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)

 

Copies to:

Caroline Kraus

  Geoffrey R.T. Kenyon, Esq.

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

  Dechert LLP

200 West Street

  100 Oliver Street

New York, New York 10282

  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: December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2013

 

 

 

ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

     The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.


Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Semi-Annual Report      

June 30, 2013

 
     

Fund of Funds Portfolios

     

Balanced Strategy

     

Equity Growth Strategy

     

Growth and Income Strategy

     

Growth Strategy

     

Income Strategies

     

Satellite Strategies

 

 

 

 

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Goldman Sachs Fund of Funds Portfolios

 

 

 

n   BALANCED STRATEGY

 

n   EQUITY GROWTH STRATEGY

 

n   GROWTH AND INCOME STRATEGY

 

n   GROWTH STRATEGY

 

n   INCOME STRATEGIES

 

n   SATELLITE STRATEGIES

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Principal Investment Strategies and Risks

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Market Review

    3   

Investment Process

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Portfolio Management Discussions and Performance Summaries

    8   

Schedules of Investments

    39   

Financial Statements

    46   

Financial Highlights

    54   

Notes to Financial Statements

    66   

Other Information

    82   

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


GOLDMAN SACHS FUND OF FUNDS PORTFOLIOS

 

Principal Investment Strategies and Risks

 

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

The Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio invests in affiliated domestic and international fixed income and equity funds (“underlying funds”). The Portfolio’s investment in any of the underlying funds may exceed 25% of its assets. The Portfolio currently expects to invest a relatively significant percentage of its assets in the Goldman Sachs Short Duration Government, Goldman Sachs Global Income, Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income, Goldman Sachs Structured Large Cap Growth, Goldman Sachs Structured Large Cap Value, and Goldman Sachs Structured International Equity Funds. The Portfolio is subject to the risk factors of the underlying funds in direct proportion to its investments in those underlying funds, and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the underlying funds to meet their investment objectives, as well as the allocation among those underlying funds by the Investment Adviser. An underlying fund is subject to the risks associated with its investments, including (as applicable) those associated with equity, fixed income, foreign and derivative investments generally. From time to time, the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests, and the size of the investments in the underlying funds, may change. Because the Portfolio is subject to the underlying fund expenses as well as its own expenses, the cost of investing in the Portfolio may be higher than investing in a mutual fund that only invests directly in stocks and bonds.

The Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio invests substantially all of its assets in affiliated domestic and international equity funds (“underlying funds”). The Portfolio’s investment in any of the underlying funds may exceed 25% of its assets. The Portfolio currently expects to invest a relatively significant percentage of its assets in the Goldman Sachs Structured Large Cap Growth, Goldman Sachs Structured Large Cap Value and Goldman Sachs Structured International Equity Funds. The Portfolio is subject to the risk factors of the underlying funds in direct proportion to its investments in those underlying funds, and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the underlying funds to meet their investment objectives, as well as the allocation among those underlying funds by the Investment Adviser. An underlying fund is subject to the risks associated with its investments, including (as applicable) those associated with equity, fixed income, foreign and derivative investments generally. From time to time, the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests, and the size of the investments in the underlying funds, may change. Because the Portfolio is subject to the underlying fund expenses as well as its own expenses, the cost of investing in the Portfolio may be higher than investing in a mutual fund that only invests directly in stocks and bonds.

The Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio invests in affiliated domestic and international fixed income and equity funds (“underlying funds”). The Portfolio’s investment in any of the underlying funds may exceed 25% of its assets. The Portfolio currently expects to invest a relatively significant percentage of its assets in the Goldman Sachs Structured Large Cap Growth, Goldman Sachs Structured Large Cap Value, Goldman Sachs Structured International Equity, Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income and Goldman Sachs Global Income Funds. The Portfolio is subject to the risk factors of the underlying funds in direct proportion to its investments in those underlying funds, and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the underlying funds to meet their investment objectives, as well as the allocation among those underlying funds by the Investment Adviser. An underlying fund is subject to the risks associated with its investments, including (as applicable) those associated with equity, fixed income, foreign and derivative investments generally. From time to time, the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests, and the size of the investments in the underlying funds, may change. Because the Portfolio is subject to the underlying fund expenses as well as its own expenses, the cost of investing in the Portfolio may be higher than investing in a mutual fund that only invests directly in stocks and bonds.

 

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The Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio invests in affiliated domestic and international fixed income and equity funds (“underlying funds”). The Portfolio’s investment in any of the underlying funds may exceed 25% of its assets. The Portfolio currently expects to invest a relatively significant percentage of its assets in the Goldman Sachs Structured Large Cap Growth, Goldman Sachs Structured Large Cap Value and Goldman Sachs Structured International Equity Funds. The Portfolio is subject to the risk factors of the underlying funds in direct proportion to its investments in those underlying funds, and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the underlying funds to meet their investment objectives, as well as the allocation among those underlying funds by the Investment Adviser. An underlying fund is subject to the risks associated with its investments, including (as applicable) those associated with equity, fixed income, foreign and derivative investments generally. From time to time, the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests, and the size of the investments in the underlying funds, may change. Because the Portfolio is subject to the underlying fund expenses as well as its own expenses, the cost of investing in the Portfolio may be higher than investing in a mutual fund that only invests directly in stocks and bonds.

The Goldman Sachs Income Strategies Portfolio invests in affiliated domestic and international fixed income and equity funds (“underlying funds”). The Portfolio’s investment in any of the underlying funds may exceed 25% of its assets. The Portfolio currently expects to invest a relatively significant percentage of its assets in the Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium, Goldman Sachs International Equity Dividend and Premium, Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities, Goldman Sachs High Yield, Goldman Sachs Global Income, Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt, Goldman Sachs Investment Grade Credit and Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Funds. The Portfolio is subject to the risk factors of the underlying funds in direct proportion to its investments in those underlying funds, and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the underlying funds to meet their investment objectives, as well as the allocation among those underlying funds by the Investment Adviser. An underlying fund is subject to the risks associated with its investments, including (as applicable) those associated with equity, fixed income, foreign and derivative investments generally. From time to time, the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests, and the size of the investments in the underlying funds, may change. Because the Portfolio is subject to the underlying fund expenses as well as its own expenses, the cost of investing in the Portfolio may be higher than investing in a mutual fund that only invests directly in stocks and bonds.

The Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolio invests primarily in affiliated fixed income and equity funds (“underlying funds”) which are considered to invest in satellite asset classes. Satellite asset classes are those that have traditionally had low correlations to traditional market exposures such as large capitalization equities and investment grade fixed income. The Portfolio’s investment in any of the underlying funds may exceed 25% of its assets. The Investment Adviser expects to invest relatively significant percentages in the following satellite equity asset classes: emerging markets equity, international small cap, U.S. and international real estate securities. The Investment Adviser may invest a relatively significant percentage in the following satellite fixed income asset classes: high yield, emerging markets debt and commodities. The Portfolio is subject to the risk factors of the underlying funds in direct proportion to its investments in those underlying funds, and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the underlying funds to meet their investment objectives, as well as the allocation among those underlying funds by the Investment Adviser. An underlying fund is subject to the risks associated with its investments, including (as applicable) those associated with equity, fixed income, foreign, commodity and derivative investments generally. From time to time, the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests, and the size of the investments in the underlying funds, may change. Because the Portfolio is subject to the underlying fund expenses as well as its own expenses, the cost of investing in the Portfolio may be higher than investing in a mutual fund that only invests directly in stocks and bonds.

 

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Fund of Funds Portfolios

 

Dear Shareholder:

This report provides an overview of regional and sector preferences of the Goldman Sachs Fund of Funds Portfolios (each, a “Portfolio,” and collectively, the “Portfolios”) during the six-month period ended June 30, 2013 (the

“Reporting Period”).

 

Market Review

During the six months ended June 30, 2013 (the “Reporting Period”), global equity markets overall recorded positive returns, while global fixed income markets generally declined.

U.S. Equity Markets

U.S. equities, as represented by the S&P ® 500 Index, extended their rally from 2012 with a strong first quarter in 2013. Indeed, the S&P ® 500 Index finished the first quarter of 2013 with significant gains, making a five-year high during these months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also hit a new record high during the first calendar quarter.

Despite the overhang of automatic spending cuts, or sequestration, that went into effect in March 2013, U.S. equity markets reflected a variety of improving economic indicators. Strong momentum in the housing market continued, as the Case-Shiller Index of house prices rose 8.1% in January 2013, year-over-year the fastest pace since mid-2006. The employment picture also improved, with the unemployment rate dropping to 7.7%. Strong retail sales suggested consumers may have been feeling the effects of better housing and labor market conditions.

After a strong start to the second quarter of 2013, bullish sentiment began to fade, and the U.S. equity rally halted in mid-May 2013 when Federal Reserve (“Fed”) Chair Bernanke announced the potential “tapering” of the pace of quantitative easing asset purchases. U.S. equity markets reacted negatively again in June to news the slowing of the asset purchase program could begin later this year, with the program ending by the middle of 2014 if the economy grows as expected. U.S. equity markets calmed toward the end of the month as a downward revision of first quarter Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) from 2.4% to 1.8% supported reassurance from the Fed that it would only begin reducing asset purchases if the economy was clearly on track. Still, the S&P ® 500 Index declined modestly in June 2013, ending seven consecutive months of gains and muting returns for the quarter as a whole. Even with that, both the S&P ® 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average made fresh record highs, fueled by the continued strong rebound in house prices during the second calendar quarter, and returns for the Reporting Period overall were still significantly up.

International Equity Markets

European equity markets managed gains during the Reporting Period, despite a banking crisis in Cyprus and further economic contraction in the Eurozone. Strong performance by the Japanese equity market dominated returns for the Reporting Period but was partially offset by weaker returns for the Asia ex-Japan region, where such returns were exaggerated by depreciating currencies. The yen weakened to its lowest level against the U.S. dollar since mid-2009 on expectations the new head of the Bank of Japan will aggressively pursue a 2% inflation target. Japanese equities hit a five-year high during May 2013 before taking a sharp turn down with a number of other global equity markets. In mid-May, Fed Chair Bernanke’s announcement regarding the potential “tapering” of the pace of quantitative easing asset

 

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purchases led to a virtual halt in the broad international equity rally. The international equity markets also reacted negatively in June to news the Fed could begin slowing its asset purchase program later in 2013. In China, a sharp spike in interbank lending rates in June 2013 further pressured global equity markets. Concerns that tighter monetary conditions would exacerbate an already slowing Chinese economy weakened commodity prices.

Fixed Income Markets

When the Reporting Period began in January 2013, risk appetite in the fixed income markets was supported by a last-minute deal on the fiscal cliff, as U.S. lawmakers agreed to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for all but the highest income earners. Spread, or non-U.S. Treasury, fixed income sectors rallied and the yields on government bonds generally rose. This trend reversed itself during February 2013, as market volatility increased, primarily on worries about U.S. fiscal policy gridlock and Italy’s elections. The center-left’s failure to gain a majority in the upper house of Italy’s legislature raised concerns about the prospects for a stable coalition government and the country’s commitment to reform.

In March 2013, tensions resurfaced in the Eurozone, as Cyprus’ bailout by Euro-area finance ministers raised the prospect of a tax on bank deposits, prompting fears of a more widespread run on European banks. As investors grew more defensive, government bond yields declined. Spread sectors remained relatively firm. In the U.S., Congress chose to not act on the automatic federal spending cuts known as the sequester, allowing them to start taking effect. Still, the U.S. housing and labor markets continued to show signs of strength, which was interpreted to mean the Fed could begin laying the groundwork for policy tightening. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan announced surprisingly aggressive new easing measures in its first policy meeting since the induction of Governor Haruhiko Kuroda and deputies Kazumasa Iwata and Hiroshi Nakaso.

In April 2013, European peripherals performed well despite weaker economic data. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano was re-elected and Enrico Letta was named as Prime Minister, easing political uncertainty in Italy. U.S. economic data softened somewhat early in April but was followed later in the month by more positive signs — employment and housing market data were strong. Government bond yields declined on the disappointing economic data in early April, stabilizing later in the month. Spread sectors also performed well, as investors looked past sluggish economic data for higher yielding assets in the exceptionally low interest rate environment.

At the beginning of May 2013, the European Central Bank cut its main policy interest rate by 25 basis points to a record low 0.50%, citing weak Eurozone growth and slowing inflation. (A basis point equals 1/100th of a percentage point.) In the U.S., economic data continued to show signs of recovery with strong housing price appreciation and improvement in the jobs picture. Later in May, during testimony to Congress, Fed Chair Ben Bernanke said the central bank could begin reducing asset purchases. The case for the “taper” was supported by more positive economic reports, including better payrolls, consumer confidence and housing data. In response to Bernanke’s testimony, government bond yields rose substantially. At the same time, spread sectors grew more volatile, reflecting widespread uncertainty over how markets might function should the Fed withdraw support.

 

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In June 2013, bond investors focused on the U.S. economy and stronger than expected payrolls data, which reinforced expectations the Fed will start reducing its quantitative easing during 2013. Government bond yields continued to rise, as the Fed meeting and press conference were more hawkish than expected. Spread sectors remained volatile. Meanwhile, European data improved, with very modest increases in the Eurozone Purchasing Managers Indices and accelerating expansion in the U.K. Japan’s economy continued to respond positively to its government and central bank’s policies. In contrast, China’s economic data raised concerns about the extent of that nation’s slowdown.

 

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What Differentiates Goldman Sachs’

Approach to Asset Allocation?

 

We believe that strong, consistent investment results through asset allocation are best achieved through teams of experts working together on a global scale:

 

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n   Goldman Sachs’ Quantitative Investment Strategies Team determines the strategic and quarterly tactical asset allocations. The team is comprised of over 90 professionals with significant academic and practitioner experience.

 

n   Goldman Sachs’ Portfolio Management Teams offer expert management of the mutual funds that are contained within each Asset Allocation Portfolio (each, a “Portfolio”). These same teams manage portfolios for institutional and high net worth investors.

Goldman Sachs Asset Allocation Investment Process

 

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Quantitative Investment Strategies Team

Each Fund of Funds Portfolio represents a diversified global portfolio on the efficient frontier. * The Portfolios differ in their long-term objective, and therefore, their asset allocation mix. The long-term strategic asset allocation is the primary source of risk and the corresponding primary determinant of total return. It therefore represents an anchor, or neutral starting point, from which tactical asset allocation decisions are made.

 

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Quantitative Investment Strategies Team

For each Portfolio, the strategic asset allocation is combined with a measured amount of tactical risk. Changing market conditions create opportunities to capitalize on investing in different countries and asset classes relative to others over time. Within each strategy, we shift assets away from the strategic allocation (over and underweighting certain asset classes and countries) to seek to benefit from changing conditions in global capital markets.

Using proprietary portfolio construction models to maintain each Portfolio’s original risk/ return profile over time, the team makes ten active decisions based on its current outlook on global equity, fixed income and currency markets.

 

n      Asset class selection

  Are stocks, bonds or cash more attractive?

n      Regional equity selection

  Are U.S. or non-U.S. equities more attractive?

n      Regional bond selection

  Are U.S. or non-U.S. bonds more attractive?

n     U.S. equity style selection

  Are U.S. value or U.S. growth equities more attractive?

n     U.S. equity size selection

  Are U.S. large-cap or U.S. small-cap equities more attractive?

n      Emerging/developed equity selection

  Are emerging or developed equities more attractive?

 

*Portfolios   on the efficient frontier are optimal in both the sense that they offer maximal expected return for some given level of risk and minimal risk for some given level of expected return. The efficient frontier is the line created from the risk-reward graph, comprised of optimal portfolios. The optimal portfolios plotted along the curve have the highest expected return possible for the given amount of risk.

 

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n      Developed equity country selection

  Which international countries are more attractive?

n      Emerging equity country selection

  Which emerging market countries are more attractive?

n     High yield selection

  Are high yield or core fixed income securities more attractive?

n      Emerging/developed bond selection

  Are emerging or developed bonds more attractive?

 

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Mutual Fund Portfolio Management Teams

Each Portfolio is comprised of underlying Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds managed by broad, deep portfolio management teams. In addition to global tactical asset allocation, we seek to generate excess returns through security selection within each underlying mutual fund. Whether in the equity or fixed income arenas, these portfolio management teams share a commitment to firsthand fundamental research and seek performance driven by successful security selection.

 

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Fund of Funds Portfolios – Asset Allocation

 

Investment Process and Principal Strategies

Each Portfolio seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a combination of underlying funds that currently exist or that may become available for investment in the future for which Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”) or an affiliate, now or in the future, acts as investment adviser or principal underwriter (the “underlying funds”). Some of the Portfolios’ underlying funds invest primarily in fixed income or money market instruments, and some invest primarily in equity securities. Some underlying funds also invest dynamically across equity, fixed income and commodity investment through a managed-volatility approach.

The investment adviser allows the Portfolios’ strategic targets to shift with their respective market returns but continues to adjust tactical tilts on a quarterly basis to reflect the investment adviser’s latest views. The investment adviser adjusts the overall asset allocation of the Portfolios based on current market conditions and the investment adviser’s economic and market forecasts.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Portfolios’ performance and positioning for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013 (the “Reporting Period”)

 

Q   How did the Portfolios perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio — During the Reporting Period, the Balanced Strategy Portfolio’s Class A, B, C, Institutional, Service, IR and R Shares generated cumulative total returns of 0.85%, 0.54%, 0.46%, 1.15%, 0.78%, 0.99% and 0.82%, respectively. This compares to the 1.70% cumulative total return of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, which is comprised 60% of the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (hedged to U.S. dollars) (“Barclays Global Index”) and 40% of the MSCI All Country World Index (unhedged) (“MSCI ACWI Index”), during the same period.

 

    The components of the Portfolio’s blended benchmarks, the Barclays Global Index and the MSCI ACWI Index, generated cumulative total returns of -1.17% and 6.05%, respectively, during the same period.

 

    Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio — During the Reporting Period, the Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio’s Class A, B, C, Institutional, Service, IR and R Shares generated cumulative total returns of 6.38%, 5.92%, 5.95%, 6.50%, 6.23%, 6.45% and 6.27%, respectively. This compares to the 6.05% cumulative total return of the Portfolio’s benchmark, MSCI ACWI Index, during the same period.

 

    The components of the Portfolio’s blended benchmarks, the Barclays Global Index and the MSCI ACWI Index, generated cumulative total returns of -1.17% and 6.05%, respectively, during the same period.

 

    Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio — During the Reporting Period, the Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio’s Class A, B, C, Institutional, Service, IR and R Shares generated cumulative total returns of 2.49%, 2.11%, 2.12%, 2.70%, 2.54%, 2.55% and 2.38%, respectively. This compares to the 3.15% cumulative total return of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, which is comprised 40% of the Barclays Global Index and 60% of the MSCI ACWI Index, during the same period.

 

    The components of the Portfolio’s blended benchmarks, the Barclays Global Index and the MSCI ACWI Index, generated cumulative total returns of -1.17% and 6.05%, respectively, during the same period.

 

    Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio — During the Reporting Period, the Growth Strategy Portfolio’s Class A, B, C, Institutional, Service, IR and R Shares generated cumulative total returns of 4.34%, 3.96%, 3.90%, 4.62%, 4.36%, 4.58% and 4.17%, respectively. This compares to the 4.60% cumulative total return of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, which is comprised 80% of the MSCI ACWI Index and 20% of the Barclays Global Index, during the same period.

 

   

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generated cumulative total returns of -1.17% and 6.05%, respectively, during the same period.

 

Q   What key factors affected the Portfolios’ performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Portfolios generated positive absolute returns. However, with the exception of certain share classes, the Portfolios underperformed their respective blended benchmarks after fees and expenses. Overall, our strategic, long-term asset allocation policy detracted from relative performance. On the positive side, our quarterly tactical views enhanced relative results, especially in Portfolios with greater equity exposure. Security selection within the underlying funds also contributed positively to the performance of each of the Portfolios.

 

Q   How did Global Tactical Asset Allocation decisions affect the Portfolios’ performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   As indicated, the implementation of our quarterly tactical views added to the performance of the Portfolios during the Reporting Period. Overall, the Portfolios’ overweight in equities versus fixed income was the largest positive contributor to relative returns. These gains were partially offset by the Portfolios’ overweight in emerging markets equities over developed markets equities during the Reporting Period. In addition, the Portfolios’ overweight in local emerging markets debt (through which the Portfolios gain exposure to local currencies) versus developed markets debt dampened relative results.

 

    Our other asset class tactical views did not have a significant impact on performance during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How did the Portfolios’ underlying funds perform relative to their respective benchmark indices during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Of the Portfolios’ underlying equity funds, the Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund and the Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund performed best relative to their respective benchmark indices. 1 The Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund underperformed its benchmark index most during the Reporting Period.

 

    On the fixed income side, the Goldman Sachs Global Income Fund and the Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund outperformed their respective benchmark indices most. The Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund underperformed its benchmark index most during the Reporting Period.

 

    Among alternative investment classes, the Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund significantly outperformed its benchmark index. The Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund underperformed its benchmark most during the Reporting Period.

 

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

 

A   The Portfolios do not directly invest in derivatives. However, some of the underlying funds used derivatives during the Reporting Period to apply their active investment views with greater versatility and to afford greater risk management precision. As market conditions warranted during the Reporting Period, some of these underlying funds engaged in forward foreign currency exchange contracts, financial futures contracts, options, swap contracts and structured securities to attempt to enhance portfolio return and for hedging purposes.

 

Q   What changes did you make during the Reporting Period within both the equity and fixed income portions of the Portfolio?

 

A   Throughout the Reporting Period, we favored equities over fixed income in implementing our strategies.

 

    Within equities, at the beginning of the Reporting Period, we were bullish on U.S. stocks versus international stocks. During the first quarter of 2013, we became bullish on international equities over U.S. equities given supportive macroeconomic conditions for international equities relative to U.S. equities. We remained bullish on international equities over U.S. equities during the second quarter of 2013 because of supportive macroeconomic conditions and attractive valuations of international equities. Also, when the Reporting Period started, we were modestly bullish on emerging markets equities versus developed markets equities and grew increasingly more bullish during the first quarter of 2013. During the second calendar quarter, we became bullish on developed markets equities versus emerging markets equities because of the attractive relative valuations of developed markets equities.

 

  1     Effective at the close of business May 3, 2013, the Goldman Sachs Structured Large Cap Growth Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund and the Goldman Sachs Structured International Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund.

 

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    We implemented our country level views within the Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund and the Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund, 2 which served as underlying funds during the Reporting Period. At the end of the Reporting Period, we were bullish on Japan because of supportive macroeconomic conditions, strong momentum and good investment flows. We favored Switzerland primarily as a result of supportive macroeconomic conditions and good investment flows. We had a bearish view on Australia because of unattractive valuations, low risk premiums and poor investment flows. We were bearish on Canada as a result of weak momentum and unattractive valuations. Within emerging markets equities at the end of the Reporting Period, we favored the Czech Republic as a result of high risk premiums and attractive valuations. We were bullish on Turkey because of high risk premiums. We held a bearish view on Taiwan given low risk premiums, and we were bearish on Chile because of unattractive valuations.

 

    Among U.S. equities, we began the Reporting Period slightly bullish on value stocks versus growth stocks because of strong sentiment and high risk premiums for value stocks. We became more bullish on value stocks over growth stocks during the first quarter of 2013 as a result of high risk premiums for value stocks. In the second calendar quarter, we remained bullish on value stocks versus growth stocks given strong sentiment for value stocks.

 

    We were bullish at the beginning of the Reporting Period on U.S. small-cap stocks relative to U.S. large-cap stocks because of the strong sentiment and high risk premiums for small-cap equities. We grew more bullish on U.S. small-cap stocks over U.S. large-cap stocks during the first quarter of 2013 due to strong sentiment and high risk premiums for U.S. small-cap stocks. During the second calendar quarter, we maintained our bullish view on U.S. small-cap stocks relative to U.S. large-cap stocks as a result of strong sentiment for U.S. small-cap stocks.

 

    Within fixed income, throughout the Reporting Period, we remained neutral on international fixed income versus U.S. fixed income. We also were bullish on high yield bonds versus investment grade bonds throughout the Reporting Period because of the relatively strong momentum of high yield bonds.

 

    When the Reporting Period started, we held a bullish view on U.S. dollar denominated emerging markets debt versus developed markets debt as a result of strong momentum for U.S. dollar denominated emerging markets debt. During the first quarter of 2013, we became bullish on developed markets debt relative to U.S. dollar denominated emerging markets debt primarily because of weakening momentum in U.S. dollar denominated emerging markets debt. In the second calendar quarter, we became neutral on U.S. dollar denominated emerging markets debt relative to developed markets debt as a result of weak momentum in U.S. dollar denominated emerging markets debt.

 

    At the beginning of the Reporting Period, we were bullish on local emerging markets debt relative to developed markets debt due to supportive macroeconomic conditions. We remained bullish on local emerging markets debt relative to developed markets debt in the first quarter of 2013 because of strong currency momentum and high risk premiums. During the second calendar quarter, we became bearish on local emerging markets debt versus developed markets debt primarily because of poor momentum for local emerging markets debt.

 

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

 

A   Global equilibrium is the foundation of our strategic asset allocation process — that is, we believe that a globally-diversified portfolio of asset classes, weighted by their market capitalization, is designed to provide economically intuitive, meaningful and balanced exposures to investment opportunities. We make 10 active decisions within the Portfolios based on our current outlook on global equity, fixed income and currency markets. On a quarterly basis, we shift assets away from the strategic allocation (tilting our positions in certain asset classes and countries from their longer-term, strategic weights) in an effort to benefit from changing conditions in global capital markets.

 

    At the end of the Reporting Period, we were bullish on equities relative to fixed income as a result of strong momentum and supportive macroeconomic conditions for equities. We were modestly bullish on developed markets equities versus emerging markets equities, and we remained slightly bullish on international equities versus U.S. equities. Within U.S. equities, we were slightly bullish on value stocks relative to growth stocks. Also, we had slightly moderated our bullish view on U.S. small-cap stocks versus U.S. large-cap stocks.

 

  2     Effective at the close of business May 3, 2013, the Goldman Sachs Structured Emerging Markets Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund.

 

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    In fixed income at the end of the Reporting Period, we were neutral on international fixed income relative to U.S. fixed income. We had increased our bullish view on high yield bonds relative to investment grade bonds. We were neutral on U.S. dollar-denominated emerging markets debt versus developed markets debt and were bearish on local emerging markets debt versus developed markets debt.

 

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Balanced Strategy

as of June 30, 2013

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     January 1, 2013–June 30, 2013   Portfolio Total Return
(based on NAV) 1
       Balanced Strategy
Composite Index 2
 
  Class A     0.85        1.70
  Class B     0.54           1.70   
  Class C     0.46           1.70   
  Institutional     1.15           1.70   
  Service     0.78           1.70   
  Class IR     0.99           1.70   
    Class R     0.82           1.70   

 

  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 Balanced Strategy Composite Index (“Balanced Composite”) is a composite representation prepared by the investment adviser of the performance of the Portfolio’s asset classes weighted according to their respective weightings in the Portfolio’s target range. The Balanced Strategy Composite Index (“Balanced Composite”) is comprised of a blend of the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (hedged to U.S. dollars) (60%) and the MSCI All Country World Index (unhedged) (the “MSCI ACWI Index”) (40%). The Balanced Composite figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index hedged to the U.S. dollar, is an unmanaged index, provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-rate debt markets and covers the most liquid portion of the global investment grade fixed-rate bond market, including government, credit and collateralized securities. The Index figures do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index. The MSCI ACWI Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI consists of 45 country indices comprising 24 developed and 21 emerging market country indices. The developed market country indices included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The emerging market country indices are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. The Index figures do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

       The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The 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.goldmansachsfunds. 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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  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS 3
     For the period ended 6/30/13   One Year     Five Years   Ten Years   Since Inception   Inception Date
  Class A     0.82   1.89%   4.73%   3.99%   1/2/98
  Class B     0.73      1.87   4.69   3.97   1/2/98
  Class C     4.85      2.30   4.55   3.60   1/2/98
  Institutional     7.10      3.49   5.77   4.80   1/2/98
  Service     6.54      2.95   5.22   4.27   1/2/98
  Class IR     6.99      3.30   N/A   2.33   11/30/07
    Class R     6.44      2.82   N/A   1.85   11/30/07

 

  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 B Shares (5% maximum declining to 0% after six years) 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 R Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns. The Portfolio’s Class B Shares are no longer available for purchase by new or existing shareholders (although current Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest income and capital gains distributions into Class B Shares, and Class B shareholders may continue to exchange their shares for Class B Shares of certain other Goldman Sachs Funds).

 

       The returns set forth in the table 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.goldmansachsfunds.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.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS 4   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     1.28      1.34
  Class B     2.04         2.09   
  Class C     2.03         2.09   
  Institutional     0.88         0.94   
  Service     1.38         1.44   
  Class IR     1.03         1.09   
    Class R     1.53         1.59   

 

  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 will differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report due to the inclusion of Underlying Fund fees and expenses, which are not included in the operating expenses of the Portfolio reflected in the Financial Highlights. The Portfolio’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2014, 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.

 

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  5     The tactical fund weightings are set at the beginning of each calendar quarter. The weighting in the chart above reflects the allocations from March 31, 2013 to June 30, 2013. Actual Fund weighting in the Asset Allocation Portfolios may differ from the figures shown above due to rounding, differences in returns of the Underlying Funds, or both. The above figures are not indicative of future allocations.

 

  6     Strategic allocation is the process of determining the areas of the global markets in which to invest, and in what long-term proportion, for each Fund. Our global approach attempts to generate strong potential long-term returns across geographies and asset classes, and is determined through a careful review of market opportunities and risk/return tradeoffs. It is rebalanced annually. On a quarterly basis, we shift assets around the strategic allocation, over and under-weighting asset classes and countries relative to the neutral starting point, seeking to benefit from changing short-term conditions in global capital markets. This is called tactical asset allocation.

 

  7     Effective at the close of business May 3, 2013, the Goldman Sachs Structured International Equity, Structured Large Cap Value, Structured Large Cap Growth, Structured Emerging Markets Equity, Structured Small Cap Equity and Structured International Small Cap Funds were renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights, Large Cap Value Insights, Large Cap Growth Insights, Emerging Markets Equity Insights, Small Cap Equity Insights and International Small Cap Insights Funds, respectively.

 

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OVERALL UNDERLYING FUND WEIGHTINGS 8   
Percentage of Net Assets      

 

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  8     The Portfolio is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. The percentage shown for each underlying fund reflects the value of that underlying fund as a percentage of net assets of the Portfolio. Short-term investments represent repurchase agreements. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to rounding and/or the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

  9     Effective at the close of business May 3, 2013, the Goldman Sachs Structured International Equity, Structured Large Cap Value, Structured Large Cap Growth, Structured Emerging Markets Equity, Structured Small Cap Equity and Structured International Small Cap Funds were renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights, Large Cap Value Insights, Large Cap Growth Insights, Emerging Markets Equity Insights, Small Cap Equity Insights and International Small Cap Insights Funds, respectively.

 

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Equity Growth Strategy

as of June 30, 2013

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     January 1, 2013–June 30, 2013    Portfolio Total Return
(based on NAV) 1
    

MSCI All Country World

Index

(net, unhedged) 2

 
  Class A      6.38      6.05
  Class B      5.92         6.05   
  Class C      5.95         6.05   
  Institutional      6.50         6.05   
  Service      6.23         6.05   
  Class IR      6.45         6.05   
    Class R      6.27         6.05   

 

  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 Equity Growth Strategy Composite Index (“Equity Growth Composite”) is a composite representation prepared by the investment adviser of the performance of the Portfolio’s asset classes weighted according to their respective weightings in the Portfolio’s target range. The Fund’s Index is the MSCI All Country World Index (unhedged) (the “MSCI ACWI Index”). The MSCI ACWI Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The MSCI ACWI Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI consists of 45 country indices comprising 24 developed and 21 emerging market country indices. The developed market country indices included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The emerging market country indices are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. The Index figures do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

       The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The 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.goldmansachsfunds.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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  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS 3
     For the period ended 6/30/13   One Year     Five Years   Ten Years   Since Inception     Inception Date
  Class A     10.15   0.08%   6.50%     3.51   1/2/98
  Class B     10.64      0.03   6.44     3.49      1/2/98
  Class C     14.73      0.45   6.31     3.13      1/2/98
  Institutional     16.98      1.60   7.53     4.28      1/2/98
  Service     16.38      1.09   6.98     3.78      1/2/98
  Class IR     16.96      1.45   N/A     -0.70      11/30/07
    Class R     16.28      1.05   N/A     -1.11      11/30/07

 

  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 B Shares (5% maximum declining to 0% after six years) 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 R Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns. The Portfolio’s Class B Shares are no longer available for purchase by new or existing shareholders (although current Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest income and capital gains distributions into Class B Shares, and Class B shareholders may continue to exchange their shares for Class B Shares of certain other Goldman Sachs Funds).

 

       The returns set forth in the table 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.goldmansachsfunds.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.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS 4
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)
  Class A     1.35    1.44%
  Class B     2.10       2.19
  Class C     2.10       2.19
  Institutional     0.95       1.02
  Service     1.46       1.54
  Class IR     1.10       1.18
    Class R     1.60       1.68

 

  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 will differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report due to the inclusion of Underlying Fund fees and expenses, which are not included in the operating expenses of the Portfolio reflected in the Financial Highlights. The Portfolio’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2014, 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.

 

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  5     The tactical fund weightings are set at the beginning of each calendar quarter. The weighting in the chart above reflects the allocations from March 31, 2013 to June 30, 2013. Actual Fund weighting in the Asset Allocation Portfolios may differ from the figures shown above due to rounding, differences in returns of the Underlying Funds, or both. The above figures are not indicative of future allocations.

 

  6     Strategic allocation is the process of determining the areas of the global markets in which to invest, and in what long-term proportion, for each Fund. Our global approach attempts to generate strong potential long-term returns across geographies and asset classes, and is determined through a careful review of market opportunities and risk/return tradeoffs. It is rebalanced annually. On a quarterly basis, we shift assets around the strategic allocation, over and under-weighting asset classes and countries relative to the neutral starting point, seeking to benefit from changing short-term conditions in global capital markets. This is called tactical asset allocation.

 

  7     Effective at the close of business May 3, 2013, the Goldman Sachs Structured International Equity, Structured Large Cap Value, Structured Large Cap Growth, Structured Emerging Markets Equity, Structured Small Cap Equity and Structured International Small Cap Funds were renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights, Large Cap Value Insights, Large Cap Growth Insights, Emerging Markets Equity Insights, Small Cap Equity Insights and International Small Cap Insights Funds, respectively.

 

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OVERALL UNDERLYING FUND WEIGHTINGS 8   
Percentage of Net Assets      

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  8     The Portfolio is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. The percentage shown for each underlying fund reflects the value of that underlying fund as a percentage of net assets of the Portfolio. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to rounding and/or the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

  9     Effective at the close of business May 3, 2013, the Goldman Sachs Structured International Equity, Structured Large Cap Value, Structured Large Cap Growth, Structured Emerging Markets Equity, Structured Small Cap Equity and Structured International Small Cap Funds were renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights, Large Cap Value Insights, Large Cap Growth Insights, Emerging Markets Equity Insights, Small Cap Equity Insights and International Small Cap Insights Funds, respectively.

 

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Growth and Income Strategy

as of June 30, 2013

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     January 1, 2013–June 30, 2013    Portfolio Total Return
(based on NAV) 1
     Growth and Income
Strategy
Composite Index 2
 
  Class A      2.49      3.15
  Class B      2.11         3.15   
  Class C      2.12         3.15   
  Institutional      2.70         3.15   
  Service      2.54         3.15   
  Class IR      2.55         3.15   
    Class R      2.38         3.15   

 

  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 Growth and Income Strategy Composite (“Growth and Income Composite”) is comprised of a blend of the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (hedged to U.S. dollars) (40%) and the MSCI All Country World Index (unhedged) (the “MSCI ACWI Index”) (60%). The Growth and Income Composite figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index hedged to the U.S. dollar, is an unmanaged index, provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-rate debt markets and covers the most liquid portion of the global investment grade fixed-rate bond market, including government, credit and collateralized securities. The Index figures do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index. The MSCI ACWI Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI consists of 45 country indices comprising 24 developed and 21 emerging market country indices. The developed market country indices included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The emerging market country indices are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. The Index figures do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

       The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The 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.goldmansachsfunds.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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  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS 3
     For the period ended 6/30/13   One Year     Five Years   Ten Years   Since Inception   Inception Date
  Class A     3.63   1.18%   5.47%   4.05%   1/2/98
  Class B     3.75      1.14   5.42   4.02   1/2/98
  Class C     7.86      1.55   5.26   3.64   1/2/98
  Institutional     10.10      2.72   6.48   4.84   1/2/98
  Service     9.63      2.23   5.96   4.32   1/2/98
  Class IR     9.91      2.51   N/A   0.90   11/30/07
    Class R     9.51      2.08   N/A   0.46   11/30/07

 

  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 B Shares (5% maximum declining to 0% after six years) 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 R Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns. The Portfolio’s Class B Shares are no longer available for purchase by new or existing shareholders (although current Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest income and capital gains distributions into Class B Shares, and Class B shareholders may continue to exchange their shares for Class B Shares of certain other Goldman Sachs Funds).

 

       The returns set forth in the table 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.goldmansachsfunds.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.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS 4
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)
  Class A     1.31    1.35%
  Class B     2.07       2.10
  Class C     2.06       2.10
  Institutional     0.91       0.94
  Service     1.41       1.45
  Class IR     1.06       1.10
    Class R     1.56       1.60

 

  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 will differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report due to the inclusion of Underlying Fund fees and expenses, which are not included in the operating expenses of the Portfolio reflected in the Financial Highlights. The Portfolio’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2014, 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.

 

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  5     The tactical fund weightings are set at the beginning of each calendar quarter. The weighting in the chart above reflects the allocations from March 31, 2013 to June 30, 2013. Actual Fund weighting in the Asset Allocation Portfolios may differ from the figures shown above due to rounding, differences in returns of the Underlying Funds, or both. The above figures are not indicative of future allocations.

 

  6     Strategic allocation is the process of determining the areas of the global markets in which to invest, and in what long-term proportion, for each Fund. Our global approach attempts to generate strong potential long-term returns across geographies and asset classes, and is determined through a careful review of market opportunities and risk/return tradeoffs. It is rebalanced annually. On a quarterly basis, we shift assets around the strategic allocation, over and under-weighting asset classes and countries relative to the neutral starting point, seeking to benefit from changing short-term conditions in global capital markets. This is called tactical asset allocation.

 

  7     Effective at the close of business May 3, 2013, the Goldman Sachs Structured International Equity, Structured Large Cap Value, Structured Large Cap Growth, Structured Emerging Markets Equity, Structured Small Cap Equity and Structured International Small Cap Funds were renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights, Large Cap Value Insights, Large Cap Growth Insights, Emerging Markets Equity Insights, Small Cap Equity Insights and International Small Cap Insights Funds, respectively.

 

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OVERALL UNDERLYING FUND WEIGHTINGS 8   
Percentage of Net Assets      

 

LOGO

 

 

  8     The Portfolio is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. The percentage shown for each underlying fund reflects the value of that underlying fund as a percentage of net assets of the Portfolio. Short-term investments represent repurchase agreements. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to rounding and/or the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

  9     Effective at the close of business May 3, 2013, the Goldman Sachs Structured International Equity, Structured Large Cap Value, Structured Large Cap Growth, Structured Emerging Markets Equity, Structured Small Cap Equity and Structured International Small Cap Funds were renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights, Large Cap Value Insights, Large Cap Growth Insights, Emerging Markets Equity Insights, Small Cap Equity Insights and International Small Cap Insights Funds, respectively.

 

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Growth Strategy

as of June 30, 2013

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     January 1, 2013–June 30, 2013    Portfolio Total Return
(based on NAV) 1
     Growth Strategy
Composite Index 2
 
  Class A      4.34      4.60
  Class B      3.96         4.60   
  Class C      3.90         4.60   
  Institutional      4.62         4.60   
  Service      4.36         4.60   
  Class IR      4.58         4.60   
    Class R      4.17         4.60   

 

  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 Growth Strategy Composite Index (“Growth Strategy Composite”) is comprised of a blend of the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (hedged to U.S. dollars) (20%) and the MSCI All Country World Index (unhedged) (the “MSCI ACWI Index”) (80%). The Growth Strategy Composite figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index hedged to the U.S. dollar, is an unmanaged index, provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-rate debt markets and covers the most liquid portion of the global investment grade fixed-rate bond market, including government, credit and collateralized securities. The Index figures do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index. The MSCI ACWI Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI consists of 45 country indices comprising 24 developed and 21 emerging market country indices. The developed market country indices included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The emerging market country indices are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. The Index figures do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

       The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The 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.goldmansachsfunds.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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  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS 3
     For the period ended 6/30/13   One Year     Five Years   Ten Years   Since Inception     Inception Date
  Class A     6.73   0.12%   5.74%     3.50   1/2/98
  Class B     7.11      0.08   5.69     3.47      1/2/98
  Class C     11.13      0.50   5.55     3.11      1/2/98
  Institutional     13.46      1.67   6.77     4.29      1/2/98
  Service     13.01      1.17   6.24     3.77      1/2/98
  Class IR     13.35      1.52   N/A     -0.41      11/30/07
    Class R     12.80      1.02   N/A     -0.90      11/30/07

 

  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 B Shares (5% maximum declining to 0% after six years) 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 R Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns. The Portfolio’s Class B Shares are no longer available for purchase by new or existing shareholders (although current Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest income and capital gains distributions into Class B Shares, and Class B shareholders may continue to exchange their shares for Class B Shares of certain other Goldman Sachs Funds).

 

       The returns 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.goldmansachsfunds.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.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS 4   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     1.35      1.40
  Class B     2.10         2.15   
  Class C     2.10         2.15   
  Institutional     0.95         0.99   
  Service     1.45         1.50   
  Class IR     1.10         1.14   
    Class R     1.60         1.64   

 

  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 will differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report due to the inclusion of Underlying Fund fees and expenses, which are not included in the operating expenses of the Portfolio reflected in the Financial Highlights. The Portfolio’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2014, 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.

 

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  5     The tactical fund weightings are set at the beginning of each calendar quarter. The weighting in the chart above reflects the allocations from March 31, 2013 to June 30, 2013. Actual Fund weighting in the Asset Allocation Portfolios may differ from the figures shown above due to rounding, differences in returns of the Underlying Funds, or both. The above figures are not indicative of future allocations.

 

  6     Strategic allocation is the process of determining the areas of the global markets in which to invest, and in what long-term proportion, for each Fund. Our global approach attempts to generate strong potential long-term returns across geographies and asset classes, and is determined through a careful review of market opportunities and risk/return tradeoffs. It is rebalanced annually. On a quarterly basis, we shift assets around the strategic allocation, over and under-weighting asset classes and countries relative to the neutral starting point, seeking to benefit from changing short-term conditions in global capital markets. This is called tactical asset allocation.

 

  7     Effective at the close of business May 3, 2013, the Goldman Sachs Structured International Equity, Structured Large Cap Value, Structured Large Cap Growth, Structured Emerging Markets Equity, Structured Small Cap Equity and Structured International Small Cap Funds were renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights, Large Cap Value Insights, Large Cap Growth Insights, Emerging Markets Equity Insights, Small Cap Equity Insights and International Small Cap Insights Funds, respectively.

 

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OVERALL UNDERLYING FUND WEIGHTINGS 8   
Percentage of Net Assets      

 

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  8     The Portfolio is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. The percentage shown for each underlying fund reflects the value of that underlying fund as a percentage of net assets of the Portfolio. Short-term investments represent repurchase agreements. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to rounding and/or the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

  9     Effective at the close of business May 3, 2013, the Goldman Sachs Structured International Equity, Structured Large Cap Growth, Structured Large Cap Value, Structured Emerging Markets Equity, Structured Small Cap Equity and Structured International Small Cap Funds were renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights, Large Cap Growth Insights, Large Cap Value Insights, Emerging Markets Equity Insights, Small Cap Equity Insights and International Small Cap Insights Funds, respectively.

 

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Fund of Funds Portfolios – Income Strategies

 

Investment Process and Principal Strategy

The Portfolio seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a combination of underlying funds that currently exist or that may become available for investment in the future for which Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”) or an affiliate, now or in the future, acts as investment adviser or principal underwriter (the “underlying funds”). Some of the Portfolios’ underlying funds invest primarily in fixed income or money market instruments, and some invest primarily in equity securities.

The Portfolio invests assets in a strategic mix of underlying funds, which the investment adviser considers to be invested in income-producing satellite asset classes. Satellite asset classes are those that may have lower correlations to traditional market exposures such as large cap equities and may have more attractive risk-return characteristics. The investment adviser allows strategic targets to shift with their respective market returns but continues to adjust tactical tilts on a quarterly basis to reflect the investment adviser’s latest views. The investment adviser adjusts the overall asset allocation of the Portfolio based on current market conditions and the investment adviser’s economic and market forecasts.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Income Strategies Portfolio’s (the “Portfolio”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Portfolio perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio’s Class A, C, Institutional, IR and R Shares generated cumulative total returns of -2.12%, -2.48%, -1.93%, -2.00% and -2.23%, respectively. This compares to the 2.63% cumulative total return of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, which is comprised 60% of the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (hedged to U.S. dollars) (“Barclays Global Index”) and 40% of the MSCI World Index (net, unhedged), during the same period.

 

      The components of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, the Barclays Global Index and the MSCI World Index, generated cumulative total returns of -1.17% and 8.43%, respectively, during the same period.

 

Q   How did the various income-producing satellite asset classes perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the first quarter of 2013, income-producing satellite asset classes, with the exception of emerging markets debt, generated positive performance in response to global economic stimulus measures. However, in the second calendar quarter, income-producing satellite asset classes largely retreated on the heels of Federal Reserve (“Fed”) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s Congressional testimony on May 22nd and his subsequent “tapering” language at the Fed meeting on June 19th. In addition, heightened volatility across equity and fixed income markets coincided with a sell-off in riskier asset classes globally, particularly in the emerging markets. U.S. dollar denominated emerging markets debt and local emerging markets debt had especially poor performance during the Reporting Period, declining -7.8% and -7.2%, respectively. U.S. real estate securities, up 5.9%, turned in the strongest returns of the Reporting Period. High yield floating rate debt returned 2.4% during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What key factors affected the Portfolio’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Portfolio underperformed its blended benchmark during the Reporting Period, largely because of the negative performance overall of its underlying funds. That said, in keeping with our investment approach, we dynamically adjusted Portfolio weights to ensure that overall risk and individual underlying fund contributions to risk remained within the ranges we feel are appropriate for a diversified income-producing satellite portfolio.

 

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Q   How did the Portfolio’s underlying funds perform relative to their respective benchmark indices during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Of the Portfolio’s underlying funds, the Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund, the Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund, the Goldman Emerging Markets Debt Fund and the Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund underperformed their respective benchmark indices. The Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund and the Goldman Sachs International Real Securities Fund outperformed their respective benchmark indices.

 

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

 

A   The Portfolio does not directly invest in derivatives. However, some of the underlying funds used derivatives during the Reporting Period to apply their active investment views with greater versatility and to afford greater risk management precision. As market conditions warranted during the Reporting Period, some of these underlying funds engaged in forward foreign currency exchange contracts, financial futures contracts, options, swap contracts and structured securities to enhance portfolio return and for hedging purposes.

 

Q   What changes did you make during the Reporting Period within both the equity and fixed income portions of the Portfolio?

 

A   In January 2013, through the Portfolio’s underlying funds, we reduced the Portfolio’s exposure to high yield bonds, U.S. real estate securities and international real estate securities, reallocating the proceeds to emerging markets debt and local emerging markets debt (through which the Portfolio gains exposure to local currencies). In February and March 2013, contributions to portfolio risk from the underlying asset classes remained in line with our objectives, and the Portfolio’s underlying fund exposures were maintained. During the second quarter of 2013, we reduced the Portfolio’s exposure through the underlying funds to high yield bonds and emerging markets debt, reallocating the proceeds to U.S. and international real estate securities.

 

Q   Did you make any changes regarding the underlying funds during the Reporting Period?

 

A   We made no changes regarding the underlying funds during the Reporting Period.

 

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

 

A   We manage the Portfolio using a dynamic, risk-responsive rebalancing process. Using our sophisticated, proprietary risk models, we evaluate the overall risk of the Portfolio each month as well as the portion of risk contributed by each individual asset class.

 

    At the end of the Reporting Period, through its underlying funds, the Portfolio had larger allocations than it did at the beginning of the Reporting Period to local emerging markets debt and to U.S. and international real estate securities. It had reduced exposure to high yield bonds, high yield floating rate securities and U.S. dollar denominated emerging markets debt.

 

      We will continue to monitor risk on a monthly basis and adjust our allocation to the income-producing satellite asset classes as the underlying funds drift beyond our longer-term risk-related guidelines.

 

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Income Strategies

as of June 30, 2013

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     January 1, 2013–June 30, 2013   Portfolio Total Return
(based on NAV) 1
       Income Strategies
Composite Index 2
 
  Class A     -2.12%           2.63
  Class C     -2.48           2.63   
  Institutional     -1.93           2.63   
  Class IR     -2.00           2.63   
    Class R     -2.23           2.63   

 

  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 Income Strategies Composite Index (“Income Strategies Composite”) is comprised of a blend of the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (hedged to U.S. dollars) (60%) and the MSCI World Index (40%). The Income Strategies Composite figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index hedged to the U.S. dollar, is an unmanaged index, provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-rate debt markets and covers the most liquid portion of the global investment grade fixed-rate bond market, including government, credit and collateralized securities. The Index figures do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index. The MSCI ACWI Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI consists of 45 country indices comprising 24 developed and 21 emerging market country indices. The developed market country indices included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The emerging market country indices are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. The Index figures do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

       The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The 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.goldmansachsfunds. 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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STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS 3
For the period ended 6/30/13   One Year     Five Years     Since Inception   Inception Date
Class A     -0.68     2.94   1.47%   3/30/07
Class C     3.30        3.32      1.62   3/30/07
Institutional     5.35        4.49      2.77   3/30/07
Class IR     5.54        4.38      2.64   11/30/07
Class R     4.87        3.85      2.15   11/30/07

 

  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, 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 table 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.goldmansachsfunds.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.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS 4   
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     1.36      2.02
  Class C     2.11         2.78   
  Institutional     0.96         1.59   
  Class IR     1.11         1.79   
    Class R     1.61         2.30   

 

  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 will differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report due to the inclusion of Underlying Fund fees and expenses, which are not included in the operating expenses of the Portfolio reflected in the Financial Highlights. The Portfolio’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2014, 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.

 

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  5     The weighting in the chart above reflects the allocations from March 31, 2013 to June 30, 2013. Actual Fund weighting in the Asset Allocation Portfolios may differ from the figures shown above due to rounding, differences in returns of the Underlying Funds, or both. The above figures are not indicative of future allocations.

 

  6     Strategic allocation is the process of determining the areas of the global markets in which to invest, and in what long-term proportion, for each Fund. Our global approach attempts to generate strong potential long-term returns across geographies and asset classes, and is determined through a careful review of market opportunities and risk/return tradeoffs. It is rebalanced annually.

 

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OVERALL UNDERLYING FUND WEIGHTINGS 7
Percentage of Net Assets

 

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  7     The Portfolio is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. The percentage shown for each underlying fund reflects the value of that underlying fund as a percentage of net assets of the Portfolio. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to rounding and/or the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

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Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolio

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolio’s (the “Portfolio”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Portfolio perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio’s Class A, C, Institutional, Service, IR and R Shares generated cumulative total returns of -3.04%, -3.42%, -2.85%, -3.11%, -2.92% and -3.04%, respectively. This compares to the 4.40% cumulative total return of the Fund’s blended benchmark, which is comprised 40% of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 30% of the S&P ® 500 Index and 30% of the MSCI EAFE Index, during the same period.

 

      The components of the blended benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the S&P ® 500 Index and the MSCI EAFE Index, generated cumulative total returns of -2.44%, 13.82%, and 4.47%, respectively, during the same period.

 

Q   How did the various satellite asset classes perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A During the first quarter of 2013, satellite asset classes, with the exception of emerging markets equities and emerging markets debt, generated positive performance in response to global economic stimulus measures. However, in the second calendar quarter, satellite asset classes largely retreated on the heels of Federal Reserve (“Fed”) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s Congressional testimony on May 22nd and his subsequent “tapering” language at the Fed meeting on June 19th. In addition, heightened volatility across equity and fixed income markets coincided with a sell-off in riskier asset classes globally, particularly in the emerging markets. Emerging markets equities, U.S. dollar denominated emerging markets debt and local emerging markets debt had especially poor performance during the Reporting Period, declining -9.5%, -7.8% and -7.2%, respectively. Commodities also declined, dropping -5.4% during the Reporting Period. U.S. real estate securities and international small-cap equities performed most strongly during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What key factors affected the Portfolio’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A The Portfolio underperformed its blended benchmark during the Reporting Period, largely because of the negative performance overall of its underlying funds. That said, in keeping with our investment approach, we dynamically adjusted Portfolio weights to ensure that overall risk and individual underlying fund contributions to risk remained within the ranges we feel are appropriate for a diversified satellite portfolio.

 

Q   How did the Portfolio’s underlying funds perform relative to their respective benchmark indices during the Reporting Period?

 

A Overall, as mentioned earlier, the performance of the underlying funds detracted from the Portfolio’s performance. The Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund, the Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund and the Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund underperformed most relative to their benchmark indices. The Goldman Sachs Small Cap Fund, the Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund and the Goldman Sachs Small Cap Insights Fund outperformed most relative to their respective benchmark indices. 3

 

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

 

A   The Portfolio does not directly invest in derivatives. However, some of the underlying funds used derivatives during the Reporting Period to apply their active investment views with greater versatility and to afford greater risk management precision. As market conditions warranted during the Reporting Period, some of these underlying funds engaged in forward foreign currency exchange contracts, financial futures contracts, options, swap contracts and structured securities to enhance portfolio return and for hedging purposes.

 

  3     Effective at the close of business May 3, 2013, the Goldman Sachs Structured Small Cap Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Small Cap Insights Fund.

 

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Q   What changes did you make during the Reporting Period within both the equity and fixed income portions of the Portfolio?

 

A   During January 2013, at the beginning of the Reporting Period, we rebalanced the Portfolio to maintain our target risk objectives in the Portfolio. The risk contributions of real estate securities had increased compared to other satellite asset classes in the Portfolio. In response, we reduced the Portfolio’s weightings in U.S. and international real estate securities while increasing its allocations to high yield bonds, emerging markets debt and commodities.

 

      In February and March 2013, contributions to portfolio risk from the underlying asset classes remained in line with our objectives. As a result, rebalancing trades were not required. Because of the reduced volatility of satellite asset classes compared to their longer-term averages, the Portfolio’s asset class weightings remained relatively stable. There were no outsized contributions to risk from any individual asset class or region.

 

      During April 2013, we rebalanced the Portfolio to maintain our target risk objectives in the Portfolio. The risk contributions of high yield bonds and real estate securities had increased compared to other satellite asset classes in the Portfolio. In response, we reduced the Portfolio’s weightings in U.S. real estate securities, international real estate securities and high yield bonds while increasing its allocation to emerging markets equities.

 

      In May 2013, we rebalanced the Portfolio to maintain our target risk objectives in the Portfolio. The risk contributions of fixed income had increased compared to other satellite asset classes in the Portfolio. In response, we reduced the Portfolio’s weighting in fixed income while increasing its allocations to emerging markets equities and international small-cap equities.

 

      In June 2013, we rebalanced the Portfolio to maintain our target risk objectives in the Portfolio. The risk contributions of fixed income had increased compared to other satellite asset classes in the Portfolio. In response, we reduced the Portfolio’s weighting in fixed income while increasing its allocations to U.S. real estate securities, international small-cap equities and emerging markets equities.

 

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

 

A   We manage the Portfolio using a dynamic, risk-responsive rebalancing process. Using our sophisticated, proprietary risk models, we evaluate the overall risk of the Portfolio each month as well as the portion of risk contributed by each individual asset class.

 

      At the end of the Reporting Period, through its underlying funds, the Portfolio had larger allocations than it did at the beginning of the Reporting Period to international small-cap equities, emerging markets equities, commodities and U.S. and international real estate securities. It had reduced exposure to high yield bonds, high yield floating rate securities, U.S. dollar denominated emerging markets debt and local emerging markets debt.

 

      We

will continue to monitor risk on a monthly basis and adjust our allocation to the satellite asset classes as the underlying funds drift beyond our longer-term risk-related guidelines.

 

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Satellite Strategies Portfolio

as of June 30, 2013

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW        
     January 1, 2013–June 30, 2013   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV) 1
       Satellite Strategies
Composite Index 2
 
  Class A     -3.04        4.40
  Class C     -3.42           4.40   
  Institutional     -2.85           4.40   
  Service     -3.11           4.40   
  Class IR     -2.92           4.40   
    Class R     -3.04           4.40   

 

  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 reflects the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Portfolio’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2     The Satellite Strategies Composite Index (“Satellite Composite”) is a composite representation prepared by the investment adviser of the performance of the Portfolio’s asset classes weighted according to their respective weightings in the Portfolio’s target range. The Satellite Composite is comprised of the S&P 500 Index (30%), the MSCI EAFE Index (unhedged) (30%) and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (hedged to U.S. dollars) (40%). The Satellite Composite figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Barclays Aggregate Bond Index (hedged to U.S. dollars) represents an unmanaged diversified portfolio of fixed income securities, including U.S. Treasuries, investment-grade corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The S&P 500 Index is the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock prices. The unmanaged MSCI EAFE Index (unhedged) is a market capitalization weighted composite of securities in 22 developed markets. The Index figures do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS 3     
     For the period ended 6/30/13   One Year     Five Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
  Class A     0.32     -1.35     -0.18   3/30/07
  Class C     4.37        -0.95        -0.03      3/30/07
  Institutional     6.59        0.19        1.09      3/30/07
  Service     6.08        N/A        1.39      8/29/08
  Class IR     6.44        0.03        0.00      11/30/07
    Class R     5.93        -0.44        -0.49      11/30/07

 

  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, Service, 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.goldmansachsfunds. 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 RATIOS 4      
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     1.44      1.47
  Class C     2.19         2.22   
  Institutional     1.04         1.07   
  Service     1.54         1.57   
  Class IR     1.19         1.22   
    Class R     1.69         1.72   

 

  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 will differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report due to the inclusion of Underlying Fund fees and expenses, which are not included in the operating expenses of the Portfolio reflected in the Financial Highlights. The Portfolio’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2014, 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.

 

TARGET RISK-CONTRIBUTION INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO 5 AS OF 6/30/13
Percentage of Investment Portfolio      

 

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  5     The tactical fund weightings are set at the beginning of each calendar quarter. The weighting in the chart above reflects the allocations from March 31, 2013 to June 30, 2013. Actual Fund weighting in the Asset Allocation Portfolios may differ from the figures shown above due to rounding, differences in returns of the Underlying Funds, or both. The above figures are not indicative of future allocations.

 

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OVERALL UNDERLYING FUND WEIGHTINGS 6   

 

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  6     The Portfolio is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. The percentage shown for each underlying fund reflects the value of that underlying fund as a percentage of net assets of the Portfolio. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to rounding and/or the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

  7     Effective at the close of business May 3, 2013, the Goldman Sachs Structured International Small Cap and the Structured Emerging Markets Equity Funds were renamed the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights and Emerging Markets Equity Insights Funds, respectively.

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Underlying Funds (Institutional Shares) (a) – 100.1%   
  Equity – 34.2%  
  7,099,830      Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund   $ 70,146,322   
  2,288,915      Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund     30,328,121   
  1,327,866      Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund     21,723,884   
  1,710,430      Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund     13,888,692   
  881,929     

Goldman Sachs Large Cap

Value Fund

    12,955,534   
  704,925      Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund     11,060,271   
  765,454     

Goldman Sachs Strategic

Growth Fund

    9,353,844   
  735,655     

Goldman Sachs International

Small Cap Insights Fund

    6,466,410   
  266,986      Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund     4,370,556   
  698,855     

Goldman Sachs International

Real Estate Securities Fund

    4,339,891   
   

 

 

 
      184,633,525   

 

 

 
  Fixed Income – 51.1%  
  14,247,857     

Goldman Sachs Global

Income Fund

    183,797,358   
  2,466,684      Goldman Sachs Short Duration Government Fund     25,061,512   
  3,389,541      Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund     24,370,801   
  3,008,822      Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund     16,157,372   
  1,253,325      Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund     15,415,903   
  1,189,460      Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund     10,538,615   
   

 

 

 
      275,341,561   

 

 

 
  Dynamic – 14.8%  
  7,404,867      Goldman Sachs Dynamic Allocation Fund     79,676,374   

 

 

 
 
 
TOTAL UNDERLYING FUNDS
(INSTITUTIONAL SHARES) – 100.1%
 
  (Cost $526,896,889)   $ 539,651,460   

 

 

 
 
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    OTHER ASSETS – (0.1)%
    (747,259

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 538,904,201   

 

 

 

 

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

(a)

  Represents Affiliated Funds.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

  Description   Value  
Underlying Funds (Institutional Shares) (a) – 100.2%   
Equity – 97.2%  
14,235,266   Goldman Sachs International
Equity Insights Fund
  $ 140,644,431   
3,594,791   Goldman Sachs Large Cap
Value Insights Fund
    47,630,982   
2,689,396   Goldman Sachs Large Cap
Growth Insights Fund
    43,998,520   
4,329,492   Goldman Sachs Emerging
Markets Equity Insights
Fund
    35,155,474   
1,383,929   Goldman Sachs Large Cap
Value Fund
    20,329,914   
1,273,723   Goldman Sachs Small Cap
Equity Insights Fund
    19,984,708   
1,550,903   Goldman Sachs Strategic
Growth Fund
    18,952,038   
1,244,877   Goldman Sachs International
Small Cap Insights Fund
    10,942,467   
451,524   Goldman Sachs Real Estate
Securities Fund
    7,391,453   
1,182,133   Goldman Sachs International
Real Estate Securities Fund
    7,341,045   
   

 

 

 
      352,371,032   

 

 
Fixed Income – 3.0%  
2,036,012   Goldman Sachs Commodity
Strategy Fund
    10,933,386   

 

 
TOTAL UNDERLYING FUNDS (INSTITUTIONAL SHARES) – 100.2%  
(Cost $303,378,288)   $ 363,304,418   

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
    Value  
Short-term Investment (b) – 0.0%           
Repurchase Agreement – 0.0%     

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II

  

 
$100,000   0.158%     07/01/13      $ 100,000   
(Cost $100,000)    

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.2%     
(Cost $303,478,288)     $ 363,404,418   

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    OTHER ASSETS – (0.2)%
        (713,663

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 362,690,755   

 

 

 

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

(a)

  Represents Affiliated Funds.

(b)

  Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on June 28, 2013. Additional information appears on page 45.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH AND INCOME STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Underlying Funds (Institutional Shares) (a) – 100.1%   
  Equity – 55.1%   
  21,204,739      Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund   $ 209,502,825   
  6,554,203     

Goldman Sachs Large Cap

Value Insights Fund

    86,843,194   
  4,304,592      Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund     70,423,122   
  6,014,943      Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund     48,841,339   
  2,523,403     

Goldman Sachs Large Cap

Value Fund

    37,068,790   
  2,481,227     

Goldman Sachs Strategic

Growth Fund

    30,320,598   
  1,697,845      Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund     26,639,184   
  2,057,019      Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund     18,081,199   
  746,414      Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund     12,218,797   
  1,953,868      Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund     12,133,519   
   

 

 

 
      552,072,567   

 

 

 
  Fixed Income – 30.2%  
  11,628,934      Goldman Sachs Global Income Fund     150,013,247   
  5,731,192      Goldman Sachs Short Duration Government Fund     58,228,906   
  4,910,999      Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund     35,310,080   
  5,608,622      Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund     30,118,300   
  1,513,672      Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund     18,618,168   
  1,077,815      Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund     9,549,440   
   

 

 

 
      301,838,141   

 

 

 
  Dynamic – 14.8%  
  13,805,045      Goldman Sachs Dynamic Allocation Fund     148,542,279   

 

 

 
 
 
TOTAL UNDERLYING FUNDS
(INSTITUTIONAL SHARES) – 100.1%
 
  (Cost $924,733,396)   $ 1,002,452,987   

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
   

Value

 
  Short-term Investment (b) – 0.0%           
  Repurchase Agreement – 0.0%     

 

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II

  

 
$ 300,000      0.158%     07/01/13      $ 300,000   
  (Cost $300,000)    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.1%     
  (Cost $925,033,396)     $ 1,002,752,987   

 

 

 
 
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    OTHER ASSETS – (0.1)%
 
  
    (1,500,560

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 1,001,252,427   

 

 

 

 

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

(a)

  Represents Affiliated Funds.

(b)

  Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on June 28, 2013. Additional information appears on page 45.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   41


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Underlying Funds (Institutional Shares) (a) – 100.1%   
  Equity – 74.2%   
  24,604,539      Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund   $ 243,092,842   
  5,182,242      Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund     84,781,483   
  6,273,170      Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund     83,119,500   
  7,515,053      Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund     61,022,233   
  2,987,642     

Goldman Sachs Strategic

Growth Fund

    36,508,987   
  2,419,516     

Goldman Sachs Large Cap

Value Fund

    35,542,694   
  2,123,647      Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund     33,320,025   
  2,312,409      Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund     20,326,071   
  838,908      Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund     13,732,916   
  2,196,183      Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund     13,638,293   
   

 

 

 
      625,085,044   

 

 

 
  Fixed Income – 11.0%  
  4,200,366      Goldman Sachs Short Duration Government Fund     42,675,722   
  4,728,366      Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund     25,391,328   
  2,953,694      Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund     21,237,062   
  243,804     

Goldman Sachs Global

Income Fund

    3,145,068   
   

 

 

 
      92,449,180   

 

 

 
  Dynamic – 14.9%  
  11,641,116      Goldman Sachs Dynamic Allocation Fund     125,258,405   

 

 

 
 
 
TOTAL UNDERLYING FUNDS
(INSTITUTIONAL SHARES) – 100.1%
 
  (Cost $744,405,549)   $ 842,792,629   

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
   

Value

 
  Short-term Investment (b) – 0.1%           
  Repurchase Agreement – 0.1%     

 

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II

  

 
$ 300,000      0.158%     07/01/13      $ 300,000   
  (Cost $300,000)    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.2%     
  (Cost $744,705,549)     $ 843,092,629   

 

 

 
 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF

    OTHER ASSETS – (0.2)%

  

  

    (1,434,196

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 841,658,433   

 

 

 

 

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

(a)

  Represents Affiliated Funds.

(b)

 

Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on June 28, 2013. Additional information appears on page 45.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INCOME STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Underlying Funds (Institutional Shares) (a) – 99.7%   
  Equity – 35.1%   
  385,740      Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund   $ 6,314,556   
  920,659      Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund     5,717,292   
   

 

 

 
      12,031,848   

 

 

 
  Fixed Income – 64.6%  
  1,013,100      Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund     7,284,186   
  520,289      Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund     6,399,551   
  427,884      Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund     4,291,678   
  473,592      Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund     4,196,029   
   

 

 

 
      22,171,444   

 

 

 
 
 
TOTAL UNDERLYING FUNDS
(INSTITUTIONAL SHARES) – 99.7%
 
  (Cost $35,099,873)   $ 34,203,292   

 

 

 
 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 0.3%

    117,861   

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 34,321,153   

 

 

 

 

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

(a)

  Represents Affiliated Funds.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SATELLITE STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
  Underlying Funds (Institutional Shares) (a) – 100.2%   
  Equity – 44.9%   
  9,393,585      Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund   $ 153,772,990   
  21,538,810      Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund     133,756,009   
  11,430,635      Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund     100,475,280   
  10,722,920      Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund     87,070,110   
  4,850,628      Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund     71,110,198   
  3,919,497      Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Fund     66,709,846   
   

 

 

 
      612,894,433   

 

 

 
  Fixed Income – 55.3%  
  28,094,875      Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund     202,002,150   
  15,208,516      Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund     187,064,744   
  25,731,953      Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund     138,180,589   
  15,403,443      Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund     136,474,507   
  9,043,180      Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund     90,703,099   
   

 

 

 
      754,425,089   

 

 

 
 
 
TOTAL UNDERLYING FUNDS
(INSTITUTIONAL SHARES) – 100.2%
 
  (Cost $1,339,614,792)   $ 1,367,319,522   

 

 

 
 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF

    OTHER ASSETS – (0.2)%

    (3,272,641

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 1,364,046,881   

 

 

 

 

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

(a)

  Represents Affiliated Funds.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUND OF FUNDS PORTFOLIOS

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENT ACCOUNT II — At June 30, 2013, certain Portfolios had undivided interests in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II, with a maturity date of July 1, 2013, as follows:

 

Portfolio    Principal
Amount
       Maturity
Value
       Collateral
Allocation
Value
 

Equity Growth Strategy

   $ 100,000         $ 100,001         $ 102,656   

Growth and Income Strategy

     300,000           300,004           307,968   

Growth Strategy

     300,000           300,004           307,968   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — At June 30, 2013, the Principal Amounts of certain Portfolios’ interest in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II were as follows:

 

Counterparty   

Interest

Rate

     Equity Growth
Strategy
       Growth and Income
Strategy
       Growth
Strategy
 

BNP Paribas Securities Co.

     0.140    $ 13,469         $ 40,408         $ 40,408   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

     0.250         10,177           30,531           30,531   

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

     0.150         3,020           9,060           9,060   

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     0.140         13,469           40,408           40,408   

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     0.150         59,865           179,593           179,593   
TOTAL             $ 100,000         $ 300,000         $ 300,000   

At June 30, 2013, the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II was fully collateralized by:

 

Issuer    Interest Rates      Maturity Dates  

Federal Farm Credit Bank

     0.183% to 5.200      07/03/13 to 04/17/20   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     0.350 to 6.500         01/07/14 to 07/01/43   

Federal National Mortgage Association

     0.202 to 6.625         09/17/13 to 07/01/43   

Government National Mortgage Association

     2.000 to 7.000         08/20/27 to 06/20/43   

Tennessee Valley Authority

     3.500 to 6.250         08/01/13 to 12/15/42   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.000         07/11/13 to 05/29/14   

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     2.750 to 7.625         08/15/23 to 05/15/43   

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

     0.125 to 2.500         04/15/14 to 01/15/29   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     0.125 to 11.250         06/30/13 to 05/15/23   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUND OF FUNDS PORTFOLIOS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

       

Balanced

Strategy

Portfolio

 
  Assets:  
 

Investments in Affiliated Underlying Funds, at value (cost $526,896,889, $303,378,288, $924,733,396, $744,405,549, $35,099,873 and $1,339,614,792)

  $ 539,651,460   
 

Repurchase agreement, at value which equals cost

      
 

Cash

      
 

Receivables:

 
 

Investments sold

    33,469,966   
 

Dividends

    845,273   
 

Portfolio shares sold

    791,646   
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    37,492   
 

Other assets

    2,943   
  Total assets     574,798,780   
   
  Liabilities:  
 

Due to custodian

    46,540   
 

Payables:

 
 

Investments purchased

    34,071,273   
 

Portfolio shares redeemed

    1,410,838   
 

Amounts owed to affiliates

    242,784   
 

Distributions payable

      
 

Accrued expenses

    123,144   
  Total liabilities     35,894,579   
   
  Net Assets:  
 

Paid-in capital

    586,529,290   
 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income (loss)

    (5,065
 

Accumulated net realized loss

    (60,374,595
 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

    12,754,571   
    NET ASSETS   $ 538,904,201   
   

Net Assets:

  

   

Class A

  $ 195,961,375   
   

Class B

    14,833,640   
   

Class C

    75,602,582   
   

Institutional

    241,018,894   
   

Service

    1,867,187   
   

Class IR

    1,831,790   
   

Class R

    7,788,733   
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 538,904,201   
   

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

  

   

Class A

    18,502,208   
   

Class B

    1,399,360   
   

Class C

    7,137,734   
   

Institutional

    22,745,292   
   

Service

    175,781   
   

Class IR

    173,476   
   

Class R

    738,422   
   

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

  

   

Class A

    $10.59   
   

Class B

    10.60   
   

Class C

    10.59   
   

Institutional

    10.60   
   

Service

    10.62   
   

Class IR

    10.56   
   

Class R

    10.55   
   

 

  (a)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the Balanced Strategy, Equity Growth Strategy, Growth and Income Strategy, Growth Strategy, Income Strategies and Satellite Strategies Portfolios is $11.21, $13.23, $11.85, $12.20, $9.05 and $8.32, 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 net asset value or the original purchase price of the shares.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUND OF FUNDS PORTFOLIOS

 

   

Equity Growth
Strategy

Portfolio

       

Growth and Income
Strategy

Portfolio

       

Growth

Strategy

Portfolio

       

Income

Strategies

Portfolio

       

Satellite

Strategies

Portfolio

 
                 
 

$

363,304,418

  

    $ 1,002,452,987        $ 842,792,629        $ 34,203,292        $ 1,367,319,522   
    100,000          300,000          300,000                     
    96,570          7,052          26,284                     
                 
    6,799,178          64,630,793          28,405,137          2,092,466          77,310,766   
    455,126          1,420,095          930,067          194,477          5,374,144   
    1,201,064          675,050          1,175,687          246,497          2,320,556   
    37,166          41,053          48,434          29,467          54,546   
    1,903            4,752            4,148            172            8,124   
    371,995,425            1,069,531,782            873,682,386            36,766,371            1,452,387,658   
                 
                 
                               107,317          1,341,858   
                 
    7,069,968          65,558,681          28,653,720          2,212,816          77,976,974   
    1,890,996          1,991,495          2,648,319          46,467          8,440,470   
    217,878          546,182          517,663          19,813          413,366   
                                        29,613   
    125,828            182,997            204,251            58,805            138,496   
    9,304,670            68,279,355            32,023,953            2,445,218            88,340,777   
                 
                 
    628,877,354          1,659,224,438          1,579,265,653          36,897,150          1,390,580,610   
    (540,874       2,131          (1,021,775       61,132          484,407   
    (325,571,855       (735,693,733       (834,972,525       (1,740,548       (54,722,866
    59,926,130            77,719,591            98,387,080            (896,581         27,704,730   
    $ 362,690,755          $ 1,001,252,427          $ 841,658,433          $ 34,321,153          $ 1,364,046,881   
                     
    $ 138,426,847        $ 440,495,793        $ 372,962,497        $ 11,933,058        $ 259,611,768   
      16,089,256          50,020,833          50,302,878                     
      98,927,577          193,552,660          212,817,138          11,369,086          125,618,054   
      102,143,185          307,108,264          195,413,083          8,272,902          852,075,975   
      567,237          3,876,361          3,284,926                   30,443,017   
      1,748,084          2,327,027          2,342,929          2,598,088          92,029,886   
      4,788,569            3,871,489            4,534,982            148,019            4,268,181   
    $ 362,690,755          $ 1,001,252,427          $ 841,658,433          $ 34,321,153          $ 1,364,046,881   
                     
      11,076,874          39,337,168          32,335,885          1,395,361          33,012,982   
      1,341,413          4,498,459          4,349,777                     
      8,292,231          17,464,477          18,579,600          1,322,999          16,055,942   
      8,090,714          27,341,107          16,921,116          972,644          108,483,819   
      45,588          346,775          285,959                   3,887,869   
      141,331          208,636          205,390          304,270          11,717,579   
      387,265            347,346            403,038            17,244            544,701   
                     
      $12.50          $11.20          $11.53          $8.55          $7.86   
      11.99          11.12          11.56                     
      11.93          11.08          11.45          8.59          7.82   
      12.62          11.23          11.55          8.51          7.85   
      12.44          11.18          11.49                   7.83   
      12.37          11.15          11.41          8.54          7.85   
      12.37            11.15            11.25            8.58            7.84   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUND OF FUNDS PORTFOLIOS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

        

Balanced

Strategy

Portfolio

 
  Investment income:   
 

Dividends from Affiliated Underlying Funds

   $ 4,607,578   
 

Interest

     153   
  Total investment income      4,607,731   
    
  Expenses:   
 

Distribution and Service fees (a)

     764,078   
 

Management fees

     427,997   
 

Transfer Agent fees (a)

     350,943   
 

Printing and mailing costs

     48,442   
 

Registration fees

     46,904   
 

Professional fees

     32,520   
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

     23,094   
 

Trustee fees

     9,387   
 

Service Share fees — Shareholder Administration Plan

     2,634   
 

Service Share fees — Service Plan

     2,634   
 

Other

     7,494   
  Total expenses      1,716,127   
 

Less — expense reimbursements

     (156,428
  Net expenses      1,559,699   
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      3,048,032   
    
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):   
 

Net realized gain from Affiliated Underlying Funds

     18,276,897   
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on Affiliated Underlying Funds

     (14,647,005
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      3,629,892   
  NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ 6,677,924   

 

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

 

    Distribution and Service Fees     Transfer Agent Fees  

Portfolio

 

Class A

   

Class B

   

Class C

   

Class R

   

Class A

   

Class B

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Service

   

Class IR

   

Class R

 

Balanced Strategy

  $ 262,951      $ 84,561      $ 396,021      $ 20,545      $ 199,843      $ 16,067      $ 75,244      $ 50,562      $ 421      $ 999      $ 7,807   

Equity Growth Strategy

    182,264        87,006        514,364        12,517        138,521        16,531        97,729        19,578        124        490        4,757   

Growth and Income Strategy

    593,951        279,154        1,029,495        10,388        451,403        53,040        195,604        58,526        792        1,529        3,947   

Growth Strategy

    490,586        276,892        1,123,360        12,527        372,845        52,609        213,439        38,395        653        1,366        4,761   

Income Strategies

    16,239               59,308        360        12,341               11,268        1,649               2,044        137   

Satellite Strategies

    328,546               671,669        8,970        249,695               127,617        174,103        7,274        86,088        3,408   

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUND OF FUNDS PORTFOLIOS

 

   

Equity Growth
Strategy

Portfolio

       

Growth and Income
Strategy

Portfolio

       

Growth

Strategy

Portfolio

       

Income

Strategies
Portfolio

       

Satellite

Strategies
Portfolio

 
                 
  $ 649,212        $ 5,450,790        $ 1,981,483        $ 806,608        $ 23,439,187   
    62            371            176            5            585   
    649,274            5,451,161            1,981,659            806,613            23,439,772   
                 
                 
    796,151          1,912,988          1,903,365          75,907          1,009,185   
    277,589          779,434          655,658          21,942          866,922   
    277,730          764,841          684,068          27,439          648,185   
    56,580          92,730          119,613          30,425          82,149   
    43,758          51,590          44,434          37,120          89,435   
    32,520          32,520          32,520          41,322          28,841   
    20,084          28,359          21,229          18,209          22,850   
    9,104          10,025          9,735          7,915          10,100   
    777          4,949          4,082                   45,462   
    777          4,949          4,082                   45,462   
    5,497            12,604            10,812            2,721            8,529   
    1,520,567            3,694,989            3,489,598            263,000            2,857,120   
    (160,141         (207,043         (220,858         (135,941         (171,991
    1,360,426            3,487,946            3,268,740            127,059            2,685,129   
    (711,152         1,963,215            (1,287,081         679,554            20,754,643   
                 
                 
    19,820,920          50,083,646          50,143,616          460,778          1,704,868   
    3,528,847            (25,435,845         (11,100,111         (1,897,729         (66,446,045
    23,349,767            24,647,801            39,043,505            (1,436,951         (64,741,177
  $ 22,638,615          $ 26,611,016          $ 37,756,424          $ (757,397       $ (43,986,534

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUND OF FUNDS PORTFOLIOS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

        Balanced Strategy Portfolio  
        For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2013
(Unaudited)
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2012
 
  From operations:     
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 3,048,032       $ 9,476,497   
 

Net realized gain

    18,276,897         33,122,874   
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (14,647,005      12,556,803   
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     6,677,924         55,156,174   
      
  Distributions to shareholders:     
 

From net investment income

    
 

Class A Shares

    (1,152,711      (6,275,335
 

Class B Shares

    (25,914      (341,597
 

Class C Shares

    (141,047      (1,552,743
 

Institutional Shares

    (1,945,124      (6,879,203
 

Service Shares

    (10,219      (52,231
 

Class IR Shares

    (7,630      (25,133
 

Class R Shares

    (35,298      (195,480
  Total distributions to shareholders     (3,317,943      (15,321,722
      
  From share transactions:     
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    53,673,195         210,335,373   
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,211,707         14,561,935   
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (99,014,978      (294,150,887
  Net decrease in net assets resulting from share transactions     (42,130,076      (69,253,579
  TOTAL DECREASE     (38,770,095      (29,419,127
      
  Net assets:     
 

Beginning of period

    577,674,296         607,093,423   
 

End of period

  $ 538,904,201       $ 577,674,296   
  Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income (loss)   $ (5,065    $ 264,846   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUND OF FUNDS PORTFOLIOS

 

 

  Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio         Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio  
    For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2013
(Unaudited)
       

For the

Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2012

       

For the

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2013
(Unaudited)

       

For the

Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2012

 
             
  $ (711,152     $ 6,420,570        $ 1,963,215        $ 16,821,975   
    19,820,920          15,991,669          50,083,646          68,314,839   
    3,528,847            38,066,544            (25,435,845         46,984,908   
    22,638,615            60,478,783            26,611,016            132,121,722   
             
             
             
             (2,673,271       (940,764       (12,556,074
             (215,276                (1,076,859
             (1,287,853                (3,900,980
             (2,169,434       (1,246,792       (6,653,749
             (5,760       (6,180       (92,004
             (11,010       (5,659       (41,840
               (86,405         (3,635         (89,148
               (6,449,009         (2,203,030         (24,410,654
             
             
    22,964,487          74,093,950          85,603,302          212,615,443   
             5,985,711          2,129,000          22,511,989   
    (49,446,817         (162,490,004         (148,588,348         (528,521,025
    (26,482,330         (82,410,343         (60,856,046         (293,393,593
    (3,843,715         (28,380,569         (36,448,060         (185,682,525
             
             
    366,534,470            394,915,039            1,037,700,487            1,223,383,012   
  $ 362,690,755          $ 366,534,470          $ 1,001,252,427          $ 1,037,700,487   
  $ (540,874       $ 170,278          $ 2,131          $ 241,946   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUND OF FUNDS PORTFOLIOS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        Growth Strategy Portfolio  
       

For the

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2013
(Unaudited)

    

For the

Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2012

 
  From operations:     
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (1,287,081    $ 13,519,853   
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    50,143,616         42,151,721   
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (11,100,111      70,599,360   
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     37,756,424         126,270,934   
      
  Distributions to shareholders:     
 

From net investment income

    
 

Class A Shares

            (8,486,632
 

Class B Shares

            (788,283
 

Class C Shares

            (3,234,948
 

Institutional Shares

            (4,515,835
 

Service Shares

            (68,320
 

Class IR Shares

            (37,449
 

Class R Shares

            (102,502
 

From net realized gains

    
 

Class A Shares

              
 

Class C Shares

              
 

Institutional Shares

              
 

Service Shares

              
 

Class IR Shares

              
 

Class R Shares

              
  Total distributions to shareholders             (17,233,969
      
  From share transactions:     
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    51,801,412         151,847,016   
 

Reinvestment of distributions

            15,909,495   
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (110,978,919      (404,557,570
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (59,177,507      (236,801,059
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (21,421,083      (127,764,094
      
  Net assets:     
 

Beginning of period

    863,079,516         990,843,610   
 

End of period

  $ 841,658,433       $ 863,079,516   
  Undistributed net investment income (loss)   $ (1,021,775    $ 265,306   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUND OF FUNDS PORTFOLIOS

 

 

  Income Strategies Portfolio         Satellite Strategies Portfolio  
   

For the

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2013
(Unaudited)

       

For the

Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2012

       

For the

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2013
(Unaudited)

       

For the

Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2012

 
             
  $ 679,554        $ 1,214,151        $ 20,754,643        $ 50,676,032   
    460,778          2,013,486          1,704,868          (949
    (1,897,729         1,479,030            (66,446,045         123,599,202   
    (757,397         4,706,667            (43,986,534         174,274,285   
             
             
             
    (241,552       (683,029       (3,648,828       (9,936,450
                                 
    (175,048       (396,098       (1,346,340       (4,409,370
    (179,777       (239,468       (13,811,093       (34,291,638
                      (449,545       (1,461,078
    (43,849       (92,298       (1,392,713       (3,116,530
    (2,539       (4,251       (47,468       (109,742
             
                               (745,491
                               (390,399
                               (2,389,754
                               (111,879
                               (219,387
                                     (8,278
    (642,765         (1,415,144         (20,695,987         (57,189,996
             
             
    7,745,598          12,371,781          331,135,889          476,033,523   
    587,415          1,293,921          15,838,727          43,851,790   
    (6,030,707         (21,935,315         (216,727,144         (336,307,957
    2,302,306            (8,269,613         130,247,472            183,577,356   
    902,144            (4,978,090         65,564,951            300,661,645   
             
             
    33,419,009            38,397,099            1,298,481,930            997,820,285   
  $ 34,321,153          $ 33,419,009          $ 1,364,046,881          $ 1,298,481,930   
  $ 61,132          $ 24,343          $ 484,407          $ 425,751   

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS BALANCED STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

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)(b)

    

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 JUNE 30, (UNAUDITED)      
 

2013 - A

  $ 10.56       $ 0.05       $ 0.04       $ 0.09       $ (0.06    $       $ (0.06
 

2013 - B

    10.56         0.01         0.05         0.06         (0.02              (0.02
 

2013 - C

    10.56         0.01         0.04         0.05         (0.02              (0.02
 

2013 - Institutional

    10.56         0.08         0.04         0.12         (0.08              (0.08
 

2013 - Service

    10.59         0.05         0.03         0.08         (0.05              (0.05
 

2013 - IR

    10.53         0.07         0.03         0.10         (0.07              (0.07
 

2013 - R

    10.51         0.04         0.05         0.09         (0.05              (0.05
                     
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,         
 

2012 - A

    9.86         0.16         0.82         0.98         (0.28              (0.28
 

2012 - B

    9.86         0.08         0.82         0.90         (0.20              (0.20
 

2012 - C

    9.86         0.09         0.81         0.90         (0.20              (0.20
 

2012 - Institutional

    9.87         0.23         0.79         1.02         (0.33              (0.33
 

2012 - Service

    9.88         0.15         0.83         0.98         (0.27              (0.27
 

2012 - IR

    9.83         0.22         0.79         1.01         (0.31              (0.31
 

2012 - R

    9.82         0.15         0.80         0.95         (0.26              (0.26
 

2011 - A

    10.22         0.15         (0.34      (0.19      (0.17              (0.17
 

2011 - B

    10.22         0.07         (0.34      (0.27      (0.09              (0.09
 

2011 - C

    10.22         0.08         (0.35      (0.27      (0.09              (0.09
 

2011 - Institutional

    10.23         0.20         (0.35      (0.15      (0.21              (0.21
 

2011 - Service

    10.25         0.14         (0.35      (0.21      (0.16              (0.16
 

2011 - IR

    10.21         0.24         (0.42      (0.18      (0.20              (0.20
 

2011 - R

    10.18         0.14         (0.35      (0.21      (0.15              (0.15
 

2010 - A

    9.65         0.21         0.60         0.81         (0.24              (0.24
 

2010 - B

    9.65         0.13         0.60         0.73         (0.16              (0.16
 

2010 - C

    9.65         0.13         0.60         0.73         (0.16              (0.16
 

2010 - Institutional

    9.66         0.25         0.60         0.85         (0.28              (0.28
 

2010 - Service

    9.67         0.21         0.60         0.81         (0.23              (0.23
 

2010 - IR

    9.64         0.25         0.58         0.83         (0.26              (0.26
 

2010 - R

    9.62         0.24         0.54         0.78         (0.22              (0.22
 

2009 - A

    8.39         0.36         1.29         1.65         (0.39              (0.39
 

2009 - B

    8.39         0.29         1.29         1.58         (0.32              (0.32
 

2009 - C

    8.39         0.29         1.29         1.58         (0.32              (0.32
 

2009 - Institutional

    8.39         0.40         1.29         1.69         (0.42              (0.42
 

2009 - Service

    8.41         0.33         1.31         1.64         (0.38              (0.38
 

2009 - IR

    8.38         0.51         1.16         1.67         (0.41              (0.41
 

2009 - R

    8.38         0.46         1.16         1.62         (0.38              (0.38
 

2008 - A

    11.08         0.30         (2.54      (2.24      (0.30      (0.15      (0.45
 

2008 - B

    11.08         0.22         (2.53      (2.31      (0.23      (0.15      (0.38
 

2008 - C

    11.08         0.22         (2.53      (2.31      (0.23      (0.15      (0.38
 

2008 - Institutional

    11.09         0.35         (2.56      (2.21      (0.34      (0.15      (0.49
 

2008 - Service

    11.10         0.30         (2.55      (2.25      (0.29      (0.15      (0.44
 

2008 - IR

    11.07         0.32         (2.53      (2.21      (0.33      (0.15      (0.48
 

2008 - R

    11.07         0.34         (2.60      (2.26      (0.28      (0.15      (0.43

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the 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 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.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   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.
  (f)   Annualized.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS BALANCED STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

                                                           
   

Net asset

value, end

of period

        Total
return (c)
       

Net assets,
end of
period

(in 000s)

        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets (d)
      Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets (d)
     

Ratio of
net investment
income

to average

net assets (b)

     

Portfolio

turnover

rate (e)

                         
    $10.59          0.85     $ 195,961        0.59% (f)     0.65% (f)     1.02% (f)     20%
    10.60          0.54          14,834        1.34 (f)     1.40 (f)     0.27 (f)     20
    10.59          0.46          75,603        1.34 (f)     1.40 (f)     0.27 (f)     20
    10.60          1.15          241,019        0.19 (f)     0.25 (f)     1.42 (f)     20
    10.62          0.78          1,867        0.69 (f)     0.75 (f)     0.91 (f)     20
    10.56          0.99          1,832        0.34 (f)     0.40 (f)     1.28 (f)     20
    10.55          0.82          7,789        0.84 (f)     0.90 (f)     0.77 (f)     20
                         
                         
    10.56          9.96          219,919        0.59     0.65     1.55     66
    10.56          9.14          17,959        1.35     1.40     0.81     66
    10.56          9.16          81,123        1.34     1.40     0.87     66
    10.56          10.32          247,494        0.19     0.25     2.23     66
    10.59          9.95          2,022        0.69     0.75     1.48     66
    10.53          10.29          920        0.34     0.40     2.14     66
    10.51            9.66            8,237          0.84       0.90       1.49       66
    9.86          (1.88       327,283        0.59     0.64     1.49     38
    9.86          (2.65       23,444        1.34     1.39     0.72     38
    9.86          (2.64       94,041        1.34     1.39     0.73     38
    9.87          (1.48       151,822        0.19     0.24     1.96     38
    9.88          (2.09       2,466        0.69     0.74     1.36     38
    9.83          (1.79       750        0.34     0.39     2.38     38
    9.82            (2.11         7,288          0.84       0.89       1.38       38
    10.22          8.46          427,998        0.59     0.64     2.15     38
    10.22          7.62          32,659        1.34     1.39     1.36     38
    10.22          7.64          126,032        1.34     1.39     1.34     38
    10.23          8.89          147,670        0.19     0.24     2.57     38
    10.25          8.44          3,971        0.69     0.74     2.14     38
    10.21          8.74          771        0.34     0.39     2.55     38
    10.18            8.21            5,063          0.84       0.89       2.47       38
    9.65          19.94          444,114        0.59     0.65     4.03     58
    9.65          19.03          37,883        1.34     1.40     3.27     58
    9.65          19.05          144,726        1.34     1.40     3.26     58
    9.66          20.53          140,770        0.19     0.25     4.43     58
    9.67          19.75          3,710        0.69     0.75     3.74     58
    9.64          20.28          32        0.34     0.40     5.65     58
    9.62            19.66            848          0.84       0.90       5.01       58
    8.39          (20.35       368,640        0.59     0.65     2.97     52
    8.39          (20.96       34,376        1.34     1.40     2.15     52
    8.39          (20.96       130,433        1.34     1.40     2.15     52
    8.39          (20.10       155,233        0.19     0.25     3.54     52
    8.41          (20.42       4,433        0.69     0.75     2.93     52
    8.38          (20.17       8        0.34     0.40     3.15     52
    8.38            (20.57         22          0.84       0.90       3.52       52

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

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)(b)
    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 JUNE 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2013 - A

  $ 11.75       $ (0.02   $ 0.77       $ 0.75       $       $       $   
 

2013 - B

    11.32         (0.06     0.73         0.67                           
 

2013 - C

    11.26         (0.06     0.73         0.67                           
 

2013 - Institutional

    11.85         0.01        0.76         0.77                           
 

2013 - Service

    11.71         (0.02     0.75         0.73                           
 

2013 - IR

    11.62         (g)       0.75         0.75                           
 

2013 - R

    11.64         (0.03     0.76         0.73                           
                    
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,   
 

2012 - A

    10.23         0.21        1.53         1.74         (0.22              (0.22
 

2012 - B

    9.87         0.11        1.48         1.59         (0.14              (0.14
 

2012 - C

    9.82         0.12        1.46         1.58         (0.14              (0.14
 

2012 - Institutional

    10.33         0.28        1.52         1.80         (0.28              (0.28
 

2012 - Service

    10.14         0.16        1.55         1.71         (0.14              (0.14
 

2012 - IR

    10.13         0.24        1.51         1.75         (0.26              (0.26
 

2012 - R

    10.16         0.20        1.49         1.69         (0.21              (0.21
 

2011 - A

    11.33         0.20        (1.05      (0.85      (0.25              (0.25
 

2011 - B

    10.93         0.11        (1.01      (0.90      (0.16              (0.16
 

2011 - C

    10.88         0.11        (1.01      (0.90      (0.16              (0.16
 

2011 - Institutional

    11.45         0.25        (1.07      (0.82      (0.30              (0.30
 

2011 - Service

    11.22         0.16        (1.02      (0.86      (0.22              (0.22
 

2011 - IR

    11.23         0.27        (1.08      (0.81      (0.29              (0.29
 

2011 - R

    11.26         0.21        (1.08      (0.87      (0.23              (0.23
 

2010 - A

    10.24         0.19        1.11         1.30         (0.21              (0.21
 

2010 - B

    9.88         0.11        1.06         1.17         (0.12              (0.12
 

2010 - C

    9.84         0.10        1.06         1.16         (0.12              (0.12
 

2010 - Institutional

    10.35         0.27        1.08         1.35         (0.25              (0.25
 

2010 - Service

    10.14         0.17        1.10         1.27         (0.19              (0.19
 

2010 - IR

    10.16         0.24        1.07         1.31         (0.24              (0.24
 

2010 - R

    10.22         0.41        0.85         1.26         (0.22              (0.22
 

2009 - A

    8.04         0.16        2.19         2.35         (0.15              (0.15
 

2009 - B

    7.77         0.09        2.10         2.19         (0.08              (0.08
 

2009 - C

    7.73         0.09        2.10         2.19         (0.08              (0.08
 

2009 - Institutional

    8.12         0.19        2.23         2.42         (0.19              (0.19
 

2009 - Service

    7.96         0.15        2.17         2.32         (0.14              (0.14
 

2009 - IR

    7.98         0.84        1.53         2.37         (0.19              (0.19
 

2009 - R

    8.01         0.27        2.09         2.36         (0.15              (0.15
 

2008 - A

    15.63         0.19        (6.87      (6.68      (0.25      (0.66      (0.91
 

2008 - B

    15.10         0.10        (6.61      (6.51      (0.16      (0.66      (0.82
 

2008 - C

    15.03         0.10        (6.58      (6.48      (0.16      (0.66      (0.82
 

2008 - Institutional

    15.81         0.26        (6.98      (6.72      (0.31      (0.66      (0.97
 

2008 - Service

    15.50         0.19        (6.83      (6.64      (0.24      (0.66      (0.90
 

2008 - IR

    15.57         0.24        (6.88      (6.64      (0.29      (0.66      (0.95
 

2008 - R

    15.57         0.19        (6.87      (6.68      (0.22      (0.66      (0.88

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the 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 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.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   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.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

                                                                   
    Net asset
value, end
of period
        Total
return (c)
        Net assets,
end of
period
(in 000s)
        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets (d)
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets (d)
        Ratio of
net investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets (b)
        Portfolio
turnover
rate (e)
 
  $ 12.50          6.38     $ 138,427          0.59 % (f)         0.68 % (f)         (0.25 )% (f)         9
    11.99          5.92          16,089          1.34 (f)         1.43 (f)         (1.01 ) (f)         9   
    11.93          5.95          98,928          1.34 (f)         1.43 (f)         (1.00 ) (f)         9   
    12.62          6.50          102,143          0.19 (f)         0.28 (f)         0.17 (f)         9   
    12.44          6.23          567          0.69 (f)         0.78 (f)         (0.36 ) (f)         9   
    12.37          6.45          1,748          0.34 (f)         0.43 (f)         0.07 (f)         9   
    12.37          6.27          4,789          0.84 (f)         0.93 (f)         (0.50 ) (f)         9   
                         
    11.75          16.95          147,814          0.59          0.68          1.85          23   
    11.32          16.05          17,941          1.34          1.43          1.06          23   
    11.26          16.10          102,156          1.34          1.43          1.10          23   
    11.85          17.45          92,696          0.19          0.26          2.45          23   
    11.71          16.85          488          0.70          0.78          1.43          23   
    11.62          17.30          494          0.34          0.42          2.20          23   
    11.64            16.59            4,946            0.84            0.92            1.79            23   
    10.23          (7.52       208,169          0.59          0.66          1.77          18   
    9.87          (8.26       20,844          1.34          1.41          1.03          18   
    9.82          (8.28       112,247          1.34          1.41          1.05          18   
    10.33          (7.16       46,797          0.19          0.26          2.20          18   
    10.14          (7.63       1,246          0.69          0.76          1.39          18   
    10.13          (7.25       539          0.34          0.41          2.45          18   
    10.16            (7.71         5,073            0.84            0.91            1.91            18   
    11.33          12.66          296,969          0.59          0.66          1.79          27   
    10.93          11.89          29,225          1.34          1.41          1.09          27   
    10.88          11.83          158,142          1.34          1.41          1.04          27   
    11.45          13.09          59,900          0.19          0.26          2.52          27   
    11.22          12.53          3,540          0.69          0.76          1.61          27   
    11.23          12.89          553          0.34          0.41          2.36          27   
    11.26            12.34            4,389            0.84            0.91            3.90            27   
    10.24          29.26          340,567          0.59          0.67          1.81          34   
    9.88          28.22          33,103          1.34          1.42          1.01          34   
    9.84          28.39          182,232          1.34          1.42          1.02          34   
    10.35          29.81          50,926          0.19          0.27          2.22          34   
    10.14          29.22          4,770          0.69          0.77          1.76          34   
    10.16          29.70          320          0.34          0.42          8.65          34   
    10.22            29.56            285            0.84            0.92            2.92            34   
    8.04          (42.52       300,859          0.59          0.66          1.43          22   
    7.77          (42.91       31,403          1.34          1.41          0.80          22   
    7.73          (42.93       170,281          1.34          1.41          0.76          22   
    8.12          (42.28       39,471          0.19          0.26          2.01          22   
    7.96          (42.59       4,069          0.69          0.76          1.48          22   
    7.98          (42.41       6          0.34          0.41          1.87          22   
    8.01            (42.64         6            0.84            0.91            1.43            22   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   57


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH AND INCOME STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

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)(b)
     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 JUNE 30, (UNAUDITED)      
 

2013 - A

  $ 10.95       $ 0.03       $ 0.24       $ 0.27       $ (0.02    $       $ (0.02
 

2013 - B

    10.89         (0.02      0.25         0.23                           
 

2013 - C

    10.85         (0.02      0.25         0.23                           
 

2013 - Institutional

    10.98         0.05         0.25         0.30         (0.05              (0.05
 

2013 - Service

    10.92         0.02         0.26         0.28         (0.02              (0.02
 

2013 - IR

    10.91         0.04         0.24         0.28         (0.04              (0.04
 

2013 - R

    10.90         0.01         0.25         0.26         (0.01              (0.01
                     
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,   
 

2012 - A

    9.98         0.17         1.07         1.24         (0.27              (0.27
 

2012 - B

    9.95         0.09         1.05         1.14         (0.20              (0.20
 

2012 - C

    9.92         0.09         1.04         1.13         (0.20              (0.20
 

2012 - Institutional

    10.02         0.24         1.03         1.27         (0.31              (0.31
 

2012 - Service

    9.97         0.17         1.04         1.21         (0.26              (0.26
 

2012 - IR

    9.95         0.20         1.05         1.25         (0.29              (0.29
 

2012 - R

    9.94         0.16         1.04         1.20         (0.24              (0.24
 

2011 - A

    10.55         0.17         (0.53      (0.36      (0.21              (0.21
 

2011 - B

    10.53         0.10         (0.54      (0.44      (0.14              (0.14
 

2011 - C

    10.49         0.10         (0.53      (0.43      (0.14              (0.14
 

2011 - Institutional

    10.59         0.22         (0.54      (0.32      (0.25              (0.25
 

2011 - Service

    10.53         0.17         (0.53      (0.36      (0.20              (0.20
 

2011 - IR

    10.52         0.40         (0.73      (0.33      (0.24              (0.24
 

2011 - R

    10.52         0.18         (0.57      (0.39      (0.19              (0.19
 

2010 - A

    9.81         0.22         0.76         0.98         (0.24              (0.24
 

2010 - B

    9.79         0.15         0.76         0.91         (0.17              (0.17
 

2010 - C

    9.76         0.15         0.75         0.90         (0.17              (0.17
 

2010 - Institutional

    9.84         0.27         0.77         1.04         (0.29              (0.29
 

2010 - Service

    9.79         0.23         0.75         0.98         (0.24              (0.24
 

2010 - IR

    9.79         0.27         0.73         1.00         (0.27              (0.27
 

2010 - R

    9.78         0.30         0.67         0.97         (0.23              (0.23
 

2009 - A

    8.11         0.35         1.71         2.06         (0.36              (0.36
 

2009 - B

    8.10         0.29         1.70         1.99         (0.30              (0.30
 

2009 - C

    8.07         0.28         1.71         1.99         (0.30              (0.30
 

2009 - Institutional

    8.14         0.34         1.76         2.10         (0.40              (0.40
 

2009 - Service

    8.10         0.32         1.72         2.04         (0.35              (0.35
 

2009 - IR

    8.10         0.28         1.79         2.07         (0.38              (0.38
 

2009 - R

    8.10         0.75         1.28         2.03         (0.35              (0.35
 

2008 - A

    12.88         0.28         (4.38      (4.10      (0.32      (0.35      (0.67
 

2008 - B

    12.85         0.20         (4.36      (4.16      (0.24      (0.35      (0.59
 

2008 - C

    12.81         0.20         (4.35      (4.15      (0.24      (0.35      (0.59
 

2008 - Institutional

    12.92         0.33         (4.39      (4.06      (0.37      (0.35      (0.72
 

2008 - Service

    12.86         0.29         (4.39      (4.10      (0.31      (0.35      (0.66
 

2008 - IR

    12.87         0.33         (4.40      (4.07      (0.35      (0.35      (0.70
 

2008 - R

    12.87         0.26         (4.38      (4.12      (0.30      (0.35      (0.65

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the 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 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.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   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.
  (f)   Annualized.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH AND INCOME STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

                                                                   
    Net asset
value, end
of period
        Total
return (c)
        Net assets,
end of
period
(in 000s)
        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets (d)
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets (d)
        Ratio of
net investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets (b)
        Portfolio
turnover
rate (e)
 
                         
  $ 11.20          2.49     $ 440,496          0.59 % (f)         0.63 % (f)         0.45 % (f)         21
    11.12          2.11          50,021          1.34 (f)         1.38 (f)         (0.30 ) (f)         21   
    11.08          2.12          193,553          1.34 (f)         1.38 (f)         (0.30 ) (f)         21   
    11.23          2.70          307,108          0.19 (f)         0.23 (f)         0.86 (f)         21   
    11.18          2.54          3,876          0.69 (f)         0.73 (f)         0.36 (f)         21   
    11.15          2.55          2,327          0.34 (f)         0.38 (f)         0.72 (f)         21   
    11.15          2.38          3,871          0.84 (f)         0.88 (f)         0.21 (f)         21   
                         
                         
    10.95          12.40          491,921          0.59          0.63          1.61          47   
    10.89          11.49          58,399          1.35          1.38          0.86          47   
    10.85          11.42          210,201          1.34          1.38          0.89          47   
    10.98          12.69          267,744          0.19          0.22          2.21          47   
    10.92          12.13          3,848          0.69          0.73          1.59          47   
    10.91          12.62          1,519          0.34          0.38          1.90          47   
    10.90            12.12            4,068            0.84            0.88            1.54            47   
    9.98          (3.46       750,376          0.59          0.62          1.62          35   
    9.95          (4.18       72,331          1.34          1.37          0.90          35   
    9.92          (4.10       250,381          1.34          1.37          0.91          35   
    10.02          (3.04       140,119          0.19          0.22          2.12          35   
    9.97          (3.48       4,073          0.69          0.72          1.57          35   
    9.95          (3.18       1,719          0.34          0.37          3.99          35   
    9.94            (3.77         4,384            0.84            0.87            1.68            35   
    10.55          10.12          1,097,565          0.59          0.62          2.24          31   
    10.53          9.35          102,328          1.34          1.37          1.51          31   
    10.49          9.27          353,844          1.34          1.37          1.46          31   
    10.59          10.64          154,835          0.19          0.22          2.69          31   
    10.53          10.04          5,918          0.69          0.72          2.27          31   
    10.52          10.34          210          0.34          0.37          2.75          31   
    10.52            9.96            3,314            0.84            0.87            3.02            31   
    9.81          25.87          1,272,519          0.59          0.63          4.04          40   
    9.79          24.84          116,466          1.34          1.38          3.31          40   
    9.76          24.92          424,560          1.34          1.38          3.23          40   
    9.84          26.27          162,453          0.19          0.23          3.95          40   
    9.79          25.63          6,124          0.69          0.73          3.69          40   
    9.79          25.99          39          0.34          0.38          2.94          40   
    9.78            25.50            583            0.84            0.88            8.02            40   
    8.11          (31.94       1,214,344          0.59          0.63          2.49          39   
    8.10          (32.40       107,669          1.34          1.38          1.79          39   
    8.07          (32.42       441,004          1.34          1.38          1.76          39   
    8.14          (31.63       285,106          0.19          0.23          2.90          39   
    8.10          (31.98       8,051          0.69          0.73          2.60          39   
    8.10          (31.79       7          0.34          0.38          2.89          39   
    8.10            (32.12         22            0.84            0.88            2.29            39   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   59


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

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 JUNE 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2013 - A

  $ 11.05       $ (0.01 ) (e)     $ 0.49       $ 0.48       $       $       $   
 

2013 - B

    11.12         (0.05 ) (e)       0.49         0.44                           
 

2013 - C

    11.02         (0.05 ) (e)       0.48         0.43                           
 

2013 - Institutional

    11.04         0.02 (e)       0.49         0.51                           
 

2013 - Service

    11.01         (0.01 ) (e)       0.49         0.48                           
 

2013 - IR

    10.91         0.01 (e)       0.49         0.50                           
 

2013 - R

    10.80         (0.02 ) (e)       0.47         0.45                           
                    
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,   
 

2012 - A

    9.86         0.18 (e)       1.25         1.43         (0.24              (0.24
 

2012 - B

    9.92         0.10 (e)       1.25         1.35         (0.15              (0.15
 

2012 - C

    9.83         0.10 (e)       1.25         1.35         (0.16              (0.16
 

2012 - Institutional

    9.87         0.23 (e)       1.24         1.47         (0.30              (0.30
 

2012 - Service

    9.83         0.17 (e)       1.25         1.42         (0.24              (0.24
 

2012 - IR

    9.75         0.22 (e)       1.22         1.44         (0.28              (0.28
 

2012 - R

    9.65         0.17 (e)       1.21         1.38         (0.23              (0.23
 

2011 - A

    10.75         0.19 (e)       (0.84      (0.65      (0.24              (0.24
 

2011 - B

    10.80         0.11 (e)       (0.85      (0.74      (0.14              (0.14
 

2011 - C

    10.70         0.11 (e)       (0.83      (0.72      (0.15              (0.15
 

2011 - Institutional

    10.77         0.22 (e)       (0.83      (0.61      (0.29              (0.29
 

2011 - Service

    10.72         0.18 (e)       (0.84      (0.66      (0.23              (0.23
 

2011 - IR

    10.65         0.30 (e)       (0.92      (0.62      (0.28              (0.28
 

2011 - R

    10.55         0.20 (e)       (0.87      (0.67      (0.23              (0.23
 

2010 - A

    9.87         0.22 (e)       0.91         1.13         (0.25              (0.25
 

2010 - B

    9.91         0.14 (e)       0.91         1.05         (0.16              (0.16
 

2010 - C

    9.83         0.14 (e)       0.89         1.03         (0.16              (0.16
 

2010 - Institutional

    9.89         0.28 (e)       0.90         1.18         (0.30              (0.30
 

2010 - Service

    9.85         0.21 (e)       0.90         1.11         (0.24              (0.24
 

2010 - IR

    9.79         0.26 (e)       0.88         1.14         (0.28              (0.28
 

2010 - R

    9.71         0.27 (e)       0.82         1.09         (0.25              (0.25
 

2009 - A

    7.87         0.24 (e)       2.00         2.24         (0.24              (0.24
 

2009 - B

    7.90         0.17 (e)       2.01         2.18         (0.17              (0.17
 

2009 - C

    7.83         0.16 (e)       2.01         2.17         (0.17              (0.17
 

2009 - Institutional

    7.88         0.27 (e)       2.02         2.29         (0.28              (0.28
 

2009 - Service

    7.84         0.19 (e)       2.04         2.23         (0.22              (0.22
 

2009 - IR

    7.81         0.88 (e)       1.38         2.26         (0.28              (0.28
 

2009 - R

    7.78         0.60 (e)       1.59         2.19         (0.26              (0.26
 

2008 - A

    14.35         0.28        (5.95      (5.67      (0.31      (0.50      (0.81
 

2008 - B

    14.34         0.18        (5.91      (5.73      (0.21      (0.50      (0.71
 

2008 - C

    14.22         0.17        (5.85      (5.68      (0.21      (0.50      (0.71
 

2008 - Institutional

    14.41         0.31        (5.97      (5.66      (0.37      (0.50      (0.87
 

2008 - Service

    14.29         0.27        (5.93      (5.66      (0.29      (0.50      (0.79
 

2008 - IR

    14.29         0.30        (5.93      (5.63      (0.35      (0.50      (0.85
 

2008 - R

    14.29         0.27        (5.94      (5.67      (0.34      (0.50      (0.84

 

  (a)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (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 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)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (f)   Annualized.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

                                                                   
    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 (loss)
to average
net assets (a)
        Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
 
  $ 11.53          4.34     $ 372,962          0.59 % (f)         0.64 % (f)         (0.14 )% (f)         13
    11.56          3.96          50,303          1.34 (f)         1.39 (f)         (0.90 ) (f)         13   
    11.45          3.90          212,817          1.34 (f)         1.39 (f)         (0.89 ) (f)         13   
    11.55          4.62          195,413          0.19 (f)         0.24 (f)         0.27 (f)         13   
    11.49          4.36          3,285          0.69 (f)         0.74 (f)         (0.23 ) (f)         13   
    11.41          4.58          2,343          0.34 (f)         0.39 (f)         0.12 (f)         13   
    11.25          4.17          4,535          0.84 (f)         0.89 (f)         (0.40 ) (f)         13   
                         
 
    11.05          14.49          398,487          0.59          0.64          1.65          47   
    11.12          13.64          57,388          1.34          1.39          0.90          47   
    11.02          13.72          224,471          1.34          1.39          0.92          47   
    11.04          14.89          173,180          0.19          0.23          2.10          47   
    11.01          14.42          3,185          0.69          0.74          1.60          47   
    10.91          14.79          1,483          0.34          0.38          2.05          47   
    10.80            14.31            4,885            0.84            0.88            1.64            47   
    9.86          (6.08       562,262          0.59          0.63          1.73          35   
    9.92          (6.82       68,563          1.34          1.38          0.98          35   
    9.83          (6.77       257,778          1.34          1.38          0.99          35   
    9.87          (5.69       92,807          0.19          0.23          2.08          35   
    9.83          (6.18       3,644          0.69          0.73          1.65          35   
    9.75          (5.85       1,376          0.34          0.38          2.90          35   
    9.65            (6.39         4,413            0.84            0.88            1.88            35   
    10.75          11.46          789,340          0.59          0.63          2.16          28   
    10.80          10.63          97,344          1.34          1.38          1.39          28   
    10.70          10.52          373,504          1.34          1.38          1.37          28   
    10.77          11.90          115,999          0.19          0.23          2.78          28   
    10.72          11.30          6,647          0.69          0.73          2.14          28   
    10.65          11.66          675          0.34          0.38          2.61          28   
    10.55            11.20            3,588            0.84            0.88            2.73            28   
    9.87          28.55          902,200          0.59          0.64          2.73          39   
    9.91          27.64          114,216          1.34          1.39          1.97          39   
    9.83          27.74          444,309          1.34          1.39          1.92          39   
    9.89          29.12          106,456          0.19          0.24          3.16          39   
    9.85          28.48          7,182          0.69          0.74          2.29          39   
    9.79          29.00          546          0.34          0.39          9.20          39   
    9.71            28.27            1,184            0.84            0.89            6.30            39   
    7.87          (39.31       853,210          0.59          0.64          1.95          33   
    7.90          (39.76       111,318          1.34          1.39          1.25          33   
    7.83          (39.77       465,634          1.34          1.39          1.21          33   
    7.88          (39.09       97,798          0.19          0.24          2.63          33   
    7.84          (39.38       8,881          0.69          0.74          1.79          33   
    7.81          (39.21       6          0.34          0.39          2.39          33   
    7.78            (39.44         32            0.84            0.89            2.18            33   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   61


GOLDMAN SACHS INCOME STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO

 

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)(b)
     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 JUNE 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2013 - A

  $ 8.90       $ 0.18       $ (0.36    $ (0.18    $ (0.17   $       $ (0.17
 

2013 - C

    8.94         0.14         (0.36      (0.22      (0.13             (0.13
 

2013 - Institutional

    8.86         0.20         (0.37      (0.17      (0.18             (0.18
 

2013 - IR

    8.89         0.19         (0.36      (0.17      (0.18             (0.18
 

2013 - R

    8.93         0.17         (0.36      (0.19      (0.16             (0.16
                    
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,   
 

2012 - A

    8.12         0.29         0.85         1.14         (0.36             (0.36
 

2012 - C

    8.16         0.24         0.84         1.08         (0.30             (0.30
 

2012 - Institutional

    8.10         0.34         0.82         1.16         (0.40             (0.40
 

2012 - IR

    8.11         0.33         0.84         1.17         (0.39             (0.39
 

2012 - R

    8.15         0.30         0.82         1.12         (0.34             (0.34
 

2011 - A

    8.58         0.28         (0.43      (0.15      (0.31             (0.31
 

2011 - C

    8.62         0.22         (0.43      (0.21      (0.25             (0.25
 

2011 - Institutional

    8.56         0.31         (0.42      (0.11      (0.35             (0.35
 

2011 - IR

    8.57         0.30         (0.42      (0.12      (0.34             (0.34
 

2011 - R

    8.61         0.27         (0.44      (0.17      (0.29             (0.29
 

2010 - A

    7.96         0.33         0.63         0.96         (0.34             (0.34
 

2010 - C

    8.00         0.27         0.63         0.90         (0.28             (0.28
 

2010 - Institutional

    7.95         0.35         0.64         0.99         (0.38             (0.38
 

2010 - IR

    7.95         0.37         0.61         0.98         (0.36             (0.36
 

2010 - R

    7.99         0.31         0.63         0.94         (0.32             (0.32
 

2009 - A

    6.57         0.39         1.37         1.76         (0.37             (0.37
 

2009 - C

    6.56         0.33         1.37         1.70         (0.26             (0.26
 

2009 - Institutional

    6.57         0.40         1.40         1.80         (0.42             (0.42
 

2009 - IR

    6.57         0.39         1.38         1.77         (0.39             (0.39
 

2009 - R

    6.57         0.36         1.39         1.75         (0.33             (0.33
 

2008 - A

    9.75         0.35         (2.92      (2.57      (0.39 ) (g)       (0.22      (0.61
 

2008 - C

    9.74         0.29         (2.92      (2.63      (0.33 ) (g)       (0.22      (0.55
 

2008 - Institutional

    9.75         0.38         (2.92      (2.54      (0.42 ) (g)       (0.22      (0.64
 

2008 - IR

    9.75         0.37         (2.92      (2.55      (0.41 ) (g)       (0.22      (0.63
 

2008 - R

    9.75         0.33         (2.91      (2.58      (0.38 ) (g)       (0.22      (0.60

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the 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 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.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   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.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   Includes a distribution from capital of $0.03 per share.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INCOME STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO

 

                                                                   
    Net asset
value, end
of period
        Total
return (c)
        Net assets,
end of
period
(in 000s)
        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets (d)
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets (d)
        Ratio of
net investment
income
to average
net assets (b)
        Portfolio
turnover
rate (e)
 
 
  $ 8.55          (2.12 )%      $ 11,933          0.57 % (f)         1.34 % (f)         3.96 % (f)         28
    8.59          (2.48       11,369          1.32 (f)         2.09 (f)         3.23 (f)         28   
    8.51          (1.93       8,273          0.17 (f)         0.95 (f)         4.40 (f)         28   
    8.54          (2.00       2,598          0.32 (f)         1.10 (f)         4.31 (f)         28   
    8.58          (2.23       148          0.82 (f)         1.60 (f)         3.76 (f)         28   
                         
 
    8.90          14.22          13,366          0.57          1.23          3.42          111   
    8.94          13.31          12,195          1.32          1.99          2.79          111   
    8.86          14.46          5,527          0.17          0.80          3.97          111   
    8.89          14.53          2,197          0.32          1.00          3.85          111   
    8.93            13.88            134            0.82            1.51            3.42            111   
    8.12          (1.78       18,278          0.57          1.18          3.34          51   
    8.16          (2.50       10,732          1.32          1.93          2.59          51   
    8.10          (1.39       8,125          0.17          0.78          3.69          51   
    8.11          (1.54       1,179          0.32          0.93          3.57          51   
    8.15            (2.01         83            0.82            1.43            3.12            51   
    8.58          12.36          14,054          0.57          1.44          4.00          70   
    8.62          11.46          8,130          1.32          2.19          3.31          70   
    8.56          12.83          7,614          0.17          1.04          4.31          70   
    8.57          12.66          501          0.32          1.19          4.49          70   
    8.61            12.00            45            0.82            1.69            3.78            70   
    7.96          27.39          10,619          0.57          1.76          5.44          34   
    8.00          26.53          4,674          1.32          2.51          4.64          34   
    7.95          27.92          9,708          0.17          1.36          5.73          34   
    7.95          27.73          9          0.32          1.51          5.57          34   
    7.99            27.23            9            0.82            2.01            5.07            34   
    6.57          (26.81       5,305          0.57          2.17          4.03          98   
    6.56          (27.36       3,188          1.32          2.92          3.33          98   
    6.57          (26.59       7,541          0.17          1.77          4.38          98   
    6.57          (26.75       7          0.32          1.92          4.25          98   
    6.57            (27.01         7            0.82            2.42            3.74            98   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   63


GOLDMAN SACHS SATELLITE STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO

 

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 JUNE 30, (UNAUDITED)   
 

2013 - A

  $ 8.22       $ 0.11 (e)     $ (0.36    $ (0.25    $ (0.11    $       $ (0.11
 

2013 - C

    8.18         0.08 (e)       (0.36      (0.28      (0.08              (0.08
 

2013 - Institutional

    8.21         0.13 (e)       (0.36      (0.23      (0.13              (0.13
 

2013 - Service

    8.19         0.11 (e)       (0.36      (0.25      (0.11              (0.11
 

2013 - IR

    8.21         0.12 (e)       (0.36      (0.24      (0.12              (0.12
 

2013 - R

    8.19         0.10 (e)       (0.35      (0.25      (0.10              (0.10
                    
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,   
 

2012 - A

    7.39         0.33 (e)       0.86         1.19         (0.34      (0.02      (0.36
 

2012 - C

    7.36         0.26 (e)       0.86         1.12         (0.28      (0.02      (0.30
 

2012 - Institutional

    7.38         0.36 (e)       0.86         1.22         (0.37      (0.02      (0.39
 

2012 - Service

    7.36         0.32 (e)       0.87         1.19         (0.34      (0.02      (0.36
 

2012 - IR

    7.38         0.35 (e)       0.86         1.21         (0.36      (0.02      (0.38
 

2012 - R

    7.37         0.31 (e)       0.86         1.17         (0.33      (0.02      (0.35
 

2011 - A

    7.95         0.28 (e)       (0.53      (0.25      (0.28      (0.03      (0.31
 

2011 - C

    7.92         0.23 (e)       (0.53      (0.30      (0.23      (0.03      (0.26
 

2011 - Institutional

    7.94         0.32 (e)       (0.53      (0.21      (0.32      (0.03      (0.35
 

2011 - Service

    7.92         0.28 (e)       (0.53      (0.25      (0.28      (0.03      (0.31
 

2011 - IR

    7.94         0.32 (e)       (0.54      (0.22      (0.31      (0.03      (0.34
 

2011 - R

    7.93         0.26 (e)       (0.52      (0.26      (0.27      (0.03      (0.30
 

2010 - A

    7.34         0.40        0.62         1.02         (0.41              (0.41
 

2010 - C

    7.31         0.34        0.63         0.97         (0.36              (0.36
 

2010 - Institutional

    7.33         0.42        0.63         1.05         (0.44              (0.44
 

2010 - Service

    7.31         0.38        0.63         1.01         (0.40              (0.40
 

2010 - IR

    7.34         0.42        0.61         1.03         (0.43              (0.43
 

2010 - R

    7.32         0.41        0.59         1.00         (0.39              (0.39
 

2009 - A

    5.58         0.36 (e)       1.69         2.05         (0.27      (0.02      (0.29
 

2009 - C

    5.56         0.31 (e)       1.69         2.00         (0.23      (0.02      (0.25
 

2009 - Institutional

    5.57         0.42 (e)       1.66         2.08         (0.30      (0.02      (0.32
 

2009 - Service

    5.56         0.53 (e)       1.51         2.04         (0.27      (0.02      (0.29
 

2009 - IR

    5.58         0.96 (e)       1.11         2.07         (0.29      (0.02      (0.31
 

2009 - R

    5.57         0.50 (e)       1.53         2.03         (0.26      (0.02      (0.28
 

2008 - A

    10.18         0.28 (e)       (4.51      (4.23      (0.33      (0.04      (0.37
 

2008 - C

    10.15         0.23 (e)       (4.51      (4.28      (0.27      (0.04      (0.31
 

2008 - Institutional

    10.17         0.35 (e)       (4.55      (4.20      (0.36      (0.04      (0.40
 

2008 - Service (Commenced August 29, 2008)

    9.30         0.13 (e)       (3.60      (3.47      (0.23      (0.04      (0.27
 

2008 - IR

    10.17         0.27 (e)       (4.47      (4.20      (0.35      (0.04      (0.39
 

2008 - R

    10.17         0.29 (e)       (4.54      (4.25      (0.31      (0.04      (0.35

 

  (a)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (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 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)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The ratio is not annualized as the Portfolio’s income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 did not correlate to the income earned during the class’ period of operation due to timing of income recognition.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SATELLITE STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO

 

                                                                   
    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 (a)
        Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
 
  $ 7.86          (3.04 )%      $ 259,612          0.57 % (f)         0.60 % (f)         2.78 % (f)         20
    7.82          (3.42       125,618          1.32 (f)         1.35 (f)         2.02 (f)         20   
    7.85          (2.85       852,076          0.17 (f)         0.20 (f)         3.18 (f)         20   
    7.83          (3.11       30,443          0.67 (f)         0.70 (f)         2.64 (f)         20   
    7.85          (2.92       92,030          0.32 (f)         0.35 (f)         3.04 (f)         20   
    7.84          (3.04       4,268          0.82 (f)         0.85 (f)         2.55 (f)         20   
                         
 
    8.22          16.30          250,407          0.57          0.60          4.13          14   
    8.18          15.37          130,446          1.32          1.35          3.32          14   
    8.21          16.77          803,541          0.17          0.20          4.56          14   
    8.19          16.26          37,068          0.67          0.70          4.04          14   
    8.21          16.60          74,216          0.32          0.35          4.37          14   
    8.19            15.96            2,804            0.82            0.85            3.86            14   
    7.39          (3.17       201,416          0.57          0.61          3.59          35   
    7.36          (3.88       117,790          1.32          1.36          2.88          35   
    7.38          (2.77       590,521          0.17          0.21          4.07          35   
    7.36          (3.26       28,306          0.67          0.71          3.54          35   
    7.38          (2.91       58,940          0.32          0.36          4.12          35   
    7.37            (3.42         846            0.82            0.86            3.33            35   
    7.95          14.20          212,886          0.57          0.63          5.78          18   
    7.92          13.48          101,615          1.32          1.38          5.17          18   
    7.94          14.66          442,808          0.17          0.23          6.30          18   
    7.92          14.17          22,401          0.67          0.73          5.97          18   
    7.94          14.34          19,947          0.32          0.38          6.21          18   
    7.93            14.01            761            0.82            0.88            6.13            18   
    7.34          37.31          131,389          0.57          0.71          5.66          58   
    7.31          36.29          50,972          1.32          1.46          4.81          58   
    7.33          37.89          242,969          0.17          0.31          6.37          58   
    7.31          37.17          11,311          0.67          0.81          7.60          58   
    7.34          37.70          6,331          0.32          0.46          13.43          58   
    7.32            36.96            160            0.82            0.96            7.44            58   
    5.58          (41.99       57,958          0.57          0.84          3.27          50   
    5.56          (42.43       26,696          1.32          1.59          2.67          50   
    5.57          (41.81       54,327          0.17          0.44          4.24          50   
    5.56          (37.37       222          0.67 (f)         0.94 (f)         2.20 (g)         50   
    5.58          (41.79       4          0.32          0.59          2.92          50   
    5.57            (42.16         21            0.82            1.09            3.55            50   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2013 (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 “Portfolios” or individually a “Portfolio”), along with their corresponding share classes and respective diversification status under the Act:

 

Portfolio      Share Classes Offered *    Diversified/
Non-diversified

Balanced Strategy,

Equity Growth Strategy,

Growth and Income Strategy, and

Growth Strategy

    

A, B, C, Institutional, Service, IR, R

   Diversified

Income Strategies

    

A, C, Institutional, IR, R

   Diversified

Satellite Strategies

    

A, C, Institutional, Service, IR, R

   Diversified

 

*   Class B Shares are generally no longer available for purchase by current or prospective investors.

Class A Shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. Class B Shares were sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) that declines from 5.00% to zero, depending upon the period of time the shares are held. Class C Shares are sold with a CDSC of 1.00%, which is imposed on redemptions made within 12 months of purchase. Institutional, Service, Class IR and Class R 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 Portfolios pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Trust.

The Portfolios are expected to invest primarily in a combination of domestic and international equity and fixed income underlying funds (“Underlying Funds”) which are registered under the Act, for which GSAM or Goldman Sachs Asset Management International (“GSAMI”), also an affiliate of Goldman Sachs, act as investment advisers.

 

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 Portfolios’ valuation policy, as well as the Underlying Funds, 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. Capital gain distributions received from Underlying Funds are recognized on 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.

C.  Class Allocations and Expenses — Investment income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), and non-class specific expenses of each Portfolio are allocated daily based upon the proportion of net assets of each class. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution and Service, Transfer Agent and Service and Shareholder Administration fees. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by a Portfolio are charged to that Portfolio, while

 

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the respective Funds on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses.

Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of each Portfolio and do not include any expenses associated with the Underlying Funds. Because the Underlying Funds have varied expense and fee levels and the Portfolios may own different proportions of the Underlying Funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by each Portfolio will vary.

 

D.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders  — It is each 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 Portfolios 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:

 

Portfolio         Income Distributions
Declared/Paid
   Capital Gains Distributions
Declared/Paid

Balanced Strategy, Growth and Income Strategy and Satellite Strategies

      

Quarterly

   Annually

Equity Growth Strategy and Growth Strategy

      

Annually

   Annually

Income Strategies

      

Monthly

   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 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 Portfolios’ 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;

 

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June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require significant unobservable inputs (including GSAM’s assumptions in determining fair value measurement).

The Trustees have adopted Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Portfolios, 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 Portfolios’ 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:

Underlying Funds — Investments in the Underlying Funds are valued at the NAV per share of the Institutional Share class of each Underlying Fund on the day of valuation. Because each Portfolio invests primarily in other mutual funds that fluctuate in value, the Portfolios’ shares will correspondingly fluctuate in value.

The Underlying Funds may invest in debt securities which, if 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, which are generally classified as Level 1, these investments are generally classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Underlying Funds may invest in equity securities and investment companies. Investments in equity securities and investment companies traded on a United States (“U.S.”) securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If no sale occurs, equity securities and exchange traded investment companies are valued at the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions. Investments in investment companies (other than those that are exchange traded) are valued at the NAV on the valuation date. To the extent these investments are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

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.

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.

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 Portfolio, including accrued interest, is required to exceed the value of the repurchase agreement, including accrued interest. The underlying securities for all repurchase agreements are held at the Portfolios’ custodian or designated sub-custodians under tri-party repurchase agreements.

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11: Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“netting”) on the Statements of Assets and

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

Liabilities that are subject to master netting arrangements or similar agreements. ASU 2011-11 was amended by ASU No. 2013-01, clarifying which investments and transactions are subject to the netting disclosure. The scope of the disclosure requirements is limited to derivative instruments, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions. This information is intended to enable users of the Portfolios’ financial statements to evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements on the Portfolios’ financial position. The ASU is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Portfolios adopted the disclosure requirement on netting for the current reporting period. Since these amended principles require additional disclosures concerning offsetting and related arrangements, adoption did not affect the Portfolios’ financial condition or results of operations.

For financial reporting purposes, the Portfolios do not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to master netting arrangements or similar agreements on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

A MRA governs transactions between a Portfolio and select counterparties. A MRA contains provisions for, among other things, initiation, income payments, events of default, and maintenance of securities for repurchase agreements. A 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 Portfolio could suffer a loss to the extent that the proceeds from the sale of the underlying securities and other collateral held by the Portfolio are less than the repurchase price and the Portfolio’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 Portfolio’s interest in the collateral is not enforceable resulting in additional losses to the Portfolio.

At June 30, 2013, the Portfolios’ investments in repurchase agreements were all subject to enforceable Master Repurchase Agreements. Repurchase agreements on a gross and net basis were as follows:

 

Repurchase Agreements    Equity Growth
Strategy
     Growth and Income
Strategy
    

Growth

Strategy

 

Total gross amount presented in Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   $ 100,000       $ 300,000       $ 300,000   

Non-cash Collateral offsetting (1)

     (100,000      (300,000      (300,000

Net Amount (2)

   $       $       $   

 

  (1)   At June 30, 2013 the value of the collateral received from each seller exceeded the value of the related repurchase agreements.
  (2)   Net amount represents the net amount due from the counterparty in the event of a default based on the contractual set-off rights under the agreement.

Pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission and terms and conditions contained therein, the Portfolios, 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 Portfolios maintain pro-rata credit exposure to the underlying repurchase agreements’ counterparties. With the exception of certain transaction fees, the Portfolios are not subject to any expenses in relation to these investments.

B.  Level 3 Fair Value Investments — To the extent that the aforementioned significant inputs 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 Portfolios’ 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 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Portfolios’ investments classified in the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2013:

 

BALANCED STRATEGY             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Equity Underlying Funds

   $ 184,633,525         $         $         —   

Fixed Income Underlying Funds

     275,341,561                       

Dynamic Underlying Funds

     79,676,374                       
Total    $ 539,651,460         $         $   
EQUITY GROWTH STRATEGY             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Equity Underlying Funds

   $ 352,371,032         $         $   

Fixed Income Underlying Funds

     10,933,386                       

Short-term Investments

               100,000             
Total    $ 363,304,418         $ 100,000         $   
GROWTH AND INCOME STRATEGY             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Equity Underlying Funds

   $ 552,072,567         $         $   

Fixed Income Underlying Funds

     301,838,141                       

Dynamic Underlying Funds

     148,542,279                       

Short-term Investments

               300,000             
Total    $ 1,002,452,987         $ 300,000         $   
GROWTH STRATEGY             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Equity Underlying Funds

   $ 625,085,044         $         $   

Fixed Income Underlying Funds

     92,449,180                       

Dynamic Underlying Funds

     125,258,405                       

Short-term Investments

               300,000             
Total    $ 842,792,629         $ 300,000         $   

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

INCOME STRATEGIES             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Equity Underlying Funds

   $ 12,031,848         $         —         $         —   

Fixed Income Underlying Funds

     22,171,444                       
Total    $ 34,203,292         $         $   
SATELLITE STRATEGIES             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Equity Underlying Funds

   $ 612,894,433         $         $   

Fixed Income Underlying Funds

     754,425,089                       
Total    $ 1,367,319,522         $         $   

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

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

A.  Management Agreement — Under the Agreement, GSAM manages the Portfolios, 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 Portfolios’ business affairs, including providing facilities, GSAM is entitled to a management fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets of 0.124% for the Income Strategies and Satellite Strategies Portfolios and 0.15% for each of the other Portfolios.

B.  Distribution and Service Plans — The Trust, on behalf of each Portfolio, 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 Portfolio’s average daily net assets of each respective share class:

 

     Distribution and Service Plan Rates  
      Class A *      Class B      Class C      Class R *  

Distribution Plan

     0.25      0.75      0.75      0.50

Service Plan

             0.25         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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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

C.  Distribution Agreement — Goldman Sachs, as Distributor of the shares of the Portfolios pursuant to a Distribution Agreement, may retain a portion of the Class A front end sales charge and Class B and Class C Shares’ CDSC. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, Goldman Sachs advised that it retained the following amounts. There were no amounts retained for Class B during this period.

 

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

Balanced Strategy

       $ 10,789         $ 9   

Equity Growth Strategy

         9,376           189   

Growth and Income Strategy

         25,180           307   

Growth Strategy

         23,942           129   

Income Strategies

         5,036             

Satellite Strategies

         51,645             

D.  Service Plan and Shareholder Administration Plan — The Trust, on behalf of each Portfolio 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 Portfolios 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 B, Class C, Class IR and Class R 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 Expense” of the Portfolios (excluding transfer agent fees and expenses, service fees and shareholder administration fees (as applicable), taxes, interest, brokerage fees, litigation, indemnification, shareholder meetings and other extraordinary expenses) to the extent such expenses exceed, on an annual basis, a percentage rate of the average daily net assets of each Portfolio. Such Other Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly and are disclosed in the Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2013. In addition, the Portfolios 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 are 0.01% for the Income Strategies and Satellite Strategies Portfolios and 0.004% for each other Portfolio. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2014, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees. In addition, the Portfolios have entered into certain offset arrangements with the custodian and the transfer agent, which may result in a reduction of the Portfolios’ 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)

 

As of June 30, 2013, the amounts owed to affiliates of the Portfolios were as follows:

 

Portfolio        

Management

Fees

      

Distribution and

Service Fees

       Transfer
Agent Fees
       Total  

Balanced Strategy

       $ 67,391         $ 120,211         $ 55,182         $ 242,784   

Equity Growth Strategy

         45,403           127,726           44,749           217,878   

Growth and Income Strategy

         125,820           299,716           120,646           546,182   

Growth Strategy

         105,755           302,605           109,303           517,663   

Income Strategies

         3,496           11,986           4,331           19,813   

Satellite Strategies

         142,999           163,774           106,593           413,366   

G.  Line of Credit Facility — As of June 30, 2013, the Portfolios participated in a $780,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit facility (the “facility”) together with other funds of the Trust and registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates (“Other Borrowers”). Pursuant to the terms of the facility, the Portfolios and Other Borrowers could increase the credit amount by an additional $220,000,000, for a total of up to $1,000,000,000. This facility is to be used solely for temporary or emergency purposes, which may include the funding of redemptions. The interest rate on borrowings is based on the federal funds rate. The facility also requires a fee to be paid by the Portfolios based on the amount of the commitment that has not been utilized. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Portfolios did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to May 8, 2013, the committed amount available through the facility was $630,000,000.

H.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — The Portfolios invest primarily in the Institutional Shares of the Underlying Funds. These Underlying Funds are considered to be affiliated with the Portfolios. The tables below show the transactions in and earnings from investments in these affiliated Funds for the six months ended June 30, 2013 (in thousands):

 

Balanced Strategy Portfolio                  
Underlying Funds    Market
Value
12/31/2012
     Purchases
at Cost
*
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Market
Value
6/30/2013
     Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund

   $ 17,021       $ 2,282       $ (2,012   $ 142      $ (1,276   $ 16,157       $   

Goldman Sachs Dynamic Allocation Fund

     87,442         3,052         (11,042     521        (297     79,676           

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund

     5,718         14,216         (3,011     117        (1,624     15,416         269   

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

     36,233         1,644         (20,263     (178     (3,547     13,889           

Goldman Sachs Global Income Fund

     180,959         32,098         (25,866     1,955        (5,349     183,797         2,344   

Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund

     25,773         2,180         (3,199     911        (1,294     24,371         832   

Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund

     51,111         30,759         (14,440     1,263        1,453        70,146           

Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund

     4,735         267         (640     198        (220     4,340         60   

Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund

     7,045         244         (1,294     603        (132     6,466           

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund

     25,586         6,210         (13,189     3,700        (583     21,724           

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund

     14,529         2,011         (5,611     1,631        396        12,956           

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund

     33,503         5,336         (13,143     4,285        347        30,328         276   

Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund

     25,819         5,285         (17,817     (999     (1,750     10,538         629   

Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund

     4,677         220         (752     425        (199     4,371         57   

Goldman Sachs Short Duration Government Fund

     28,841         5,583         (9,203     545        (704     25,062         141   

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

     17,091         546         (8,851     1,898        376        11,060           

Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund

     12,041         3,097         (6,800     1,260        (244     9,354           

Total

   $ 578,124       $ 115,030       $ (157,133   $ 18,277      $ (14,647   $ 539,651       $ 4,608   

 

*   Includes reinvestment of distributions.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio                   
Underlying Funds    Market
Value
12/31/2012
     Purchases
at Cost
*
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Market
Value
6/30/2013
     Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund

   $ 10,643       $ 1,990       $ (969   $ 57       $ (788   $ 10,933       $   

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

     39,925         2,574         (3,453     724         (4,614     35,156           

Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund

     128,064         18,770         (12,384     2,432         3,762        140,644           

Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund

     7,413         650         (646     132         (208     7,341         100   

Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund

     11,027         276         (1,060     366         333        10,942           

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund

     50,021         545         (12,845     5,666         612        43,999           

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund

     23,323         255         (6,590     1,941         1,401        20,330           

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund

     53,822         1,057         (14,729     6,166         1,315        47,631         460   

Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund

     7,319         391         (646     339         (12     7,391         89   

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

     12,506         6,932         (1,208     568         1,187        19,985           

Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund

     23,132         234         (6,385     1,430         541        18,952           

Total

   $ 367,195       $ 33,674       $ (60,915   $ 19,821       $ 3,529      $ 363,304       $ 649   

 

*   Includes reinvestment of distributions.

 

Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio              
Underlying Funds   Market
Value
12/31/2012
    Purchases
at Cost
*
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Market
Value
6/30/2013
    Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund

  $ 30,395      $ 4,788      $ (3,010   $ 205      $ (2,260   $ 30,118      $   

Goldman Sachs Dynamic Allocation Fund

    156,308        7,284        (15,049     605        (606     148,542          

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund

           28,295        (7,647     (513     (1,517     18,618        311   

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

    92,055        3,139        (36,871     3,439        (12,921     48,841          

Goldman Sachs Global Income Fund

    138,554        48,457        (34,655     2,637        (4,980     150,013        1,689   

Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund

    35,790        3,642        (3,527     273        (868     35,310        1,167   

Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund

    175,512        58,485        (33,190     8,216        480        209,503          

Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund

    12,699        806        (1,250     314        (435     12,134        167   

Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund

    18,890        593        (2,615     1,164        49        18,081          

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund

    75,422        12,021        (26,412     9,912        (520     70,423          

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund

    38,851        5,379        (12,620     3,698        1,761        37,069          

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund

    89,590        14,424        (29,592     12,558        (137     86,843        776   

Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund

    35,785        9,300        (31,432     (2,447     (1,656     9,550        895   

Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund

    12,539        548        (1,432     897        (333     12,219        153   

Goldman Sachs Short Duration Government Fund

    55,372        11,335        (8,127     (15     (336     58,229        293   

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

    36,810        1,143        (16,313     5,941        (942     26,639          

Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund

    35,189        6,443        (14,296     3,200        (215     30,321          

Total

  $ 1,039,761      $ 216,082      $ (278,038   $ 50,084      $ (25,436   $ 1,002,453      $ 5,451   

 

*   Includes reinvestment of distributions.

 

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4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Growth Strategy Portfolio                  
Underlying Funds    Market
Value
12/31/2012
     Purchases
at Cost
*
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Market
Value
6/30/2013
     Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund

   $ 25,092       $ 4,244       $ (2,215   $ 160      $ (1,890   $ 25,391       $   

Goldman Sachs Dynamic Allocation Fund

     129,066         7,272         (11,075     464        (469     125,258           

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

     109,586         1,297         (40,286     6,701        (16,276     61,022           

Goldman Sachs Global Income Fund

             3,147         (2                   3,145           

Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund

     21,107         2,330         (1,845     538        (893     21,237         695   

Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund

     226,963         39,219         (34,240     8,349        2,802        243,093           

Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund

     13,980         972         (1,181     271        (404     13,638         186   

Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund

     20,796         352         (2,167     964        381        20,326           

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund

     82,366         9,793         (17,947     8,094        2,476        84,782           

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund

     39,994         497         (10,734     3,227        2,559        35,543           

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund

     92,024         1,951         (23,796     10,300        2,641        83,120         791   

Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund

     20,359         471         (8,107     4,754        (3,744     13,733         216   

Goldman Sachs Short Duration Government Fund

     9,177         35,344         (1,699     (4     (142     42,676         93   

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

     35,593         459         (7,571     3,867        972        33,320           

Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund

     38,287         5,650         (10,724     2,409        887        36,509           

Total

   $ 864,390       $ 112,998       $ (173,589   $ 50,094      $ (11,100   $ 842,793       $ 1,981   

 

*   Includes reinvestment of distributions.

 

Income Strategies Portfolio                   
Underlying Funds    Market
Value
12/31/2012
     Purchases
at Cost
*
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Market
Value
6/30/2013
     Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund

   $ 7,698       $ 1,488       $ (1,986   $ 20       $ (820   $ 6,400       $ 176   

Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund

     6,655         1,177         (3,549     13         (4     4,292         126   

Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund

     8,604         1,572         (2,776     46         (162     7,284         285   

Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund

     3,545         2,818         (525     120         (241     5,717         66   

Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund

     4,089         1,085         (519     22         (481     4,196         102   

Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund

     3,207         3,580         (523     240         (190     6,314         52   

Total

   $ 33,798       $ 11,720       $ (9,878   $ 461       $ (1,898   $ 34,203       $ 807   

 

*   Includes reinvestment of distributions.
Satellite Strategies Portfolio                  
Underlying Funds    Market
Value
12/31/2012
     Purchases
at Cost
*
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Market
Value
6/30/2013
     Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund

   $ 110,445       $ 41,726       $ (5,286   $ (771   $ (7,933   $ 138,181       $   

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund

     228,215         38,637         (55,516     600        (24,871     187,065         5,337   

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     45,540         37,371         (3,243     (587     (7,971     71,110           

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

     56,352         44,906         (5,403     (460     (8,325     87,070           

Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund

     152,247         25,667         (87,507     911        (615     90,703         2,927   

Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund

     231,391         38,635         (64,686     477        (3,815     202,002         7,974   

Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund

     106,788         40,191         (10,773     275        (2,725     133,756         1,713   

Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Fund

     38,556         29,197         (2,646     198        1,405        66,710           

Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund

     58,170         44,820         (4,992     (42     2,519        100,475           

Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund

     160,306         24,812         (31,542     (459     (16,642     136,475         3,959   

Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund

     110,597         51,810         (12,724     1,563        2,527        153,773         1,529   

Total

   $ 1,298,607       $ 417,772       $ (284,318   $ 1,705      $ (66,446   $ 1,367,320       $ 23,439   

 

*   Includes reinvestment of distributions.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of the Underlying Funds for the six months ended June 30, 2013, were as follows:

 

Portfolio         Purchases        Sales  

Balanced Strategy

       $ 115,030,029         $ 157,132,862   

Equity Growth Strategy

         33,674,374           60,915,111   

Growth and Income Strategy

         216,082,330           278,038,202   

Growth Strategy

         112,997,743           173,589,283   

Income Strategies

         11,720,754           9,878,304   

Satellite Strategies

         417,772,161           284,318,358   

 

6. TAX INFORMATION   

As of the Portfolios’ most recent fiscal year end, December 31, 2012, the Portfolios’ capital loss carryforwards on a tax basis were as follows:

 

      Balanced
Strategy
   

Equity

Growth
Strategy

   

Growth and
Income

Strategy

   

Growth

Strategy

    Income
Strategies
    Satellite
Strategies
 

Capital loss carryforwards: (1)

            

Expiring 2016

   $      $ (46,668,527   $ (142,648,691   $ (144,662,145   $ (312,738   $   

Expiring 2017

     (25,785,531     (109,415,161     (358,977,420     (372,899,651     (111,832       

Expiring 2018

     (29,917,437     (76,608,179     (187,607,636     (181,275,105     (1,112,940       

Perpetual Short-term

                                        (234,643

Perpetual Long-term

            (46,445,052     (8,129,328     (84,452,371            (3,785,353

Total capital loss carryforwards

   $ (55,702,968   $ (279,136,919   $ (697,363,075   $ (783,289,272   $ (1,537,510   $ (4,019,996

 

(1)   With the exception of perpetual capital loss carryforwards, expiration occurs on December 31 of the year indicated.

As of June 30, 2013, the Portfolios’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      Balanced
Strategy
    Equity
Growth
Strategy
    Growth and
Income
Strategy
    Growth
Strategy
    Income
Strategies
    Satellite
Strategies
 

Tax Cost

   $ 549,844,470      $ 369,733,750      $ 1,013,446,768      $ 846,531,484      $ 35,763,674      $ 1,392,016,725   

Gross unrealized gain

     18,303,514        60,207,970        84,834,225        101,809,302        81,509        47,139,049   

Gross unrealized loss

     (28,496,524     (66,537,302     (95,528,006     (105,248,157     (1,641,891     (71,836,252

Net unrealized security loss

   $ (10,193,010   $ (6,329,332   $ (10,693,781   $ (3,438,855   $ (1,560,382   $ (24,697,203

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales.

GSAM has reviewed the Portfolios’ 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 Portfolios’ financial statements. Such open tax years remain subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

 

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7. OTHER RISKS   

 

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

Investments in the Underlying Funds — The investments of a Portfolio are concentrated in the Underlying Funds, and the Portfolio’s investment performance is directly related to the investment performance of the Underlying Funds it holds. A Portfolio is subject to the risk factors associated with the investments of the Underlying Funds in direct proportion to the amount of assets allocated to each. A Portfolio that has a relative concentration of its portfolio in a single Underlying Fund may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting that Underlying Fund, and may be more susceptible to losses because of these developments.

Liquidity Risk — An Underlying Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a 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, a Portfolio 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 Portfolios and the Underlying 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 Portfolios and the Underlying Funds may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds have unsettled or open transactions defaults.

Investing in foreign markets by the Underlying Funds may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S. These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, repatriation restrictions on income and capital, and adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, be subject to government ownership controls, have delayed settlements and their prices may be more volatile than those of comparable securities in the U.S.

 

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 Portfolios. Additionally, in the course of business, the Portfolios enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Portfolios’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolios that have not yet occurred. However, GSAM believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.

 

9. 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)

June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

10. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Balanced Strategy Portfolio  
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2013
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2012
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    1,165,516      $ 12,653,970         3,933,626      $ 40,835,144   

Reinvestment of distributions

    102,836        1,105,693         577,879        6,035,036   

Shares converted from Class B (a)

    26,672        289,999         32,785        343,670   

Shares redeemed

    (3,623,745     (39,343,155      (16,916,989     (176,900,717
      (2,328,721     (25,293,493      (12,372,699     (129,686,867
Class B Shares         

Shares sold

    22,238        239,701         57,213        591,472   

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,195        23,787         29,947        313,775   

Shares converted to Class A (a)

    (26,696     (289,999      (32,816     (343,670

Shares redeemed

    (298,540     (3,251,266      (731,211     (7,607,861
      (300,803     (3,277,777      (676,867     (7,046,284
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    403,615        4,349,003         780,030        8,055,984   

Reinvestment of distributions

    9,932        107,347         110,702        1,159,929   

Shares redeemed

    (960,202     (10,398,912      (2,744,930     (28,326,703
      (546,655     (5,942,562      (1,854,198     (19,110,790
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    3,117,347        33,710,179         14,683,558        155,603,066   

Reinvestment of distributions

    179,398        1,929,608         651,608        6,815,401   

Shares redeemed

    (3,981,140     (43,519,786      (7,293,625     (75,796,293
      (684,395     (7,879,999      8,041,541        86,622,174   
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    30,037        322,582         37,770        396,112   

Reinvestment of distributions

    305        3,292         1,638        17,183   

Shares redeemed

    (45,594     (496,082      (97,888     (1,007,108
      (15,252     (170,208      (58,480     (593,813
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    97,166        1,036,308         54,761        574,134   

Reinvestment of distributions

    713        7,630         2,406        25,133   

Shares redeemed

    (11,822     (127,942      (46,007     (466,633
      86,057        915,996         11,160        132,634   
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    125,521        1,361,452         411,741        4,279,461   

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,204        34,350         18,768        195,478   

Shares redeemed

    (173,703     (1,877,835      (389,385     (4,045,572
      (44,978     (482,033      41,124        429,367   

NET DECREASE

    (3,834,747   $ (42,130,076      (6,868,419   $ (69,253,579

 

(a)  

Class B Shares automatically convert into Class A Shares on or about the fifteenth day of the last month of the calendar quarter that is eight years after the initial purchase date of either the Portfolio or another Goldman Sachs Fund.

 

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Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio     Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio  

For the Six Months Ended

June 30, 2013
(Unaudited)

    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2012
   

For the Six Months Ended

June 30, 2013
(Unaudited)

    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2012
 
Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
             
  597,406      $ 7,453,544        1,712,604      $ 19,068,788        1,829,589      $ 20,831,304        5,259,273      $ 56,005,716   
                215,902        2,502,308        77,964        881,857        1,096,426        11,822,273   
  26,604        337,865        44,832        507,534        28,473        326,668        56,774        612,952   
  (2,122,654     (26,462,245     (9,742,606     (111,273,376     (7,537,118     (86,000,109     (36,646,662     (392,855,985
  (1,498,644     (18,670,836     (7,769,268     (89,194,746     (5,601,092     (63,960,280     (30,234,189     (324,415,044
             
  9,143        107,179        16,707        180,936        21,102        238,888        56,317        602,114   
                16,643        185,739                      86,515        932,633   
  (27,686     (337,865     (46,652     (507,534     (28,673     (326,668     (57,078     (612,952
  (224,404     (2,694,030     (514,353     (5,552,346     (857,412     (9,736,776     (1,993,536     (21,191,369
  (242,947     (2,924,716     (527,655     (5,693,205     (864,983     (9,824,556     (1,907,782     (20,269,574
             
  284,767        3,398,003        558,348        5,972,796        487,703        5,496,756        1,003,911        10,600,725   
                96,609        1,072,361                      281,256        3,023,508   
  (1,062,618     (12,672,534     (3,011,929     (32,210,930     (2,392,961     (26,982,652     (7,165,780     (75,670,099
  (777,851     (9,274,531     (2,356,972     (25,165,773     (1,905,258     (21,485,896     (5,880,613     (62,045,866
             
  757,883        9,631,278        3,988,978        47,431,667        4,997,474        57,304,663        13,056,683        143,453,189   
                181,874        2,124,288        109,034        1,235,996        606,382        6,573,369   
  (488,925     (6,056,503     (877,736     (10,054,599     (2,145,411     (24,548,548     (3,272,864     (35,044,709
  268,958        3,574,775        3,293,116        39,501,356        2,961,097        33,992,111        10,390,201        114,981,849   
             
  16,843        204,406        9,864        110,367        11,429        128,642        18,592        197,535   
                312        3,600        168        1,893        2,711        29,218   
  (12,893     (160,159     (91,468     (1,035,249     (17,085     (194,112     (77,694     (821,634
  3,950        44,247        (81,292     (921,282     (5,488     (63,577     (56,391     (594,881
             
  145,032        1,803,435        13,660        154,991        90,448        1,020,675        42,856        450,817   
                961        11,010        502        5,659        3,895        41,840   
  (46,237     (572,246     (25,302     (280,030     (21,635     (246,665     (80,277     (853,706
  98,795        1,231,189        (10,681     (114,029     69,315        779,669        (33,526     (361,049
             
  29,590        366,642        106,325        1,174,405        50,993        582,374        123,865        1,305,347   
                7,527        86,405        319        3,595        8,286        89,148   
  (67,057     (829,100     (188,562     (2,083,474     (77,280     (879,486     (199,761     (2,083,523
  (37,467     (462,458     (74,710     (822,664     (25,968     (293,517     (67,610     (689,028
  (2,185,206   $ (26,482,330     (7,527,462   $ (82,410,343     (5,372,377   $ (60,856,046     (27,789,910   $ (293,393,593

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

10. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Growth Strategy Portfolio  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

June 30, 2013
(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

December 31, 2012

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    1,353,946      $ 15,779,967         4,524,141      $ 48,010,421   

Reinvestment of distributions

                   735,486        8,024,155   

Shares converted from Class B (a)

    79,637        938,033         165,244        1,789,555   

Shares redeemed

    (5,151,214     (59,904,800      (26,401,820     (283,650,983
      (3,717,631     (43,186,800      (20,976,949     (225,826,852
Class B Shares         

Shares sold

    11,767        135,942         41,473        446,018   

Reinvestment of distributions

                   61,894        679,586   

Shares converted to Class A (a)

    (79,348     (938,033      (164,941     (1,789,555

Shares redeemed

    (742,014     (8,679,804      (1,690,961     (18,103,674
      (809,595     (9,481,895      (1,752,535     (18,767,625
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    572,832        6,582,775         971,482        10,285,943   

Reinvestment of distributions

                   239,178        2,602,249   

Shares redeemed

    (2,367,829     (27,412,311      (7,056,110     (74,807,781
      (1,794,997     (20,829,536      (5,845,450     (61,919,589
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    2,351,170        27,061,383         8,162,443        90,871,380   

Reinvestment of distributions

                   406,918        4,439,471   

Shares redeemed

    (1,110,102     (12,924,098      (2,294,790     (24,640,673
      1,241,068        14,137,285         6,274,571        70,670,178   
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    11,912        138,581         26,065        278,076   

Reinvestment of distributions

                   2,231        24,255   

Shares redeemed

    (15,190     (174,233      (109,702     (1,174,857
      (3,278     (35,652      (81,406     (872,526
Class IR Shares         

Shares sold

    147,463        1,694,787         57,362        600,189   

Reinvestment of distributions

                   3,474        37,449   

Shares redeemed

    (77,968     (901,289      (66,073     (688,295
      69,495        793,498         (5,237     (50,657
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    36,223        407,977         130,742        1,354,989   

Reinvestment of distributions

                   9,599        102,330   

Shares redeemed

    (85,720     (982,384      (145,012     (1,491,307
      (49,497     (574,407      (4,671     (33,988

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    (5,064,435   $ (59,177,507      (22,391,677   $ (236,801,059

 

(a)  

Class B Shares automatically convert into Class A Shares on or about the fifteenth day of the last month of the calendar quarter that is eight years after the initial purchase date of either the Portfolio or another Goldman Sachs Fund.

 

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Income Strategies Portfolio     Satellite Strategies Portfolio  
For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2013
(Unaudited)
   

For the Fiscal Year Ended

December 31, 2012

   

For the Six Months Ended

June 30, 2013
(Unaudited)

   

For the Fiscal Year Ended

December 31, 2012

 
Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
             
  218,959      $ 1,966,830        485,438      $ 4,173,414        6,851,001      $ 56,613,009        12,330,734      $ 98,039,375   
  25,200        224,097        74,144        643,554        420,889        3,391,613        1,255,091        10,088,097   
                                                     
  (350,385     (3,148,081     (1,308,030     (11,339,758     (4,716,824     (38,969,260     (10,372,327     (81,969,213
  (106,226     (957,154     (748,448     (6,522,790     2,555,066        21,035,362        3,213,498        26,158,259   
             
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
             
  97,403        880,099        294,007        2,551,527        2,051,089        16,963,882        3,304,807        26,190,653   
  17,696        157,929        40,276        352,901        129,966        1,042,090        458,838        3,674,917   
  (155,653     (1,400,701     (285,675     (2,459,446     (2,072,684     (16,840,040     (3,827,184     (30,168,139
  (40,554     (362,673     48,608        444,982        108,371        1,165,932        (63,539     (302,569
             
  450,681        4,039,920        504,326        4,382,796        26,589,217        220,867,207        39,139,939        310,588,324   
  18,007        159,283        23,522        202,461        1,221,651        9,834,361        3,255,593        26,137,541   
  (120,115     (1,079,680     (906,323     (7,693,132     (17,176,429     (141,360,779     (24,523,197     (194,498,187
  348,573        3,119,523        (378,475     (3,107,875     10,634,439        89,340,789        17,872,335        142,227,678   
             
                              342,498        2,823,173        1,420,141        11,138,323   
                              16,813        135,564        63,122        504,915   
                              (999,516     (8,129,467     (799,675     (6,316,606
                              (640,205     (5,170,730     683,588        5,326,632   
             
  96,881        838,779        138,200        1,181,458        3,815,581        31,593,197        3,397,105        27,008,671   
  4,917        43,567        10,438        90,754        172,558        1,388,214        414,768        3,328,300   
  (44,775     (400,172     (46,742     (398,911     (1,308,435     (10,770,943     (2,756,573     (21,937,655
  57,023        482,174        101,896        873,301        2,679,704        22,210,468        1,055,300        8,399,316   
             
  2,219        19,970        9,405        82,586        274,620        2,275,421        391,012        3,068,177   
  284        2,539        485        4,251        5,867        46,885        14,739        118,020   
  (231     (2,073     (5,047     (44,068     (78,024     (656,655     (178,360     (1,418,157
  2,272        20,436        4,843        42,769        202,463        1,665,651        227,391        1,768,040   
  261,088      $ 2,302,306        (971,576   $ (8,269,613     15,539,838      $ 130,247,472        22,988,573      $ 183,577,356   

 

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Portfolio Expenses — Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional, Service, Class IR or Class R Shares of a Portfolio, 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 B and Class C Shares), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees (with respect to Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R Shares); and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional, Service, Class IR or Class R Shares of the Portfolios and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2013.

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 Portfolios’ actual net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolios’ 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 Portfolios 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 and do not include expenses of Underlying Funds in which the Portfolios invest. 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.

 

     Balanced Strategy Portfolio     Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio     Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio  
Share Class  

Beginning
Account

Value
1/1/13

   

Ending
Account

Value
6/30/13

    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
6/30/13
*
   

Beginning
Account

Value
1/1/13

   

Ending
Account

Value
6/30/13

   

Expenses
Paid for the

6 months ended
6/30/13
*

   

Beginning
Account

Value

1/1/13

   

Ending

Account

Value

6/30/13

    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
6/30/13
*
 
Class A                                    

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,008.50      $ 2.94      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,063.80      $ 3.02      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.90      $ 2.96   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,021.87     2.96        1,000.00        1,021.87     2.96        1,000.00        1,021.87     2.96   
Class B                                    

Actual

    1,000.00        1,005.40        6.66        1,000.00        1,059.20        6.84        1,000.00        1,021.10        6.72   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,018.15     6.71        1,000.00        1,018.15     6.71        1,000.00        1,018.15     6.71   
Class C                                    

Actual

    1,000.00        1,004.60        6.66        1,000.00        1,059.50        6.84        1,000.00        1,021.20        6.72   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,018.15     6.71        1,000.00        1,018.15     6.71        1,000.00        1,018.15     6.71   
Institutional                                    

Actual

    1,000.00        1,011.50        0.95        1,000.00        1,065.00        0.97        1,000.00        1,027.00        0.95   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,023.85     0.95        1,000.00        1,023.85     0.95        1,000.00        1,023.85     0.95   
Service                                    

Actual

    1,000.00        1,007.80        3.43        1,000.00        1,062.30        3.53        1,000.00        1,025.40        3.47   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,021.37     3.46        1,000.00        1,021.37     3.46        1,000.00        1,021.37     3.46   
Class IR                                    

Actual

    1,000.00        1,009.90        1.69        1,000.00        1,064.50        1.74        1,000.00        1,025.50        1.71   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,023.11     1.71        1,000.00        1,023.11     1.71        1,000.00        1,023.11     1.71   
Class R                                    

Actual

    1,000.00        1,008.20        4.18        1,000.00        1,062.70        4.30        1,000.00        1,023.80        4.22   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,020.63     4.21        1,000.00        1,020.63     4.21        1,000.00        1,020.63     4.21   

 

 

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Portfolio Expenses — Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2013 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Growth Strategy Portfolio     Income Strategies Portfolio     Satellite Strategies Portfolio  
Share Class  

Beginning
Account

Value
1/1/13

   

Ending
Account

Value
6/30/13

    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
6/30/13
*
   

Beginning
Account

Value
1/1/13

   

Ending
Account

Value
6/30/13

    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
6/30/13
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/13
   

Ending
Account

Value
6/30/13

    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
6/30/13
*
 
Class A                                    

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,043.40      $ 2.99      $ 1,000.00      $ 978.80      $ 2.80      $ 1,000.00      $ 969.60      $ 2.78   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,021.87     2.96        1,000.00        1,021.97     2.86        1,000.00        1,021.97     2.86   
Class B                                    

Actual

    1,000.00        1,039.60        6.78        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,018.15     6.71        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A   
Class C                                    

Actual

    1,000.00        1,039.00        6.77        1,000.00        975.20        6.46        1,000.00        965.80        6.43   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,018.15     6.71        1,000.00        1,018.25     6.61        1,000.00        1,018.25     6.61   
Institutional                                    

Actual

    1,000.00        1,046.20        0.96        1,000.00        980.70        0.83        1,000.00        971.50        0.83   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,023.85     0.95        1,000.00        1,023.95     0.85        1,000.00        1,023.95     0.85   
Service                                    

Actual

    1,000.00        1,043.60        3.50        N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        968.90        3.27   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,021.37     3.46        N/A        N/A        N/A        1,000.00        1,021.47     3.36   
Class IR                                    

Actual

    1,000.00        1,045.80        1.72        1,000.00        980.00        1.57        1,000.00        970.80        1.56   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,023.11     1.71        1,000.00        1,023.21     1.61        1,000.00        1,023.21     1.61   
Class R                                    

Actual

    1,000.00        1,041.70        4.25        1,000.00        977.70        4.02        1,000.00        969.60        4.00   

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00        1,020.63     4.21        1,000.00        1,020.73     4.11        1,000.00        1,020.73     4.11   

 

*   Expenses for each share class are calculated using each 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 June 30, 2013. 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:

 

Portfolio    Class A     Class B     Class C     Institutional     Service     Class IR     Class R  

Balanced Strategy

     0.59     1.34     1.34     0.19     0.69     0.34     0.84

Equity Growth Strategy

     0.59        1.34        1.34        0.19        0.69        0.34        0.84   

Growth and Income Strategy

     0.59        1.34        1.34        0.19        0.69        0.34        0.84   

Growth Strategy

     0.59        1.34        1.34        0.19        0.69        0.34        0.84   

Income Strategies

     0.57        N/A        1.32        0.17        N/A        0.32        0.82   

Satellite Strategies

     0.57        N/A        1.32        0.17        0.67        0.32        0.82   

 

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

 

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy, Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy, Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy, Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy, Goldman Sachs Income Strategies and Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolios (the “Portfolios”) are investment portfolios of Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Portfolios at regularly scheduled meetings held during the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Portfolios.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until June 30, 2014 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on June 12-13, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”).

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

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative and other services provided to the Portfolios and the underlying funds in which they invest (“Underlying Funds”) by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups ( e.g ., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services and operations), controls and risk management groups ( e.g ., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance and strategy and central funding), sales and distribution support groups and others ( e.g ., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its mutual fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the investment performance of the Portfolios and Underlying Funds, including comparisons to the performance of similar mutual funds, as provided by a third party mutual fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), benchmark performance indices, and (for Balanced Strategy Portfolio) a comparable institutional composite managed by the Investment Adviser, and general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Portfolios and Underlying Funds invest;
  (c)   the terms of the Management Agreement and agreements with affiliated service providers entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Portfolios;
  (d)   expense information for the Portfolios, including:
  (i)   the relative management fee and expense levels of the Portfolios as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider;
  (ii)   each Portfolio’s expense trends over time; and
  (iii)   to the extent the Investment Adviser manages institutional accounts or collective investment vehicles having investment objectives and policies similar to those of a Portfolio, comparative information on the advisory fees charged and services provided to those accounts by the Investment Adviser;
  (e)   with respect to the extensive investment performance and expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Portfolios;
  (f)   the undertakings of the Investment Adviser to limit certain expenses of the Portfolios and Underlying Funds that exceed specified levels;
  (g)   information relating to the profitability of the Management Agreement and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of each of the Portfolios and the Trust as a whole to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates;
  (h)   whether each Portfolio’s existing management fee schedule adequately addressed any economies of scale;

 

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

The Trustees also received an overview of the Portfolios’ distribution arrangements. They received information regarding the Portfolios’ assets, share purchase and redemption activity and the payment of Rule 12b-1 distribution and service fees by the Portfolios and the payment of non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service and/or administration fees by the Service Shares of each Portfolio except Income Strategies Portfolio. Information was also provided to the Trustees relating to revenue sharing payments made by and services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to intermediaries that promote the sale, distribution and/or servicing of Portfolio shares.

The presentations made at the Board and Committee meetings and at the Annual Meeting encompassed the Portfolios and other mutual fund portfolios for which the Board of Trustees has responsibility. In evaluating the Management Agreement at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees relied upon their knowledge, resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year, of the Investment Adviser, its affiliates, their services and the Portfolios. In conjunction with these meetings, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval and continuation of mutual fund investment management agreements under applicable law. In addition, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates provided the Independent Trustees with a written response to a formal request for information sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees by their independent legal counsel. During the course of their deliberations, the Independent Trustees met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel, without representatives of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates present. The Independent Trustees also discussed the broad range of other investment choices that are available to Portfolio investors, including the availability of comparable funds managed by other advisers.

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

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided to the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the transition in the leadership and changes in personnel of various of the Investment Adviser’s portfolio management teams that had occurred in recent periods, and the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Portfolios and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Portfolios and the Investment Adviser.

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of each Portfolio to its peers using rankings and ratings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of December 31, 2012, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer groups identified by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2013. The information on each Portfolio’s investment performance

 

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

 

was provided for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ending on the applicable dates, to the extent that each Portfolio had been in existence for those periods. The Trustees also reviewed each Portfolio’s investment performance over time (including on a year-by-year basis) relative to its performance benchmark. In addition, they considered the investment performance trends of the Portfolios over time, and reviewed the investment performance of each Portfolio in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions. The Trustees also received information comparing the Balanced Strategy Portfolio’s performance to that of a comparable institutional composite managed by the Investment Adviser.

In addition, the Trustees considered materials prepared and presentations made by the Investment Adviser’s senior management and portfolio management personnel, in which Portfolio performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Portfolios’ risk profiles, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management.

The Trustees observed that the Balanced Strategy Portfolio’s Class A Shares had placed in the top half of the Portfolio’s peer group for the one- and ten-year periods, and in the fourth quartile for the three- and five-year periods, and had outperformed the Portfolio’s benchmark index for the one-year period, and underperformed for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2013. The Trustees further observed that the Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio’s Class A Shares had placed in the third quartile of the Portfolio’s peer group for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods, and had outperformed the Portfolio’s benchmark index for the one-year period, and underperformed for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2013. They noted that the Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio’s Class A Shares had placed in the second quartile of the Portfolio’s peer group for the one-year period, in the third quartile for the three- and five-year periods, and in the fourth quartile for the ten-year period, and had outperformed the Portfolio’s benchmark index for the one-year period, and underperformed for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2013. They observed that the Growth Strategy Portfolio’s Class A Shares had placed in the first quartile of the Portfolio’s peer group for the one-year period, in the third quartile for the three- and ten-year periods, and in the fourth quartile for the five-year period, and had underperformed the Portfolio’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2013. They noted that the Income Strategies Portfolio’s Class A Shares had placed in the top half of the Portfolio’s peer group for the one-, three-, and five-year periods, and had outperformed the Portfolio’s benchmark index for the one- and three-year periods and underperformed for the five-year period ended March 31, 2013. The Trustees noted that the Satellite Strategies Portfolio’s Class A Shares placed in the top half of the Portfolio’s peer group for the one- and three-year periods, and in the fourth quartile for the five-year period, and had outperformed the Portfolio’s benchmark index for the three-year period and underperformed for the one- and five-year periods ended March 31, 2013. The Trustees noted that the Portfolios had certain significant differences from their peer groups and benchmark indices that caused the peer groups and benchmark indices to be imperfect bases for performance comparison. They observed that, in 2011, the Investment Adviser had made a significant effort to enhance the senior management of the portfolio management team, particularly with the addition of certain key hires.

Costs of Services Provided and Competitive Information

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

In particular, the Trustees reviewed analyses prepared by the Outside Data Provider regarding the expense rankings of the Portfolios. The analyses provided a comparison of the Portfolios’ management fees to those of relevant peer groups and category universes; an expense analysis which compared each Portfolio’s overall net and gross expenses to a peer group and a category universe; and a five-year history comparing each Portfolio’s net expenses to the peer and category medians. The analyses also compared each Portfolio’s transfer agency, custody, and distribution fees, other expenses and fee waivers/reimbursements to those of the peer group and category medians. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons provided by the Outside Data Provider were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Portfolios.

In addition, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to limit certain expenses of the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds that exceed specified levels, and to waive portions of management fees paid by certain Underlying Funds. They also considered, to the extent that the Investment Adviser manages institutional accounts or collective investment vehicles having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Portfolios, comparative fee information for services provided by the Investment Adviser to those accounts, and information that indicated that services provided to the Portfolios differed in various significant respects from the services provided to institutional accounts, which generally operated under less stringent legal and regulatory structures, required fewer services from the Investment Adviser to a smaller number of client contact points, were less time-intensive and paid lower fees.

 

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

Profitability

The Trustees reviewed the Investment Adviser’s revenues and pre-tax profit margins with respect to the Trust and each of the Portfolios. In this regard the Trustees noted that they had received, among other things, profitability analyses and summaries, revenue and expense schedules by Portfolio and by function ( i.e ., investment management, transfer agency and distribution and service) and the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. They observed that the profitability and expense figures are substantially similar to those used by the Investment Adviser for many internal purposes, including compensation decisions among various business groups, and are thus subject to a vigorous internal debate about how certain revenue and expenses should be allocated. The Trustees also reviewed the report of the internal audit group within the Goldman Sachs organization, which included an assessment of the reasonableness and consistency of the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology and an evaluation of the accuracy of the Investment Adviser’s profitability analysis calculations. Profitability data for the Trust and each Portfolio were provided for 2012 and 2011, and the Trustees considered this information in relation to the Investment Adviser’s overall profitability. The Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s revenues and pre-tax profit margins both in absolute terms and in comparison to information on the reported pre-tax profit margins earned by certain other asset management firms.

Economies of Scale

The Trustees considered information that had been provided regarding the Investment Adviser’s profitability. The Trustees noted that the Portfolios themselves do not have breakpoints in their management fee schedules, but that the benefits of the breakpoints in the management fee schedules of certain Underlying Funds, when reached, would pass through to the shareholders in the Portfolios at the specified asset levels. The Trustees considered the amounts of assets in the Portfolios; the Portfolios’ recent purchase and redemption activity; the information provided by the Investment Adviser relating to the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates and the profits realized by them; information comparing the fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other funds in the peer groups; and the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to limit certain expenses of the Portfolios and Underlying Funds that exceed specified levels. They also considered the services provided to the Portfolios under the Management Agreement and the fees and expenses borne by the Underlying Funds, and concluded that the management fees payable by the Portfolios were not duplicative of the management fees paid at the Underlying Fund level.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Portfolios and/or the Underlying Funds as stated above, including: (a) transfer agency fees received by Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“Goldman Sachs”); (b) brokerage and futures commissions earned by Goldman Sachs for executing securities and futures transactions on behalf of certain Underlying Funds; (c) research received by the Investment Adviser from broker-dealers in exchange for executing certain transactions on behalf of certain Underlying Funds; (d) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Underlying Funds with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (e) fees earned by Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, as securities lending agent for certain Underlying Funds (and fees earned by the Investment Adviser for managing the portfolio in which those Underlying Funds’ cash collateral is invested); (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Portfolios on behalf of its other clients; (g) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Portfolio shareholders; (h) Goldman Sachs’ retention of certain fees as Portfolio Distributor; (i) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Portfolios and Underlying Funds; and (j) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Portfolios’ and Underlying Funds’ third party service providers may cause those service providers to be open to doing business with other areas of Goldman Sachs. In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits. In looking at the benefits to Goldman Sachs Agency Lending and the Investment Adviser from the securities lending program, they noted that those participating Underlying Funds also benefited from their participation in the securities lending program.

 

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

 

Other Benefits to the Portfolios and Their Shareholders

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

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the management fees paid by each of the Portfolios were reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and each Portfolio’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit each Portfolio and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to each Portfolio until June 30, 2014.

 

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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 $739.4 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2013, 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. GSAM’s assets under management includes assets managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. and its Investment Advisory Affiliates.

 

LOGO

 

Money Market 1

Financial Square Funds SM

n   Financial Square Tax-Exempt Funds
n   Financial Square Federal Fund
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

Fixed Income

Short Duration and Government

n   Enhanced Income Fund
n   High Quality Floating Rate Fund
n   Short Duration Government Fund
n   Short Duration Income Fund
n   Government Income Fund
n   Inflation Protected Securities Fund

Multi-Sector

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

Municipal and Tax-Free

n   High Yield Municipal Fund
n   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

Corporate Credit

n   Credit Strategies Fund

Fundamental Equity

n   Growth and Income Fund
n   Small Cap Value Fund
n   Mid Cap Value Fund
n   Large Cap Value Fund
n   Capital Growth Fund
n   Strategic Growth Fund
n   Focused Growth Fund
n   Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
n   Flexible Cap Growth Fund
n   Concentrated Growth Fund
n   Technology Tollkeeper Fund
n   Growth Opportunities Fund
n   Rising Dividend Growth Fund
n   U.S. Equity Fund
n   Income Builder Fund

Structured Equity

n   Structured Tax-Managed Equity Fund
n   Structured International Tax-Managed Equity Fund
n   U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund
n   International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund

Equity Insights 2

n   Small Cap Equity Insights Fund
n   U.S. Equity Insights Fund
n   Small Cap Growth Insights Fund
n   Large Cap Growth Insights Fund
n   Large Cap Value Insights Fund
n   Small Cap Value Insights Fund
n   International Small Cap Insights Fund
n   International Equity Insights Fund
n   Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

Fundamental Equity International

n   Strategic International Equity Fund
n   Concentrated International Equity Fund
n   International Small Cap Fund
n   Asia Equity Fund
n   Emerging Markets Equity Fund
n   BRIC Fund (Brazil, Russia, India, China)
n   N-11 Equity Fund
n   China Equity Fund

Select Satellite 3

n   Real Estate Securities Fund
n   International Real Estate Securities Fund
n   Commodity Strategy Fund
n   Dynamic Allocation Fund
n   Absolute Return Tracker Fund
n   Managed Futures Strategy Fund
n   MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund
n   Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund
n   Retirement Portfolio Completion Fund
n   Income Strategies Portfolio

Total Portfolio Solutions 3

n   Balanced Strategy Portfolio
n   Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio
n   Growth Strategy Portfolio
n   Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio
n   Satellite Strategies Portfolio
n   Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio
n   Tax Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio

 

1     An investment in a money market fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. Although the Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Funds.
2     Effective at the close of business May 3, 2013, the Goldman Sachs Structured Large Cap Growth, Structured Large Cap Value, Structured Small Cap Equity, Structured Small Cap Growth, Structured Small Cap Value, Structured U.S. Equity, Structured Emerging Markets Equity, Structured International Equity and Structured International Small Cap Funds were renamed the Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights, Large Cap Value Insights, Small Cap Equity Insights, Small Cap Growth Insights, Small Cap Value Insights, U.S. Equity Insights, Emerging Markets Equity Insights, International Equity Insights and International Small Cap Insights Funds respectively.
3     Individual Funds within the Total Portfolio Solutions and Select Satellite categories will have various placement on the risk/return spectrum and may have greater or lesser risk than that indicated by the placement of the general Total Portfolio Solutions or Select Satellite category.

Financial Square Funds SM is a registered service mark of Goldman, Sachs & Co.


TRUSTEES

Ashok N. Bakhru, Chairman

Donald C. Burke

John P. Coblentz, Jr.

Diana M. Daniels

Joseph P. LoRusso

James A. McNamara

Jessica Palmer

Alan A. Shuch

Richard P. Strubel

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

George F. Travers, Principal Financial Officer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

Scott M. McHugh, Treasurer

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO .

Distributor and Transfer Agent

 

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Investment Adviser

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

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282

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

The reports concerning the Portfolios included in this shareholder report may contain certain forward-looking statements about the factors that may affect the performance of the Portfolios in the future. These statements are based on Portfolio management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events and their expected impact on the Portfolios, 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 Portfolios. 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 Portfolios use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how a Portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-526-7384 (for Retail Shareholders) or 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders); and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission web site at http://www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-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. When available, 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).

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 June 30, 2013 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.

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 Institution or from Goldman, Sachs & Co. by calling (retail – 1-800-526-7384) (institutional – 1-800-621-2550).

© 2013 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved. 107385.MF.MED.TMPL/8/2013/FFSAR13/105.3k


ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

 

     The information required by this Item is only required in an annual report on this Form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

     The information required by this Item is only required in an annual report on this Form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

     The information required by this Item is only required in an annual report on this Form N-CSR.

 


ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

     Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 

     Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

     Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

     Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

 

     Not applicable.

 


ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

     There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

  (a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

  (b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

 

      (a)(1)   The information required by this Item is only required in connection with an annual report on this Form N-CSR.
      (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/Principal Executive Officer
    Goldman Sachs Trust
Date:     August 13, 2013

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/Principal Executive Officer
    Goldman Sachs Trust
Date:     August 13, 2013
By:     /s/ George F. Travers
    George F. Travers
    Principal Financial Officer
    Goldman Sachs Trust
Date:     August 14, 2013
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