Summary Prospectus
December 29, 2024
Goldman Sachs Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF
Ticker:
GTIP Stock Exchange: Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
Before you invest, you may want to review the Goldman Sachs Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF (the “Fund”) Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus, reports to shareholders and other information about the Fund online at dfinview.com/GoldmanSachs. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 800-621-2550 or by sending an e-mail request to gs-funds-document-requests@gs.com. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), both dated December 29, 2024, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.
| Investment Objective |
The Goldman Sachs Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF (the
“Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees
and expenses, to the performance of the FTSE Goldman Sachs Treasury Inflation Protected USD Bond Index (the “Index”).
| Fees and Expenses of the Fund |
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy,
hold and sell Shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which
are not reflected in the table and Example below.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment)
| Management Fee |
0.12% |
| Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fee |
0.00% |
| Other Expenses |
0.00% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
0.12% |
| Expense Example |
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of owning Shares
of the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
| 1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
| $12 |
$39 |
$68 |
$154 |
| Portfolio Turnover |
The Fund may pay transaction costs when it buys and sells securities or
instruments (i.e., “turns over” its portfolio). A high rate of portfolio turnover may result in increased
transaction costs, including brokerage commissions, which must be borne by the Fund and its shareholders,
and is also likely to result in higher
short-term capital gains for taxable shareholders. These costs are not reflected in total annual fund operating expenses or in the expense example above, but are reflected in the Fund’s performance. The
Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2024 was
39% of the average value of its portfolio.
| Principal Investment Strategies |
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least
80% of its assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in securities
included in its underlying index.
The Index is designed to track the performance of inflation-protected, fixed rate U.S. Treasury Securities denominated in U.S. dollars (“USD”) that meet certain
screening criteria. “U.S. Treasury Securities” refer to securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury where the payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. U.S. Treasury
Securities include U.S. Treasury notes, U.S. Treasury bills and U.S. Treasury floating rate
bonds.
As of November 30, 2024, there were 43 issues in the
Index and the Index had a weighted average maturity of 7.26 years and a weighted average
Macaulay, Modified, Effective, and Real Yield durations of 6.80, 6.65, 4.45 and 6.73 years,
respectively.
The Index is a custom index that is owned and
calculated by FTSE Fixed Income LLC (“FTSE”), a trading name of the London Stock
Exchange Group plc and its group undertakings (collectively, the “LSE Group” or
the “Index Provider”). The Index is based on the
U.S. sleeve of the FTSE World Inflation-Linked Securities Index (the
“Reference Index”) using concepts developed with GSAM.
Given the Fund’s investment objective of attempting to track
the Index, the Fund does not follow traditional methods of active investment management, which may involve buying and selling securities
based upon analysis of economic and market factors.
The Index Provider constructs the Index in accordance with a
rules-based methodology that involves two steps.
Step 1
In the first step, the Index Provider defines a universe of
potential index constituents (the “Universe”) by applying specified criteria to
the constituents of the Reference Index.
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The Reference Index includes fixed-rate,
sovereign bonds denominated in USD that are linked to an inflation index. Only constituents
of the Reference Index that are U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), have a minimum of 1 year to maturity and a minimum issue size of $5 billion outstanding (before taking into
account the Federal Reserve System Open Market Account (“SOMA”) holdings) are
included in the Universe.
Step 2
In the second step, the Index Provider screens the Universe to exclude securities that are unseasoned. The
Index excludes “on-the-run” bonds, or the newest issues for each security term.
The Index is constructed by weighting each constituent to match the weighted average real yield duration of the Universe.
The Index is normally rebalanced monthly on the last business day of the month to account for changes in
maturities (i.e., removing securities with less than 1 year to maturity), new issues and duration to closely match the weighted average real yield duration of the Universe.
The Investment Adviser uses a representative sampling strategy to manage the Fund. “Representative sampling” is an indexing strategy in which the Fund invests
in a representative sample of constituent securities that has a collective investment profile similar to that of the Index. The securities selected for investment by the Fund are expected to have, in the aggregate,
investment characteristics, fundamental characteristics and liquidity measures similar to those of the Index. The Fund may or may not hold all of the securities in the Index.
THE FUND IS NOT A MONEY MARKET FUND AND DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN A STABLE NET ASSET VALUE.
| Principal Risks of the Fund |
Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any government agency. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program.
There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Investments in the Fund involve substantial risks which prospective investors should consider
carefully before investing. The Fund's principal risks are presented below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or
potential exposure.
Calculation Methodology Risk. The Index relies on various sources of information to assess the criteria of issuers included in the
Index (or the Reference Index), including fundamental information that may be based
on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Fund, the Index Provider, nor the Investment
Adviser can offer assurances that the Index’s calculation methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included issuers or a correct valuation of securities, nor can they guarantee the
availability or timeliness of the production of the Index.
CPIU Measurement Risk. The U.S.
Treasury uses the Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers (“CPIU”) as the measurement of inflation. The CPIU is a measurement of changes in the cost of living, made up of components such as housing, food,
transportation and energy. There can be no assurance that the CPIU will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services, which may affect the valuation of the Fund.
Credit/Default Risk. An issuer or guarantor of fixed income securities
or instruments held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay
principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities or instruments may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund's liquidity and cause significant deterioration in net
asset value (“NAV”).
Deflation Risk. The Fund will be subject to the risk that prices throughout the economy may decline over time, resulting in “deflation.” If this occurs, the
principal and income of TIPS held by the Fund would likely decline in price, which could result in losses for the Fund.
Index Risk. The Fund will be negatively affected by general declines in the securities and asset classes represented
in the Index. In addition, because the Fund is not “actively” managed, unless a specific security is removed from the Index, the Fund generally would not sell a security because the security’s issuer
was in financial trouble, and the Fund does not take defensive positions in declining markets. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its
exposure to the required levels in order to track the Index. The Index Provider may utilize third party data in constructing the Index, but it does not guarantee the accuracy or availability of any such third party data. The
Index Provider makes no guarantee with respect to the accuracy, availability or timeliness of the production of the Index, or the suitability of the Index for the purpose to which it is being put by GSAM.
Interest Rate Risk. When interest rates increase, fixed income securities or instruments held by the Fund will generally decline in value. Long-term fixed income securities
or instruments will normally have more price volatility because of this risk than short-term fixed income securities or instruments. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets, may
result in heightened market volatility and may detract from Fund performance. In addition, changes in monetary policy may exacerbate the risks associated with changing interest rates. Funds with longer
average portfolio durations will generally be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than funds with a shorter average portfolio duration. Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of fixed
income securities and instruments held by the Fund.
Large Shareholder Risk. Certain shareholders, including other funds advised by the Investment Adviser, may from time to time own a substantial amount of the Fund’s
Shares. In addition, a third party investor, the Investment Adviser or an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, an authorized participant, a lead market maker, or another entity (i.e., a seed investor) may invest in the Fund and hold its investment solely to facilitate commencement of the Fund or to facilitate the Fund’s achieving a
specified size or scale. Any such investment may be held for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder would not redeem its investment, that the size of the Fund would be
maintained at such levels or that the Fund would continue to meet applicable listing requirements. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund, including on the
Fund’s liquidity. In addition, transactions by large shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (“Cboe”) and may, therefore, have a material
upward or downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Market Risk. The value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments
and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. Events such as war, military conflict, acts of terrorism, social unrest,
natural disasters, recessions, inflation,
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rapid interest rate changes, supply chain disruptions,
sanctions, the spread of infectious illness or other public health threats could also
significantly impact the Fund and its investments.
Market Trading Risk. The NAV of the Fund and the value of your investment may fluctuate. Market prices of Shares may fluctuate,
in some cases significantly, in response to the Fund’s NAV, the intraday value of the
Fund’s holdings and supply and demand for Shares. The Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of an active
trading market for Shares. Any of these factors, among others, may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to NAV, which will be reflected in the intraday bid/ask spreads and/or the closing
price of Shares as compared to NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the
shareholder may pay more for, or receive less than, the underlying value of the Shares, respectively. Additionally, in stressed market conditions, the market for Shares may become less liquid in response to deteriorating
liquidity in the markets for the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings.
Sampling Risk. The Fund’s use of a representative sampling approach will result in its holding a smaller number of securities than are in the Index. As a result, an adverse
development respecting a security held by the Fund could result in a greater decline in NAV than would be the case if the Fund held all of the securities in the Index. Conversely, a positive development relating to a
security in the Index that is not held by the Fund could cause the Fund to underperform the Index. To the extent the assets in the Fund are smaller, these risks will be greater.
Tax Consequences Risk. The Fund will be subject to the risk that adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an
inflation indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in
the Fund’s gross income.
Tracking Error Risk. Tracking error is the divergence of the Fund’s performance from that of the Index. The performance
of the Fund may diverge from that of the Index for a number of reasons. Tracking error may
occur because of transaction costs, the Fund’s holding of cash, changes to the Index or the need to meet new or existing regulatory requirements. Unlike the Fund, the returns of the Index are not reduced by investment and other operating
expenses, including the trading costs associated with implementing changes to its portfolio of investments. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of market volatility or other unusual market
conditions. In addition, the Fund’s use of a representative sampling approach may cause the Fund’s returns to not be as well correlated with the return of the Index as would be the case if the Fund purchased all of the
securities in the Index in the proportions in which they are represented in the Index. The Fund may be required to deviate its investments from the securities and relative weightings of the Index to comply with the
Investment Company Act, to meet the issuer diversification requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, or as a result of market restrictions or
other legal reasons.
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Risk. The value of TIPS generally fluctuates in response to inflationary concerns. As inflationary expectations increase, TIPS
will become more attractive, because they protect future interest payments against inflation. Conversely, as inflationary concerns decrease, TIPS will become less attractive and less valuable.
U.S. Treasury
Securities Risk. A security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the United States is guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest
and principal when held to maturity, but the market prices for such securities are not guaranteed and will fluctuate. Because U.S. Treasury Securities trade actively outside the United States, their prices may
rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities. In addition, changes in the credit rating or financial condition of the U.S. government may cause the value of U.S.
Treasury Securities to decline.
Valuation Risk. The sale price the Fund could receive for a security may differ from the Fund’s valuation of the
security and may differ from the value used by the Index, particularly for securities that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The Fund relies on various
sources to calculate its NAV. The information may be provided by third parties that are believed to be reliable, but the information may not be accurate due to errors by such pricing sources, technological
issues or otherwise. NAV calculation may also be impacted by operational risks arising from factors such as failures in systems and technology.
| Performance |
The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund’s Shares
from year to year; and (b) how the average annual total returns of the Fund’s Shares compare to those of a regulatorily required broad-based securities market index (Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index) (the "Regulatory Benchmark") and
the Fund's Index. The Fund has included in the table below the performance of the Regulatory Benchmark, which represents a broader
measure of market performance, to comply with new regulatory requirements. For additional information about the Regulatory Benchmark, please see “Additional Benchmark
Information” on page 66 of the Prospectus. The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost at am.gs.com or by
calling the appropriate phone number on the back cover of the Prospectus.
CALENDAR YEAR
| |
Returns |
Quarter ended |
| Year-to-Date Return |
4.99% |
September 30, 2024 |
| During the periods shown in the chart above:
|
Returns |
Quarter ended |
| Best Quarter Return |
4.52% |
December 31, 2023 |
| Worst Quarter Return |
-6.18% |
June 30, 2022 |
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| AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN For the period ended
December 31, 2023 |
|
|
|
|
| 1 Year |
5 Years |
Since
Inception |
Inception
Date | |
| Goldman Sachs Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF |
|
|
|
10/2/2018 |
| Returns Before Taxes |
4.09% |
3.05% |
2.81% |
|
| Returns After Taxes on Distributions |
2.91% |
1.72% |
1.76% |
|
| Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
2.41% |
1.80% |
1.83% |
|
| FTSE Goldman Sachs Treasury Inflation Protected USD Bond Index |
4.17% |
3.15% |
2.92% |
|
| Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index |
5.53% |
1.10% |
1.36% |
|
Benchmark returns do not reflect any deductions for fees or expenses.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual
after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who
hold Fund Shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
| Portfolio Management |
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. is the investment adviser for the
Fund (the “Investment Adviser” or “GSAM”).
Portfolio Managers: Todd Henry, Vice President, has managed the Fund since April 2021; and David Westbrook, Vice President,
has managed the Fund since October 2018.
| Buying and Selling Fund Shares |
Individual Shares of the Fund may only be purchased and sold in
secondary market transactions through a broker or dealer at market price. Because Shares
trade at market prices, rather than NAV, Shares of the Fund may trade at a price greater than NAV (i.e., a premium) or less than NAV (i.e., a discount).
You may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay for Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to
accept for Shares (ask) (the “bid-ask spread”) when buying or selling Shares in the
secondary market.
Recent information, including information about the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and
discounts, and bid-ask spreads, is included on the Fund’s website at am.gs.com.
| Tax Information |
The Fund’s distributions are taxable, and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k)
plan or an individual retirement account. Investments made through tax-deferred arrangements may become taxable upon withdrawal from such arrangements.
| Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries |
If you purchase Shares of the Fund through an Intermediary, the Fund
and/or its related companies may pay the Intermediary for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the Intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your Intermediary’s
website for more information.
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