,112,819         133,943        5,296,609   

Reinvestment of distributions

    8,221        287,780         375        14,252   

Shares redeemed

    (28,157     (969,144      (33,476     (1,287,248
      12,663        431,455         100,842        4,023,613   
Class R6 Shares(b)         

Shares sold

                   205        10,005   

Reinvestment of distributions

    11        516                  

Shares redeemed

                          (5
      11        516         205        10,000   

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    41,751      $ 1,542,298         (165,119   $ (1,537,789

 

(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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12. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    U.S. Equity Insights Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    220,563      $ 8,386,374         489,069      $ 20,148,539   

Reinvestment of distributions

    247,520        9,779,889         45,885        1,901,942   

Shares converted from Class B(a)

                   75,598        3,085,169   

Shares redeemed

    (449,832     (17,391,783      (887,276     (36,595,041
      18,251        774,480         (276,724     (11,459,391
Class B Shares(a)         

Shares converted to Class A

                   (80,912     (3,085,169

Shares redeemed

                   (61,227     (2,334,656
                     (142,139     (5,419,825
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    57,168        2,035,805         183,157        6,931,701   

Reinvestment of distributions

    31,570        1,140,209         834        31,814   

Shares redeemed

    (129,045     (4,552,173      (178,172     (6,731,425
      (40,307     (1,376,159      5,819        232,090   
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    1,177,709        46,577,162         2,051,350        84,969,389   

Reinvestment of distributions

    126,138        5,110,347         34,827        1,478,041   

Shares redeemed

    (357,990     (14,052,243      (1,775,794     (74,669,520
      945,857        37,635,266         310,383        11,777,910   
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    29,837        1,142,994         68,476        2,788,613   

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,888        113,703         85        3,524   

Shares redeemed

    (5,071     (194,929      (15,949     (650,758
      27,654        1,061,768         52,612        2,141,379   
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    51,828        1,986,972         217,171        8,858,924   

Reinvestment of distributions

    5,398        211,040         259        10,626   

Shares redeemed

    (17,026     (643,905      (130,350     (5,389,955
      40,200        1,554,107         87,080        3,479,595   
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    178,803        6,826,293         821,845        34,109,333   

Reinvestment of distributions

    26,635        1,037,960         149        6,126   

Shares redeemed

    (142,939     (5,306,140      (156,732     (6,388,751
      62,499        2,558,113         665,262        27,726,708   
Class R6 Shares(b)         

Shares sold

                   232        10,005   

Reinvestment of distributions

    10        409                  

Shares redeemed

                          (5
      10        409         232        10,000   

NET INCREASE

    1,054,164      $ 42,207,984         702,525      $ 28,488,466   

 

(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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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of Class A, Class C, Institutional, 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, 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 November 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016, which represents a period of 182 days in a 366-day year.

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The second line under each share class in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual net expense 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.

 

     Large Cap Growth Insights Fund     Large Cap Value Insights Fund     Small Cap Equity Insights Fund     Small Cap Growth Insights Fund     Small Cap Value Insights Fund     U.S. Equity Insights Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/15
    Ending
Account
Value
4/30/16
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
4/30/16
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/15
    Ending
Account
Value
4/30/16
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
4/30/16
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/15
    Ending
Account
Value
4/30/16
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
4/30/16
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/15
    Ending
Account
Value
4/30/16
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
4/30/16
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/15
    Ending
Account
Value
4/30/16
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
4/30/16
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/15
    Ending
Account
Value
4/30/16
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
4/30/16
*
 
Class A                                                                        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 983.30      $ 4.73      $ 1,000.00      $ 993.30      $ 4.76      $ 1,000.00      $ 978.90      $ 6.20      $ 1,000.00      $ 950.60      $ 6.06      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,010.40      $ 6.25      $ 1,000.00      $ 983.90      $ 4.74   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,020.09     4.82        1,000.00        1,020.09     4.82        1,000.00        1,018.60     6.32        1,000.00        1,018.65     6.27        1,000.00        1,018.65     6.27        1,000.00        1,020.09     4.82   
Class C                                                                        

Actual

    1,000.00        979.90        8.42        1,000.00        989.70        8.46        1,000.00        1,000.00        10.00        1,000.00        947.10        9.68        1,000.00        1,006.40        9.98        1,000.00        980.10        8.42   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,016.36     8.57        1,000.00        1,016.36     8.57        1,000.00        1,014.87     10.07        1,000.00        1,014.92     10.02        1,000.00        1,014.92     10.02        1,000.00        1,016.36     8.57   
Institutional                                                                        

Actual

    1,000.00        985.10        2.76        1,000.00        995.10        2.78        1,000.00        980.50        4.19        1,000.00        952.50        4.13        1,000.00        1,012.30        4.25        1,000.00        986.00        2.77   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,022.08     2.82        1,000.00        1,022.08     2.82        1,000.00        1,020.64     4.27        1,000.00        1,020.64     4.27        1,000.00        1,020.64     4.27        1,000.00        1,022.08     2.82   
Service                                                                        

Actual

    1,000.00        982.70        5.23        1,000.00        992.80        5.25        1,000.00        978.20        6.69        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        983.50        5.23   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,019.59     5.32        1,000.00        1,019.59     5.32        1,000.00        1,018.10     6.82        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,019.59     5.32   
Class IR                                                                        

Actual

    1,000.00        984.40        3.50        1,000.00        994.50        3.52        1,000.00        979.80        4.97        1,000.00        951.90        4.85        1,000.00        1,011.70        5.00        1,000.00        985.10        3.50   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,021.33     3.57        1,000.00        1,021.33     3.57        1,000.00        1,019.84     5.07        1,000.00        1,019.89     5.02        1,000.00        1,019.89     5.02        1,000.00        1,021.33     3.57   
Class R                                                                        

Actual

    1,000.00        981.60        5.96        1,000.00        992.20        5.99        1,000.00        977.40        7.42        1,000.00        949.60        7.27        1,000.00        1,009.10        7.49        1,000.00        982.60        5.96   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,018.85     6.07        1,000.00        1,018.85     6.07        1,000.00        1,017.35     7.57        1,000.00        1,017.40     7.52        1,000.00        1,017.40     7.52        1,000.00        1,018.85     6.07   
Class R6                                                                        

Actual

    1,000.00        985.40        2.67        1,000.00        995.80        2.73        1,000.00        980.90        4.14        1,000.00        952.80        4.03        1,000.00        1,012.10        4.20        1,000.00        986.00        2.72   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,022.18     2.72        1,000.00        1,022.13     2.77        1,000.00        1,020.69     4.22        1,000.00        1,020.74     4.17        1,000.00        1,020.69     4.22        1,000.00        1,022.13     2.77   

 

*   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 April 30, 2016. 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     Service     Class IR     Class R     Class R6  

Large Cap Growth Insights

     0.96     1.71     0.56     1.06     0.71     1.21     0.54

Large Cap Value Insights

     0.96        1.71        0.56        1.06        0.71        1.21        0.55   

Small Cap Equity Insights

     1.26        2.01        0.85        1.36        1.01        1.51        0.84   

Small Cap Growth Insights

     1.25        2.00        0.85        N/A        1.00        1.50        0.83   

Small Cap Value Insights

     1.25        2.00        0.85        N/A        1.00        1.50        0.84   

U.S. Equity Insights

     0.96        1.71        0.56        1.06        0.71        1.21        0.55   

 

+   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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FUNDS PROFILE

 

Goldman Sachs Funds

 

 

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Goldman Sachs is a premier financial services firm, known since 1869 for creating thoughtful and customized investment solutions in complex global markets.

Today, the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.11 trillion in assets under supervision as of March 31, 2016, 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.

 

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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
n   Financial Square Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

Investor FundsSM

n   Investor Money Market Fund
n   Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund3

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   Bond Fund
n   Core Fixed Income Fund
n   Global Income Fund
n   Strategic Income Fund

Municipal and Tax-Free

n   High Yield Municipal Fund
n   Dynamic Municipal Income Fund
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   Focused Value Fund
n   Capital Growth Fund
n   Strategic Growth Fund
n   Focused Growth Fund
n   Small/Mid Cap Growth 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 Fund
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 Fund5
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   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   Commodity Strategy Fund
n   Global Real Estate Securities 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   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   Multi-Manager U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund
n   Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund8
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 portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any government agency. Although a money market portfolio seeks to preserve the value of an investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market portfolio. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market portfolio, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the money market portfolio at any time.
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 March 31, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Tax-Free Money Market Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund.
4    Effective on July 31, 2015, the Goldman Sachs Technology Tollkeeper Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund.
5    Effective at the close of business on February 5, 2016, the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Fund was reorganized with and into the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights 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.
8    Effective on June 1, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Implementation Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund.

Financial Square FundsSM and Investor FundsSM are registered service marks 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

Diana M. Daniels

Herbert J. Markley

James A. McNamara

Jessica Palmer

Alan A. Shuch

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Scott M. McHugh, Principal Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Caroline L. 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 (“SEC”) web site at http://www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the 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 be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. Form N-Qs 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).

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of April 30, 2016 and may not be representative of future investments. Fund holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

Economic and market forecasts presented herein reflect our judgment as of the date of this report 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.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. (MSCI) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (S&P) and is licensed for use by Goldman Sachs. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages. The portfolio risk management process includes an effort to monitor and manage risk, but does not imply low risk.

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).

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Semi-Annual Report      

April 30, 2016

 
     

Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity Funds

     

Asia Equity

     

Emerging Markets Equity

     

N-11 Equity

 

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Goldman Sachs Fundamental

Emerging Markets Equity Funds

 

n   ASIA EQUITY

 

n   EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY

 

n   N-11 EQUITY

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Investment Process

    1   

Market Review

    2   

Portfolio Management Discussions and Performance Summaries

    4   

Schedules of Investments

    22   

Financial Statements

    32   

Financial Highlights

    36   

Notes to Financial Statements

    42   

Other Information

    56   

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


 

GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUNDS

 

What Differentiates Goldman Sachs’ Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity Investment Process?

 

Goldman Sachs’ Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity investment process is based on the belief that strong, consistent results are best achieved through expert stock selection, performed by our dedicated Emerging Markets Team that works together on a global scale. Our deep, diverse and experienced team of research analysts and portfolio managers combines local insights with global, industry-specific expertise to identify its best investment ideas.

 

 

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n   The Emerging Markets Equity research team, based in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, China, Korea, Singapore, Brazil, India and Australia, focuses on long- term business and management quality

 

n   Proprietary, bottom-up research is the key driver of our investment process

 

n   Analysts collaborate regularly to leverage regional and industry-specific research and insights

 

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n   Members of each local investment team are aligned by sector and are responsible for finding ideas with the best risk-adjusted upside in their respective areas of coverage

 

n   The decision-making process includes active participation in frequent and regular research meetings

 

n   The Emerging Markets Equity team benefits from the country and currency expertise of our Global Emerging Markets Debt and Currency teams

 

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n   Security selections are aligned with levels of investment conviction and risk-adjusted upside

 

n   Continual risk monitoring identifies various risks at the stock and portfolio level and assesses whether they are intended and justified

 

n   Dedicated portfolio construction team assists in ongoing monitoring and adjustment of the Funds

 

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Emerging markets equity portfolios that strive to offer:

 

  n   Access to markets across emerging markets  

 

  n   Disciplined approach to stock selection  

 

  n   Optimal risk/return profiles  

 

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MARKET REVIEW

 

Goldman Sachs Fundamental Emerging

Markets Equity Funds

 

Market Review

Emerging markets equities were roughly flat during the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (the “Reporting Period”). The MSCI® Emerging Markets Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “MSCI® EM Index”) posted a return of -0.13%.* While absolute returns were disappointing, emerging markets equities outpaced developed markets equities, as measured by the MSCI® Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index. In our opinion, weakness in emerging market equities for most of the Reporting Period reflected concerns about slowing economic growth, particularly in China, and the impact of weak commodity prices, particularly oil prices.

There was broad emerging market “risk off” sentiment in November 2015, as the Reporting Period began, likely due to a combination of Federal Reserve (“Fed”) interest rate hike concerns and disappointing macroeconomic data and negative news flow from China. When the Fed finally hiked U.S. interest rates by 25 basis points in December 2015, we believe the fairly dovish language in its statement, which emphasized “gradual” future adjustments to policy, helped to somewhat assuage market sentiment. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point. Dovish language tends to suggest lower interest rates.)

Emerging market equities suffered a rout at the beginning of 2016, in our opinion, triggered by investor concerns of an intensifying economic slowdown in China, exacerbated by an oil price plunge. Market sentiment improved in February 2016, and emerging market equities stabilized as global central banks set a more accommodative tone. For example, the Bank of Japan (“BOJ”) introduced negative interest rates in late January 2016 and the People’s Bank of China eased, while the Fed released dovish remarks in February 2016. In March 2016, further central bank dovishness, along with receding global economic concerns and a commodity price rebound, helped to drive a strong recovery in emerging markets equities. Notably, the European Central Bank implemented heavy easing, cutting its deposit rate to -40 basis points and raising its monthly quantitative easing purchases. The BOJ left its monetary policy unchanged in March 2016, but its rhetoric about negative interest rates heightened expectations for further easing to come.

Market sentiment appeared to remain sanguine in April 2016, as oil prices rose and China economic growth concerns abated with modestly improving economic data. The Fed left rates unchanged but expressed less concern about market volatility and global economic growth, opening up the possibility of a June 2016 rate hike. However, global sentiment moderated near the end of April 2016, as the Bank of Japan disappointed markets by not implementing additional monetary stimulus.

Materials and energy were the best performing sectors in the MSCI® EM Index during the Reporting Period, followed at some distance by utilities and consumer staples, the only other two sectors in the MSCI® EM Index to post a positive absolute return during the Reporting Period. Health care and industrials were the weakest sectors in the MSCI® EM Index during the Reporting Period, followed by consumer discretionary and financials.

From a country perspective, Hungary, Brazil and Peru were by a wide margin the best performing individual country constituents of the MSCI® EM Index for the Reporting Period. Indonesia, Turkey, Russia and Malaysia also notably outpaced the MSCI® EM Index

 

 

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*   All index returns are expressed in U.S. dollar terms.


MARKET REVIEW

 

during the Reporting Period. Conversely, Greece was by far the weakest individual country constituent of the MSCI® EM Index during the Reporting Period, followed at some distance by China, Poland and Qatar, which also significantly lagged the MSCI® EM Index during the Reporting Period.

Looking Ahead

At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed global equities could still generate positive mid-single digit returns for calendar year 2016, despite a volatile start. Our expectation was that returns would be predominantly driven by earnings growth rather than multiple expansion. (A multiple measures some aspect of a company’s financial well-being, determined by dividing one metric by another metric. Multiple expansion is growth of that multiple.) In our view, positive returns in a low (and potentially negative) interest rate environment make equities attractive, particularly relative to other asset classes.

Many emerging markets rallied in the first quarter of 2016 on rising oil prices and the expectation that China may re-boot investment to spur lagging economic growth. In our view, the rally underscores why we continue to invest in companies across the emerging markets, regardless of our view on an individual country’s economic outlook. We believe fundamentals in many countries are not improving in the way they are in some developed markets. We believe Brazil, Russia and South Africa, for example, face further challenges as persistently low oil and other commodity prices appear to be beginning to affect consumption. We believe India has the best macroeconomic outlook among the MSCI® EM Index constituents.

We remain cautious on state-owned enterprises across most of the emerging markets, as they have objectives, in our view, other than maximizing shareholder returns. Having significantly less exposure to some of these large weightings in the MSCI® EM Index allows us extra capital to invest in what we consider to be more innovative parts of the market.

We find many interesting opportunities related to the evolving emerging market consumer, especially with regard to e-commerce. One of the key questions we continue to consider is how local and global competitors might share the emerging market retail marketplace, both on the ground and online. We believe a growing e-commerce ecosystem is likely to spawn development in financial technology and other Internet-related development.

We further believe other emerging market consumer markets are continuing to change in ways that may create new winners and losers in the retail market. In China, for instance, customer traffic has shifted away from hyper-markets to e-commerce within the last decade. (A hyper-market is a retail store that combines a department store and a grocery supermarket. Often a very large establishment, hyper-markets may offer a large variety of products such as appliances, clothing and groceries.) Many companies we speak with have also noted an increasing focus on value for money from Chinese consumers, some of which may be attributed to being able to easily compare prices on the Internet. Tourism, which is booming in China, is also increasingly moving online. At the end of the Reporting Period, we favored companies exposed to the growth of e-commerce as well as other areas of consumer growth, such as travel, tourism, wellness and leisure activities.

As always, we maintain our focus on seeking high-quality equity investments trading at compelling valuations and intend to stay true to our long-term discipline as we seek to navigate potentially volatile markets ahead.

 

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Goldman Sachs Asia Equity Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Asia ex Japan Equity Portfolio Management Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Asia Equity Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (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 and IR Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -4.19%, -4.57%, -4.00% and -4.05%, respectively. These returns compare to the -3.00% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI® All Country Asia ex-Japan Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “Index”), during the same time period.

 

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

 

A   The Fund underperformed the Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period, primarily attributable to individual stock selection. From a country perspective, allocation positioning in South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore detracted from the Fund’s relative results most during the Reporting Period. Stock selection in China and having overweighted allocations to India and Indonesia, each of which outpaced the Index during the Reporting Period, contributed most positively.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the Index were positions in Hotel Shilla, Shinsegae and Fubon Financial.

 

      Hotel Shilla operates hotels in South Korea’s capital, Seoul, as well as in popular tourist destination, Jeju Island. It is also one of the nation’s top two duty-free shop operators. Near-term concerns on increasing competition due to regulatory changes weighed on its share price during the Reporting Period. At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained positive on Hotel Shilla owing to the strong demand environment driven by Chinese tourists.

 

      Shinsegae, a new purchase for the Fund during the Reporting Period, is a South Korea-based department store franchise that retails food, clothing, household goods, electronics and other items through several branch stores. Its stock underperformed the Index during the Reporting Period due to shopping disruptions following the summer of 2015 MERS outbreak and due to concerns about competition from new outlet malls and e-commerce. Its share price had felt downward pressures, as investors were likely wary of the segment given large space expansions and flip-flopping from the government on duty-free license periods.

 

      Fubon Financial is a Taiwan-based provider of banking, insurance, securities and asset management services. It detracted from performance during the Reporting Period, as its share price moved in tandem with Asian peers in general, who have, in our opinion, been struggling amidst rising non-performing loans from the small-to-medium enterprise business segment and declining loan yields due mainly to a low interest rate environment. (A non-performing loan is the sum of borrowed money upon which the debtor has not made his or her schedule payments for at least 90 days. A non-performing loan is either in default or close to being in default.)

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   The Fund benefited most relative to the Index from holdings in Airports of Thailand, Viatron Technologies and Nongshim.

 

     

Airports of Thailand owns and operates several airports in Thailand, including the Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket airports. Its stock outperformed the Index during the Reporting Period on robust air travel demand and strong

 

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growth momentum in passenger volumes. At the end of the Reporting Period, we maintained our conviction in the stock, as we expect strong air traffic growth to sustain, underpinned by the company’s monopoly position as the gateway to Thailand, a buoyant tourism industry and aggressive capacity additions by low-cost carriers in the region. Given its significant operating leverage and delivery of better than expected cost controls, we expect its margins to expand further going forward.

 

      Viatron Technologies is a South Korea-based equipment supplier to the display industry in the information technology sector. Asian display panel makers have been expanding their capacity aggressively, and Viatron Technologies particularly benefited from the capital expenditure cycle in China.

 

      Nongshim is the largest producer in South Korea of processed foods, such as instant noodles. Its stock outperformed the Index during the Reporting Period based largely on the success of its product premiumization plan. (Premiumization is the creation of a bridge between the desirability of the luxury world and the function and necessity of the mass market.) Additional catalysts supporting its stock price included further penetration of its premium segment, average selling price hikes and decent cost savings from lower packing costs as a result of the lower oil price.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The sectors that detracted most from the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period were consumer discretionary, health care and materials, each driven primarily by weak stock selection. At an individual stock level, the Fund’s positions in Hotel Shilla, mentioned earlier, China Biologic Products, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, and Gujarat Fluorochemicals, an Indian chemicals manufacturer, disappointed most in each sector respectively.

 

      The sectors that contributed most positively to the Fund’s performance relative to the Index were consumer staples, industrials and information technology, where stock selection in each boosted relative results. At an individual stock level, the Fund’s positions in Nongshim, Airports of Thailand and Viatron Technologies, each mentioned earlier, were the strongest positive contributors in each sector respectively.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period the Fund gained exposure to select stocks through equity-linked notes and participatory notes. The use of these derivatives did not have a material impact on Fund results during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In addition to the purchase already mentioned, we initiated a Fund position in Kumho Petrochemical, a South Korean manufacturer of petrochemical and synthetic resin products, including synthetic rubber. We believe that rubber prices have found a bottom and a turnaround may be imminent, as a supply glut of synthetic rubber is widely expected to continue easing over the next several years given no major capacity additions and given a tight supply of butadiene, the raw material of synthetic rubber.

 

      Within the information technology sector in India, we established a Fund position in Infosys, India’s third largest information technology services provider. We believe in the company management’s growth guidance in the medium term, driven by in-line performance in the past four quarters coupled with what we see as strong deal wins and a healthy deals pipeline.

 

      Conversely, we exited the Fund’s position in Sino Biopharmaceutical in the Chinese health care sector. Sino Biopharmaceutical is an out-of-Index holding that is primarily engaged in the research and development, manufacturing and sales of a series of generic chemical drugs and is a market leader in drugs for hepatitis and cardio- cerebral diseases. Sino Biopharmaceutical experienced a slowdown in sales during the fourth quarter of 2015 to reduce inventory in the distribution channel. As such, we believe this has heightened the risk of price-cutting pressures in the upcoming 2016 drug offerings. As a result, we sold the Fund’s position in the company.

 

     

Within the telecommunication services sector in China, we eliminated the Fund’s position in China Mobile, a company that operates as an investment holding company and, through its subsidiaries, offers mobile services using the global system for mobile communications (“GSM”) standard. China’s government is planning to issue new operation licenses to the China Broadcasting Network Company,

 

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which has triggered concerns regarding competition. Further, China Mobile showed slow growth of its fourth generation subscribers during the first quarter of 2016, increasing concerns about potential market share loss. The company did outperform the Index due to its defensive nature. However, given our view that we might see future share price pressures should China Mobile start to lose market share, we decided to sell the Fund’s position in the company.

 

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

 

A   Most sector weights are usually established within a relatively narrow range from the Index, as our team prefers to make decisions at the individual stock level, where we believe we can generate more added value. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s exposure to consumer discretionary, materials, information technology and energy increased, and its allocations to consumer staples, health care, utilities, industrials, telecommunication services and financials decreased.

 

      Similarly, allocations to countries are directly the result of various stock selection decisions. During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s allocations to India, Indonesia, South Vietnam, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore increased, and its exposure to China, Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Malaysia decreased.

 

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

 

A   Hee Sun Oh, Vice President of our Asia ex-Japan research team, departed in January 2016.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to the Index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund had overweighted exposure to China, India and Indonesia compared to the Index and held an out-of-Index allocation to South Vietnam. On the same date, the Fund had underweighted exposure relative to the Index to Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia and had rather neutral exposure relative to the Index in South Korea, Thailand and the Philippines.

 

      From a sector allocation perspective, the Fund had overweighted positions relative to the Index in the consumer discretionary, consumer staples and materials sectors at the end of the Reporting Period. On the same date, the Fund had underweighted positions compared to the Index in the financials, telecommunication services and energy sectors and was relatively neutrally weighted compared to the Index in health care, industrials and information technology. The Fund had no exposure to the utilities sector at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

    As always, we remained focused on individual stock selection, with sector and country positioning being a secondary, closely-monitored effect.

 

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Asia Equity Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016      Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       MSCI® AC (All Country)
Asia  ex-Japan Index2
 
  Class A        -4.19        -3.00
  Class C        -4.57           -3.00   
  Institutional        -4.00           -3.00   
    Class IR        -4.05           -3.00   

 

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

 

  2    The MSCI® All Country (AC) Asia ex-Japan Index (Net, USD, Hedged) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of Asia, excluding Japan. The MSCI AC Asia ex-Japan Index consists of the following 10 developed and emerging market country indices: China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. This index is net of dividends re-invested after deduction of withholding taxes, using a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. This series approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment. The dividend is reinvested after deduction of withholding tax, applying the rate to nonresident individuals who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. MSCI Barra uses withholding tax rates applicable to Luxembourg holding companies, as Luxembourg applies the highest rates. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3   
     For the period ended 3/31/16   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date  
  Class A     -11.55     -0.96     2.74     2.04     7/08/94   
  Class C     -8.07        -0.57        2.54        1.24        8/15/97   
  Institutional     -6.04        0.58        3.74        2.09        2/02/96   
    Class IR     -6.19        N/A        N/A        0.15        2/28/14   

 

  3   The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns 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 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional and Class IR 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 RATIOS4   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)        Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     1.55        1.99
  Class C     2.30           2.76   
  Institutional     1.15           1.61   
    Class IR     1.30           1.75   

 

  4   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 February 26, 2017, 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.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding   % of
Net Assets
    Line of Business    Country
  Tencent Holdings Ltd.     5.0   Software & Services    China
  AIA Group Ltd.     4.6      Insurance    Hong Kong
  Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd.     3.7      Food, Beverage & Tobacco    China
  LG Chem Ltd.     3.3      Materials    South Korea
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     3.3      Semiconductors &
Semiconductor Equipment
   Taiwan
  Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.     3.2      Materials    South Korea
  Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.     2.8      Consumer Services    Hong Kong
  Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.     2.8      Diversified Financials    Hong Kong
  China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H     2.5      Energy    China
    Airports of Thailand PCL     2.4      Transportation    Thailand

 

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

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS6
As of April 30, 2016

 

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  6   The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio Management Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (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 R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of 0.14%, -0.23%, 0.35%, 0.14%, 0.27% and 0.43%, respectively. These returns compare to the -0.13% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI® Emerging Markets Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   While the Fund’s absolute returns were disappointing, the Fund outperformed the Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period. Effective stock selection in China and Thailand and having an overweighted allocation to Peru benefited the Fund’s performance most. Such positive contributors were only partially offset by the detracting effect of weak stock selection in South Korea and Russia and of having an overweighted allocation to India, which underperformed the Index during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   The strongest contributors to the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period were Viatron Technologies, BM&FBovespa and Credicorp.

 

      Viatron Technologies is a South Korea-based equipment supplier to the display industry in the information technology sector. Asian display panel makers have been expanding their capacity aggressively, and Viatron Technologies particularly benefited from the capital expenditure cycle in China.

 

      BM&FBovespa performed well after the Brazilian stock exchange made a bidding offer for securities clearinghouse Cetip. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed the potential merger could enhance significantly the value of BM&FBovespa due to increased barriers to entry. We continued to hold the stock given what we viewed as the potential of the deal with Cetip and its high free cash flow yield.

 

      Credicorp, a Peru-based bank, was a strong performer as it reported better than expected results, including improving margins and healthy loan growth. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to like the company for its strong competitive position in the industry and what we view as positive balance sheet trends.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the Index were positions in Naver, Hotel Shilla and China Traditional.

 

      Naver is a South Korea-based Internet service provider that operates a search portal, a social network and online gaming platforms. Its stock underperformed the Index during the Reporting Period, as the company reported disappointing top-line growth, driven by decelerating growth from its mobile gaming division. Although the company has made some progress on its cost savings program announced last year, it fell short of investor expectations.

 

      Hotel Shilla operates hotels in South Korea’s capital, Seoul, as well as in popular tourist destination, Jeju Island. It is also one of the nation’s top two duty-free shop operators. Near-term concerns on increasing competition due to regulatory changes weighed on its share price during the Reporting Period. At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained positive on Hotel Shilla owing to the strong demand environment driven by Chinese tourists.

 

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      China Traditional Medicine (“CTM”) is an integrated pharmaceutical company mainly engaged in the research and development, manufacture and distribution of traditional Chinese medicines (“TCMs”). Through organic growth and acquisitions, CTM has a product portfolio of more than 500 TCM drugs under well-known brands. Its stock underperformed the Index during the Reporting Period, as its sales were impacted by a broad industry slowdown.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Relative to the Index, strong stock selection within the financials, industrials and consumer staples sectors contributed most positively to the Fund’s performance. In financials, the Fund’s holding in BM&FBovespa, mentioned earlier, was the strongest contributor. In industrials, the Fund’s position in InterGlobe Aviation, the operator of India’s largest domestic carrier by market capitalization, was an outstanding performer. Notably, the Fund’s holding in Nongshim, South Korea’s largest processed food manufacturer, boosted Fund results within the consumer staples sector.

 

      Conversely, weak stock selection in consumer discretionary and health care and having no allocation to energy, which outperformed the Index during the Reporting Period, detracted most from the Fund’s relative results. In consumer discretionary, the Fund’s position in Hotel Shilla, mentioned earlier, was the largest detractor from relative returns. In health care, the Fund’s position in CTM, also already mentioned, was the biggest disappointment. In energy, the Fund’s underweighted position in Lukoil Holding, a Russian oil company, detracted most from returns.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund used equity-linked notes and participatory notes to gain exposure to select stocks. The use of these derivatives did not have a material impact on the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Within the financials sector in China, we initiated a Fund position in AIA Group. It is the largest independent publicly- listed pan-Asian life insurance group. We are constructive about AIA Group’s ability to tap life insurance demand growth in Asia, which is still under-penetrated. In our view, AIA Group has a strong brand franchise within Asia. Further, we believe the insurance company has demonstrated superior execution capabilities with its double-digit growth in new business value. We expect its China exposure to grow strongly, as the insurer has successfully captured high margin regular premium business. We believe its diversified regional life insurance exposure and high quality execution track record by its management were contributing factors to the stock’s strong performance since our purchase during the Reporting Period.

 

    Within the information technology sector in India, we established a Fund position in Infosys, India’s third largest information technology services provider. We believe in the company management’s growth guidance in the medium term, driven by in-line performance in the past four quarters coupled with what we see as strong deal wins and a healthy deals pipeline.

 

    Conversely, we exited the Fund’s position in Sino Biopharmaceutical in the Chinese health care sector. Sino Biopharmaceutical is an out-of-Index holding that is primarily engaged in the research and development, manufacturing and sales of a series of generic chemical drugs and is a market leader in drugs for hepatitis and cardio-cerebral diseases. Sino Biopharmaceutical experienced a slowdown in sales during the fourth quarter of 2015 to reduce inventory in the distribution channel. As such, we believe this has heightened the risk of price-cutting pressures in the upcoming 2016 drug offerings. As a result, we sold the Fund’s position in the company.

 

    Within the financials sector, we eliminated the Fund’s position in Cetip during the Reporting Period. Cetip is engaged in the provision of financial management services and is Brazil’s biggest securities clearinghouse. Its stock price had traded sideways during the Reporting Period, following a bidding offer for the company in February 2016 by BM&FBovespa.

 

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

 

A  

Most sector weights are usually established within a narrow range from the Index, as our team prefers to make decisions at the individual stock level, where we believe we can generate more added value. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s exposure relative to the Index to information technology and financials increased, and its

 

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allocations relative to the Index to consumer discretionary, consumer staples and health care decreased.

 

      Similarly, allocations to countries are directly the result of various stock selection decisions. As such, the Fund’s exposure relative to the Index in India, China and Peru increased, and its allocations relative to the Index to South Africa, Indonesia and South Korea decreased.

 

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

 

A   There were no changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period. However, Niraj Mansingka and Sumit Mangal joined the India equity research team.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to the Index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund had overweighted exposures to India, Peru, Turkey and China and underweighted exposures to South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia and Russia relative to the Index. On the same date, the Fund was relatively neutrally weighted to the Index in the remaining components of the Index and had exposure to several equity markets that are not components of the Index, including Singapore, Vietnam, Georgia and Kenya. The Fund had no exposure to the Philippines, Qatar and the Czech Republic at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

      From a sector allocation perspective, the Fund had overweighted positions relative to the Index in financials, consumer discretionary, health care, consumer staples and information technology at the end of the Reporting Period. The Fund had underweighted positions compared to the Index in the telecommunication services, materials and industrials sectors at the end of the Reporting Period. The Fund had no allocation to the utilities sector at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

      As always, we remained focused on individual stock selection, with sector and country positioning being a secondary, closely-monitored effect.

 

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Emerging Markets Equity Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016      Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       MSCI® Emerging
Markets Index2
 
  Class A        0.14        -0.13
  Class C        -0.23           -0.13   
  Institutional        0.35           -0.13   
  Service        0.14           -0.13   
  Class IR        0.27           -0.13   
    Class R6        0.43           -0.13   

 

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

 

  2    The MSCI® Emerging Markets Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. As of January 1, 2016 the MSCI® Emerging Markets Index consists of the following 21 emerging market country indexes: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3   
     For the period ended 3/31/16   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date  
  Class A     -12.31     -3.89     1.10     5.24     12/15/97   
  Class C     -8.83        -3.52        0.91        4.89        12/15/97   
  Institutional     -6.93        -2.41        2.08        6.10        12/15/97   
  Service     -7.39        -2.90        1.57        5.46        12/15/97   
  Class IR     -7.04        -2.57        N/A        1.10        8/31/10   
    Class R6     N/A        N/A        N/A        -5.09        7/31/15   

 

  3   The Standardized Total Returns are average annual or cumulative total returns for periods less than 1 year 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 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Service , Class IR 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 RATIOS4   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)        Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     1.65        1.92
  Class C     2.40           2.67   
  Institutional     1.25           1.52   
  Service     1.75           2.02   
  Class IR     1.40           1.67   
    Class R6     1.23           1.50   

 

  4   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 February 26, 2017, 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.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding   % of
Net Assets
     Line of Business    Country
  Tencent Holdings Ltd.     5.0    Software & Services    China
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     3.7       Semiconductors &
Semiconductor Equipment
   Taiwan
  Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.     3.1       Diversified Financials    Hong Kong
  AIA Group Ltd.     2.7       Insurance    Hong Kong
  iShares MSCI South Korea Capped Fund     2.6       Exchange Traded Fund    United States
  Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd.     2.6       Food, Beverage & Tobacco    China
  PChome Online, Inc.     2.4       Software & Services    Taiwan
  PT Bank Central Asia Tbk     2.1       Banks    Indonesia
  Infosys Ltd.     2.1       Software & Services    India
    Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC     2.0       Diversified Financials    Russia

 

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

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS6
As of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

 

 

  6   The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. Underlying sector allocations of exchange traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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Goldman Sachs N-11 Equity Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio Management Team discusses the Goldman Sachs N-11 Equity Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (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 and IR Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -1.44%, -1.78%, -1.28% and -1.30%, respectively. These returns compare to the 1.43% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI® GDP Weighted Next 11 ex-Iran Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   The Fund underperformed the Index during the Reporting Period. The Fund’s stock selection in Mexico, South Korea and Egypt detracted most from performance. Such detractors were only partially offset by the positive contributions of effective stock selection in Vietnam and Turkey and of having an underweighted allocation to Nigeria, which lagged the Index during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the Index were positions in Cemex, Hotel Shilla and Integrated Diagnostics Holdings.

 

      Cemex is a Mexican multinational building materials company. Its stock detracted from relative performance driven by the Fund’s underweighted position. Cemex yielded stronger margins than the market anticipated during the Reporting Period on the back of its management’s “value before volume” and cost-cutting strategies. The company also benefited from an ongoing economic recovery in many of its markets and a clearer path to deleveraging.

 

      Hotel Shilla operates hotels in South Korea’s capital Seoul as well as in popular tourist destination Jeju Island. It is also one of the nation’s top two duty-free shop operators. Near-term concerns on increasing competition due to regulatory changes weighed on its share price during the Reporting Period. At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained positive on Hotel Shilla owing to the strong demand environment driven by Chinese tourists.

 

      Integrated Diagnostics Holdings provides various medical diagnostics services to patients and other laboratories in Egypt, Jordan and Sudan. Its stock performed poorly during the Reporting Period likely due to a change in revenue mix in favor of lower margin contracts coupled with higher competition.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   The strongest contributors to the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period were Sampoerna, Ulker Biskuvi and Akbank.

 

      Sampoerna is the largest Indonesian tobacco company. Its stock performed well, as the company benefited from its leading position in the cigarettes industry, robust pricing power, strong free cash flow to the firm and sound corporate governance as consumption recovered during the Reporting Period. In addition, its low free float, drove its stock price higher. (The free float of a company is the portion of its shares that can be publicly traded.) We sold the Fund’s position in Sampoerna, taking profits, as the stock was buoyed by price hikes and rising disposable incomes in its domestic market.

 

     

Ulker Biskuvi is one of the leading Turkey-based producers and exporters of biscuits, chocolates and related products. Its stock performed well during the Reporting Period owing to

 

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positive earnings and a recent acquisition of an Egyptian entity, which investors widely saw as reaping potential synergies in terms of improved demand and higher penetration.

 

      Turkey-based Akbank engages in providing commercial and private banking services. Its stock contributed to the Fund’s relative results on the back of its stronger than peers liquidity position, efficient cost base facilitated by digitization, and conservative approach toward a potential risk-driven year in terms of growth and asset quality.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Relative to the Index, weak stock selection within the health care, materials and consumer discretionary sectors detracted most from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period. At an individual stock level, the Fund’s position in Integrated Diagnostics Holdings, mentioned earlier, was the largest detractor from relative results within the consumer staples sector. In materials, the Fund’s underweight position in Cemex, also mentioned already, hurt most. In consumer discretionary, the Fund’s position in Hotel Shilla, already mentioned, dampened results most.

 

      Conversely, strong stock selection within consumer staples and having underweighted allocations to information technology and industrials, which each lagged the Index during the Reporting Period, contributed most positively to the Fund’s performance. In consumer staples, the Fund’s holding in Sampoerna, mentioned earlier, was the strongest contributor to performance. In information technology, the Fund’s underweight holding in Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer, was the greatest positive contributor to results. In industrials, the Fund’s position in Jasa Marga, which operates the Indonesian highway system, was the strongest individual performer.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund gained exposure to select stocks through equity-linked notes and participatory notes. The use of these derivatives did not have a material impact on Fund results during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Within the financials sector in South Korea, we initiated a Fund position in Dongbu Insurance. It engages in the business of providing non-life insurance services. We established the Fund position due to better than expected improvement in its loss ratio. (Loss ratio is the difference between the ratios of premiums paid to an insurance company and the claims settled by the company. Loss ratio is the total losses paid by an insurance company in the form of claims.)

 

      We initiated a Fund position in Osstem Implant. It is a South Korea-based company that engages in the provision of dental implants. It operates through several business segments, including dental implants, dental equipment, dental information technology and an advanced dental implant research and education center. We established the Fund position as we believe the company should benefit from a recent regulation that aims to subsidize implant costs for those aged over 65 years.

 

      In addition to those sales mentioned earlier, we exited the Fund’s position in Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi. It is a real estate investment trust that engages in the development of residential and commercial projects. It is involved in commercial housing, educational units, social facilities, infrastructure and roads and landscaping. We sold the position due to weak delivery schedules and lower revenue generated than the market consensus.

 

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

 

A   Most sector weights are usually established within a narrow range from the Index, as our team prefers to make decisions at the individual stock level, where we believe we can generate more added value. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s exposure relative to the Index to financials, information technology and health care increased, and its allocations relative to the Index to consumer staples, industrials and consumer discretionary decreased.

 

      Similarly, allocations to countries are directly the result of various stock selection decisions. As such, the Fund’s allocation relative to the Index to Egypt, South Korea and Nigeria increased, and its exposure relative to the Index in Indonesia, Turkey and the Philippines decreased.

 

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

 

A   There were no changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to the Index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was relatively neutrally weighted to the Index in all of the country components of the Index, with the exceptions of Egypt, where the Fund held an overweight relative to the Index, and Turkey, where the Fund held an underweight relative to the Index.

 

      From a sector allocation perspective, the Fund had overweighted positions relative to the Index in financials, consumer staples and health care at the end of the Reporting Period. The Fund had underweighted positions compared to the Index in the industrials, materials, telecommunication services, energy, consumer discretionary, information technology and utilities sectors at the end the Reporting Period.

 

      As always, we remained focused on individual stock selection, with sector and country positioning being a secondary, closely-monitored effect.

 

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N-11 Equity Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016    Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       MSCI® GDP Weighted Next 11
ex Iran Index2
 
  Class A      -1.44        1.43
  Class C      -1.78           1.43   
  Institutional      -1.28           1.43   
    Class IR      -1.30           1.43   

 

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

 

  2    The MSCI® Next 11 ex-Iran GDP Weighted Index (Net, Unhedged, USD) comprises the following 10 emerging and frontier market indices: Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Turkey and Vietnam. The index is designed to reflect the performance of the N-11 ex Iran countries based on the size of each country’s economy rather than the size of its equity market, by using country weights based on a country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Each country is divided into large- and mid-cap segments and provides exhaustive coverage of these size segments by targeting a coverage range around 85% of free float-adjusted market capitalization in that market. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3   
     For the period ended 3/31/16   One Year      Five Years     Since Inception      Inception Date  
  Class A     -17.80      -4.39     -3.02      2/28/11   
  Class C     -14.52         -4.03        -2.68         2/28/11   
  Institutional     -12.66         -2.93        -1.56         2/28/11   
    Class IR     -12.79         -3.05        -1.70         2/28/11   

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns 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 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional and Class IR 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 RATIOS4   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)        Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     1.73        2.07
  Class C     2.48           2.82   
  Institutional     1.33           1.68   
    Class IR     1.48           1.82   

 

  4    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 February 26, 2017, 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.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding   % of
Net Assets
    Line of Business   Country
  Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.     4.7   Technology Hardware &
Equipment
  South Korea
  PT Bank Central Asia Tbk     4.3      Banks   Indonesia
  Commercial International
Bank Egypt SAE
    4.2      Banks   Egypt
  BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS     3.7      Food & Staples Retailing   Turkey
  Akbank TAS     3.2      Banks   Turkey
  Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV     3.0      Food & Staples Retailing   Mexico
  PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk     2.9      Telecommunication Services   Indonesia
  Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS     2.2      Food, Beverage & Tobacco   Turkey
  Alsea SAB de CV     2.1      Consumer Services   Mexico
    Samsung Fire & Marine
Insurance Co. Ltd.
    2.1      Insurance   South Korea

 

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

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS6
As of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

 

 

  6   The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. Underlying sector allocations of exchange traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS ASIA EQUITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – 93.7%   
  China – 24.3%   
  10,245      Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (Software & Services)*   $ 788,250   
  466,800      Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. Class H (Materials)     1,230,050   
  149,000      ANTA Sports Products Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     379,537   
  175,000      Bloomage Biotechnology Corp. Ltd. (Materials)     343,212   
  5,434      China Biologic Products, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*     635,778   
  518,000      China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. Class H (Capital Goods)     621,774   
  206,000      China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class H (Banks)     451,269   
  2,512,000      China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H (Energy)     1,770,168   
  18,990      Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR (Retailing)*     828,154   
  1,434,635      Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H (Banks)     768,105   
  25,358      JD.com, Inc. ADR (Retailing)*     648,151   
  564,000      Minth Group Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     1,476,002   
  18,463      New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (Consumer Services)     723,011   
  351,220      PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd. Class H (Insurance)     638,896   
  349,000      Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. Class H (Insurance)     1,637,886   
  138,000      Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     713,395   
  171,800      Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Software & Services)     3,495,841   
   

 

 

 
      17,149,479   

 

 

 
  Hong Kong – 13.8%   
  545,036      AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)     3,261,826   
  214,000      Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     211,078   
  28,000      Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     191,226   
  380,000      China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (Real Estate)     1,206,221   
  597,000      Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (Consumer Services)     2,006,660   
  77,864      Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     1,962,738   
  154,200      IMAX China Holding, Inc. (Media)*(a)     861,613   
  1,960,000      Peace Mark Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)*       
   

 

 

 
      9,701,362   

 

 

 
  India – 11.9%   
  10,294      Alstom India Ltd. (Capital Goods)     98,266   
  104,219      Ashiana Housing Ltd. (Real Estate)     252,177   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  India – (continued)   
  20,353      Atul Auto Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)   $ 161,439   
  25,678      Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     293,667   
  4,398      Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     452,165   
  2,690      Bayer CropScience Ltd. (Materials)     162,069   
  11,402      Britannia Industries Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     491,405   
  605      Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd. (Health Care Equipment & Services)*(a)     8,952   
  2,530      Dynamatic Technologies Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)*     81,664   
  7,892      eClerx Services Ltd. (Software & Services)     157,026   
  630      Eicher Motors Ltd. (Capital Goods)     189,887   
  2,917      Gillette India Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)     183,834   
  25,777      Indo Count Industries Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     407,314   
  10,726      Info Edge India Ltd. (Software & Services)     121,388   
  82,439      Infosys Ltd. (Software & Services)     1,499,715   
  145,301      Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     656,082   
  6,692      Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     381,969   
  9,381      MPS Ltd. (Media)     96,073   
  13,980      Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     194,429   
  7,275      Navin Fluorine International Ltd. (Materials)     190,994   
  5,815      Navkar Corp. Ltd. (Transportation)*(a)     15,824   
  49,146      Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Real Estate)     124,718   
  1,908      Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Health Care Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)     181,635   
  12,159      SRF Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     249,713   
  15,770      Strides Shasun Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     256,496   
  31,938      TeamLease Services Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)*     450,589   
  12,409      Thermax Ltd. (Capital Goods)     144,262   
  43,423      VRL Logistics Ltd. (Transportation)     261,679   
     435,540      Welspun India Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     654,934   
   

 

 

 
      8,420,365   

 

 

 
  Indonesia – 4.4%  
  862,500      PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     997,077   
  497,300      PT Matahari Department Store Tbk (Retailing)     713,060   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ASIA EQUITY FUND

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Indonesia – (continued)  
  4,469,000      PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telecommunication Services)*   $ 1,199,001   
  807,700      XL Axiata Tbk PT (Telecommunication Services)*     215,238   
   

 

 

 
      3,124,376   

 

 

 
  Israel – 0.2%   
  1,181      Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*     165,033   

 

 

 
  Malaysia – 2.2%   
  495,700      Bursa Malaysia Bhd (Diversified Financials)     1,066,394   
  534,200      IJM Corp. Bhd (Capital Goods)     471,775   
   

 

 

 
      1,538,169   

 

 

 
  Philippines – 1.1%   
  74,880      Jollibee Foods Corp. (Consumer Services)     366,315   
  251,820      Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)     412,787   
   

 

 

 
      779,102   

 

 

 
  Singapore – 2.1%   
  127,430      DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Banks)     1,441,370   

 

 

 
  South Korea – 18.3%   
  1,364      Amorepacific Corp. (Household & Personal Products)     486,456   
  4,115      Cuckoo Electronics Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     750,782   
  11,758      Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd. (Insurance)     720,715   
  2,135      Hanssem Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     356,718   
  5,282      Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     338,585   
  9,490      Korea Kolmar Co. Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)     722,317   
  37,539      Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)     2,237,191   
  8,962      LG Chem Ltd. (Materials)     2,324,691   
  1,521      NAVER Corp. (Software & Services)     901,417   
  2,069      NongShim Co. Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     677,566   
  10,451      Osstem Implant Co. Ltd. (Health Care Equipment & Services)*     654,399   
  1,101      Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     1,199,905   
  2,668      Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. (Insurance)     687,766   
  13,301      SK Hynix, Inc. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     326,244   
  20,479      Viatron Technologies, Inc. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     514,066   
   

 

 

 
      12,898,818   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Taiwan – 11.1%   
  351,000      Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)   $ 337,745   
  29,000      Catcher Technology Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     202,966   
  149,000      Chipbond Technology Corp. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     197,703   
  37,000      Chunghwa Precision Test Tech Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     703,300   
  3,000      Largan Precision Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     209,412   
  67,506      PChome Online, Inc. (Software & Services)     713,504   
     124,530      Poya International Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     1,316,762   
  310,000      Sercomm Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     734,966   
  44,752      Silergy Corp. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     594,328   
  114,158      Superalloy Industrial Co. Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     499,921   
  503,338      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     2,312,521   
   

 

 

 
      7,823,128   

 

 

 
  Thailand – 2.4%   
  148,600      Airports of Thailand PCL (Transportation)     1,665,907   

 

 

 
  United States – 1.9%   
  23,093      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (Software & Services)*     1,347,939   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
  (Cost $69,451,716)   $ 66,055,048   

 

 

 

 

Units   Description   Expiration
Month
    Value  
Participation Notes* – 5.0%   
China – 3.7%   
  68,182   Kweichow Moutai
Co. Ltd. (Food,
Beverage &
Tobacco)
    12/24      $ 2,631,922   

 

 
India – 0.2%   
2,678   Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.
(Health Care
Equipment &
Services)
    01/17        39,625   
760   Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.
(Health Care
Equipment &
Services)
    12/17        11,245   

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ASIA EQUITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Units   Description   Expiration
Month
    Value  
Participation Notes* – (continued)   
India – (continued)   
31,099   Navkar Corp. Ltd.
(Transportation)
    09/17      $ 84,627   
1,588   TeamLease Services
Ltd. (Commercial &
Professional
Services)
    01/17        22,404   
     

 

 

 
        157,901   

 

 
Vietnam – 1.1%   
117,670   Vietnam Dairy
Products JSC (Food,
Beverage &
Tobacco)
    01/17        732,643   

 

 
TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES   
(Cost $3,160,751)      $ 3,522,466   

 

 
     
Warrants* – 0.0%   
India – 0.0%   
2,011   Navkar Corp. Ltd.
(Transportation)
    05/17      $ 5,473   
(Cost $5,893)   

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 98.7%   
(Cost $72,618,360)      $ 69,582,987   

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 1.3%

  

  

    950,693   

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 70,533,680   

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities may be deemed 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 $886,389, which represents approximately 1.3% of net assets as of April 30, 2016.

 

 

Investment Abbreviation:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

 

 

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


 

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Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – 90.9%   
  Argentina – 0.6%   
  21,198      MercadoLibre, Inc. (Software & Services)   $ 2,647,418   

 

 

 
  Austria – 1.1%   
  43,681      DO & CO AG (Consumer Services)     4,951,676   

 

 

 
  Brazil – 4.8%   
  752,141      BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (Insurance)     6,560,800   
  1,141,655      BM&FBovespa SA – Bolsa de Valores Mercadorias e Futuros (Diversified Financials)     5,702,881   
  374,703      Ez Tec Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     1,819,449   
  944,300      FPC Par Corretora de Seguros SA (Insurance)     3,171,233   
  771,709      Odontoprev SA (Health Care Equipment & Services)     2,347,045   
  153,700      Sao Martinho SA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     1,998,983   
   

 

 

 
      21,600,391   

 

 

 
  Chile – 0.4%   
  26,124      Banco de Chile ADR (Banks)     1,720,527   

 

 

 
  China – 11.3%   
  64,806      58.com, Inc. ADR (Software & Services)*     3,541,648   
  23,045      Baidu, Inc. ADR (Software & Services)*     4,477,643   
  98,475      Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR (Retailing)*     4,294,495   
  103,700      JD.com, Inc. ADR (Retailing)*     2,650,572   
  116,835      New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (Consumer Services)     4,575,259   
  1,599,500      Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. Class H (Insurance)     7,506,747   
  1,094,900      Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Software & Services)     22,279,371   
  84,496      Vipshop Holdings Ltd. ADR (Retailing)*     1,152,525   
   

 

 

 
      50,478,260   

 

 

 
  Colombia – 0.6%   
  85,329      Banco de Bogota SA (Banks)     1,886,488   
  100,000      Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA ADR (Banks)     809,000   
   

 

 

 
      2,695,488   

 

 

 
  Egypt – 0.5%   
  604,515      Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE (Registered) GDR (Banks)     2,257,693   

 

 

 
  Georgia – 0.7%   
  32,622      BGEO Group PLC (Banks)     1,093,137   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Georgia – (continued)   
  30,207      TBC Bank JSC GDR (Banks)   $ 317,174   
  175,110      TBC Bank JSC GDR (Banks)(a)     1,838,655   
   

 

 

 
      3,248,966   

 

 

 
  Greece – 1.0%   
  466,034      Hellenic Exchanges – Athens Stock Exchange SA Holding (Diversified Financials)     2,653,841   
  182,250      Sarantis SA (Household & Personal Products)     1,823,910   
   

 

 

 
      4,477,751   

 

 

 
  Hong Kong – 9.4%   
  1,989,400      AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)     11,905,775   
  1,868,000      Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (Consumer Services)     6,278,795   
  540,980      Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     13,636,623   
  859,400      IMAX China Holding, Inc. (Media)*(a)     4,802,014   
  1,399,000      Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     5,244,389   
   

 

 

 
      41,867,596   

 

 

 
  India – 13.1%   
  51,222      Alstom India Ltd. (Capital Goods)     488,961   
  982,857      Ashiana Housing Ltd. (Real Estate)     2,378,201   
  130,330      Atul Auto Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     1,033,769   
  189,420      Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     2,166,309   
  26,138      Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     2,687,285   
  20,410      Bayer CropScience Ltd. (Materials)     1,229,677   
  49,597      Britannia Industries Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     2,137,540   
  18,277      Dynamatic Technologies Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)*     589,950   
  74,068      eClerx Services Ltd. (Software & Services)     1,473,721   
  4,052      Eicher Motors Ltd. (Capital Goods)     1,221,308   
  42,878      Gillette India Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)     2,702,240   
  128,513      Indo Count Industries Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     2,030,692   
  103,639      Info Edge India Ltd. (Software & Services)     1,172,899   
  502,634      Infosys Ltd. (Software & Services)     9,143,827   
  890,144      Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     4,019,294   
  38,976      Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     2,224,690   
  106,621      MPS Ltd. (Media)     1,091,929   
  134,855      Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     1,875,517   

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  India – (continued)   
  36,020      Navin Fluorine International Ltd. (Materials)   $ 945,650   
  15,259      Navkar Corp. Ltd. (Transportation)*(a)     41,523   
  684,355      Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Real Estate)     1,736,693   
  18,315      Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Health Care Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)     1,743,528   
  64,709      SRF Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     1,328,946   
  126,439      Strides Shasun Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     2,056,508   
  155,958      TeamLease Services Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)*     2,200,294   
  165,445      Thermax Ltd. (Capital Goods)     1,923,393   
  514,685      VRL Logistics Ltd. (Transportation)     3,101,628   
  2,558,199      Welspun India Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     3,846,838   
   

 

 

 
      58,592,810   

 

 

 
  Indonesia – 3.3%   
  9,519,700      PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (Banks)     9,394,990   
  1,751,400      PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     2,024,673   
  1,871,700      PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Materials)*     1,399,065   
  17,492,600      PT Summarecon Agung Tbk (Real Estate)     2,063,796   
   

 

 

 
      14,882,524   

 

 

 
  Israel – 0.4%   
  11,325      Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*     1,582,555   

 

 

 
  Jersey – 0.9%   
  471,281      Integrated Diagnostics Holdings PLC (Health Care Equipment & Services)(a)     2,191,457   
  937,090      Petra Diamonds Ltd. (Materials)     1,615,690   
   

 

 

 
      3,807,147   

 

 

 
  Kenya – 0.4%   
  9,227,400      Safaricom Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)     1,561,039   

 

 

 
  Malaysia – 1.8%   
  3,212,200      7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Bhd (Food & Staples Retailing)     1,142,956   
  3,107,000      Bursa Malaysia Bhd (Diversified Financials)     6,684,055   
   

 

 

 
      7,827,011   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Mexico – 4.2%   
  1,006,585      Alsea SAB de CV (Consumer Services)   $ 3,854,998   
  3,783,210      Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV (Diversified Financials)     6,282,389   
  1,190,820      Gentera SAB de CV (Diversified Financials)     2,368,537   
  2,055,440      Unifin Financiera SAPI de CV SOFOM ENR (Diversified Financials)     6,059,520   
   

 

 

 
      18,565,444   

 

 

 
  Peru – 2.7%   
  1,925,698      BBVA Banco Continental SA (Banks)     2,139,404   
  53,615      Credicorp Ltd. (Banks)     7,796,693   
  70,093      Intercorp Financial Services, Inc. (Banks)     1,997,651   
   

 

 

 
      11,933,748   

 

 

 
  Poland – 1.2%   
  33,766      Bank Pekao SA (Banks)     1,373,170   
  382,116      Warsaw Stock Exchange (Diversified Financials)     3,774,001   
   

 

 

 
      5,147,171   

 

 

 
  Russia – 2.9%   
  235,404      Lenta Ltd. GDR (Food & Staples Retailing)*     1,521,370   
  5,688,277      Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC (Diversified Financials)     8,978,137   
  18,237      PJSC Magnit (Food & Staples Retailing)     2,536,285   
   

 

 

 
      13,035,792   

 

 

 
  Singapore – 1.7%   
  1,339,500      Singapore Exchange Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     7,476,493   

 

 

 
  South Africa – 2.1%   
  4,580,932      Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     2,310,538   
  309,806      JSE Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     3,594,555   
  206,312      Santam Ltd. (Insurance)     3,403,545   
   

 

 

 
      9,308,638   

 

 

 
  South Korea – 8.8%   
  5,733      Amorepacific Corp. (Household & Personal Products)     2,044,614   
  18,452      Cuckoo Electronics Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     3,366,567   
  67,248      Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd. (Insurance)     4,122,015   
  21,400      Hanssem Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     3,575,534   
  12,309      LG Chem Ltd. (Materials)     3,192,884   
  9,309      NAVER Corp. (Software & Services)     5,516,954   
  7,845      NongShim Co. Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     2,569,118   

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  South Korea – (continued)   
  82,539      Osstem Implant Co. Ltd. (Health Care Equipment & Services)*   $ 5,168,251   
  95,814      Samchuly Bicycle Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     1,860,184   
  16,064      Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. (Insurance)     4,141,030   
  47,319      SK Hynix, Inc. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     1,160,632   
  102,188      Viatron Technologies, Inc. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     2,565,135   
   

 

 

 
      39,282,918   

 

 

 
  Taiwan – 9.7%   
  1,007,000      Chipbond Technology Corp. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     1,336,157   
  99,000      Chunghwa Precision Test Tech Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     1,881,802   
  24,000      Largan Precision Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     1,675,298   
  276,150      Merida Industry Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     1,131,304   
  1,001,012      PChome Online, Inc. (Software & Services)     10,580,182   
  341,370      Poya International Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     3,609,596   
  203,000      President Chain Store Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)     1,435,288   
  188,497      Silergy Corp. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     2,503,331   
  614,383      Superalloy Industrial Co. Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     2,690,507   
  3,608,883      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     16,580,543   
   

 

 

 
      43,424,008   

 

 

 
  Thailand – 1.5%   
  494,900      Airports of Thailand PCL (Transportation)     5,548,165   
  243,900      Kasikornbank PCL (Banks)     1,163,700   
   

 

 

 
      6,711,865   

 

 

 
  Turkey – 2.0%   
  171,371      BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS (Food & Staples Retailing)     3,771,290   
  241,117      Cimsa Cimento Sanayi VE Ticaret AS (Materials)     1,403,316   
  477,050      Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     3,798,399   
   

 

 

 
      8,973,005   

 

 

 
  United Arab Emirates – 0.7%   
  212,780      NMC Health PLC (Health Care Equipment & Services)     3,255,159   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  United States – 2.5%   
  137,888      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (Software & Services)*   $ 8,048,523   
  1,019,400      Samsonite International SA (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     3,278,444   
   

 

 

 
      11,326,967   

 

 

 
  Vietnam – 0.6%   
  405,650      Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     2,525,680   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
  (Cost $391,066,383)   $ 405,165,740   

 

 

 

 

Shares   Description   Rate     Value  
Preferred Stocks – 1.4%   
Brazil – 1.1%   
677,170   Banco Bradesco SA
(Banks)
    0.190   $ 5,099,572   

 

 
Colombia – 0.3%   
2,832,071   Grupo Aval
Acciones y Valores
SA (Banks)
    4.900        1,183,058   

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS   
(Cost $7,912,702)      $ 6,282,630   

 

 

 

Shares     Description   Value  
  Exchange Traded Funds – 3.1%   
  United States – 3.1%   
  40,483      iShares MSCI South Africa Fund   $ 2,250,855   
  221,414      iShares MSCI South Korea Capped Fund     11,566,667   

 

 

 
  TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS  
  (Cost $13,965,423)   $ 13,817,522   

 

 

 

 

Units   Description   Expiration
Month
    Value  
Participation Notes* – 4.1%   
China – 3.4%   
472,462   Jiangsu Hengrui
Medicine Co. Ltd.
(Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology &
Life Sciences)
    03/17      $ 3,394,634   
299,180   Kweichow Moutai
Co. Ltd. (Food,
Beverage & Tobacco)
    12/24        11,548,771   
     

 

 

 
        14,943,405   

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Units   Description   Expiration
Month
    Value  
Participation Notes* – (continued)   
India – 0.2%   
16,248   Dr Lal PathLabs
Ltd. (Health Care
Equipment &
Services)
    01/17      $ 240,411   
4,616   Dr Lal PathLabs
Ltd. (Health Care
Equipment &
Services)
    12/17        68,300   
126,278   Navkar Corp. Ltd.
(Transportation)
    09/17        343,630   
9,124   TeamLease Services
Ltd. (Commercial &
Professional
Services)
    01/17        128,724   
     

 

 

 
        781,065   

 

 
Vietnam – 0.5%   
379,786   Vietnam Dairy
Products JSC (Food,
Beverage &
Tobacco)
    01/17      $ 2,364,645   

 

 
TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES   
(Cost $15,997,800)      $ 18,089,115   

 

 
     
Warrants* – 0.0%   
India – 0.0%   
91,078   Navkar Corp. Ltd.
(Transportation)
    05/17      $ 247,843   
(Cost $266,913)     

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.5%   
(Cost $$429,209,221)      $ 443,602,850   

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 0.5%

  

  

    2,224,666   

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 445,827,516   

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities may be deemed 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 $8,873,649, which represents approximately 2.0% of net assets as of April 30, 2016.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

GDR

 

—Global Depositary Receipt

 

 

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


 

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Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – 96.7%   
  Bangladesh – 2.4%   
  1,329,500      BRAC Bank Ltd. (Banks)*   $ 700,899   
  188,000      GrameenPhone Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)     591,046   
  214,367      Olympic Industries Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     830,663   
  186,944      Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     604,687   
  667,920      Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Co. Ltd. (Energy)     379,234   
   

 

 

 
      3,106,529   

 

 

 
  Egypt – 4.6%   
  1,040,857      Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE (Banks)     5,295,741   
  154,988      Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE (Registered) GDR (Banks)     578,837   
   

 

 

 
      5,874,578   

 

 

 
  Indonesia – 14.0%   
  1,912,600      PT Astra International Tbk (Automobiles & Components)     970,558   
  5,478,500      PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (Banks)     5,406,731   
  954,300      PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Banks)     745,772   
  710,000      PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk (Materials)     1,057,664   
  527,100      PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     609,344   
  2,593,800      PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     1,394,154   
  8,367,900      PT Kalbe Farma Tbk (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     870,081   
  1,036,900      PT Matahari Department Store Tbk (Retailing)     1,486,773   
  823,600      PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Materials)*     615,627   
  7,475,100      PT Summarecon Agung Tbk (Real Estate)     881,920   
  13,619,500      PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telecommunication Services)*     3,654,015   
   

 

 

 
      17,692,639   

 

 

 
  Jersey – 1.6%   
  436,498      Integrated Diagnostics Holdings PLC (Health Care Equipment & Services)(a)     2,029,716   

 

 

 
  Mexico – 20.7%   
  790,300      Alfa SAB de CV Class A (Capital Goods)     1,485,546   
  705,927      Alsea SAB de CV (Consumer Services)     2,703,544   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Mexico – (continued)   
  145,339      America Movil SAB de CV Class L ADR (Telecommunication Services)   $ 2,058,000   
  105,100      Arca Continental SAB de CV (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     725,483   
  221,100      Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB de CV (Banks)     1,324,956   
  853,100      Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV (Diversified Financials)     1,416,656   
  91,000      El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV (Retailing)     1,034,422   
  835,672      Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV (REIT)     1,989,528   
  26,245      Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV ADR (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     2,446,296   
  490,182      Gentera SAB de CV (Diversified Financials)     974,971   
  74,331      Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV Class B (Transportation)*     1,141,493   
  259,900      Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Class O (Banks)     1,475,440   
  423,508      Grupo Mexico SAB de CVSeries B (Materials)     1,077,192   
  24,569      Grupo Televisa SAB ADR (Media)     718,152   
  664,085      Unifin Financiera SAPI de CV SOFOM ENR (Diversified Financials)     1,957,749   
  1,518,824      Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Food & Staples Retailing)     3,756,308   
   

 

 

 
      26,285,736   

 

 

 
  Nigeria – 7.2%   
  885,276      Dangote Cement PLC (Materials)     726,941   
  31,525,408      FBN Holdings PLC (Banks)     570,338   
  20,891,434      Guaranty Trust Bank PLC (Banks)     1,748,629   
  434,877      Nestle Nigeria PLC (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     1,344,104   
  4,424,591      Nigerian Breweries PLC (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     2,576,842   
  64,345,900      United Bank for Africa PLC (Banks)     1,103,156   
  16,729,608      Zenith Bank PLC (Banks)     1,063,352   
   

 

 

 
      9,133,362   

 

 

 
  Pakistan – 4.7%   
  450,433      Engro Corp. Ltd. (Materials)     1,343,006   
  1,014,000      Habib Bank Ltd. (Banks)     1,825,042   
  525,700      MCB Bank Ltd. (Banks)     1,061,132   
  595,400      Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd. (Energy)     743,723   
  636,200      United Bank Ltd. (Banks)     994,707   
   

 

 

 
      5,967,610   

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Philippines – 3.9%   
  74,930      Ayala Corp. (Diversified Financials)   $ 1,230,636   
    2,492,400      Ayala Land, Inc. (Real Estate)     1,838,953   
  130,110      Jollibee Foods Corp. (Consumer Services)     636,502   
  352,108      Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Banks)     609,726   
  399,120      Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)     654,243   
   

 

 

 
      4,970,060   

 

 

 
  South Korea – 20.5%   
  3,159      Amorepacific Corp. (Household & Personal Products)     1,126,624   
  3,230      Cuckoo Electronics Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     589,313   
  31,153      Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd. (Insurance)     1,909,545   
  50,182      Hana Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)     1,125,309   
  8,428      Hanssem Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     1,408,159   
  52,607      KB Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)     1,609,623   
  30,919      KT Corp. (Telecommunication Services)     828,230   
  6,716      LG Chem Ltd. (Materials)     1,742,092   
  1,674      LG Household & Health Care Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)     1,473,904   
  2,530      NAVER Corp. (Software & Services)     1,499,398   
  3,984      NongShim Co. Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     1,304,699   
  25,996      Osstem Implant Co. Ltd. (Health Care Equipment & Services)*     1,627,762   
  5,520      Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     6,015,871   
  10,447      Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. (Insurance)     2,693,061   
  42,578      SK Hynix, Inc. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     1,044,345   
   

 

 

 
      25,997,935   

 

 

 
  Turkey – 13.1%   
  1,308,051      Akbank TAS (Banks)     4,019,155   
  192,129      Aygaz AS (Utilities)     791,613   
  215,446      BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS (Food & Staples Retailing)     4,741,230   
  73,540      Cimsa Cimento Sanayi VE Ticaret AS (Materials)     428,007   
  403,448      Soda Sanayii AS (Materials)     678,749   
  730,612      Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS (Banks)     2,248,983   
  1,450,094      Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS (Banks)     906,861   
  342,931      Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     2,730,508   
   

 

 

 
      16,545,106   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Vietnam – (continued)   
  577,436      Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC (Banks)   $ 1,190,451   
       476,430      Masan Group Corp. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)*     1,494,077   
  63,556      Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial JSB (Banks)*     29,321   
  249,592      Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     1,554,023   
  328,758      Vingroup JSC (Real Estate)*     773,937   
   

 

 

 
      5,041,809   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
  (Cost $115,359,920)   $ 122,645,080   

 

 

 
   
  Exchange Traded Funds – 2.5%   
  United States – 2.5%   
  27,232      iShares MSCI Indonesia Fund   $ 628,787   
  47,973      iShares MSCI South Korea Capped Fund     2,506,109   

 

 

 
  TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS   
  (Cost $3,123,661)   $ 3,134,896   

 

 

 

 

Units   Description   Expiration
Month
    Value  
Participation Note* – 0.2%   
Vietnam – 0.2%   
33,367   Vietnam Dairy
Products JSC (Food,
Beverage & Tobacco)
    01/17      $ 207,752   
(Cost $153,391)     

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.4%     
(Cost $118,636,972)      $ 125,987,728   

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 0.6%

  

  

    763,455   

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 126,751,183   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS N-11 EQUITY FUND

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities may be deemed 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 $2,029,716, which represents approximately 1.6% of net assets as of April 30, 2016.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

GDR

 

—Global Depositary Receipt

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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


 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

       

Asia
Equity Fund

     Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
     N-11
Equity Fund
 
  Assets:        
 

Investments, at value (cost $72,618,360, $429,209,221 and $118,636,972)

  $ 69,582,987       $ 443,602,850       $ 125,987,728   
 

Cash

    1,445,101         2,109,122         363,873   
 

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $297,715, $1,795,210 and $1,639,933)

    297,449         1,795,183         1,641,149   
 

Receivables:

       
 

Investments sold

    446,069         9,012,048           
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    70,032         174,954           
 

Dividends

    28,938         888,608         811,511   
 

Foreign tax reclaims

    22,041         16,451         9,223   
 

Fund shares sold

    2,686         8,974,840         88,868   
 

Other assets

    7,484                   
  Total assets     71,902,787         466,574,056         128,902,352   
         
  Liabilities:        
 

Payables:

       
 

Investments purchased

    1,021,488         17,805,559         981,723   
 

Foreign capital gains taxes

    175,119         514,993         138,893   
 

Management fees

    58,796         367,218         171,970   
 

Fund shares redeemed

    11,495         1,703,987         591,184   
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    9,048         68,917         22,684   
 

Accrued expenses

    93,161         285,866         244,715   
  Total liabilities     1,369,107         20,746,540         2,151,169   
         
  Net Assets:        
 

Paid-in capital

    83,151,422         947,794,724         185,304,204   
 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

    (333,657      650,723         915,140   
 

Accumulated net realized loss

    (9,071,715      (516,314,598      (66,697,718
 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

    (3,212,370      13,696,667         7,229,557   
    NET ASSETS   $ 70,533,680       $ 445,827,516       $ 126,751,183   
   

Net Assets:

         
   

Class A

  $ 14,900,777       $ 57,295,340       $ 32,400,781   
   

Class C

    1,797,164         30,212,123         7,006,388   
   

Institutional

    53,781,706         339,101,088         76,916,792   
   

Service

            15,679,895           
   

Class IR

    54,033         2,413,520         10,427,222   
   

Class R6

            1,125,550           
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 70,533,680       $ 445,827,516       $ 126,751,183   
   

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

         
   

Class A

    767,025         3,878,569         3,557,392   
   

Class C

    100,098         2,275,505         794,427   
   

Institutional

    2,634,323         21,479,853         8,420,540   
   

Service

            1,096,112           
   

Class IR

    2,653         153,703         1,143,490   
   

Class R6

            71,292           
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:(a)

         
   

Class A

    $19.43         $14.77         $9.11   
   

Class C

    17.95         13.28         8.82   
   

Institutional

    20.42         15.79         9.13   
   

Service

            14.31           
   

Class IR

    20.36         15.70         9.12   
   

Class R6

            15.79           

 

  (a)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the Asia Equity, Emerging Markets Equity and N-11 Equity Funds is $20.56, $15.63 and $9.64, 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 NAV or the original purchase price of the shares.

 

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


 

GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

       

Asia
Equity Fund

     Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
     N-11
Equity Fund
 
  Investment income:        
 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $33,639, $247,795 and $276,158)

  $ 255,931       $ 3,687,179       $ 2,207,444   
         
  Expenses:        
 

Management fees

    359,339         2,586,739         922,667   
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    146,492         374,339         293,903   
 

Professional fees

    59,738         36,441         95,534   
 

Registration fees

    38,133         94,647         54,974   
 

Distribution and Service fees(a)

    28,069         228,925         82,585   
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    27,139         154,162         69,854   
 

Printing and mailing costs

    15,736         131,693         15,164   
 

Trustee fees

    11,548         12,036         11,677   
 

Service share fees — Service Plan

            18,858           
 

Service share fees — Shareholder Administration Plan

            18,858           
 

Other

    12,346         22,148         8,183   
  Total expenses     698,540         3,678,846         1,554,541   
 

Less — expense reductions

    (211,262      (644,240      (484,015
  Net expenses     487,278         3,034,606         1,070,526   
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)     (231,347      652,573         1,136,918   
         
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):        
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       
 

Investments

    (984,271      (14,670,335      (11,051,688
 

Foreign currency transactions

    (58,589      (140,450      14,734   
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

       
 

Investments (including the effects of the net change in the foreign capital gains tax liability of $109,387, $387,195 and $272,766)

    (1,957,966      11,219,151         3,781,949   
 

Foreign currency translation

    84,246         260,102         208,622   
  Net realized and unrealized loss     (2,916,580      (3,331,532      (7,046,383
  NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (3,147,927    $ (2,678,959    $ (5,909,465

 

  (a)   Class specific Distribution and Service, and Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

     Distribution and Service Fees      Transfer Agency Fees  

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class A

    

Class C

    

Institutional

    

Service

    

Class IR

    

Class R6

 

Asia Equity

   $ 18,925       $ 9,144       $ 14,383       $ 1,737       $ 10,970       $       $ 49       $   

Emerging Markets Equity

     72,039         156,886         54,750         29,808         65,073         3,017         1,506         8   

N-11 Equity

     46,468         36,117         35,316         6,862         17,333                 10,343           

 

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


 

GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        Asia Equity Fund  
        For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    

For the

Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2015

 
  From operations:     
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (231,347    $ 89,404   
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (1,042,860      3,089,222   
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (1,873,720      (2,442,214
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (3,147,927      736,412   
      
  Distributions to shareholders:     
 

From net investment income

    
 

Class A Shares

              
 

Class C Shares

              
 

Institutional Shares

            (192,643
 

Service Shares

              
 

Class IR Shares

            (134
 

Class R6 Shares

              
  Total distributions to shareholders             (192,777
      
  From share transactions:     
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    1,752,038         8,571,414   
 

Proceeds received in connection with merger

              
 

Reinvestment of distributions

            191,574   
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (5,349,521      (11,155,431
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (3,597,483      (2,392,443
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (6,745,410      (1,848,808
      
  Net assets:     
 

Beginning of period

    77,279,090         79,127,898   
 

End of period

  $ 70,533,680       $ 77,279,090   
  Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income   $ (333,657    $ (102,310

 

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


 

GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUNDS

 

    Emerging Markets Equity Fund         N-11 Equity Fund  
    For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
       

For the

Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2015

        For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
       

For the

Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2015

 
             
  $ 652,573        $ 1,393,435        $ 1,136,918        $ 2,148,057   
    (14,810,785       2,172,377          (11,036,954       (40,015,173
    11,479,253            (31,224,649         3,990,571            (31,329,806
    (2,678,959         (27,658,837         (5,909,465         (69,196,922
             
             
             
                      (67,836       (5,746
                                 
    (356,614       (949,860       (833,232       (1,254,995
                                 
    (1,110       (472       (71,347       (73,277
    (11                                 
    (357,735         (950,332         (972,415         (1,334,018
             
             
    181,186,521          185,526,680          8,753,694          59,598,379   
             103,215,861                     
    350,863          866,901          913,483          1,139,428   
    (176,029,451         (178,691,818         (66,834,423         (248,502,383
    5,507,933            110,917,624            (57,167,246         (187,764,576
    2,471,239            82,308,455            (64,049,126         (258,295,516
             
             
    443,356,277            361,047,822            190,800,309            449,095,825   
  $ 445,827,516          $ 443,356,277          $ 126,751,183          $ 190,800,309   
  $ 650,723          $ 355,885          $ 915,140          $ 750,637   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   35


 

GOLDMAN SACHS ASIA EQUITY 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 (loss)(a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
     Total from
investment
operations
    

Distributions

to shareholders

from net

investment

income

 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)      
 

2016 - A

  $ 20.28       $ (0.09   $ (0.76    $ (0.85    $   
 

2016 - C

    18.81         (0.15     (0.71      (0.86        
 

2016 - Institutional

    21.27         (0.05     (0.80      (0.85        
 

2016 - IR

    21.23         (0.07     (0.80      (0.87        
              
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,      
 

2015 - A

    20.04         (0.03     0.27         0.24           
 

2015 - C

    18.73         (0.18     0.26         0.08           
 

2015 - Institutional

    20.99         0.05        0.29         0.34         (0.06
 

2015 - IR

    20.98         0.01        0.29         0.30         (0.05
 

2014 - A

    19.21         (e)(f)      0.91         0.91         (0.08
 

2014 - C

    18.02         (0.13 )(f)      0.84         0.71           
 

2014 - Institutional

    20.13         0.12 (f)      0.90         1.02         (0.16
 

2014 - IR (Commenced February 28, 2014)

    20.71         0.06 (f)      0.21         0.27           
 

2013 - A

    17.78         0.04        1.51         1.55         (0.12
 

2013 - C

    16.77         (0.10     1.43         1.33         (0.08
 

2013 - Institutional

    18.71         0.12        1.58         1.70         (0.28
 

2012 - A

    17.33         0.11        0.41         0.52         (0.07
 

2012 - C

    16.39         (0.03     0.41         0.38           
 

2012 - Institutional

    18.24         0.19        0.43         0.62         (0.15
 

2011 - A

    19.14         0.12        (1.69      (1.57      (0.24
 

2011 - C

    18.12         (0.03     (1.59      (1.62      (0.11
 

2011 - Institutional

    20.12         0.23        (1.80      (1.57      (0.31

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value 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. 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.
  (f)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.05 per share and 0.25% of average net assets.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ASIA EQUITY 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)
 
                         
  $ 19.43          (4.19 )%      $ 14,901          1.64 %(d)        2.23 %(d)        (0.93 )%(d)        71
    17.95          (4.57       1,797          2.40 (d)        2.98 (d)        (1.68 )(d)        71   
    20.42          (4.00       53,782          1.24 (d)        1.83 (d)        (0.53 )(d)        71   
    20.36          (4.05       54          1.39 (d)        1.99 (d)        (0.69 )(d)        71   
                         
                         
    20.28          1.20          16,310          1.69          1.99          (0.16       153   
    18.81          0.43          1,951          2.44          2.76          (0.91       153   
    21.27          1.60          58,967          1.29          1.61          0.21          153   
    21.23            1.46            52            1.44            1.75            0.06            153   
    20.04          4.75          13,711          1.73          2.24          0.02 (f)        169   
    18.73          4.00          2,114          2.48          3.00          (0.71 )(f)        169   
    20.99          5.15          62,951          1.32          1.87          0.59 (f)        169   
    20.98            1.30            51            1.43 (d)          2.06 (d)          0.41 (d)(f)          169   
    19.21          8.72          14,097          1.72          2.25          0.21          102   
    18.02          7.87          2,331          2.47          2.99          (0.56       102   
    20.13            9.16            43,208            1.32            1.85            0.62            102   
    17.78          3.05          15,136          1.60          2.24          0.66          83   
    16.77          2.31          2,684          2.35          2.97          (0.18       83   
    18.71            3.50            44,345            1.20            1.79            1.03            83   
    17.33          (8.33       39,688          1.60          2.17          0.61          107   
    16.39          (9.00       3,219          2.35          2.92          (0.18       107   
    18.24            (7.94         27,071            1.20            1.77            1.15            107   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   37


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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 (loss)(a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
     Total from
investment
operations
    Distributions
to shareholders
from net
investment
income
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2016 - A

  $ 14.75       $ (d)    $ 0.02       $ 0.02      $   
 

2016 - C

    13.31         (0.05     0.02         (0.03       
 

2016 - Institutional

    15.75         0.04        0.02         0.06        (0.02
 

2016 - Service

    14.29         (d)      0.02         0.02          
 

2016 - IR

    15.67         0.03        0.01         0.04        (0.01
 

2016 - R6

    15.74         0.14        (0.07      0.07        (0.02
             
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,   
 

2015 - A

    16.00         0.03        (1.28      (1.25       
 

2015 - C

    14.55         (0.10     (1.14      (1.24       
 

2015 - Institutional

    17.08         0.08        (1.36      (1.28     (0.05
 

2015 - Service

    15.52         (d)      (1.23      (1.23       
 

2015 - IR

    16.99         0.01        (1.30      (1.29     (0.03
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31 , 2015)

    16.72         0.01        (0.99      (0.98       
 

2014 - A

    15.20         0.03        0.83         0.86        (0.06
 

2014 - C

    13.87         (0.08     0.76         0.68          
 

2014 - Institutional

    16.22         0.10        0.88         0.98        (0.12
 

2014 - Service

    14.74         0.02        0.80         0.82        (0.04
 

2014 - IR

    16.14         0.08        0.87         0.95        (0.10
 

2013 - A

    14.68         0.05        0.54         0.59        (0.07
 

2013 - C

    13.42         (0.06     0.51         0.45          
 

2013 - Institutional

    15.65         0.13        0.58         0.71        (0.14
 

2013 - Service

    14.24         0.04        0.53         0.57        (0.07
 

2013 - IR

    15.58         0.10        0.58         0.68        (0.12
 

2012 - A

    14.66         0.06        (0.04      0.02          
 

2012 - C

    13.51         (0.05     (0.04      (0.09       
 

2012 - Institutional

    15.63         0.12        (0.05      0.07        (0.05
 

2012 - Service

    14.24         0.05        (0.05      (d)        
 

2012 - IR

    15.59         0.12        (0.07      0.05        (0.06
 

2011 - A

    16.38         0.04        (1.73      (1.69     (0.03
 

2011 - C

    15.20         (0.07     (1.60      (1.67     (0.02
 

2011 - Institutional

    17.48         0.11        (1.84      (1.73     (0.12
 

2011 - Service

    15.95         0.02        (1.68      (1.66     (0.05
 

2011 - IR

    17.56         0.02        (1.87      (1.85     (0.12

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value 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. 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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY 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)
 
                         
  $ 14.77          0.14     $ 57,295          1.65 %(e)        1.95 %(e)        0.03 %(e)        56
    13.28          (0.23       30,212          2.41 (e)        2.70 (e)        (0.74 )(e)        56   
    15.79          0.35          339,101          1.25 (e)        1.55 (e)        0.47 (e)        56   
    14.31          0.14          15,680          1.75 (e)        2.05 (e)        (0.06 )(e)        56   
    15.70          0.27          2,414          1.40 (e)        1.74 (e)        0.39 (e)        56   
    15.79          0.43          1,126          1.23 (e)        2.12 (e)        1.84 (e)        56   
                         
                         
    14.75          (7.81       64,169          1.67          1.91          0.17          118   
    13.31          (8.52       35,927          2.41          2.67          (0.68       118   
    15.75          (7.49       326,068          1.28          1.52          0.48          118   
    14.29          (7.93       15,759          1.77          2.02          0.02          118   
    15.67          (7.62       1,424          1.42          1.69          0.04          118   
    15.74            (5.86         9            1.24 (e)          1.53 (e)          0.14 (e)          118   
    16.00          5.67          28,157          1.70          1.93          0.19          114   
    14.55          4.90          11,217          2.46          2.68          (0.55       114   
    17.08          6.17          303,676          1.30          1.53          0.58          114   
    15.52          5.55          15,919          1.81          2.03          0.11          114   
    16.99            5.93            313            1.46            1.68            0.46            114   
    15.20          4.04          36,578          1.73          1.89          0.32          159   
    13.87          3.35          11,869          2.48          2.64          (0.44       159   
    16.22          4.49          388,046          1.33          1.49          0.80          159   
    14.74          4.02          14,584          1.83          1.99          0.25          159   
    16.14            4.37            329            1.48            1.64            0.62            159   
    14.68          0.14          38,889          1.82          1.94          0.39          119   
    13.42          (0.66       15,418          2.57          2.69          (0.35       119   
    15.65          0.49          310,167          1.41          1.54          0.80          119   
    14.24          0.00          15,446          1.91          2.03          0.36          119   
    15.58            0.35            240            1.55            1.68            0.78            119   
    14.66          (10.33       51,221          1.90          1.93          0.24          121   
    13.51          (11.01       18,896          2.65          2.68          (0.49       121   
    15.63          (9.98       351,982          1.50          1.53          0.61          121   
    14.24          (10.43       14,432          2.00          2.03          0.15          121   
    15.59            (10.21         21            1.65            1.68            0.16            121   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   39


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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 (loss)(a)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
     Total from
investment
operations
     Distributions
to shareholders
from net
investment
income
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2016 - A

  $ 9.26       $ 0.06       $ (0.19    $ (0.13    $ (0.02
 

2016 - C

    8.98         0.03         (0.19      (0.16        
 

2016 - Institutional

    9.33         0.08         (0.20      (0.12      (0.08
 

2016 - IR

    9.30         0.08         (0.20      (0.12      (0.06
               
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,   
 

2015 - A

    11.25         0.04         (2.03      (1.99      (e) 
 

2015 - C

    10.99         (0.04      (1.97      (2.01        
 

2015 - Institutional

    11.34         0.08         (2.04      (1.96      (0.05
 

2015 - IR

    11.30         0.06         (2.03      (1.97      (0.03
 

2014 - A

    11.03         0.02         0.26         0.28         (0.06
 

2014 - C

    10.81         (0.06      0.25         0.19         (0.01
 

2014 - Institutional

    11.12         0.06         0.26         0.32         (0.10
 

2014 - IR

    11.08         0.05         0.25         0.30         (0.08
 

2013 - A

    10.38         0.01         0.65         0.66         (0.01
 

2013 - C

    10.25         (0.07      0.63         0.56           
 

2013 - Institutional

    10.45         0.05         0.65         0.70         (0.03
 

2013 - IR

    10.42         0.03         0.65         0.68         (0.02
 

2012 - A

    9.57         0.01         0.80         0.81           
 

2012 - C

    9.52         (0.06      0.79         0.73           
 

2012 - Institutional

    9.60         0.05         0.80         0.85           
 

2012 - IR

    9.59         0.02         0.81         0.83           
 

2011 - A (Commenced February 28, 2011)

    10.00         (0.03      (0.40      (0.43        
 

2011 - C (Commenced February 28, 2011)

    10.00         (0.08      (0.40      (0.48        
 

2011 - Institutional (Commenced February 28, 2011)

    10.00         0.02         (0.42      (0.40        
 

2011 - IR (Commenced February 28, 2011)

    10.00         (0.02      (0.39      (0.41        

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value 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. 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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS N-11 EQUITY 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)
 
                         
  $ 9.11          (1.44 )%      $ 32,401          1.74 %(d)        2.42 %(d)        1.34 %(d)        16
    8.82          (1.78       7,006          2.49 (d)        3.16 (d)        0.73 (d)        16   
    9.13          (1.28       76,917          1.34 (d)        2.02 (d)        1.77 (d)        16   
    9.12          (1.30       10,427          1.49 (d)        2.16 (d)        1.73 (d)        16   
                         
                       
    9.26          (17.68       54,045          1.73          2.07          0.35          48   
    8.98          (18.29       8,564          2.48          2.82          (0.41       48   
    9.33          (17.34       115,099          1.33          1.68          0.78          48   
    9.30            (17.45         13,092            1.48            1.82            0.59            48   
    11.25          2.54          96,440          1.74          2.08          0.20          41   
    10.99          1.76          15,127          2.49          2.83          (0.54       41   
    11.34          2.88          310,186          1.34          1.68          0.57          41   
    11.30            2.76            27,343            1.49            1.82            0.44            41   
    11.03          6.31          114,658          1.74          2.12          0.07          53   
    10.81          5.46          19,018          2.49          2.87          (0.66       53   
    11.12          6.73          308,502          1.35          1.72          0.44          53   
    11.08            6.48            36,429            1.49            1.87            0.26            53   
    10.38          8.33          35,417          1.79          2.35          0.09          90   
    10.25          7.53          6,720          2.54          3.12          (0.57       90   
    10.45          8.83          111,826          1.39          1.94          0.52          90   
    10.42            8.73            9,500            1.54            2.05            0.22            90   
    9.57          (4.20       18,335          1.82 (d)        3.92 (d)        (0.40 )(d)        73   
    9.52          (4.70       3,528          2.57 (d)        4.67 (d)        (1.29 )(d)        73   
    9.60          (4.00       42,740          1.42 (d)        3.52 (d)        0.24 (d)        73   
    9.59            (4.10         1,448            1.57 (d)          3.67 (d)          (0.28 )(d)          73   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   41


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUNDS

 

Notes to Financial Statements

April 30, 2016 (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

Asia Equity

    

A, C, Institutional and IR

   Diversified

Emerging Markets Equity

    

A, C, Institutional, Service, IR and R6

   Diversified

N-11 Equity

    

A, C, Institutional and IR

   Non-diversified

Class A Shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. Class C Shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%, which is imposed on redemptions made within 12 months of purchase. Institutional, Service, Class IR and Class R6 Shares are not subject to a sales charge.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management International (“GSAMI”), an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Trust.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.

A.  Investment Valuation — The Funds’ valuation policy is to value investments at fair value.

 

42


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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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 United States (“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.

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. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by a Fund are charged to that Fund, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the applicable Funds on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution and Service, Transfer Agency and Service and Shareholder Administration fees.

D.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies (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 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.

 

43


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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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.

 

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 GSAMI’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.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Funds, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have delegated to GSAMI 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, GSAMI regularly performs price verification procedures and issues challenges as necessary to third party pricing vendors or brokers, and any differences are reviewed in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

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

Equity Securities — Equity securities traded on a U.S. securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If there is no sale or official closing price or such price is believed by GSAMI to not represent fair value, equity securities are valued at the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions. 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.

Exchange-Traded Funds — Investments in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) are valued daily at the last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which the investment is traded. To the extent these investments are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2. For information regarding an ETF’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the ETF’s shareholder report.

B.  Level 3 Fair Value Investments — To the extent that significant inputs to valuation models and other alternative pricing sources are unobservable, or if quotations are not readily available, or if GSAMI 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. GSAMI, 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments classified in the fair value hierarchy as of April 30, 2016:

ASIA EQUITY             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Asia

   $ 3,788,377         $ 64,446,671         $         —   

North America

     1,347,939                       
Total    $ 5,136,316         $ 64,446,671         $   
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Africa

   $         $ 13,127,370         $   

Asia

     22,274,697           295,977,937             

Europe

               21,632,711             

North America

     40,431,489           3,278,444             

South America

     40,597,572           6,282,630             
Total    $ 103,303,758         $ 340,299,092         $   
N-11 EQUITY             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Africa

   $         $ 15,007,940         $   

Asia

               79,529,440             

Europe

               2,029,716             

North America

     29,420,632                       
Total    $ 29,420,632         $ 96,567,096         $   

 

(a)   Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of NAV. Security valuations are based on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile. The Funds utilize fair value model prices provided by an independent fair value service for certain international equity securities, resulting in a Level 2 classification.

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

 

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4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

 

A.  Management Agreement — Under the Agreement, GSAMI 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, GSAMI 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 April 30, 2016, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAMI were at the following rates:

 

         Contractual Management Rate      Effective Net
Management
Rate
^
 
Fund         First
$1 billion
     Next
$1 billion
     Next
$3 billion
     Next
$3 billion
     Over
$8 billion
     Effective
Rate
    

Asia Equity

         1.00      0.90      0.86      0.84      0.82      1.00      1.00

Emerging Markets Equity

         1.20         1.20         1.08         1.03         1.01         1.20         1.02

N-11 Equity

         1.30         1.30         1.24         1.21         1.19         1.30         1.13

 

^   Effective Net Management Rate includes the impact of management fee waivers of affiliated underlying funds, if any.
*   GSAMI agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve net management rates as defined in the Funds’ most recent prospectuses. These waivers will be effective through at least February 26, 2017, and prior to such date, GSAMI may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees.

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  

Distribution Plan

     0.25        0.75

Service Plan

               0.25   

 

*   With respect to Class A 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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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

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 April 30, 2016, Goldman Sachs advised that it retained the following amounts:

 

         Front End
Sales Charge
 
Fund         Class A  

Asia Equity

       $ 269   

Emerging Markets Equity

         1,963   

N-11 Equity

         1,195   

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: 0.19% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C, and Class IR Shares; 0.02% of the average daily net assets of Class R6 Shares; and 0.04% of the average daily net assets of Institutional and Service Shares.

F.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAMI has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” of the Funds (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, service fees and shareholder administration fees (as applicable), taxes, interest, brokerage fees, 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 GSAMI for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. The Other Expense limitations as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets for the Asia Equity, Emerging Markets Equity and N-11 Equity Funds are 0.114%, 0.194% and 0.164%, respectively. Prior to February 26, 2016, the Other Expense limitation was 0.254% for the Asia Equity Fund. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least February 26, 2017 and prior to such date GSAMI may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees. In addition, the Funds have entered into certain offset arrangements with the custodian and the transfer agent, which may result in a reduction of the Funds’ expenses and are received irrespective of the application of the “Other Expense” limitations described above.

 

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4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Fund        

Management

Fee Waiver

      

Other

Expense

Reimbursement

      

Custody Fee

Credits

      

Total

Expense

Reductions

 

Asia Equity

       $         $ 210,453         $ 809         $ 211,262   

Emerging Markets Equity

         388,009           253,542           2,689           644,240   

N-11 Equity

         120,656           363,196           163           484,015   

G.  Line of Credit Facility — As of April 30, 2016, 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 certain registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAMI or its affiliates (“Other Borrowers”). 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 April 30, 2016, the Funds did not have any borrowings under the facility. The facility was renewed in the amount of $1,100,000,000 effective May 3, 2016.

H.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — As of April 30, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolio was the beneficial owner of 5% or more of total outstanding shares of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund.

As of April 30, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of approximately 44% of the Class IR Shares of the Asia Equity Fund.

 

5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the six months ended April 30, 2016, were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases        Sales and Maturities  

Asia Equity

       $ 50,461,880         $ 55,102,791   

Emerging Markets Equity

         247,201,994           241,875,542   

N-11 Equity

         23,737,909           78,514,034   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

6. TAX INFORMATION

 

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, October 31, 2015, the Funds’ capital loss carryforwards and certain timing differences on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     

Asia

Equity

      

Emerging Markets

Equity

      

N-11

Equity

 

Capital loss carryforwards:(1)

            

Expiring 2016

   $         $ (12,534,998      $   

Expiring 2017

     (7,699,879        (445,745,035          

Perpetual short-term

               (21,047,638        (30,591,946

Perpetual long-term

               (20,030,158        (21,830,630

Total capital loss carryforwards

   $ (7,699,879      $ (499,357,829      $ (52,422,576

Timing differences (Qualified Late Year Loss Deferral/Post October Loss Deferral)

   $ (102,310      $         $   

 

(1)   With the exception of perpetual capital loss carryforwards, expiration occurs on October 31 of the year indicated.

As of April 30, 2016, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     

Asia

Equity

      

Emerging Markets

Equity

      

N-11

Equity

 

Tax cost

   $ 72,947,336         $ 431,355,204         $ 121,878,005   

Gross unrealized gain

     4,459,876           41,011,038           15,341,473   

Gross unrealized loss

     (7,824,225        (28,763,392        (11,231,750

Net unrealized security gain (loss)

   $ (3,364,349      $ 12,247,646         $ 4,109,723   

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales and differences in the tax treatment of passive foreign investment company investments.

GSAMI 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.

 

7. OTHER RISKS

The Funds’ risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which the Fund invests. Loss may also result from the imposition of exchange controls, confiscations and other government restrictions by the U.S. 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 a Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. To the extent that a fund also invests in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

 

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7. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

Foreign Custody Risk — A Fund that invests in foreign securities may hold such securities and cash with foreign banks, agents, and securities depositories appointed by the Fund’s custodian (each a “Foreign Custodian”). Some foreign custodians may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business. In some countries, Foreign Custodians may be subject to little or no regulatory oversight over, or independent evaluation of, their operations. Further, the laws of certain countries may place limitations on a Fund’s ability to recover its assets if a Foreign Custodian enters bankruptcy. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to even greater custody risks than investments in more developed markets. Custody services in emerging market countries are very often undeveloped and may be considerably less well regulated than in more developed countries, and thus may not afford the same level of investor protection as would apply in developed countries.

Geographic Risk — Concentration of the investments of a Fund in issuers located in a particular country or region will subject the Fund, to a greater extent than if investments were less concentrated, to the risks of adverse securities markets, exchange rates and social, political, regulatory or economic events which may occur in a given country or region. The Asia Equity Fund invests primarily in equity investments in Asian issuers. The N-11 Equity Fund invests primarily in equity investments in the N-11 countries, and may invest up to 50% of its assets in any one N-11 country.

Investments in Other Investment Companies — As a shareholder of another investment company, including an ETF, a Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Fund. ETFs are subject to risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including but not limited to the following: (i) the market price of the ETF’s shares may trade at a premium or a discount to their NAV; and (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained.

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 the Fund in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of a Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions may cause a Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact a Fund’s NAV and liquidity. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in a Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect a Fund’s performance to the extent that a Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Liquidity Risk — A Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

7. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, a Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). Additionally, a Fund may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

Non-Diversification Risk — The N-11 Equity Fund is non-diversified, meaning that it is permitted to invest a larger percentage of its assets in fewer issuers than diversified mutual funds. Thus, the Fund may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting any single issuer held in its portfolio, and may be more susceptible to greater losses because of these developments.

Portfolio Concentration Risk — As a result of the N-11 Equity Fund’s ability to invest a large percentage of its assets in obligations of issuers within the same country, state, region, currency or economic sector, an adverse economic, business or political development may affect the value of the Fund’s investments more than if its investments were not so concentrated.

 

8. 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, GSAMI believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.

 

9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Given the monetary policy announcement made by the Central Bank of Nigeria on May 24, 2016 and concerns about a potential devaluation of the Nigerian currency, the N-11 Equity Fund (“Fund”) made a fair value determination on May 24, 2016 to adjust the Nigerian Naira (“NGN”) to the US Dollar (“USD”) spot foreign exchange rate. Through June 23, 2016, the fair value methodology has continued to be used to determine the USD value of NGN denominated investments and/or cash held by the Fund and has resulted in a reduction to the net asset value of the Fund of up to 3.5%.

Subsequent events other than the above item have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. GSAMI has concluded that there is no impact requiring further adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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10. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Asia Equity Fund  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

October 31, 2015

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    4,409      $ 87,079         235,104      $ 5,013,336   

Shares converted from Class B(a)

                   3,947        79,446   

Shares redeemed

    (41,782     (807,013      (119,009     (2,450,235
      (37,373     (719,934      120,042        2,642,547   
Class B Shares(a)         

Shares converted to Class A

                   (4,175     (79,446

Shares redeemed

                   (11,670     (221,835
                     (15,845     (301,281
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    1,870        34,595         14,511        294,885   

Shares redeemed

    (5,495     (97,686      (23,699     (445,511
      (3,625     (63,091      (9,188     (150,626
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    80,620        1,624,825         148,725        3,263,191   

Reinvestment of distributions

                   9,275        191,440   

Shares redeemed

    (219,176     (4,443,322      (383,547     (8,037,850
      (138,556     (2,818,497      (225,547     (4,583,219
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    286        5,539                2   

Reinvestment of distributions

                   6        134   

Shares redeemed

    (77     (1,500               
      209        4,039         6        136   

NET DECREASE

    (179,345   $ (3,597,483      (130,532   $ (2,392,443

 

(a)   Class B Shares were converted into Class A Shares at the close of business on November 14, 2014.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

10. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Emerging Markets Equity Fund  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

October 31, 2015

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    230,962      $ 3,291,621         1,408,550      $ 22,392,294   

Shares issued in connection with merger

                   2,662,878        40,049,765   

Shares converted from Class B(a)

                   22,303        355,064   

Shares redeemed

    (704,333     (10,016,100      (1,501,117     (22,992,112
      (473,371     (6,724,479      2,592,614        39,805,011   
Class B Shares(a)         

Shares converted to Class A

                   (24,726     (355,064

Shares redeemed

                   (97,564     (1,400,667
                     (122,290     (1,755,731
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    63,705        830,619         102,126        1,490,580   

Shares issued in connection with merger

                   2,054,325        27,877,096   

Shares redeemed

    (488,999     (6,246,074      (226,822     (3,176,820
      (425,294     (5,415,455      1,929,629        26,190,856   
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    11,283,996        172,718,341         9,734,085        154,429,954   

Shares issued in connection with merger

                   2,177,674        34,951,589   

Reinvestment of distributions

    22,405        349,742         52,352        866,429   

Shares redeemed

    (10,540,103     (157,480,373      (9,033,668     (145,961,176
      766,298        15,587,710         2,930,443        44,286,796   
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    86,847        1,199,788         407,392        6,240,052   

Shares redeemed

    (93,860     (1,281,852      (329,709     (4,956,992
      (7,013     (82,064      77,683        1,283,060   
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    135,232        2,029,111         64,260        963,795   

Shares issued in connection with merger

                   21,115        337,411   

Reinvestment of distributions

    71        1,110         29        472   

Shares redeemed

    (72,441     (1,005,052      (12,957     (204,046
      62,862        1,025,169         72,447        1,097,632   
Class R6 Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    70,693        1,117,041         598        10,005   

Reinvestment of distributions

    1        11                  

Shares redeemed

                          (5
      70,694        1,117,052         598        10,000   

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    (5,824   $ 5,507,933         7,481,124      $ 110,917,624   

 

(a)   Class B Shares were converted into Class A Shares at the close of business on November 14, 2014.
(b)   Class R6 Shares commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

 

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10. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    N-11 Equity Fund  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

October 31, 2015

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    439,123      $ 3,825,464         1,245,917      $ 12,523,320   

Reinvestment of distributions

    7,693        67,624         541        5,728   

Shares redeemed

    (2,725,495     (23,566,689      (3,985,792     (40,013,042
      (2,278,679     (19,673,601      (2,739,334     (27,483,994
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    10,210        85,831         42,651        421,093   

Shares redeemed

    (169,080     (1,433,492      (465,541     (4,541,897
      (158,870     (1,347,661      (422,890     (4,120,804
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    461,365        4,144,756         4,351,003        43,841,194   

Reinvestment of distributions

    87,939        774,739         99,758        1,060,423   

Shares redeemed

    (4,460,026     (38,735,430      (19,466,511     (191,323,722
      (3,910,722     (33,815,935      (15,015,750     (146,422,105
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    82,657        697,643         278,920        2,812,772   

Reinvestment of distributions

    8,082        71,120         6,906        73,277   

Shares redeemed

    (354,480     (3,098,812      (1,297,666     (12,623,722
      (263,741     (2,330,049      (1,011,840     (9,737,673

NET DECREASE

    (6,612,012   $ (57,167,246      (19,189,814   $ (187,764,576

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUNDS

 

Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Class IR or 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) and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions (with respect to and Class C Shares); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees (with respect to Class A and Class C 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, Service, Class IR and 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 November 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016, which represents a period of 182 days of a 366 day year.

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

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fee 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.

 

     Asia Equity Fund     Emerging Markets Equity Fund     N-11 Equity Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account
Value
11/01/2015
    Ending
Account
Value
04/30/2016
   

Expenses

Paid for the
6 Months Ended
04/30/2016
*

    Beginning
Account
Value
11/01/2015
    Ending
Account
Value
04/30/2016
   

Expenses

Paid for the
6 Months Ended
04/30/2016
*

    Beginning
Account
Value
11/01/2015
    Ending
Account
Value
04/30/2016
   

Expenses

Paid for the
6 Months Ended
04/30/2016
*

 
Class A                                    

Actual

  $ 1,000      $ 958.10      $ 7.98      $ 1,000      $ 1,001.40      $ 8.21      $ 1,000      $ 985.60      $ 8.59   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000        1,016.71     8.22        1,000        1,016.66     8.27        1,000        1,016.21     8.72   
Class C                                    

Actual

    1,000        954.30        11.66        1,000        997.70        11.97        1,000        982.20        12.27   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000        1,012.93     12.01        1,000        1,012.88     12.06        1,000        1,012.48     12.46   
Institutional                                    

Actual

    1,000        960.00        6.04        1,000        1,003.50        6.23        1,000        987.20        6.62   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000        1,018.70     6.22        1,000        1,018.65     6.27        1,000        1,018.20     6.72   
Service                                    

Actual

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000        1,001.40        8.71        N/A        N/A        N/A   

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000        1,016.16     8.77        N/A        N/A        N/A   
Class IR                                    

Actual

    1,000        959.50        6.77        1,000        1,002.70        6.97        1,000        987.00        7.36   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000        1,017.95     6.97        1,000        1,017.90     7.02        1,000        1,017.45     7.47   
Class R6                                    

Actual

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000        1,004.30        6.13        N/A        N/A        N/A   

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000        1,018.75     6.17        N/A        N/A        N/A   

 

*   Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized net expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended April 30, 2016. 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     Service     Class IR     Class R6  

Asia Equity

     1.64     2.40     1.24     N/A        1.39     N/A   

Emerging Markets Equity

     1.65        2.41        1.25        1.75     1.40        1.23

N-11 Equity

     1.74        2.49        1.34        N/A        1.49        N/A   

 

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

 

 

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FUNDS PROFILE

 

Goldman Sachs Funds

 

 

 

 

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Today, the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.11 trillion in assets under supervision as of March 31, 2016, 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.

 

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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
n   Financial Square Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

Investor FundsSM

n   Investor Money Market Fund
n   Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund3

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
n   Fund Inflation Protected Securities Fund

Multi-Sector

n   Bond Fund
n   Core Fixed Income Fund
n   Global Income Fund
n   Strategic Income Fund
n   Municipal and Tax-Free
n   High Yield Municipal Fund
n   Dynamic Municipal Income Fund
n   Short Duration Tax-Free Fund
n   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
n   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   Focused Value Fund
n   Capital Growth Fund
n   Strategic Growth Fund
n   Focused Growth Fund
n   Small/Mid Cap Growth 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 Fund
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 Fund5
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   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   Commodity Strategy Fund
n   Global Real Estate Securities 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   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 Overlay Fund8
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 portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any government agency. Although a money market portfolio seeks to preserve the value of an investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market portfolio. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market portfolio, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the money market portfolio at any time.
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 March 31, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Tax-Free Money Market Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund.
4    Effective on July 31, 2015, the Goldman Sachs Technology Tollkeeper Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund.
5    Effective at the close of business on February 5, 2016, the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Fund was reorganized with and into the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights 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.
8    Effective on June 1, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Implementation Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund.

Financial Square FundsSM and Investor FundsSM are registered service marks 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

Diana M. Daniels

Herbert J. Markley

James A. McNamara

Jessica Palmer

Alan A. Shuch

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Scott M. McHugh, Principal Financial Officer,
Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.

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GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL

Investment Adviser

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

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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 (the “SEC”) web site at http://www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q 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’ Forms N-Q 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).

Holdings and allocations shown are as of April 30, 2016 and may not be representative of future investments. Fund holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities. Current and future holdings are subject to risk. Economic and market forecasts presented herein reflect our judgment as of the date of this presentation and are subject to change without notice. These forecasts do not take into account the specific investment objectives, restrictions, tax and financial situation or other needs of any specific client. Actual data will vary and may not be reflected here. These forecasts are subject to high levels of uncertainty that may affect actual performance. Accordingly, these forecasts should be viewed as merely representative of a broad range of possible outcomes. These forecasts are estimated, based on assumptions, and are subject to significant revision and may change materially as economic and market conditions change. Goldman Sachs has no obligation to provide updates or changes to these forecasts. Case studies and examples are for illustrative purposes only.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. (MSCI) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (S&P) and is licensed for use by Goldman Sachs. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

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Semi-Annual Report      

April 30, 2016

 
     

Fundamental International Equity Funds

     

Focused International Equity

     

Strategic International Equity

 

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Goldman Sachs Fundamental International Equity Funds

 

n   FOCUSED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY

 

n   STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL EQUITY

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Investment Process

    1   

Market Review

    2   

Portfolio Management Discussions and Performance Summaries

    4   

Schedule of Investments

    17   

Financial Statements

    21   

Financial Highlights

    24   

Notes to the Financial Statements

    28   

Other Information

    40   

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

 

What Differentiates Goldman Sachs’ Fundamental International Equity Investment Process?

 

Goldman Sachs’ Fundamental International Equity investment process is based on the belief that strong, consistent results are best achieved through expert stock selection, performed by research teams working together on a global scale. Our deep, diverse and experienced team of research analysts and portfolio managers combines local insights with global, industry-specific expertise to identify its high conviction investment ideas.

 

 

LOGO

 

LOGO

 

n   Fundamental research teams based in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, China, Korea, Singapore, Brazil, and India and focusing on long-term business and management quality

 

n   Analysts collaborate regularly to leverage regional and industry-specific research and insights

 

n   Global perspective is informed by local market expertise

 

n   A common valuation framework, focusing on long-term earnings power, ensures consistency when valuing and comparing a company to its peers globally

 

LOGO

 

n   Team of experienced Research Analysts is regionally aligned and has sector expertise

 

n   Team leverages the research of the approximately 80+ regional investment professionals

 

n   Decision-making process is informed by active participation in the global research process

 

LOGO

 

n   Security selections are aligned with level of investment conviction

 

n   Risk monitoring considers whether investment and other risks to the Funds are intended and justified

 

n   Dedicated portfolio construction team assists in ongoing monitoring and adjustment of the Funds

 

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International equity portfolios that strive to offer:

 

  n   Access to markets across the world  

 

  n   Disciplined approach to stock selection  

 

  n   Optimal risk/return profiles  

 

1


MARKET REVIEW

 

Goldman Sachs Fundamental International

Equity Funds

 

Market Review

International equities lost ground during the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (the “Reporting Period”). The MSCI® Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “MSCI® Index”) posted a return of -3.07%.* Central bank policy, economic sluggishness, currency movements and oil price shifts were some of the biggest themes dominating the international equities markets during the Reporting Period.

After holding the targeted federal funds rate in September and October 2015, in light of external risks, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) voted unanimously for a 25 basis point interest rate increase in December 2015, a move largely expected by the markets. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) However, the fairly dovish language in the announcement, which emphasized “gradual” future adjustments to policy, helped to somewhat assuage the markets. (Dovish language tends to suggest lower interest rates.) Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan (“BoJ”) announced supplementary support for its quantitative and qualitative easing programs. While the European Central Bank (“ECB”) also lowered its deposit rate by 10 basis points and announced an extension of its quantitative easing program at its December 2015 meeting, market reaction was one of disappointment as more had been expected.

International equities suffered a rout at the beginning of 2016, triggered by investor concerns of an intensifying economic slowdown in China, exacerbated by an oil price plunge. Sentiment improved following a dovish January ECB press conference and the BoJ’s introduction of negative interest rates. In turn, international equities stabilized a bit in February 2016. However, the MSCI® Index still fell 1.83% in February 2016. In March 2016, further central bank dovishness, along with receding global economic concerns and oil price stabilization, helped to finally drive a global equity market recovery. Notably, the ECB implemented heavy easing, cutting its deposit rate to -40 basis points and raising its monthly quantitative easing purchases. The BoJ left its monetary policy unchanged in March 2016, but its rhetoric about negative interest rates heightened expectations for further easing to come.

Market sentiment appeared to remain sanguine in April 2016, as oil prices rose and China economic growth concerns abated with modestly improving economic data. Both the ECB and BoJ were on hold, or did not make any monetary policy changes, in April 2016. BoJ inaction came as a major disappointment against expectations of further easing, causing international equities to sell off once again and the yen to appreciate. Relative currency appreciation was exacerbated by U.S. dollar weakness following a weaker than expected first quarter U.S. Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) release and an uneventful Fed meeting during which rates were left unchanged.

During the Reporting Period, materials, consumer staples, energy and industrials were the only sectors in the MSCI® Index to post a positive return. The weakest performing sectors in the MSCI® Index during the Reporting Period were financials and consumer discretionary, followed at some distance by health care.

From a country perspective, Australia and Denmark were the only constituents of the MSCI® Index to post a positive return during the Reporting Period. Italy was the weakest individual country constituent in the MSCI® Index during the Reporting Period, followed at some distance by Spain, Switzerland and the U.K.

 

 

*   All index returns are expressed in U.S. dollar terms.

 

2


MARKET REVIEW

 

 

Looking Ahead

At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed global equities could still generate positive mid-single digit returns for calendar year 2016, despite a volatile start. Our expectation was that returns would be predominantly driven by earnings growth rather than multiple expansion. (A multiple measures some aspect of a company’s financial well-being, determined by dividing one metric by another metric. Multiple expansion is growth of that multiple.) In our view, positive returns in a low (and potentially negative) interest rate environment makes equities attractive, particularly relative to other asset classes. We believed European and Japanese equities would have more upside potential than other international equity markets given their recent relative underperformance. Still, within these regions, there are areas of each major market we may want to own and those we will seek to avoid.

We believe the primary driver of European equities going forward is the potential for an earnings growth catch-up with that of the U.S. One reason we remain optimistic is that European companies, on average, have higher operating leverage — that is, a higher proportion of fixed-to-variable costs — so their earnings benefit more from increases in sales.

In Japan, corporate reforms introduced as part of Prime Minister Abe’s Three Arrows plan appear to be having a meaningful impact on corporate profitability and shareholder returns. Continued economic progress could be a significant driver of equity returns looking ahead. Japanese companies have often lagged their peers in other developed markets when it comes to measures of profitability, including return on equity, but seem to be catching up to the developed market average. Many companies have also made progress on corporate governance, with more independent directors and further unwinding of cross shareholdings. (Cross shareholdings are shares that are mutually held among companies. These companies have been increasingly unwinding, i.e. selling, their cross-held shares.) An improvement in shareholder orientation has boosted share buybacks and dividends to multi-year highs.

Further, both the ECB and the BoJ remain accommodative, which we see as helpful for equities. As mentioned earlier, the BoJ introduced negative interest rates in January 2016, and the ECB announced a broad set of easing measures that exceeded market expectations in March 2016.

Overall, we continued to believe at the end of the Reporting Period that domestically-focused companies in the major developed regions could benefit from increasing domestic consumption while being more insulated from currency volatility. In Europe, we are interested in companies that can benefit from domestic recovery in Europe as well as those less exposed to relatively weak emerging market end-markets. In Japan, negative interest rates combined with record-low unemployment and expectations of rising wage growth means consumer spending could increase, in our view. Furthermore, inbound tourism to Japan remains high, and tourist spending appears to be helping to boost domestic consumption. These factors support our favorable view on domestically-oriented Japanese companies.

As always, we maintain our focus on seeking companies that we believe will generate long-term growth in today’s ever-changing market conditions.

 

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Goldman Sachs Focused International Equity Fund

 

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Global Equity Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Focused International Equity Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during 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 -2.85%, -3.19%, -2.63%, -2.90% and -2.69%, respectively. These returns compare to the -3.07% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI®) Europe, Australasia, Far East Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “MSCI® Index”), during the same period.

 

   Since their inception on February 26, 2016, the Fund’s Class R6 Shares generated a cumulative total return, without sales charge, of 10.71%. This return compares to the 9.61% cumulative total return of the MSCI® Index during the same period.

 

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

 

A   While the Fund’s absolute returns were disappointing, its outperformance of the MSCI® Index during the Reporting Period can be primarily attributed to individual stock selection. Sector and country allocation also contributed positively.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   The greatest contributors to Fund performance relative to the MSCI® Index during the Reporting Period were Rio Tinto, Pola Orbis and Syngenta.

 

   U.K.-based international mining company Rio Tinto was the top positive contributor to the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period. We purchased the stock for the Fund in January 2016, seeing it as a high quality company in a challenged sector that had suffered significant underperformance. The stock performed well during the Reporting Period owing primarily to a rebound in the materials sector in 2016 driven, in turn, by a recovery in metals prices.

 

   Another strong positive contributor during the Reporting Period was Pola Orbis, a Japanese cosmetics maker known for products such as Pola, Orbis, H2O and Jurlique. The company’s products are popular both domestically and with foreigners, such as Chinese tourists. The company has been a beneficiary of heightened tourism, the entry of millennials into the marketplace and Japan’s corporate governance revolution. Its margins continued to improve in Japan on the back of an increase in private-brand stores for Pola, an average selling price boost for Orbis as it shifts from the mid-price to high-price bracket, overall market share gains and higher sales of up-and-coming brands.

 

   Swiss agricultural chemicals producer Syngenta was a strong positive contributor during the Reporting Period. Syngenta performed well early in the Reporting Period mainly due to speculation of a takeover and following the announced merger of Dow Chemical and E.I. DuPont de Nemours. Then, in February 2016, Syngenta agreed to a cash takeover by ChemChina for approximately 463 Swiss francs per share on then-current exchange rates.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The biggest detractors from Fund performance relative to the MSCI® Index during the Reporting Period were Credit Suisse, UniCredit and Banco Popular Espanol — each a bank in the financials sector.

 

  

Credit Suisse’s share price came under pressure in the first part of the Reporting Period, as it was in the process of raising equity. The company finished its rights issue in the second week of November 2015. However, it performed poorly following the announcement of weaker than expected

 

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  fourth quarter 2015 results, citing difficult market conditions amidst its transition to shrink its investment bank and focus on its private bank. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed the stock still presented significant long-term value.

 

   Shares of UniCredit sold off along with other Italian banks in January 2016 following increased concerns surrounding Italian non-performing loans. This came after the resolution of four small Italian banks at the end of 2015, which triggered the bail-in of their subordinated debt. (A non-performing loan is the sum of borrowed money upon which the debtor has not made his or her schedule payments for at least 90 days. A non-performing loan is either in default or close to being in default. A bail-in occurs when the borrower’s creditors are forced to bear some of the burden by having a portion of their debt written off.) We believe these banks represented isolated cases and that asset quality in Italy is gradually improving. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed UniCredit remained attractively valued relative to other European banks.

 

   Banco Popular Espanol performed poorly driven by political uncertainty surrounding the December 2015 elections in Spain. These elections resulted in a hung parliament and then continued to weigh on the Spanish financial sector. Even though we continued to like the bank’s strong presence in the small to medium enterprise market and its improvement in asset quality, we trimmed the position by the end of the Reporting Period in an effort to manage the Fund’s overall exposure to the Spanish banking industry.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The sectors that contributed most positively to the Fund’s performance relative to the MSCI® Index during the Reporting Period were materials, consumer discretionary and consumer staples, each due primarily to effective stock selection. Sector positioning in materials added value as well.

 

   The sectors that detracted most from the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period were financials, industrials and health care, each due primarily to weak stock selection.

 

Q   Which countries most affected the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Typically, the Fund’s individual stock holdings will significantly influence the Fund’s performance within a particular country or region relative to the MSCI® Index.

 

   This effect may be even more pronounced in a concentrated portfolio or in countries that represent only a modest proportion of the MSCI® Index.

 

   That said, effective stock selection in France, Sweden and Japan boosted the Fund’s relative returns most. The countries that detracted most from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period were Australia, Switzerland and Italy, where stock selection overall hurt.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund did not use derivatives or similar instruments.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In addition to the purchase of Rio Tinto, already mentioned, we established a new Fund position during the Reporting Period in Bank of Ireland, an Irish commercial bank that also conducts business in the U.K. and Northern Ireland. While it was aided by government during the 2008 crisis, it was the only Irish bank to avoid state control during that time. Its shares had been beaten down by dilution through the financial crisis, but the company emerged as what we view as the strongest of the Irish banks, currently boasting a BB+ rating. In our view, the bank also benefits from decreased competition post-crisis, favorable monetary policy and an overall Eurozone recovery. Its margins have been improving thanks to lower funding costs and a positive impact from new lending. Its asset quality has shown what we view as encouraging trends, and its valuation remained attractive at the end of the Reporting Period, in our view, given its prospects for growth. We considered the purchase of Bank of Ireland an attractive opportunity among domestically-exposed mid-cap names.

 

  

We sold the Fund’s position in Denmark-based pharmaceuticals company Novo Nordisk following the

 

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  stock’s strong performance due to overall concerns surrounding pricing in the health care sector.

 

   We eliminated the Fund’s position in French banking group Societe Generale following poor performance and based on concerns around its ability to improve its efficiency to improve returns.

 

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

 

A   In this Fund, both sector weightings and country allocations are largely the result of our bottom-up stock selection process rather than any top-down macroeconomic views or regional, country, sector or industry bets. We seek to outpace the MSCI® Index by overweighting stocks that we expect to outperform and underweighting those we think may lag. Consequently, changes in its sector or country weightings are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s exposure to consumer discretionary modestly increased relative to the MSCI® Index during the Reporting Period, while its relative exposure to industrials and energy modestly decreased. From a country perspective, there were no notable changes made during the Reporting Period.

 

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

 

A   There were no material changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to the MSCI® Index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund had more exposure to France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, South Korea and the U.K. and less exposure to Australia, Japan and Switzerland relative to the MSCI® Index. At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund held neutral positions relative to the MSCI® Index in several countries, most notably Sweden and Italy.

 

   From a sector allocation perspective, the Fund had overweight positions relative to the MSCI® Index in health care and industrials at the end of the Reporting Period. On the same date, the Fund had underweighted positions compared to the MSCI® Index in telecommunication services, consumer staples and financials and was rather neutrally weighted compared to the MSCI® Index in information technology, consumer discretionary, materials, energy and utilities.

 

   As always, we remained focused on individual stock selection, with sector and country positioning being a secondary, closely-monitored effect.

 

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Focused International Equity Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       MSCI® Index2  
  Class A     -2.85        -3.07
  Class C     -3.19           -3.07   
  Institutional     -2.63           -3.07   
  Service     -2.90           -3.07   
    Class IR     -2.69           -3.07   
                        
     February 26, 2016–April 30, 2016   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       MSCI® Index2  
    Class R6     10.71        9.61

 

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

 

  2    The MSCI® Index is a market capitalization-weighted composite of securities in 22 developed markets. The Index approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment. The dividend is reinvested after deduction for withholding tax, applying the rate to non-resident individuals who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. MSCI® Inc. uses withholding tax rates applicable to Luxembourg holding companies, as Luxembourg applies the highest rates. The MSCI® Index is unmanaged and the figures for the MSCI® Index do not include any deduction for fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 3/31/16   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
  Class A     -10.82     0.45     -0.61     3.96   12/01/92
  Class C     -7.26        0.85        -0.78        1.28      8/15/97
  Institutional     -5.22        2.02        0.37        3.72      2/07/96
  Service     -5.75        1.50        -0.14        3.11      3/06/96
  Class IR     -5.40        1.87        N/A        4.88      8/31/10
    Class R6     N/A        N/A        N/A        7.69      2/26/16

 

  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. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Service, Class IR 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 RATIOS4   
           Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A      1.30      1.64
  Class C      2.05         2.39   
  Institutional      0.90         1.24   
  Service      1.40         1.73   
  Class IR      1.05         1.39   
    Class R6      0.88         1.22   

 

  4   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 February 26, 2017, 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.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding   % of
Net Assets
    Line of Business   Country
  Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A     4.1   Energy   Netherlands
  Bayer AG (Registered)     4.0      Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology & Life Sciences
  Germany
  Computershare Ltd.     3.9      Software & Services   Australia
  Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     3.3      Household & Personal
Products
  United Kingdom
  Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.     3.2      Real Estate   Japan
  Klepierre     3.2      Real Estate Investment Trust   France
  Iberdrola SA     3.2      Utilities   Spain
  Shire PLC     3.2      Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology & Life Sciences
  Ireland
  Safran SA     3.2      Capital Goods   France
    Wolseley PLC     3.0      Capital Goods   Switzerland

 

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

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS6
As of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

 

 

  6    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value.

 

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Goldman Sachs Strategic International Equity Fund

 

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental International Equity Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Strategic International Equity Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (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 -3.36%, -3.68%, -3.12%, -3.17% and -3.42%, respectively. These returns compare to the -3.07% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI®) Europe, Australasia, Far East Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “MSCI® Index”), during the same period.

 

   Since their inception on February 26, 2016, the Fund’s Class R6 Shares generated a cumulative total return, without sales charge, of 9.54%. This return compares to the 9.61% cumulative total return of the MSCI® Index during the same period.

 

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

 

A   The Fund’s underperformance of the MSCI® Index during the Reporting Period can be primarily attributed to individual stock selection. Country allocation also detracted, although sector allocation contributed positively.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Among the biggest detractors from Fund performance relative to the MSCI® Index during the Reporting Period were three banks in the financials sector — Credit Suisse, UniCredit and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.

 

   Credit Suisse’s share price came under pressure in the first part of the Reporting Period, as it was in the process of raising equity. The company finished its rights issue in the second week of November 2015. However, it performed poorly following the announcement of weaker than expected fourth quarter 2015 results, citing difficult market conditions amidst its transition to shrink its investment bank and focus on its private bank. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed the stock still presented significant long-term value.

 

   Shares of UniCredit sold off along with other Italian banks in January 2016 following increased concerns surrounding Italian non-performing loans. This came after the resolution of four small Italian banks at the end of 2015, which triggered the bail-in of their subordinated debt. (A non-performing loan is the sum of borrowed money upon which the debtor has not made his or her schedule payments for at least 90 days. A non-performing loan is either in default or close to being in default. A bail-in occurs when the borrower’s creditors are forced to bear some of the burden by having a portion of their debt written off.) We believe these banks represented isolated cases and that asset quality in Italy is gradually improving. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed UniCredit remained attractively valued relative to other European banks.

 

   Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, which provides commercial banking and a variety of financial services, was a detractor during the Reporting Period due to the introduction of a negative interest rate by the Bank of Japan. Although its third quarter 2015 earnings results were in line with market expectations, its stock underperformed the MSCI® Index on investor concerns about the potentially detrimental effects of the negative interest rate, such as a squeeze on the bank’s net interest margin and low returns from securities investments.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   The greatest contributors to Fund performance relative to the MSCI® Index during the Reporting Period were Japan Tobacco, Covestro and Adidas.

 

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   Japan Tobacco was the top positive contributor to the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period. Through an enduring emphasis on cost rationalization, the company has created meaningful earnings quality and dividend growth during the Reporting Period, helping to drive its stock performance. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to like the company due to its significant market share and brand value in both Asia and Europe (through international licensing rights of local brands). We also liked the relative stability of Japan Tobacco’s diversified, non-core businesses in consumer staples and pharmaceuticals.

 

   Another top positive contributor to the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period was Covestro. Covestro is a global leader in polyurethanes and polycarbonates and operates a coatings, adhesives and specialties business. In October 2015, the German health care company Bayer conducted an Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) on approximately 35% of its materials science business known as Covestro. We took part in the IPO and purchased shares for the Fund in what we believed to be a company trading at a significant discount to both its intrinsic value and competitors in the industry. Covestro’s stock performed well as investors began to recognize the intrinsic value of the company following the IPO. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to believe the company was trading at a significant discount to both its intrinsic value and competitors in the industry with strong free cash flow anticipated during the next few years.

 

   Also contributing positively to the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period was Adidas, the German-based sports apparel and equipment company. Its stock performed strongly as the company posted consistently strong earnings results for the most recent three quarters and upgraded its fiscal year 2016 guidance. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to like the stock and believed Adidas has a strong global brand that remained undervalued.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The biggest detractors from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period were financials, health care and utilities, where weak stock selection in each hurt most. Sector allocation positioning in financials and utilities also detracted, albeit modestly.

 

   The sectors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance relative to the MSCI® Index were consumer staples, consumer discretionary and industrials. Stock selection in all three sectors proved effective during the Reporting Period as did allocation positioning in consumer staples and consumer discretionary.

 

Q   Which countries most affected the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Typically, the Fund’s individual stock holdings will significantly influence the Fund’s performance within a particular country or region relative to the MSCI® Index. This effect may be even more pronounced in countries that represent only a modest proportion of the MSCI® Index.

 

   That said, the countries that detracted most from the Fund’s relative performance were Switzerland, Australia and Italy, where stock selection overall hurt. Allocation positioning in Australia further detracted. Conversely, effective individual stock selection in Japan, Germany and the U.K. contributed most positively to the Fund’s results relative to the MSCI® Index.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund did not use derivatives or similar instruments.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we purchased Fund positions in Moncler, Virgin Money and UBM.

 

  

We initiated a Fund position in Moncler, a French/Italian apparel brand, most known for its down jackets and sportswear. The company operates in a niche segment of luxury, where there is little competition and where it has continued to have strong momentum. We believe the company should benefit as the “affordable luxury” segment gains traction with millennials. There is substantial growth potential compared to other luxury brands, in our opinion, which have already over-expanded and are now seeing declining revenue growth. Moncler’s management team is thoughtful, in our view, about the longer-term sustainability of its business, recently choosing to bring its production in

 

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  house, focus on new product lines and invest in digital/ online. (Digital/online is an umbrella term for the marketing of products or services using digital technologies, mainly on the Internet, but also including mobile phones, display advertising, and any other digital medium.) Its stock underperformed the MSCI® Index during the Reporting Period due to warm weather, weak sentiment around exposure to China and a small change in business strategy that concerned the market but which we view as positive. We see each of these headwinds as short-term and believe they created an attractive entry point for the Fund.

 

   We introduced Virgin Money to the Fund during the Reporting Period. Virgin Money is a financial services company based in the U.K. (services available in the U.K, South Africa and Australia), offering retail mortgage, credit cards, savings, individual savings accounts (U.K. tax free accounts), investments and insurance. We saw the company as a favorable opportunity, as it attracts customers with its brand (it calls branches “lounges” as part of its customer experience) and information technology platform. When Northern Rock was bailed out by the U.K. government, Virgin Money bought its platform as a distressed asset. In our view, Virgin Money benefits from strong earnings growth potential as it expands, owing to a fixed cost base (ex-Northern Rock platform) and therefore high operating leverage.

 

   UBM is a global business-to-business event organizer headquartered in the U.K. The majority of its revenues are derived from participating companies in the trade shows, who tend to book attendance one year in advance. We find the company attractive, as it offers steady growth potential and relative immunity to recessions, since companies book in advance and likely still attend trade shows in a downturn. UBM is also debt light.

 

   Conversely, we sold out of the Fund’s positions in Start Today, Banco Bilbau Vizcaya Argentaria (“BBVA”) and Total during the Reporting Period.

 

   We sold the Fund’s position in Start Today, a Japan-based online apparel shopping site, following a period of strong performance and as we viewed its valuation to have become stretched.

 

   We eliminated the Fund’s position in BBVA. Its stock underperformed the MSCI® Index during the Reporting Period due to political uncertainty in Spain following the December 2015 elections. The election resulted in a hung parliament and continued to weigh on the financials sector. We sold the position to avoid exposure to Spanish financials until the political uncertainty is resolved.

 

   We exited the Fund’s position in French integrated oil company Total following a span of relative outperformance. We decided to redeploy capital in other opportunities in the energy sector.

 

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

 

A   In this Fund, both sector weightings and country allocations are largely the result of our bottom-up stock selection process rather than any top-down macroeconomic views or regional, country, sector or industry bets. We seek to outpace the MSCI® Index by overweighting stocks that we expect to outperform and underweighting those we think may lag. Consequently, changes in its sector or country weightings are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s exposure to telecommunication services increased modestly relative to the MSCI® Index during the Reporting Period, while its relative exposure to energy and information technology decreased modestly. From a country perspective, there were no notable changes made during the Reporting Period.

 

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

 

A   There were no material changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to the MSCI® Index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund had more exposure to Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, China and Spain relative to the MSCI® Index and less exposure to the U.K., Australia, the Netherlands and Japan relative to the MSCI® Index. At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund held neutral positions relative to the MSCI® Index in several countries, most notably South Korea, Norway, Italy, France, Singapore, Switzerland and Denmark.

 

  

From a sector allocation perspective, the Fund had overweight positions relative to the MSCI® Index in consumer staples at the end of the Reporting Period. On the same date, the Fund had underweighted positions compared to the MSCI® Index in industrials, consumer discretionary,

 

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  utilities and materials and rather neutral positions relative to the MSCI® Index in health care, energy, information technology, financials and telecommunication services.

 

   As always, we remained focused on individual stock selection, with sector and country positioning being a secondary, closely-monitored effect.

 

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Strategic International Equity Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       MSCI® Index2  
  Class A     -3.36        -3.07
  Class C     -3.68           -3.07   
  Institutional     -3.12           -3.07   
  Class IR     -3.17           -3.07   
    Class R     -3.42           -3.07   
                        
     February 26, 2016–April 30, 2016   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       MSCI® Index2  
    Class R6     9.54        9.61

 

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

 

  2    The MSCI® Index is a market capitalization-weighted composite of securities in 22 developed markets. The MSCI® Index approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment. The dividend is reinvested after deduction for withholding tax, applying the rate to non-resident individuals who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. MSCI® Inc. uses withholding tax rates applicable to Luxembourg holding companies, as Luxembourg applies the highest rates. The MSCI® Index is unmanaged and the figures for the Index do not include any deduction for fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 3/31/16   One Year      Five Years      Since Inception      Inception Date
  Class A     -12.80      0.93      -1.84    6/25/07
  Class C     -9.34         1.33         -1.94       6/25/07
  Institutional     -7.34         2.50         -0.82       6/25/07
  Class IR     -7.50         2.35         -1.84       11/30/07
  Class R     -7.99         1.81         -2.39       11/30/07
    Class R6     N/A         N/A         6.75       2/26/16

 

  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. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Class R, Class IR 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.

 

14


FUND BASICS

 

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS4   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     1.30      1.82
  Class C     2.05         2.57   
  Institutional     0.90         1.42   
  Class IR     1.05         1.56   
  Class R     1.55         2.07   
    Class R6     0.88         1.40   

 

  4    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 February 26, 2017, 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.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding  

% of

Net Assets

    Line of Business    Country
  Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A     4.2   Energy    Netherlands
  Anheuser-Busch InBev NV     3.5      Food, Beverage & Tobacco    Belgium
  Novartis AG (Registered)     2.8      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &
Life Sciences
   Switzerland
  Japan Tobacco, Inc.     2.6      Food, Beverage & Tobacco    Japan
  Iberdrola SA     2.3      Utilities    Spain
  Beiersdorf AG     2.3      Household & Personal Products    Germany
 

Australia & New Zealand

Banking Group Ltd.

    2.2      Banks    Australia
  Bayer AG (Registered)     2.2      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &
Life Sciences
   Germany
  UBS Group AG (Registered)     2.2      Diversified Financials    Switzerland
    Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.     2.0      Real Estate    Japan

 

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

 

15


FUND BASICS

 

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS6
As of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

 

 

  6    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. Underlying sector allocations of exchange traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value.

 

16


GOLDMAN SACHS FOCUSED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – 95.2%   
  Australia – 3.9%   
  1,131,817      Computershare Ltd. (Software & Services)   $ 8,663,931   

 

 

 
  France – 15.2%   
  150,733      Klepierre (REIT)     7,089,344   
  90,104      Publicis Groupe SA (Media)     6,667,986   
  307,069      Rexel SA (Capital Goods)     4,655,958   
  101,194      Safran SA (Capital Goods)     6,976,276   
  47,978      Sanofi (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     3,954,662   
  57,735      Vinci SA (Capital Goods)     4,312,130   
   

 

 

 
      33,656,356   

 

 

 
  Germany – 13.5%   
  76,684      Bayer AG (Registered) (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     8,862,132   
  72,386      Beiersdorf AG (Household & Personal Products)     6,499,923   
  519,400      Commerzbank AG (Banks)     4,870,603   
  116,937      Covestro AG (Materials)*(a)     4,625,865   
  62,093      SAP SE (Software & Services)     4,871,882   
   

 

 

 
      29,730,405   

 

 

 
  Ireland – 7.3%   
  15,992,012      Bank of Ireland (Banks)*     4,863,942   
  951,157      C&C Group PLC (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     4,286,097   
  112,381      Shire PLC (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     7,012,799   
   

 

 

 
      16,162,838   

 

 

 
  Italy – 2.0%   
  1,143,636      UniCredit SpA (Banks)     4,435,031   

 

 

 
  Japan – 19.6%   
  112,100      Dentsu, Inc. (Media)     5,695,690   
  144,500      Hoya Corp. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     5,533,523   
  501,400      Isuzu Motors Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     5,365,121   
  377,000      Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     7,163,986   
  84,100      Nidec Corp. (Capital Goods)     6,162,349   
  384,200      ORIX Corp. (Diversified Financials)     5,434,484   
  44,500      Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. (Household & Personal Products)     3,539,007   
  149,300      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)     4,492,694   
   

 

 

 
      43,386,854   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Netherlands – 4.1%   
  348,075      Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (Energy)   $ 9,117,198   

 

 

 
  South Korea – 1.9%   
  98,393      Kia Motors Corp. (Automobiles & Components)     4,126,767   

 

 

 
  Spain – 5.3%   
  1,658,440      Banco Popular Espanol SA (Banks)     4,522,031   
  994,991      Iberdrola SA (Utilities)     7,083,083   
   

 

 

 
      11,605,114   

 

 

 
  Sweden – 2.1%   
  388,514      Volvo AB Class B (Capital Goods)     4,556,011   

 

 

 
  Switzerland – 9.8%   
  286,127      Credit Suisse Group AG (Registered) (Diversified Financials)*     4,354,413   
  11,126      Syngenta AG (Registered) (Materials)     4,463,365   
  18,016      The Swatch Group AG (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     6,146,725   
  119,611      Wolseley PLC (Capital Goods)     6,699,659   
   

 

 

 
      21,664,162   

 

 

 
  United Kingdom – 10.5%   
  759,532      BTG PLC (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*     6,584,994   
  73,887      Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (Household & Personal Products)     7,197,990   
  135,557      Rio Tinto PLC (Materials)     4,547,435   
  1,494,586      Vodafone Group PLC (Telecommunication Services)     4,815,313   
   

 

 

 
      23,145,732   

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 95.2%   
  (Cost $233,086,212)   $ 210,250,399   

 

 

 
 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 4.8%

    10,691,479   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 220,941,878   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FOCUSED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities may be deemed 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 $4,625,865, which represents approximately 2.1% of net assets as of April 30, 2016.

 

 

Investment Abbreviation:

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – 96.4%   
  Australia – 4.5%   
  88,297      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Banks)   $ 1,618,478   
  30,221      BHP Billiton PLC (Materials)     412,955   
  164,818      Computershare Ltd. (Software & Services)     1,261,663   
   

 

 

 
      3,293,096   

 

 

 
  Belgium – 3.5%   
  20,304      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     2,518,790   

 

 

 
  China – 1.3%   
  217,000      ANTA Sports Products Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     552,749   
  217,000      China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     366,973   
   

 

 

 
      919,722   

 

 

 
  Denmark – 1.9%   
  24,012      Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     1,340,696   

 

 

 
  France – 10.2%   
  8,615      Air Liquide SA (Materials)     977,084   
  27,007      Klepierre (REIT)     1,270,206   
  11,791      Publicis Groupe SA (Media)     872,572   
  36,203      Rexel SA (Capital Goods)     548,931   
  15,188      Safran SA (Capital Goods)     1,047,055   
  9,787      Sanofi (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     806,709   
  21,102      Societe Generale SA (Banks)     830,304   
  14,180      Vinci SA (Capital Goods)     1,059,080   
   

 

 

 
      7,411,941   

 

 

 
  Germany – 10.6%   
  6,228      Adidas AG (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     803,520   
  13,897      Bayer AG (Registered) (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     1,606,033   
  18,254      Beiersdorf AG (Household & Personal Products)     1,639,124   
  74,877      Commerzbank AG (Banks)     702,149   
  25,780      Covestro AG (Materials)*(a)     1,019,821   
  16,120      GEA Group AG (Capital Goods)     749,089   
  14,977      SAP SE (Software & Services)     1,175,111   
   

 

 

 
      7,694,847   

 

 

 
  Ireland – 5.5%   
  3,382,198      Bank of Ireland (Banks)*     1,028,690   
  19,050      Kerry Group PLC Class A (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     1,697,711   
  19,630      Shire PLC (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     1,224,951   
   

 

 

 
      3,951,352   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Italy – 2.6%   
  33,680      Moncler SpA (Consumer Durables & Apparel)   $ 547,427   
  698,184      Telecom Italia SpA (Telecommunication Services)*     681,758   
  170,906      UniCredit SpA (Banks)     662,775   
   

 

 

 
      1,891,960   

 

 

 
  Japan – 19.2%   
  7,000      Dentsu, Inc. (Media)     355,663   
  37,100      HIS Co. Ltd. (Consumer Services)     916,317   
  30,600      Hoya Corp. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     1,171,805   
  46,700      Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     1,908,066   
  26,000      Kao Corp. (Household & Personal Products)     1,438,241   
  43,000      KDDI Corp. (Telecommunication Services)     1,238,647   
  52,400      Kubota Corp. (Capital Goods)     763,303   
  78,000      Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     1,482,204   
  16,900      Nidec Corp. (Capital Goods)     1,238,332   
  80,100      ORIX Corp. (Diversified Financials)     1,133,009   
  11,800      Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. (Household & Personal Products)     938,433   
  42,700      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)     1,284,916   
   

 

 

 
      13,868,936   

 

 

 
  Netherlands – 5.4%   
  9,361      ASML Holding NV (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)*     904,795   
  115,452      Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (Energy)     3,024,057   
   

 

 

 
      3,928,852   

 

 

 
  Norway – 1.3%   
  53,287      Statoil ASA (Energy)     937,920   

 

 

 
  Singapore – 1.6%   
  103,105      DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Banks)     1,166,228   

 

 

 
  South Korea – 1.0%   
  16,652      Kia Motors Corp. (Automobiles & Components)     698,413   

 

 

 
  Spain – 4.4%   
  148,091      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Banks)     1,017,653   
  183,180      Banco Popular Espanol SA (Banks)     499,473   
  232,525      Iberdrola SA (Utilities)     1,655,285   
   

 

 

 
      3,172,411   

 

 

 
  Sweden – 4.3%   
  36,786      Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B (Retailing)*     1,309,963   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Sweden – (continued)   
  37,714      Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA Class B (Household & Personal Products)   $ 1,189,938   
  53,822      Volvo AB Class B (Capital Goods)     631,158   
   

 

 

 
      3,131,059   

 

 

 
  Switzerland – 11.1%   
  57,232      Credit Suisse Group AG (Registered) (Diversified Financials)*     870,983   
  26,668      Novartis AG (Registered) (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     2,029,495   
  2,848      Syngenta AG (Registered) (Materials)     1,142,519   
  3,322      The Swatch Group AG (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     1,133,405   
  90,358      UBS Group AG (Registered) (Diversified Financials)     1,566,397   
  23,586      Wolseley PLC (Capital Goods)     1,321,101   
   

 

 

 
      8,063,900   

 

 

 
  United Kingdom – 8.0%   
  126,398      Aviva PLC (Insurance)     800,793   
  74,347      BTG PLC (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*     644,574   
  136,013      Just Eat PLC (Software & Services)*     764,090   
  31,983      Melrose Industries PLC (Capital Goods)     174,752   
  16,171      Rio Tinto PLC (Materials)     542,477   
  82,526      UBM PLC (Media)     687,580   
  131,841      Virgin Money Holdings UK PLC (Banks)     704,892   
  451,279      Vodafone Group PLC (Telecommunication Services)     1,453,947   
   

 

 

 
      5,773,105   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
  (Cost $74,008,683)   $ 69,763,228   

 

 

 
   
  Exchange Traded Fund – 1.5%   
  United States – 1.5%   
  92,419      iShares MSCI Japan Fund   $ 1,055,425   
  (Cost $1,164,331)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 97.9%   
  (Cost $75,173,014)   $ 70,818,653   

 

 

 
 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 2.1%

    1,537,117   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 72,355,770   

 

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities may be deemed 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 $1,019,821, which represents approximately 1.4% of net assets as of April 30, 2016.

 

 

Investment Abbreviation:

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

       

Focused

International

Equity Fund

    

Strategic

International

Equity Fund

 
  Assets:   
 

Investments, at value (cost $233,086,212 and $75,173,014)

  $ 210,250,399       $ 70,818,653   
 

Cash

    33,149,991         865,833   
 

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $434,349 and $164,147 )

    437,164         159,082   
 

Receivables:

              
 

Dividends

    623,190         224,048   
 

Foreign tax reclaims

    517,746         245,462   
 

Investments sold

    93,083         340,756   
 

Fund shares sold

    50,911         89,532   
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    30,105         22,393   
 

Other assets

    70,028           
  Total assets     245,222,617         72,765,759   
      
  Liabilities:   
 

Payables:

    
 

Investments purchased

    23,626,870         196,609   
 

Fund shares redeemed

    389,020         82,157   
 

Management fees

    133,520         50,542   
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    36,196         13,580   
 

Accrued expenses

    95,133         67,101   
  Total liabilities     24,280,739         409,989   
      
  Net Assets:   
 

Paid-in capital

    460,282,441         119,951,588   
 

Undistributed net investment income

    4,717,886         278,485   
 

Accumulated net realized loss

    (221,203,881      (43,518,535
 

Net unrealized loss

    (22,854,568      (4,355,768
    NET ASSETS   $ 220,941,878       $ 72,355,770   
   

Net Assets:

      
   

Class A

  $ 43,234,078       $ 21,166,313   
   

Class C

    16,843,021         4,547,421   
   

Institutional

    159,836,531         46,180,357   
   

Service

    33,877           
   

Class IR

    983,297         438,051   
   

Class R

            12,676   
   

Class R6

    11,074         10,952   
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 220,941,878       $ 72,355,770   
   

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

      
   

Class A

    2,501,889         1,703,508   
   

Class C

    1,049,128         406,618   
   

Institutional

    9,088,985         3,554,838   
   

Service

    1,938           
   

Class IR

    56,113         35,274   
   

Class R

            1,012   
   

Class R6

    630         844   
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:(a)

      
   

Class A

    $17.28         $12.43   
   

Class C

    16.05         11.18   
   

Institutional

    17.59         12.99   
   

Service

    17.48           
   

Class IR

    17.52         12.42   
   

Class R

            12.53   
   

Class R6

    17.57         12.98   

 

  (a)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the Focused International Equity and Strategic International Equity Funds is $18.29 and $13.15, 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 NAV or the original purchase price of the shares.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

       

Focused

International

Equity Fund

    

Strategic

International

Equity Fund

 
  Investment income:   
 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $193,412 and $91,282)

  $ 5,798,550       $ 904,386   
      
  Expenses:   
 

Management fees

    989,632         315,457   
 

Distribution and Service fees(a)

    138,170         49,208   
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    85,600         34,724   
 

Registration fees

    63,704         55,787   
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    58,610         52,451   
 

Professional fees

    56,039         51,170   
 

Trustee fees

    11,641         11,412   
 

Printing and mailing costs

    8,067         23,966   
 

Service share fees — Service Plan

    42           
 

Service share fees — Shareholder Administration Plan

    42           
 

Other

    8,702         869   
  Total expenses     1,420,249         595,044   
 

Less — expense reductions

    (342,095      (191,163
  Net expenses     1,078,154         403,881   
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     4,720,396         500,505   
      
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):   
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    
 

Investments

    (5,255,467      (220,224
 

Foreign currency transactions

    92,887         7,314   
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

    
 

Investments

    (6,929,023      (3,012,105
 

Foreign currency translation

    15,513         31,918   
  Net realized and unrealized loss     (12,076,090      (3,193,097
  NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (7,355,694    $ (2,692,592

 

  (a)   Class specific Distribution and Service, and Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

     Distribution and Service Fees      Transfer Agency Fees  

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class R

    

Class A

    

Class C

    

Institutional

    

Service

    

Class IR

    

Class R

    

Class R6(b)

 

Focused International Equity

   $ 54,705       $ 83,465       $       $ 41,576       $ 15,858       $ 27,221       $ 7       $ 937       $       $ 1   

Strategic International Equity

     27,100         22,080         28         20,596         4,195         9,544                 377         11         1   

 

  (b)   Commenced operations on February 26, 2016.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        Focused International Equity Fund     Strategic International Equity Fund  
        For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
   

For the Fiscal

Year Ended
October 31, 2015

    For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
   

For the Fiscal

Year Ended
October 31, 2015

 
  From operations:   
 

Net investment income

  $ 4,720,396      $ 3,098,565      $ 500,505      $ 886,902   
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (5,162,580     (11,319,078     (212,910     354,960   
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (6,913,510     8,208,306        (2,980,187     (2,049,780
  Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (7,355,694     (12,207     (2,692,592     (807,918
         
  Distributions to shareholders:   
 

From net investment income

       
 

Class A Shares

    (534,931     (1,737,059     (178,101     (849,696
 

Class C Shares

    (98,242     (456,968     (5,202     (152,361
 

Institutional Shares

    (2,308,981     (5,428,826     (638,376     (1,528,500
 

Service Shares

    (118     (9,843              
 

Class IR Shares

    (16,690     (70,733     (4,313     (5,027
 

Class R Shares

                  (22     (557
  Total distributions to shareholders     (2,958,962     (7,703,429     (826,014     (2,536,141
         
  From share transactions:   
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    42,830,021        48,121,899        26,497,181        25,441,147   
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,904,017        7,537,145        799,748        2,501,122   
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (34,724,240     (78,117,189     (25,541,200     (24,346,563
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     11,009,798        (22,458,145     1,755,729        3,595,706   
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     695,142        (30,173,781     (1,762,877     251,647   
         
  Net assets:   
 

Beginning of period

    220,246,736        250,420,517        74,118,647        73,867,000   
 

End of period

  $ 220,941,878      $ 220,246,736      $ 72,355,770      $ 74,118,647   
  Undistributed net investment income   $ 4,717,886      $ 2,956,452      $ 278,485      $ 603,994   
         

 

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


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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               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
     Increase from
regulatory
settlements
 
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)      
 

2016 - A

  $ 17.98       $ 0.38 (d)    $ (0.88    $ (0.50    $ (0.20    $   
 

2016 - C

    16.67         0.29 (d)      (0.82      (0.53      (0.09        
 

2016 - Institutional

    18.34         0.42 (d)      (0.89      (0.47      (0.28        
 

2016 - Service

    18.05         0.39 (d)      (0.90      (0.51      (0.06        
 

2016 - IR

    18.25         0.34 (d)      (0.83      (0.49      (0.24        
 

2016 - R6 (Commenced February 26, 2016)

    15.87         0.09 (d)      1.61         1.70                   
                 
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,   
 

2015 - A

    18.49         0.21        (0.16      0.05         (0.56        
 

2015 - C

    17.18         0.08        (0.16      (0.08      (0.43        
 

2015 - Institutional

    18.86         0.29        (0.16      0.13         (0.65        
 

2015 - Service

    18.57         0.14        (0.11      0.03         (0.55        
 

2015 - IR

    18.76         0.26        (0.17      0.09         (0.60        
 

2014 - A

    20.00         0.55 (f)      (1.99      (1.44      (0.07        
 

2014 - C

    18.65         0.36 (f)      (1.83      (1.47                
 

2014 - Institutional

    20.39         0.64 (f)      (2.02      (1.38      (0.15        
 

2014 - Service

    20.08         0.52 (f)      (1.98      (1.46      (0.05        
 

2014 - IR

    20.29         0.75 (f)      (2.14      (1.39      (0.14        
 

2013 - A

    15.58         0.15        4.71         4.86         (0.44        
 

2013 - C

    14.60         0.02        4.41         4.43         (0.38        
 

2013 - Institutional

    15.92         0.23        4.79         5.02         (0.55        
 

2013 - Service

    15.69         0.14        4.72         4.86         (0.47        
 

2013 - IR

    15.87         0.16        4.82         4.98         (0.56        
 

2012 - A

    14.74         0.28        0.93         1.21         (0.47      0.10   
 

2012 - C

    13.82         0.16        0.87         1.03         (0.35      0.10   
 

2012 - Institutional

    15.07         0.32        0.97         1.29         (0.54      0.10   
 

2012 - Service

    14.85         0.26        0.94         1.20         (0.46      0.10   
 

2012 - IR

    15.06         0.28        0.98         1.26         (0.55      0.10   
 

2011 - A

    16.81         0.42 (h)      (2.22      (1.80      (0.27        
 

2011 - C

    15.79         0.29 (h)      (2.09      (1.80      (0.17        
 

2011 - Institutional

    17.18         0.50 (h)      (2.27      (1.77      (0.34        
 

2011 - Service

    16.92         0.42 (h)      (2.24      (1.82      (0.25        
 

2011 - IR

    17.22         0.63 (h)      (2.45      (1.82      (0.34        

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (d)   Reflects income recognized from a corporate action which amounted to $0.30 per share and 1.79% of average net assets.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   Reflects income recognized from a corporate action which amounted to $0.35 per share and 1.76% of average net assets.
  (g)   Total returns reflect the impact of payments for regulatory settlements entitled to be received during the year and recorded as an increase to capital by the Fund. Excluding such payments, the total return would have been:

 

      Class A     Class C     Institutional     Service     Class IR  

For the Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2012

     8.66     7.81     9.15     8.57     8.92

 

  (h)   Reflects income recognized from a corporate action which amounted to $0.26 per share and 1.55% of average net assets.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FOCUSED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY 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)
 
                         
  $ 17.28          (2.85 )%      $ 43,234          1.30 %(e)        1.65 %(e)        4.54 %(d)(e)        30
    16.05          (3.19       16,843          2.06 (e)        2.40 (e)        3.80 (d)(e)        30   
    17.59          (2.63       159,837          0.90 (e)        1.25 (e)        4.98 (d)(e)        30   
    17.48          (2.90       34          1.41 (e)        1.75 (e)        4.58 (d)(e)        30   
    17.52          (2.69       983          1.05 (e)        1.40 (e)        3.94 (d)(e)        30   
    17.57          10.71          11          0.88 (e)        1.23 (e)        3.05 (d)(e)        30   
                         
                         
    17.98          0.34          48,772          1.30          1.64          1.18          105   
    16.67          (0.42       18,415          2.05          2.39          0.44          105   
    18.34          0.74          151,755          0.90          1.24          1.56          105   
    18.05          0.19          37          1.40          1.73          0.76          105   
    18.25            0.56            1,268            1.05            1.39            1.38            105   
    18.49          (7.16       58,368          1.33          1.63          2.78 (f)        121   
    17.18          (7.83       18,247          2.08          2.38          1.97 (f)        121   
    18.86          (6.79       170,954          0.93          1.23          3.17 (f)        121   
    18.57          (7.28       332          1.43          1.73          2.62 (f)        121   
    18.76            (6.90         2,253            1.07            1.38            3.73 (f)          121   
    20.00          31.94          61,224          1.46          1.69          0.89          189   
    18.65          30.97          17,910          2.20          2.44          0.15          189   
    20.39          32.50          112,707          1.06          1.29          1.29          189   
    20.08          31.86          364          1.56          1.79          0.80          189   
    20.29            32.36            1,609            1.20            1.44            0.89            189   
    15.58          9.36 (g)        52,564          1.48          1.72          1.95          144   
    14.60          8.55 (g)        14,039          2.23          2.47          1.14          144   
    15.92          9.84 (g)        61,874          1.08          1.31          2.11          144   
    15.69          9.26 (g)        299          1.58          1.82          1.77          144   
    15.87            9.61 (g)          30            1.23            1.46            1.87            144   
    14.74          (10.89       118,977          1.53          1.67          2.55 (h)        135   
    13.82          (11.55       15,883          2.28          2.42          1.86 (h)        135   
    15.07          (10.53       28,105          1.13          1.27          2.94 (h)        135   
    14.85          (10.96       300          1.63          1.77          2.51 (h)        135   
    15.06            (10.80         3            1.28            1.42            3.87 (h)          135   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL EQUITY 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 APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2016 - A

  $ 12.95       $ 0.07       $ (0.49    $ (0.42    $ (0.10
 

2016 - C

    11.62         0.02         (0.45      (0.43      (0.01
 

2016 - Institutional

    13.56         0.10         (0.52      (0.42      (0.15
 

2016 - IR

    12.97         0.09         (0.50      (0.41      (0.14
 

2016 - R

    13.00         0.07         (0.51      (0.44      (0.03
 

2016 - R6 (Commenced February 26, 2016)

    11.85         0.06         1.07         1.13           
               
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,   
 

2015 - A

    13.52         0.15         (0.23      (0.08      (0.49
 

2015 - C

    12.17         0.04         (0.20      (0.16      (0.39
 

2015 - Institutional

    14.13         0.20         (0.23      (0.03      (0.54
 

2015 - IR

    13.55         0.15         (0.20      (0.05      (0.53
 

2015 - R

    13.57         0.11         (0.23      (0.12      (0.45
 

2014 - A

    13.81         0.45 (e)       (0.63      (0.18      (0.11
 

2014 - C

    12.45         0.31 (e)       (0.57      (0.26      (0.02
 

2014 - Institutional

    14.44         0.52 (e)       (0.67      (0.15      (0.16
 

2014 - IR

    13.84         0.40 (e)       (0.56      (0.16      (0.13
 

2014 - R

    13.88         0.41 (e)       (0.63      (0.22      (0.09
 

2013 - A

    11.06         0.14         2.80         2.94         (0.19
 

2013 - C

    10.01         0.04         2.54         2.58         (0.14
 

2013 - Institutional

    11.58         0.19         2.93         3.12         (0.26
 

2013 - IR

    11.11         0.18         2.80         2.98         (0.25
 

2013 - R

    11.14         0.08         2.85         2.93         (0.19
 

2012 - A

    10.62         0.20         0.61         0.81         (0.37
 

2012 - C

    9.64         0.10         0.57         0.67         (0.30
 

2012 - Institutional

    11.11         0.19         0.71         0.90         (0.43
 

2012 - IR

    10.70         0.21         0.63         0.84         (0.43
 

2012 - R

    10.57         0.16         0.64         0.80         (0.23
 

2011 - A

    11.71         0.28 (f)       (1.25      (0.97      (0.12
 

2011 - C

    10.63         0.17 (f)       (1.12      (0.95      (0.04
 

2011 - Institutional

    12.24         0.25 (f)       (1.22      (0.97      (0.16
 

2011 - IR

    11.70         0.17 (f)       (1.06      (0.89      (0.11
 

2011 - R

    11.64         0.27 (f)       (1.26      (0.99      (0.08

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   Reflects income recognized from a corporate action which amounted to $0.33 per share and 2.32% of average net assets.
  (f)   Reflects income recognized from a corporate action which amounted to $0.14 per share and 1.22% of average net assets.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL EQUITY 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)
 
                         
  $ 12.43          (3.36 )%      $ 21,166          1.30 %(d)        1.82 %(d)        1.14 %(d)        42
    11.18          (3.68       4,547          2.05 (d)        2.57 (d)        0.42 (d)        42   
    12.99          (3.12       46,180          0.90 (d)        1.42 (d)        1.53 (d)        42   
    12.42          (3.17       438          1.05 (d)        1.57 (d)        1.49 (d)        42   
    12.53          (3.42       13          1.56 (d)        2.07 (d)        1.07 (d)        42   
    12.98          9.54          11          0.88 (d)        1.39 (d)        2.85 (d)        42   
                         
                         
    12.95          (0.57       23,111          1.30          1.82          1.11          83   
    11.62          (1.33       4,841          2.05          2.57          0.35          83   
    13.56          (0.15       45,795          0.90          1.42          1.47          83   
    12.97          (0.32       355          1.05          1.56          1.17          83   
    13.00            (0.84         17            1.55            2.07            0.86            83   
    13.52          (1.41       22,384          1.33          1.77          3.21 (e)        89   
    12.17          (2.10       4,873          2.08          2.52          2.44 (e)        89   
    14.13          (1.05       45,118          0.93          1.37          3.55 (e)        89   
    13.55          (1.14       128          1.07          1.52          2.86 (e)        89   
    13.57            (1.58         17            1.58            2.02            2.92 (e)          89   
    13.81          27.11          23,850          1.47          1.87          1.16          102   
    12.45          26.06          5,700          2.22          2.62          0.37          102   
    14.44          27.63          41,058          1.07          1.47          1.51          102   
    13.84          27.37          65          1.22          1.62          1.49          102   
    13.88            26.72            17            1.72            2.11            0.61            102   
    11.06          8.17          21,854          1.45          1.95          1.91          119   
    10.01          7.35          5,147          2.20          2.70          1.01          119   
    11.58          8.58          23,684          1.05          1.51          1.68          119   
    11.11          8.42          79          1.20          1.68          2.01          119   
    11.14            7.87            7            1.70            2.19            1.49            119   
    10.62          (8.40       41,862          1.45          1.78          2.36 (f)        139   
    9.64          (9.00       6,643          2.20          2.53          1.63 (f)        139   
    11.11          (8.04       6,416          1.05          1.38          2.02 (f)        139   
    10.70          (7.69       56          1.20          1.53          1.56 (f)        139   
    10.57            (8.61         7            1.70            2.03            2.30 (f)          139   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

April 30, 2016 (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

Focused International Equity

    

A, C, Institutional, Service, IR and R6+

   Diversified

Strategic International Equity

    

A, C, Institutional, IR, R and R6+

   Diversified

 

+   Class R6 commenced operations on February 26, 2016.

Class A Shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. Class C Shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%, which is imposed on redemptions made within 12 months of purchase. Institutional, Service, Class IR, Class R and Class R6 Shares are not subject to a sales charge.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management International (“GSAMI”), an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Trust.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.

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 United States (“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)

 

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. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by a Fund are charged to that Fund, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the applicable Funds on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution and Service, Transfer Agency and Service and Shareholder Administration fees.

D.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies (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 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)

April 30, 2016 (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 GSAMI’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 GSAMI 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, GSAMI regularly performs price verification procedures and issues challenges as necessary to third party pricing vendors or brokers, and any differences are reviewed in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

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

Equity Securities — Equity securities traded on a U.S. securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If there is no sale or official closing price or such price is believed by GSAMI to not represent fair value, equity securities are valued at the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions. 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.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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.

Exchange Traded Funds — Investments in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) are valued daily at the last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which the investment is traded. To the extent these investments are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2. For information regarding an ETF’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the ETF’s shareholder report.

B.  Level 3 Fair Value Investments — To the extent that significant inputs to valuation models and other alternative pricing sources are unobservable, or if quotations are not readily available, or if GSAMI 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. GSAMI, 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.

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments classified in the fair value hierarchy as of April 30, 2016:

FOCUSED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Asia

   $         —         $ 47,513,621         $         —   

Australia and Oceania

               8,663,931             

Europe

               154,072,847             
Total    $         $ 210,250,399         $   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL EQUITY             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Asia

   $         $ 16,653,299         $         —   

Australia and Oceania

               3,293,096             

Europe

               49,816,833             

North America

     1,055,425                       
Total    $ 1,055,425         $ 69,763,228         $   

 

(a)   Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of NAV. Security valuations are based on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile. The Funds utilize fair value model prices provided by an independent fair value service for certain international equity securities, resulting in a Level 2 classification.

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

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

A.  Management Agreement — Under the Agreement, GSAMI 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, GSAMI 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 April 30, 2016, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAMI were at the following rates:

 

     Contractual Management Rate      Effective Net
Management
Rate^
 
Fund   

First

$1 billion

    

Next

$1 billion

    

Next

$3 billion

    

Next

$3 billion

    

Over

$8 billion

     Effective
Rate
    

Focused International Equity

     1.00%         0.90%         0.86%         0.84%         0.82%         1.00%         0.85%

Strategic International Equity

     0.85         0.77         0.73         0.72         0.71         0.85         0.85   

 

^   Effective Net Management Rate includes the impact of management fee waivers of affiliated underlying funds, if any.
*   GSAMI agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve a net management rate, as defined in the Fund’s most recent prospectus. This waiver will be effective through at least February 26, 2017, and prior to such date GSAMI may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Trustees.

 

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4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

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.

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 April 30, 2016, Goldman Sachs advised that it retained the following amounts:

 

         Front End
Sales Charge
       Contingent Deferred
Sales Charge
 
Fund         Class A        Class C  

Focused International Equity

       $ 1,986         $ 244   

Strategic International Equity

         1,542             

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: 0.19% 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; and 0.04% of the average daily net assets of Institutional and Service Shares.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

F.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAMI has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” of the Funds (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, service fees and shareholder administration fees (as applicable), taxes, interest, brokerage fees, 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 GSAMI for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. The Other Expense limitations as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets for the Funds are 0.014%. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least February 26, 2017, and prior to such date GSAMI may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees. In addition, the Funds have entered into certain offset arrangements with the custodian and the transfer agent, which may result in a reduction of the Funds’ expenses and are received irrespective of the application of the “Other Expense” limitations described above.

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Fund        

Management

Fee Waiver

       Custody Fee
Credits
      

Other

Expense
Reimbursement

       Total
Expense
Reductions
 

Focused International Equity

       $ 148,446         $ 728         $ 192,921         $ 342,095   

Strategic International Equity

                   705           190,458           191,163   

G.  Line of Credit Facility — As of April 30, 2016, 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 certain registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAMI or its affiliates (“Other Borrowers”). 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 April 30, 2016, the Funds did not have any borrowings under the facility. The facility was renewed in the amount of $1,100,000,000 effective May 3, 2016.

H.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — As of April 30, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio was the beneficial owner of 5% or more of total outstanding shares of the Focused International Equity Fund.

As of April 30, 2016, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of approximately 100% of the Class R6 Shares of the Focused International Equity Fund and approximately 66% and 100% of the Class R Shares and Class R6 Shares, respectively, of the Strategic International Equity Fund.

 

5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the six months ended April 30, 2016, were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases        Sales and Maturities  

Focused International Equity

       $ 64,071,103         $ 59,978,019   

Strategic International Equity

         33,110,508           30,285,241   

 

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6. TAX INFORMATION

 

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, October 31, 2015, the Funds’ capital loss carryforwards on a tax basis were as follows:

 

      Focused
International
Equity
       Strategic
International
Equity
 

Capital loss carryforwards:(1)

       

Expiring 2016

   $ (89,358,426      $ (14,821,928

Expiring 2017

     (106,107,378        (28,233,535

Expiring 2019

     (9,250,431          

Perpetual short-term

     (4,531,331          

Perpetual long-term

     (6,146,886          

Total capital loss carryforwards

   $ (215,394,452      $ (43,055,463

 

(1)   With the exception of perpetual capital loss carryforwards, expiration occurs on October 31 of the year indicated.

As of April 30, 2016, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      Focused
International
Equity
       Strategic
International
Equity
 

Tax cost

   $ 233,733,061         $ 75,437,060   

Gross unrealized gain

     7,610,393           3,789,874   

Gross unrealized loss

     (31,093,055        (8,408,281

Net unrealized security loss

   $ (23,482,662      $ (4,618,407

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales, net mark to market gains (losses) on foreign currency contracts and differences related to the tax treatment of underlying fund investments and passive foreign investment company investments.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

7. OTHER RISKS

 

The Funds’ risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which the Fund invests. Loss may also result from the imposition of exchange controls, confiscations and other government restrictions by the U.S. 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 a Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. To the extent that a fund also invests in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

Foreign Custody Risk — A Fund that invests in foreign securities may hold such securities and cash with foreign banks, agents, and securities depositories appointed by the Fund’s custodian (each a “Foreign Custodian”). Some foreign custodians may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business. In some countries, Foreign Custodians may be subject to little or no regulatory oversight over, or independent evaluation of, their operations. Further, the laws of certain countries may place limitations on a Fund’s ability to recover its assets if a Foreign Custodian enters bankruptcy. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to even greater custody risks than investments in more developed markets. Custody services in emerging market countries are very often undeveloped and may be considerably less well regulated than in more developed countries, and thus may not afford the same level of investor protection as would apply in developed countries.

Investments in Other Investment Companies — As a shareholder of another investment company, including an ETF, a Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Fund. ETFs are subject to risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including but not limited to the following: (i) the market price of the ETF’s shares may trade at a premium or a discount to their NAV; and (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained.

Issuer Concentration Risk — The Focused International Equity Fund intends to invest in a relatively small number of issuers. As a result, it may be subject to greater risks than a fund that invests in a greater number of issuers. A change in the value of any single investment held by the Fund may affect the overall value of the Fund more than it would affect a mutual fund that holds more investments. In particular, the Fund may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting any single issuer in the Fund and may be susceptible to greater losses because of these developments.

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 the Fund in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of a Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions may cause a Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact a Fund’s NAV and liquidity. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in a Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect a Fund’s performance to the extent that a Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

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7. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

Liquidity Risk — A Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period 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.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, a Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). Additionally, a Fund may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

 

8. 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, GSAMI believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.

 

9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

10. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Focused International Equity Fund  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

October 31, 2015

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    93,793      $ 1,602,663         293,167      $ 5,383,781   

Shares converted from Class B(a)

                   4,363        79,894   

Reinvestment of distributions

    29,815        520,578         94,946        1,684,348   

Shares redeemed

    (334,464     (5,591,946      (835,896     (15,008,792
      (210,856     (3,468,705      (443,420     (7,860,769
Class B Shares(a)         

Shares converted to Class A

                   (4,448     (79,894

Shares redeemed

                   (10,228     (183,739
                     (14,676     (263,633
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    114,486        1,814,194         234,732        3,933,741   

Reinvestment of distributions

    5,841        94,977         26,339        435,904   

Shares redeemed

    (176,124     (2,748,338      (218,263     (3,686,491
      (55,797     (839,167      42,808        683,154   
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    2,225,023        39,155,185         2,042,402        38,294,257   

Reinvestment of distributions

    128,053        2,271,654         296,453        5,345,040   

Shares redeemed

    (1,539,612     (25,906,572      (3,126,278     (57,420,654
      813,464        15,520,267         (787,423     (13,781,357
Service Shares         

Shares sold

                   516        9,235   

Reinvestment of distributions

    7        118         63        1,120   

Shares redeemed

    (108     (1,715      (16,435     (284,841
      (101     (1,597      (15,856     (274,486
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    14,937        247,979         26,620        500,885   

Reinvestment of distributions

    943        16,690         3,938        70,733   

Shares redeemed

    (29,255     (475,669      (81,206     (1,532,672
      (13,375     (211,000      (50,648     (961,054
Class R6 Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    630        10,000                  
      630        10,000                  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    533,965      $ 11,009,798         (1,269,215   $ (22,458,145

 

(a)   Class B Shares converted into Class A Shares at the close of business on November 14, 2014.
(b)   Class R6 Shares commenced operations on February 26, 2016.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

 

 

 

10. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Strategic International Equity Fund  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

October 31, 2015

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    175,677      $ 2,187,989         287,002      $ 3,820,054   

Shares converted from Class B(a)

                   82,120        1,098,759   

Reinvestment of distributions

    12,966        163,244         64,638        831,893   

Shares redeemed

    (270,193     (3,205,026      (304,568     (3,998,001
      (81,550     (853,793      129,192        1,752,705   
Class B Shares(a)         

Shares converted to Class A

                   (92,333     (1,098,759

Shares redeemed

                   (19,706     (234,677
                     (112,039     (1,333,436
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    30,891        339,380         78,335        951,232   

Reinvestment of distributions

    428        4,859         11,937        138,834   

Shares redeemed

    (41,256     (448,456      (74,129     (882,624
      (9,937     (104,217      16,143        207,442   
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    1,857,577        23,682,635         1,464,658        20,425,892   

Reinvestment of distributions

    47,740        627,310         113,557        1,525,075   

Shares redeemed

    (1,727,622     (21,689,399      (1,393,101     (19,206,286
      177,695        2,620,546         185,114        2,744,681   
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    23,294        273,000         19,455        243,705   

Reinvestment of distributions

    343        4,313         391        5,027   

Shares redeemed

    (15,772     (190,601      (1,894     (24,975
      7,865        86,712         17,952        223,757   
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    342        4,177         20        264   

Reinvestment of distributions

    2        22         23        293   

Shares redeemed

    (603     (7,718               
      (259     (3,519      43        557   
Class R6 Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    844        10,000                  
      844        10,000                  

NET INCREASE

    94,658      $ 1,755,729         236,405      $ 3,595,706   

 

(a)   Class B Shares converted into Class A Shares at the close of business on November 14, 2014.
(b)   Class R6 Shares commenced operations on February 26, 2016.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

 

Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Class IR, Class R or 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) and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions (with respect to and 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, Service, Class IR, Class R and Class R6 Shares of the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example for all share classes other than Class R6 Shares is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016, which represents a period of 182 days of a 366 day year. The example for Class R6 Shares is based on the period from February 26, 2015 through April 30, 2016, which represents a period of 65 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 ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fee 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.

 

     Focused International Equity Fund     Strategic International Equity Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account Value
11/01/2015
    Ending
Account Value
04/30/2016
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 Months Ended
04/30/2016
*
    Beginning
Account Value
11/01/2015
    Ending
Account Value
04/30/2016
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 Months Ended
04/30/2016
*
 
Class A                        

Actual

  $ 1,000      $ 971.50      $ 6.37      $ 1,000      $ 966.40      $ 6.36   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000        1,018.40     6.52        1,000        1,018.40     6.52   
Class C                        

Actual

    1,000        968.10        10.08        1,000        963.20        10.01   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000        1,014.62     10.32        1,000        1,014.67     10.27   
Institutional                        

Actual

    1,000        973.70        4.42        1,000        968.80        4.41   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000        1,020.39     4.52        1,000        1,020.39     4.52   
Service                        

Actual

    1,000        971.00        6.91        N/A        N/A        N/A   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000        1,017.85        7.07        N/A        N/A        N/A   
Class IR                        

Actual

    1,000        973.10        5.15        1,000        968.30        5.14   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000        1,019.64     5.27        1,000        1,019.64     5.27   
Class R                        

Actual

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000        965.80        7.62   

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000        1,017.11     7.82   
Class R6(a)                        

Actual

    1,000        1,107.12        1.96        1,000        1,095.36        2.34   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000        1,019.39     5.52        1,000        1,018.30     6.62   

 

  *   Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized net expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the periods ended April 30, 2016. 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      Service      Class IR      Class R      Class R6(a)  

Focused International Equity

     1.30      2.06      0.90      1.41      1.05      N/A         1.10

Strategic International Equity

     1.30         2.05         0.90         N/A         1.05         1.56      1.32   

 

  +   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.  
  (a)   Commenced operations on February 26, 2016.  

 

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FUNDS PROFILE

 

Goldman Sachs Funds

 

 

 

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Today, the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.11 trillion in assets under supervision as of March 31, 2016, 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
n   Financial Square Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

Investor FundsSM

n   Investor Money Market Fund
n   Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund3

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   Bond Fund
n   Core Fixed Income Fund
n   Global Income Fund
n   Strategic Income Fund

Municipal and Tax-Free

n   High Yield Municipal Fund
n   Dynamic Municipal Income Fund
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   Focused Value Fund
n   Capital Growth Fund
n   Strategic Growth Fund
n   Focused Growth Fund
n   Small/Mid Cap Growth 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 Fund
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 Fund5
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   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   Commodity Strategy Fund
n   Global Real Estate Securities 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   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   Multi-Manager U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund
n   Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund8
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 portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any government agency. Although a money market portfolio seeks to preserve the value of an investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market portfolio. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market portfolio, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the money market portfolio at any time.
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 March 31, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Tax-Free Money Market Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund.
4    Effective on July 31, 2015, the Goldman Sachs Technology Tollkeeper Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund.
5    Effective at the close of business on February 5, 2016, the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Fund was reorganized with and into the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights 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.
8    Effective on June 1, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Implementation Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund.

Financial Square FundsSM and Investor FundsSM are registered service marks 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

Diana M. Daniels

Herbert J. Markley

James A. McNamara

Jessica Palmer

Alan A. Shuch

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Scott M. McHugh, Principal Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.

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GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL

Investment Adviser

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

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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 (“SEC”) web site at http://www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q 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’ Forms N-Q 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).

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of April 30, 2016 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 Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. (MSCI) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (S&P) and is licensed for use by Goldman Sachs. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

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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).

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Semi-Annual Report      

April 30, 2016

 
     

Global Managed Beta Fund

 

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Goldman Sachs Global Managed Beta Fund

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Performance Summaries

    1   

Schedule of Investments

    5   

Financial Statements

    7   

Financial Highlights

    10   

Notes to Financial Statements

    12   

Other Information

    24   

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Global Managed Beta Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Global Portfolio Solutions Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Global Managed

Beta Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016

(the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Institutional Shares generated a cumulative total return, without sales charges, of -1.41%. This return compares to the -1.28% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All World Index Investable Market Index (Net, USD, 50% Non-US Developed Hedged to USD) (the “Index”), during the same time period.

 

Q   What economic and market factors most influenced the Fund during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Global equity markets declined slightly during the Reporting Period as volatility increased, driven primarily by renewed concerns during January 2016 about weakness in China’s economy. Volatility spiked, with global equities (as represented by the Index) falling 12% from January 2016 through mid-February 2016 before recovering by the end of the Reporting Period. Large swings in energy prices added extra uncertainty about global economic growth prospects, significantly affecting the stocks of energy-sensitive economies, such as those of Canada and emerging markets countries.

 

      Beyond the global equity markets, the price of Eurodollar futures, which move in response to the interest rate offered on U.S. dollar-denominated deposits held in European banks, declined as the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) hiked the targeted federal funds rate in December 2015. Eurodollar prices then rebounded at the start of 2016 as investors sought safe haven assets amid heightened volatility. U.S. Treasury yields experienced a similar decline due to the “risk off” sentiment. Although riskier asset classes broadly rebounded after mid-February 2016, U.S. Treasury yields stayed below 2%, as the Fed shifted market expectations of interest rate hikes further into 2016.

 

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

 

A   The Fund primarily seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of global equity asset classes that provide broad beta exposure to the global equity markets. (Beta refers to the component of returns that is attributable to market risk exposure, rather than manager skill.) During the Reporting Period, the Fund underperformed the Index, largely because of its long exposure to global equities. This positioning detracted significantly at the beginning of 2016 amid substantial market volatility, especially in the Chinese equity markets. On the positive side, the Fund benefited from the effectiveness of its macro hedging strategy through which we seek to diversify the Fund’s overall exposure to global equity asset classes. The macro hedging strategy generated a positive return, partly buffering the losses of the Fund’s global equity positions. The Fund was also helped during the Reporting Period by its lower sensitivity than the Index to energy prices, which was the result of its structural underweight in Canadian equities.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned at the beginning of the Reporting Period?

 

A   In terms of its strategic allocation at the beginning of the Reporting Period, the Fund had 97.79% of its total net assets invested in equity-related investments and 2.21% in cash and cash equivalents. The Fund also maintained a position in cash and cash equivalents to cover the exposure of various derivatives positions. This above sector breakout is inclusive of derivative exposure across all asset classes.

 

Q   How did you tactically manage the Fund’s allocations during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Because we had a more favorable outlook for the U.S. economy relative to other developed markets economies, we

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

 

      allowed the Fund’s exposure to U.S. equities to drift above our target allocation during the Reporting Period, while at the same time maintaining the Fund’s slight underweight in other developed markets equities. Near the end of the Reporting Period, we re-balanced the Fund’s equity exposures relative to our long-term targets. We also added exposure to Canadian equities and decreased the Fund’s exposure to international small-cap equities relative to the Index. Most notably, we partly reduced the Fund’s macro hedge near the end of the Reporting Period because we believed the Fed would keep interest rates “lower for longer” and because the Fund’s macro hedge strategy tends to be less effective during periods of equity drawdowns. (An equity drawdown is a peak-to-trough decline during a specific timeframe.)

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund used equity futures to express passive investment views with greater versatility across the Canadian equity market and the U.S. small-cap equity market. In addition, the Fund used interest rate options and currency forwards to afford greater risk management of macroeconomic and foreign exchange risks in the portfolio. The currency forwards detracted from the Fund’s performance as the U.S. dollar weakened versus other developed markets currencies during the Reporting Period. This was partially offset by gains on the interest rate options within the Fund’s macro hedge strategy. The use of equity futures did not have a material impact on performance during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   In terms of its strategic allocation at the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund had 98.51% of its total net assets invested in equity-related investments and 1.49% in cash and cash equivalents. The Fund also maintained a position in cash and cash equivalents to cover the exposure of various derivatives positions. This above sector breakout is inclusive of derivative exposure across all asset classes.

 

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

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, we thought the U.S. economy was in the late stages of recovery, but we believed that, absent external shocks, it still had room to grow. Accordingly, we remained cautiously optimistic on the outlook for riskier asset classes. Overall, we believed the slowdown in economic growth at the beginning of 2016 was temporary and expected growth for the 2016 calendar year to be on par with that of 2015, due in part to the Fed’s supportive monetary policy. However, we recognized that tighter U.S. labor markets and continued accommodative monetary policy could lead to an inflation scare later in 2016. Market concerns about the Fed remaining on hold could, in turn, result in a temporary selloff in riskier asset classes and a more sustained selloff in government bonds.

 

      Broadly speaking, at the end of the Reporting Period, we remained more constructive on equities than on corporate credit and on corporate credit relative to interest rates and increasingly on emerging markets over developed markets. On balance, we believe equities may perform better than bonds in the near term. Our view is based mostly on how high bond yields were at the end of the Reporting Period rather than on anticipation of strong equity market performance. Indeed, we expect equities to remain rather range-bound in the short term. That said, we believe European stocks may advance, driven by improving economic growth, better fundamentals, accommodative monetary policy by the European Central Bank, tailwinds from a weaker euro and thawing credit markets. We expect the U.S. economy to be resilient overall, although U.S. equity returns, in our view, are likely to be muted. In terms of emerging markets equities, we held a marginally positive view at the end of the Reporting Period as better economic data, dovish global central banks and a stabilizing U.S. dollar had helped improve investor sentiment about the asset class. (Dovish tends to imply lower interest rates.) Within emerging markets equities, we continued to focus on China where we believe economic growth is likely to improve in the near term on the back of monetary policy support, though we maintain a cautious view for the longer term.

 

      Looking ahead, we plan to continue positioning the Fund in line with our long-term strategic asset allocation model, maintaining overweights and underweights relative to the Index, and do not anticipate significant tactical changes in the near term. This is likely to result in an overweight to small-cap equities, mainly within developed markets equities other than the U.S., with a commensurate underweight in U.S. large-cap stocks relative to the Index. At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund’s allocation to emerging markets equities was relatively neutral compared to the Index. Additionally, in anticipation of further Fed rate hikes, we plan to maintain a reduced allocation to our macro hedging strategy as we position the Fund to potentially generate an attractive return with lower sensitivity to market volatility.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Global Managed Beta Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016     

Fund Total Return

(based on NAV)1

       MSCI All Country World
Investable Market Index2
 
    Institutional        -1.41        -1.28

 

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

 

  2    The Fund’s benchmark index is the MSCI All Country World Investable Market Index (Net, USD, 50% Non-US Developed Hedged to USD) (the “Index”). The Index captures large, mid and small cap representation across 23 developed markets and 23 emerging markets countries.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 3/31/16   Since Inception        Inception Date
    Institutional     -5.18      4/30/2015

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are cumulative total returns as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. Because Institutional 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.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS4   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)        Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
    Institutional     0.62        0.93

 

  4    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 February 26, 2017, 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 BASICS

 

 

 

  HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  Vanguard S&P 500 ETF     33.2    Exchange Traded Funds
  iShares MSCI EAFE ETF     28.5       Exchange Traded Funds
  iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF     13.7       Exchange Traded Funds
  iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF     11.0       Exchange Traded Funds
   

Goldman Sachs Financial Square

Government Fund

    9.5       Investment Companies

 

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

 

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Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
  Exchange Traded Funds – 86.4%   
  348,929      iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF   $ 14,627,104   
  651,887      iShares MSCI EAFE ETF     38,089,757   
  362,154      iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF     18,248,940   
  234,284      Vanguard S&P 500 ETF     44,331,219   

 

 

 
  TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS   
  (Cost $113,886,031)   $ 115,297,020   

 

 

 

 

Contracts     Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Value  
  Option Contracts Purchased – 1.2%   
  Options on Futures   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  38      $ 99.000        06/13/16      $ 30,875   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  257        99.125        06/19/17        107,619   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  248        99.000        09/18/17        153,450   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  196        98.875        12/18/17        158,025   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  34        98.875        09/19/16        29,750   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  14        98.750        12/19/16        14,088   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  4        98.625        03/13/17        4,850   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  77        98.375        06/18/18        123,200   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  37        98.375        03/19/18        58,737   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  106        98.250        09/17/18        192,125   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  133        98.125        12/17/18        265,169   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  45        98.375        06/19/17        75,656   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  85        98.500        06/13/16        175,312   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  27        98.625        09/19/16        40,331   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  49        99.000        12/19/16        24,500   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  6        98.875        12/19/16        4,388   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  58        99.000        09/19/16        33,712   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  88        98.875        06/13/16        99,000   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  529        99.375        09/19/16        16,531   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  64        99.250        06/13/16        13,600   

 

 

 
  Option Contracts Purchased – (continued)   
  Options on Futures – (continued)   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  30      $ 98.750        03/13/17      $ 28,688   
     

 

 

 
        1,649,606   

 

 

 
  TOTAL OPTION CONTRACTS PURCHASED   
  (Cost $1,981,817)      $ 1,649,606   

 

 

 

 

Shares   Distribution
Rate
    Value  
Investment Company(a)(b) – 9.5%   

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – FST Institutional Shares

   

12,726,587     0.250   $ 12,726,587   
(Cost $12,726,587)   

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 97.1%   
(Cost $128,594,435)      $ 129,673,213   

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF     LIABILITIES – 2.9%         3,810,441   

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 133,483,654   

 

 

 

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

(a)

  Represents an Affiliated Fund.

(b)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on April 30, 2016.

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD

 

—Australian Dollar

CAD

 

—Canadian Dollar

CHF

 

—Swiss Franc

DKK

 

—Danish Krone

EUR

 

—Euro

GBP

 

—British Pound

HKD

 

—Hong Kong Dollar

ILS

 

—Israeli Shekel

JPY

 

—Japanese Yen

NOK

 

—Norwegian Krone

NZD

 

—New Zealand Dollar

SEK

 

—Swedish Krona

SGD

 

—Singapore Dollar

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ETF

 

—Exchange Traded Fund

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, 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
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

  CAD     1,610,000       USD     1,264,961       $ 1,283,185         06/15/16       $ 18,225   
  CHF     10,000       USD     10,428         10,445         06/15/16         17   
  ILS     40,000       USD     10,663         10,714         06/15/16         52   
  JPY     19,000,000       USD     174,278         178,795         06/15/16         4,517   
  NOK     50,000       USD     6,158         6,208         06/15/16         50   
  SEK     75,000       USD     9,300         9,355         06/15/16         55   
  USD     62,389       AUD     80,000         60,710         06/15/16         1,679   
  USD     65,793       HKD     510,000         65,776         06/15/16         17   
    USD     29,916       SGD     40,000         29,711         06/15/16         206   
TOTAL                                               $ 24,818   

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty  

Currency

Purchased

    

Currency

Sold

     Current
Value
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Loss
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

  USD     2,093,069       AUD     2,880,000         2,185,573         06/15/16       $ (92,504
  USD     2,864,174       CHF     2,840,000         2,966,476         06/15/16         (102,302
  USD     607,420       DKK     4,150,000         639,391         06/15/16         (31,972
  USD     9,386,685       EUR     8,620,000         9,884,339         06/15/16         (497,655
  USD     6,124,557       GBP     4,345,000         6,349,548         06/15/16         (224,990
  USD     933,056       HKD     7,250,000         935,053         06/15/16         (1,997
  USD     206,107       ILS     800,000         214,285         06/15/16         (8,178
  USD     7,047,277       JPY     797,000,000         7,499,980         06/15/16         (452,703
  USD     178,625       NOK     1,550,000         192,461         06/15/16         (13,836
  USD     52,953       NZD     80,000         55,722         06/15/16         (2,769
  USD     891,253       SEK     7,650,000         954,221         06/15/16         (62,968
    USD     387,500       SGD     540,000         401,093         06/15/16         (13,595
TOTAL                                               $ (1,505,469

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type      Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
       Expiration
Date
    

Current

Value

       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Russell 2000 Mini Index

       106         June 2016      $ 11,952,560         $ 627,412   

S&P Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index

       33         June 2016        4,280,242           17,599   
TOTAL                                   $ 645,011   

 

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


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

           
  Assets:   
 

Investments of unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $115,867,848)

  $ 116,946,626   
 

Investments of affiliated issuers, at value (cost $12,726,587)

    12,726,587   
 

Cash

    2,702,093   
 

Unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    24,818   
 

Receivables:

 
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(a)

    2,451,711   
 

Investments sold

    962,564   
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    67,050   
 

Dividends and interest

    2,119   
  Total assets     135,883,568   
   
  Liabilities:   
 

Unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    1,505,469   
 

Variation margin on certain derivative contracts

    109,507   
 

Payables:

 
 

Fund shares redeemed

    700,000   
 

Management fees

    5,592   
 

Transfer Agency fees

    2,187   
 

Investments purchased

    2,119   
 

Accrued expenses

    75,040   
  Total liabilities     2,399,914   
   
  Net Assets:   
 

Paid-in capital

    133,893,129   
 

Undistributed net investment income

    23,194   
 

Accumulated net realized loss

    (675,807
 

Net unrealized gain

    243,138   
  NET ASSETS   $ 133,483,654   
 

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

    14,178,882   
 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:

    $9.41   

 

  (a)   Includes amount segregated for initial margin and/or collateral on forward and futures transactions of $1,610,000 and $841,711, respectively.

 

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


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Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

           
  Investment income:   
 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers

  $ 1,198,671   
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

    7,931   
  Total investment income     1,206,602   
   
  Expenses:   
 

Management fees

    195,439   
 

Professional fees

    58,193   
 

Printing and mailing costs

    25,185   
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    17,657   
 

Transfer Agency fees

    13,029   
 

Trustee fees

    10,470   
 

Other

    9,837   
  Total expenses     329,810   
 

Less — expense reductions

    (202,183
  Net expenses     127,627   
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     1,078,975   
   
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):   
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (232,251
 

Futures contracts

    (365,765
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    423,771   
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

 
 

Investments

    (1,177,000
 

Futures contracts

    248,323   
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (1,626,534
  Net realized and unrealized loss     (2,729,456
  NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (1,650,481

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL MANAGED BETA FUND

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    

For the

Period Ended
October 31, 2015(a)

 
  From operations:   
 

Net investment income

  $ 1,078,975       $ 298,117   
 

Net realized loss

    (174,245      (16,536
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (2,555,211      2,798,349   
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (1,650,481      3,079,930   
      
  Distributions to shareholders:   
 

From net investment income

    (1,511,756        
 

From net realized gains

    (327,168        
  Total distributions to shareholders     (1,838,924        
      
  From share transactions:   
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    6,950,005         136,000,015   
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,838,924           
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (8,800,005      (2,095,810
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (11,076      133,904,205   
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (3,500,481      136,984,135   
      
  Net assets:   
 

Beginning of period

    136,984,135           
 

End of period

  $ 133,483,654       $ 136,984,135   
  Undistributed net investment income   $ 23,194       $ 455,975   

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on April 30, 2015.

 

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


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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               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 APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2016 - Institutional Shares

  $ 9.68       $ 0.08       $ (0.22    $ (0.14    $ (0.11    $ (0.02    $ (0.13
                     
  FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31,   
 

2015 - Institutional Shares (Commenced April 30,2015)

    10.00         0.05         (0.37      (0.32                        

 

  (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)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (f)   Portfolio Turnover rounds to less than 0.5%.

 

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


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    Net asset
value, end
of period
        Total
return(b)
        Net assets,
end of
period
(in 000s)
        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets(c)(d)
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets(c)(d)
        Ratio of
net investment
income
to average
net assets(d)
        Portfolio
turnover
rate(e)
 
                         
  $ 9.41          (1.41 )%      $ 133,484          0.20       0.51       1.66       9
                         
                         
    9.68            (3.20         136,984            0.37            0.68            1.04            (f) 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

April 30, 2016 (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. Goldman Sachs Global Managed Beta Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified fund that currently offers one class of shares — Institutional Shares. The Fund commenced operations on April 30, 2015. Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Trust.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.

A.  Investment Valuation — The Fund’s valuation policy is to value investments at fair value.

B.  Investment Income and Investments — Investment income includes interest income 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.

For derivative contracts, realized gains and losses are recorded upon settlement of the contract.

C.  Expenses — Expenses incurred directly by the Fund are charged to the Fund, and certain expenses incurred by the Trust that may not solely relate to the Fund are allocated to the Fund and the other applicable funds of the Trust on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses, and are accrued daily.

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

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

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

 

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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 Fund’s 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 Fund, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Fund’s 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:

Equity Securities — Equity securities traded on a United States (“U.S.”) securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If there is no sale or official closing price or such price is believed by GSAM to not represent fair value, equity securities are valued at the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions. 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)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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

Derivative Contracts — A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. The Fund enters into derivative transactions to hedge against changes in interest rates, securities prices, and/or currency exchange rates, to increase total return, or to gain access to certain markets or attain exposure to other underliers.

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. Cash and certain investments may be used to collateralize forward contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is a forward contract in which the Fund agrees to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of one currency for another, at a pre-determined price at a future date. All forward foreign currency exchange contracts are marked-to-market daily 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.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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, the Fund deposits cash or securities in an account on behalf of the broker in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Fund equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable with a corresponding offset to unrealized gains or losses.

iii.  Option Contracts — When the Fund writes call or put option contracts, 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 the Fund, the premium paid is recorded as an investment and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option. Certain options may be purchased with premiums to be determined on a future date. The premiums for these options are based upon implied volatility parameters at specified terms.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Fund’s investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of April 30, 2016:

GLOBAL MANAGED BETA FUND        
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Exchange Traded Funds

   $ 115,297,020         $         $         —   

Investment Company

     12,726,587                       
Total    $ 128,023,607         $         $   
Derivative Type                            
Assets             

Option Contracts Purchased

   $ 1,649,606         $         $   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(a)

               24,818             

Futures Contracts(a)

     645,011                       
Total    $ 2,294,617         $ 24,818         $   
Liabilities(a)             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $         $ (1,505,469      $   

 

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

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

 

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4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

 

The following table sets forth, by certain risk types, the gross value of derivative contracts as of April 30, 2016. These instruments were used as part of the Fund’s investment strategies and to obtain and/or manage exposure related to the risks below. The values in the table below exclude the effects of cash collateral received or posted pursuant to these derivative contracts, and therefore are not representative of the Fund’s net exposure.

 

Risk    Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Interest

   Investment, at value    $ 1,649,606          $   

Currency

   Receivable for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      24,818       Payable for unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      (1,505,469)   

Equity

   Variation margin on certain derivative contracts(a)      645,011              
Total         $ 2,319,435            $ (1,505,469)   
(a)   Represents unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts described in the Additional Investment Information sections of the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following table sets forth, by certain risk types, the Fund’s gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the six months ended April 30, 2016. These gains (losses) should be considered in the context that these derivative contracts may have been executed to create investment opportunities and/or economically hedge certain investments, and accordingly, certain gains (losses) on such derivative contracts may offset certain (losses) gains attributable to investments. These gains (losses) are included in “Net realized gain (loss)” or “Net change in unrealized gain (loss)” on the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Statement of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Interest    Net realized gain (loss) from investment/ Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $ 666,740      $ (436,469     16   
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts and/
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts
     423,771        (1,626,534     36   
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts/ Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts      (365,765     248,323        112   
Total    $ 724,746      $ (1,814,680     164   

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the average of month end balances for the six months ended April 30, 2016.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the 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 the 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. 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 the Fund and the counterparty. Additionally, the 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 the Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as receivables/payables for collateral on certain derivative contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedule 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 the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that the Investment Adviser 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 to the restrictions or prohibitions against the right of setoff that may be imposed in accordance with a particular jurisdiction’s bankruptcy or insolvency laws.

 

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4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

The following table sets forth the Fund’s net exposure for derivative instruments that are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements as of April 30, 2016:

 

     Derivative
Assets(1)
       Derivative
Liabilities(1)
       Net Derivative
Asset
(Liabilities)
       Collateral
(Received)
Pledged(1)
       Net
Amount(2)
 
Counterparty    Forward
Currency
Contracts
       Forward
Currency
Contracts
                

Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC

   $ 24,818         $ (1,505,469      $ (1,480,651      $ 1,480,651         $   

Total

   $ 24,818         $ (1,505,469      $ (1,480,651      $ 1,480,651         $   

 

(1)   Gross amounts available for offset but not netted in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
(2)   Net amount represents the net amount due (to) from counterparty in the event of a default based on the contractual set-off rights under the agreement. Net amount excludes any over-collateralized amounts.

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

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

As compensation for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreement, the assumption of the expenses related thereto and administration of the Fund’s business affairs, including providing facilities, GSAM is entitled to a management fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of 0.30% of the Institutional Shares Class’ average daily net assets.

GSAM has agreed to waive all management fees payable by the Fund. This arrangement will remain in place through at least February 26, 2017 and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate this arrangement without the approval of the Trustees. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, GSAM waived $195,439 in management fees.

The Fund invests in FST Institutional Shares of Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, which is an affiliated Underlying Fund. GSAM has agreed to reduce or limit “Other Expenses” in an amount equal to any management fee it earns as the investment adviser to any of the affiliated money market funds in which the Fund invest. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least February 26, 2017, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees.

For the six months ended April 30, 2016 these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Management Fees        Other Expense
Reimbursements
       Total Expense
Reimbursements
 
$ 195,439         $ 6,744         $ 202,183   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

B.  Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Fund for a fee pursuant to the Transfer Agency Agreement. The fees charged for such transfer agency services are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates as follows: 0.02% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional Shares.

C.  Line of Credit Facility — As of April 30, 2016, the Fund 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”). This facility is to be used for temporary emergency purposes or to allow for an orderly liquidation of securities to meet redemption requests. The interest rate on borrowings is based on the federal funds rate. The facility also requires a fee to be paid by the Fund based on the amount of the commitment that has not been utilized. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any borrowings under the facility. The facility was renewed in the amount of $1,100,000,000 effective May 3, 2016.

D.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — For the six months ended April 30, 2016, Goldman Sachs did not earn any brokerage commissions from portfolio transactions, including futures transactions executed with Goldman Sachs as Futures Commission Merchant, on behalf of the Fund.

The table below shows the transaction in and earnings from investments in the Underlying Fund For the six months ended April 30, 2016:

 

Underlying Fund    Market
Value
10/31/2015
    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Market

Value
4/30/2016

     Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund

   $ 9,060,782       $ 20,996,224       $ (17,330,419   $ 12,726,587       $ 7,931   

 

6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the six months ended April 30, 2016, were $11,071,613 and $15,350,937, respectively.

 

7. TAX INFORMATION

As of April 30, 2016, the Fund’s aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      Global
Managed Beta
 

Tax Cost

   $ 128,594,435   

Gross unrealized gain

     2,606,450   

Gross unrealized loss

     (1,527,672

Net unrealized security gain

   $ 1,078,778   

 

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7. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to net mark-to-market gains/losses on regulated futures and options contracts, net mark-to-market gain/loss on foreign currency contracts.

GSAM has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for the current open tax year and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Such open tax years remain subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

 

8. OTHER RISKS

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

Derivatives Risk — Loss may result from the Fund investments in derivative instruments. These instruments may be illiquid, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Fund. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. Losses from investments in derivatives also can result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the United States. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which 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.

Investments in Other Investment Companies — As a shareholder of another investment company, including an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Fund. ETFs are subject to risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including but not limited to the following: (i) the market price of the ETF’s shares may trade at a premium or a discount to their NAV; and (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

8. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — The Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders, such as other funds, institutional investors (including those trading by use of non-discretionary mathematical formulas), financial intermediaries (who may make investment decisions on behalf of underlying clients and/or include the Fund in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions may cause the Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and liquidity. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, the Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). Additionally, the Fund may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

Portfolio Concentration Risk — As a result of the Fund’s ability to invest a large percentage of its assets in obligations of issuers within the same country, state, region, currency or economic sector, an adverse economic, business or political development may affect the value of the Fund’s investments more than if its investments were not so concentrated.

 

9. INDEMNIFICATIONS

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

 

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10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent events after the Statement 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.

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Share activity is as follows:

 

    For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     For the Period Ended
October 31, 2015(a)
 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    768,426      $ 6,950,005         14,383,148      $ 136,000,015   

Reinvestment of distributions

    195,312        1,838,924                  

Shares redeemed

    (937,496     (8,800,005      (230,508     (2,095,810

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    26,242      $ (11,076      14,152,640      $ 133,904,205   

 

(a)   Commenced operations on April 30, 2015.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of Institutional Shares of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016, which represents a period of 182 days out of 366 day year.

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

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Share Class   Beginning
Account Value
11/1/15
    Ending
Account Value
4/30/16
    Expenses Paid for the
6 months ended
4/30/16
*
 
Institutional            

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 985.90      $ 0.99   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,023.87     1.01   

 

  *   Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the period ended April 30, 2016. 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 ratio for the period was 0.20%.  

 

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

 

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FUNDS PROFILE

 

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 $1.11 trillion in assets under supervision as of March 31, 2016, 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.

 

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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
n   Financial Square Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

Investor FundsSM

n   Investor Money Market Fund
n   Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund3

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   Bond Fund
n   Core Fixed Income Fund
n   Global Income Fund
n   Strategic Income Fund

Municipal and Tax-Free

n   High Yield Municipal Fund
n   Dynamic Municipal Income Fund
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   Focused Value Fund
n   Capital Growth Fund
n   Strategic Growth Fund
n   Focused Growth Fund
n   Small/Mid Cap Growth 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 Fund
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 Fund5
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   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   Commodity Strategy Fund
n   Global Real Estate Securities 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   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 Overlay Fund8
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 portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any government agency. Although a money market portfolio seeks to preserve the value of an investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market portfolio. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market portfolio, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the money market portfolio at any time.
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 March 31, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Tax-Free Money Market Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund.
4    Effective on July 31, 2015, the Goldman Sachs Technology Tollkeeper Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund.
5    Effective at the close of business on February 5, 2016, the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Fund was reorganized with and into the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights 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.
8    Effective on June 1, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Implementation Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund.

Financial Square FundsSM and Investor FundsSM are registered service marks 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

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Herbert J. Markley

James A. McNamara

Jessica Palmer

Alan A. Shuch

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

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Scott M. McHugh, Principal Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer

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

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Forms N-Qs. The Fund’s Forms N-Qs are available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov within 60 days after the Fund’s first and third fiscal quarters. The Fund’s Forms 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-Qs 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).

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of April 30, 2016 and may not be representative of future investments. Fund holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

Economic and market forecasts presented herein reflect our judgment as of the date of this presentation and are subject to change without notice. These forecasts do not take into account the specific investment objectives, restrictions, tax and financial situation or other needs of any specific client. Actual data will vary and may not be reflected here. These forecasts are subject to high levels of uncertainty that may affect actual performance. Accordingly, these forecasts should be viewed as merely representative of a broad range of possible outcomes. These forecasts are estimated, based on assumptions, and are subject to significant revision and may change materially as economic and market conditions change. Goldman Sachs has no obligation to provide updates or changes to these forecasts. Case studies and examples are for illustrative purposes only.

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

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Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Semi-Annual Report      

April 30, 2016

 
     

International Equity Insights Funds

     

Emerging Markets Equity Insights

     

International Equity Insights

     

International Small Cap Insights

 

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Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Funds

 

 

n   EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INSIGHTS

 

n   INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS

 

n   INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP INSIGHTS

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Investment Process

    1   

Market Review

    4   

Portfolio Management Discussions and Performance Summaries

    7   

Schedules of Investments

    24   

Financial Statements

    44   

Financial Highlights

    48   

Notes to the Financial Statements

    54   

Other Information

    72   

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUNDS

 

Goldman Sachs’ International Equity Insights Investment Process

 

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n   Comprehensive – We forecast returns on over 8,000 international stocks and 43 equity markets on a daily basis.

 

n   Rigorous – We evaluate stocks, countries and currencies based on fundamental investment criteria that have outperformed historically.

 

n   Objective – Our stock and equity market selection process is free from emotion that may lead to biased investment decisions.

 

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n   Our computer optimization process allocates risk to our high conviction investment ideas and constructs funds that strive to neutralize systematic risks and deliver better returns.

 

n   We use proprietary risk models that are designed to be more precise, more focused and faster to respond because they seek to identify, track and manage risk specific to our process, using daily data.

 

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Fully invested, well-diversified international portfolio that seeks to:

 

n   Blend top-down market views with bottom-up stock selection.

 

n   Maintain style, sector, risk and capitalization characteristics similar to the benchmark.

 

n   Achieve excess returns by taking many small diversified stock positions. Additionally, in the Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund and the Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund we take intentional country bets.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUNDS

 

 

Enhancements Made to Proprietary Quantitative Model during the Six-Month Period Ended April 30, 2016

We continuously look for ways to improve our investment process. Accordingly, we introduced a number of enhancements to our proprietary quantitative model during the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (the “Reporting Period”).

We enhanced our Management theme in Europe and the emerging markets by expanding the scope of an existing signal that looks at managements’ personal transactions in the stock of their respective company. Corporate executives purchasing or selling shares can potentially signal their conviction in the company’s stock when assessed under the right circumstances. We obtain and analyze this information through regulatory filings for more than 7,500 companies globally. In addition, we expanded the scope of two signals within our global linkages theme. First, we extended a signal, which analyzes patent data to identify economically linked companies, to all investment regions. We now analyze about 40 million patents from various patent offices for more than 3,000 companies globally to establish the economic linkages between stocks of various industries. Second, we extended a signal that establishes economic linkages between companies in the automotive supply chain from Japan to the Europe investment region. We take a differentiated, region-specific approach and analyze the potential relationships between the stock returns of suppliers and manufacturers multiple levels down the supply chain. During the Reporting Period, we also extended a signal within our Profitability theme to the emerging markets and Japan investment regions. The signal analyzes web traffic data that we believe can potentially forecast corporate revenue growth. We analyze this information for about 4,000 companies spanning across various sectors. Furthermore, during the Reporting Period, we enhanced certain investment themes specific to our country/currency selection model. Specifically, we enhanced our Valuation theme with the addition of a residual income model-based valuation metric. We favor markets that generate higher earnings and are growing faster; we consider growth more valuable in markets with higher valuations. We also enhanced our Risk Premium theme by incorporating the change in forecasted earnings to price. We favor markets where forecasted earnings to price is increasing, as we consider this a proxy for higher distress risk (i.e., cheaper valuations) with positive premia.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 
Changes to the International Equity Insights Funds’ Portfolio Management Team
 
On February 5, 2016, Ron Hua, Chief Investment Officer of Equity Alpha Strategies for the Quantitative Investment Strategies (“QIS”) Team, announced his intention to retire from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”). As such, effective that date, Mr. Hua no longer had portfolio management responsibilities for the International Equity Insights Funds (the “Funds”). Effective February 5, 2016, Armen Avanessians assumed the responsibilities as Chief Investment Officer of GSAM’s Equity Alpha Team, overseeing research, portfolio management and implementation for all of the Funds. As always, the Quantitative Investment Strategies platform is organized into a series of specialist portfolio management teams that focus on generating and implementing investment ideas within their area of expertise. Investment decisions are made by these portfolio management teams, rather than by one portfolio manager or committee. Ultimate accountability for each of the Funds resides with the senior portfolio managers dedicated to each Team strategy, who oversee their respective research, portfolio management and implementation processes.

 

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MARKET REVIEW

 

Goldman Sachs International Equity

Insights Funds

 

Market Review

Emerging markets equities finished the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (the “Reporting Period”) approximately where they started, while international developed markets equities declined.

Emerging Markets Equities

Emerging markets equities were roughly flat during the Reporting Period. The MSCI® Emerging Markets Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “MSCI® EM Index”) posted a return of -0.13%.* While absolute returns were disappointing, emerging markets equities outpaced developed markets equities, as measured by the MSCI® Europe, Australasia, Far East (“EAFE”) Index. Weakness in emerging market equities for most of the Reporting Period reflected concerns about slowing economic growth, particularly in China, and the impact of weak commodity prices, particularly oil prices.

There was broad emerging markets “risk off” sentiment in November 2015, as the Reporting Period began, on a combination of Federal Reserve (“Fed”) rate hike concerns and disappointing macroeconomic data and negative news flow from China. When the Fed finally hiked U.S. interest rates by 25 basis points in December 2015, the fairly dovish language in its statement, which emphasized “gradual” future adjustments to policy, helped to somewhat assuage market sentiment. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point. Dovish language tends to suggest lower interest rates.)

Emerging market equities suffered a rout at the beginning of 2016, triggered by investor concerns of an intensifying economic slowdown in China and exacerbated by an oil price plunge. Market sentiment improved in February 2016, and emerging market equities stabilized as global central banks set a more accommodative tone. For example, the Bank of Japan (“BoJ”) introduced negative interest rates in late January 2016 and the People’s Bank of China eased, while the Fed released dovish remarks in February 2016. In March 2016, further central bank dovishness, along with receding global economic concerns and a commodity price rebound, helped to drive a strong recovery in emerging markets equities. Notably, the European Central Bank implemented heavy easing, cutting its deposit rate to -40 basis points and raising its monthly quantitative easing purchases. The BoJ left its monetary policy unchanged in March 2016, but its rhetoric about negative interest rates heightened expectations for further easing to come.

Market sentiment appeared to remain sanguine in April 2016, as oil prices rose and Chinese economic growth concerns abated with modestly improving economic data. The Fed left rates unchanged but expressed less concern about market volatility and global economic growth, opening up the possibility of a June 2016 rate hike. However, global sentiment moderated near the end of April 2016, as the BoJ disappointed markets by not implementing additional monetary stimulus.

Materials and energy were the best performing sectors in the MSCI® EM Index during the Reporting Period, followed at some distance by consumer staples and utilities, the only other two sectors in the MSCI® EM Index to post a positive absolute return during the Reporting Period. Health care and industrials were the weakest sectors in the MSCI® EM Index during the Reporting Period, followed by information technology and consumer discretionary.

 

*   All index returns are expressed in U.S. dollar terms.

 

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MARKET REVIEW

 

From a country perspective, Hungary, Brazil and Peru were by a wide margin the best performing individual country constituents of the MSCI® EM Index for the Reporting Period. Turkey, Indonesia, Russia and Malaysia also notably outpaced the MSCI® EM Index during the Reporting Period. Conversely, Greece was by far the weakest individual country constituent of the MSCI® EM Index during the Reporting Period, followed at some distance by China, Qatar and India which also significantly lagged the MSCI® EM Index during the Reporting Period.

International Equities

International equities lost ground during the Reporting Period. The MSCI® EAFE Index posted a return of -3.07%.* Central bank policy, economic sluggishness, currency movements and oil price shifts were some of the biggest themes dominating the international equities markets.

After holding the targeted federal funds rate in September and October 2015, in light of external risks, the Fed voted unanimously for a 25 basis point interest rate increase in December 2015, a move largely expected by the markets. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) However, the fairly dovish language in the announcement, which emphasized “gradual” future adjustments to policy, helped to somewhat assuage the markets. The BoJ announced supplementary support for its quantitative and qualitative easing programs. While the European Central Bank (“ECB”) also lowered its deposit rate by 10 basis points and announced an extension of its quantitative easing program at its December 2015 meeting, market reaction was one of disappointment as more had been expected.

International equities suffered a rout at the beginning of 2016, triggered by investor concerns of an intensifying economic slowdown in China and exacerbated by an oil price plunge. Sentiment improved following a dovish January ECB press conference and the BoJ’s introduction of negative interest rates. In turn, international equities stabilized a bit in February 2016. However, the MSCI® EAFE Index still fell 1.83% in February 2016. In March 2016, further central bank dovishness, along with receding global economic concerns and oil price stabilization, helped to finally drive a global equity market recovery. Notably, the ECB implemented heavy easing, cutting its deposit rate to -40 basis points and raising its monthly quantitative easing purchases. The BoJ left its monetary policy unchanged in March 2016, but its rhetoric about negative interest rates heightened expectations for further easing to come.

Market sentiment appeared to remain sanguine in April 2016, as oil prices rose and Chinese economic growth concerns abated with modestly improving economic data. Both the ECB and BoJ were on hold in April 2016. BoJ inaction came as a major disappointment against expectations of further easing, causing international equities to sell off once again and the yen to appreciate. Relative currency appreciation was exacerbated by U.S. dollar weakness following a weaker than expected first quarter U.S. Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) release and an uneventful Fed meeting during which rates were left unchanged.

During the Reporting Period, materials, consumer staples, energy and industrials were the only sectors in the MSCI® EAFE Index to post a positive return. The weakest performing sectors in the MSCI® EAFE Index during the Reporting Period were financials and consumer discretionary, followed at some distance by health care.

 

*   All index returns are expressed in U.S. dollar terms.

 

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MARKET REVIEW

 

 

 

From a country perspective, New Zealand was the strongest individual country constituent in the MSCI® EAFE Index, followed by Australia and Denmark. Italy was the weakest individual country constituent in the MSCI® EAFE Index during the Reporting Period, followed by Spain and Israel.

In the international small cap arena, equities provided a positive return during the Reporting Period, with the MSCI® EAFE Small Cap Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (“MSCI® EAFE Small Cap Index”) gaining 2.46%. The strongest performing sectors in the MSCI® EAFE Small Cap Index were consumer staples, health care and materials, while energy, telecommunication services and financials were the weakest performing sectors.

From a country perspective, New Zealand, Australia and Finland were the strongest performing individual country constituents in the MSCI® EAFE Small Cap Index during the Reporting Period. Portugal, Hong Kong and the U.K. were the weakest performing individual country constituents in the MSCI® EAFE Small Cap Index during the Reporting Period.

Looking Ahead

At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to believe that less expensive stocks should outpace more expensive stocks. In addition, we expected stocks with good momentum to outperform those with poor momentum. We plan to focus on seeking companies about which fundamental research analysts are becoming more positive as well as profitable companies with what we view as sustainable earnings and a track record of using their capital to enhance shareholder value. As such, we anticipate remaining fully invested, with long-term performance likely to be the result of stock selection rather than sector or capitalization allocations.

We stand behind our investment philosophy that sound economic investment principles, coupled with a disciplined quantitative approach, can provide strong, uncorrelated returns over the long term. Our research agenda is robust, and we continue to enhance our existing models, add new proprietary forecasting signals and improve our trading execution as we seek to provide the most value to our shareholders.

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity

Insights Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (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, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -0.36%, -0.70%, -0.10%, -0.19%, -0.41% and -0.06%, respectively. These returns compare to the -0.13% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI® Emerging Markets Standard Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   We use two distinct strategies — a bottom-up stock selection strategy and a top-down country/currency selection strategy — to manage the Fund. These strategies are uncorrelated, that is, they tend to perform independently of each other over time, which enables us to greater diversify the portfolio. During the Reporting Period, the Fund benefited from our stock selection strategy, which uses fundamental research and stock selection models based on six investment themes. However, it underperformed the Index, largely due to the underperformance of our Management theme. Our country/currency selection strategy contributed positively.

 

Q   Which investment themes helped and which hurt within the Team’s stock selection strategy?

 

A   In keeping with our investment approach, we use our quantitative model and six investment themes to take a long-term view of market patterns and look for inefficiencies, selecting stocks for the Fund and overweighting or underweighting the ones chosen by the model. Over time and by design, the performance of any one of our model’s investment themes tends to have a low correlation with the model’s other themes, demonstrating the diversification benefit of our theme-driven quantitative model. The variance in performance supports our research indicating that the diversification provided by our different investment themes is a significant investment advantage over the long term, even though the Fund may experience underperformance in the short term. Of course, diversification does not protect an investor from market risk nor does it ensure a profit.

 

    During the Reporting Period, four of our six investment themes added to the Fund’s relative returns. Valuation was our best performing theme. The Valuation theme attempts to capture potential mispricings of securities, typically by comparing a measure of the company’s intrinsic value to its market value. Momentum, Sentiment and Quality also added to relative results. The Momentum theme seeks to predict drifts in stock prices caused by delayed investor reaction to company-specific information and information about related companies. The Sentiment theme reflects selected investment views and decisions of individuals and financial intermediaries. The Quality theme seeks to assess both firm and management quality.

 

    Our Management theme, which assesses the characteristics, policies and strategic decisions of company management, detracted from relative results during the Reporting Period.

 

    The impact of our Profitability theme on relative performance was rather neutral during the Reporting Period. The Profitability theme assesses whether a company is earning more than its cost of capital.

 

Q   How did the Fund’s sector and industry allocations affect relative results?

 

A   In constructing the portfolio, we focus on picking stocks rather than on making sector or industry bets. Consequently, the Fund is similar to the Index in terms of its sector and industry allocations and its style. Changes in its sector or industry weights generally do not have a meaningful impact on relative returns.

 

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Q   Did stock selection help or hurt Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   We seek to outpace the Index by overweighting stocks we expect to outperform and underweighting those we think may lag. At the same time, we strive to maintain a risk profile similar to the Index. The Fund’s investments are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on our investment themes. For example, the Fund aims to hold a basket of stocks with better Momentum characteristics than the benchmark.

 

      During the Reporting Period, our stock selection added to the Fund’s relative performance. Investments in the energy, information technology and materials sectors contributed positively. Stock picks in the financials, consumer staples and health care sectors detracted from results.

 

Q   Which stock positions contributed most to the Fund’s relative returns during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund benefited from overweight positions in BM&F Bovespa, a Brazil-based stock exchange; Lotte Chemical, a South Korea-based chemical company; and Rosneft Oil, a Russia-based oil company. We chose to overweight BM&F Bovespa due to our positive views on Sentiment, Management and Momentum, while the overweight in Lotte Chemical was the result of our positive views on Momentum, Valuation and Quality. The Fund was overweight Rosneft Oil because of our positive views on Valuation, Quality and Sentiment.

 

Q   Which Fund positions detracted most from results during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund was hurt by overweight positions in JBS, People’s Insurance Company Group of China and Fubon Financial Holding. Our positive views on Valuation and Momentum led us to overweight JBS, a Brazil-based meat processing company. The overweight in People’s Insurance Company Group of China was based on our positive views on Sentiment and Valuation. We adopted the overweight in Taiwan-based Fubon Financial Holding as a result of our positive views on Valuation and Management.

 

Q   What impact did the Team’s country/currency selection strategy have on the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Our country/currency strategy enhanced relative performance during the Reporting Period. Overweight positions in Hungary, Turkey and Russia contributed positively. The Fund was hampered by underweight positions in Brazil and Malaysia, as well as by an overweight in Poland.

 

      We made our picks using our proprietary models, which, during the Reporting Period, were based on three investment themes specific to our country/currency strategy—Valuation, Risk Premium and Macro. Valuation favors equity and currency markets that appear cheap relative to accounting measures of value and purchasing power. Risk Premium evaluates whether a country is overcompensating investors for various types of risk. Macro assesses a market’s macroeconomic environment and growth prospects.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund did not use derivatives or similar instruments as part of its investment process.

 

Q   What changes did you make to the Fund’s country weightings during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we increased the size of the Fund’s overweight position in China. We reduced the size of the Fund’s underweight positions in Malaysia and South Africa. In addition, we moved within the Fund from a neutral position compared to the Index in Taiwan to an underweight position and from an overweight position compared to the Index in Mexico to a neutral position. We also reduced the size of the Fund’s overweight in Turkey.

 

Q   What were the Fund’s sector and country weightings at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was overweight relative to the Index in the energy, materials and industrials sectors. Compared to the Index, the Fund was underweight the telecommunication services, consumer discretionary, utilities, consumer staples and health care sectors. The Fund was relatively neutral compared to the Index in the information technology and financials sectors at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

    In terms of countries, the Fund was overweight China, South Korea, Brazil, Turkey and Russia relative to the Index at the end of the Reporting Period. Compared to the Index, the Fund was underweight Taiwan, Malaysia, South Africa and Chile. The Fund was relatively neutral compared to the Index in Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Indonesia, Egypt, Mexico, Greece, Peru, India, Colombia, Qatar, the Philippines and Poland at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016      Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       MSCI@ Emerging Markets
Standard Index2
 
  Class A        -0.36        -0.13
  Class C        -0.70           -0.13   
  Institutional        -0.10           -0.13   
  Class IR        -0.19           -0.13   
  Class R        -0.41           -0.13   
    Class R6        -0.06           -0.13   

 

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

 

  2    The MSCI® Emerging Markets Standard Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. As of April 30, 2016, the MSCI® Emerging Markets Standard Index consists of the following 23 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 3/31/16   One Year      Five Years      Since Inception      Inception Date
  Class A     -14.32      -3.60      -2.44    10/5/07
  Class C     -10.96         -3.26         -2.47       10/5/07
  Institutional     -9.03         -2.14         -1.40       10/5/07
  Class IR     -9.23         -2.31         1.85       8/31/10
  Class R     -9.60         N/A         -1.96       2/28/14
    Class R6     N/A         N/A         -6.97       7/31/15

 

  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. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, 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 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 RATIOS4   
           Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A      1.55      1.67
  Class C      2.30         2.42   
  Institutional      1.15         1.27   
  Class IR      1.30         1.42   
  Class R      1.80         1.93   
    Class R6      1.14         1.28   

 

  4    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 February 26, 2017, 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.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding   % of Total
Net Assets
    Line of Business   Country
  Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.     2.8   Technology Hardware &
Equipment
  South Korea
  Tencent Holdings Ltd.     2.8      Software & Services   China
  Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR
    2.6      Semiconductors &
Semiconductor Equipment
  Taiwan
  Baidu, Inc. ADR     2.3      Software & Services   China
  China Mobile Ltd.     2.2      Telecommunication Services   Hong Kong
  Industrial & Commercial Bank
of China Ltd. Class H
    2.2      Banks   China
  POSCO     2.0      Materials   South Korea
  Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.     1.9      Technology Hardware &
Equipment
  Taiwan
  Vanguard FTSE Emerging
Markets Fund
    1.8      Exchange Traded Fund   United States
    Ultrapar Participacoes SA     1.8      Energy   Brazil

 

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

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS6   
As of April 30, 2016      

 

LOGO

 

 

  6    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. Underlying sector allocations of exchange traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 0.4% of the Fund’s net assets at April 30, 2016. 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 International Equity Insights Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (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, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -0.46%, -0.95%, -0.34%, -0.65%, -0.34%, -0.70% and -0.31%, respectively. These returns compare to the -3.07% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI® EAFE Standard Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   We use two distinct strategies — a bottom-up stock selection strategy and a top-down country/currency selection strategy — to manage the Fund. These strategies are uncorrelated, that is, they tend to perform independently of each other over time, which enables us to greater diversify the portfolio. Our bottom-up stock selection strategy, which uses fundamental research and stock selection models based on six investment themes, added to relative performance during the Reporting Period. Our country/currency selection strategy also contributed positively.

 

Q   Which investment themes helped and which hurt within the Team’s stock selection strategy?

 

A   In keeping with our investment approach, we use our quantitative model and six investment themes to take a long-term view of market patterns and look for inefficiencies, selecting stocks for the Fund and overweighting or underweighting the ones chosen by the model. Over time and by design, the performance of any one of our model’s investment themes tends to have a low correlation with the model’s other themes, demonstrating the diversification benefit of our theme-driven quantitative model. The variance in performance supports our research indicating that the diversification provided by our different investment themes is a significant investment advantage over the long term, even though the Fund may experience underperformance in the short term. Of course, diversification does not protect an investor from market risk nor does it ensure a profit.

 

    During the Reporting Period, four of our six investment themes contributed positively to the Fund’s relative performance. Our best performing theme was Momentum. The Momentum theme seeks to predict drifts in stock prices caused by delayed investor reaction to company-specific information and information about related companies. Sentiment, Quality and Valuation also enhanced results. The Sentiment theme reflects selected investment views and decisions of individuals and financial intermediaries. The Quality theme seeks to assess both firm and management quality. The Valuation theme attempts to capture potential mispricings of securities, typically by comparing a measure of the company’s intrinsic value to its market value.

 

    Our Management theme, which assesses the characteristics, policies and strategic decisions of company management, detracted from relative results during the Reporting Period.

 

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    The impact of our Profitability theme on relative performance was rather neutral during the Reporting Period. The Profitability theme assesses whether a company is earning more than its cost of capital.

 

Q   How did the Fund’s sector and industry allocations affect relative results?

 

A   In constructing the portfolio, we focus on picking stocks rather than on making sector or industry bets. Consequently, the Fund is similar to the Index in terms of its sector and industry allocations and its style. Changes in its sector or industry weights generally do not have a meaningful impact on relative returns.

 

Q   Did stock selection help or hurt Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   We seek to outpace the Index by overweighting stocks we expect to outperform and underweighting those we think may lag. At the same time, we strive to maintain a risk profile similar to the Index. The Fund’s investments are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on our investment themes. For example, the Fund aims to hold a basket of stocks with better Momentum characteristics than the benchmark.

 

    During the Reporting Period, security selection bolstered the Fund’s relative returns. Stock picks in the consumer discretionary, financials and health care sectors added to relative performance. Holdings in the materials and energy sectors detracted from results.

 

    Which stock positions contributed most to the Fund’s relative returns during the Reporting Period?

 

    The Fund benefited from overweight positions in Actelion, a Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company, and Treasury Wine Estates, an Australian-based winemaking and distribution business. Our positive views on Sentiment and Valuation resulted in the Fund’s overweight in Actelion, while we assumed the overweight in Treasury Wine Estates due to our positive views on Momentum and Management. An underweight position in Japan-based Toyota Motor also added to relative performance. The Fund was underweight the stock because of our negative views on Quality and Sentiment.

 

Q   Which Fund positions detracted most from results during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund was hampered by overweight positions in Japan-based Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and in China Travel International Investment Hong Kong, which operates tourist attractions, golf clubs, hotels and other travel related activities. We adopted the overweight in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group based on our positive views on Valuation and Momentum. The Fund was overweight China Travel International Investment Hong Kong because of our positive views on Momentum and Valuation. An underweight position in Netherlands-headquartered oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell also detracted from the Fund’s relative performance. We chose to underweight Royal Dutch Shell primarily as a result of our negative views on Sentiment.

 

Q   What impact did the Team’s country/currency selection strategy have on the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Our country/currency selection strategy enhanced Fund returns during the Reporting Period. Overweight positions in Denmark and Japan and an underweight in Italy added most to relative returns. The Fund was hurt by underweight positions in Australia and Belgium.

 

    We made our picks using our proprietary models, which, during the Reporting Period, were based on five investment themes specific to our country/currency strategy — Valuation, Momentum, Risk Premium, Fund Flows and Macro. Valuation favors equity and currency markets that appear cheap relative to accounting measures of value and purchasing power. Momentum favors countries and currencies that have had strong recent outperformance. Risk Premium evaluates whether a country is overcompensating investors for various types of risk, while Fund Flows evaluates the strength of capital market inflows. Finally, Macro assesses a market’s macroeconomic environment and growth prospects.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we used financial futures contracts to equitize the Fund’s cash holdings. In other words, we put the Fund’s cash holdings to work by using them as collateral for the purchase of financial futures contracts. The use of these derivatives had a significantly negative impact on Fund results during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What changes did you make to the Fund’s country weightings during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we shifted within the Fund from a neutral position relative to the Index to an overweight position in Germany. We moved from an underweight to a neutral position in Switzerland. We also reduced the size of Fund’s underweight position in Australia. Furthermore, we substantially reduced the size of the Fund’s overweight positions compared to the Index in Japan and the Netherlands.

 

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Q   What were the Fund’s sector and country weightings at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was overweight the health care and materials sectors relative to the Index. Compared to the Index, the Fund was underweight the financials and utilities sectors. The Fund was relatively neutral compared to the Index in the industrials, telecommunication services, energy, consumer discretionary, information technology and consumer staples sectors at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

    In terms of countries, the Fund was overweight relative to the Index in Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Sweden and Norway. Compared to the Index, the Fund was underweight in the U.K., Australia and Spain. The Fund was relatively neutral compared to the Index in Portugal, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Austria, France, New Zealand, Italy, Ireland, Belgium, Israel, Finland and Singapore.

 

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International Equity Insights Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016      Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       MSCI® EAFE Standard Index
(Net, USD, Unhedged)2
 
  Class A        -0.46        -3.07
  Class C        -0.95           -3.07   
  Institutional        -0.34           -3.07   
  Service        -0.65           -3.07   
  Class IR        -0.34           -3.07   
  Class R        -0.70           -3.07   
    Class R6        -0.31           -3.07   

 

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

 

  2    The unmanaged MSCI® EAFE Standard Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) is a market capitalization-weighted composite of securities in 21 developed markets. As of April 30, 2016, the MSCI® EAFE Standard Index consists of the following 21 developed countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 3/31/16   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
  Class A     -6.55     1.37     0.87     2.87   8/15/97
  Class C     -2.92        1.74        0.69        2.52      8/15/97
  Institutional     -0.75        2.94        1.86        3.69      8/15/97
  Service     -1.25        2.41        1.34        3.18      8/15/97
  Class IR     -0.97        2.76        N/A        -1.14      11/30/07
  Class R     -1.32        2.27        N/A        -1.59      11/30/07
    Class R6     N/A        N/A        N/A        -6.03      7/31/15

 

  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. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Service, 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 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 RATIOS4   
           Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A      1.27      1.37
  Class C      2.01         2.12   
  Institutional      0.87         0.97   
  Service      1.37         1.47   
  Class IR      1.01         1.13   
  Class R      1.52         1.62   
    Class R6      0.84         0.93   

 

  4    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 February 26, 2017, 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.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding  

% of Total

Net Assets

    Line of Business   Country
  Roche Holding AG     2.5   Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
& Life Sciences
  Switzerland
  British American
Tobacco PLC
    2.3      Food, Beverage & Tobacco   United Kingdom
  ING Groep NV CVA     1.6      Banks   Netherlands
  Actelion Ltd.
(Registered)
    1.6      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
& Life Sciences
  Switzerland
  BP PLC ADR     1.4      Energy   United Kingdom
  GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR     1.4      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
& Life Sciences
  United Kingdom
  BASF SE     1.4      Materials   Germany
  Reckitt Benckiser
Group PLC
    1.4      Household & Personal Products   United Kingdom
  Deutsche Telekom AG (Registered)     1.4      Telecommunication Services   Germany
    Sanofi     1.3      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
& Life Sciences
  France

 

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

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS6   
As of April 30, 2016      

 

LOGO

 

 

  6    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall industry sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The above graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 3.4% of the Fund’s net assets at April 30, 2016. The above 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 International Small Cap Insights Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (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 R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of 2.05%, 1.58%, 2.18%, 2.10% and 2.40%, respectively. These returns compare to the 2.46% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI® EAFE Small Cap Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund benefited from stock selection driven by our quantitative model, with four of our quantitative model’s six investment themes contributing positively to relative returns. However, the Fund underperformed the Index, largely because of the underperformance of our Management investment theme.

 

Q   What impact did the Fund’s investment themes have on performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In keeping with our investment approach, we use our quantitative model and six investment themes to take a long-term view of market patterns and look for inefficiencies, selecting stocks for the Fund and overweighting or underweighting the ones chosen by the model. Over time and by design, the performance of any one of our model’s investment themes tends to have a low correlation with the model’s other themes, demonstrating the diversification benefit of our theme-driven quantitative model. The variance in performance supports our research indicating that the diversification provided by our different investment themes is a significant investment advantage over the long term, even though the Fund may experience underperformance in the short term. Of course, diversification does not protect an investor from market risk nor does it ensure a profit.

 

    During the Reporting Period, four of our six investment themes contributed positively to the Fund’s relative performance. Our best performing theme was Momentum. The Momentum theme seeks to predict drifts in stock prices caused by delayed investor reaction to company-specific information and information about related companies. Sentiment, Valuation and Quality also enhanced results. The Sentiment theme reflects selected investment views and decisions of individuals and financial intermediaries. The Valuation theme attempts to capture potential mispricings of securities, typically by comparing a measure of the company’s intrinsic value to its market value. The Quality theme seeks to assess both firm and management quality.

 

    Our Management theme, which assesses the characteristics, policies and strategic decisions of company management, detracted from relative results during the Reporting Period.

 

    The impact of our Profitability theme on relative performance was rather neutral during the Reporting Period. The Profitability theme assesses whether a company is earning more than its cost of capital.

 

Q   How did the Fund’s sector and industry allocations affect relative results?

 

A   In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking stocks rather than on making sector or industry bets. Consequently, the Fund is similar to the Index in terms of its sector and industry allocations and style. Changes in its sector or industry weights generally do not have a meaningful impact on relative performance.

 

Q   Did stock selection help or hurt Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A  

We seek to outpace the Index by overweighting stocks we expect to outperform and underweighting those we think

 

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may lag. At the same time, we strive to maintain a risk profile similar to the Index. The Fund’s investments are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on our investment themes. For example, the Fund aims to hold a basket of stocks with better Momentum characteristics than the benchmark.

 

    During the Reporting Period, security selection contributed positively. Investments in the consumer discretionary, information technology and financials sectors added to relative returns. Stock choices in the health care, consumer staples and industrials sectors detracted from results.

 

Q   Which stock positions contributed most to the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund benefited from overweight positions in BE Semiconductor Industries, which is headquartered in the Netherlands and Switzerland; Georg Fischer, a Switzerland-based provider of piping systems, automotive components and machining solutions; and Advance Residence Investment, a Japan-based real estate investment trust. We chose to overweight BE Semiconductor Industries and Georg Fischer based on our positive views on Valuation and Sentiment. Our positive views on Momentum and Valuation led us to overweight Advance Residence Investment.

 

Q   Which stock positions detracted most from the Fund’s relative returns during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund was hurt by overweight positions in Japan Display, a liquid crystal display technology joint venture, and Regus, a Belgium-based operator of business centers around the world. We assumed the overweight in Japan Display due to our positive views on Valuation and Quality, while the overweight in Regus was the result of our positive views on Sentiment and Momentum. An underweight in Japan-based biopharmaceutical company Sosei Group also detracted from relative performance. The Fund was underweight the stock because of our negative views on Valuation and Momentum.

 

Q   What impact did country selection have on the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   To construct the portfolio, we focus on security selection rather than on making country bets. As a result, the Fund is similar to the Index in terms of its country allocation; changes in its country weightings are generally the result of our stock picking. That said, the Fund benefited during the Reporting Period from its overweight positions relative to the Index in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany. Compared to the Index, the Fund was hampered by its underweight positions in the U.K. and New Zealand. Its overweight position in France also dampened relative performance. Security selection in all six countries added positively to returns.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we used financial futures contracts to equitize the Fund’s cash holdings. In other words, we put the Fund’s cash holdings to work by using them as collateral for the purchase of financial futures contracts. The use of these derivatives had a negative impact on Fund results during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What changes did you make to the Fund’s country weightings during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we shifted within the Fund from neutral positions relative to the Index in the Netherlands and Italy to overweight positions. We also increased the size of the Fund’s overweight in Japan. In addition, we increased the size of the Fund’s underweight compared to the Index in the U.K., moved from a neutral position in France to an underweight position, and shifted from an overweight position in Spain to a neutral position.

 

Q   What were the Fund’s sector and country weightings at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was overweight the information technology, materials and consumer staples sectors relative to the Index. Compared to the Index, the Fund was underweight the financials, consumer discretionary and telecommunication services sectors. The Fund was relatively neutral compared to the Index in the energy, utilities, health care and industrials sectors at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

    In terms of countries, the Fund was overweight Japan, Italy and the Netherlands relative to the Index. Compared to the Index, the Fund was underweight the U.K., Singapore, France and Hong Kong. The Fund was relatively neutral compared to the Index in Belgium, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Australia, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Austria, Finland, New Zealand, Israel and Ireland at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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International Small Cap Insights Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016      Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       MSCI® EAFE
Small Cap Index
(Net, USD, Unhedged)2
 
  Class A        2.05        2.46
  Class C        1.58           2.46   
  Institutional        2.18           2.46   
  Class IR        2.10           2.46   
    Class R6        2.40           2.46   

 

  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 charge.

 

  2    The MSCI® EAFE Small Cap Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada. MSCI® selects the most liquid securities across developed markets relative to their market capitalization, and targets for index inclusion 40% of the full market capitalization of the eligible small cap universe within each industry group, within each country. Its returns include net reinvested dividends but, unlike Fund returns, do not reflect the payment of sales commissions or other expenses incurred in the purchase or sale of the securities included in the Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 3/31/16   One Year      Five Years      Since Inception      Inception Date
  Class A     -3.02      4.95      2.68    9/28/07
  Class C     0.88         5.39         2.63       9/28/07
  Institutional     3.17         6.59         3.79       9/28/07
  Class IR     2.99         6.44         11.10       8/31/10
    Class R6     N/A         N/A         -1.69       7/31/15

 

  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. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Class IR 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 RATIOS4   
           Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A      1.30      1.39
  Class C      2.05         2.14   
  Institutional      0.90         0.99   
  Class IR      1.05         1.14   
    Class R6      0.90         0.96   

 

  4    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 February 26, 2017, 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.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding   % of Total
Net Assets
    Line of Business   Country
  Georg Fischer AG
(Registered)
    1.2   Capital Goods   Switzerland
  Aurubis AG     1.0      Materials   Germany
  OZ Minerals Ltd.     1.0      Materials   Australia
  Advance Residence
Investment Corp.
    1.0      Real Estate Investment Trust   Japan
  OKUMA Corp.     1.0      Capital Goods   Japan
  Aperam SA     0.9      Materials   Luxembourg
  Software AG     0.9      Software & Services   Germany
  The Star Entertainment
Group Ltd.
    0.9      Consumer Services   Australia
  Gerresheimer AG     0.9      Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology & Life Sciences
  Germany
    BE Semiconductor
Industries NV
    0.9      Semiconductors &
Semiconductor Equipment
  Netherlands

 

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

 

21


FUND BASICS

 

 

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS6
As of April 30, 2016      

 

LOGO

 

 

  6    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall industry sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The above graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle). Investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 6.0% of the Fund’s net assets at April 30, 2016. The above 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.

 

22


PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Index Definitions

The MSCI® Emerging Markets Standard Index captures large-cap and mid-cap representation across 23 emerging markets countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. Emerging markets countries in the index include Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Qatar, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

The MSCI® EAFE® Standard Index is an equity index that captures large-cap and mid-cap representation across 21 developed markets countries around the world, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. Developed markets countries in the index include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.K.

The MSCI® EAFE® Small Cap Index is an equity index that captures small-cap representation across 21 developed markets countries around the world, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The index covers approximately 14% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. Developed markets countries in the index include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.K.

 

23


GOLDMAN SACHS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – 96.4%   
  Brazil – 8.5%   
  137,060      Banco Bradesco SA ADR (Banks)   $ 1,023,838   
  636,000      Banco do Brasil SA (Banks)     4,088,671   
  414,800      Banco Santander Brasil SA ADR (Banks)(a)     2,231,624   
  364,500      BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (Insurance)     3,179,472   
  1,295,100      BM&FBovespa SA - Bolsa de Valores Mercadorias e Futuros (Diversified Financials)     6,469,381   
  163,600      BTG Pactual Group (Diversified Financials)     934,721   
  264,600      CCR SA (Transportation)     1,244,814   
  604,400      CETIP SA - Mercados Organizados (Diversified Financials)     7,419,573   
  551,900      Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA (Materials)*     2,108,589   
  549,200      Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (Energy)     5,084,402   
  187,100      EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (Utilities)     696,338   
  195,800      Grendene SA (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     967,258   
  1,050,400      MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     3,671,093   
  70,200      Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA (Real Estate)     1,203,254   
  344,200      Multiplus SA (Media)     3,798,035   
  500,500      Qualicorp SA (Health Care Equipment & Services)     2,168,336   
  213,400      Smiles SA (Media)     2,475,732   
  137,800      Sul America SA (Insurance)     671,120   
  624,600      Ultrapar Participacoes SA (Energy)     13,152,150   
  76,600      Vale SA ADR (Materials)(a)     434,322   
   

 

 

 
      63,022,723   

 

 

 
  China – 22.9%   
  19,953,000      Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class H (Banks)     7,201,297   
  86,400      Baidu, Inc. ADR (Software & Services)*     16,787,520   
  4,594,000      Bank of China Ltd. Class H (Banks)     1,860,086   
  10,165,000      Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. Class H (Banks)     6,406,669   
  10,311,000      China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. Class H (Capital Goods)     12,376,663   
  13,817,000      China Construction Bank Corp. Class H (Banks)     8,775,550   
  345,000      China Machinery Engineering Corp. Class H (Capital Goods)     234,392   
  2,173,000      China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class H (Banks)     4,760,232   
  10,660,000      China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H (Energy)     7,511,939   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  China – (continued)   
  3,638,000      China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. Class H (Capital Goods)   $ 4,624,963   
  766,000      China Railway Group Ltd. Class H (Capital Goods)     606,312   
  3,042,000      China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. Class H (Transportation)     1,907,465   
  11,550,000      China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H (Telecommunication Services)     5,718,016   
  1,647,700      China Vanke Co. Ltd. Class H (Real Estate)     4,112,701   
  6,215,000      Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Class H (Banks)     3,266,480   
  4,543,000      CNOOC Ltd. (Energy)     5,612,065   
  548,800      Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co. Ltd. Class H (Real Estate)(b)     3,592,816   
  3,868,000      Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. Class H (Automobiles & Components)     4,226,907   
  7,532,000      Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd. (Real Estate)     5,565,668   
  1,234,400      Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. Class H (Real Estate)     1,721,394   
  30,778,000      Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H (Banks)     16,478,568   
  50,500      NetEase, Inc. ADR (Software & Services)     7,105,350   
  49,400      New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (Consumer Services)     1,934,504   
  428,000      PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H (Energy)     313,138   
  2,038,000      PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd. Class H (Insurance)     3,707,280   
  6,208,000      Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd. Class H (Real Estate)     2,791,970   
  532,000      Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd. Class H (Capital Goods)     493,445   
  1,024,600      Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Software & Services)     20,848,884   
  9,970,000      The People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. Class H (Insurance)     4,009,589   
  1,909,000      TravelSky Technology Ltd. Class H (Software & Services)     3,547,551   
  594,000      Xinhua Winshare Publishing and Media Co. Ltd. Class H (Retailing)     552,919   
  1,402,000      Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H (Transportation)     1,430,604   
   

 

 

 
      170,082,937   

 

 

 
  Czech Republic – 0.1%   
  2,140      Komercni banka as (Banks)     440,135   

 

 

 
  Hong Kong – 4.2%   
  1,456,500      China Mobile Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)     16,721,745   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Shares

    Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Hong Kong – (continued)   
  1,598,000      China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (Real Estate)   $ 5,072,479   
  3,004,000      China Resources Land Ltd. (Real Estate)     7,379,893   
  476,000      China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     801,702   
  1,498,000      China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Ltd. (Consumer Services)     436,581   
  801,000      Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     1,105,513   
   

 

 

 
      31,517,913   

 

 

 
  Hungary – 0.3%   
  86,412      OTP Bank PLC (Banks)     2,289,666   

 

 

 
  India – 7.4%   
  677,964      Apollo Tyres Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     1,631,107   
  639,734      Ashok Leyland Ltd. (Capital Goods)     1,027,398   
  35,275      Bajaj Auto Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     1,322,818   
  8,550      Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     879,038   
  58,196      Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     1,260,607   
  282,944      Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (Energy)     4,168,013   
  238,102      Cadila Healthcare Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     1,173,663   
  351,322      Cairn India Ltd. (Energy)     767,272   
  1,325,461      Dish TV India Ltd. (Media)*     1,804,451   
  50,043      Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     791,866   
  11,701      Eicher Motors Ltd. (Capital Goods)     3,526,783   
  16,070      Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)     319,655   
  103,890      HCL Technologies Ltd. (Software & Services)     1,172,844   
  538,063      Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (Energy)     3,508,679   
  510,053      Infosys Ltd. ADR (Software & Services)     9,588,996   
  158,549      IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd. (Capital Goods)     509,332   
  1,109,617      ITC Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     5,432,349   
  66,857      Mindtree Ltd. (Software & Services)     682,676   
  4,283      MRF Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     2,178,416   
  20,716      Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd. (Software & Services)     1,125,275   
  173,328      Rajesh Exports Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     1,542,819   
  34,919      Reliance Industries Ltd. (Energy)     516,224   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  India – (continued)   
  171,281      Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)   $ 3,690,646   
  422,450      Wipro Ltd. (Software & Services)     3,525,595   
  98,400      WNS Holdings Ltd. ADR (Software & Services)*     3,118,296   
   

 

 

 
      55,264,818   

 

 

 
  Indonesia – 2.4%   
  784,900      PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk (Banks)     570,563   
  13,661,400      PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Banks)     10,676,187   
  392,500      PT Gudang Garam Tbk (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     2,056,892   
  228,800      PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     264,500   
  735,700      PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Materials)*     549,924   
  5,909,600      PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telecommunication Services)*     1,585,503   
  479,500      PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk (Household & Personal Products)     1,544,361   
  542,100      PT United Tractors Tbk (Capital Goods)     613,671   
   

 

 

 
      17,861,601   

 

 

 
  Luxembourg – 0.2%   
  84,800      Ternium SA ADR (Materials)     1,730,768   

 

 

 
  Malaysia – 1.3%   
  143,200      British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     1,681,816   
  1,937,900      IOI Corp. Bhd (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     2,187,931   
  745,200      MISC Bhd (Transportation)     1,611,914   
  3,056,600      Top Glove Corp Bhd (Health Care Equipment & Services)     3,878,248   
   

 

 

 
      9,359,909   

 

 

 
  Mexico – 3.9%   
  1,819,400      Alfa SAB de CV Class A (Capital Goods)     3,419,970   
  245,700      Alpek SAB de CV (Materials)     410,294   
  454,100      Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV (Diversified Financials)     754,077   
  66,370      Controladora Vuela Cia de Aviacion SAB de CV ADR (Transportation)*     1,385,806   
  589,200      Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte Sab de CV (Transportation)*     3,409,587   
  39,530      Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV ADR (Transportation)     3,732,423   
  332,000      Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Class B (Transportation)     3,128,061   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Mexico – (continued)   
  37,132      Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV ADR (Transportation)   $ 5,712,387   
  1,412,900      Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Class A (Household & Personal Products)     3,344,055   
  574,900      PLA Administradora Industrial S de RL de CV (REIT)*     1,061,941   
  187,600      Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV (REIT)*     295,499   
  173,690      Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV (Transportation)     2,202,743   
   

 

 

 
      28,856,843   

 

 

 
  Netherlands – 0.4%   
  504,362      Steinhoff International Holdings NV (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     3,155,053   

 

 

 
  Philippines – 0.7%   
  50,870      Globe Telecom, Inc. (Telecommunication Services)     2,376,544   
  82,760      Manila Electric Co. (Utilities)     605,369   
  578,550      Universal Robina Corp. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     2,569,121   
   

 

 

 
      5,551,034   

 

 

 
  Poland – 0.3%   
  4,269      mBank SA (Banks)*     360,643   
  1,418,192      Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (Energy)     1,888,965   
   

 

 

 
      2,249,608   

 

 

 
  Qatar – 0.3%   
  272,286      Barwa Real Estate Co. (Real Estate)     2,504,428   

 

 

 
  Russia – 5.1%   
  288,864      Lukoil PJSC ADR (Energy)     12,307,809   
  596,550      MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR (Materials)     8,815,389   
  299,840      Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC (Diversified Financials)     473,255   
  1,907,640      OAO Rosneft GDR (Energy)     10,469,338   
  824,700      Sberbank of Russia PJSC (Banks)     1,574,455   
  350,880      PAO Severstal GDR (Materials)     4,086,445   
   

 

 

 
      37,726,691   

 

 

 
  South Africa – 5.7%   
  684,568      AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. ADR (Materials)*     11,261,144   
  43,261      Barclays Africa Group Ltd. (Banks)     438,071   
  774,666      Hyprop Investments Ltd. (REIT)     6,679,856   
  74,104      JSE Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     859,799   
  139,396      MTN Group Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)     1,459,268   
  2,086,623      Redefine Properties Ltd. (REIT)     1,801,153   
  95,171      Resilient REIT Ltd. (REIT)     909,275   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  South Africa – (continued)   
  499,844      RMB Holdings Ltd. (Diversified Financials)   $ 2,043,497   
  274,964      Sasol Ltd. (Energy)     8,994,116   
  868,668      Standard Bank Group Ltd. (Banks)     7,800,935   
   

 

 

 
      42,247,114   

 

 

 
  South Korea – 16.6%   
  14,725      Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     1,165,316   
  1,351      Dong-A Socio Holdings Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     219,746   
  84,462      Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     3,928,615   
  98,355      Hanwha Chemical Corp. (Materials)     2,153,805   
  119,740      Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Insurance)     700,670   
  19,673      Hyosung Corp. (Materials)     2,104,808   
  61,575      Hyundai Development Co. - Engineering & Construction (Capital Goods)     2,712,568   
  6,110      Hyundai Steel Co. (Materials)     335,143   
  196,962      Korea Electric Power Corp. (Utilities)     10,698,732   
  11,987      Korea Petro Chemical Ind Co. Ltd. (Materials)     2,462,518   
  435,589      Korea Real Estate Investment & Trust Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     1,339,224   
  844      Korea Zinc Co. Ltd. (Materials)     365,984   
  12,408      KT Corp. (Telecommunication Services)     332,374   
  75,412      KT&G Corp. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     8,124,524   
  1,854      LG Chem Ltd. (Materials)     480,917   
  7,887      LG Corp. (Capital Goods)     470,062   
  159,501      LG Electronics, Inc. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     8,116,193   
  8,778      LG Household & Health Care Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)     7,728,749   
  74,735      LG Uplus Corp. (Telecommunication Services)     733,132   
  28,455      Lotte Chemical Corp. (Materials)     7,258,002   
  1,841      NCSoft Corp. (Software & Services)     368,913   
  138,485      Poongsan Corp. (Materials)     3,856,075   
  69,302      POSCO (Materials)     14,519,827   
  19,373      Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     21,113,308   
  4,274      Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. (Insurance)     1,101,766   
  24,374      Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Insurance)     2,338,250   
  273,384      Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. (Banks)     10,023,883   
  3,773      SK Holdings Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     739,468   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Shares

    Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  South Korea – 16.6%   
  251,511      SK Hynix, Inc. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)   $ 6,169,014   
  13,739      SK Innovation Co. Ltd. (Energy)     1,855,554   
   

 

 

 
      123,517,140   

 

 

 
  Taiwan – 8.6%   
  626,000      Elite Material Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     1,113,461   
  227,000      Farglory Land Development Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     271,498   
  332,000      Formosa Petrochemical Corp. (Energy)     941,673   
  5,188,000      Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     6,284,322   
  930,000      Getac Technology Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     626,761   
  5,982,000      Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     14,249,514   
  359,000      Kung Long Batteries Industrial Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     1,480,501   
  737,000      Lite-On Technology Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     895,175   
  1,220,000      Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     1,941,769   
  196,000      Namchow Chemical Industrial Co. Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     363,137   
  552,000      Nien Hsing Textile Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     405,185   
  979,000      Powertech Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     1,975,821   
  79,000      Sitronix Technology Corp. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     230,352   
  106,000      Standard Foods Corp. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     256,586   
  985,000      Systex Corp. (Software & Services)*     1,653,337   
  825,000      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     19,461,750   
  4,818,000      Uni-President Enterprises Corp. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     8,673,316   
  1,674,000      Win Semiconductors Corp. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     3,143,428   
   

 

 

 
      63,967,586   

 

 

 
  Thailand – 3.1%   
  879,600      Airports of Thailand PCL (Transportation)     9,860,912   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Thailand – (continued)   
  1,744,200      CP ALL PCL (Food & Staples Retailing)   $ 2,280,413   
  38,794,400      IRPC PCL (Energy)     5,652,622   
  249,800      PTT PCL (Energy)     2,169,335   
  1,578,900      Thai Oil PCL (Energy)     2,978,191   
  15,100      The Siam Cement PCL (Registered) (Materials)     210,592   
   

 

 

 
      23,152,065   

 

 

 
  Turkey – 3.0%   
  529,504      Akbank TAS (Banks)     1,626,969   
  903,642      Arcelik AS (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     6,066,814   
  2,718,518      Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (Materials)     4,534,684   
  107,228      Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (Automobiles & Components)     1,441,474   
  364,596      Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (Materials)*     2,386,795   
  461,135      TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS (Transportation)     2,687,288   
  92,102      Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (Energy)     2,429,233   
  39,389      Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS (Capital Goods)     1,166,441   
   

 

 

 
      22,339,698   

 

 

 
  United Arab Emirates – 1.4%   
  1,746,245      Aldar Properties PJSC (Real Estate)     1,286,536   
  3,560,135      DAMAC Properties Dubai Co. PJSC (Real Estate)     2,481,634   
  1,266,436      Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC (Banks)     1,998,794   
  2,327,720      Emaar Properties PJSC (Real Estate)     4,259,887   
   

 

 

 
      10,026,851   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $671,203,030)   $ 716,864,581   

 

 

 

 

    
Shares
  Description   Rate     Value  
Preferred Stocks – 0.7%   
Brazil – 0.4%   
280,000   Braskem SA Class A
(Materials)
    1.257   $ 1,998,692   
38,600   Companhia
Paranaense de
Energia (Utilities)
    0.495        317,734   
138,200   Vale SA (Materials)     0.374        632,483   
     

 

 

 
    2,948,909   

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
  Description   Rate     Value  
Preferred Stocks – (continued)   
South Korea – 0.3%   
4,991   LG Household &
Health Care Ltd.
(Household &
Personal Products)
    5,550   $ 2,571,553   

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS   
(Cost $4,206,828)     $ 5,520,462   

 

 

 

Shares     Description       Value  
  Exchange Traded Fund(a) – 1.8%   
  United States – 1.8%   
  388,886      Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets
Fund
    $ 13,583,788   
  (Cost $12,977,166)    

 

 

 

 

Units   Description   Expiration
Month
    Value  
Warrant* – 0.0%   
Thailand – 0.0%   
1,567,600   BTS Group
Holdings PCL
(Transportation)
    11/18      $ 34,556   
(Cost $0)  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES

LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE

  

  

(Cost $688,387,024)     $ 736,003,387   

 

 

 

Shares     Distribution
Rate
        Value  
  Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle(c)(d) – 0.4%   

 
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Money Market Fund – FST
Institutional Shares

  
  

  2,728,800        0.427     $ 2,728,800   
  (Cost $2,728,800)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.3%   
  (Cost $691,115,824)   $ 738,732,187   

 

 

 
 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.7%
    5,202,494   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 743,934,681   

 

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(b)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities may be deemed 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 $3,592,816, which represents approximately 0.5% of net assets as of April 30, 2016.

(c)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

(d)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on April 30, 2016.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

GDR

 

—Global Depositary Receipt

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

    
Shares
    Description       
Value
 
  Common Stocks – 95.5%   
  Australia – 5.6%   
  717,972      AMP Ltd. (Insurance)   $ 3,190,314   
  139,762      Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     207,610   
  474,042      BHP Billiton PLC (Materials)     6,477,544   
  341,597      Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     2,225,499   
  46,504      Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (Consumer Services)     2,178,087   
  107,763      Iluka Resources Ltd. (Materials)     523,018   
  97,373      JB Hi-Fi Ltd. (Retailing)(a)     1,619,923   
  412,818      Northern Star Resources Ltd. (Materials)     1,227,844   
  221,052      Oil Search Ltd. (Energy)     1,171,958   
  1,095,305      OZ Minerals Ltd. (Materials)     4,862,740   
  1,700,558      Qantas Airways Ltd. (Transportation)*     4,146,356   
  601,682      Regis Resources Ltd. (Materials)     1,338,179   
  148,618      Sandfire Resources NL (Materials)     664,499   
  175,469      Scentre Group (REIT)     622,831   
  94,697      St. Barbara Ltd. (Materials)*     168,508   
  47,410      The Reject Shop Ltd. (Retailing)     446,466   
  1,085,437      The Star Entertainment Grp Ltd. (Consumer Services)     4,634,789   
  733,260      Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     5,163,070   
   

 

 

 
      40,869,235   

 

 

 
  Austria – 0.3%   
  45,488      OMV AG (Energy)     1,368,736   
  4,060      Strabag SE (Capital Goods)     127,612   
  19,687      voestalpine AG (Materials)     710,403   
   

 

 

 
      2,206,751   

 

 

 
  Belgium – 0.9%   
  3,914      Befimmo SA (REIT)     261,779   
  2,809      Bekaert SA NV (Materials)     123,706   
  31,351      bpost SA (Transportation)     885,340   
  3,661      Melexis NV (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     202,614   
  64,086      UCB SA (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     4,807,038   
   

 

 

 
      6,280,477   

 

 

 
  China – 0.1%   
  509,500     

Fosun International Ltd.

(Capital Goods)

    703,985   

 

 

 
  Denmark – 3.5%   
  284,234      Danske Bank A/S (Banks)     8,042,278   
  29,759      NKT Holding A/S (Capital Goods)     1,696,692   
  87,220      Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     4,869,876   
  7,633      Royal Unibrew A/S (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     344,867   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Denmark – (continued)   
  679,080      TDC A/S (Telecommunication Services)   $ 3,477,075   
  100,088     

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

(Capital Goods)

    7,164,508   
   

 

 

 
      25,595,296   

 

 

 
  Finland – 0.1%   
  10,609      Cramo OYJ (Capital Goods)     212,590   
  30,483      Finnair OYJ (Transportation)*     181,504   
  4,443      Kone OYJ Class B (Capital Goods)     203,011   
  45,333      Ramirent OYJ (Capital Goods)     317,088   
   

 

 

 
      914,193   

 

 

 
  France – 9.9%   
  1,909      Alten SA (Software & Services)     117,870   
  237,452      AXA SA (Insurance)     5,995,567   
  141,444      BNP Paribas SA (Banks)     7,490,721   
  17,316      Coface SA (Insurance)     139,872   
  53,427      Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B (Automobiles & Components)     5,580,453   
  1,071      Gecina SA (REIT)     154,770   
  363,081      Orange SA (Telecommunication Services)     6,032,203   
  35,108      Publicis Groupe SA (Media)     2,598,105   
  56,208      Renault SA (Automobiles & Components)     5,423,385   
  44,387      Safran SA (Capital Goods)     3,060,023   
  111,190      Sanofi (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     9,165,009   
  98,896      Schneider Electric SE (Capital Goods)*     6,466,571   
  77,488      SCOR SE (Insurance)(a)     2,639,682   
  150,757      Societe Generale SA (Banks)     5,931,861   
  11,847      UBISOFT Entertainment (Software & Services)*     343,860   
  17,258      Unibail-Rodamco SE (REIT)     4,625,925   
  31,310      Valeo SA (Automobiles & Components)     4,966,359   
  312,150      Vallourec SA (Energy)(a)     1,625,532   
   

 

 

 
      72,357,768   

 

 

 
  Germany – 10.9%   
  3,271      Allianz SE (Registered) (Insurance)     556,488   
  42,104      Aurubis AG (Materials)     2,288,191   
  121,843      BASF SE (Materials)     10,080,167   
  19,320      Bayer AG (Registered) (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     2,232,753   
  3,705      Bechtle AG (Software & Services)     387,487   
  29,560      Continental AG (Automobiles & Components)     6,509,508   
  29,967      Covestro AG (Materials)*(b)     1,185,453   
  561,286      Deutsche Telekom AG (Registered) (Telecommunication Services)     9,852,492   
  56,219      Evotec AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*     224,445   

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description       
Value
 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Germany – (continued)   
  2,485      Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Health Care Equipment & Services)   $ 216,287   
  112,280      Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA (Health Care Equipment & Services)     8,187,259   
  39,528      Gerresheimer AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     2,948,060   
  21,896      Hannover Rueck SE (Insurance)     2,503,172   
  453,509      Infineon Technologies AG (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     6,470,474   
  29,471      Jenoptik AG (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     461,035   
  17,241      Linde AG (Materials)     2,637,907   
  46,310      Metro AG (Food & Staples Retailing)     1,477,459   
  36,149      Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Registered) (Insurance)     6,720,303   
  16,944      OSRAM Licht AG (Capital Goods)     884,798   
  2,250      Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (Capital Goods)     242,347   
  107,533      ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (Registered) (Media)     5,493,324   
  51,804     

Siemens AG (Registered)

(Capital Goods)

    5,421,198   
  57,913      Software AG (Software & Services)     2,217,052   
   

 

 

 
      79,197,659   

 

 

 
  Hong Kong – 3.3%   
  1,783,500      BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. (Banks)     5,327,134   
  61,000      Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. (Transportation)     97,255   
  7,548,000      China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Ltd. (Consumer Services)     2,199,811   
  743,000      CLP Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     6,869,049   
  56,000      Hang Lung Group Ltd. (Real Estate)     171,767   
  52,800      Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. (Capital Goods)     1,533,114   
  624,000      New World Development Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     620,636   
  127,000      NWS Holdings Ltd. (Capital Goods)     192,906   
  216,000      Sino Land Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     339,108   
  249,500      Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     935,293   
  560,000      Wheelock & Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     2,592,580   
  740,500      Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     2,697,214   
   

 

 

 
      23,575,867   

 

 

 
  Italy – 1.6%   
  12,877      De’ Longhi SpA (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     297,277   
  394,622      Eni SpA (Energy)     6,446,911   
  78,357      Prysmian SpA (Capital Goods)     1,853,836   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Italy – (continued)   
  24,513      Recordati SpA (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)   $ 623,756   
  92,115      Salini Impregilo SpA (Capital Goods)     404,010   
  1,142,931      Saras SpA (Energy)*     1,996,343   
   

 

 

 
      11,622,133   

 

 

 
  Japan – 22.6%   
  51,800      Aeon Mall Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     712,413   
  45,200     

Amada Holdings Co. Ltd.

(Capital Goods)

    454,101   
  10,100      Asatsu-DK, Inc. (Media)     250,794   
  453,900      Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     6,119,749   
  32,500      Central Japan Railway Co. (Transportation)     5,693,213   
  166,900      Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Utilities)     2,198,434   
  36,000      Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     5,091,561   
  230,100     

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

(Real Estate)

    6,147,520   
  24,600      DCM Holdings Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     185,978   
  6,000      Doshisha Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     112,654   
  7,900      Dydo Drinco, Inc. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     398,983   
  5,900      Foster Electric Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     122,765   
  16,700      Geo Holdings Corp. (Retailing)     275,799   
  232,000      Gree, Inc. (Software & Services)     1,300,206   
  14,000      Heiwa Corp. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     294,080   
  174,700      Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     3,262,714   
  32,600      IT Holdings Corp. (Software & Services)     770,393   
  150,200      Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. (Software & Services)     2,943,370   
  117,700      Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. (Transportation)     4,236,528   
  33,000      Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     1,802,894   
  183,300      KDDI Corp. (Telecommunication Services)     5,280,091   
  183,800      Kinden Corp. (Capital Goods)     2,158,767   
  8,100      Kokuyo Co. Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)     106,121   
  89,300      Konica Minolta, Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     770,799   
  15,000      Maeda Road Construction Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     273,275   
  132,000      Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     793,048   
  5,300      Mandom Corp. (Household & Personal Products)     239,879   

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description       
Value
 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Japan – (continued)   
  816,700      Marubeni Corp. (Capital Goods)   $ 4,335,254   
  53,400      Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co. Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)     2,613,763   
  35,500      Miraca Holdings, Inc. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     1,508,648   
  909,800      Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (Materials)     4,747,827   
  327,400      Mitsubishi Corp. (Capital Goods)     5,503,137   
  311,700      Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     5,549,664   
  1,582,200      Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)     7,301,561   
  466,100      Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     5,693,524   
  30,000      Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     732,673   
  35,700      Nexon Co. Ltd. (Software & Services)     536,049   
  752,000      Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     3,981,412   
  99,800      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Telecommunication Services)     4,466,083   
  251,100      Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. (Media)     4,044,721   
  118,200      Nipro Corp. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     1,151,440   
  157,000      Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     685,599   
  176,300      NTT DOCOMO, Inc. (Telecommunication Services)     4,228,376   
  119,000      OKUMA Corp. (Capital Goods)     928,397   
  528,500      ORIX Corp. (Diversified Financials)     7,475,599   
  5,200      Paltac Corp. (Retailing)     92,294   
  118,700      Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     4,494,119   
  55,300      Seino Holdings Co. Ltd. (Transportation)     562,037   
  393,300      Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     4,915,493   
  22,300      Sekisui House Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     387,202   
  4,800      Shimachu Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     111,715   
  17,500      SoftBank Group Corp. (Telecommunication Services)     940,984   
  16,900      Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. (Software & Services)     432,637   
  1,106,000      Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)     4,998,923   
  515,700      Sumitomo Corp. (Capital Goods)     5,452,115   
  204,100      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)     6,141,720   
  56,100      Tadano Ltd. (Capital Goods)     535,334   
  19,100      TDK Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     1,117,615   
  588,000      Teijin Ltd. (Materials)     2,105,182   
  44,000      The Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd. (Banks)     79,387   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Japan – (continued)   
  53,100      Tokyo Electron Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)   $ 3,509,496   
  1,148,000      Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     5,066,899   
  519,000      Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)     4,437,646   
  56,000      Tosoh Corp. (Materials)     255,963   
  5,700      Toyota Motor Corp. (Automobiles & Components)     288,932   
  33,100      Wacom Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)(a)     137,599   
  19,000      West Japan Railway Co. (Transportation)     1,146,958   
  15,500      Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. (Materials)     363,855   
   

 

 

 
      165,053,961   

 

 

 
  Luxembourg – 0.4%   
  60,206      Aperam SA (Materials)     2,370,156   
  2,019      Eurofins Scientific SE (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     749,101   
   

 

 

 
      3,119,257   

 

 

 
  Netherlands – 3.2%   
  48,762      ASM International NV (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     1,991,816   
  61,440      Boskalis Westminster (Capital Goods)     2,562,235   
  53,998      Heineken Holding NV (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     4,457,898   
  937,141      ING Groep NV CVA (Banks)     11,483,181   
  11,096      NXP Semiconductors NV (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)*     946,267   
  37,407      Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (Energy)     988,213   
  39,813      Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B (Energy)     1,045,285   
   

 

 

 
      23,474,895   

 

 

 
  New Zealand – 0.1%   
  129,611      Auckland International Airport Ltd. (Transportation)     555,995   
  20,996      EBOS Group Ltd. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     233,851   
   

 

 

 
      789,846   

 

 

 
  Norway – 1.7%   
  11,720      Leroy Seafood Group ASA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     571,994   
  1,335,540      Norsk Hydro ASA (Materials)(a)     5,810,913   
  626,807      Orkla ASA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     5,471,982   
  35,339      Tomra Systems ASA (Commercial & Professional Services)     410,514   
   

 

 

 
      12,265,403   

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description       
Value
 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Portugal – 0.7%   
  348,613      Galp Energia SGPS SA (Energy)   $ 4,789,743   

 

 

 
  Singapore – 0.3%   
  64,800      Singapore Airlines Ltd. (Transportation)     553,164   
  234,700      Venture Corp. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     1,459,509   
   

 

 

 
      2,012,673   

 

 

 
  South Africa – 0.5%   
  190,484      Mondi PLC (Materials)     3,648,634   

 

 

 
  Spain – 1.8%   
  387,526      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Banks)     2,663,003   
  1,188,640      Banco Santander SA (Banks)     6,036,297   
  78,384      Grifols SA (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     1,709,022   
  195,454      Repsol SA (Energy)     2,575,392   
   

 

 

 
      12,983,714   

 

 

 
  Sweden – 3.9%   
  30,040     

Atlas Copco AB Class A

(Capital Goods)(a)

    778,254   
  310,036      Boliden AB (Materials)(a)     5,422,635   
  16,898      Dios Fastigheter AB (Real Estate)     123,662   
  209,197      Electrolux ABSeries B (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     6,079,205   
  104,181      Granges AB (Materials)     769,218   
  15,238      Hemfosa Fastigheter AB (Real Estate)     158,962   
  43,695      Intrum Justitia AB (Commercial & Professional Services)     1,570,678   
  34,943      Inwido AB (Capital Goods)     440,224   
  32,298      Loomis AB Class B (Commercial & Professional Services)     897,148   
  374,083      Nordea Bank AB (Banks)     3,636,141   
  148,965      Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA Class B (Household & Personal Products)     4,700,089   
  129,138      Swedish Match AB (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)(a)     4,101,661   
   

 

 

 
      28,677,877   

 

 

 
  Switzerland – 8.8%   
  99,012     

ABB Ltd. (Registered)

(Capital Goods)*

    2,096,112   
  69,869      Actelion Ltd. (Registered) (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*     11,324,375   
  51,191      Ascom Holding AG (Registered) (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     838,868   
  4,140      Bachem Holding AG (Registered) Class B (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*     276,201   
  2,616     

Bobst Group SA (Registered)

(Capital Goods)

    142,894   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Switzerland – (continued)   
  2,098      dorma+kaba Holding AG (Registered) Class B (Commercial & Professional Services)   $ 1,362,397   
  898      Flughafen Zuerich AG (Registered) (Transportation)*     824,962   
  455      Forbo Holding AG (Registered) (Consumer Durables & Apparel)*     554,397   
  5,969     

Georg Fischer AG (Registered)

(Capital Goods)

    4,852,936   
  36,656      Lonza Group AG (Registered) (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*     6,113,795   
  1,050     

Mobimo Holding AG (Registered)

(Real Estate)*

    240,590   
  44,841      Nestle SA (Registered) (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     3,346,918   
  28,833      Novartis AG (Registered) (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     2,194,257   
  4,116      Partners Group Holding AG (Diversified Financials)     1,697,598   
  1,292     

Rieter Holding AG (Registered)

(Capital Goods)*

    267,821   
  73,269      Roche Holding AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     18,537,733   
  152     

Schweiter Technologies AG

(Capital Goods)

    143,772   
  626      Sika AG (Materials)     2,667,978   
  77,585      Swiss Re AG (Insurance)     6,895,646   
   

 

 

 
      64,379,250   

 

 

 
  United Kingdom – 15.3%   
  449,382      3i Group PLC (Diversified Financials)     3,116,947   
  150,521      Amec Foster Wheeler PLC (Energy)     1,090,714   
  212,741      Anglo American PLC (Materials)     2,379,566   
  15,831      AstraZeneca PLC (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     908,265   
  128,102      AstraZeneca PLC ADR (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)(a)     3,709,834   
  489,992      Beazley PLC (Insurance)*     2,335,450   
  86,853      Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     3,805,940   
  41,613      Booker Group PLC (Food & Staples Retailing)     98,678   
  314,403      BP PLC ADR (Energy)     10,557,653   
  276,790      British American Tobacco PLC (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     16,876,464   
  509,414      BT Group PLC (Telecommunication Services)     3,302,057   
  344,517      CNH Industrial NV (Capital Goods)(a)     2,648,607   
  9,710      Derwent London PLC (REIT)     466,684   
  10,070      Dialog Semiconductor PLC (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)*     351,206   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

    
Shares
    Description       
Value
 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  United Kingdom – (continued)   
  352,729      Dixons Carphone PLC (Retailing)   $ 2,195,720   
  235,946      GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     10,124,443   
  7,907      Hill & Smith Holdings PLC (Materials)     107,850   
  1,066,383      HSBC Holdings PLC (Banks)     7,066,788   
  110,241      Imperial Brands PLC (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     5,994,158   
  148,656      Inchcape PLC (Retailing)     1,474,519   
  628,965      Man Group PLC (Diversified Financials)     1,360,439   
  100,659      Meggitt PLC (Capital Goods)     605,198   
  14,406      Micro Focus International PLC (Software & Services)     322,226   
  56,381      National Grid PLC (Utilities)     804,478   
  183,097      Prudential PLC (Insurance)     3,614,249   
  102,714      Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (Household & Personal Products)     10,006,284   
  311,008      RELX NV (Media)     5,222,937   
  143,376      Severn Trent PLC (Utilities)     4,674,107   
  52,453      Unilever NV CVA (Household & Personal Products)     2,304,252   
  77,218      Unilever PLC (Household & Personal Products)     3,450,245   
  3,618      Unilever PLC ADR (Household & Personal Products)     162,304   
  105,587      William Hill PLC (Consumer Services)     483,411   
   

 

 

 
      111,621,673   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $663,003,023)   $ 696,140,290   

 

 

 

 

Shares   Description   Rate     Value  
Preferred Stocks – 0.9%   
Germany – 0.9%   
58,901   Henkel AG & Co.
KGaA (Household &
Personal Products)
    1.470   $ 6,727,604   
946   Sartorius AG (Health
Care Equipment &
Services)
    1.520        233,778   

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS     
(Cost $6,292,870)      $ 6,961,382   

 

 
Units   Description   Expiration
Month
    Value  
Right* – 0.0%   
Sweden – 0.0%     
15,238   Hemfosa Fastigheter
AB (Real Estate)
    05/16      $ 5,503   
(Cost $0)   

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES
LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
   
(Cost $669,295,893)      $ 703,107,175   

 

 

 

    
Shares
    Distribution
Rate
  Value  
  Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle(c)(d) – 3.4%   

 


 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Money Market Fund –


    FST Institutional Shares

  


  

  24,797,079      0.427%   $ 24,797,079   
  (Cost $24,797,079)   

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8%   
  (Cost $694,092,972)   $ 727,904,254   

 

 

 
 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 0.2%

    1,377,027   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 729,281,281   

 

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(b)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities may be deemed 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 $1,185,453, which represents approximately 0.2% of net assets as of April 30, 2016.

(c)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

(d)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on April 30, 2016.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

CVA

 

—Dutch Certification

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

XXXXXXXX

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
       Expiration
Date
     Current
Value
       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     187         June 2016      $ 6,374,482         $ (79,377

FTSE 100 Index

     34         June 2016        3,086,066           57,525   

Hang Seng Index

     2         May 2016        268,845           (4,973

MSCI Singapore Index

     9         May 2016        212,745           (4,851

SPI 200 Index

     13         June 2016        1,292,652           17,757   

TSE TOPIX Index

     24         June 2016        2,992,105           (52,929
TOTAL                                 $ (66,848

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP INSIGHTS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – 97.1%   
  Australia – 5.9%   
  2,063,553      Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Health Care Equipment & Services)   $ 3,065,321   
  551,927      BlueScope Steel Ltd. (Materials)     2,694,702   
  464,810      BT Investment Management Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     3,472,576   
  2,652,626      Investa Office Fund (REIT)     8,375,721   
  817,605      JB Hi-Fi Ltd. (Retailing)(a)     13,601,892   
  139,874      Macquarie Atlas Roads Group (Transportation)     515,530   
  213,850      Magellan Financial Group Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     3,469,026   
  1,084,690      Northern Star Resources Ltd. (Materials)     3,226,191   
  3,514,420      OZ Minerals Ltd. (Materials)     15,602,696   
  2,583,866      Pacific Brands Ltd. (Retailing)     2,233,032   
  858,590      Pact Group Holdings Ltd. (Materials)     3,363,150   
  2,052,316      Regis Resources Ltd. (Materials)     4,564,482   
  402,146      SAI Global Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)     1,111,094   
  1,968,575      Sandfire Resources NL (Materials)     8,801,864   
  1,504,185      St. Barbara Ltd. (Materials)*     2,676,615   
  3,359,126      The Star Entertainment Group Ltd. (Consumer Services)     14,343,384   
   

 

 

 
      91,117,276   

 

 

 
  Austria – 0.7%   
  385,993      BUWOG AG (Real Estate)*     8,125,697   
  22,652      Lenzing AG (Materials)     1,755,202   
  12,433      Porr AG (Capital Goods)     393,603   
  47,174      S IMMO AG (Real Estate)*     463,016   
   

 

 

 
      10,737,518   

 

 

 
  Belgium – 2.6%   
  399,433      Agfa-Gevaert NV (Health Care Equipment & Services)*     1,588,269   
  19,136      Barco NV (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     1,336,393   
  32,949      Befimmo SA (REIT)     2,203,722   
  146,828      Bekaert SA NV (Materials)     6,466,187   
  285,583      bpost SA (Transportation)     8,064,748   
  23,152      Cie d’Entreprises CFE (Capital Goods)     2,301,155   
  66,260      D’ieteren SA NV (Retailing)     2,939,173   
  48,619      Euronav NV (Energy)     535,496   
  329,828      Fagron (Health Care Equipment & Services)(a)     2,411,608   
  13,371      Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV (REIT)*     382,588   
  99,549      Melexis NV (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)(a)     5,509,422   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Belgium – (continued)   
  92,819      Tessenderlo Chemie NV (Materials)*   $ 3,194,532   
  40,868      Warehouses De Pauw SCA (REIT)     3,723,083   
   

 

 

 
      40,656,376   

 

 

 
  Bermuda – 0.2%   
  281,067      Hiscox Ltd. (Insurance)     3,704,672   

 

 

 
  Denmark – 2.2%   
  368,246      Bakkafrost P/F (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     13,026,578   
  121,336      NKT Holding A/S (Capital Goods)     6,917,901   
  50,770      PER Aarsleff A/S (Capital Goods)     1,403,102   
  213,439     

Royal Unibrew A/S (Food,

Beverage & Tobacco)

    9,643,411   
  24,541     

Schouw & Co. A/S (Food,

Beverage & Tobacco)

    1,435,474   
  113,399      Spar Nord Bank A/S (Banks)     925,865   
   

 

 

 
      33,352,331   

 

 

 
  Finland – 0.7%   
  76,364      Cramo OYJ (Capital Goods)     1,530,234   
  188,106      Ramirent OYJ (Capital Goods)     1,315,731   
  697,943      Sponda OYJ (Real Estate)     3,039,339   
  128,140      Tieto OYJ (Software & Services)     3,367,290   
  284,136      YIT OYJ (Capital Goods)(a)     1,939,829   
   

 

 

 
      11,192,423   

 

 

 
  France – 3.0%   
  15,704      Adocia (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*     1,115,758   
  260,970      Air France-KLM (Transportation)*(a)     2,338,067   
  24,541      Alten SA (Software & Services)     1,515,269   
  39,576      Assystem (Commercial & Professional Services)     1,026,872   
  20,806      Cegid Group SA (Software & Services)     1,472,318   
  225,599      Coface SA (Insurance)     1,822,301   
  116,078      Derichebourg SA (Commercial & Professional Services)     370,095   
  229,397      Elior Group (Commercial & Professional Services)(b)     4,931,129   
  10,603      Euler Hermes Group (Insurance)     1,007,982   
  11,796      Guerbet (Health Care Equipment & Services)     774,813   
  185,346      Havas SA (Media)     1,554,075   
  158,701      Innate Pharma SA (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*     2,296,321   
  100,996      IPSOS (Media)     3,011,561   
  164,029      Nexans SA (Capital Goods)*     7,630,897   
  10,649      Nexity SA (Real Estate)     570,797   
  146,070      Saft Groupe SA (Capital Goods)     4,537,960   
  1,121      Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Health Care Equipment & Services)     428,392   
  41,895      Technicolor SA (Registered) (Media)     287,369   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   35


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  France – (continued)   
  87,990     

UBISOFT Entertainment

(Software & Services)*

  $ 2,553,915   
  1,240,097      Vallourec SA (Energy)(a)     6,457,849   
  5,777      Vicat SA (Materials)     402,155   
   

 

 

 
      46,105,895   

 

 

 
  Germany – 6.8%   
  204,893      Aareal Bank AG (Banks)     7,294,216   
  4,156      Amadeus Fire AG (Commercial & Professional Services)     312,084   
  288,762      Aurubis AG (Materials)     15,693,106   
  28,121      Bechtle AG (Software & Services)     2,941,029   
  37,608      CENTROTEC Sustainable AG (Capital Goods)     622,261   
  94,624      Deutsche EuroShop AG (Real Estate)     4,414,942   
  39,202      Deutz AG (Capital Goods)     200,400   
  85,242      DIC Asset AG (Real Estate)     786,041   
  1,067,912      Evotec AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*     4,263,468   
  8,824      Freenet AG (Telecommunication Services)     270,115   
  190,324      Gerresheimer AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     14,194,663   
  23,168      Homag Group AG (Capital Goods)     954,761   
  55,397      Indus Holding AG (Capital Goods)     2,826,932   
  189,627     

Jenoptik AG (Technology

Hardware & Equipment)

    2,966,465   
  183,122      Kloeckner & Co. SE (Capital Goods)(a)     2,137,648   
  12,015      MorphoSys AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*     602,897   
  89,539      Nemetschek SE (Software & Services)     5,010,509   
  91,957      Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (Capital Goods)     9,904,680   
  41,098      Rheinmetall AG (Capital Goods)     3,219,914   
  377,676      Software AG (Software & Services)     14,458,366   
  8,080      STRATEC Biomedical AG (Health Care Equipment & Services)     462,970   
  30,306      Stroeer SE & Co KGaA (Media)(a)     1,495,030   
  636,777      TAG Immobilien AG (Real Estate)     8,466,857   
  50,780      Takkt AG (Retailing)     1,061,158   
   

 

 

 
      104,560,512   

 

 

 
  Hong Kong – 1.4%   
  1,862,000      Champion REIT (REIT)     996,669   
  406,400      Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd. (Banks)     2,777,248   
  1,165,000      Emperor Entertainment Hotel Ltd. (Consumer Services)     360,724   
  1,418,000      Emperor International Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     284,572   
  1,552,000      Giordano International Ltd. (Retailing)     701,145   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Hong Kong – (continued)   
  55,000      Great Eagle Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)   $ 222,789   
  22,899,000      G-Resources Group Ltd. (Materials)     526,085   
  1,460,000      Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     486,114   
  5,472,000      Haitong International Securities Group Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     3,149,323   
  3,127,000      Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)     1,093,883   
  236,000      NewOcean Energy Holdings Ltd. (Energy)     80,318   
  1,453,000      Samson Holding Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     166,528   
  5,570,000      Shun Tak Holdings Ltd. (Capital Goods)     1,852,767   
  1,662,208      SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)     2,747,808   
  607,000      Sunlight Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)     319,554   
  3,214,000      Texwinca Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     3,125,488   
  4,824,000      Truly International Holdings Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     1,883,361   
   

 

 

 
      20,774,376   

 

 

 
  Ireland – 0.8%   
  109,521      DCC PLC (Capital Goods)     9,713,977   
  76,774      Grafton Group PLC (Capital Goods)     776,306   
  320,500      Hibernia REIT PLC (REIT)     473,048   
  129,410      Irish Continental Group PLC (Transportation)     763,132   
   

 

 

 
      11,726,463   

 

 

 
  Israel – 0.4%   
  90,514      Amot Investments Ltd. (Real Estate)     328,514   
  175,101      Delek Automotive Systems Ltd. (Retailing)     1,626,612   
  15,218      IDI Insurance Co. Ltd. (Insurance)     794,334   
  323,001      Plus500 Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     2,789,672   
  285,468      Shufersal Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)     968,094   
   

 

 

 
      6,507,226   

 

 

 
  Italy – 6.1%   
  143,928      ACEA SpA (Utilities)     2,116,093   
  121,188      Ascopiave SpA (Utilities)     331,374   
  245,267      Astaldi SpA (Capital Goods)(a)     1,204,022   
  134,855      ASTM SpA (Transportation)     1,774,578   

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Italy – (continued)   
  102,146      Banca IFIS SpA (Diversified Financials)   $ 2,928,037   
  8,792,382      Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl (Banks)     6,691,246   
  2,324,754      Beni Stabili SpA SIIQ (REIT)     1,726,028   
  169,845      Biesse SpA (Capital Goods)     2,587,379   
  205,264      Buzzi Unicem SpA (Materials)     3,898,897   
  165,612      De’ Longhi SpA (Consumer Durables & Apparel)(a)     3,823,299   
  124,906      DiaSorin SpA (Health Care Equipment & Services)     7,301,556   
  17,854      Engineering SpA (Software & Services)     1,351,196   
  92,000      ERG SpA (Energy)     1,199,411   
  3,076,040      Hera SpA (Utilities)     9,265,118   
  3,178,855      Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione SIIQ SpA (REIT)     2,894,039   
  81,314      Interpump Group SpA (Capital Goods)     1,173,454   
  3,229,280      Iren SpA (Utilities)     5,979,718   
  243,625      La Doria SpA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     3,549,985   
  228,709      Maire Tecnimont SpA (Capital Goods)*     696,243   
  3,136,681      Mediaset SpA (Media)     14,170,464   
  295,866      Recordati SpA (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     7,528,587   
  10,158      Reply SpA (Software & Services)     1,445,785   
  203,302      Salini Impregilo SpA (Capital Goods)     891,668   
  3,812,761      Saras SpA (Energy)*(a)     6,659,699   
  263,053      Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi SpA (Transportation)     2,751,331   
   

 

 

 
      93,939,207   

 

 

 
  Japan – 32.4%   
  301,800      Accordia Golf Co. Ltd. (Consumer Services)     2,864,895   
  120,450      Achilles Corp. (Materials)     153,880   
  462,200      Aderans Co. Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)     2,323,822   
  5,672      Advance Residence Investment Corp. (REIT)     15,276,850   
  213,110      AOKI Holdings, Inc. (Retailing)     2,472,822   
  93,600      Aoyama Trading Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     3,489,837   
  144,600      Arcs Co. Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)     3,394,699   
  56,900      Artnature, Inc. (Household & Personal Products)     471,779   
  359,000      Asatsu-DK, Inc. (Media)     8,914,372   
  18,900      BML, Inc. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     805,547   
  9,600      C. Uyemura & Co. Ltd. (Materials)     408,745   
  84,400      Canon Electronics, Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     1,219,051   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Japan – (continued)   
  379,200      Canon Marketing Japan, Inc. (Retailing)   $ 6,796,128   
  88,500      Cawachi Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)     2,072,821   
  60,700      Century Tokyo Leasing Corp. (Diversified Financials)     2,063,983   
  41,500      Chiyoda Integre Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     829,758   
  172,000      Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd. (Materials)     1,218,488   
  36,200      Cocokara fine, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)     1,612,568   
  1,129,000      Daikyo, Inc. (Real Estate)     1,807,961   
  19,400      Daiseki Co. Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)     359,715   
  1,283      Daiwa House Residential Investment Corp. (REIT)     3,148,954   
  31,000      Daiwa Industries Ltd. (Capital Goods)     265,730   
  1,151,500      DCM Holdings Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     8,705,415   
  120,400      DeNA Co. Ltd. (Software & Services)     2,026,273   
  686,000      Denka Co. Ltd. (Materials)     2,887,759   
  38,300      Doshisha Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     719,108   
  243,100      Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Services)     4,267,928   
  159,300      DTS Corp. (Software & Services)     3,152,842   
  235,590      Duskin Co. Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)     4,286,538   
  28,500      Dydo Drinco, Inc. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     1,439,368   
  735,200      EDION Corp. (Retailing)(a)     5,948,664   
  51,300      Fields Corp. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     763,749   
  87,700      Foster Electric Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     1,824,830   
  383,400      Fuji Machine Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     3,937,291   
  19,700      Fuji Oil Holdings, Inc. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     366,456   
  71,400      Fuji Soft, Inc. (Software & Services)     1,619,391   
  669,000      Fujibo Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     1,300,573   
  76,310      Fujicco Co. Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     1,625,431   
  61,000      Fujikura Ltd. (Capital Goods)     295,683   
  20,400      Fujimi, Inc. (Materials)     270,362   
  50,500      Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     2,120,643   
  96,600      Geo Holdings Corp. (Retailing)     1,595,338   
  1,275      Global One Real Estate Investment Corp. (REIT)     5,295,523   
  386,000      Godo Steel Ltd. (Materials)     701,883   
  1,381,200      Gree, Inc. (Software & Services)     7,740,708   
  140,400      Happinet Corp. (Retailing)     1,172,335   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   37


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Japan – (continued)   
  60,300      Hazama Ando Corp. (Capital Goods)   $ 294,146   
  536,700      Heiwa Corp. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     11,273,767   
  142,800      Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     1,770,137   
  1,619      Heiwa Real Estate REIT, Inc. (REIT)     1,358,435   
  64,900      Hitachi Capital Corp. (Diversified Financials)     1,386,112   
  26,100      Hitachi Maxell Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     392,382   
  110,500      IBJ Leasing Co. Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     1,902,412   
  1,329      Ichigo Office REIT Investment (REIT)     1,029,141   
  102,800      Ines Corp. (Software & Services)     1,073,611   
  337      Invesco Office J-Reit, Inc. (REIT)     309,061   
  447,200      IT Holdings Corp. (Software & Services)     10,568,086   
  275,200      Jafco Co. Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     7,613,510   
  55,200      Japan Digital Laboratory Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     746,702   
  441,300      Japan Display, Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     844,733   
  712      Japan Logistics Fund, Inc. (REIT)     1,580,739   
  206,400      Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     804,200   
  245,000      J-Oil Mills, Inc. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     789,687   
  71,400      Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     3,900,806   
  1,279      Kenedix Retail REIT Corp. (REIT)*     3,372,948   
  111,600      Kenedix, Inc. (Real Estate)     476,978   
  214,100      Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     4,924,673   
  633,500      Kitz Corp. (Capital Goods)     2,567,877   
  59,760      Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd. (Software & Services)     930,074   
  202,100      Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd. (Retailing)(a)     3,447,109   
  413,700      Kokuyo Co. Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)     5,420,051   
  170,800      Komeri Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     4,283,091   
  154,000      Komori Corp. (Capital Goods)     1,810,775   
  268,000      Kurabo Industries Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     470,803   
  1,168,000      KYB Corp. (Automobiles & Components)     3,903,395   
  186,300      Kyokuto Securities Co. Ltd. (Diversified Financials)(a)     2,157,682   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Japan – (continued)   
  138,100      KYORIN Holdings, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)   $ 2,724,890   
  165,900      Kyowa Exeo Corp. (Capital Goods)     1,875,461   
  21,800      Lintec Corp. (Materials)     417,904   
  65,550      Macnica Fuji Electronics Holdings, Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     725,878   
  332,000      Maeda Road Construction Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     6,048,482   
  2,069,000      Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     12,430,423   
  36,300      Mandom Corp. (Household & Personal Products)     1,642,946   
  59,100      Maruwa Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     1,678,237   
  1,168,300      Marvelous, Inc. (Software & Services)(a)     9,493,984   
  183,100      Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co. Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)     8,962,171   
  176,500      Meiko Network Japan Co. Ltd. (Consumer Services)     1,946,629   
  90,600      Melco Holdings, Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     1,797,441   
  64,900      Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     622,865   
  284,300      Mirait Holdings Corp. (Capital Goods)     2,491,976   
  155,000      Mitsui Sugar Co. Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     699,110   
  43,300      Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     3,220,140   
  5,656      Mori Trust Sogo REIT, Inc. (REIT)     11,107,148   
  88,700      Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     657,612   
  125,600      NEC Networks & System Integration Corp. (Software & Services)     1,947,893   
  816,300      NET One Systems Co. Ltd. (Software & Services)     4,238,596   
  11,800      Nichiha Corp. (Capital Goods)     179,870   
  15,300      Nihon M&A Center, Inc. (Diversified Financials)     881,127   
  415,000      Nippon Flour Mills Co. Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     3,203,858   
  56,500      Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd. (Materials)     2,926,468   
  260,000      Nippon Thompson Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     938,238   
  627,800      Nipro Corp. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     6,115,685   
  1,164,000      Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     5,083,041   

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Japan – (continued)   
  107,000      Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd. (Materials)   $ 395,662   
  119,600      Nitto Kogyo Corp. (Capital Goods)     1,893,604   
  455,900      North Pacific Bank Ltd. (Banks)     1,155,796   
  189,900      NSD Co. Ltd. (Software & Services)     2,977,989   
  1,129,000      NTN Corp. (Capital Goods)     3,498,423   
  289,000      Okamura Corp. (Commercial & Professional Services)     2,672,253   
  183,000      Okasan Securities Group, Inc. (Diversified Financials)     965,672   
  1,943,000      OKUMA Corp. (Capital Goods)     15,158,612   
  232,900      Paltac Corp. (Retailing)     4,133,690   
  51,300      Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     1,908,301   
  122,400      Plenus Co. Ltd. (Consumer Services)     2,245,072   
  51,000      Riso Kagaku Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     795,584   
  1,289,400      Round One Corp. (Consumer Services)     7,567,598   
  95,000      Ryobi Ltd. (Capital Goods)     344,626   
  110,000      Sakai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. (Materials)     302,701   
  1,163,000      Sanyo Shokai Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     2,785,238   
  79,000      Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd. (Materials)     359,538   
  1,273,600      Seino Holdings Co. Ltd. (Transportation)     12,944,125   
  322,100      Shimachu Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     7,496,512   
  393,000      Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     1,418,097   
  680,400      Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     3,779,179   
  526,000      Shinmaywa Industries Ltd. (Capital Goods)     3,604,724   
  52,650      Showa Sangyo Co. Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     234,662   
  32,800      Sintokogio Ltd. (Capital Goods)     277,331   
  771,900      SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc. (Media)     4,109,076   
  124,200      Sodick Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     962,024   
  161,350      St. Marc Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Services)     4,364,782   
  13,600      Sumitomo Real Estate Sales Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     272,721   
  107,600      Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     923,217   
  660,100      Tadano Ltd. (Capital Goods)     6,299,005   
  117,700      Tamron Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     1,902,629   
  145,035      Tatsuta Electric Wire and Cable Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     455,318   
  7,500      Tenma Corp. (Materials)     111,649   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Japan – (continued)   
  156,900      The Nippon Signal Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)   $ 1,306,107   
  344,000      The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. (Materials)     2,075,819   
  2,798,000      The Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd. (Banks)     5,048,302   
  725,000      The Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     3,081,277   
  51,750      The Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc. (Utilities)     1,322,450   
  321,600      Toagosei Co. Ltd. (Materials)     2,900,344   
  15,100      Tocalo Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     271,625   
  295,900      Toho Holdings Co. Ltd. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     6,845,658   
  75,300      Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Inc. (Diversified Financials)     390,266   
  115,400      Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     2,393,147   
  838,800      Tokyotokeiba Co. Ltd. (Consumer Services)     1,685,157   
  5,687      Tokyu REIT, Inc. (REIT)     8,198,317   
  1,230      Top REIT, Inc. (REIT)     4,651,196   
  298,400      Toppan Forms Co. Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)     3,282,029   
  204,800      Tosei Corp. (Real Estate)     1,434,043   
  2,524,000      Tosoh Corp. (Materials)     11,536,630   
  219,350      Toyo Securities Co. Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     507,831   
  590,000      Tsubakimoto Chain Co. (Capital Goods)     3,847,766   
  297,700      Tsumura & Co. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     7,660,664   
  43,600      TV Asahi Holdings Corp. (Media)     724,060   
  1,440,000      Ube Industries Ltd. (Materials)     2,734,976   
  1,267,300      UNY Group Holdings Co. Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)     9,248,404   
  86,600      Wacom Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)(a)     360,001   
  122,400      Wakita & Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     849,300   
  43,200      Warabeya Nichiyo Co. Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     807,868   
  132,000      Xebio Holdings Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     2,105,480   
  414,600      Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. (Materials)     9,732,535   
  41,600      Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd. (Materials)     939,200   
  90,100      Yorozu Corp. (Automobiles & Components)     1,802,895   
   

 

 

 
      497,556,449   

 

 

 
  Jersey – 0.3%   
  2,807,764      Petra Diamonds Ltd. (Materials)     4,841,026   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   39


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Luxembourg – 1.8%   
  369,446      Aperam SA (Materials)(a)   $ 14,544,142   
  14,834      Eurofins Scientific SE (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     5,503,797   
  1,676,006      Regus PLC (Commercial & Professional Services)     7,171,144   
   

 

 

 
      27,219,083   

 

 

 
  Netherlands – 2.5%   
  8,600      Accell Group (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     182,259   
  30,584      Arcadis NV (Capital Goods)     524,236   
  280,932      ASM International NV (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)(a)     11,475,432   
  470,909      BE Semiconductor Industries NV (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     14,185,371   
  204,091      Corbion NV (Materials)     5,213,085   
  3,384      Eurocommercial Properties NV CVA (Real Estate)     158,042   
  8,710      Euronext NV (Diversified Financials)(b)     368,188   
  208,848      NSI NV (REIT)     992,604   
  349,050      SNS REAAL NV (Diversified Financials)*(a)       
  27,020      TKH Group NV CVA (Capital Goods)     1,068,266   
  72,479      Vastned Retail NV (REIT)     3,192,376   
  95,248      Wessanen (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     983,646   
   

 

 

 
      38,343,505   

 

 

 
  New Zealand – 0.4%   
  2,632,558      Air New Zealand Ltd. (Transportation)     4,517,075   
  576,986      Nuplex Industries Ltd. (Materials)     2,119,928   
   

 

 

 
      6,637,003   

 

 

 
  Norway – 1.3%   
  112,313      Atea ASA (Software & Services)     1,053,732   
  288,528      Austevoll Seafood ASA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     2,427,404   
  224,650      Borregaard ASA (Materials)     1,681,433   
  114,273      Leroy Seafood Group ASA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     5,577,089   
  325,016      Salmar ASA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     8,075,611   
  187,320      SpareBank 1 SMN (Banks)     1,151,799   
   

 

 

 
      19,967,068   

 

 

 
  Portugal – 0.4%   
  815,928      Altri SGPS SA (Materials)     3,178,584   
  958,770      REN – Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA (Utilities)     2,875,413   
   

 

 

 
      6,053,997   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Singapore – 0.8%   
  410,600      Asian Pay Television Trust (Media)   $ 182,897   
  785,000      Indofood Agri Resources Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     311,598   
  1,155,000      United Engineers Ltd. (Capital Goods)*     2,003,844   
  1,035,000      Venture Corp. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     6,436,265   
  382,700      Wing Tai Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     532,702   
  2,462,310      Yanlord Land Group Ltd. (Real Estate)     2,212,525   
   

 

 

 
      11,679,831   

 

 

 
  Spain – 2.5%   
  207,013      Almirall SA (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     3,407,866   
  517,199      Ebro Foods SA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     11,735,303   
  646,393      Ence Energia y Celulosa SA (Materials)     1,870,375   
  301,824      Faes Farma SA (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     951,152   
  149,293      Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA (Capital Goods)     2,948,233   
  173,753      Lar Espana Real Estate Socimi SA (REIT)*     1,787,022   
  30,191      Let’s GOWEX SA (Telecommunication Services)*(a)       
  8,645      Miquel y Costas & Miquel SA (Materials)     353,644   
  88,715      Papeles y Cartones de Europa SA (Materials)     550,322   
  1,051,487      Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA (Commercial & Professional Services)     6,091,057   
  147,717      Viscofan SA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     8,298,457   
   

 

 

 
      37,993,431   

 

 

 
  Sweden – 5.2%   
  330,482      Betsson AB (Consumer Services)*     4,473,319   
  417,322      Byggmax Group AB (Retailing)     3,381,352   
  683,406      Castellum AB (Real Estate)(a)     10,947,167   
  84,601      Dios Fastigheter AB (Real Estate)(a)     619,122   
  10,612      Duni AB (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     154,532   
  252,776      Fabege AB (Real Estate)     4,221,197   
  410,288      Fastighets AB Balder Class B (Real Estate)*     10,465,256   
  378,422      Granges AB (Materials)     2,794,071   
  60,019      Haldex AB (Capital Goods)*     508,776   
  483,257      Hemfosa Fastigheter AB (Real Estate)(a)     5,041,326   
  252,576      Intrum Justitia AB (Commercial & Professional Services)     9,079,201   
  289,603      Inwido AB (Capital Goods)     3,648,523   

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Sweden – (continued)   
  381,372      Klovern AB Class B (Real Estate)(a)   $ 448,194   
  408,114      Kungsleden AB (Real Estate)(a)     2,809,294   
  180,671      Loomis AB Class B (Commercial & Professional Services)(a)     5,018,534   
  155,590      Mycronic AB (Technology Hardware & Equipment)(a)     1,216,776   
  23,182      NetEnt AB (Software & Services)*     1,459,860   
  128,333      Nobia AB (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     1,465,545   
  85,789      Nolato AB Class B (Capital Goods)(a)     2,318,905   
  33,113      Peab AB (Capital Goods)     276,721   
  8,413      SkiStar AB (Consumer Services)     116,812   
  362,830      SSAB AB Class A (Materials)*(a)     1,528,718   
  559,187      SSAB AB Class B (Materials)*(a)     1,940,971   
  262,558      Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB (Real Estate)(a)     5,334,677   
   

 

 

 
      79,268,849   

 

 

 
  Switzerland – 4.7%   
  64,018      Ascom Holding AG (Registered) (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     1,049,064   
  4,455      Autoneum Holding AG (Automobiles & Components)     1,063,995   
  11,795      Bobst Group SA (Registered) (Capital Goods)     644,280   
  2,352      Burckhardt Compression Holding AG (Capital Goods)     838,350   
  12,348      Daetwyler Holding AG (Capital Goods)     1,836,953   
  14,192      dorma+kaba Holding AG (Registered) Class B (Commercial & Professional Services)     9,215,982   
  3,368      Emmi AG (Registered) (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)*     2,019,060   
  6,824      Forbo Holding AG (Registered) (Consumer Durables & Apparel)*     8,314,739   
  22,367      Georg Fischer AG (Registered) (Capital Goods)     18,184,891   
  20,836      Kardex AG (Registered) (Capital Goods)*     1,681,694   
  2,752      Komax Holding AG (Registered) (Capital Goods)*     608,574   
  25,170      Mobimo Holding AG (Registered) (Real Estate)*     5,767,298   
  233,471      Oriflame Holding AG (Household & Personal Products)*(a)     4,701,064   
  16,255      Rieter Holding AG (Registered) (Capital Goods)*     3,369,528   
  2,001      Schweiter Technologies AG (Capital Goods)     1,892,684   
  3,970      Siegfried Holding AG (Registered) (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*     744,918   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Switzerland – (continued)   
  38,887      Tecan AG (Registered) (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)   $ 5,405,286   
  23,030      Valiant Holding AG (Registered) (Banks)     2,555,513   
  39,345      Zehnder Group AG (Capital Goods)*     1,664,600   
   

 

 

 
      71,558,473   

 

 

 
  United Kingdom – 14.0%   
  145,681      Abcam PLC (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     1,260,244   
  1,688,352      Amec Foster Wheeler PLC (Energy)     12,234,238   
  63,239      Ashmore Group PLC (Diversified Financials)(a)     284,200   
  1,245,884      Beazley PLC (Insurance)*     5,938,261   
  47,724      Bellway PLC (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     1,708,865   
  302,586      Berendsen PLC (Commercial & Professional Services)     5,227,984   
  191,048      Bodycote PLC (Capital Goods)     1,667,787   
  4,861,641      Booker Group PLC (Food & Staples Retailing)     11,528,553   
  409,560      Britvic PLC (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     4,219,424   
  132,311      Carillion PLC (Capital Goods)     569,487   
  326,625      Dart Group PLC (Transportation)     2,980,414   
  1,494,248      Debenhams PLC (Retailing)     1,716,070   
  64,315      Derwent London PLC (REIT)     3,091,119   
  44,743      Dialog Semiconductor PLC (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)*     1,560,477   
  38,667      Domino’s Pizza Group PLC (Consumer Services)     519,864   
  136,055      esure Group PLC (Insurance)     533,571   
  168,115      Foxtons Group PLC (Real Estate)     354,952   
  311,019      Galliford Try PLC (Capital Goods)     5,814,141   
  1,755,112      Globo PLC (Software & Services)*(a)       
  806,923      Great Portland Estates PLC (REIT)     8,947,336   
  359,946      Greggs PLC (Food & Staples Retailing)     5,444,457   
  1,240,646      Hansteen Holdings PLC (REIT)     1,881,655   
  1,502,443      Henderson Group PLC (Diversified Financials)     5,624,601   
  69,625      Hunting PLC (Energy)     374,227   
  702,525      IG Group Holdings PLC (Diversified Financials)     7,948,449   
  1,351,709      Inchcape PLC (Retailing)     13,407,602   
  1,564,881      Indivior PLC (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     3,685,111   
  973,611      Intermediate Capital Group PLC (Diversified Financials)     8,752,534   
  1,364,697      John Wood Group PLC (Energy)     12,484,352   
  324,388      KAZ Minerals PLC (Materials)*(a)     813,261   
  69,149      Keller Group PLC (Capital Goods)     892,662   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   41


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  United Kingdom – (continued)   
  196,417      Lancashire Holdings Ltd. (Insurance)   $ 1,578,764   
  2,337,613      LondonMetric Property PLC (REIT)     5,416,908   
  100,221      Lonmin PLC (Materials)*     275,854   
  3,677,145      Man Group PLC (Diversified Financials)     7,953,590   
  670,731      Melrose Industries PLC (Capital Goods)     3,664,814   
  616,806      Micro Focus International PLC (Software & Services)     13,796,398   
  611,421      Mitie Group PLC (Commercial & Professional Services)     2,428,136   
  1,177,455      Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC (Software & Services)     5,408,779   
  65,290      Morgan Advanced Materials PLC (Capital Goods)     225,045   
  193,491      OneSavings Bank PLC (Banks)     810,556   
  983,925      Ophir Energy PLC (Energy)*     1,087,565   
  494,384      Premier Oil PLC (Energy)*     534,944   
  2,849,848      QinetiQ Group PLC (Capital Goods)     9,333,484   
  293,818      Rentokil Initial PLC (Commercial & Professional Services)     757,160   
  349,345      Safestore Holdings PLC (REIT)     1,731,973   
  407,732      Savills PLC (Real Estate)     4,422,424   
  178,723      Spectris PLC (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     4,768,222   
  365,811      Subsea 7 SA (Energy)*     3,356,394   
  33,556      SVG Capital PLC (Diversified Financials)*     252,918   
  569,268      Synthomer PLC (Materials)     2,899,863   
  544,163      The Paragon Group of Cos. PLC (Banks)     2,366,185   
  528,132      Tullett Prebon PLC (Diversified Financials)     2,618,283   
  94,583      Workspace Group PLC (REIT)     1,154,971   
  268,776      WS Atkins PLC (Commercial & Professional Services)     5,244,693   
  18,213      Zeal Network SE (Consumer Services)     844,311   
   

 

 

 
      214,398,132   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $1,398,976,110)   $ 1,489,891,122   

 

 

 
Shares     Distribution
Rate
  Value  
  Investment Company(c)(d) – 0.1%   

 
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – FST
Institutional Shares

  
  

  1,700,138      0.278%   $ 1,700,138   
  (Cost $1,700,138)  

 

 

 

 

Units     Description   Expiration
Month
    Value  
  Right*(a) – 0.0%           
  Sweden – 0.0%     
  483,257      Hemfosa Fastigheter AB (Real Estate)     05/16      $ 174,517   
  (Cost $0)    

 

 

 
     
  Warrant* – 0.0%           
  France – 0.0%     
  9,966      Societe de la Tour Eiffel (Real Estate)     07/16      $ 2,967   
  (Cost $0)    

 

 

 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES
LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
  
  (Cost $1,400,676,248)     $ 1,491,768,744   

 

 

 

 

     Shares     Distribution
Rate
  Value  
  Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle(c)(d) – 6.0%   

 
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Money Market Fund – FST
Institutional Shares

  
  

  91,779,427      0.427%   $ 91,779,427   
  (Cost $91,779,427)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 103.2%  
  (Cost $1,492,455,675)   $ 1,583,548,171   

 

 

 
 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF

    OTHER ASSETS – (3.2)%

    (48,623,609

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 1,534,924,562   

 

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(b)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities may be deemed 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 $5,299,317, which represents approximately 0.3% of net assets as of April 30, 2016.

(c)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

(d)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on April 30, 2016.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

CVA

 

—Dutch Certification

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP INSIGHTS FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
       Expiration
Date
     Current
Value
       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     273         June 2016      $ 9,306,062         $ 63,242   

FTSE 100 Index

     53         June 2016        4,810,632           84,357   

Hang Seng Index

     7         May 2016        940,956           (17,414

MSCI Singapore Index

     22         May 2016        520,043           (11,862

SPI 200 Index

     22         June 2016        2,187,565           67,178   

TSE TOPIX Index

     49         June 2016        6,108,882           (119,732
TOTAL                                 $ 65,769   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

       

Emerging Markets
Equity Insights

Fund

    

International

Equity Insights

Fund

    

International

Small Cap Insights

Fund

 
  Assets:   
 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $688,387,024, $669,295,893 and
$1,398,976,110)(a)

  $ 736,003,387       $ 703,107,175       $ 1,490,068,606   
 

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $0, $0 and $1,700,138)

                    1,700,138   
 

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

    2,728,800         24,797,079         91,779,427   
 

Cash

    37,074,881                 72,642   
 

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $11,794,991, $2,480,394 and $30,426,820)

    11,819,112         2,544,347         31,018,117   
 

Receivables:

       
 

Investments sold

    28,724,197         42,335,247         27,912,121   
 

Fund shares sold

    1,629,138         652,503         4,176,997   
 

Dividends

    479,192         4,058,043         7,962,614   
 

Foreign tax reclaims

    139,337         1,185,091         1,144,780   
 

Securities lending income

    4,292         96,383         209,883   
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(b)

            1,424,853         1,706,662   
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

            105,498         328,555   
 

Other assets

            53,653         11,207   
  Total assets     818,602,336         780,359,872         1,658,091,749   
         
  Liabilities:        
 

Variation margin on certain derivative contracts

            206,929         301,278   
 

Payables:

       
 

Investments purchased

    70,435,723         23,702,979         26,505,317   
 

Payable upon return of securities loaned

    2,728,800         24,797,079         91,779,427   
 

Management fees

    591,345         501,135         1,058,512   
 

Fund shares redeemed

    480,841         405,016         3,002,044   
 

Foreign capital gains taxes

    147,484                   
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    38,454         59,375         185,495   
 

Due to custodian

            1,260,447           
 

Accrued expenses

    245,008         145,631         335,114   
  Total liabilities     74,667,655         51,078,591         123,167,187   
         
  Net Assets:        
 

Paid-in capital

    796,775,781         2,068,992,011         1,445,721,260   
 

Undistributed net investment income

    277,245         4,171,576         4,485,968   
 

Accumulated net realized loss

    (100,542,798      (1,377,998,155      (7,367,685
 

Net unrealized gain

    47,424,453         34,115,849         92,085,019   
    NET ASSETS   $ 743,934,681       $ 729,281,281       $ 1,534,924,562   
   

Net Assets:

         
   

Class A

  $ 40,381,976       $ 86,454,321       $ 244,622,415   
   

Class C

    1,012,167         5,447,266         49,295,749   
   

Institutional

    693,597,539         634,032,603         1,164,358,816   
   

Service

            1,666,181           
   

Class IR

    1,837,172         1,167,948         73,650,050   
   

Class R

    6,993,271         503,351           
   

Class R6

    112,556         9,611         2,997,532   
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 743,934,681       $ 729,281,281       $ 1,534,924,562   
   

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

         
   

Class A

    5,165,224         8,332,349         23,320,658   
   

Class C

    130,346         533,845         4,840,593   
   

Institutional

    88,916,395         59,583,669         110,954,206   
   

Service

            159,070           
   

Class IR

    235,609         114,544         7,044,508   
   

Class R

    903,691         49,573           
   

Class R6

    14,433         903         285,266   
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:(c)

         
   

Class A

    $7.82         $10.38         $10.49   
   

Class C

    7.77         10.20         10.18   
   

Institutional

    7.80         10.64         10.49   
   

Service

            10.47           
   

Class IR

    7.80         10.20         10.45   
   

Class R

    7.74         10.15           
   

Class R6

    7.80         10.64         10.51   

 

  (a)   Includes loaned securities having a market value of $2,761,409, $23,443,669 and $86,708,498 for the Emerging Markets Equity Insights, International Equity Insights and International Small Cap Insights Funds, respectively.
  (b)   Includes amount segregated for initial margin and/or collateral on futures transactions of $1,424,853 and $1,706,662, respectively for the International Equity Insights and International Small Cap Insights Funds.
  (c)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the Emerging Markets Equity Insights, International Equity Insights and International Small Cap Insights Funds is $8.28, $10.98 and $11.10, 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 NAV or the original purchase price of the shares.

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

       

Emerging Markets

Equity Insights

Fund

     International
Equity Insights
Fund
    

International

Small Cap Insights
Fund

 
  Investment income:        
 

Dividends — affiliated issuer (net of foreign taxes withheld of $516,266, $943,091 and $1,997,478)

  $ 4,980,214       $ 10,462,649       $ 17,689,680   
 

Dividend — affiliated issuer

                    11,521   
 

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

    96,351         196,122         648,532   
  Total investment income     5,076,565         10,658,771         18,349,733   
         
  Expenses:        
 

Management fees

    2,534,172         3,002,694         5,642,650   
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    401,721         152,421         374,112   
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    134,685         205,218         505,896   
 

Registration fees

    79,524         79,812         141,326   
 

Distribution and Service fees(a)

    64,181         122,367         487,696   
 

Printing and mailing costs

    52,759         24,892         101,435   
 

Trustee fees

    12,100         12,395         12,836   
 

Professional fees

    7,818         51,513         61,024   
 

Service share fees — Service Plan

            1,989           
 

Service share fees — Shareholder Administration Plan

            1,989           
 

Other

    27,082         34,660         49,577   
  Total expenses     3,314,042         3,689,950         7,376,552   
 

Less — expense reductions

    (248,284      (487,427      (659,938
  Net expenses     3,065,758         3,202,523         6,716,614   
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     2,010,807         7,456,248         11,633,119   
         
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):        
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       
 

Investments

    (43,516,749      (20,014,224      4,770,623   
 

Futures contracts

            (1,433,941      (1,593,951
 

Foreign currency transactions

    (617,071      884,621         (571,441
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

       
 

Investments (including the effects of the net change in the foreign capital gains tax liability of $203,371, $0 and $0)

    38,374,166         14,150,144         32,049,926   
 

Futures contracts

            (490,974      (1,688,234
 

Foreign currency translation

    276,344         770,034         1,119,868   
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (5,483,310      (6,134,340      34,086,791   
  NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (3,472,503    $ 1,321,908       $ 45,719,910   

 

  (a)   Class specific Distribution and Service, and Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

     Distribution and Service Fees      Transfer Agency Fees  

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class R

    

Class A

    

Class C

    

Institutional

    

Service

    

Class IR

    

Class R

    

Class R6

 

Emerging Markets Equity Insights

   $ 45,882       $ 4,762       $ 13,537       $ 34,871       $ 905       $ 92,474       $       $ 1,287       $ 5,144       $ 4   

International Equity Insights

     98,087         23,997         283         74,547         4,559         124,064         318         983         746         1   

International Small Cap Insights

     276,841         210,855                 210,443         40,062         201,207                 54,075                 109   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

        Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund  
        For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    

For the Fiscal

Year Ended
October 31, 2015

 
  From operations:     
 

Net investment income

  $ 2,010,807       $ 10,586,672   
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (44,133,820      (53,580,965
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    38,650,510         (25,465,209
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (3,472,503      (68,459,502
      
  Distributions to shareholders:     
 

From net investment income

    
 

Class A Shares

    (333,631      (540,220
 

Class C Shares

    (1,954      (4,206
 

Institutional Shares

    (5,711,198      (11,716,286
 

Service Shares

              
 

Class IR Shares

    (13,689      (11,352
 

Class R Shares

    (42,141      (21,187
 

Class R6 Shares

    (121        
 

From net realized gains

    
 

Class A Shares

            (300,785
 

Class C Shares

            (6,674
 

Institutional Shares

            (5,218,737
 

Class IR Shares

            (5,790
 

Class R Shares

            (10,409
  Total distributions to shareholders     (6,102,734      (17,835,646
      
  From share transactions:     
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    372,609,078         233,575,432   
 

Proceeds received in connection with merger

              
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    6,068,454         17,524,245   
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (177,567,066      (314,048,730
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     201,110,466         (62,949,053
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     191,535,229         (149,244,201
      
  Net assets:     
 

Beginning of period

    552,399,452         701,643,653   
 

End of period

  $ 743,934,681       $ 552,399,452   
  Undistributed net investment income   $ 277,245       $ 4,369,172   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUNDS

 

    International Equity Insights Fund         International Small Cap Insights Fund  
   

For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
October 31, 2015
       

For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
             
  $ 7,456,248        $ 15,346,268        $ 11,633,119        $ 17,665,996   
    (20,563,544       (20,975,277       2,605,231          (6,256,157
    14,429,204            22,207,615            31,481,560            39,964,817   
    1,321,908            16,578,606            45,719,910            51,374,656   
             
             
             
    (836,569       (3,035,885       (2,985,588       (2,355,924
    (29,349       (98,011       (363,016       (229,064
    (8,419,997       (29,792,716       (15,775,913       (13,054,172
    (16,104       (85,003                  
    (17,727       (11,495       (847,395       (400,411
    (3,210       (6,273                  
    (139                (3,693         
             
                               (1,419,007
                               (191,500
                               (6,378,743
                               (208,754
                                       
    (9,323,095         (33,029,383         (19,975,605         (24,237,575
             
             
    194,991,344          204,211,026          457,173,067          618,521,766   
                      124,352,810            
    9,272,014          32,820,575          17,136,594          20,405,481   
    (195,892,632         (320,374,840         (261,297,607         (345,845,914
    8,370,726            (83,343,239         337,364,864            293,081,333   
    369,539            (99,794,016         363,109,169            320,218,414   
             
             
    728,911,742            828,705,758            1,171,815,393            851,596,979   
  $ 729,281,281          $ 728,911,742          $ 1,534,924,562          $ 1,171,815,393   
  $ 4,171,576          $ 6,038,423          $ 4,485,968          $ 12,828,454   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INSIGHTS 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
     Total
distributions
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2016 - A

  $ 7.92       $ 0.02       $ (0.05    $ (0.03    $ (0.07    $       $ (0.07
 

2016 - C

    7.84         (0.01      (0.05      (0.06      (0.01              (0.01
 

2016 - Institutional

    7.91         0.03         (0.04      (0.01      (0.10              (0.10
 

2016 - IR

    7.91         0.03         (0.05      (0.02      (0.09              (0.09
 

2016 - R

    7.84         0.01         (0.04      (0.03      (0.07              (0.07
 

2016 - R6

    7.91         0.05         (0.06      (0.01      (0.10              (0.10
                     
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,   
 

2015 - A

    8.99         0.11         (0.98      (0.87      (0.13      (0.07      (0.20
 

2015 - C

    8.88         0.05         (0.98      (0.93      (0.04      (0.07      (0.11
 

2015 - Institutional

    8.98         0.14         (0.98      (0.84      (0.16      (0.07      (0.23
 

2015 - IR

    8.97         0.14         (0.99      (0.85      (0.14      (0.07      (0.21
 

2015 - R

    8.94         0.09         (0.98      (0.89      (0.14      (0.07      (0.21
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

    8.40         0.01         (0.50      (0.49                        
 

2014 - A

    8.95         0.14         (0.02      0.12         (0.08              (0.08
 

2014 - C

    8.90         0.07         (0.01      0.06         (0.08              (0.08
 

2014 - Institutional

    8.95         0.17         (0.02      0.15         (0.12              (0.12
 

2014 - IR

    8.94         0.13         0.02         0.15         (0.12              (0.12
 

2014 - R (Commenced February 28, 2014)

    8.26         0.02         0.66         0.68                           
 

2013 - A

    8.40         0.07         0.60         0.67         (0.12              (0.12
 

2013 - C

    8.36         0.04         0.55         0.59         (0.05              (0.05
 

2013 - Institutional

    8.40         0.16         0.53         0.69         (0.14              (0.14
 

2013 - IR

    8.39         0.14         0.54         0.68         (0.13              (0.13
 

2012 - A

    8.08         0.13         0.28         0.41         (0.09              (0.09
 

2012 - C

    8.00         0.08         0.28         0.36                           
 

2012 - Institutional

    8.12         0.16         0.28         0.44         (0.16              (0.16
 

2012 - IR

    8.11         0.25         0.18         0.43         (0.15              (0.15
 

2011 - A

    8.91         0.11         (0.87      (0.76      (0.07              (0.07
 

2011 - C

    8.82         (e)       (0.81      (0.81      (0.01              (0.01
 

2011 - Institutional

    8.96         0.16         (0.88      (0.72      (0.12              (0.12
 

2011 - IR

    8.98         0.15         (0.90      (0.75      (0.12              (0.12

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value 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. 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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INSIGHTS 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)
 
                         
  $ 7.82          (0.36 )%      $ 40,382          1.57 %(d)        1.69 %(d)        0.46 %(d)        122
    7.77          (0.70       1,012          2.32 (d)        2.44 (d)        (0.33 )(d)        122   
    7.80          (0.10       693,598          1.17 (d)        1.27 (d)        0.83 (d)        122   
    7.80          (0.19       1,837          1.32 (d)        1.43 (d)        0.78 (d)        122   
    7.74          (0.41       6,993          1.82 (d)        1.93 (d)        0.25 (d)        122   
    7.80          (0.06       113          1.14 (d)        1.17 (d)        1.32 (d)        122   
                         
                         
    7.92          (9.84       37,307          1.58          1.67          1.30          199   
    7.84          (10.50       1,053          2.33          2.42          0.60          199   
    7.91          (9.52       508,685          1.18          1.27          1.69          199   
    7.91          (9.63       798          1.33          1.42          1.63          199   
    7.84          (10.06       4,547          1.83          1.93          1.10          199   
    7.91            (5.83         9            1.17 (d)          1.28 (d)          0.59 (d)          199   
    8.99          1.38          37,905          1.58          1.66          1.59          180   
    8.88          0.66          944          2.33          2.41          0.80          180   
    8.98          1.65          660,922          1.18          1.26          1.95          180   
    8.97          1.70          875          1.34          1.39          1.47          180   
    8.94            8.23            998            1.82 (d)          2.07 (d)          0.31 (d)          180   
    8.95          8.00          24,758          1.52          1.65          0.82          249   
    8.90          7.02          989          2.31          2.48          0.51          249   
    8.95          8.41          556,434          1.14          1.27          1.87          249   
    8.94            8.16            1,649            1.32            1.50            1.59            249   
    8.40          5.26          50,760          1.45          1.69          1.58          180   
    8.36          4.49          228          2.20          2.46          0.97          180   
    8.40          5.68          464,180          1.05          1.30          1.98          180   
    8.39            5.48            118            1.20            1.41            3.06            180   
    8.08          (8.58       17,089          1.45          1.71          1.17          200   
    8.00          (9.23       207          2.20          2.46          0.01          200   
    8.12          (8.19       273,027          1.05          1.31          1.75          200   
    8.11            (8.54         1            1.20            1.46            1.67            200   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS 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 APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)      
 

2016 - A

  $ 10.54       $ 0.09       $ (0.14    $ (0.05    $ (0.11
 

2016 - C

    10.36         0.05         (0.15      (0.10      (0.06
 

2016 - Institutional

    10.83         0.11         (0.15      (0.04      (0.15
 

2016 - Service

    10.64         0.08         (0.15      (0.07      (0.10
 

2016 - IR

    10.38         0.09         (0.13      (0.04      (0.14
 

2016 - R

    10.34         0.10         (0.17      (0.07      (0.12
 

2016 - R6

    10.83         0.11         (0.14      (0.03      (0.16
               
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,      
 

2015 - A

    10.69         0.18         0.08         0.26         (0.41
 

2015 - C

    10.51         0.10         0.08         0.18         (0.33
 

2015 - Institutional

    10.97         0.22         0.09         0.31         (0.45
 

2015 - Service

    10.76         0.16         0.09         0.25         (0.37
 

2015 - IR

    10.53         0.16         0.12         0.28         (0.43
 

2015 - R

    10.52         0.14         0.09         0.23         (0.41
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

    11.23         0.04         (0.44      (0.40        
 

2014 - A

    10.99         0.37 (e)       (0.39      (0.02      (0.28
 

2014 - C

    10.83         0.28 (e)       (0.37      (0.09      (0.23
 

2014 - Institutional

    11.29         0.42 (e)       (0.40      0.02         (0.34
 

2014 - Service

    11.06         0.35 (e)       (0.37      (0.02      (0.28
 

2014 - IR

    10.86         0.38 (e)       (0.38      (f)       (0.33
 

2014 - R

    10.85         0.34 (e)       (0.38      (0.04      (0.29
 

2013 - A

    9.00         0.19         2.11         2.30         (0.31
 

2013 - C

    8.87         0.16         2.04         2.20         (0.24
 

2013 - Institutional

    9.25         0.30         2.09         2.39         (0.35
 

2013 - Service

    9.06         0.22         2.08         2.30         (0.30
 

2013 - IR

    8.91         0.22         2.08         2.30         (0.35
 

2013 - R

    8.88         0.21         2.04         2.25         (0.28
 

2012 - A

    9.02         0.19         0.21         0.40         (0.42
 

2012 - C

    8.89         0.13         0.20         0.33         (0.35
 

2012 - Institutional

    9.27         0.24         0.21         0.45         (0.47
 

2012 - Service

    9.08         0.18         0.21         0.39         (0.41
 

2012 - IR

    8.97         0.20         0.21         0.41         (0.47
 

2012 - R

    8.93         0.17         0.20         0.37         (0.42
 

2011 - A

    10.21         0.28         (1.26      (0.98      (0.21
 

2011 - C

    10.06         0.19         (1.23      (1.04      (0.13
 

2011 - Institutional

    10.49         0.33         (1.30      (0.97      (0.25
 

2011 - Service

    10.27         0.27         (1.27      (1.00      (0.19
 

2011 - IR

    10.15         0.23         (1.18      (0.95      (0.23
 

2011 - R

    10.12         0.19         (1.18      (0.99      (0.20

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value 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)   Reflects income recognized from a corporate action which amounted to $0.13 per share and 1.18% of average net assets.
  (f)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS 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)
 
                         
  $ 10.38          (0.46 )%      $ 86,454          1.25 %(d)        1.39 %(d)        1.77 %(d)        89
    10.20          (0.95       5,447          2.00 (d)        2.14 (d)        1.02 (d)        89   
    10.64          (0.34       634,033          0.85 (d)        0.99 (d)        2.17 (d)        89   
    10.47          (0.65       1,666          1.35 (d)        1.49 (d)        1.56 (d)        89   
    10.20          (0.34       1,168          1.00 (d)        1.14 (d)        1.90 (d)        89   
    10.15          (0.70       503          1.50 (d)        1.65 (d)        2.05 (d)        89   
    10.64          (0.31       10          0.84 (d)        0.94 (d)        2.10 (d)        89   
                         
                         
    10.54          2.58          78,527          1.27          1.37          1.70          154   
    10.36          1.82          4,409          2.01          2.12          0.93          154   
    10.83          3.05          642,473          0.87          0.97          2.08          154   
    10.64          2.48          1,641          1.37          1.47          1.51          154   
    10.38          2.85          1,666          1.01          1.13          1.54          154   
    10.34          2.32          186          1.52          1.62          1.33          154   
    10.83            (3.56         10            0.84 (d)          0.93 (d)          1.56 (d)          154   
    10.69          (0.14       79,214          1.29          1.36          3.31 (e)        142   
    10.51          (0.85       3,054          2.04          2.11          2.61 (e)        142   
    10.97          0.22          742,016          0.89          0.96          3.74 (e)        142   
    10.76          (0.17       2,779          1.39          1.45          3.17 (e)        142   
    10.53          0.12          278          1.04          1.10          3.52 (e)        142   
    10.52            (0.33         161            1.54            1.61            3.09 (e)          142   
    10.99          26.31          92,919          1.29          1.37          1.98          189   
    10.83          25.33          3,166          2.04          2.11          1.61          189   
    11.29          26.71          945,546          0.89          0.96          2.99          189   
    11.06          26.13          6,237          1.39          1.46          2.25          189   
    10.86          26.55          468          1.04          1.11          2.22          189   
    10.85            25.99            95            1.54            1.61            2.14            189   
    9.00          4.94          210,612          1.28          1.37          2.21          203   
    8.87          4.10          3,087          2.04          2.12          1.48          203   
    9.25          5.47          596,986          0.88          0.97          2.69          203   
    9.06          4.77          7,945          1.38          1.47          2.09          203   
    8.91          5.16          65          1.04          1.11          2.33          203   
    8.88            4.69            71            1.53            1.62            1.98            203   
    9.02          (9.87       314,225          1.25          1.31          2.74          101   
    8.89          (10.50       3,660          2.00          2.06          1.94          101   
    9.27          (9.52       1,013,458          0.85          0.91          3.18          101   
    9.08          (9.91       12,982          1.35          1.41          2.60          101   
    8.97          (9.58       45          1.00          1.06          2.53          101   
    8.93            (9.99         116            1.50            1.56            1.87            101   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP INSIGHTS 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(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 APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)      
 

2016 - A

  $ 10.42       $ 0.07       $ 0.14       $ 0.21       $ (0.14    $       $ (0.14
 

2016 - C

    10.11         0.03         0.13         0.16         (0.09              (0.09
 

2016 - Institutional

    10.44         0.09         0.14         0.23         (0.18              (0.18
 

2016 - IR

    10.40         0.09         0.13         0.22         (0.17              (0.17
 

2016 - R6

    10.44         0.18         0.07         0.25         (0.18              (0.18
                     
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,      
 

2015 - A

    10.03         0.16         0.49         0.65         (0.16      (0.10      (0.26
 

2015 - C

    9.76         0.08         0.49         0.57         (0.12      (0.10      (0.22
 

2015 - Institutional

    10.05         0.20         0.49         0.69         (0.20      (0.10      (0.30
 

2015 - IR

    10.01         0.19         0.49         0.68         (0.19      (0.10      (0.29
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

    10.75         0.05         (0.36      (0.31                        
 

2014 - A

    10.62         0.14         (0.34      (0.20      (0.32      (0.07      (0.39
 

2014 - C

    10.40         0.06         (0.33      (0.27      (0.30      (0.07      (0.37
 

2014 - Institutional

    10.62         0.17         (0.33      (0.16      (0.34      (0.07      (0.41
 

2014 - IR

    10.59         0.18         (0.35      (0.17      (0.34      (0.07      (0.41
 

2013 - A

    8.29         0.23         2.49         2.72         (0.39              (0.39
 

2013 - C

    8.13         0.14         2.47         2.61         (0.34              (0.34
 

2013 - Institutional

    8.30         0.26         2.50         2.76         (0.44              (0.44
 

2013 - IR

    8.28         0.22         2.52         2.74         (0.43              (0.43
 

2012 - A

    7.92         0.17         0.38         0.55         (0.18              (0.18
 

2012 - C

    7.79         0.11         0.38         0.49         (0.15              (0.15
 

2012 - Institutional

    7.94         0.20         0.38         0.58         (0.22              (0.22
 

2012 - IR

    7.93         0.16         0.40         0.56         (0.21              (0.21
 

2011 - A

    8.20         0.17         (0.21      (0.04      (0.24              (0.24
 

2011 - C

    8.08         0.13         (0.23      (0.10      (0.19              (0.19
 

2011 - Institutional

    8.21         0.20         (0.20              (0.27              (0.27
 

2011 - IR

    8.21         0.20         (0.21      (0.01      (0.27              (0.27

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value 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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP INSIGHTS 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)
 
                         
  $ 10.49          2.05     $ 244,622          1.30 %(d)        1.40 %(d)        1.41 %(d)        67
    10.18          1.58          49,296          2.05 (d)        2.15 (d)        0.71 (d)        67   
    10.49          2.18          1,164,359          0.90 (d)        1.00 (d)        1.87 (d)        67   
    10.45          2.10          73,650          1.05 (d)        1.16 (d)        1.78 (d)        67   
    10.51          2.40          2,998          0.88 (d)        1.03 (d)        3.59 (d)        67   
                         
                         
    10.42          6.70          204,067          1.30          1.39          1.58          131   
    10.11          5.96          38,777          2.05          2.14          0.82          131   
    10.44          7.11          888,071          0.90          0.99          1.97          131   
    10.40          7.00          40,890          1.05          1.14          1.83          131   
    10.44            (2.88         10            0.90 (d)          0.96 (d)          1.94 (d)          131   
    10.03          (1.94       144,558          1.30          1.39          1.33          129   
    9.76          (2.71       19,158          2.05          2.15          0.57          129   
    10.05          (1.54       668,746          0.90          0.99          1.65          129   
    10.01            (1.68         19,134            1.05            1.14            1.66            129   
    10.62          34.41          53,564          1.30          1.48          2.52          166   
    10.40          33.40          3,514          2.05          2.24          1.53          166   
    10.62          34.96          441,964          0.90          1.07          2.85          166   
    10.59            34.77            3,605            1.05            1.26            2.28            166   
    8.29          7.32          18,914          1.30          1.51          2.13          150   
    8.13          6.56          896          2.05          2.26          1.44          150   
    8.30          7.80          244,135          0.90          1.11          2.59          150   
    8.28            7.54            345            1.05            1.26            2.06            150   
    7.92          (0.68       29,729          1.30          1.47          1.95          79   
    7.79          (1.39       856          2.05          2.22          1.56          79   
    7.94          (0.16       249,545          0.90          1.07          2.30          79   
    7.93            (0.33         1,368            1.05            1.22            2.39            79   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

April 30, 2016 (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

Emerging Markets Equity Insights

    

A, C, Institutional, IR, R and R6

   Diversified

International Equity Insights

    

A, C, Institutional, Service, IR, R and R6

   Diversified

International Small Cap Insights

    

A, C, Institutional, IR and R6

   Diversified

Class A Shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. Class C Shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%, which is imposed on redemptions made within 12 months of purchase. Institutional, Service, Class IR, Class R and Class R6 Shares are not subject to a sales charge.

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 (the “Agreement”) with the Trust.

Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Reorganization Agreement”) approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, all of the assets and liabilities of the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Fund (the “Acquired Fund”) were transferred to the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund (the “Survivor Fund”) as of the close of business on February 5, 2016 (the “Reorganization”). As part of the Reorganization, holders of Class A, Class C, Institutional and Class IR shares of the Acquired Fund respectively received Class A, Class C, Institutional and Class IR shares of the Survivor Fund, in an amount equal to the aggregate net asset value of his or her investment in the Acquired Fund. Shareholders of Service Shares of the Acquired Fund received Class A Shares of the Survivor Fund, in an amount equal to the aggregate net asset value of his or her investment in the Acquired Fund. The exchange was a tax-free event to shareholders and the Survivor Fund was the accounting survivor in the reorganization.

 

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 United States (“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.

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. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by a Fund are charged to that Fund, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the applicable Funds on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution and Service, Transfer Agency and Service and Shareholder Administration fees.

D.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies (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 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.

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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:

Equity Securities — Equity securities traded on a U.S. securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If there is no sale or official closing price or such price is believed by GSAM to not represent fair value, equity securities are valued at the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions. 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.

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

 

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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.  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.

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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of April 30, 2016:

 

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INSIGHTS             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Africa

   $ 11,261,144         $ 30,985,970         $         —   

Asia

     57,996,416           517,482,364             

Europe

     1,730,768           8,134,462             

North America

     42,440,631                       

South America

     63,022,723           2,948,909             

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     2,728,800                       
Total    $ 179,180,482         $ 559,551,705         $   
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Africa

   $         $ 3,648,634         $         —   

Asia

     1,533,114           189,813,372             

Australia and Oceania

               41,659,081             

Europe

     25,500,501           440,952,473             

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     24,797,079                       
Total    $ 51,830,694         $ 676,073,560         $   
Derivative Type                            
Assets(b)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 75,282         $         $   
Liabilities(b)             

Futures Contracts

   $ (142,130      $         $   

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP INSIGHTS             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Asia

   $         $ 536,517,882         $         —   

Australia and Oceania

               97,754,279             

Europe

               852,091,773             

North America

               3,704,672             

Investment Company

     1,700,138                       

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     91,779,427                       
Total    $ 93,479,565         $ 1,490,068,606         $   
Derivative Type                            
Assets(b)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 214,777         $         $   
Derivative Type                            
Liabilities(b)             

Futures Contracts

   $ (149,008      $         $   

 

(a)   Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of NAV. Security valuations are based on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile. The Funds utilize fair value model prices provided by an independent fair value service for certain international equity securities, resulting in a Level 2 classification.
(b)   Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for the period ended April 30, 2016:

 

Emerging Markets Equity Insights    Common Stock
and/or Other
Equity
Investments
 

Beginning Balance as of October 31, 2015

   $ 6,714,232   

Realized gain (loss)

     (2,526,096

Net Change in unrealized gain (loss) relating to instruments still held at reporting date

     (443,853

Sales

     (3,744,283

Ending Balance as of April 30, 2016

   $   

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

 

The following table sets forth, by certain risk types, the gross value of derivative contracts as of April 30, 2016. These instruments were used as part of the Funds’ investment strategies and to obtain and/or manage exposure related to the risks below. The values in the table below exclude the effects of cash collateral received or posted pursuant to these derivative contracts, and therefore are not representative of the Funds’ net exposure:

 

Fund   Risk   Statements of Assets and Liabilities   Assets(a)      Statements of Assets and Liabilities   Liabilities(a)  

International Equity Insights

  Equity   Receivable for unrealized gain on futures variation margin   $ 75,282       Payable for unrealized loss on futures variation margin   $ (142,130)   

International Small Cap Insights

  Equity   Receivable for unrealized gain on futures variation margin     214,777       Payable for unrealized loss on futures variation margin     (149,008)   

 

(a)   Includes unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts 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.

The following table sets forth, by certain risk types, the Funds’ gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the six months ended April 30, 2016. 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:

 

Fund    Risk    Statements of Operations   Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 

International Equity Insights

   Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts     (1,433,941     (490,974     334   

International Small Cap Insights

   Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts     (1,593,951     (1,688,234)        472   

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the average of month end balances for the six months ended April 30, 2016.

 

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.

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAM were at the following rates:

 

        Contractual Management Rate     

Effective Net
Management

Rate^

 
Fund       

First

$1 billion

    

Next

$1 billion

    

Next

$3 billion

    

Next

$3 billion

    

Over

$8 billion

     Effective
Rate
    

Emerging Markets Equity Insights

        1.00      1.00      0.90      0.86      0.84      1.00      1.00

International Equity Insights

        0.85         0.77         0.73         0.72         0.71         0.85         0.81 (1) 

International Small Cap Insights

        0.85         0.85         0.77         0.73         0.72         0.85         0.85   

 

  Effective Net Management Rate includes the impact of management fee waivers of affiliated underlying funds, if any.
(1)   GSAM agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve a net management rate, as defined in the Fund’s most recent prospectus. This waiver will be effective through at least February 26, 2017, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Trustees.

The International Small Cap Insights Fund invests in the FST Institutional Shares of Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, which is an affiliated Underlying Fund. GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to the management fee it earns as an investment adviser to any of the affiliated Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, GSAM waived $12,247 of the Fund’s management fees.

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.

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 April 30, 2016, Goldman Sachs advised that it retained the following amounts:

 

         Front End
Sales Charge
 
Fund         Class A  

Emerging Markets Equity Insights

       $ 521   

International Equity Insights

         2,829   

International Small Cap Insights

         18,299   

For the period ended April 30, 2016, Goldman Sachs did not retain any CDSC charges on Class C Shares.

 

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April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

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: 0.19% 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; and 0.04% of the average daily net assets of Institutional and Service Shares.

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 Emerging Markets Equity Insights, International Equity Insights and International Small Cap Insights Funds are 0.114%, 0.004% and 0.014%, respectively. Prior to February 26, 2016, the Other Expense limitation was 0.144% for the Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least February 26, 2017, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees. In addition, the Funds have entered into certain offset arrangements with the custodian and the transfer agent, which may result in a reduction of the Funds’ expenses and are received irrespective of the application of the “Other Expense” limitations described above.

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Fund         Management
Fee Waiver
       Custody Fee
Credits
      

Other

Expense
Reimbursement

       Total
Expense
Reductions
 

Emerging Markets Equity Insights

       $         $ 2,307         $ 245,977         $ 248,284   

International Equity Insights

         141,304           4,545           341,578           487,427   

International Small Cap Insights

         12,247           298           647,393           659,938   

G.  Line of Credit Facility — As of April 30, 2016, 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 certain registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates (“Other Borrowers”). 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 April 30, 2016, the Funds did not have any borrowings under the facility. The facility was renewed in the amount of $1,100,000,000 effective May 3, 2016.

H.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — For the six months ended April 30, 2016, Goldman Sachs earned $3,014 in brokerage commissions from portfolio transactions, including futures transactions executed with Goldman Sachs as the Futures Commission Merchant, on behalf of the International Equity Insights Fund.

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

The following table provides information about the International Small Cap Insights Fund’s investment in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund as of and for the six months ended April 30, 2016:

 

Fund           

Market

Value
10/31/2015

       Purchases at
Cost
      

Proceeds

from Sales

     Market
Value
4/30/2016
       Dividend
Income
 

International Small Cap Insights

          $ 29,164,962         $ 225,251,093         $ (252,715,917    $ 1,700,138         $ 11,521   

As of April 30, 2016, the following Goldman Sachs Fund of Funds Portfolios and Goldman Sachs Global Tax-Aware Equity Portfolios were beneficial owners of 5% or more of total outstanding shares of the following Funds:

 

Fund       

Goldman Sachs
Balanced

Strategy
Portfolio

   

Goldman Sachs
Enhanced

Dividend
Global Equity
Portfolio

   

Goldman Sachs

Equity Growth
Strategy
Portfolio

    Goldman Sachs
Growth
Strategy
Portfolio
    Goldman Sachs
Growth and
Income
Strategy
Portfolio
    Goldman Sachs
Satellite
Strategies
Portfolio
    Goldman Sachs
Tax-Advantaged
Global Equity
Portfolio
 

Emerging Markets Equity Insights

                    9     7     6     13

International Equity Insights

        5               13        24        19                 

International Small Cap Insights

                                           8          

As of April 30, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of approximately 8% of the Class R6 Shares of the Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund and approximately 100% of the Class R6 Shares of the International Equity Insights Fund.

 

6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the six months ended April 30, 2016, were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases        Sales and Maturities  

Emerging Markets Equity Insights

       $ 835,253,393         $ 639,984,139   

International Equity Insights

         615,935,092           610,724,764   

International Small Cap Insights

         1,065,639,532           863,625,585   

 

7. SECURITIES LENDING

Pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the terms and conditions contained therein, the Emerging Markets Equity Insights, International Equity Insights and International Small Cap Insights Funds may lend their securities through a securities lending agent, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending (“GSAL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, to certain qualified borrowers including Goldman Sachs and affiliates. In accordance with the Funds’ securities lending procedures, the Funds receive cash collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds, at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

7. SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may experience delay in the recovery of their securities or incur a loss should the borrower of the securities breach its agreement with the Funds or become insolvent at a time when the collateral is insufficient to cover the cost of repurchasing securities on loan. Dividend income received from securities on loan may not be subject to withholding taxes and therefore withholding taxes paid may differ from the amounts listed in the Statements of Operations. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and as such 1) the remaining contractual maturities of the outstanding securities lending transactions are considered to be overnight and continuous and 2) the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

The Emerging Markets Equity Insights, International Equity Insights and International Small Cap Insights Funds invest the cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Money Market Fund (“Money Market Fund”), an affiliated series of the Trust. The Money Market Fund is registered under the Act as an open end investment company, is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the Act, and is managed by GSAM, for which GSAM may receive an investment advisory fee of up to 0.205% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Money Market Fund.

In the event of a default by a borrower with respect to any loan, GSAL will exercise any and all remedies provided under the applicable borrower agreement to make the Funds whole. These remedies include purchasing replacement securities by applying the collateral held from the defaulting broker against the purchase cost of the replacement securities. If, despite such efforts by GSAL to exercise these remedies, the Funds sustain losses as a result of a borrower’s default, GSAL indemnifies the Funds by purchasing replacement securities at GSAL’s expense, or paying the Funds an amount equal to the market value of the replacement securities, subject to an exclusion for any shortfalls resulting from a loss of value in the cash collateral pool due to reinvestment risk and a requirement that the Funds agree to assign rights to the collateral to GSAL for purpose of using the collateral to cover purchase of replacement securities as more fully described in the Securities Lending Agency Agreement. The Funds’ loaned securities were all subject to enforceable Securities Lending Agreements and the value of the collateral is at least equal to the value of the cash received. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Both the Emerging Markets Equity Insights, International Equity Insights and International Small Cap Insights Funds and GSAL received compensation relating to the lending of the Funds’ securities. The amounts earned by the Funds for the six months ended April 30, 2016, are reported under Investment Income on the Statements of Operations.

The table below details securities lending activity with affiliates of Goldman Sachs:

 

         For the Six Months ended April 30, 2016       

Amounts Payable to
Goldman Sachs

upon Return of
Securities Loaned as of
April 30, 2016

 
Fund        

Earnings of GSAL
Relating to

Securities

Loaned

      

Amounts Received
by the Funds

from Lending to
Goldman Sachs

      

Emerging Markets Equity Insights

       $ 10,647         $ 7,102         $   

International Equity Insights

         22,043           37,383           2,511,824   

International Small Cap Insights

         73,904           138,703           16,113,712   

The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Money Market Fund for the six months ended April 30, 2016:

 

Fund           

Market Value

10/31/2015

      

Purchases

at Cost

      

Proceeds

from Sales

       Market Value
4/30/2016
 

Emerging Markets Equity Insights

          $ 31,533,953         $ 78,515,077         $ (107,320,230      $ 2,728,800   

International Equity Insights

            26,299,180           117,156,167           (118,658,268        24,797,079   

International Small Cap Insights

            49,255,589           159,947,644           (117,423,806        91,779,427   

 

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8. TAX INFORMATION

 

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, October 31, 2015, the Funds’ capital loss carryforwards on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

      Emerging Markets
Equity Insights
      

International

Equity Insights

       International
Small Cap Insights
 

Capital loss carryforwards:(1)

            

Expiring 2016

   $         $ (392,271,823      $   

Expiring 2017

               (940,883,655          

Expiring 2019

               (2,867,280          

Perpetual short-term

     (42,463,393        (19,095,448        (5,290,806

Total capital loss carryforwards

   $ (42,463,393      $ (1,355,118,206      $ (5,290,806

 

(1)   With the exception of perpetual capital loss carryforwards, expiration occurs on October 31 of the year indicated.

As of April 30, 2016, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      Emerging Markets
Equity Insights
       International
Equity Insights
       International
Small Cap Insights
 

Tax cost

   $ 705,150,139         $ 696,338,985         $ 1,501,441,499   

Gross unrealized gain

     67,079,600           58,175,465           138,221,151   

Gross unrealized loss

     (33,497,552        (26,610,196        (56,114,479

Net unrealized security gain (loss)

   $ 33,582,048         $ 31,565,269         $ 82,106,672   

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales, net mark to market gains (losses) on regulated futures, net mark to market gains (losses) on foreign currency contracts and differences in the tax treatment of passive foreign investment company investments.

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

 

9. OTHER RISKS

The Funds’ risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Derivatives Risk — Loss may result from the Funds investments in derivative instruments. These instruments may be illiquid, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Funds. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. Losses from investments in derivatives also can result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which the Fund

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

9. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

invests. Loss may also result from the imposition of exchange controls, confiscations and other government restrictions by the U.S. 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 a Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. To the extent that a fund also invests in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

Foreign Custody Risk — A Fund that invests in foreign securities may hold such securities and cash with foreign banks, agents, and securities depositories appointed by the Fund’s custodian (each a “Foreign Custodian”). Some foreign custodians may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business. In some countries, Foreign Custodians may be subject to little or no regulatory oversight over, or independent evaluation of, their operations. Further, the laws of certain countries may place limitations on a Fund’s ability to recover its assets if a Foreign Custodian enters bankruptcy. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to even greater custody risks than investments in more developed markets. Custody services in emerging market countries are very often undeveloped and may be considerably less well regulated than in more developed countries, and thus may not afford the same level of investor protection as would apply in developed countries.

Investments in Other Investment Companies — As a shareholder of another investment company, including an ETF, a Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Fund. ETFs are subject to risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including but not limited to the following: (i) the market price of the ETF’s shares may trade at a premium or a discount to their NAV; and (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained.

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 the Fund in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of a Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions may cause a Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact a Fund’s NAV and liquidity. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in a Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect a Fund’s performance to the extent that a Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Liquidity Risk — A Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period 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.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, a Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). Additionally, a Fund may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

 

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10. INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

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

 

11. OTHER MATTERS

Mergers and Reorganizations — At a meeting held on October 14-15, 2015, the Trustees approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Reorganization Agreement”) providing for the tax-free acquisition of the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Fund (the “Acquired Fund”) by the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund (the “Survivor Fund”). The acquisition was completed on February 5, 2016.

Pursuant to the Reorganization Agreement, the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Fund’s Shares were transferred in exchange for the Survivor Fund’s Shares, in a tax-free exchange as follows:

 

Survivor/Acquired Fund            Exchanged Shares
of Survivor Fund
       Value of
Exchanged Shares
       Acquired Fund’s
Shares
Outstanding as of
February 5, 2016
 

International Small Cap Insights Class A/International Small Cap Class A

            1,319,500         $ 12,667,203           735,704   

International Small Cap Insights Class C/International Small Cap Class C

            336,631           3,144,130           189,506   

International Small Cap Insights Institutional Class/International Small Cap Institutional Class

            11,039,313           105,977,401           5,993,654   

International Small Cap Insights Class A/International Small Cap Service Class

            123,678           1,187,304           69,907   

International Small Cap Insights Class IR/International Small Cap Class IR

            144,014           1,376,771           77,777   

The financial statements reflect the operations of the Survivor Fund for the period prior to the acquisition and for the period subsequent to the acquisition. Assuming the acquisition had been completed on November 1, 2015, the Fund’s pro forma results of operations for the six months ended April 30, 2016, would be as follows:

 

Net investment income

   $ 11,579,147   

Net loss on investments

   $ (10,577,143

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 1,002,004   

Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated Fund since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of International Small Cap Fund that have been included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations since February 5, 2016.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

11. OTHER MATTERS (continued)

 

The following chart shows the Survivor Fund’s and Acquired Fund’s aggregate net assets (immediately before and after the completion of the acquisition) and the Acquired Fund’s unrealized appreciation:

 

Survivor/Acquired Fund           

Survivor Fund’s

Aggregate Net

Assets before

acquisition

    

Acquired Fund’s

Aggregate Net

Assets before

acquisition

    

Survivor Fund’s

Aggregate Net

Assets immediately

after acquisition

    

Acquired Fund’s

Unrealized

Depreciation

      

Acquired Fund’s

Capital Loss

Carryforward*

 

International Small Cap Insights/International Small Cap

          $ 1,261,539,102.00       $ 124,352,810.00       $ 1,385,892,154.00       $ (1,092,050.00      $ (17,180,096

 

*   Due to Fund reorganizations, utilization of acquired losses may be substantially limited under the Code.

 

12. 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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13. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

     For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    1,624,295      $ 11,996,492         1,831,857      $ 15,491,486   

Reinvestment of distributions

    43,777        331,829         97,926        827,477   

Shares redeemed

    (1,215,859     (8,942,520      (1,434,964     (12,316,990
      452,213        3,385,801         494,819        4,001,973   
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    33,045        247,719         72,805        621,855   

Reinvestment of distributions

    220        1,663         1,125        9,472   

Shares redeemed

    (37,274     (267,029      (45,881     (379,906
      (4,009     (17,647      28,049        251,421   
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    46,969,051        356,157,423         25,344,354        212,286,064   

Reinvestment of distributions

    751,192        5,679,011         1,976,076        16,638,558   

Shares redeemed

    (23,084,351     (167,455,186      (36,627,575     (300,150,389
      24,635,892        194,381,248         (9,307,145     (71,225,767
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    157,520        1,150,424         101,302        856,635   

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,811        13,689         2,036        17,142   

Shares redeemed

    (24,640     (185,563      (100,019     (814,815
      134,691        978,550         3,319        58,962   
Class R         

Shares sold

    417,887        2,959,086         511,434        4,309,387   

Reinvestment of distributions

    5,611        42,141         3,766        31,596   

Shares redeemed

    (99,619     (716,074      (47,012     (386,625
      323,879        2,285,153         468,188        3,954,358   
Class R6(a)         

Shares sold

    13,315        97,934         1,191        10,005   

Reinvestment of distributions

    16        121                  

Shares redeemed

    (88     (694      (1     (5
      13,243        97,361         1,190        10,000   

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    25,555,909      $ 201,110,466         (8,311,580   $ (62,949,053

 

(a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

13. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    International Equity Insights Fund  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

October 31, 2015

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    1,864,293      $ 18,714,669         1,868,895      $ 19,519,895   

Shares converted from Class B(a)

                   24,889        263,075   

Reinvestment of distributions

    80,129        829,331         291,811        2,932,700   

Shares redeemed

    (1,060,400     (10,717,548      (2,146,266     (22,454,171
      884,022        8,826,452         39,329        261,499   
Class B Shares(a)         

Shares converted to Class A

                   (25,175     (263,075

Shares redeemed

                   (88,787     (927,959
                     (113,962     (1,191,034
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    201,673        2,026,558         185,882        1,949,987   

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,542        25,930         8,739        86,865   

Shares redeemed

    (96,029     (932,886      (59,564     (610,073
      108,186        1,119,602         135,057        1,426,779   
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    16,898,891        172,594,426         17,109,923        180,629,424   

Reinvestment of distributions

    790,870        8,383,219         2,889,476        29,732,706   

Shares redeemed

    (17,431,285     (182,418,210      (28,291,881     (294,640,896
      258,476        (1,440,565      (8,292,482     (84,278,766
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    26,115        270,393         24,694        262,287   

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,373        14,350         5,162        52,390   

Shares redeemed

    (22,732     (226,602      (133,921     (1,372,691
      4,756        58,141         (104,065     (1,058,014
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    101,902        1,002,828         164,932        1,769,692   

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,745        17,727         1,163        11,495   

Shares redeemed

    (149,509     (1,528,403      (32,061     (324,237
      (45,862     (507,848      134,034        1,456,950   
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    38,680        382,470         6,876        69,735   

Reinvestment of distributions

    130        1,319         447        4,419   

Shares redeemed

    (7,259     (68,983      (4,582     (44,808
      31,551        314,806         2,741        29,346   
Class R6 Shares(b)         

Shares sold

                   891        10,006   

Reinvestment of distributions

    12        138                  

Shares redeemed

                          (5
      12        138         891        10,001   

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    1,241,141      $ 8,370,726         (8,198,457   $ (83,343,239

 

(a)   Class B Shares 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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GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUNDS

 

 

 

13. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    International Small Cap Insights Fund  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

October 31, 2015

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    6,775,392      $ 68,745,937         10,164,659      $ 105,767,772   

Shares issued in connection with merger

    1,443,178        13,854,507                  

Reinvestment of distributions

    265,744        2,771,715         377,041        3,661,067   

Shares redeemed

    (4,746,850     (47,828,880      (5,368,860     (55,033,086
      3,737,464        37,543,279         5,172,840        54,395,753   
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    1,235,621        12,184,690         2,593,933        26,548,629   

Shares issued in connection with merger

    336,631        3,144,130                  

Reinvestment of distributions

    28,258        286,821         39,196        371,581   

Shares redeemed

    (597,007     (5,791,384      (758,657     (7,530,969
      1,003,503        9,824,257         1,874,472        19,389,241   
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    32,789,560        330,392,557         43,990,057        456,097,807   

Shares issued in connection with merger

    11,039,312        105,977,401                  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,269,392        13,227,063         1,626,828        15,763,967   

Shares redeemed

    (19,234,158     (193,817,005      (27,091,726     (273,799,729
      25,864,106        255,780,016         18,525,159        198,062,045   
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    4,293,475        43,064,767         2,889,011        30,097,553   

Shares issued in connection with merger

    144,014        1,376,771                  

Reinvestment of distributions

    81,550        847,302         63,030        608,866   

Shares redeemed

    (1,407,275     (13,843,941      (930,661     (9,482,125
      3,111,764        31,444,899         2,021,380        21,224,294   
Class R6 Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    285,624        2,785,117         930        10,005   

Reinvestment of distributions

    354        3,693        

Shares redeemed

    (1,642     (16,397             (5
      284,336        2,772,413         930        10,000   

NET INCREASE

    34,001,173      $ 337,364,864         27,594,781      $ 293,081,333   

 

(a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Class IR, Class R or 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) and 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, Service, Class IR, Class R and 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 November 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016, which represents a period of 182 days of a 366 day year.

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

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only 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.

 

     Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund     International Equity Insights Fund     International Small Cap Insights Fund  
Share Class  

Beginning

Account

Value

11/30/15

   

Ending

Account

Value

4/30/16

   

Expenses

Paid for the

6 Month Ended

4/30/16*

   

Beginning

Account

Value

11/30/15

   

Ending

Account

Value

4/30/16

   

Expenses

Paid for the

6 Month Ended
4/30/16
*

   

Beginning

Account

Value

11/30/15

   

Ending

Account

Value

4/30/16

   

Expenses

Paid for the

6 Month Ended

4/30/16*

 
Class A                                    

Actual

  $ 1,000      $ 996.40      $ 7.79      $ 1,000      $ 995.40      $ 6.20      $ 1,000      $ 1,020.50      $ 6.53   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000        1,017.06     7.87        1,000        1,018.65     6.27        1,000        1,018.40     6.52   
Class C                                    

Actual

    1,000        993.00        11.50        1,000        990.50        9.90        1,000        1,015.80        10.27   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000        1,013.33     11.61        1,000        1,014.92     10.02        1,000        1,014.67     10.27   
Institutional                                    

Actual

    1,000        999.00        5.82        1,000        996.60        4.22        1,000        1,021.80        4.52   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000        1,019.05     5.87        1,000        1,020.64     4.27        1,000        1,020.39     4.52   
Service                                    

Actual

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000        993.50        6.69        N/A        N/A        N/A   

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000        1,018.15     6.77        N/A        N/A        N/A   
Class IR                                    

Actual

    1,000        998.10        6.56        1,000        996.60        4.96        1,000        1,021.00        5.28   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000        1,018.30     6.62        1,000        1,019.89     5.02        1,000        1,019.64     5.27   
Class R                                    

Actual

    1,000        995.90        9.03        1,000        993.00        7.43        N/A        N/A        N/A   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000        1,015.81     9.12        1,000        1,017.40     7.52        N/A        N/A        N/A   
Class R6                                    

Actual

    1,000        999.40        5.67        1,000        996.90        4.17        1,000        1,024.00        4.43   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000        1,019.19     5.72        1,000        1,020.69     4.22        1,000        1,020.49     4.42   

 

*   Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized net expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended April 30, 2016. 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     Service     Class IR     Class R     Class R6  

Emerging Markets Equity Insights

     1.57     2.32     1.17     N/A        1.32     1.82     1.14

International Equity Insights

     1.25        2.00        0.85        1.35     1.00        1.50        0.84   

International Small Cap Insights

     1.30        2.05        0.90        N/A        1.05        N/A        0.88   

 

+   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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FUNDS PROFILE

 

Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Today, the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.11 trillion in assets under supervision as of March 31, 2016, 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.

 

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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
n   Financial Square Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

Investor FundsSM

n   Investor Money Market Fund
n   Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund3

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   Bond Fund
n   Core Fixed Income Fund
n   Global Income Fund
n   Strategic Income Fund

Municipal and Tax-Free

n   High Yield Municipal Fund
n   Dynamic Municipal Income Fund
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   Focused Value Fund
n   Capital Growth Fund
n   Strategic Growth Fund
n   Focused Growth Fund
n   Small/Mid Cap Growth 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 Fund
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 Fund5

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   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   Commodity Strategy Fund
n   Global Real Estate Securities 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   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   Multi-Manager U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund
n   Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund8
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 portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any government agency. Although a money market portfolio seeks to preserve the value of an investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market portfolio. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market portfolio, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the money market portfolio at any time.
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 March 31, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Tax-Free Money Market Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund.
4    Effective on July 31, 2015, the Goldman Sachs Technology Tollkeeper Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund.
5    Effective at the close of business on February 5, 2016, the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Fund was reorganized with and into the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights 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.
8    Effective on June 1, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Implementation Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund.

Financial Square FundsSM and Investor FundsSM are registered service marks 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

Diana M. Daniels

Herbert J. Markley

James A. McNamara

Jessica Palmer

Alan A. Shuch

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Scott M. McHugh, Principal Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer,
Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.

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GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Investment Adviser

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

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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.

Economic and market forecasts presented herein reflect a series of assumptions and judgments 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.

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-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q 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’ Forms N-Q 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).

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of April 30, 2016 and may not be representative of future investments. Fund holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

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Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Semi-Annual Report      

April 30, 2016

 
     

Multi-Asset Class Funds

     

Absolute Return Multi-Asset

     

Multi-Asset Real Return

 

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Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Class Funds

 

n   ABSOLUTE RETURN MULTI-ASSET

 

n   MULTI-ASSET REAL RETURN

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Investment Process

    1   

Portfolio Management Discussion and Performance Summary

    2   

Schedules of Investments

    19   

Financial Statements

    34   

Financial Highlights

    38   

Notes to the Financial Statements

    42   

Other Information

    60   

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN MULTI-ASSET FUND

 

What Differentiates Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund’s Investment Process?

 

The Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to deliver consistent returns in all market environments through broad diversification and dynamic management. The Fund aims to provide exposure beyond traditional asset classes, with less dependence on the direction of stock and bond markets, and thoughtfully combines the investment capabilities across Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM).

 

 

 

LOGO

 

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n   By investing across asset classes using less-traditional strategies and techniques, we aim to incorporate distinct sources of return into the portfolio that are different from traditional core equities and bond returns

 

n   We use a proprietary, factor-based risk-budgeting framework that seeks to balance risk across unique return drivers and active strategies

 

LOGO

 

n   The Fund capitalizes on the changing economic cycle and tactically adjusts for dislocations in the current environment, with the aim of enhancing returns and mitigating portfolio losses

 

n   We seek to profit from opportunities across medium- to shorter-term time horizons and multiple geographies

 

LOGO

 

n   For over two decades, we have managed multi-asset class solutions for clients including sovereign wealth funds, pension plans, endowments, and foundations

 

n   We leverage the insights and alpha generation of GSAM’s 800+ investment professionals in 33 offices around the globe (as of March 31, 2016)

 

n   We monitor portfolio risk daily and have a robust risk management framework with multiple layers of oversight at the strategic allocation, security selection and firm levels

Diversification does not protect an investor from market risk and does not ensure a profit. The portfolio risk management process includes an effort to monitor and manage risk, but does not imply low risk.

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term absolute return.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Global Portfolio Solutions Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (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, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -1.97%, -2.32%, -1.74%, -1.89%, -2.05% and -1.73%, respectively. These returns compare to the 0.22% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Dollar Three-Month LIBOR Constant Maturity Index (the “Index”), during the same time period.

 

      References to the Fund’s benchmark and to other indices mentioned herein are for informational purposes only, and unless otherwise noted, are not an indication of how the Fund is managed. The use of the Index as the Fund’s benchmark does not imply the Fund is being managed like cash and does not imply low risk or low volatility.

 

Q   What economic and market factors most influenced the Fund during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Divergence in central bank monetary policy across countries and global regions — particularly in the developed markets where low inflation persisted — continued to unfold during the Reporting Period. In December 2015, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) announced its first interest rate hike since 2006, raising the targeted federal funds rate to a range of 0.25% to 0.50%. The Fed subsequently adopted a more dovish tone due to global economic growth concerns and market volatility. (A dovish tone tends to indicate lower interest rates.) However, following its April 2016 policy meeting at which interest rates were left unchanged, the Fed expressed less concern about these factors. Outside the U.S., accommodative monetary policies were reinforced in many developed markets, including Europe and Japan. In December 2015, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) lowered interest rates into negative territory and expanded its stimulus program. In January 2016, it increased its asset purchase program to include purchases of non-financial corporate credit and announced a new series of easing measures. The Bank of Japan introduced a negative interest rate at its January 2016 policy meeting, reaffirming its commitment to achieving a 2% inflation target. Later in the Reporting Period, it chose to leave monetary policy unchanged, surprising markets.

 

      Investor sentiment was dominated during the Reporting Period overall by this divergent central bank monetary policy as well as by concerns about China and global economic growth. In this environment, the financial markets experienced bouts of heightened volatility, with varied performance across regions and asset classes around the world. Early in 2016, equity markets struggled to gain traction amid concerns about global economic growth, political instability, oil price volatility and currency fluctuations. The U.S. dollar weakened against most major world currencies, reversing course after a strong rally in 2015 to reach its low of the Reporting Period in March 2016. Meanwhile, commodity prices were volatile. The price of West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) crude oil, for example, which continued to decline at the beginning of the Reporting Period, hit a 12-year low in mid-January 2016 before rising significantly through the end of the Reporting Period. The turbulence in the commodity markets had a substantial impact on energy-related sectors in both the equities and fixed income markets, most notably among high yield corporate bonds that managed nevertheless to eke out a small gain during the Reporting Period. Broadly speaking, fixed income securities and less risky asset classes provided the best returns during the Reporting Period overall.

 

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

 

A   The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through investments in different asset classes, geographic regions and security selection strategies in a portfolio primarily of equity, fixed income, real assets and currency asset classes. During the Reporting Period overall, the Fund posted negative absolute returns. At the asset class level, the Fund’s exposures to equity and real assets detracted from performance, while its exposures to fixed income and currencies contributed positively for the Reporting Period as a whole.

 

      The Fund’s negative performance within equities was due largely to underlying security selection in certain active equity strategies as well as tactical country selection. Specifically, the long/short equity strategy was the largest detractor from performance, mainly due to substantial selloffs in several of the strategy’s largest long positions in the health care and financials sectors. Additionally, tactical long positions in European and Japanese equities detracted from performance as these regions lagged the broader market and did not fully participate in a March 2016 rally, led by U.S. stocks. On the other hand, the Fund benefited from gains in the U.S. and European equity volatility-selling strategies, which seek to benefit from the difference between implied volatility (i.e., expectations of future volatility) and realized volatility (i.e., historical volatility) in equity markets, as market volatility remained elevated throughout the Reporting Period.

 

      The Fund’s positions in real assets also detracted overall during the Reporting Period. As commodity prices rose in the latter part of the Reporting Period, tactical short positions in copper and crude oil hampered performance. However, a long position in gold was advantageous amid safe haven buying early in 2016. The Fund’s results were also bolstered by the strong performance of its holdings of U.S. real estate equities, which benefited from investors’ improved appetite for both risk and yield between mid-February 2016 and the end of the Reporting Period.

 

      Fixed income positions contributed positively to the Fund’s overall results during the Reporting Period. A tactical breakeven inflation position, in which the Fund held a long position in Treasury inflation protected securities (“TIPS”) and a short position in U.S. Treasury futures, contributed positively amid market expectations for increased inflation. (The breakeven inflation rate 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. If inflation averages more than the breakeven, the inflation-linked investment will outperform the fixed-rate. Conversely, if inflation averages below the breakeven, the fixed-rate will outperform the inflation-linked.) In addition, a strategy that purchases options on short-dated U.S. Treasury futures helped performance, particularly in early 2016 when interest rates fell during a broad flight to safety.

 

      The Fund’s currency positions helped performance overall during the Reporting Period, driven by long exposure to appreciating currencies and short exposure to depreciating currencies.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned at the beginning of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the beginning of the Reporting Period, the Fund had approximately 30% of its total net assets in long equity- related positions; approximately 35% of its total net assets in long fixed income-related investments; approximately 14% of its total net assets in long real assets investments; and approximately 17% in long currency-related investments. It had short positions of approximately -13% of its total net assets in equity-related positions; approximately -34% of its total net assets in fixed income-related assets; approximately -6% of its total net assets in real asset investments; and approximately -17% of its total net assets in currency-related investments. These short positions were accomplished through the use of equity index futures, equity options, interest rates futures, commodity futures and currency forwards.

 

Q   How did you tactically manage the Fund’s allocations during the Reporting Period?

 

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Throughout the Reporting Period, the Fund’s positioning reflected our expectation of continued, albeit muted, global economic expansion and divergent monetary policy across the world. Tactically, this was expressed by the Fund’s exposure to the interest rates of various countries. In February 2016, the Fund initiated a breakeven inflation position, through a long position in TIPS and a short position in U.S. Treasury futures, as we sought to take advantage of increased inflation expectations. We had identified a number of factors, including a tighter U.S. labor market and the Fed’s continued accommodative monetary policy, that we believed could lift inflation expectations in the near term. Early in March 2016, we implemented a short position in 30-year German government bonds to express our view that interest rates would rise, causing fixed income asset prices to fall, as the longer-term economic growth outlook improved. In

 

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addition, during the latter part of the first quarter of 2016, the Fund adopted a steepening position on the U.S. yield curve, in which it was long September 2016 Eurodollar futures and short September 2017 Eurodollar futures. We implemented this positioning based on our belief that markets had overreacted to volatility in early 2016 and were underestimating the speed at which the Fed could raise rates. Yield curve is a spectrum of maturities.

 

      Additionally, during the Reporting Period, we tactically adjusted the Fund’s exposure to U.S. and international developed equities. Near the end of 2015, we reduced the Fund’s U.S. equities exposure based on our belief that the late calendar year rally was over and that there was limited room for further gains. In late January 2016, we increased the Fund’s exposure to the U.S. equity market through a combination of equity index options on the S&P 500® Index. U.S. equities had experienced a large decline early in January 2016, and we believed the losses were driven by market technicals, or supply/demand factors, not fundamentals. By adding exposure to U.S. equities through equity index options, we sought to allow the Fund to participate in a portion of the upside if the U.S. equity market rallied and to mitigate a portion of the downside if the market retreated. Furthermore, we increased the Fund’s exposure to global equities as energy prices stabilized and global monetary policy remained accommodative. Near the end of the Reporting Period, we reduced the Fund’s exposure to global equities because we believed the first quarter 2016 rally had run its course and the market might retrace some of its gains.

 

      Additionally, within equities, we sought to tactically deploy capital in select countries and sectors to express our macro views. In January 2016, for example, the Fund added exposure to European equities. European equities had sold off significantly since December 2015 on concerns about China’s economic growth and the failure of the ECB to satisfy investor expectations for additional easing. After the ECB reaffirmed its commitment to monetary policy support, we believed European equities would respond positively to expected quantitative easing measures. We also added a long position in U.S. banks, which had underperformed the broader U.S. equity market at the beginning of 2016 as yields fell on decreased expectations of a Fed rate hike. In our view, the market had overly punished the banking sector, and we believed loan growth fundamentals remained strong.

 

      We also expressed our macro views during the Reporting Period by tactically managing a basket of currencies. In particular, we used the basket of currencies to express our views on the monetary and inflationary environment across developed and emerging markets countries and on slowing economic growth in China and other emerging markets countries. We also believed that lower commodity prices should have a positive impact on the currencies of commodity importers, such as India, and a negative impact on the currencies of commodity exporters, such as Australia.

 

      Throughout the Reporting Period, we also tactically shifted the Fund’s exposure among equity, fixed income, commodities and currency asset classes using systematic trend-following strategies, which seek to profit from price trends across and within asset classes as investors react to new information.

 

      Finally, we sought to manage the Fund’s risk exposure and to add a number of diversifying positions with the aim of protecting the Fund in “risk-off” environments. To this end, we added a long position in gold during December 2015 to express our belief in longer-term global economic growth and our view that the U.S. equity market was unlikely to appreciate further in the near term. At the end of January 2016, we implemented a tactical long position in WTI crude oil based on our belief that the market was overly pessimistic about the direction of oil prices. We also initiated a short position in copper as we sought to hedge against the potential of Chinese economic growth disappointments.

 

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

 

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During the Reporting Period, the Fund used exchange-traded index futures contracts to gain exposure to the following markets, all contributing negatively to performance: U.S. large-cap and small-cap equities; non-U.S. developed markets equities, including Europe; and emerging markets equities, including Taiwan and India. Interest rate futures, which were used to hedge interest rate exposure in order to manage exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and to facilitate specific duration and yield curve strategies, added to performance. The Fund’s use of U.S. Treasury futures, employed as part of its breakeven inflation position during the Reporting Period, detracted from results. The Fund’s use of U.S. Treasury futures and German Bund futures to gain access to U.S. and German government bonds did not have a meaningful impact on performance. In addition, the Fund used Eurodollar futures to take tactical positions on the U.S. interest rate yield curve, which had no impact on performance during the Reporting Period. (Different positions may be taken within the Fund based on expectations of changes in interest rates and expectations of changes in the yield

 

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curve. Changes in the shape of the yield curve will change the relative price of bonds represented by the curve.) Equity and commodity futures, which were used to implement our directional views or to mitigate the Fund’s exposure to market volatility, detracted from performance during the Reporting Period overall. In addition, the Fund used listed equity options to gain or reduce exposure to commodities and the fixed income and equity markets of certain countries. Overall, the Fund’s use of listed equity options had negative impact on performance. More specifically, the Fund was hurt by its use of listed equity options to control exposure to U.S. and European large-cap equities and to gain exposure to oil. This was offset somewhat by the use of listed equity options to obtain exposure to gold and short-term U.S. interest rates. In addition, the Fund used foreign exchange currency forward contracts to take long and short positions in select non-U.S. developed markets and in emerging markets as well as to take advantage of relative-value, momentum- based investment opportunities. These instruments added to the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period overall. The Fund utilized commodity swaps to implement tactical short positions in copper and WTI oil. Both positions detracted from the Fund’s returns, driven by an uptick in the prices of both commodities during the Reporting Period. Also, a specialized index of credit default swaps (“CDX”) was employed during the Reporting Period to modulate the Fund’s exposure to U.S. investment grade credit, which had a positive impact on performance overall. Lastly, the Fund obtained exposure to the underlying asset classes through the use of underlying funds, which may also invest in derivatives to provide exposure to equity, fixed income and commodity asset classes. Derivatives and similar instruments allow us to manage interest rate, credit and currency 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   How was the Fund positioned at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund had approximately 33% of its total net assets in long equity- related investments; approximately 33% of its total net assets in long fixed income-related investments; approximately 14% of its total net assets in long real assets investments; and approximately 19% of its total net assets in long currency- related investments. It had short positions of approximately -15% of its total net assets in equity-related investments; approximately -20% of its total net assets in fixed income-related assets; approximately -5% of its total net assets in real asset investments; and approximately -19% of its total net assets in currency-related investments. These short positions were accomplished through the use of equity index futures, equity options, interest rates futures, commodity futures and currency forwards.

 

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

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed the macro environment remained highly uncertain and that the returns of many asset classes, most notably equities, would remain capped on both the upside and downside. We expected idiosyncratic geopolitical and economic risks to cause substantial volatility. Some of these risks might include “Brexit” (the upcoming referendum about the withdrawal of the U.K. from the European Union), an economic hard landing in China, an inflation scare, lack of clarity about oil prices and a crisis in the Eurozone. That said, we believed at the end of the Reporting Period that risk/reward dynamics were attractive, and we held a broadly positive view of riskier asset classes. As longer-term trends struggle to materialize, we plan to continue emphasizing our relative value views that seek to take advantage of what we consider to be asset mispricings.

 

      Looking ahead, we think global equities overall should remain supported by slowly improving conditions in developed markets, low levels of inflation and supportive central bank monetary policy. However, we believed the broad equity rally, which had begun after a difficult start to 2016, had played out, as valuations at the end of the Reporting Period were near previous highs. As a result, we tactically positioned the Fund in a more defensive stance. In our view, a more tactical and selective approach to equity selection is required in this environment. We plan to focus on equity markets where we see scope for an improvement in fundamentals, such as in the developed markets where there is ample monetary policy support or in places where there may be opportunity for secular improvement.

 

     

In terms of global fixed income, we note that interest rates remained rather range-bound during the Reporting Period, after moving broadly lower since the middle of 2015. In our opinion, the markets have underestimated the pace of rate hikes and have priced in more dovish sentiment by the Fed than is supported by recent statements by policymakers. Although the Fund was positioned at the end of the Reporting Period for a Fed rate hike in the near term, we were more focused on the potential pace of rate increases, rather than

 

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on the timing of them. At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund maintained long positions in a number of income-producing assets, such as global public real estate securities and U.S. high yield corporate credit. In particular, the Fund held a position in international real estate securities, which may benefit from continued low global interest rates. Relative to corporate credit in general, we believe the U.S. is at the point in the credit cycle when corporate bond spreads (yield differentials versus U.S. Treasuries) typically imply a market bottom. Overall, we believe the balance between deteriorating credit fundamentals, continued macroeconomic expansion and policy support may keep spreads range-bound, broadly supporting corporate bonds.

 

      At the end of the Reporting Period, we saw some tenuous signs of commodity price stabilization, though we maintained the Fund’s short positions in the industrial metals and energy sectors via our systematic trend-following strategy. In the near term, we expect oil to be highly sentiment-driven, which skews risks to the downside. However, we see potential for more sustainable rallies starting later in 2016 and plan to look for tactical opportunities to invest. In terms of currencies, we plan to focus on positive risk/return opportunities with a focus on two main themes. First, we believe economies with significant export dependence, slowing economic growth and disinflation may need to ease monetary policy and depreciate their currency to boost economic growth and inflation. Second, we think certain economies are likely to be supported by lower commodity prices and improving fundamentals, while others may face headwinds if their economies are dominated by commodity exports.

 

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Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016     

Fund Total Return

(based on NAV)1

    

BofA ML U.S. Dollar 3-Month

LIBOR Constant Maturity Index2

 
  Class A        -1.97      0.22
  Class C        -2.32         0.22   
  Institutional        -1.74         0.22   
  Class IR        -1.89         0.22   
  Class R        -2.05         0.22   
    Class R6        -1.73         0.22   

 

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

 

  2    The Fund’s benchmark index is the Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Dollar Three-Month LIBOR Constant Maturity Index (the “Index”). The Index tracks the performance of a synthetic asset paying LIBOR to a stated maturity.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 3/31/16      Since Inception        Inception Date
  Class A        -7.52      9/2/15
  Class C        -3.57         9/2/15
  Institutional        -1.92         9/2/15
  Class IR        -2.07         9/2/15
  Class R        -2.34         9/2/15
    Class R6        -1.92         9/2/15

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are cumulative total returns 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 5.50% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Class IR, Class R 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 RATIOS4   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     1.48      3.88
  Class C     2.23         4.63   
  Institutional     1.08         3.48   
  Class IR     1.23         3.63   
  Class R     1.73         4.13   
    Class R6     1.06         3.46   

 

  4    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 February 26, 2017, 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.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding   % of Net Assets     Line of Business
  Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund     40.1   Investment Companies
  Goldman Sachs Fixed Income Macro Strategies Fund     9.9      Investment Companies
  Goldman Sachs Long Short Fund     9.8      Investment Companies
  Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund     8.8      Investment Companies
  Goldman Sachs Inflation Protected Securities Fund     6.3      Investment Companies
  Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund     3.6      Investment Companies
  Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund     3.6      Investment Companies
  SPDR S&P Bank ETF     1.4      Exchange Traded Funds
  Yum! Brands, Inc.     0.5      Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
    Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.     0.5      Real Estate Management &
Development

 

  5    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from the percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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  SECTOR ALLOCATION6
     As of April 30, 2016
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  6    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from the percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. Underlying sector allocations of Exchange Traded Funds and Investment Companies held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS MULTI-ASSET REAL RETURN FUND

 

What Differentiates Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Real Return Fund’s Investment Process?

 

The Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Real Return Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to achieve long-term real return. The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of equity, fixed income and commodity securities in an attempt to perform favorably in rising or high inflationary environments. The Fund seeks to provide exposure beyond traditional asset classes to protect against a broader set of inflation catalysts in various market environments.

 

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n   Inflation-sensitive assets tend to move in the same direction as inflation which may preserve real portfolio returns.

 

n   We seek to provide access to investments that have historically provided the necessary growth to protect purchasing power in periods of high or rising inflation.

 

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n   Traditional stocks and bonds may not be able to provide the necessary diversification to improve portfolio returns across changing market environments.

 

n   The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio in an attempt to provide investors with lower volatility over the long-term.

 

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n   We utilize a comprehensive investment process that opportunistically shifts portfolio assets through long-term strategic allocation, tactical adjustments, underlying security selection and active risk management.

 

n   The flexibility in our investment process helps us to respond to ever-changing markets and to balance the portfolio’s risk and potential return.

 

n   We have a robust risk management framework, with multiple layers of oversight at the strategic allocation, security selection and firm levels.

 

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Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Real Return Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term real return.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Global Portfolio Solutions Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Real Return Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (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 -0.74%, -0.95%, -0.50%, -0.54% and -0.74%, respectively. These returns compare to the 3.12% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Barclays 1-10 Year U.S. TIPS Index (the “Index”), during the same time period.

 

      During the period from their inception on February 26, 2016 through April 30, 2016, the Fund’s Class R6 Shares generated a cumulative total return, without sales charges, of -6.33% compared to the 1.94% cumulative total return of the Index.

 

Q   What economic and market factors most influenced the Fund during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Continued accommodative monetary policies by many global central banks, including the European Central Bank (“ECB”), Bank of Japan (“BoJ”) and People’s Bank of China, as well as falling energy prices and muted global economic growth combined to keep inflation low throughout the Reporting Period. U.S. monetary policy diverged from those of other global central banks, as the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) hiked interest rates in December 2015 for the first time since 2006. Market expectations for further rate increases remained low thereafter and through the end of the Reporting Period.

 

      Global equity market volatility increased during the Reporting Period on concerns about global economic growth (particularly in China), negative sentiment about oil prices and signs the U.S. economy was entering the later stages of the credit cycle. In January 2016, the S&P 500® Index (a measure of U.S. stock market performance) suffered its worst single month decline since 1933. Despite this rocky start, U.S. equities rebounded to end the first calendar quarter in positive territory. For the Reporting Period overall, U.S. stocks eked out a small gain, while other developed markets stocks retreated. Political instability in Europe surrounding the potential of “Brexit” (the upcoming referendum about the withdrawal of the U.K. from the European Union) and the trajectory of BoJ monetary policy concerned investors within the developed markets.

 

      Global fixed income generated positive returns during the Reporting Period, as global yields remained low and investors sought safe-haven assets amid increased global market volatility. Although U.S. inflation expectations stayed low during the Reporting Period overall, U.S. inflation indicators appeared to pick up. This trend contributed to a rally in Treasury inflation protected securities (“TIPS”), which are generally perceived as a hedge against inflation risk.

 

      Within currencies during late 2015 and early 2016, the U.S. dollar was strong compared to other developed markets currencies. However, later in the Reporting Period, the U.S. dollar weakened, providing a currency tailwind to the emerging markets. Meanwhile, commodity prices, including energy, rallied during the first quarter of 2016 after several consecutive quarters of losses. At the end of the Reporting Period, commodity prices remained volatile, with oil prices still well below their historic average.

 

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

 

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In seeking its objective to achieve long-term real return, the Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of inflation- sensitive equity, fixed income and commodity securities and exposures. (Real return is the return on an investment in excess of inflation.) The Fund’s portfolio managers seek to address the multiple potential drivers of inflation by allocating across these diversified exposures in what we

 

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determine to be a balanced way. This sets the Fund’s strategic asset allocation, which was the primary source of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Index during the Reporting Period.

 

      The underperformance of the Fund’s strategic asset allocation was due primarily to its exposure to real assets, particularly commodities and master limited partnerships (“MLPs”), which weakened as energy prices remained below their longer term levels. MLPs were also pressured by a number of structural headwinds. In addition, the Fund was hurt by its underweight relative to the Index in TIPS. TIPS rallied during the first quarter of 2016, outpacing conventional U.S. Treasury securities, as breakeven inflation levels were positively impacted by the rally in energy prices and positive economic indicators. (The breakeven inflation rate 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. If inflation averages more than the breakeven, the inflation-linked investment will outperform the fixed-rate. Conversely, if inflation averages below the breakeven, the fixed-rate will outperform the inflation-linked.) In addition, the Fund’s strategic allocation to specific sectors, such as health care, weighed on relative returns. During the Reporting Period, health care companies faced increased scrutiny about drug pricing policies. On the positive side, the Fund benefited from strategic allocations to U.S. equities, local emerging markets debt, global infrastructure securities and U.S. real estate securities, all of which benefited from low interest rates and accommodative monetary policy. These securities, like many other riskier asset classes, also performed well after a difficult start to 2016 as the equity market rebounded strongly and oil prices stabilized.

 

      Tactical asset allocation overall slightly hampered the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period. As mentioned earlier, in seeking its objective to achieve long-term real return, the Fund will allocate to a set of asset classes that we believe are sensitive to different sources of inflation. We then adjust the relative sizing of these exposures based on a shorter investment horizon that reflects tactical market views. Relative to the strategic asset allocation set during the Reporting Period, the Fund was tactically overweight equities and riskier asset classes in general. It was underweight commodities, infrastructure securities and fixed income. More specifically, overweight positions in Japanese, European and U.S. large-cap equities, especially during the first quarter of 2016, detracted from performance. Underweights in local emerging markets debt and infrastructure securities dampened Fund returns during the Reporting Period overall. Conversely, the Fund’s allocation to gold was advantageous amid a broad flight to safety during the first six weeks of the first quarter of 2016. The Fund also benefited from an overweight in U.S. bank stocks, an overweight in MLPs and an underweight in commodities between mid-February 2016 and the end of the Reporting Period.

 

      Underlying fund implementation and security selection overall detracted modestly from the Fund’s returns. Detractors were broad based, led by bottom-up stock selection within U.S. real estate securities and MLPs as well as by the Fund’s unconstrained fixed income strategy.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned during the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the start of the Reporting Period, the Fund had approximately 8.0% of its total net assets invested in commodity-related investments; approximately 47.9% of its total net assets invested in equity-related investments; approximately 31.5% of its total net assets invested in fixed income-related investments; and approximately 12.6% of its total net assets invested in cash and cash equivalents. The strategic asset allocation of the Fund reflects a risk-based allocation approach to increase diversification across the portfolio.

 

Q   How did you tactically manage the Fund’s allocations during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, positioning within the Fund was adjusted to reflect our expectations that moderately positive global economic growth would continue, led by the U.S. and to a lesser extent, other developed markets. Strategically, this positioning translated into a positive view on riskier asset classes, maintained through the Fund’s broad tilt toward U.S. and other developed markets equities, which was modulated based on regional and sector exposure views. During the Reporting Period, we expressed our view that U.S. interest rates would rise by positioning the Fund in the front, or short-term, end of the yield curve, which is more sensitive than the longer-term end to changes in interest rates. Yield curve is a spectrum of maturities.

 

     

In terms of our tactical positioning, we maintained Fund’s allocation to MLPs during the Reporting Period. In our view, MLPs had declined more than fundamentally warranted, primarily due to negative investor sentiment. To diversify the Fund’s exposure to the energy sector, we shifted the Fund to an underweight in commodities during March 2016. West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices had rallied approximately 27% during the course of the month on the

 

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back of positive investor sentiment, which we believed was not fully supported by fundamentals. We thought the oil price rally was unsustainable and would lead to additional supply, limiting price increases. Also within the Fund’s commodities allocation, we implemented a long position in gold during December 2015 in order to diversify the Fund’s sensitivity to global economic growth. The Fund exited the position in gold in March 2016.

 

      During the Reporting Period, we increased the size of the Fund’s breakeven inflation position, wherein the Fund was long TIPS and short U.S. Treasury futures, to take advantage of any increase in inflation expectations. In our opinion, base effects might lift U.S. inflation meaningfully in the near term, which — combined with a tighter U.S. labor market and continued accommodative monetary policy from the Fed — could lead to an inflation scare. (Base effects are the consequence of abnormally high or low levels of inflation in a previous month that distort headline inflation numbers for the most recent month. A base effect can make it difficult to accurately assess inflation levels over time.)

 

      We continued to tactically manage a basket of currencies to express our views on the monetary and inflationary environment across developed and emerging markets countries and on slowing economic growth in China and other emerging markets countries. We also believed that lower commodity prices should have a positive impact on the currencies of commodity importers, such as India, and a negative impact on the currencies of commodity exporters, such as Australia.

 

      Within the Fund’s allocation to equities, we adopted a long position in Japanese stocks during February 2016 on the belief they would perform well in the near to medium term because of the BoJ’s monetary policy support and Japan’s improving corporate fundamentals. Also in February 2016, we implemented a long position in U.S. bank stocks as the sector had underperformed the broad global stock market on concerns around European banks. We believed the selloff had been excessive and that fundamentals, such as loan growth, a focus on expense controls, and adequate capital support, buttressed the sector. Within fixed income during April 2016, we established a short position in 30-year U.S. investment grade corporate bonds because we believed the U.S. credit cycle had reached the later stage.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund used Eurodollar futures to take tactical positions on the U.S. interest rate yield curve, which detracted from performance. (Different positions may be taken within the Fund based on expectations of changes in interest rates and expectations of changes in the yield curve. Changes in the shape of the yield curve will change the relative price of bonds represented by the curve.) The Fund employed equity index futures during the Reporting Period to tactically adjust the amount of risk incurred from exposure to equities in three markets — the U.S., Europe and Japan — all of which had a negative impact on performance. The Fund also sold U.S. Treasury futures to hedge duration as part of a breakeven inflation position, as we sought to take advantage of an increase in U.S. inflation expectations. These instruments had a negative impact on performance during the Reporting Period. Furthermore, the Fund employed forward foreign currency contracts to take long and short positions in developed and emerging markets currencies. The use of forward foreign currency contracts contributed positively to the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period. In addition, some of the Fund’s underlying fund investments used derivatives during the Reporting Period to manage duration along the yield curve, to apply their active investment views with greater versatility, to seek greater risk management precision and to gain exposure to equity, fixed income and commodity asset classes.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund had approximately 4.5% of its total net assets invested in commodity-related investments; approximately 46.6% of its total net assets invested in equity-related investments; approximately 33.7% of its total net assets invested in fixed income-related investments; and approximately 15.2% of its total net assets invested in cash and cash equivalents.

 

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

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained aware of latent inflation risks. More specifically, we noted that tighter labor markets and rising wage growth could increase inflationary pressures, particularly if commodity prices or global demand stabilized further. In our opinion, these risks were not priced into the markets at the end of the Reporting Period, partly because of the market’s persistent belief that structural headwinds in the commodities complex and short- term volatility spikes would result in ongoing risk aversion.

 

     

Overall, at the end of the Reporting Period, we were broadly positive on riskier asset classes given the generally supportive monetary policies of global central banks and low inflation

 

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expectations around the world. That said, we believed the global equity rally, which began after a difficult start to 2016, had played out and that valuations at the end of the Reporting Period were near previous highs. This view, coupled with rising inflationary pressures in the U.S., led us to tactically position the Fund in a more defensive stance. In our view, a more tactical and selective approach to equity selection is required in this environment. We plan to focus on equity markets where we see scope for an improvement in fundamentals, such as in the developed markets where there is ample monetary policy support or in places where there may be opportunity for secular improvement. We remain bullish on prospects in Europe and Japan given the accommodative monetary policies of their central banks but remain cautious on deploying additional assets in those economies that are in the mid-cycle expansion phase. Within the emerging markets, we believe ongoing monetary and fiscal policy stimulus has helped stabilize the Chinese economy, but we also believe China faces structural headwinds and represents a meaningful risk to the trajectory of the global equity markets in the near term. On the other hand, given the market’s muted expectations, any additional stabilization in China could assuage concerns about the emerging markets overall and, in turn, the export sectors of developed economies.

 

      In terms of global fixed income, we believe the markets have underestimated the pace of rate hikes and have priced in more dovish sentiment by the Fed than is supported by recent statements by policymakers. (Dovish sentiment tends to indicate lower interest rates.) Accordingly, at the end of the Reporting Period, we favored equities over corporate credit, maintained the Fund’s position in the front end of the yield curve and held a marginally positive view on emerging markets debt.

 

      Given our views, we believed the Fund was well positioned at the end of the Reporting Period to perform well in a variety of inflationary environments. We continue to seek opportunities to incorporate our tactical market views on a shorter-term basis.

 

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Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Real Return Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016     

Fund Total Return

(based on NAV)1

      

Barclays 1-10 Year

U.S. TIPS Index2

 
  Class A        -0.74        3.12
  Class C        -0.95           3.12   
  Institutional        -0.50           3.12   
  Class IR        -0.54           3.12   
    Class R        -0.74           3.12   
                           
     February 26, 2016–April 30, 2016                    
    Class R6        6.81        1.94

 

  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 1-10 Year U.S. TIPS Index is an unmanaged index comprised of U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected securities having a maturity of at least 1 year and less than 10 years. It is not possible to invest in an unmanaged index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 3/31/16   One Year      Since Inception      Inception Date
  Class A     -12.37      -3.57    8/30/13
  Class C     -8.86         -2.19       8/30/13
  Institutional     -6.86         -1.05       8/30/13
  Class IR     -6.98         -1.18       8/30/13
  Class R     -7.40         -1.68       8/30/13
    Class R6     N/A         6.81       2/26/16

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual or cumulative total returns for periods less than 1 year 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 5.50% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Class IR, Class R 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 RATIOS4   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     1.12      4.16
  Class C     1.87         4.90   
  Institutional     0.72         3.77   
  Class IR     0.87         3.91   
  Class R     1.37         4.41   
    Class R6     0.70         3.75   

 

  4    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 February 26, 2017, 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.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 4/30/165
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  Goldman Sachs Inflation Protected Securities Fund     35.4    Investment Company
  Goldman Sachs Strategic Income Fund     10.4       Investment Company
  Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund     5.1       Investment Company
  iShares Global Infrastructure ETF     2.2       Exchange Traded Funds
  Enterprise Products Partners LP     1.2       Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
  Magellan Midstream Partners LP     1.1       Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
  Exxon Mobil Corp.     0.9       Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
  Energy Transfer Partners LP     0.9       Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
  Simon Property Group, Inc.     0.9       Real Estate Investment Trusts
    SPDR S&P Bank ETF     0.8       Exchange Traded Funds

 

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

 

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  SECTOR ALLOCATION (%)6
     As of April 30, 2016
    LOGO

 

  6    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from the percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. Underlying sector allocations of Exchange Traded Funds and Investment Companies held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value. Short-term investments represent repurchase agreements. 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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Index Definitions

The S&P 500® Index is a U.S. stock market index based on the market capitalizations of 500 large companies having common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. The S&P 500® Index components and their weightings are determined by S&P Dow Jones Indices.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Common Stocks – 9.5%   
  Denmark – 0.2%   
  911      Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (Pharmaceuticals)   $ 50,865   

 

 

 
  France – 0.6%   
  671      Air Liquide SA (Chemicals)     76,103   
  985      Safran SA (Aerospace & Defense)     67,905   
   

 

 

 
      144,008   

 

 

 
  Germany – 0.6%   
  524      Bayer AG (Pharmaceuticals)     60,557   
  909      Beiersdorf AG (Personal Products)     81,624   
   

 

 

 
      142,181   

 

 

 
  Japan – 1.1%   
  1,600      Hoya Corp. (Health Care Equipment & Supplies)     61,271   
  1,800      Kubota Corp. (Machinery)     26,220   
  6,000      Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. (Real Estate Management & Development)     114,016   
  1,000      Nidec Corp. (Electrical Equipment)     73,274   
   

 

 

 
      274,781   

 

 

 
  Netherlands* – 0.2%   
  1,359      Mylan NV (Pharmaceuticals)     56,684   

 

 

 
  Sweden – 0.3%   
  2,434      Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA Class B (Household Products)     76,797   

 

 

 
  Switzerland – 0.8%   
  637      Novartis AG (Pharmaceuticals)     48,477   
  230      Syngenta AG (Chemicals)     92,268   
  3,558      UBS Group AG (Capital Markets)     61,679   
   

 

 

 
      202,424   

 

 

 
  United Kingdom – 0.7%   
  2,315      Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)     60,637   
  1,862      Wolseley PLC (Trading Companies & Distributors)     104,295   
   

 

 

 
      164,932   

 

 

 
  United States – 5.0%   
  1,971      Abbott Laboratories (Health Care Equipment & Supplies)     76,672   
  389      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.* (Capital Markets)     66,254   
  137      Alphabet, Inc. Class A* (Internet Software & Services)     96,980   
  1,052      American Tower Corp. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)     110,334   
  129      Biogen, Inc.* (Biotechnology)     35,474   
  593      Celgene Corp.* (Biotechnology)     61,322   
  2,699      EMC Corp. (Computers & Peripherals)     70,471   
  410      FedEx Corp. (Air Freight & Logistics)     67,695   
  643      Honeywell International, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)     73,476   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  United States – (continued)   
  409      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (Diversified Financial Services)   $ 98,172   
  625      Intuit, Inc. (Software)     63,056   
  570      NIKE, Inc. Class B (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)     33,596   
  1,365      Northern Trust Corp. (Capital Markets)     97,024   
  876      PVH Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)     83,746   
  1,314      QUALCOMM, Inc. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     66,383   
  1,504      Yum! Brands, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)     119,658   
   

 

 

 
      1,220,313   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $2,358,320)   $ 2,332,985   

 

 

 

 

Contracts    

Exercise

Price

    Expiration
Date
    Value  
  Option Contracts Purchased – 1.8%   
  Options on Equities – 0.4%   

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. Call – EQO Stox Indices

  

  374      EUR  2,931.380        05/23/16      $ 42,528   

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. Call – Topix Index

  

  39,024      JPY 1,400.000        07/20/16        10,918   

 

Barclays Bank PLC Call – iShares China Large Cap ETF

  

  13,300      $ 36.140        07/27/16        7,640   

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. Put – EQO USO

  

  21,850        10.393        08/29/16        13,643   

 
 

Barclays Bank PLC Put – iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate
Bond ETF

  
  

  18,060        75.680        09/30/16        14,225   
     

 

 

 
        88,954   

 

 

 
  Options on Futures – 1.4%   

 

Barclays Bank PLC Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  18        98.875        06/13/16        20,250   

 

Barclays Bank PLC Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  10        99.000        09/19/16        5,812   

 

Barclays Bank PLC Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  5        98.625        09/19/16        7,469   

 

Barclays Bank PLC Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  10        99.000        12/19/16        5,000   

 

Barclays Bank PLC Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  8        98.375        06/19/17        13,450   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  15        99.000        06/13/16        12,187   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  21        98.500        06/13/16        43,312   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  111        99.375        09/19/16        3,469   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  10        98.875        09/19/16        8,750   

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts    

Exercise

Price

    Expiration
Date
    Value  
  Option Contracts Purchased – (continued)   
  Options on Futures – (continued)   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  4      $ 98.750        12/19/16      $ 4,025   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  6        98.750        03/13/17        5,738   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  1        98.625        03/13/17        1,213   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  56        99.125        06/19/17        23,450   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  52        99.000        09/18/17        32,175   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  41        98.875        12/18/17        33,056   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  8        98.375        03/19/18        12,700   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  16        98.375        06/18/18        25,600   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  22        98.250        09/17/18        39,875   

 

Credit Suisse International (London) Call – Eurodollar Futures

  

  28        98.125        12/17/18        55,825   
     

 

 

 
        353,356   

 

 

 
  TOTAL OPTION CONTRACTS PURCHASED   
  (Cost $531,300)      $ 442,310   

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Distribution

Rate

    Value  
Investment Companies(a) – 82.0%   
United States – 82.0%   

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – FST Institutional Shares(b)

   

9,817,350     0.250   $ 9,817,350   

Goldman Sachs Fixed Income Macro Strategies Fund – Institutional Shares

   

275,425     0.000        2,420,986   

Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund – Institutional Shares

  

348,760     0.060        2,165,802   

Goldman Sachs Inflation Protected Securities Fund – Institutional Shares

   

144,841     0.006        1,532,421   

Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund – Institutional Shares

   

140,397     0.015        869,055   

Goldman Sachs Long Short Fund – Institutional Shares

  

284,925     0.000        2,393,365   

Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund – Institutional Shares

  

42,980     0.017        874,214   

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   
(Cost $20,594,436)      $ 20,073,193   

 

 

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
  Exchange Traded Fund – 1.5%   
  United States – 1.5%   
  10,849      SPDR S&P Bank ETF (Cost $314,816)   $ 352,050   

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 94.8%  
  (Cost $23,798,872)   $ 23,200,538   

 

 

 
 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 5.2%

    1,273,764   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 24,474,302   

 

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Represents Affiliated Funds.

(b)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on April 30, 2016.

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD

 

—Australian Dollar

BRL

 

—Brazilian Real

CAD

 

—Canadian Dollar

CHF

 

—Swiss Franc

CLP

 

—Chilean Peso

CNY

 

—Chinese Yuan Renminbi

COP

 

—Colombian Peso

CZK

 

—Czech Koruna

DKK

 

—Danish Krone

EUR

 

—Euro

GBP

 

—British Pound

HKD

 

—Hong Kong Dollar

HUF

 

—Hungarian Forint

IDR

 

—Indonesian Rupiah

ILS

 

—Israeli Shekel

INR

 

—Indian Rupee

JPY

 

—Japanese Yen

KRW

 

—South Korean Won

MXN

 

—Mexican Peso

MYR

 

—Malaysian Ringgit

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

ZAR

 

—South African Rand

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ETF

 

—Exchange Traded Fund

LIBOR

 

—London Interbank Offered Rate

LLC

 

—Limited Liability Company

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, 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
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

  AUD     20,000       USD     14,835       $ 15,178         06/15/16       $ 343   
  CAD     250,000       USD     185,924         199,252         06/15/16         13,328   
  CHF     10,000       USD     10,307         10,445         06/15/16         138   
  CLP     130,000,000       USD     187,807         195,955         06/15/16         8,148   
  CNY     40,000       USD     6,136         6,155         06/15/16         20   
  EUR     170,000       USD     191,091         194,935         06/15/16         3,844   
  HUF     2,000,000       USD     7,162         7,337         06/15/16         175   
  IDR     4,860,000,000       USD     356,096         365,304         06/15/16         9,208   
  INR     37,500,000       USD     539,968         559,826         06/15/16         19,860   
  JPY     1,000,000       USD     9,134         9,410         06/15/16         276   
  KRW     360,000,000       USD     312,500         313,794         06/15/16         1,294   
  NZD     20,000       USD     13,568         13,930         06/15/16         363   
  PLN     1,410,000       USD     359,227         369,063         06/15/16         9,836   
  RUB     24,000,000       USD     351,335         366,031         06/15/16         14,696   
  SEK     1,500,000       USD     174,779         187,102         06/15/16         12,324   
  TRY     1,040,000       USD     356,380         366,963         06/15/16         10,583   
  USD     7,875       PLN     30,000         7,852         06/15/16         23   

UBS AG (London)

  BRL     1,520,000       USD     424,749         438,216         05/25/16         13,467   
  CAD     50,000       USD     39,437         39,850         05/25/16         414   
  EUR     10,000       USD     11,443         11,459         05/24/16         16   
  GBP     30,000       USD     43,646         43,836         05/24/16         190   
  JPY     9,280,000       USD     84,821         87,267         05/24/16         2,446   
  MXN     710,000       USD     40,621         41,167         05/24/16         546   
  NZD     90,000       USD     62,290         62,758         05/24/16         467   
  RUB     21,750,000       USD     330,497         333,438         05/25/16         2,941   
  SGD     100,000       USD     74,188         74,307         05/24/16         119   
  TRY     1,140,000       USD     399,640         404,744         05/24/16         5,105   
  USD     7,610       AUD     10,000         7,596         05/24/16         14   
  USD     5,157       MYR     20,000         5,102         05/25/16         54   
  USD     52,738       PHP     2,450,000         51,992         05/25/16         746   
    ZAR     4,100,000       USD     284,872         286,501         05/24/16         1,628   
TOTAL              $ 132,612   

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Current
Value
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Loss
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

  AUD     250,000       USD     190,152       $  189,720         06/15/16       $ (432
  MYR     30,000       USD     7,674         7,650         06/15/16         (24
  TWD     300,000       USD     9,286         9,286         06/15/16           
  USD     370,648       AUD     510,000         387,029         06/15/16         (16,381
  USD     15,449       CAD     20,000         15,940         06/15/16         (491
  USD     434,013       CHF     430,000         449,149         06/15/16         (15,136
  USD     185,463       CLP     130,000,000         195,955         06/15/16         (10,492
  USD     363,764       CNY     2,400,000         369,314         06/15/16         (5,548
  USD     181,458       COP     550,000,000         191,722         06/15/16         (10,263
  USD     185,179       EUR     170,000         194,935         06/15/16         (9,755
  USD     362,303       GBP     255,000         372,643         06/15/16         (10,340

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN MULTI-ASSET FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (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
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC (continued)

  USD     185,603       HUF     52,000,000       $ 190,759         06/15/16       $ (5,156
  USD     6,743       IDR     90,000,000         6,765         06/15/16         (22
  USD     7,375       INR     500,000         7,464         06/15/16         (90
  USD     187,459       JPY     21,000,000         197,616         06/15/16         (10,157
  USD     291,003       KRW     360,000,000         313,794         06/15/16         (22,791
  USD     178,835       MYR     750,000         191,252         06/15/16         (12,417
  USD     185,281       NZD     280,000         195,025         06/15/16         (9,745
  USD     243,075       TWD     8,100,000         250,712         06/15/16         (7,637

UBS AG (London)

  AUD     190,000       USD     147,382         144,320         05/24/16         (3,064
  CLP     33,910,000       USD     51,344         51,205         05/25/16         (138
  INR     7,810,000       USD     117,331         116,978         05/25/16         (353
  KRW     16,730,000       USD     14,646         14,589         05/25/16         (59
  PLN     80,000       USD     21,033         20,947         05/24/16         (86
  USD     175,274       CHF     170,000         177,395         05/24/16         (2,120
  USD     50,832       CNY     330,000         50,870         05/25/16         (38
  USD     45,962       CZK     1,100,000         46,595         05/24/16         (636
  USD     56,512       EUR     50,000         57,293         05/24/16         (780
  USD     229,447       GBP     160,000         233,798         05/24/16         (4,351
  USD     12,528       HUF     3,450,000         12,659         05/24/16         (132
  USD     101,066       ILS     380,000         101,735         05/24/16         (669
  USD     53,931       JPY     5,960,000         56,047         05/24/16         (2,114
  USD     9,780       NOK     80,000         9,935         05/24/16         (155
  USD     46,378       PLN     180,000         47,131         05/24/16         (754
  USD     32,086       SEK     260,000         32,405         05/24/16         (318
    USD     6,799       TWD     220,000         6,810         05/25/16         (12
TOTAL       $ (162,656

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
       Expiration
Date
     Current
Value
       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

10 Year German Euro-Bund

     2         June 2016      $ 370,722         $ 96   

10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (14      June 2016        (1,820,875        (5,598

2 Year German Euro-Schatz

     3         June 2016        383,930           (159

2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (5      June 2016        (1,093,125        101   

20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

     3         June 2016        489,938           (5,128

20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

     (4      June 2016        (653,250        11,243   

3 Month Bank Bills

     (2      September 2016        (1,513,163        (543

3 Month Bank Bills

     (2      December 2016        (1,513,311        (283

3 Month Bank Bills

     (1      March 2017        (756,674        (39

3 Month Sterling Interest Rate

     1         September 2016        181,511           (2

3 Month Sterling Interest Rate

     1         December 2016        181,420           236   

3 Month Sterling Interest Rate

     1         March 2017        181,329           (203

3 Month Sterling Interest Rate

     1         June 2017        181,201           (276

3 Month Sterling Interest Rate

     1         September 2017        181,091           (221

3 Month Sterling Interest Rate

     1         December 2017        180,982           (166

3 Month Sterling Interest Rate

     1         March 2018        180,890           (311

3 Month Sterling Interest Rate

     1         June 2018        180,799           35   

5 Year German Euro-Bobl

     3         June 2016        449,490           (633

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN MULTI-ASSET FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
       Expiration
Date
     Current
Value
       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (3      June 2016      $ (362,742      $ (341

Cattle Feeder

     (2      August 2016        (140,375        10,707   

Cocoa

     5         July 2016        161,650           18,035   

Coffee

     (1      July 2016        (45,563        166   

Copper

     (1      July 2016        (57,088        (4,653

Cotton No. 2

     4         July 2016        127,540           643   

Crude Oil

     (2      May 2016        (91,840        (8,026

Euro Buxl 30 Year Bonds

     (3      June 2016        (561,579        (1

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

     11         June 2016        374,970           (1,197

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

     (1      June 2016        (34,088        (1,651

Eurodollars

     12         September 2016        2,976,600           1,036   

Eurodollars

     2         December 2016        495,675           (92

Eurodollars

     (1      December 2016        (262,770        (27

Eurodollars

     2         March 2017        495,400           (305

Eurodollars

     2         June 2017        495,100           (342

Eurodollars

     2         September 2017        494,775           483   

Eurodollars

     (9      September 2017        (2,226,488        (1,258

Eurodollars

     2         December 2017        494,425           533   

Eurodollars

     2         March 2018        494,150           404   

Eurodollars

     2         June 2018        493,825           508   

FTSE 100 Index

     1         June 2016        90,767           (572

Gold 100 Oz

     3         June 2016        387,150           8,032   

Hang Seng Index

     (2      May 2016        (268,845        6,286   

Hard Red Winter Wheat

     (2      July 2016        (47,850        (1,331

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

     10         May 2016        304,400           (9,795

Lead

     4         May 2016        180,200           (6,909

Lead

     (4      May 2016        (180,200        (8,021

Lead

     3         June 2016        135,319           5,362   

Lead

     (3      June 2016        (135,319        (3,876

Lean Hogs

     3         June 2016        98,040           692   

Live Cattle

     (3      June 2016        (137,910        7,091   

Low Sulphur Gas Oil

     (1      June 2016        (41,400        (8,077

Mini MSCI Emerging Market

     (14      June 2016        (1,163,330        (22,448

MSCI Singapore Index

     14         May 2016        330,937           (7,547

Nasdaq 100 E-Mini Index

     1         June 2016        86,630           (3,437

Natural Gas

     (4      May 2016        (87,120        (3,091

Nickel

     4         May 2016        226,008           18,984   

Nickel

     (4      May 2016        (226,008        (10,631

Nickel

     1         June 2016        56,571           1,555   

Nickel

     (1      June 2016        (56,571        (6,103

NY Harbor ULSD

     (1      May 2016        (58,212        (2,006

Primary Aluminum

     9         May 2016        376,594           36,385   

Primary Aluminum

     (9      May 2016        (376,594        (35,471

Primary Aluminum

     4         June 2016        167,975           7,928   

Primary Aluminum

     (6      June 2016        (251,963        (27,164

Russell 2000 Mini Index

     3         June 2016        338,280           17,757   

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     3         June 2016        308,865           2,572   

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (17      June 2016        (1,750,235        (52,387

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (1      September 2016        (262,718        (1

S&P Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index

     1         June 2016        129,704           348   

SGX Nifty 50 Index

     20         May 2016        315,700           (322

Silver

     2         July 2016        178,190           16,235   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN MULTI-ASSET FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
       Expiration
Date
     Current
Value
       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Soybean

     5         July 2016      $ 257,438         $ 16,022   

Sugar No. 11

     7         June 2016        127,949           9,376   

U.K. Long Gilt

     1         June 2016        174,754           (2,106

Wheat

     3         July 2016        73,275           741   

Zinc

     3         May 2016        145,050           8,343   

Zinc

     (3      May 2016        (145,050        (12,568

Zinc

     2         June 2016        96,750           8,959   

Zinc

     (1      June 2016        (48,375        (1,287
TOTAL         $ (39,711

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CONTRACT

 

      Market Value  
Referenced Obligation    Notional
Amount
(000s)
   Rates Received
(Paid)
    Termination
Date
     Credit
Spread at
April 30,
2016(a)
    Upfront
Payments
Made (Received)
     Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Protection Purchased:

               

CDX North American Investment Grade Index 26

   $910      (1.000 )%      06/20/21         0.779   $ (9,097    $ (1,797

 

  (a)   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.

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS ON COMMODITY INDICES

 

Counterparty   

Referenced

Obligation(b)

   Notional
Amount
(000s)
     Paid
Rate
    Termination
Date
    

Unrealized

Gain (Loss)*

 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC    S&P GSCI 3 Month Forward Copper Index    $ 310         0.000     06/30/16       $ (13,256

 

  (b)   The Fund receives quarterly payments based on any positive monthly return of the Referenced Obligation. The Fund makes payments on any negative monthly return of such referenced obligation.
  *   There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain/loss of the swap contracts is equal to their market value.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN MULTI-ASSET FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS — For the period ended April 30, 2016 the Fund had written the following option contracts:

OPTIONS ON EQUITIES CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty    Description    Contracts      Expiration
Date
     Strike
Price
     Value  

Barclays Bank PLC

   Put – iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF      18,060         09/30/16       $ 70.77       $ (7,305

Deutsche Bank AG

   Call – S&P 500 Index      9         05/31/16         2,100         (13,689
   Put – S&P 500 Index      9         05/31/16         2,014         (18,000

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   Call – EQO Stox Indices      374         05/23/16       EUR 3,186         (2,221
   Put – EQO Stox Indices      187         05/23/16         2,859         (5,507
   Call – Topix Index      39,024         07/20/16       JPY 1,500         (2,874
     Call – EQO USO      21,850         08/29/16       $ 13.329         (8,005
TOTAL (Premium Received $102,701)      79,513                         $ (57,601

For the period ended April 30, 2016, the Fund had the following written option activities:

OPTIONS ON EQUITIES CONTRACTS

 

      Contracts      Premiums
Received
 

Contracts Outstanding October 31, 2015

   148      $ 70,913   

Contracts Written

   113,742        355,697   

Contracts Bought to Close

   (6,687)        (91,229

Contracts Expired

   (27,690)        (232,680

Contracts Outstanding April 30, 2016

   79,513      $ 102,701   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MULTI-ASSET REAL RETURN FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – 36.9%   
  Beverages – 0.9%  
  22      Brown-Forman Corp. Class B   $ 2,119   
  47      Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.     2,467   
  39      Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A     6,086   
  44      Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     4,000   
  40      Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B     3,825   
  34      Monster Beverage Corp.*     4,904   
  320      PepsiCo., Inc.     32,947   
  3      The Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A*     468   
  853      The Coca-Cola Co.     38,215   
   

 

 

 
      95,031   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology – 1.1%  
  302      AbbVie, Inc.     18,422   
  46      Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     6,407   
  141      Amgen, Inc.     22,320   
  128      Baxalta, Inc.     5,370   
  41      Biogen, Inc.*     11,274   
  148      Celgene Corp.*     15,305   
  256      Gilead Sciences, Inc.     22,582   
  5      Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     604   
  15      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     5,651   
  9      United Therapeutics Corp.*     947   
  51      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     4,301   
   

 

 

 
      113,183   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 2.9%  
  23      A. Schulman, Inc.     641   
  129      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     18,820   
  42      Airgas, Inc.     5,982   
  79      Albemarle Corp.     5,227   
  41      Ashland, Inc.     4,576   
  26      Balchem Corp.     1,595   
  41      Cabot Corp.     2,000   
  56      Calgon Carbon Corp.     918   
  165      CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     5,457   
  580      E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.     38,228   
  102      Eastman Chemical Co.     7,791   
  178      Ecolab, Inc.     20,466   
  95      FMC Corp.     4,110   
  42      H.B. Fuller Co.     1,878   
  22      Innophos Holdings, Inc.     813   
  20      Innospec, Inc.     967   
  54      International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     6,451   
  28      Koppers Holdings, Inc.*     704   
  24      Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.*     545   
  233      LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A     19,262   
  29      Minerals Technologies, Inc.     1,737   
  291      Monsanto Co.     27,261   
  7      NewMarket Corp.     2,842   
  109      Olin Corp.     2,375   
  58      PolyOne Corp.     2,087   
  178      PPG Industries, Inc.     19,649   
  188      Praxair, Inc.     22,083   
  12      Quaker Chemical Corp.     1,069   
  86      RPM International, Inc.     4,346   
  31      Sensient Technologies Corp.     2,085   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Chemicals – (continued)  
  18      Stepan Co.   $ 1,103   
  116      The Chemours Co.     1,058   
  743      The Dow Chemical Co.     39,089   
  241      The Mosaic Co.     6,746   
  31      The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. Class A     2,194   
  52      The Sherwin-Williams Co.     14,940   
  50      The Valspar Corp.     5,335   
   

 

 

 
      302,430   

 

 

 
  Construction Materials – 0.2%  
  32      Eagle Materials, Inc.     2,372   
  62      Headwaters, Inc.*     1,241   
  43      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     7,277   
  10      US Concrete, Inc.*     617   
  89      Vulcan Materials Co.     9,579   
   

 

 

 
      21,086   

 

 

 
  Containers & Packaging – 0.5%  
  42      AptarGroup, Inc.     3,192   
  62      Avery Dennison Corp.     4,502   
  95      Ball Corp.     6,781   
  66      Bemis Co., Inc.     3,312   
  21      Greif, Inc. Class A     729   
  272      International Paper Co.     11,769   
  111      Owens-Illinois, Inc.*     2,049   
  62      Packaging Corp. of America     4,023   
  129      Sealed Air Corp.     6,109   
  27      Silgan Holdings, Inc.     1,370   
  68      Sonoco Products Co.     3,188   
  169      WestRock Co.     7,073   
   

 

 

 
      54,097   

 

 

 
  Energy Equipment & Services – 0.6%  
  123      Baker Hughes, Inc.     5,948   
  30      Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.     728   
  14      Dril-Quip, Inc.*     907   
  53      Ensco PLC Class A     634   
  62      FMC Technologies, Inc.*     1,890   
  235      Halliburton Co.     9,708   
  36      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     2,380   
  98      Nabors Industries Ltd.     960   
  97      National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     3,496   
  64      Noble Corp. PLC     719   
  30      Oceaneering International, Inc.     1,100   
  16      Oil States International, Inc.*     554   
  36      Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     711   
  65      Rowan Cos. PLC Class A     1,223   
  376      Schlumberger Ltd.     30,208   
  43      Superior Energy Services, Inc.     725   
  63      Tidewater, Inc.     552   
  92      Transocean Ltd.     1,019   
  18      US Silica Holdings, Inc.     460   
   

 

 

 
      63,922   

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MULTI-ASSET REAL RETURN FUND

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Food & Staples Retailing – 0.9%  
  11      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.   $ 1,232   
  98      Costco Wholesale Corp.     14,517   
  242      CVS Health Corp.     24,321   
  73      Safeway Casa Ley     74   
  73      Safeway PDC, LLC     3   
  32      Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*     898   
  111      Sysco Corp.     5,114   
  220      The Kroger Co.     7,786   
  15      United Natural Foods, Inc.*     535   
  348      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     23,271   
  192      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     15,222   
  70      Whole Foods Market, Inc.     2,035   
   

 

 

 
      95,008   

 

 

 
  Food Products – 0.8%  
  132      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     5,272   
  7      Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.     355   
  40      Campbell Soup Co.     2,468   
  95      ConAgra Foods, Inc.     4,233   
  35      Darling Ingredients, Inc.*     507   
  45      Flowers Foods, Inc.     862   
  132      General Mills, Inc.     8,097   
  68      Hormel Foods Corp.     2,621   
  18      Ingredion, Inc.     2,072   
  56      Kellogg Co.     4,301   
  6      Lancaster Colony Corp.     699   
  31      McCormick & Co., Inc.     2,907   
  44      Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.     3,835   
  348      Mondelez International, Inc. Class A     14,950   
  14      Post Holdings, Inc.*     1,006   
  8      Sanderson Farms, Inc.     734   
  13      Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.     416   
  26      The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*     1,088   
  34      The Hershey Co.     3,166   
  22      The J.M. Smucker Co.     2,794   
  133      The Kraft Heinz Co.     10,383   
  15      TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*     1,326   
  64      Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A     4,213   
  42      WhiteWave Foods Co. Class A*     1,689   
   

 

 

 
      79,994   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.9%  
  274      Abbott Laboratories     10,659   
  8      ABIOMED, Inc.*     777   
  16      Align Technology, Inc.*     1,155   
  98      Baxter International, Inc.     4,334   
  42      Becton Dickinson & Co.     6,773   
  253      Boston Scientific Corp.*     5,546   
  15      C.R. Bard, Inc.     3,182   
  6      Cantel Medical Corp.     402   
  46      DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.     2,742   
  40      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*     4,248   
  13      Greatbatch, Inc.*     452   
  11      Haemonetics Corp.*     357   
  12      Halyard Health, Inc.*     338   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies – (continued)  
  13      Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.   $ 629   
  53      Hologic, Inc.*     1,780   
  4      ICU Medical, Inc.*     397   
  20      IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*     1,687   
  7      Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*     496   
  7      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*     4,384   
  10      LivaNova PLC*     527   
  13      Masimo Corp.*     564   
  260      Medtronic PLC     20,579   
  10      Natus Medical, Inc.*     319   
  10      Neogen Corp.*     472   
  12      NuVasive, Inc.*     635   
  23      ResMed, Inc.     1,283   
  53      St. Jude Medical, Inc.     4,039   
  16      STERIS PLC     1,131   
  58      Stryker Corp.     6,323   
  8      Teleflex, Inc.     1,246   
  11      The Cooper Cos., Inc.     1,684   
  17      Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*     1,380   
  15      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     1,068   
  30      Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     3,473   
   

 

 

 
      95,061   

 

 

 
  Health Care Providers & Services – 1.0%  
  64      Aetna, Inc.     7,185   
  11      Air Methods Corp.*     407   
  32      AmerisourceBergen Corp.     2,723   
  14      AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*     497   
  13      Amsurg Corp.*     1,053   
  50      Anthem, Inc.     7,038   
  58      Cardinal Health, Inc.     4,551   
  37      Centene Corp.*     2,293   
  4      Chemed Corp.     519   
  47      CIGNA Corp.     6,511   
  28      Community Health Systems, Inc.*     534   
  32      DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.*     2,365   
  116      Express Scripts Holding Co.*     8,553   
  58      HCA Holdings, Inc.*     4,676   
  17      Henry Schein, Inc.*     2,868   
  30      Humana, Inc.     5,312   
  19      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*     2,381   
  10      LifePoint Health, Inc.*     676   
  8      Magellan Health, Inc.*     564   
  44      McKesson Corp.     7,384   
  22      MEDNAX, Inc.*     1,568   
  9      Molina Healthcare, Inc.*     466   
  20      Owens & Minor, Inc.     728   
  18      Patterson Cos., Inc.     780   
  24      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     1,804   
  34      Select Medical Holdings Corp.     455   
  24      Tenet Healthcare Corp.*     761   
  177      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     23,307   
  18      Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B     2,406   

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Health Care Providers & Services – (continued)  
  20      VCA, Inc.*   $ 1,259   
  11      WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*     990   
   

 

 

 
      102,614   

 

 

 
  Health Care Technology* – 0.0%  
  49      Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.     657   
  59      Cerner Corp.     3,312   
  14      Medidata Solutions, Inc.     611   
   

 

 

 
      4,580   

 

 

 
  Household Durables* – 0.1%  
  233      Toll Brothers, Inc.     6,361   

 

 

 
  Household Products – 0.7%  
  28      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     2,596   
  196      Colgate-Palmolive Co.     13,900   
  19      Energizer Holdings, Inc.     826   
  80      Kimberly-Clark Corp.     10,015   
  27      The Clorox Co.     3,381   
  582      The Procter & Gamble Co.     46,630   
   

 

 

 
      77,348   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.2%  
  54      Agilent Technologies, Inc.     2,210   
  7      Bio-Techne Corp.     652   
  11      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*     872   
  30      Illumina, Inc.*     4,050   
  6      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*     2,148   
  11      PAREXEL International Corp.*     672   
  26      PerkinElmer, Inc.     1,311   
  77      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     11,107   
  16      Waters Corp.*     2,082   
   

 

 

 
      25,104   

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining – 0.7%  
  151      AK Steel Holding Corp.*     707   
  886      Alcoa, Inc.     9,897   
  83      Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     1,356   
  39      Carpenter Technology Corp.     1,381   
  102      Commercial Metals Co.     1,828   
  24      Compass Minerals International, Inc.     1,799   
  851      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     11,914   
  10      Kaiser Aluminum Corp.     948   
  356      Newmont Mining Corp.     12,449   
  215      Nucor Corp.     10,703   
  53      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     3,920   
  46      Royal Gold, Inc.     2,881   
  177      Steel Dynamics, Inc.     4,462   
  92      Stillwater Mining Co.*     1,122   
  108      United States Steel Corp.     2,064   
  36      Worthington Industries, Inc.     1,359   
   

 

 

 
      68,790   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 15.1%  
  134      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.   $ 7,070   
  1,682      Antero Midstream Partners LP     42,958   
  109      Apache Corp.     5,930   
  1,126      Buckeye Partners LP     81,072   
  126      Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     2,948   
  14      Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.*     495   
  899      Cheniere Energy Partners LP     26,224   
  132      Chesapeake Energy Corp.     907   
  500      Chevron Corp.     51,090   
  26      Cimarex Energy Co.     2,831   
  113      Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.     2,895   
  855      Columbia Pipeline Partners LP     12,423   
  37      Concho Resources, Inc.*     4,298   
  331      ConocoPhillips     15,818   
  62      CONSOL Energy, Inc.     933   
  259      Denbury Resources, Inc.     1,000   
  147      Devon Energy Corp.     5,098   
  26      Energen Corp.     1,105   
  2,597      Energy Transfer Partners LP     92,012   
  4,709      Enterprise Products Partners LP     125,683   
  146      EOG Resources, Inc.     12,063   
  40      EQT Corp.     2,804   
  1,131      EQT GP Holdings LP     29,926   
  812      EQT Midstream Partners LP     64,383   
  1,110      Exxon Mobil Corp.     98,124   
  1,008      Genesis Energy LP     32,679   
  20      Gulfport Energy Corp.*     626   
  71      Hess Corp.     4,233   
  785      Holly Energy Partners LP     26,863   
  54      HollyFrontier Corp.     1,922   
  491      Kinder Morgan, Inc.     8,720   
  1,543      Magellan Midstream Partners LP     111,204   
  253      Marathon Oil Corp.     3,565   
  148      Marathon Petroleum Corp.     5,784   
  2,266      MPLX LP     72,943   
  39      Murphy Oil Corp.     1,394   
  57      Newfield Exploration Co.*     2,066   
  111      Noble Energy, Inc.     4,008   
  203      Occidental Petroleum Corp.     15,560   
  1,300      ONEOK Partners LP     46,098   
  53      ONEOK, Inc.     1,916   
  13      PDC Energy, Inc.*     816   
  125      Phillips 66     10,264   
  573      Phillips 66 Partners LP     32,799   
  45      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     7,474   
  2,684      Plains All American Pipeline LP     61,571   
  60      QEP Resources, Inc.     1,076   
  41      Range Resources Corp.     1,808   
  454      SemGroup Corp. Class A     13,920   
  673      Shell Midstream Partners LP     25,419   
  22      SM Energy Co.     686   
  90      Southwestern Energy Co.*     1,209   
  182      Spectra Energy Corp.     5,691   
  708      Spectra Energy Partners LP     35,704   
  2,423      Sunoco Logistics Partners LP     70,945   
  1,003      Targa Resources Corp.     40,581   

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – (continued)  
  477      TC Pipelines LP   $ 26,125   
  33      Tesoro Corp.     2,630   
  742      Tesoro Logistics LP     34,310   
  189      The Williams Cos., Inc.     3,665   
  124      Valero Energy Corp.     7,300   
  909      Valero Energy Partners LP     43,350   
  1,027      Western Gas Partners LP     50,179   
  457      Western Refining Logistics LP     12,042   
  17      Western Refining, Inc.     455   
  1,899      Williams Partners LP     57,407   
  24      World Fuel Services Corp.     1,122   
  83      WPX Energy, Inc.*     802   
   

 

 

 
      1,579,021   

 

 

 
  Paper & Forest Products – 0.1%  
  30      Boise Cascade Co.*     626   
  14      Clearwater Paper Corp.*     836   
  6      Deltic Timber Corp.     375   
  48      Domtar Corp.     1,855   
  58      KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.     922   
  96      Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*     1,632   
  10      Neenah Paper, Inc.     651   
  41      PH Glatfelter Co.     940   
  24      Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.     825   
   

 

 

 
      8,662   

 

 

 
  Personal Products – 0.1%  
  122      Avon Products, Inc.     575   
  15      Edgewell Personal Care Co.     1,231   
  52      The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A     4,985   
   

 

 

 
      6,791   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 1.8%  
  16      Akorn, Inc.*     407   
  74      Allergan PLC*     16,025   
  314      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     22,665   
  25      Catalent, Inc.*     738   
  182      Eli Lilly & Co.     13,746   
  37      Endo International PLC*     999   
  16      Impax Laboratories, Inc.*     534   
  509      Johnson & Johnson     57,049   
  24      Mallinckrodt PLC*     1,500   
  513      Merck & Co., Inc.     28,133   
  86      Mylan NV*     3,587   
  39      Nektar Therapeutics*     612   
  27      Perrigo Co. PLC     2,610   
  1,117      Pfizer, Inc.     36,537   
  11      Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*     625   
  17      The Medicines Co.*     605   
  94      Zoetis, Inc.     4,421   
   

 

 

 
      190,793   

 

 

 
  Real Estate Investment Trusts – 7.6%  
  414      Acadia Realty Trust     13,952   
  149      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     13,850   
  82      American Tower Corp.     8,600   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – (continued)   
  Real Estate Investment Trusts – (continued)  
  297      AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   $ 52,507   
  343      Boston Properties, Inc.     44,199   
  1,232      Brixmor Property Group, Inc.     31,108   
  400      Care Capital Properties, Inc.     10,668   
  984      Chesapeake Lodging Trust     24,236   
  524      Corporate Office Properties Trust     13,456   
  593      CyrusOne, Inc.     26,169   
  1,438      DDR Corp.     25,165   
  182      EastGroup Properties, Inc.     10,875   
  52      Equinix, Inc.     17,178   
  190      Equity Residential     12,933   
  172      Federal Realty Investment Trust     26,158   
  465      HCP, Inc.     15,731   
  306      Highwoods Properties, Inc.     14,300   
  387      Liberty Property Trust     13,506   
  335      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.     32,063   
  564      Pebblebrook Hotel Trust     15,589   
  484      Post Properties, Inc.     27,762   
  464      ProLogis, Inc.     21,070   
  241      Public Storage     58,999   
  967      RLJ Lodging Trust     20,375   
  455      Simon Property Group, Inc.     91,532   
  227      Sovran Self Storage, Inc.     24,112   
  123      Taubman Centers, Inc.     8,542   
  681      Ventas, Inc.     42,304   
  466      Vornado Realty Trust     44,610   
  362      Welltower, Inc.     25,130   
  700      WP Glimcher, Inc.     7,343   
   

 

 

 
      794,022   

 

 

 
  Tobacco – 0.7%  
  427      Altria Group, Inc.     26,777   
  340      Philip Morris International, Inc.     33,361   
  189      Reynolds American, Inc.     9,374   
  10      Universal Corp.     546   
   

 

 

 
      70,058   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $3,469,007)   $ 3,853,956   

 

 

 
   
  Exchange Traded Funds – 3.0%   
  5,898      iShares Global Infrastructure ETF   $ 235,743   
  2,542      SPDR S&P Bank ETF     82,488   

 

 

 
  TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS  
  (Cost $301,053)   $ 318,231   

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares   Distribution
Rate
    Value  
Investment Companies(a) – 50.9%   

Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund – Institutional Shares

  

46,486     0.002   $ 530,400   

Goldman Sachs Inflation Protected Securities Fund – Institutional Shares

   

349,340     0.006        3,696,015   

Goldman Sachs Strategic Income Fund – Institutional Shares

  

114,691     0.027        1,084,974   

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   
(Cost $5,676,529)      $ 5,311,389   

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Short-term Investment(b) – 6.7%   
  Repurchase Agreements – 6.7%   

 

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II

  

$ 700,000        0.290     05/02/16      $ 700,000   
  (Cost $700,000)     

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 97.5%   
  (Cost $10,146,589)      $ 10,183,576   

 

 

 
 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 2.5%
  
  
    257,338   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 10,440,914   

 

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Represents an affiliated fund.

(b)

  Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on April 29, 2016. Additional information appears on page 33.

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD

 

—Australian Dollar

CAD

 

—Canadian Dollar

CHF

 

—Swiss Franc

CLP

 

—Chilean Peso

CNY

 

—Chinese Yuan Renminbi

COP

 

—Colombian Peso

EUR

 

—Euro

GBP

 

—British Pound

HUF

 

—Hungarian Forint

IDR

 

—Indonesian Rupiah

INR

 

—Indian Rupee

JPY

 

—Japanese Yen

KRW

 

—South Korean Won

MYR

 

—Malaysian Ringgit

NZD

 

—New Zealand Dollar

PLN

 

—Polish Zloty

RUB

 

—Russian Ruble

SEK

 

—Swedish Krona

TRY

 

—Turkish Lira

TWD

 

—Taiwan Dollar

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ETF

 

—Exchange Traded Fund

GP

 

—General Partnership

LLC

 

—Limited Liability Company

LP

 

—Limited Partnership

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MULTI-ASSET REAL RETURN FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, 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
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

  CAD     60,000       USD     44,622       $ 47,821         06/15/16       $ 3,199   
  CHF     10,000       USD     10,307         10,445         06/15/16         138   
  CLP     30,000,000       USD     43,183         45,220         06/15/16         2,038   
  EUR     40,000       USD     44,962         45,867         06/15/16         905   
  IDR     1,170,000,000       USD     85,727         87,943         06/15/16         2,217   
  INR     9,500,000       USD     137,088         141,822         06/15/16         4,736   
  KRW     90,000,000       USD     78,125         78,448         06/15/16         323   
  PLN     360,000       USD     91,924         94,229         06/15/16         2,305   
  RUB     6,000,000       USD     87,883         91,508         06/15/16         3,625   
  SEK     375,000       USD     43,695         46,776         06/15/16         3,081   
    TRY     260,000       USD     89,108         91,740         06/15/16         2,633   
TOTAL              $ 25,200   

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Current
Value
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Loss
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

  AUD     60,000       USD     45,637       $ 45,533         06/15/16       $ (104
  USD     87,211       AUD     120,000         91,066         06/15/16         (3,854
  USD     121,376       CHF     120,000         125,343         06/15/16         (3,967
  USD     42,799       CLP     30,000,000         45,220         06/15/16         (2,421
  USD     90,989       CNY     600,000         92,328         06/15/16         (1,340
  USD     43,550       COP     132,000,000         46,013         06/15/16         (2,463
  USD     43,511       EUR     40,000         45,867         06/15/16         (2,356
  USD     92,352       GBP     65,000         94,987         06/15/16         (2,636
  USD     42,841       HUF     12,000,000         44,021         06/15/16         (1,181
  USD     44,633       JPY     5,000,000         47,051         06/15/16         (2,418
  USD     73,000       KRW     90,000,000         78,449         06/15/16         (5,448
  USD     42,921       MYR     180,000         45,901         06/15/16         (2,980
  USD     46,279       NZD     70,000         48,756         06/15/16         (2,478
    USD     63,140       TWD     2,100,000         65,000         06/15/16         (1,861
TOTAL              $ (35,507

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
       Expiration
Date
     Current
Value
       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Eurodollar

     (5      December 2017      $ (1,236,063      $ (19,121

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

     13         June 2016        443,146           (1,419

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     1         June 2016        102,955           803   

10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (18      June 2016        (2,341,125        3,656   

U.S. Long Bonds

     (1      June 2016        (163,312        2,811   
TOTAL                                 $ (13,270

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MULTI-ASSET CLASS FUNDS

 

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENT ACCOUNT II — At April 30, 2016, the Multi-Asset Real Return Fund had undivided interests in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II, with a maturity date of May 2, 2016, as follows:

 

Fund      Principal
Amount
       Maturity
Value
       Collateral
Allocation
Value

Multi-Asset Real Return Fund

     $ 700,000         $ 700,011         $714,699

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — At April 30, 2016, the Principal Amount of the Fund’s interest in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II was as follows:

 

Counterparty      Interest Rate      Multi-Asset
Real Return
Fund
 

BNP Paribas Securities Co.

     0.30%      $ 116,222   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     0.30        146,987   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

     0.30        98,379   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

     0.28        338,412   
TOTAL             $ 700,000   

At April 30, 2016, the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II was fully collateralized by:

 

Issuer    Interest Rates      Maturity Dates  

Federal Farm Credit Banks

     3.330      02/01/33   

Federal Home Loan Banks

     3.375 to 5.500         09/01/28 to 07/15/36   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     4.000 to 7.500         09/01/17 to 11/01/45   

Federal National Mortgage Association

     2.500 to 6.500         03/01/19 to 08/01/45   

Government National Mortgage Association

     3.500 to 10.000         02/15/18 to 04/20/46   

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note

     0.518         10/31/17   

United States Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

     0.125         07/15/22   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.625 to 2.500         06/30/20 to 08/15/23   

United States Treasury Stripped Securities

     0.000         11/15/31 to 02/15/44   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MULTI-ASSET CLASS FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

        Absolute Return
Multi-Asset
Fund(a)
     Multi-Asset Real
Return Fund
 
  Assets:     
 

Investments, at value (cost $3,204,436 and $4,470,060)

  $ 3,127,345       $ 4,872,187   
 

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $5,470 and $0, respectively)

    5,562           
 

Investments of affiliated issuers, at value (cost $20,594,436 and $5,676,529)

    20,073,193         5,311,389   
 

Cash

    393,012         79,477   
 

Unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    132,612         25,200   
 

Variation margin on certain derivative contracts

    20,674           
 

Receivables:

    
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(b)

    908,442         81,159   
 

Deferred offering costs

    58,705           
 

Investments sold

    39,059         142,641   
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    75,017         24,261   
 

Dividends and interest

    16,794         16,358   
 

Foreign tax reclaims

    1,171           
  Total assets     24,851,586         10,552,672   
      
  Liabilities:     
 

Unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    162,656         35,507   
 

Written option contracts, at value (premium received $102,701 and $0, respectively)

    57,601           
 

Unrealized loss on swap contracts

    13,256           
 

Variation margin on certain derivative contracts

            14,574   
 

Payables:

    
 

Due to broker—upfront payment

    41,275           
 

Investments purchased

    37,947         11,350   
 

Management fees

    13,802         3,764   
 

Distribution and service fees and transfer agency fees

    871         379   
 

Fund shares redeemed

    820           
 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    49,056         46,184   
  Total liabilities     377,284         111,758   
      
  Net Assets:     
 

Paid-in capital

    25,188,160         11,191,451   
 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

    (53,873      (19,240
 

Accumulated net realized loss

    (22,147      (755,313
 

Net unrealized loss

    (637,838      24,016   
    NET ASSETS   $ 24,474,302       $ 10,440,914   
   

Net Assets:

      
   

Class A

  $ 86,763       $ 52,240   
   

Class C

    24,206         9,658   
   

Institutional

    24,290,292         10,314,303   
   

Class IR

    24,364         29,559   
   

Class R

    24,284         24,468   
   

Class R6

    24,393         10,686   
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 24,474,302       $ 10,440,914   
   

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

      
   

Class A

    8,956         5,573   
   

Class C

    2,505         1,033   
   

Institutional

    2,504,668         1,102,883   
   

Class IR

    2,514         3,158   
   

Class R

    2,509         2,609   
   

Class R6

    2,515         1,142   
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:(c)

      
   

Class A

    $9.69         $9.37   
   

Class C

    9.66         9.35   
   

Institutional

    9.70         9.35   
   

Class IR

    9.69         9.36   
   

Class R

    9.68         9.38   
   

Class R6

    9.70         9.35   

 

  (a)   Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund is consolidated and includes the balances of a wholly-owned subsidiary, Cayman Commodity — ARM, Ltd. Accordingly, all interfund balances and transactions have been eliminated.
  (b)   Includes amounts segregated for initial margin and/or collateral on futures transactions, options and swaps transactions of $354,845, $8,676 and $544,921, respectively for Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund and $81,159, $0 and $0 respectively for Multi-Asset Real Return Fund.
  (c)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund and the Multi-Asset Real Return Fund are $10.25 and $9.92. 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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MULTI-ASSET CLASS FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

        Absolute Return
Multi-Asset
Fund(a)
     Multi-Asset Real
Return Fund
 
  Investment income:     
 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,712 and $0)

  $ 21,595       $ 59,073   
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

    248,056         18,359   
 

Interest

            859   
  Total investment income     269,651         78,291   
      
  Expenses:     
 

Management fees

    91,540         34,973   
 

Amortization of offering costs

    87,494           
 

Professional fees

    42,524         45,029   
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    28,859         34,902   
 

Registration fees

    21,990         25,187   
 

Printing and mailing costs

    9,360         27,733   
 

Transfer Agency fees(b)

    4,969         2,082   
 

Trustee fees

    2,817         11,393   
 

Distribution and Service fees(b)

    239         167   
 

Other

    1,205         3,209   
  Total expenses     290,997         184,675   
 

Less — expense reductions

    (189,243      (154,948
  Net expenses     101,754         29,727   
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     167,897         48,564   
      
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):     
 

Capital gain distributions from Affiliated Underlying Funds

    26,359           
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    278,121         (48,312
 

Investments — affiliated issuers

    (121,650      (339,392
 

Futures contracts

    (254,733      (112,530
 

Written option contracts

    41,305           
 

Swap contracts

    (49,291        
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    69,348         16,669   
 

Foreign currency transactions

    4,972           
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

    
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (161,548      130,834   
 

Investments — affiliated issuers

    (374,787      306,521   
 

Futures contracts

    (44,802      (34,713
 

Written option contracts

    26,208           
 

Swap contracts

    (15,053        
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (47,885      (14,629
 

Foreign currency translation

    1,204           
  Net realized and unrealized loss     (622,232      (95,552
  NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (454,335    $ (46,988

 

  (a)   Statement of Operations for the Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund is consolidated and includes the balances of a wholly-owned subsidiary, Cayman Commodity — ARM, Ltd. Accordingly, all interfund balances and transactions have been eliminated.
  (b)   Class specific Distribution and Service, and Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

     Distribution and Service Fees      Transfer Agency Fees  

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class R

    

Class A

    

Class C

    

Institutional

    

Class IR

    

Class R

    

Class R6

 

Absolute Return Multi-Asset

   $ 56       $ 122       $ 61       $ 43       $ 24       $ 4,852       $ 24       $ 24       $ 2   

Multi-Asset Real Return

     62         46         59         47         9         1,976         27         22         1   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   35


GOLDMAN SACHS MULTI-ASSET CLASS FUNDS

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund(a)  
        For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     For the
Period Ended
October 31, 2015(b)
 
  From operations:     
 

Net investment income

  $ 167,897       $ 1,523   
 

Net realized loss

    (5,569      (138,218
 

Net change in unrealized loss

    (616,663      (21,175
  Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (454,335      (157,870
      
  Distributions to shareholders:     
 

From net investment income

    
 

Class A Shares

    (112        
 

Class C Shares

    (50        
 

Institutional Shares

    (143,778        
 

Class IR Shares

    (132        
 

Class R Shares

    (91        
 

Class R6 Shares

    (147        
  Total distributions to shareholders     (144,310        
      
  From share transactions:     
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    88,142         25,001,156   
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    144,310           
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (2,706      (85
  Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     229,746         25,001,071   
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (368,899      24,843,201   
      
  Net assets:     
 

Beginning of period

    24,843,201           
 

End of period

  $ 24,474,302       $ 24,843,201   
  Distributions in excess of net investment income   $ (53,873    $ (77,460

 

  (a)   Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund is consolidated and includes the balances of a wholly-owned subsidiary, Cayman Commodity — ARM, Ltd. Accordingly, all interfund balances and transactions have been eliminated.
  (b)   Commenced operations on September 2, 2015.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MULTI-ASSET CLASS FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        Multi-Asset Real Return Fund  
        For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
  From operations:     
 

Net investment income

  $ 48,564       $ 172,034   
 

Net realized loss

    (483,565      (305,359
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    388,013         (739,878
  Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (46,988      (873,203
      
  Distributions to shareholders:     
 

From net investment income

    
 

Class A Shares

    (162      (622
 

Class C Shares

            (34
 

Institutional Shares

    (77,978      (159,243
 

Class IR Shares

    (179      (409
 

Class R Shares

    (25      (210
 

Class R6 Shares(a)

    (19        
 

From net realized gains

    
 

Class A Shares

            (1,311
 

Class C Shares

            (219
 

Institutional Shares

            (230,605
 

Class IR Shares

            (660
 

Class R Shares

            (551
 

Class R6 Shares(a)

              
  Total distributions to shareholders     (78,363      (393,864
      
  From share transactions:     
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    10,000         75,412   
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    78,363         386,425   
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (61,532      (40,691
  Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     26,831         421,146   
  TOTAL DECREASE     (98,520      (845,921
      
  Net assets:     
 

Beginning of period

    10,539,434         11,385,355   
 

End of period

  $ 10,440,914       $ 10,539,434   
  Undistributed net investment income   $ (19,240    $ 39,134   

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on February 26, 2016.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   37


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN MULTI-ASSET FUND

 

Consolidated 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 (loss)(a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
     Total from
investment
operations
     Distributions
to shareholders
from net
investment
income
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2016 - A

  $ 9.93       $ 0.02      $ (0.22    $ (0.20    $ (0.04
 

2016 - C

    9.92         0.01        (0.25      (0.24      (0.02
 

2016 - Institutional

    9.94         0.07        (0.25      (0.18      (0.06
 

2016 - IR

    9.93         0.06        (0.25      (0.19      (0.05
 

2016 - R

    9.93         0.04        (0.25      (0.21      (0.04
 

2016 - R6

    9.94         0.07        (0.25      (0.18      (0.06
              
  FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31,   
 

2015 - A (Commenced September 2, 2015)

    10.00         (0.01     (0.06      (0.07        
 

2015 - C (Commenced September 2, 2015)

    10.00         (0.02     (0.06      (0.08        
 

2015 - Institutional (Commenced September 2, 2015)

    10.00         (f)      (0.06      (0.06        
 

2015 - IR (Commenced September 2, 2015)

    10.00         (g)      (0.07      (0.07        
 

2015 - R (Commenced September 2, 2015)

    10.00         (0.01     (0.06      (0.07        
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced September 2, 2015)

    10.00         (f)      (0.06      (0.06        

 

  (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)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (f)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (g)   Amount is less than ($0.005) per share.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN MULTI-ASSET 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(c)(d)
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets(c)(d)
        Ratio of
net investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets(d)
        Portfolio
turnover
rate(e)
 
                         
  $ 9.69          (1.97 )%      $ 87          1.24       2.69       0.43       9
    9.66          (2.32       24          1.98          3.17          0.23          9   
    9.70          (1.74       24,290          0.83          2.02          1.38          9   
    9.69          (1.89       24          0.99          2.17          1.23          9   
    9.68          (2.05       24          1.48          2.67          0.73          9   
    9.70          (1.73       24          0.80          2.00          1.41          9   
                         
                         
    9.93          (0.70       25          1.23          3.81          (0.36       1   
    9.92          (0.90       26          1.98          4.55          (1.10       1   
    9.94          (0.70       24,718          0.82          3.40          0.04          1   
    9.93          (0.70       25          0.98          3.57          (0.11       1   
    9.93          (0.80       25          1.48          4.07          (0.62       1   
    9.94            (0.70         25            0.77            3.35            0.10            1   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   39


GOLDMAN SACHS MULTI-ASSET REAL RETURN 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(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 APRIL 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2016 - A

  $ 9.47       $ 0.03       $ (0.10    $ (0.07    $ (0.03    $       $ (0.03
 

2016 - C

    9.44         (0.01      (0.08      (0.09                        
 

2016 - Institutional

    9.47         0.04         (0.09      (0.05      (0.07              (0.07
 

2016 - IR

    9.47         0.04         (0.09      (0.05      (0.06              (0.06
 

2016 - R

    9.46         0.02         (0.09      (0.07      (0.01              (0.01
 

2016 - R6 (Commenced February 26, 2016)

    8.77         (0.01      0.61         0.60         (0.02              (0.02
                     
  FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,   
 

2015 - A

    10.63         0.11         (0.95      (0.84      (0.14      (0.18      (0.32
 

2015 - C

    10.61         0.04         (0.96      (0.92      (0.07      (0.18      (0.25
 

2015 - Institutional

    10.64         0.16         (0.97      (0.81      (0.18      (0.18      (0.36
 

2015 - IR

    10.63         0.14         (0.95      (0.81      (0.17      (0.18      (0.35
 

2015 - R

    10.62         0.09         (0.95      (0.86      (0.12      (0.18      (0.30
                     
  FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,   
 

2014 - A

    10.35         0.11         0.33         0.44         (0.12      (0.04      (0.16
 

2014 - C

    10.34         0.03         0.33         0.36         (0.05      (0.04      (0.09
 

2014 - Institutional

    10.35         0.15         0.34         0.49         (0.16      (0.04      (0.20
 

2014 - IR

    10.35         0.14         0.32         0.46         (0.14      (0.04      (0.18
 

2014 - R

    10.34         0.08         0.33         0.41         (0.09      (0.04      (0.13
                     
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31,      
 

2013 - A (Commenced August 30, 2013)

    10.00         0.01         0.34         0.35                           
 

2013 - C (Commenced August 30, 2013)

    10.00         (f)       0.34         0.34                           
 

2013 - Institutional (Commenced August 30, 2013)

    10.00         0.02         0.33         0.35                           
 

2013 - IR (Commenced August 30, 2013)

    10.00         0.02         0.33         0.35                           
 

2013 - R (Commenced August 30, 2013)

    10.00         0.01         0.33         0.34                           

 

  (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)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MULTI-ASSET REAL RETURN 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(c)
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets(c)
        Ratio of
net investment
income
to average
net assets
        Portfolio
turnover
rate(d)
 
                         
  $ 9.37          (0.74 )%      $ 52          0.99 %(e)        4.09       0.58 %(e)        20
    9.35          (0.95       10          1.76 (e)        4.87          (0.20 )(e)        20   
    9.35          (0.50       10,314          0.59 (e)        3.69          0.98 (e)        20   
    9.36          (0.54       30          0.74 (e)        3.84          0.83 (e)        20   
    9.38          (0.74       24          1.23 (e)        4.34          0.34 (e)        20   
    9.35          6.81          11          0.50 (e)        3.63          (0.62 )(e)        20   
                         
                         
    9.47          (8.04       53          0.96          3.86          1.15          38   
    9.44          (8.84       10          1.69          4.60          0.45          38   
    9.47          (7.75       10,423          0.56          3.47          1.58          38   
    9.47          (7.80       30          0.71          3.61          1.44          38   
    9.46          (8.28       25          1.21          4.11          0.94          38   
                         
                         
    10.63          4.28          49          0.99          4.75          1.00          34   
    10.61          3.47          11          1.76          5.86          0.28          34   
    10.64          4.77          11,272          0.59          4.69          1.45          34   
    10.63          4.51          27          0.73          4.83          1.31          34   
    10.62          4.00          27          1.24          5.34          0.80          34   
                         
                         
    10.35          3.50          10          0.97 (e)        5.91 (e)        0.80 (e)        4   
    10.34          3.40          10          1.72 (e)        6.66 (e)        0.06 (e)        4   
    10.35          3.50          10,413          0.61 (e)        5.54 (e)        1.16 (e)        4   
    10.35          3.50          26          0.79 (e)        5.71 (e)        0.98 (e)        4   
    10.34            3.40            26            1.25 (e)          6.18 (e)          0.52 (e)          4   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

April 30, 2016 (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

Absolute Return Multi-Asset

    

A, C, Institutional, IR, R and R6

   Diversified

Multi-Asset Real Return

    

A, C, Institutional, IR, R and R6*

   Diversified

 

*   Class R6 commenced operations on February 26, 2016.

Class A Shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. Class C Shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%, which is imposed on redemptions made within 12 months of purchase. Institutional, Class IR, Class R and Class R6 are not subject to a sales charge.

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 (the “Agreement”) with the Trust.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.

A.  Basis of Consolidation for Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund — The Cayman Commodity — ARM, Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a Cayman Islands exempted company, was incorporated on May 14, 2015 and is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund (the “Fund”). The Subsidiary acts as an investment vehicle for the Fund to enable the Fund to gain exposure to certain types of commodity-linked derivative instruments. The Fund is the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary pursuant to a subscription agreement dated as of September 2, 2015, and it is intended that the Fund will remain the sole shareholder and will continue to control the Subsidiary. Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Subsidiary, shares issued by the Subsidiary confer upon a shareholder the right to vote at general meetings of the Subsidiary and certain rights in connection with any winding-up or repayment of capital, as well as the right to participate in the profits or assets of the Subsidiary. All inter-fund balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. As of April 30, 2016, the Fund’s net assets were $24,474,302, of which, $5,058,210, or 21%, represented the Subsidiary’s net assets.

B.  Investment Valuation — The Funds’ valuation policy is to value investments at fair value.

C.  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.

Distributions from master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) are generally recorded based on the characterization reported on the MLP’s tax return. The Funds record their pro-rata share of the income/loss and capital gains/losses, allocated from the underlying partnerships and adjusts the cost basis of the underlying partnerships accordingly.

 

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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, if any, are made or received upon entering into a swap agreement and are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Upfront payments are recognized over the contract’s term/event as realized gains or losses, with the exception of forward starting interest rate swaps whose realized gains or losses are recognized from the effective start date.

D.  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. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by a Fund are charged to that Fund, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the applicable Funds on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution and Service, Transfer Agency and Service and Shareholder Administration fees.

E.  Offering Costs — Offering costs paid in connection with the initial offering of shares of the Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund are being amortized on a straight-line basis over 12 months from the date of commencement of operations.

F.  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.

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.

 

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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Funds, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Funds’ 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:

Equity Securities — Equity securities traded on a United States (“U.S.”) securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If there is no sale or official closing price or such price is believed by GSAM to not represent fair value, equity securities are valued at the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions. 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.

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

Derivative Contracts — A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. 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.

 

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

i.  Forward Contracts — A forward contract is a contract between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified price on a future date. A forward contract settlement can occur on a cash or delivery basis. Forward contracts are marked-to-market daily using independent vendor prices, and the change in value, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Cash and certain investments may be used to collateralize forward contracts.

A forward foreign currency 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.  Option Contracts — When a Fund writes call or put option contracts, 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 centrally cleared arrangements. For centrally cleared swaps the daily change in valuation, if any, is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin.

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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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 a cash settled trade. Recovery values are at times established through the credit event auction process in which market participants are ensured that a transparent price has been set for the defaulted security or obligation. In addition, a Fund is entitled to a return of any assets, which have been pledged as collateral to the counterparty upon settlement.

The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that 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.

A total return swap is an agreement that gives a Fund the right to receive the appreciation in the value of a specified security, index or other instrument in return for a fee paid to the counterparty, which will typically be an agreed upon interest rate. If the underlying asset declines in value over the term of the swap, a Fund may also be required to pay the dollar value of that decline to the counterparty.

 

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 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.

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.

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

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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.

B.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of April 30, 2016:

 

ABSOLUTE RETURN MULTI-ASSET FUND             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Europe

   $         $ 781,207         $         —   

Asia

               274,781             

North America

     1,276,997                       

Investment Companies

     20,073,193                       

Exchange Traded Fund

     352,050                       
Total    $ 21,702,240         $ 1,055,988         $   
Derivative Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Options Purchased

   $ 353,356         $ 88,954         $         —   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(b)

               132,612             

Futures Contracts(b)

     216,894                       
Total    $ 570,250         $ 221,566         $   
Liabilities             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(b)

   $         $ (162,656      $   

Futures Contracts(b)

     (256,605                    

Credit Default Swap Contracts(b)

               (1,797          

Total Return Swap Contracts(b)

               (13,256          

Written Options Contracts

               (57,601          
Total    $ (256,605      $ (235,310      $   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

MULTI-ASSET REAL RETURN FUND             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

North America

   $ 3,824,438         $ 77         $   

Europe

     29,441                       

Exchange Traded Funds

     318,231                       

Investment Companies

     5,311,389                       

Short-term Investments

               700,000             
Total    $ 9,483,499         $ 700,077         $   
Derivative Type                            
Assets(b)             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $         $ 25,200         $   

Futures Contracts

     7,270                       
Total    $ 7,270         $ 25,200         $   
Liabilities(b)             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $         $ (35,507      $   

Futures Contracts

     (20,540                    
Total    $ (20,540      $ (35,507      $   

 

(a)   Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of NAV. Security valuations are based on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile.
(b)   Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

 

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4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

 

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the gross value of derivative contracts as of April 30, 2016. These instruments were used as part of the Funds’ investment strategies and to obtain and/or manage exposure related to the risks below. The values in the tables below exclude the effects of cash collateral received or posted pursuant to these derivative contracts, and therefore are not representative of the Funds’ net exposure.

Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund   
Risk   

Consolidated Statements of Assets

and Liabilities

   Assets     

Consolidated Statements of Assets

and Liabilities

   Liabilities  

Interest rate

   Variation margin on certain derivative contracts; Investments, at value    $ 368,031 (a)     Variation margin on certain derivative contracts    $ (18,034) (a) 

Commodity

   Variation margin on certain derivative contracts      175,256 (a)     Variation margin on certain derivative Contracts; Payable for unrealized loss on swap contracts      (152,470) (a)(b) 

Credit

              Payable for unrealized loss on swap contracts      (1,797) (a) 

Currency

   Receivable for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      132,612       Payable for unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      (162,656)   

Equity

   Variation margin on certain derivative contracts; Investments, at value      115,917 (a)     Variation margin on certain derivative Contracts; Investments, at value      (156,958) (a) 
Total         $ 791,816            $ (491,915)   

 

(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 Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
(b)   Aggregate of amounts include $13,256 for Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund, 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, its failure to pay on its 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 Fund is entitled to a full return.
Multi-Asset Real Return Fund         
Risk   

Statements of Assets

and Liabilities

   Assets     

Statements of Assets

and Liabilities

   Liabilities  

Interest rate

   Variation margin on certain derivative contracts    $ 6,467 (a)     Variation margin on certain derivative contracts    $ (19,121) (a) 

Currency

   Receivable for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      25,200       Payable for unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      (35,507)   

Equity

   Variation margin on certain derivative contracts      803 (a)     Variation margin on certain derivative contracts      (1,419) (a) 
Total         $ 32,470            $ (56,047)   

 

(a)   Includes unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts described in the Additional Investment Information sections of the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the Funds’ gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the six months ended April 30, 2016. 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

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:

Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund   
Risk    Consolidated 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 and futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts    $ 54,691      $ (75,304     111   
Commodity    Net realized gain (loss) from future contracts and swap contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and swap contracts      35,100        (43,110     108   
Credit    Net realized gain (loss) from swap contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts      14,084        (1,797     1   
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts /Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      69,348        (47,885     116   
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from investments, futures contracts and written options contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investment, futures contracts and written options contracts      (49,927     (52,978     110   
Total         $ 123,296      $ (221,074     446   

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the average of month end balances for the period ended April 30, 2016.

 

Multi-Asset Real Return Fund   
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    $ (101,024   $ 48,386        27   
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      16,669        (14,629     41   
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts      (11,506     (83,099     16   
Total         $ (95,861   $ (49,342     84   

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the average of month end balances for the period ended April 30, 2016.

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

 

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excess of the minimum in certain circumstances. Collateral terms are contract-specific for OTC derivatives. 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 the Investment Adviser 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 to the restrictions or prohibitions against the right of setoff that may be imposed in accordance with a particular jurisdiction’s bankruptcy or insolvency laws. The following tables set forth the Funds’ net exposure for derivative instruments that are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements as of April 30, 2016:

Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund   
    Derivative Assets(1)     Derivative Liabilities(1)                    
Counterparty   Options
Purchased
    Forward
Currency
Contracts
    Total     Swaps     Forward
Currency
Contracts
    Options
Written
    Total     Net Derivative
Asset
(Liabilities)
    Collateral
(Received)
Pledged(1)
    Net
Amount(2)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 21,865      $      $ 21,865      $      $      $ (7,305   $ (7,305   $ 14,560      $      $ 14,560   

Deutsche Bank AG

                                       (31,689     (31,689     (31,689            (31,689

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

           104,459        104,459        (13,256     (146,877            (160,133     (55,674     55,674          

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    67,089               67,089                      (18,607     (18,607     48,482               48,482   

UBS AG (London)

           28,153        28,153               (15,779            (15,779     12,374               12,374   

Total

  $ 88,954      $ 132,612      $ 221,566      $ (13,256   $ (162,656   $ (57,601   $ (233,513   $ (11,947   $ 55,674      $ 43,727   

 

(1)   Gross amounts available for offset but not netted in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
(2)   Net amount represents the net amount due (to) from counterparty in the event of a default based on the contractual set-off rights under the agreement. Net amount excludes any over-collateralized amounts.

 

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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAM were at the following rates:

 

         Contractual Management Fee Rate      Effective Net
Management
Fee Rate
*^
 
Fund         First
$1 billion
     Next
$1 billion
     Next
$3 billion
     Next
$3 billion
     Over
$8 billion
     Effective
Fee Rate
    

Absolute Return Multi-Asset

         0.85      0.85      0.77      0.73      0.71      0.85      0.69 %(a) 

Multi-Asset Real Return

         0.70         0.63         0.60         0.59         0.57         0.70         0.51   

 

*   GSAM agreed to waive a portion of its management fee rates, set forth in the Funds’ most recent prospectus. These waivers will be effective through at least February 26, 2017 for the funds, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees.
^   Effective Net Management Fee Rate includes the impact of management fee waivers of affiliated underlying funds, if any.
(a)   Reflects combined management fees paid to GSAM under the Agreement and the Subsidiary Agreement as defined below after waivers.

The Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund invests in the Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs Fixed Income Macro Strategies, Goldman Sachs High Yield, Goldman Sachs Inflation Protected Securities, Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities, Goldman Sachs Long Short, Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities and the FST Institutional Shares of the Financial Square Government Funds and the Multi-Asset Real Return Fund invests in the Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy, Goldman Sachs Inflation Protected Securities, and Goldman Sachs Strategic Income Funds, which are affiliated Underlying Funds. GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Funds in an amount equal to the management fee it earns as an investment adviser to any of the affiliated Underlying Funds in which the Funds invest. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, GSAM waived $14,930 and $7,991 of the Absolute Return Multi-Asset and the Multi-Asset Real Return Funds’ management fees, respectively.

GSAM also provides management services to the Subsidiary pursuant to a Subsidiary Management Agreement (the “Subsidiary Agreement”) and is entitled to a management fee accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of 0.42% of the Subsidiary’s average daily net assets. In consideration of the Subsidiary’s management fee, and for as long as the Subsidiary Agreement remains in effect, GSAM has contractually agreed to waive irrevocably a portion of the Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to the management fee accrued and paid to GSAM by the Subsidiary under the Subsidiary Agreement. For the six months ended April 30, 2016 GSAM waived $10,687 of Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund’s management fee. This waiver represents an inter-fund transaction and, accordingly, has been eliminated in consolidation.

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)

 

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 April 30, 2016, Goldman Sachs advised that it retained the following amounts:

 

         Front End
Sales Charge
       Contingent Deferred
Sales Charge
 
Fund         Class A        Class C  

Absolute Return Multi-Asset

       $         $ 11   

D.  Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Funds for a fee pursuant to the Transfer Agency Agreement. The fees charged for such transfer agency services are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates as follows: 0.19% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C, Class IR and Class R Shares; 0.04% of the average daily net assets of Institutional Shares; and 0.02% of the average daily net assets of Class R6 Shares.

E.  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 and 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 the Absolute Return Multi-Asset and the Multi-Asset Real Return are 0.104% and 0.004%, respectively. Prior to February 26, 2016, the Other Expenses limitation for the Multi-Asset Real Return Fund was 0.064%. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least February 26, 2017 for the Funds, 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.

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Fund         Management
fees
       Other
Expense
Reimbursements
       Total
Expense
Reimbursements
 

Absolute Return Multi-Asset

       $ 8,111         $ 181,132         $ 189,243   

Multi-Asset Real Return

         9,612           145,336           154,948   

F.  Line of Credit Facility — As of April 30, 2016, 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 certain registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates (“Other Borrowers”). 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 April 30, 2016, the Funds did not have any borrowings under the facility. The facility was renewed in the amount of $1,100,000,000 effective May 3, 2016.

G.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — For the six months ended April 30, 2016, Goldman Sachs earned $83 in brokerage commissions from portfolio transactions on behalf of the Multi-Asset Real Return Fund.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

As of April 30, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of 5% or more of outstanding shares of the following funds:

 

Fund           Class A      Class C      Institutional      Class IR      Class R      Class R6  

Absolute Return Multi-Asset

           28      10      10      10      10      10

Multi-Asset Real Return

           19         100         96         84         100         100   

The table below shows the transactions in and earnings from investments in the Underlying Funds for the six months ended April 30, 2016:

 

Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund            
Underlying Fund   

Market

Value

10/31/2015

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Net Change

in Unrealized

Gain (Loss)

   

Market

Value

4/30/2016

    

Dividend

Income

 

Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund

   $ 553,846       $ 1,419       $ (429,269   $ (134,650   $ 8,654      $       $ 1,419   

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund

     10,987,309         4,026,641         (5,196,600                   9,817,350         52,401   

Goldman Sachs Fixed Income Macro Strategies Fund

     2,510,751         146,667         (88,053     (4,792     (143,587     2,420,986         146,668   

Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund

     2,171,767         63,450                       (69,415     2,165,802         20,421   

Goldman Sachs Inflation Protected Securities Fund

             1,460,000                       72,421        1,532,421           

Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund

     932,740         15,191         (60,803     357        (18,430     869,055         15,190   

Goldman Sachs Long Short Fund

     2,392,439         220,830                       (219,904     2,393,365         6,621   

Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund

     958,819         107,486         (205,000     17,435        (4,526     874,214         5,336   

Total

   $ 20,507,671       $ 6,041,684       $ (5,979,725   $ (121,650   $ (374,787   $ 20,073,193       $ 248,056   
Multi-Asset Real Return Fund                  
Underlying Fund   

Market

Value

10/31/2015

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Net Change

in Unrealized

Gain (Loss)

   

Market

Value

4/30/2016

    

Dividend

Income

 

Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund

   $ 851,672       $ 24,856       $ (222,866   $ (298,671   $ 175,409      $ 530,400       $ 2,182   

Goldman Sachs Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     3,366,315         518,579         (325,000     (5,319     141,440        3,696,015           

Goldman Sachs Strategic Income Fund

     1,243,219         322,485         (435,000     (35,402     (10,328     1,084,974         16,177   

Total

   $ 5,461,206       $ 865,920       $ (982,866   $ (339,392   $ 306,521      $ 5,311,389       $ 18,359   

 

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6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the six months ended April 30, 2016, were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases        Sales  

Absolute Return Multi-Asset

       $ 2,854,303         $ 1,130,753   

Multi-Asset Real Return

         1,885,542           1,918,218   

 

7. TAX INFORMATION

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, October 31, 2015, the Funds’ capital loss carryforwards and certain timing differences on a tax basis were as follows:

 

      Absolute Return
Multi-Asset
Fund
       Multi-Asset
Real Return
Fund
 

Capital loss carryforwards:

       

Perpetual Short-term

   $ (19,808      $ (223,666

Perpetual Long-term

     (23,745        (42,042

Total capital loss carryforwards

   $ (43,553      $ (265,708

Timing differences (Passive Activity Losses Carryforward)

   $         $ (44,337

As of April 30, 2016, the Fund’s aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      Absolute Return
Multi-Asset
Fund
       Multi-Asset
Real Return
Fund
 

Tax Cost

   $ 23,798,872         $ 10,094,797   

Gross unrealized gain

     338,502           732,843   

Gross unrealized loss

     (936,836        (644,064

Net unrealized security gain (loss)

   $ (598,334      $ 88,779   

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales, differences related to the tax treatment of net mark to market gains/(losses) on regulated futures, partnership and other underlying fund investments, and foreign currency transactions.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

8. OTHER RISKS

 

The Funds’ risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

Derivatives Risk — Loss may result from the Funds’ investments in derivative instruments. These instruments may be illiquid, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Funds. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. Losses from investments in derivatives also can result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the United States. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which a Fund invests. 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 a Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. To the extent that a Fund also invests in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

Interest Rate Risk — When interest rates increase, fixed income securities or instruments held by a Fund will generally decline in value. Long-term fixed income securities or instruments will normally have more price volatility because of this risk than short-term fixed income securities or instruments. The risks associated with increasing rates are heightened given that interest rates are near historic lows, but are expected to increase in the future with unpredictable effects on the markets and the Funds’ investments.

Investments in Other Investment Companies — As a shareholder of another investment company, including an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), a Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Fund. ETFs are subject to risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including but not limited to the following: (i) the market price of the ETF’s shares may trade at a premium or a discount to their NAV; and (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained.

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 a Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact a Fund’s NAV and liquidity. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in a Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in a Fund’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect a Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Leverage Risk — Leverage creates exposure to potential gains and losses in excess of the initial amount invested. Borrowing and the use of derivatives may result in leverage and may make a Fund more volatile. When a Fund uses leverage, the sum of that Fund’s investment exposure may significantly exceed the amount of assets invested in the Fund, although these exposures may vary over time. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a leveraged investment. A Fund will identify liquid assets on its books or otherwise cover transactions that may give rise to such risk, to the extent required by applicable law. The use of leverage may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations or to meet segregation requirements when it may not be advantageous to do so. The use of leverage by a Fund can substantially increase the adverse impact to which the Fund’s investment portfolio may be subject.

 

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8. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

Liquidity Risk — A Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period 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.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, a Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). Additionally, a Fund may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

Master Limited Partnership Risk — Investments in securities of MLPs involve risks that differ from investments in common stock, including risks related to limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP, risks related to potential conflicts of interest between the MLP and the MLP’s general partner, cash flow risks, dilution risks, limited liquidity and risks related to the general partner’s right to require unit-holders to sell their common units at an undesirable time or price.

Short Position Risk — A Fund may enter into a short position through a futures contract, an option or swap agreement or through short sales of any instrument that a Fund may purchase for investment. Taking short positions involves leverage of a Fund’s assets and presents various risks. If the value of the underlying instrument or market in which a Fund has taken a short position increases, then the Fund will incur a loss equal to the increase in value from the time that the short position was entered into plus any related interest payments or other fees. Taking short positions involves the risk that losses may be disproportionate, may exceed the amount invested, and may be unlimited.

Tax Risk — The Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund seeks to gain exposure to the commodity markets primarily through investments in the Subsidiary and/or commodity index-linked structured notes, as applicable. Historically, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued private letter rulings (“PLRs”) in which the IRS specifically concluded that income and gains from investments in commodity index-linked structured notes or a wholly-owned foreign subsidiary that invests in commodity-linked instruments are “qualifying income” for purposes of compliance with Subchapter M of the Code. The Fund has not received a PLR, and is not able to rely on PLRs issued to other taxpayers. Additionally, the IRS has suspended the granting of such PLRs, pending review of its position on this matter. In light of this, Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund has obtained an opinion of counsel that the Fund’s income from such investments should constitute “qualifying income.” However, no assurances can be provided that the IRS would not be able to successfully assert that a Fund’s income from such investments was not “qualifying income”, in which case the Fund would fail to qualify as regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code if over 10% of its gross income were derived from these investments. If the Fund failed to qualify as a RIC, it would be subject to federal and state income tax on all of its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates. This would significantly adversely affect the returns to, and could cause substantial losses for, Fund shareholders.

 

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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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

    

For the Period Ended

October 31, 2015(a)

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    6,614      $ 64,480         2,501      $ 25,015   

Reinvestment of distributions

    11        112                  

Shares redeemed

    (169     (1,640      (1     (10
      6,456        62,952         2,500        25,005   
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

                   2,609        26,081   

Reinvestment of distributions

    5        50                  

Shares redeemed

    (107     (1,066      (2     (15
      (102     (1,016      2,607        26,066   
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    2,452        23,662         2,487,501        24,875,015   

Reinvestment of distributions

    14,716        143,778                  

Shares redeemed

                   (1     (15
                17,168        167,440         2,487,500        24,875,000   
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

                   2,502        25,015   

Reinvestment of distributions

    14        132                  

Shares redeemed

                   (2     (15
      14        132         2,500        25,000   
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

                   2,501        25,015   

Reinvestment of distributions

    9        91                  

Shares redeemed

                   (1     (15
      9        91         2,500        25,000   
Class R6         

Shares sold

                   2,502        25,015   

Reinvestment of distributions

    15        147                  

Shares redeemed

                   (2     (15
      15        147         2,500        25,000   

NET INCREASE

    23,560      $ 229,746         2,500,107      $ 25,001,071   

 

(a)   Commenced operations September 2, 2015.

 

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11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Multi-Asset Real Return Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares   

Shares sold

         $         3,621      $ 37,152   

Reinvestment of distributions

    18        162         191        1,933   

Shares redeemed

                   (2,849     (28,448
      18        162         963        10,637   
Class C Shares         

Reinvestment of distributions

                   24        253   
                     24        253   
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

                   3,328        33,060   

Reinvestment of distributions

    8,542        77,978         38,744        382,409   

Shares redeemed

    (6,372     (61,532      (1,218     (12,243
      2,170        16,446         40,854        403,226   
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

                   489        5,200   

Reinvestment of distributions

    19        179         106        1,069   
      19        179         595        6,269   
Class R Shares         

Reinvestment of distributions

    2        25         76        761   
      2        25         76        761   
Class R6 Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    1,140        10,000                  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2        19                  
      1,142        10,019                  

NET INCREASE

                3,351      $ 26,831              42,512      $ 421,146   

 

(a)   Commenced operations February 26, 2016.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)     

As a shareholder of Class A, Class C, Institutional, 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, 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 November 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016, which represents a period of 182 days in a 366-day year. The Class R6 Shares Example for Multi-Asset Real Return Fund is based on the period from February 26, 2016 through April 30, 2016, which represents a period of 65 days in 366-day year.

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The second line under each share class in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual net expense 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.

 

     Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund     Multi-Asset Real Return Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account Value
11/1/15
    Ending
Account Value
4/30/16
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
4/30/16
*
    Beginning
Account Value
11/1/15
    Ending
Account Value
4/30/16
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
4/30/16
*
 
Class A                        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 980.30      $ 6.11      $ 1,000.00      $ 992.60      $ 4.90   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,018.70     6.22        1,000.00        1,019.94     4.97   
Class C                        

Actual

    1,000.00        976.80        9.73        1,000.00        990.50        8.71   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,015.02     9.92        1,000.00        1,016.11     8.82   
Institutional                        

Actual

    1,000.00        982.60        4.09        1,000.00        995.00        2.93   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,020.74     4.17        1,000.00        1,021.93     2.97   
Class IR                        

Actual

    1,000.00        981.10        4.88        1,000.00        994.60        3.67   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,019.94        4.97        1,000.00        1,021.18     3.72   
Class R                        

Actual

    1,000.00        979.50        7.28        1,000.00        992.60        6.09   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,017.50     7.42        1,000.00        1,018.75     6.17   
Class R6(a)                        

Actual

    1,000.00        982.70        3.94        1,000.00        936.70        0.82   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,020.88     4.02        1,000.00        1,007.62     0.85   

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on February 26, 2016 for Multi-Asset Real Return Fund.  
  *   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 April 30, 2016. 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      Class IR      Class R      Class R6  

Absolute Return Multi-Asset

     1.24      1.98      0.83      0.99      1.48      0.80

Multi-Asset Real Return

     0.99         1.76         0.59         0.74         1.23         0.50   

 

  +   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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FUNDS PROFILE

 

Goldman Sachs Funds

 

 

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Goldman Sachs is a premier financial services firm, known since 1869 for creating thoughtful and customized investment solutions in complex global markets.

Today, the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.11 trillion in assets under supervision as of March 31, 2016, 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.

 

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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
n   Financial Square Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

Investor FundsSM

n   Investor Money Market Fund
n   Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund3

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   Bond Fund
n   Core Fixed Income Fund
n   Global Income Fund
n   Strategic Income Fund

Municipal and Tax-Free

n   High Yield Municipal Fund
n   Dynamic Municipal Income Fund
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   Focused Value Fund
n   Capital Growth Fund
n   Strategic Growth Fund
n   Focused Growth Fund
n   Small/Mid Cap Growth 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 Fund
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 Fund5
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   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   Commodity Strategy Fund
n   Global Real Estate Securities 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   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   Multi-Manager U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund
n   Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund8
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 portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any government agency. Although a money market portfolio seeks to preserve the value of an investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market portfolio. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market portfolio, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the money market portfolio at any time.
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 March 31, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Tax-Free Money Market Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund.
4    Effective on July 31, 2015, the Goldman Sachs Technology Tollkeeper Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund.
5    Effective at the close of business on February 5, 2016, the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Fund was reorganized with and into the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights 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.
8    Effective on June 1, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Implementation Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund.
    Financial Square FundsSM and Investor FundsSM are registered service marks 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

Diana M. Daniels

Herbert J. Markley

James A. McNamara

Jessica Palmer

Alan A. Shuch

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Scott M. McHugh, Principal Financial Officer,
Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.

Distributor and Transfer Agent

 

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Investment Adviser

Visit our Web site 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 (“SEC”) web site at http://www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q 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’ Forms N-Q 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 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).

Economic and market forecasts presented herein reflect our judgment as of the date of this report 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.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. (MSCI) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (S&P) and is licensed for use by Goldman Sachs. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

Holdings and allocations shown are as of April 30, 2016 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.

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).

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Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Semi-Annual Report      

April 30, 2016

 
     

Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund*

 

 

*Effective on June 1, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Implementation Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund.

 

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Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Portfolio Management Discussions and Performance Summaries

    1   

Schedule of Investments

    8   

Financial Statements

    13   

Financial Highlights

    16   

Notes to the Financial Statements

    18   

Other Information

    32   

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund

 

Investment Objective and Principal Strategy

The Fund seeks long-term total return.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Global Portfolio Solutions Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund’s (the “Portfolio”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Portfolio perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio’s Institutional Shares generated a cumulative total return, without sales charges, of -4.19%. This return compares to the 0.22% cumulative total return of the Portfolio’s benchmark, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Dollar Three-Month LIBOR Constant Maturity Index (the “Index”), during the same time period.

 

    References to the Portfolio’s benchmarks and to other indices mentioned herein are for informational purposes only, and unless otherwise noted, are not an indication of how the Portfolio is managed. The use of the Index as the Portfolio’s benchmark does not imply the Portfolio is being managed like cash and does not imply low risk or low volatility.

 

Q   What economic and market factors most influenced the Portfolio during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Central bank monetary policy across countries and global regions, as well as global economic growth concerns — particularly related to China — dominated financial markets during the Reporting Period, which was marked by periods of heightened volatility.

 

    Accommodative monetary policies were reinforced in many developed markets, notably Europe and Japan. In December 2015, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) lowered interest rates into negative territory and expanded its stimulus program. Then in January 2016, the ECB increased its asset purchase program to include purchases of non-financial corporate credit and announced a new series of easing measures. The Bank of Japan (“BoJ”) introduced a negative interest rate at its January 2016 policy meeting, reaffirming its commitment to achieving a 2% inflation target. In April 2016, it chose to leave monetary policy unchanged, surprising markets. In the U.S., during December 2015, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) announced its first interest rate hike since 2006, raising the targeted federal funds rate to a range between 0.25% and 0.50%. The Fed subsequently adopted a more dovish tone due to global economic growth concerns and market volatility. (A dovish tone tends to indicate lower interest rates.) However, following its April 2016 policy meeting at which rates were left unchanged, the Fed expressed less concern about these factors.

 

    Concerns about global economic growth, especially China’s, and volatile oil and commodity prices increased market turbulence during the Reporting Period. The price of West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) crude oil, which continued to decline at the beginning of the Reporting Period, hit a 12-year low in mid-January 2016 before rising significantly through the end of the Reporting Period. The turmoil in the commodity markets had a substantial impact on energy-related sectors in both the equities and fixed income markets, most notably among high yield corporate bonds that managed nevertheless to eke out a small gain during the Reporting Period.

 

    Within developed markets equities, the first quarter of 2016 was particularly challenging. Japanese equities had a rough time due to Japan’s disappointing economic growth, negative interest rates and the ongoing strength of the Japanese yen. Meanwhile, European and U.S. equities experienced a turbulent start to the calendar year but found some footing in mid-February 2016.

 

    In terms of currencies, the U.S. dollar was strong compared to other developed markets currencies during late 2015 and early 2016. Near the end of the Reporting Period, however, the U.S. dollar softened, providing a currency tailwind to the emerging markets. The Chinese renminbi, which had weakened during 2015, stabilized in the closing months of the Reporting Period, largely because of the depreciation of the U.S. dollar and China’s tightening of capital controls.

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

 

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

 

A   The Portfolio seeks to achieve its investment objective through the implementation of investment ideas that are generally derived from short-term or medium-term market views on a variety of asset classes and instruments. During the Reporting Period overall, the Portfolio’s exposure to riskier asset classes detracted from performance. Investors generally had a preference for perceived safe haven assets in the “risk off” environment that dominated much of the Reporting Period. The Portfolio was also hurt by its long position in the U.S. dollar and its short positions in the Japanese yen and Chinese renminbi, as the U.S. dollar weakened over the course of the Reporting Period. In addition, certain country-specific European equity exposures dampened performance during the Reporting Period overall.

 

    Within fixed income, the Portfolio was hampered by its holdings of high yield corporate bonds, which declined during the Reporting Period. Although energy-related high yield corporate bonds rebounded in April 2016 after what had otherwise been a steady decline, the broader high yield corporate bond market generated only a small gain.

 

    Within equities, the Portfolio’s exposure to European equities detracted, with its position in Italian equities hurting results the most amid market concerns about Italy’s financial companies. The Portfolio’s position in Spanish equities, which suffered due to geopolitical concerns, also detracted from returns. In addition, the Portfolio’s tactical long position in Japanese bank stocks hindered performance during the last four months of the Reporting Period. Japanese banks reacted adversely to the BoJ’s introduction of negative interest rates in January 2016. Separately, the Portfolio benefited modestly from a long position in master limited partnerships (“MLPs”).

 

    In terms of currencies, the Portfolio’s long position in the U.S. dollar versus its short position in the Japanese yen detracted from returns, as the yen strengthened relative to the U.S. dollar, driven by the BoJ’s decision in April 2016 to withhold additional monetary easing. The yen also benefited from investment inflows due to its use as a funding currency and its perceived safe haven status during times of market stress. (A funding currency is the currency exchanged in a currency carry trade. In a currency carry trade, investors borrow the funding currency, which generally has a low interest rate, and purchase a currency with a higher interest rate, seeking to profit from the difference.) On the positive side, the Portfolio benefited during the Reporting Period from its short position in the euro versus its long position in the U.S. dollar. The euro weakened relative to the U.S. dollar due to geopolitical risks and weak economic data during the last four months of the Reporting Period.

 

    Within commodities, a long position in the S&P GSCI® Crude Oil Enhanced Index versus a short position in the S&P GSCI® Crude Oil Index added most to the Portfolio’s returns, performing particularly well at the beginning of the Reporting Period when oil prices fell on the back of abundant supply.

 

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

 

A   In terms of its allocations at the beginning of the Reporting Period, the Portfolio had 24.88% of its total net assets invested in equity-related investments; 27.70% of its total net assets invested in fixed income-related investments; 12.77% of its total net assets invested in currency-related investments; and 0.23% of its total net assets invested in commodity-related investments. The Portfolio’s allocation to cash and cash equivalents was 34.42% of its total net assets at the beginning of the Reporting Period. In addition, the Portfolio maintained a position in cash and cash equivalents to cover the exposure of various derivatives positions. This represented 24.09% of the Portfolio’s accounting balance of cash, which totaled 58.51% at the beginning of the Reporting Period. The above sector breakout is inclusive of derivative exposure across all asset classes.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, in response to shifting macroeconomic and market dynamics, we made a number of changes to the Portfolio’s exposures. Overall, the Portfolio expressed a number of views posited on a favorable outlook for U.S. economic fundamentals, attractive valuations in European and Japanese equities, and our belief that oil prices had fallen too low and would rise. In addition, the Portfolio expressed our view that the U.S. dollar would strengthen, particularly relative to the market’s rising concerns about muted global economic growth and weak economic data in a number of other developed markets. We also sought to reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk in light of heightened market volatility, particularly from the middle of February 2016 through the end of the Reporting Period. Our options-based implementations were modulated to reflect our views on equity markets and indices in certain regions and markets.

 

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    In terms of equity-related exposures, we adjusted the Portfolio’s allocation to the S&P 500® Index, as we sought to provide downside protection against unexpected risks and allowed the Portfolio to remain tactically long beta. (Beta refers to the component of returns that is attributable to market risk exposure, rather than manager skill.) Specifically, we bought index put options on the S&P 500® Index during November 2015, reducing the position thereafter and allowing it to expire at the end of 2015. We also bought index put options on the S&P 500® Index during February 2016 and allowed them to expire at the end of March 2016. Amid heightened market volatility in the European equity markets during the Reporting Period, we initiated a tactical long position in the EURO STOXX 50 using index options, which we funded by reducing the Portfolio’s allocation to Spanish equities. Additionally, we tactically decreased the Portfolio’s position in TOPIX Banks Index futures, transitioning to a broader position in the Japanese equity market during February 2016 because of our bullish view on Japanese equities, which we believed were undervalued. As greater risks emerged relative to our outlook on the Japanese economy and Japan’s financial sector, we continued to reduce the Portfolio’s position in TOPIX Banks Index futures and eliminated the position by the end of the Reporting Period.

 

    The Portfolio’s currency-related exposures were based on our views of global monetary policy and economic growth divergence. During the Reporting Period, we maintained the Portfolio’s long position in the U.S. dollar because of our positive view of U.S. economic growth and on our expectation of further accommodative monetary policy from the BoJ, ECB and the People’s Bank of China. At the end of 2015, we reduced the Portfolio’s long U.S. dollar relative value positions versus other developed market currencies, specifically those of Europe and Japan, taking profits. In February 2016, we expressed our bearish view on the Chinese renminbi through the purchase of longer-dated forward foreign exchange contracts on the renminbi versus the U.S. dollar. During March 2016, in our efforts to manage risk, we eliminated the Portfolio’s position in the Mexican peso versus the U.S. dollar.

 

    Separately, the Portfolio entered into positions to capture our views on the energy market based on our core view that oil prices would stabilize towards the end of 2016 and into 2017. In November 2015, we removed the Portfolio’s tactical long position in the S&P GSCI® Crude Oil Enhanced Index versus its tactical short position in the S&P GSCI® Crude Oil Index to take profits. In addition, we rolled the Portfolio’s tactical long position in S&P 500® Energy Index put options out to January 2017. Our investment thesis for Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) remained unchanged during the Reporting Period, and therefore, the Portfolio maintained a long position in MLP securities.

 

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

 

A  

The Portfolio used derivatives and similar instruments as part of its investment strategy to express views implemented in the Portfolio. Positions were mostly supported by cash held in the Portfolio specifically to cover its exposure to derivative instruments and any potential margin calls or future losses experienced. During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio employed equity futures, currency forwards and options to express active investment views with greater versatility across regional equity markets, global market sectors and the currency markets. The use of currency forwards detracted from performance, driven primarily by the Portfolio’s position in the Chinese renminbi versus the U.S. dollar. The impact of equity futures and options did not have a meaningful impact on performance during the Reporting Period. To afford greater risk management precision, options on equity indices were also utilized to tactically adjust the amount of equity risk and downside risk in the Portfolio. Options on equity indices had a slightly negative impact on the Portfolio’s performance, especially those we used to express our views on select European markets, such as Spain and Italy. While the options on equity indices that we used to hedge the Portfolio’s exposure to the U.S. equity market also detracted slightly, they served their intended purpose of mitigating potential downside risk in the Portfolio. Additionally, the Portfolio employed swaps to express our views on the shape of the WTI crude oil futures price curve, as we sought to profit when contango in the oil market steepened. (Contango is when the forward price continues to rise relative to the expected spot price.) The Portfolio’s use of these swaps had a strongly positive impact on performance during the Reporting Period. Also, during the Reporting Period, the Portfolio utilized interest rate swaptions (options on interest rate swap contracts) to adopt an underweight duration position in the front-end, or short-term segment, of the U.S. Treasury yield curve. The use of

 

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interest rate swaptions had a negative impact on Portfolio performance during the Reporting Period.

 

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

 

A   In terms of its allocations at the end of the Reporting Period, the Portfolio had 19.26% of its total net assets invested in equity-related investments; 20.21% of its total net assets invested in fixed income-related investments; and 11.47% of its total net assets invested in currency-related investments. The Portfolio did not have any of its total net assets invested in commodity-related investments at the end of the Reporting Period. The Portfolio’s allocation to cash and cash equivalents was 49.06% of its total net assets at the end of the Reporting Period. In addition, the Portfolio maintained a position in cash and cash equivalents to cover the exposure of various derivatives positions. This represented 26.14% of the Portfolio’s accounting balance of cash, which totaled 75.20% at the end of the Reporting Period. The above sector breakout is inclusive of derivative exposure across all asset classes.

 

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

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to position the Portfolio in line with our view that the U.S. and global economies would avoid recession. We expect continued global economic growth, with the world economy likely, in our view, to expand in 2016 at a pace similar to 2015. Nevertheless, we do acknowledge more downside risk because of deterioration in certain economic data; the potential risk, though we consider it low, of a U.S. recession; the risk of a large currency devaluation or economic hard landing in China; the collapse of oil prices; and the potential impact of negative interest rates on European and U.S. banks. That said, and while global economic growth was weak during the first quarter of 2016, we note that near the end of the Reporting Period, certain data started to beat expectations, particularly in the U.S. U.S. manufacturing activity picked up, lessening fears of a slowdown that could tip the overall economy into recession, and we believe U.S. labor markets remained strong. In addition, financial conditions eased as the U.S. dollar weakened and riskier asset classes recovered from their selloff in early 2016.

 

    Looking ahead, we believed, at the end of the Reporting Period, that continued market volatility was likely to offer attractive tactical opportunities, which should allow us to take advantage of different market, economic and geopolitical dynamics. At an asset class level, we believed the global equities markets, particularly those in select developed countries, may offer attractive earnings growth, an increasingly stable macro environment and continued monetary policy support. In keeping with this view, we plan to continue monitoring opportunities in the fixed income and currency markets as well.

 

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Index Definitions

 

The S&P 500® Index is a U.S. stock market index based on the market capitalizations of 500 large companies having common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. The S&P 500® Index components and their weightings are determined by S&P Dow Jones Indices.

The S&P GSCI® Enhanced Index measures the total return available to investors holding a modified version of the S&P GSCI® Index to which certain dynamic, timing, and seasonal rolling rules are applied. The index includes the same futures contracts as the S&P GSCI® Index although contract months vary and the return values differ.

The S&P GSCI® Crude Oil Index provides investors with a reliable and publicly available benchmark for investment performance in the crude oil market.

The EURO STOXX 50 provides a blue-chip representation of super-sector leaders in the Eurozone. The index covers 50 stocks from 12 Eurozone countries: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.

The TOPIX Banks Index is an index of bank stocks created by dividing the constituents of TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) into the industrial sectors defined by Japans’ Security Identification Code Committee.

The S&P 500® Energy Index comprises those companies included in the S&P 500 that are classified as members of the GICS® energy sector.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund

as of April 30, 2016

 

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     November 1, 2015–April 30, 2016      Portfolio Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       The Bank of America
Merrill Lynch U.S. Dollar
Three-Month LIBOR
Constant Maturity Index2
 
    Institutional        -4.19        0.22

 

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

 

  2    The Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Dollar Three-Month LIBOR Constant Maturity Index (the “Index”) tracks the performance of a synthetic asset paying LIBOR to a stated maturity. The Index is based on the assumed purchase at par of a synthetic instrument having exactly its stated maturity and with a coupon equal to that day’s fixing rate. That issue is assumed to be sold the following day (priced at a yield equal to the current day fixing rate) and rolled into a new instrument.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 3/31/16      One Year        Since Inception        Inception Date
    Institutional        -7.30        -1.06      7/31/14

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. Because Institutional 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 Portfolio’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 Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

 

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  EXPENSE RATIOS4   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
    Institutional     0.86      1.15

 

  4    The expense ratios of the Portfolio, 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 Portfolio and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to a contractual arrangement, the Portfolio’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least February 26, 2017, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Portfolio’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION5
As of April 30, 2016

 

LOGO

 

 

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

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Corporate Obligations – 10.4%   
  Energy – Exploration & Production – 6.2%   

 

Antero Resources Corp.(a)

  

$ 14,000,000        5.375     11/01/21      $ 13,562,500   

 

Berry Petroleum Co. LLC(a)

  

  15,024,000        6.375        09/15/22        3,774,780   

 

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.(a)

  

  7,250,000        6.750        04/15/21        2,827,500   

 

California Resources Corp.(a)

  

  17,229,000        8.000 (b)      12/15/22        11,758,792   
  2,013,000        6.000        11/15/24        835,395   

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.(a)

  

  8,600,000        7.500        09/15/20        8,675,250   
  6,950,000        6.250        04/15/23        6,689,375   

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc.(a)(c)

  

  11,500,000        8.250        09/01/21        3,162,500   

 

Concho Resources, Inc.(a)

  

  13,950,000        5.500        04/01/23        14,054,625   

 

Continental Resources, Inc.(a)

  

  4,550,000        7.125        04/01/21        4,629,625   
  8,900,000        3.800        06/01/24        7,565,000   

 

CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc.(a)(b)

  

  2,750,000        7.125        04/15/21        2,791,250   
  7,450,000        7.750        02/15/23        7,673,500   

 

Denbury Resources, Inc.(a)

  

  17,950,000        5.500        05/01/22        11,532,875   
  3,150,000        4.625        07/15/23        1,842,750   

 

Devon Energy Corp.(a)

  

  5,450,000        2.250        12/15/18        5,243,445   

 

Diamondback Energy, Inc.(a)

  

  7,500,000        7.625        10/01/21        7,968,750   

 

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

  

  7,000,000        8.125        09/15/23        6,895,000   

 

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.(a)

  

  9,050,000        9.375        05/01/20        5,905,125   
  1,450,000        6.375        06/15/23        804,750   

 

Gulfport Energy Corp.(a)

  

  11,250,000        7.750        11/01/20        11,362,500   

 

Halcon Resources Corp.(a)(b)

  

  7,650,000        8.625        02/01/20        6,349,500   

 

Jones Energy Holdings LLC/Jones Energy Finance Corp.(a)

  

  13,850,000        6.750        04/01/22        9,383,375   

 

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(a)

  

  10,750,000        7.375        05/01/22        10,535,000   
  2,950,000        6.250        03/15/23        2,750,875   

 

Matador Resources Co.(a)

  

  8,500,000        6.875        04/15/23        8,521,250   

 

MEG Energy Corp.(a)(b)

  

  16,050,000        6.500        03/15/21        12,599,250   

 
 

Memorial Production Partners LP/Memorial Production Finance
Corp.(a)

  
  

  7,650,000        7.625        05/01/21        3,213,000   

 

Newfield Exploration Co.

  

  4,050,000        5.625        07/01/24        4,120,875   
  3,100,000        5.375 (a)      01/01/26        3,069,000   

 

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.(a)

  

  21,100,000        6.875        03/15/22        18,884,500   

 

 

 
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Energy – Exploration & Production – (continued)   

 

Paramount Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

  

$ 10,650,000        6.875     06/30/23      $ 8,253,750   

 

Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp.(a)(b)

  

  7,550,000        7.500        02/15/22        7,993,562   

 

Range Resources Corp.(a)

  

  4,950,000        5.000        08/15/22        4,603,500   
  4,850,000        4.875        05/15/25        4,492,313   

 

Rice Energy, Inc.(a)

  

  9,050,000        6.250        05/01/22        8,925,562   

 

Seven Generations Energy Ltd.(a)(b)

  

  2,750,000        8.250        05/15/20        2,835,938   
  6,800,000        6.750        05/01/23        6,698,000   

 

SM Energy Co.(a)

  

  8,350,000        6.500        11/15/21        7,682,000   
  7,850,000        6.125        11/15/22        7,084,625   

 

Vanguard Natural Resources LLC/VNR Finance Corp.(a)(b)

  

  3,645,000        7.000        02/15/23        1,211,963   

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

  

  2,100,000        1.250 (b)      04/01/20        1,585,500   
  10,800,000        5.750 (a)      03/15/21        9,018,000   
  13,000,000        6.250 (a)      04/01/23        10,855,000   

 

WPX Energy, Inc.(a)

  

  15,450,000        6.000        01/15/22        13,866,375   
  3,400,000        8.250        08/01/23        3,230,000   
     

 

 

 
        317,318,000   

 

 

 
  Energy – Services – 1.6%   

 

Atwood Oceanics, Inc.(a)

  

  2,900,000        6.500        02/01/20        1,899,500   

 

CVR Refining LLC/Coffeyville Finance, Inc.(a)

  

  5,386,000        6.500        11/01/22        4,753,145   

 

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.(a)

  

  4,172,000        6.250        10/01/21        3,806,950   

 

FTS International, Inc.(a)(b)(d)

  

  600,000        8.134        06/15/20        438,000   

 

Noble Holding International Ltd.

  

  8,300,000        4.625        03/01/21        6,702,250   

 

Pride International, Inc.

  

  5,150,000        8.500        06/15/19        5,175,750   
  1,550,000        6.875        08/15/20        1,445,375   

 

Rowan Cos., Inc.

  

  2,235,000        7.875        08/01/19        2,270,898   
  7,350,000        5.400 (a)      12/01/42        4,814,250   

 

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.(a)(b)

  

  7,500,000        5.500        08/01/20        7,518,750   
  2,350,000        6.375        04/01/23        2,391,125   

 

Tesoro Corp.(a)

  

  1,200,000        5.375        10/01/22        1,206,000   
  5,200,000        5.125        04/01/24        5,200,000   

 

Transocean, Inc.

  

  2,400,000        3.750        10/15/17        2,316,000   
  23,350,000        6.375        12/15/21        19,030,250   

 

Weatherford International Ltd.

  

  4,100,000        5.125        09/15/20        3,772,000   
  14,100,000        4.500 (a)      04/15/22        12,443,250   
     

 

 

 
        85,183,493   

 

 

 

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS TACTICAL TILT OVERLAY FUND

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Corporate Obligations – (continued)   
  Pipelines – 2.6%   

 

AmeriGas Finance LLC/AmeriGas Finance Corp.(a)

  

$ 11,950,000        7.000     05/20/22      $ 12,547,500   

 

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp.(a)(b)

  

  18,400,000        6.125        11/15/22        16,284,000   

 

EnLink Midstream Partners LP(a)

  

  2,350,000        4.400        04/01/24        2,032,750   
  1,150,000        4.150        06/01/25        983,250   

 

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.(a)

  

  14,750,000        6.000        05/15/23        13,643,750   

 

MPLX LP(a)(b)

  

  12,800,000        4.875        06/01/25        12,288,000   

 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC(a)

  

  26,400,000        5.625        04/15/23        25,740,000   

 
 

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance
Corp.(a)

  
  

  15,050,000        5.250        05/01/23        14,448,000   
  4,650,000        6.750 (b)      03/15/24        4,719,750   

 

Tesoro Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp.(a)

  

  10,600,000        6.250        10/15/22        10,865,000   

 

Williams Partners LP

  

  15,900,000        5.250        03/15/20        15,820,500   
  4,000,000        4.125 (a)      11/15/20        3,760,000   
     

 

 

 
        133,132,500   

 

 

 
  TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS     
  (Cost $541,933,262)      $ 535,633,993   

 

 

 
     
  Bank Loans(e) – 0.1%   
  Energy – 0.1%   

 

American Energy – Marcellus LLC

  

$ 2,650,000        8.500     08/04/21      $ 318,000   

 

CITGO Holding, Inc.

  

  2,060,139        9.500        05/12/18        2,060,139   

 

Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc.

  

  760,121        9.000        09/16/16        752,520   
  2,534,692        0.000 (c)      10/22/19        1,237,766   

 

 

 
  TOTAL BANK LOANS     
  (Cost $7,452,252)      $ 4,368,425   

 

 

 

 

Shares     Description   Value  
  Exchange Traded Funds – 6.4%   
  13,886,230      Alerian MLP ETF   $ 169,550,868   
  4,890,286      SPDR S&P Bank ETF     158,689,781   

 

 

 
  TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS  
  (Cost $322,907,770)   $ 328,240,649   

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
   

Exercise

Price

    Expiration
Date
    Value  
  Option Contracts Purchased – 0.4%   
  Currency Options – 0.2%   

 

JPMorgan Securities, Inc.

  

 

Put CNH 3,785,869,270

  

  Call USD         
  579,322,000        CNH 6.535        10/31/16      $ 11,412,064   

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
   

Exercise

Rate

    Expiration
Date
    Value  

 

 

 
  Interest Rate Swaptions – 0.1%   

 

Citibank NA Call – OTC 2 year Interest Rate Swap

  

  249,320,000        1.486     08/05/16      $ 2,516,711   

 

Citibank NA Put – OTC 2 year Interest Rate Swap

  

  249,320,000        1.486        08/05/16        45,351   

 

 

 
  TOTAL INTEREST RATE SWAPTIONS      $ 2,562,062   

 

 

 

 

Contracts    

Exercise

Price

    Expiration
Date
    Value  

 

 

 
  Options on Equities – 0.1%   

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. Call – Euro Stoxx 50 Indices

  

  179        EUR 3,109.380        05/31/16      $ 4,694,304   

 

 

 
 
 
TOTAL OPTION CONTRACTS
PURCHASED – 0.4%
  
  
 
  (Cost $37,492,763)      $ 18,668,430   

 

 

 

 

Shares   Distribution
Rate
    Value  
Investment Companies(f) – 78.0%   

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – FST Institutional Shares(d)

   

3,499,513,700     0.250   $ 3,499,513,700   

Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund – Institutional Shares

   

34,674,388     4.36        333,220,870   

Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund – Institutional Shares

  

25,858,634     5.96        160,582,118   

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   
(Cost $4,011,615,457)      $ 3,993,316,688   

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 95.3%   
(Cost $4,921,401,504)      $ 4,880,228,185   

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 4.7%

  

  

    241,877,562   

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 5,122,105,747   

 

 

 

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

(a)

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

 

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April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

(b)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be deemed 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 $120,285,630, which represents approximately 2.4% of net assets as of April 30, 2016.

(c)

  Security is currently in default and/or non-income producing.

(d)

  Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on April 30, 2016.

(e)

  Bank Loans often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the bank loan facility on April 30, 2016. Bank Loans typically have rates of interest which are predetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are primarily the London-Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), and secondarily the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”) and the certificate of deposit (“CD”) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.

(f)

  Represents affiliated funds.

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

CNH

 

—Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore

EUR

 

—Euro

USD

 

—U.S. Dollar

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ETF

 

—Exchange Traded Fund

LIBOR

 

—London Interbank Offered Rate

LLC

 

—Limited Liability Company

LP

 

—Limited Partnership

OTC

 

—Over the Counter

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, the Portfolio had the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Current
Value
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Loss
 

Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC

  USD     276,217,128       CNH     1,872,254,241       $ 283,602,076         02/17/17       $ (7,384,947
  USD     133,326,635       CNH     935,052,881         137,866,410         02/14/18         (4,539,774
    USD     155,427,437       EUR     142,300,000         163,171,865         06/15/16         (7,744,428
TOTAL              $ (19,669,149

 

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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, the Portfolio had the following futures contracts:

 

Type    Number of
Contracts
Long
       Expiration
Date
     Current
Value
       Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

     9,248         June 2016      $ 315,247,216         $ (511,700

IBEX 35 Index

     3,025         May 2016        311,913,162           19,915,795   

Topix Index

     630         June 2016        78,542,763           (1,386,808
TOTAL         $ 18,017,287   

SWAP CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, the Portfolio 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)
 
$ 803,364       08/09/18    2.236%   3 month LIBOR   $ 11,833,482       $ 8,069,861   
  1,357,407       08/09/18    3 month LIBOR   1.486%     1,247         (13,452,336
  TOTAL   $ 11,834,729       $ (5,382,475

 

  (a)   Represents forward starting interest rate swaps whose effective dates of commencement of accruals and cash flows occur subsequent to April 30, 2016.

WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS — At April 30, 2016, the Portfolio had following written options currency activities:

WRITTEN OPTION CURRENCY CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty    Description       

Notional

Amount

(000s)

    

Expiration

Date

      

Strike

Price

       Value  

JPMorgan Securities, Inc.

     Call USD/Put CNH         $579,322        10/31/16           CNH 7.00         $ (3,606,859

(Premium received $7,855,606)

                                                

WRITTEN OPTION CURRENCY CONTRACTS — For the period ended April 30, 2016, the Portfolio had the following written options currency activities:

 

      Notional
Amount
(000s)
       Premiums
Received
 

Contracts Outstanding October 31, 2015

   $ 828,909         $ 15,048,703   

Contracts Written

   $ 46,723           1,343,286   

Options Bought to Close

     (296,310        (8,536,383

Contracts Outstanding April 30, 2016

   $ 579,322         $ 7,855,606   

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER OPTIONS ON EQUITIES CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty    Description      Contracts        Expiration
Date
       Exercise
Price
       Value  

Citibank, NA

   Put - SPDR Energy Select Sector ETF        4,816,781           01/20/17         $ 55.61         $ (9,879,459

Deutsche Bank AG

   Call - S&P 500 Index        151,009           12/30/16           2,100.00           (12,138,909

Morgan Stanley & Co.

   Call - Euro Stoxx 50 Indices        178,605           05/31/16         EUR  3,327.04           (232,060
TOTAL (Premium Received $24,503,049)        5,146,395                               $ (22,250,428

CENTRALLY CLEARED OPTIONS ON EQUITIES CONTRACTS

 

Description    Contracts        Expiration
Date
       Exercise
Price
       Value  

Put - FTSE/MIB Index

     418           06/17/16           EUR 22,000.00         $ (4,561,354

Put - FTSE/MIB Index

     2,610           06/17/16           21,500.00           (24,760,398
TOTAL (Premium Received $17,277,962)      3,028                               $ (29,321,752

OPTIONS ON EQUITIES CONTRACTS — For the period ended April 30, 2016, the Portfolio had the following written equity options activity:

 

      Contracts        Premiums
Received
 

Contracts Outstanding October 31, 2015

     5,671,242         $ 58,733,878   

Contracts Written

     17,807,083           45,798,337   

Contracts Bought Back

     (6,883,924        (6,298,012

Contracts Expired

     (11,444,978        (56,453,192

Contracts Outstanding April 30, 2016

     5,149,423         $ 41,781,011   

WRITTEN INTEREST RATE SWAPTION CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty    Description      Notional
Amount
(000s)
       Expiration
Date
       Strike
Price
     Value  

Credit Suisse International (London)

   Put - OTC 2 year Interest Rate Swap        803,364           08/05/16           2.236    $ (321
    

Call - OTC 2 year Interest Rate  Swap

       803,364           08/05/16           2.236         (19,906,717
TOTAL (Premium Received $14,661,393)        1,606,728                             $ (19,907,038

INTEREST RATE SWAPTION CONTRACTS — For the period ended April 30, 2016, the Portfolio had no interest rate swaption activity.

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities(a)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

           
  Assets:  
 

Investments of unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $909,786,047)

  $ 886,911,497   
 

Investments of affiliated issuers, at value (cost $4,011,615,457)

    3,993,316,688   
 

Cash

    76,855,507   
 

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $1,496,420)

    1,525,483   
 

Receivables:

 
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(b)

    196,483,194   
 

Investments sold

    68,588,627   
 

Fund shares sold

    15,280,642   
 

Dividends and interest

    14,004,296   
 

Foreign tax reclaims

    93,958   
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    8,052   
 

Other assets

    160,020   
  Total assets     5,253,227,964   
   
  Liabilities:  
 

Unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    19,669,149   
 

Variation margin on certain derivative contracts

    15,765,738   
 

Written option contracts, at value (premium received $64,298,010)

    75,086,077   
 

Payables:

 
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts

    8,490,000   
 

Fund shares redeemed

    6,221,516   
 

Investments purchased

    3,323,560   
 

Management fees

    2,185,442   
 

Transfer Agency fees

    164,270   
 

Accrued expenses

    216,465   
  Total liabilities     131,122,217   
   
  Net Assets:  
 

Paid-in capital

    5,437,768,911   
 

Undistributed net investment income

    21,146,335   
 

Accumulated net realized loss

    (277,853,495
 

Net unrealized loss

    (58,956,004
  NET ASSETS   $ 5,122,105,747   
 

Shares Outstanding $0.001 par value (unlimited shares authorized):

    538,379,825   
 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:

    $9.51   

 

  (a)   Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the Portfolio is consolidated and includes the balances of a wholly-owned subsidiary, Cayman Commodity – TTIF, Ltd. Accordingly, all interfund balances and transactions have been eliminated.
  (b)   Includes amounts segregated for initial margin requirements and/or collateral on futures, options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and swap transactions of $69,770,000, $50,584,337, $33,530,000 and $42,598,857, respectively.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Operations(a)

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

           
  Investment income:   
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

  $ 22,115,610   
 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholding taxes of $4,049)

    5,530,174   
 

Interest

    22,520,383   
  Total investment income     50,166,167   
   
  Expenses:   
 

Management fees

    16,793,988   
 

Transfer Agency fees

    947,021   
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    159,247   
 

Professional fees

    83,471   
 

Printing and mailing costs

    51,572   
 

Prime Broker Fees

    36,141   
 

Trustee fees

    16,134   
 

Other

    43,582   
  Total expenses     18,131,156   
 

Less — expense reductions

    (4,683,904
  Net expenses     13,447,252   
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     36,718,915   
   
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):   
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (144,145,626
 

Investments — affiliated issuers

    (36,691,595
 

Futures contracts

    (59,060,850
 

Written option contracts

    (58,103,163
 

Swap contracts

    19,779,172   
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    8,325,287   
 

Foreign currency transactions

    (345,170
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

 
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    73,192,001   
 

Investments — affiliated issuers

    12,990,638   
 

Futures contracts

    13,393,944   
 

Written option contracts

    (23,440,061
 

Swap contracts

    (3,318,897
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (27,220,394
 

Foreign currency translation

    184,749   
  Net realized and unrealized loss     (224,459,965
  NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (187,741,050

 

  (a)   Statement of Operations for the Portfolio is consolidated and includes the balances of a wholly-owned subsidiary, Cayman Commodity – TTIF, Ltd. Accordingly, all interfund balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets(a)

 

        For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
  From operations:   
 

Net investment income

  $ 36,718,915       $ 56,995,143   
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (270,241,945      170,768,120   
 

Net change in unrealized gain

    45,781,980         (108,783,001
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (187,741,050      118,980,262   
      
  Distributions to shareholders:   
 

From net investment income

    (216,014,287      (21,152,095
      
  From share transactions:   
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    1,057,025,394         3,261,513,640   
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    216,014,287         21,045,722   
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (411,838,326      (238,278,749
  Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     861,201,355         3,044,280,613   
  TOTAL INCREASE     457,446,018         3,142,108,780   
      
  Net assets:   
 

Beginning of period

    4,664,659,729         1,522,550,949   
 

End of period

  $ 5,122,105,747       $ 4,664,659,729   
  Undistributed net investment income   $ 21,146,335       $ 200,441,707   

 

  (a)   Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the Portfolio is consolidated and includes the balances of a wholly owned subsidiary, Cayman Commodity – TTIF Ltd. Accordingly, all interfund balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

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Consolidated 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 APRIL 30, (Unaudited)               
 

2016 - Institutional Shares

  $ 10.40       $ 0.07       $ (0.50    $ (0.43    $ (0.46
               
  FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,              
 

2015 - Institutional Shares

    9.87         0.18         0.46         0.64         (0.11
               
  FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31,              
 

2014 - Institutional Shares (Commenced operations July 31, 2014)

    10.00         0.04         (0.17      (0.13        

 

  (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 Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (d)   The Portfolio’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 Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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    Net asset
value, end
of period
        Total
return(b)
        Net assets,
end of
period
(in 000s)
        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets(c)
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets(c)
        Ratio of
net investment
income
to average
net assets
        Portfolio
turnover
rate(d)
 
                         
  $ 9.51          (4.19 )%      $ 5,122,106          0.57 %(e)        0.77 %(e)        1.55 %(e)        35
                         
                         
    10.40          6.57          4,664,660          0.52          0.79          1.77          81   
                         
                         
    9.87            (1.30         1,522,551            0.63 (e)          0.86 (e)          1.63 (e)          45   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

April 30, 2016 (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. Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund (the “Portfolio”) is a non-diversified fund and currently offers one class of shares — Institutional Shares (effective June 1, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Implementation Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund). The Portfolio commenced operations on July 31, 2014. Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as investment adviser to the Portfolio pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Trust.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.

A.  Basis of Consolidation for the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund — The Cayman Commodity – TTIF, Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a Cayman Islands exempted company, was incorporated on July 31, 2014 and is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Portfolio. The Subsidiary acts as an investment vehicle for the Portfolio to enable the Portfolio to gain exposure to certain types of commodity-linked derivative instruments. The Portfolio is the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary pursuant to a subscription agreement dated as of July 31, 2014, and it is intended that the Portfolio will remain the sole shareholder and will continue to control the Subsidiary. Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Subsidiary, shares issued by the Subsidiary confer upon a shareholder the right to vote at general meetings of the Subsidiary and certain rights in connection with any winding-up or repayment of capital, as well as the right to participate in the profits or assets of the Subsidiary. All inter-fund balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. As of April 30, 2016, the Portfolio’s net assets were $5,122,105,747, of which, $359,483,086, or 7.0%, represented the Subsidiary’s net assets.

B.  Investment Valuation — The Portfolio’s valuation policy is to value investments at fair value.

C.  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.

For derivative contracts, realized gains and losses are recorded upon settlement of the contract. Upfront payments, if any, 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.

D.  Expenses — Expenses incurred directly by the Portfolio are charged to the Portfolio, and certain expenses incurred by the Trust that may not solely relate to the Portfolio are allocated to the Portfolio and the other applicable funds of the Trust on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses, and are accrued daily.

E.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is the Portfolio’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 Portfolio is not required to make any provisions for the payment of federal income tax. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from net investment income and distributions from net capital gains, if any, are declared and paid annually.

 

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

The Subsidiary is classified as a controlled foreign corporation under the Code. Therefore, the Portfolio is required to increase its taxable income by its share of the Subsidiary’s income. Net losses of the Subsidiary cannot be deducted by the Portfolio in the current period nor carried forward to offset taxable income in future periods.

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.

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 Portfolio’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 Portfolio’s net assets on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities reflect permanent GAAP/tax differences based on the appropriate tax character.

F.  Foreign Currency Translation — The accounting records and reporting currency of the Portfolio is 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 Consolidated 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.

 

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 Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio, 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 Portfolio’s 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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

Equity Securities — Equity securities traded on a United States (“U.S.”) securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If there is no sale or official closing price or such price is believed by GSAM to not represent fair value, equity securities are valued at the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions. 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.

Underlying Funds (including Money Market Funds) — Underlying Funds (“Underlying Funds”) include other investment companies and ETFs. Investments in the Underlying Funds (except ETFs) are valued at the NAV per share of the Institutional Share class (the FST Share class for Money Market Funds) on the day of valuation. ETFs are valued daily at the last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which the investment is traded. Because the Portfolio invests in Underlying Funds that fluctuate in value, the Portfolio’s shares will correspondingly fluctuate in value. To the extent these investments are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2. For information regarding an Underlying Fund’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Fund’s shareholder report.

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.  Bank Loans — Bank loans (“Loans”) are interests in amounts owed by corporate, governmental, or other borrowers to lenders or lending syndicates. Loans are arranged through private negotiations between the borrower and one or more financial institutions (“Lenders”). The Portfolio’s investments in Loans are in the form of either participations in Loans (“Participations”) or assignments of all or a portion of Loans from third parties (“Assignments”). With respect to Participations, the Portfolio has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled from the Lender selling the Participations and only upon receipt by the Lender of the payments from the borrower. The Portfolio generally has no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement with respect to Participations. Conversely, Assignments result in the Portfolio having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and the Portfolio may be permitted to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

Derivative Contracts — A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. The Portfolio enters into derivative transactions to hedge against changes in interest rates, securities prices, and/or currency exchange rates, to increase total return, or to gain access to certain markets or attain exposure to other underliers.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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. Cash and certain investments may be used to collateralize forward contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is a forward contract in which the Portfolio 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, the Portfolio deposits cash or securities in an account on behalf of the broker in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Portfolio 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.  Option Contracts — When the Portfolio writes call or put option contracts, 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 the Portfolio, the premium paid is recorded as an investment and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option. Certain options may be purchased with premiums to be determined on a future date. The premiums for these options are based upon implied volatility parameters at specified terms.

iv.  Swap Contracts — Bilateral swap contracts are agreements in which the Portfolio and a counterparty agree to exchange periodic payments on a specified notional amount or make a net payment upon termination. Bilateral swap transactions are privately negotiated in the OTC market and payments are settled through direct payments between the Portfolio and the counterparty. By contrast, certain swap transactions are subject to mandatory central clearing. These swaps are executed through a derivatives clearing member (“DCM”), acting in an agency capacity, and submitted to a central counterparty (“CCP”) (“centrally cleared swaps”), in which case all payments are settled with the CCP through the DCM. Swaps are marked-to-market daily using pricing vendor quotations, counterparty or clearinghouse prices or model prices, and the change in value, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Upon entering into a swap contract, the Portfolio is required to satisfy an initial margin requirement by delivering cash or securities to the counterparty (or in some cases, segregated in a triparty account on behalf of the counterparty), which can be adjusted by any mark-to-market gains or losses pursuant to bilateral or centrally cleared arrangements. For centrally cleared swaps the daily change in valuation, if any, is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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.

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 Portfolio’s investments may be determined under Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees. GSAM, consistent with its procedures and applicable regulatory guidance, may make an adjustment to the most recent valuation prices of either domestic or foreign securities in light of significant events to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities at the time of determining the Portfolio’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.

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Portfolio’s investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of April 30, 2016:

GOLDMAN SACHS TACTICAL TILT OVERLAY FUND        
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets   

Fixed Income

            

Corporate Obligations

   $         $ 535,633,993         $   

Bank Loans

               3,615,905           752,520   

Exchange Traded Funds

     328,240,649                       

Investment Companies

     3,993,316,688                       
Total    $ 4,321,557,337         $ 539,249,898         $ 752,520   
Derivative Type                            
Assets             

Options Purchased

   $         $ 18,668,430         $          —   

Futures Contracts(a)

     19,915,795                       

Interest Rate Swap Contracts(a)

               8,069,861             
Total    $      19,915,795         $   26,738,291         $   
Liabilities             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(a)

   $         $ (19,669,149      $   

Futures Contracts(a)

     (1,898,508                    

Interest Rate Swap Contracts(a)

               (13,452,336          

Written Options Contracts

     (29,321,752        (45,764,325          
Total    $ (31,220,260      $ (78,885,810      $   

 

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

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

 

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4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

 

The following table sets forth, by certain risk types, the gross value of derivative contracts as of April 30, 2016. These instruments were used as part of the Portfolio’s investment strategies and to obtain and/or manage exposure related to the risks below. The values in the table below exclude the effects of cash collateral received or posted pursuant to these derivative contracts, and therefore are not representative of the Portfolio’s net exposure.

           
Risk   

Consolidated Statements of

Assets and Liabilities

   Assets     

Consolidated Statements of

Assets and Liabilities

   Liabilities  

Interest rate

  

Variation margin on certain derivative contracts; Investments, at value

   $ 10,631,923 (a)    

Variation margin on certain derivative contracts; Written Options, at value

   $ (33,359,374) (a) 

Currency

   Receivable for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Investments, at value      11,412,064       Payable for unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Written Options, at value      (23,276,008)   

Equity

   Variation margin on certain derivative contracts; Investments, at value      24,610,099 (a)     Variation margin on certain derivative contracts; Written Options, at value      (53,470,688) (a) 
Total         $ 46,654,086            $ (110,106,070)   

 

(a)   Includes unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts described in the Additional Investment Information sections of the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following table sets forth, by certain risk types, the Portfolio’s gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the six months ended April 30, 2016. 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 Consolidated Statements of Operations:

          
Risk    Consolidated 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 and swap contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments and swap contracts    $      $ (3,084,141      182   
Credit    Net realized gain (loss) from swap contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts      (286,209     (143,234      1   
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) from investments and forward foreign currency exchange contracts /Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments and forward foreign currency exchange contracts      8,325,287        13,393,944         17   
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from investments and futures contracts/Unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and written options      (122,283,692     (50,660,455      11,234   
Commodity    Net realized gain (loss) from investments and swap contracts/Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and swap contracts      20,065,381        (91,522      1   
Total           (94,179,233   $ (40,585,408      11,435   

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the average of month end balances for the six months ended April 30, 2016.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Portfolio mitigate its counterparty risk, the Portfolio 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 the Portfolio 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. 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 the Portfolio and the counterparty. Additionally, the Portfolio 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 the Portfolio and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as receivables/payables for collateral on certain derivative contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Portfolio, if any, is noted in the Schedule 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 the Portfolio from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Portfolio bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Portfolio attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that the Investment Adviser 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 to the restrictions or prohibitions against the right of setoff that may be imposed in accordance with a particular jurisdiction’s bankruptcy or insolvency laws.

The following table sets forth the Portfolio’s net exposure for derivative instruments that are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements as of April 30, 2016:

 

    Derivative Assets(1)     Derivative Liabilities(1)     Net Derivative
Asset
(Liabilities)
    Collateral
(Received)
Pledged(1)
    Net
Amount(2)
 
Counterparty   Options
Purchased
    Total     Forward
Currency
Contracts
    Options
Written
    Total        

Citibank NA

  $ 2,562,062      $ 2,562,062      $      $ (9,879,459   $ (9,879,459   $ (7,317,397   $      $ (7,317,397

Credit Suisse International (London)

                         (19,907,038     (19,907,038     (19,907,038     18,860,000        (1,047,038

Deutsche Bank AG

                         (12,138,909     (12,138,909     (12,138,909     12,138,909          

JPMorgan Securities, Inc.

    11,412,064        11,412,064               (3,606,859     (3,606,859     7,805,205        (7,805,205       

Morgan Stanley & Co.

    4,694,304        4,694,304               (232,060     (232,060     4,462,244               4,462,244   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

                  (19,669,149            (19,669,149     (19,669,149     19,669,149          

Total

  $ 18,668,430      $ 18,668,430      $ (19,669,149   $ (45,764,325   $ (65,433,474   $ (46,765,044   $ 42,862,853      $ (3,902,191

 

(1)   Gross amounts available for offset but not netted in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

(2)   Net amount represents the net amount due (to) from counterparty in the event of a default based on the contractual set-off rights under the agreement. Net amount excludes any over-collateralized amounts.

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS   

A.  Management Agreement — Under the Agreement, GSAM manages the Portfolio, 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 Portfolio’s business affairs, including providing facilities, GSAM is entitled to a management fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAM were at the following rates:

 

Contractual Management Fee Rate            
First
$2 billion
       Next
$3 billion
       Next
$3 billion
       Over
$8 billion
       Effective
Management
Fee Rate
       Effective Net
Management
Fee Rate
*^(a)
 
  0.75%           0.68%           0.64%           0.62%           0.72%           0.51%   

 

*   GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Portfolio in an amount equal to any management fee it earns as an investment adviser to any of the affiliated funds in which the Portfolio invests through at least February 26, 2017. Prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Trustees.
^   Effective Net Management Rate includes the impact of management fee waivers of affiliated underlying funds, if any.
(a)   Reflects combined management fees paid to GSAM under the Agreement and the Subsidiary Agreement as defined below after waivers.

The Portfolio invests in the FST Shares of the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund and the Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate and the Goldman Sachs High Yield Funds, which are affiliated Underlying Funds. GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Portfolio in an amount equal to the management fee it earns as an investment adviser to any of the affiliated Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, GSAM waived $2,988,478 of the Portfolio’s management fee.

GSAM also provides management services to the Subsidiary pursuant to a Subsidiary Management Agreement (the “Subsidiary Agreement”) and is entitled to a management fee accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of 0.42% of the Subsidiary’s average daily net assets. In consideration of the Subsidiary’s management fee, and for as long as the Subsidiary Agreement remains in effect, GSAM has contractually agreed to waive irrevocably a portion of the Portfolio’s management fee in an amount equal to the management fee paid to GSAM by the Subsidiary under the Subsidiary Agreement. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, GSAM waived $746,558 of the Portfolio’s management fee. This waiver represents an inter-fund transaction and, accordingly, has been eliminated in consolidation.

B.  Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Portfolio 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 of 0.04% of the average daily net assets of Institutional Shares.

C.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” of the Portfolio (excluding acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, taxes, dividend and interest expenses on short sales, interest, brokerage fees, shareholder meeting, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses) to the extent such expenses exceed, on an annual basis, 0.164% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio. Such Other Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Portfolio is not obligated to reimburse GSAM for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. This “Other Expense” limitation will remain in place through at least February 29, 2016 and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Trustees. In addition, the Portfolio has entered into certain offset arrangements with the transfer agent, which may result in a reduction of the Portfolio’s expenses and are received irrespective of the application of the “Other Expense” limitations described above.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Management
Fees Waivers
       Other Expense
Reimbursements
       Total Expense
Reductions
 
$ 4,635,103         $ 48,801         $ 4,683,904   

D.  Line of Credit Facility — As of April 30, 2016, the Portfolio 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”). 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 Portfolio based on the amount of the commitment that has not been utilized. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Portfolio did not have any borrowings under the facility. The facility was renewed in the amount of $1,100,000,000 effective May 3, 2016.

E.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — For the six months ended April 30, 2016, Goldman Sachs earned $143,164 in brokerage commissions from portfolio transactions, including futures transactions executed with Goldman Sachs as the Futures Commission Merchant, on behalf of the Portfolio.

The table below shows the transactions in and earnings from investments in the Underlying Funds for the six months ended April 30, 2016:

 

Underlying Fund   

Market

Value

10/31/15

     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
   

Net

Realized
Gain (Loss)

    Net Change
in Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    

Market

Value

4/30/16

     Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund

   $ 2,658,651,455       $ 2,019,561,248       $ (1,178,699,003   $      $       $ 3,499,513,700       $ 16,974,657   

Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund

     438,324,024         38,233,450         (140,342,086     (6,429,174     3,434,656         333,220,870         2,917,112   

Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund

     412,820,199         10,402,844         (241,934,485     (30,262,421     9,555,981         160,582,118         2,223,841   

Total

   $ 3,509,795,678       $ 2,068,197,542       $ (1,560,975,574   $ (36,691,595   $ 12,990,637       $ 3,993,316,688       $ 22,115,610   

 

6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the six months ended April 30, 2016, were $541,491,865 and $867,835,029, respectively.

 

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7. TAX INFORMATION

 

As of the Portfolio’s most recent fiscal year-end, October 31, 2015, the Portfolio’s capital loss carryforwards on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Capital loss carryforwards:

        

Perpetual Short-Term

   $ (4,976,930

Perpetual Long-Term

     (7,354,178

Total capital loss carryforwards

   $ (12,331,108

As of April 30, 2016, the Portfolio’s aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax Cost

   $ 4,931,301,818   

Gross unrealized gain

     34,260,665   

Gross unrealized loss

     (85,334,298

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities

   $ (51,073,633

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales, net mark to market gains/(losses) on regulated futures, foreign currency contracts and swap contracts, and differences in the tax treatment of swap transactions, and underlying portfolio investments.

GSAM has reviewed the Portfolio’s tax positions for all open tax years (the current and prior fiscal years), and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolio’s financial statements. These open tax years remain subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

 

8. OTHER RISKS

The Portfolio’s risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Derivatives Risk — Loss may result from the Funds’ investments in derivative instruments. These instruments may be illiquid, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Funds. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. Losses from investments in derivatives also can result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

Foreign Custody Risk — The Portfolio that invests in foreign securities may hold such securities and cash with foreign banks, agents, and securities depositories appointed by the Portfolio’s custodian (each a “Foreign Custodian”). Some foreign custodians may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business. In some countries, Foreign Custodians may be subject to little or no regulatory oversight over, or independent evaluation of, their operations. Further, the laws of certain countries may place limitations on the Portfolio’s ability to recover its assets if a Foreign Custodian enters bankruptcy.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

8. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

Interest Rate Risk — When interest rates increase, fixed income securities or instruments held by the Portfolio will generally decline in value. Long-term fixed income securities or instruments will normally have more price volatility because of this risk than short-term fixed income securities or instruments. The risks associated with increasing rates are heightened given that interest rates are near historic lows, but may be expected to increase in the future with unpredictable effects on the markets and the Portfolio’s investments.

Investments in Other Investment Companies — As a shareholder of another investment company, including an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), the Portfolio will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Portfolio. ETFs are subject to risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including but not limited to the following: (i) the market price of the ETF’s shares may trade at a premium or a discount to their NAV; and (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained.

Investments in the Underlying Funds — The Portfolio invests in Underlying Funds, and is subject to the risk factors associated with the investments of those Underlying Funds in direct proportion to the amount of assets allocated to each. As of April 30, 2016, the Portfolio invested 68.3%, 3.1% and 6.5% of its net assets in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (the “FSQ Government Fund”), Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund (the “High Yield Fund”) and the Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund (the “High Yield Floating Rate Fund”), respectively. Because of the high concentration of its assets in these Underlying Funds, the Portfolio has significant exposure to the risks associated with these Underlying Funds. The FSQ Government Fund intends to be a government money market fund which invests at least 99.5% of its net assets in cash, U.S. Government Securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully. The High Yield Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its Net Assets in high-yield, fixed income securities that, at the time of purchase, are non-investment grade securities. Under normal market conditions, the High Yield Fund may invest up to 20% of its Net Assets in investment grade fixed income securities, including securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises. The High Yield Fund may also invest in derivatives, including credit default swap indices, interest rate futures and swaps. The High Yield Floating Rate Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its Net Assets in domestic or foreign floating rate loans and other floating or variable rate obligations rated below investment grade. Under normal conditions, the High Yield Floating Rate Fund may invest up to 20% of its Net Assets in fixed income instruments, regardless of rating, including fixed rate corporate bonds, government bonds, convertible debt obligations, and mezzanine fixed income instruments. The High Yield Floating Rate Fund may also invest in floating or variable rate instruments that are rated investment grade, and in preferred stock, repurchase agreements, cash securities, and derivative instruments such as credit default swaps on credit and loan indices and forward contracts, among others.

The Portfolio does not invest in the Underlying Funds for the purpose of exercising management or control; however, investments by the Portfolio within its principal investment strategies may represent a significant portion of an Underlying Fund’s net assets.

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — The Portfolio may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders, such as other funds, institutional investors (including those trading by use of non-discretionary mathematical formulas), financial intermediaries (who may make investment decisions on behalf of underlying clients and/or include the Portfolio in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Portfolio. Such

 

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8. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

large shareholder redemptions may cause the Portfolio to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Portfolio’s NAV and liquidity. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in the Portfolio’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Portfolio’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Portfolio share purchases may adversely affect the Portfolio’s performance to the extent that the Portfolio is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Leverage Risk — Leverage creates exposure to potential gains and losses in excess of the initial amount invested. Borrowing and the use of derivatives may result in leverage and may make the Portfolio more volatile. When the Portfolio uses leverage, the sum of that Portfolio’s investment exposure may significantly exceed the amount of assets invested in the Portfolio, although these exposures may vary over time. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a leveraged investment. The Portfolio will identify liquid assets on its books or otherwise cover transactions that may give rise to such risk, to the extent required by applicable law. The use of leverage may cause the Portfolio to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations or to meet segregation requirements when it may not be advantageous to do so. The use of leverage by the Portfolio can substantially increase the adverse impact to which the Portfolio’s investment portfolio may be subject.

Liquidity Risk — The Portfolio may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that the Portfolio will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. To meet redemption requests, the Portfolio 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.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, the Portfolio trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). Additionally, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which the Portfolio invests. Loss may also result from the imposition of exchange controls, confiscations and other government restrictions by the U.S. 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio also invests in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

8. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

Non-Diversification Risk — The Portfolio is non-diversified, meaning that it is permitted to invest a larger percentage of its assets in fewer issuers than diversified mutual funds. Thus, the Portfolio may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting any single issuer held in its portfolio, and may be more susceptible to greater losses because of these developments.

Portfolio Concentration Risk — As a result of the Portfolio’s ability to invest a large percentage of its assets in obligations of issuers within the same country, state, region, currency or economic sector, an adverse economic, business or political development may affect the value of the Portfolio’s investments more than if its investments were not so concentrated.

Short Position Risk — The Portfolio may enter into a short position through a futures contract, an option or swap agreement or through short sales of any instrument that the Portfolio may purchase for investment. Taking short positions involves leverage of the Portfolio’s assets and presents various risks. If the value of the underlying instrument or market in which the Portfolio has taken a short position increases, then the Portfolio will incur a loss equal to the increase in value from the time that the short position was entered into plus any related interest payments or other fees. Taking short positions involves the risk that losses may be disproportionate, may exceed the amount invested, and may be unlimited.

Tax Risk — The Portfolio will seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets primarily through investments in the Subsidiary and/or commodity index-linked structured notes. Historically, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has issued private letter rulings (“PLRs”) in which the IRS specifically concluded that income and gains from investments in commodity index-linked structured notes or a wholly-owned foreign subsidiary that invests in commodity-linked instruments are “qualifying income” for purposes of compliance with Subchapter M of the Code. However, the Portfolio has not received such a PLR, and is not able to rely on PLRs issued to other taxpayers. Additionally, the IRS has suspended the granting of such PLRs, pending review of its position on this matter. In light of this, the Portfolio has obtained an opinion of counsel that its income from such investments should constitute “qualifying income.” However, no assurances can be provided that the IRS would not be able to successfully assert that the Portfolio’s income from such investments was not “qualifying income”, in which case the Portfolio would fail to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code if over 10% of its gross income was derived from these investments. If the Portfolio failed to qualify as a RIC, it would be subject to federal and state income tax on all of its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates. This would significantly affect the returns to, and could cause substantial losses for, Portfolio shareholders.

 

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 Portfolio. Additionally, in the course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio 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 Consolidated 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:

 

    For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 

Shares sold

    110,961,964      $ 1,057,025,394         315,239,101      $ 3,261,513,640   

Reinvestment of distributions

    22,361,727        216,014,287         2,125,831        21,045,722   

Shares redeemed

    (43,446,644     (411,838,326      (23,128,874     (238,278,749

NET INCREASE

    89,877,047      $ 861,201,355         294,236,058      $ 3,044,280,613   

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of Institutional Shares of the Portfolio, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 November 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016, which represents a period of 182 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 Portfolio’s actual net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio 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

 

Share Class   Beginning
Account Value
11/1/15
    Ending
Account Value
4/30/16
    Expenses Paid for the
6 months ended
4/30/16
*
 
Institutional            

Actual

    1,000.00        958.10        2.78   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,022.03     2.87   

 

  *   Expenses for each share class are calculated using the Portfolio’s annualized net expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended April 30, 2016. 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 was 0.57%.  
  +   Hypothetical expenses are based on the Portfolio’s actual annualized net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.  

 

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FUNDS PROFILE

 

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 $1.11 trillion in assets under supervision as of March 31, 2016, 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
n   Financial Square Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

Investor FundsSM

n   Investor Money Market Fund
n   Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund3

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   Bond Fund
n   Core Fixed Income Fund
n   Global Income Fund
n   Strategic Income Fund

Municipal and Tax-Free

n   High Yield Municipal Fund
n   Dynamic Municipal Income Fund
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   Focused Value Fund
n   Capital Growth Fund
n   Strategic Growth Fund
n   Focused Growth Fund
n   Small/Mid Cap Growth 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 Fund
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 Fund5
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   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   Commodity Strategy Fund
n   Global Real Estate Securities 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   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   Multi-Manager U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund
n   Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund8
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 portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any government agency. Although a money market portfolio seeks to preserve the value of an investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market portfolio. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market portfolio, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the money market portfolio at any time.
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 March 31, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Tax-Free Money Market Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund.
4    Effective on July 31, 2015, the Goldman Sachs Technology Tollkeeper Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund.
5    Effective at the close of business on February 5, 2016, the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Fund was reorganized with and into the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights 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.
8    Effective on June 1, 2016, the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Implementation Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund.

Financial Square FundsSM and Investor FundsSM are registered service marks 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

Diana M. Daniels

Herbert J. Markley

James A. McNamara

Jessica Palmer

Alan A. Shuch

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Scott M. McHugh, Principal Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.

Distributor and Transfer Agent

  GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. Investment Adviser

Visit our web site 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 Portfolio included in this shareholder report may contain certain forward-looking statements about the factors that may affect the performance of the Portfolio in the future. These statements are based on Portfolio management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events and their expected impact on the Portfolio, 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 Portfolio. 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 Portfolio uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, are available (I) without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-526-7384; and (II) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC’’) web site at http://www.sec.gov.

The Portfolio files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Portfolio’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov within 60 days after the Fund’s first and third fiscal quarters. The Portfolio’s Forms N-Q 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).

Portfolio holdings and allocations shown are as of April 30, 2016 and may not be representative of future investments. Portfolio 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.

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).

© 2016 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved. 51325-TMPL-06/2016 TACTSAR-16/1.5K


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. Gregory G. Weaver is the “audit committee financial expert” and is “independent” (as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR).


ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

The following disclosure relates to the independence of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) with respect to SEC Rule 2-01(c)(1)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-X (the “Loan Rule”). The Loan Rule prohibits accounting firms, such as PwC, from having certain financial relationships with their audit clients and affiliated entities. Specifically, the Loan Rule provides, in relevant part, that an accounting firm generally would not be independent if it receives a loan from a lender that is a “record or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of the audit client’s equity securities.” The Goldman Sachs Asset Management investment company complex (the “Funds”) has been notified by PwC that one of its lenders owns more than ten percent of at least one of the Funds. The Funds are providing this disclosure to explain the facts and circumstances as well as PwC’s conclusions concerning its independence and its objectivity and impartiality with respect to the audits of the Funds.

PwC has advised the Funds that, after evaluating the facts and circumstances related to the matter described above, it has concluded that its financial relationship described above did not and will not impair PwC’s application of objective and impartial judgment on any issues encompassed within its audits of the financial statements of the Funds. PwC has advised the Funds that this conclusion is based in part on the following considerations: (1) the lenders to PwC have no influence over the fund adviser to the Funds; (2) an investment in any such Fund is passive; (3) the PwC lenders are part of various syndicates of unrelated lenders; (4) there have been no changes to the loans in question since the origination of each respective note; (5) the debts are in good standing and no lender has the right to take action against PwC, as borrower, in connection with the financings; (6) the debt balances are immaterial to PwC and to each lender; and (7) the PwC audit engagement team has no involvement in PwC’s treasury function and PwC’s treasury function has no oversight of or ability to influence the PwC audit engagement team.

If it were ultimately determined that PwC was not independent with respect to the Funds for certain periods, any Fund filings with the SEC which contain the Funds’ financial statements for such periods would not comply with applicable securities laws which potentially could have a material adverse effect on the Funds.

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”)
       $ 3,662,967               $ 3,539,534           Financial Statement audits.

Audit-Related Fees:

        

• PwC

       $ 138,000               $ 0           Other attest services.

Tax Fees:

        

• PwC

       $ 848,676               $ 794,850           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

       $ 1,653,616               $ 1,486,420           Internal control review performed in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16 and semi annual updates relating to withholding tax accrual for non-US jurisdictions. These fees are borne by the Funds’ Adviser.

 

 

* These include the advisor (excluding sub-advisors) and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant (hereinafter referred to as “service affiliates”).

Item 4(e)(1) — Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services Provided to the Funds of the Goldman Sachs 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 October 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014 were approximately $986,676 and $794,850 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. The figures for these entities are not yet available for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015. 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 Shareholders filed under Item 1.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

     Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

     Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

 

     Not applicable.


ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

     There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

  (a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

  (b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the 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:     July 6, 2016

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:     July 6, 2016
By:   /s/ Scott McHugh
 

 

 

 

Scott McHugh

  Principal Financial Officer
  Goldman Sachs Trust
Date:     July 6, 2016