Summary Prospectus
December 29, 2024
Goldman Sachs Municipal Income ETF
Ticker:
GMUB Stock Exchange: NYSE Arca, Inc.
Before you invest, you may want to review the Goldman Sachs Municipal Income 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 Municipal Income ETF (the “Fund”) seeks a high level of current income that is exempt from regular federal income tax.
| 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 |
0.18% |
| Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fee |
0.00% |
| Other Expenses1
|
0.00% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
0.18% |
1
The Fund’s “Other Expenses” have been estimated to reflect expenses expected to be incurred during the first fiscal year.
| 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 |
| $18 |
$58 |
| 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 period since the commencement of operations on July 23, 2024 through the period ended August 31, 2024 was 47% of the average value of its portfolio.
| Principal Investment Strategies |
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net
assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase)
(“Net Assets”) in fixed income securities issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States (including the District of Columbia) and the political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities
thereof (“Municipal Securities”), the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax (i.e.,
excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes).
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its Net Assets in private activity bonds, the interest on which
(including the Fund’s distributions of such interest) may be a preference item for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax. 100% of the Fund’s portfolio will be invested in U.S. dollar-denominated securities.
The Fund may invest up to 15% of its Net Assets in Municipal Securities that, at the time of purchase, are
non-investment grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”). Non-investment grade
securities are securities rated BB+, Ba1 or below by a nationally recognized statistical
rating organization (“NRSRO”), or, if unrated, determined by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser” or “GSAM”) to be of comparable credit quality. The Fund may
purchase the securities of issuers that are in default.
The Fund may also seek to obtain exposure to fixed income investments, such as municipal bonds and U.S.
government securities, through investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies,
including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).
The team uses a multi-faceted approach when evaluating whether to add or maintain exposure to any
individual position. A top-down approach is used to assess broad macro trends while a bottom-up analysis is used to determine relative value between individual securities. As part of the team’s fundamental investment
process, the team may integrate environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors alongside
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traditional fundamental factors. In addition, individual
securities will be considered for purchase or sale based on credit profile, risk, structure,
pricing, and portfolio impact, as well as duration management, restructuring, opportunistic
trading and tax loss harvesting. No one factor or consideration is determinative in the fundamental investment process.
Under normal interest rate conditions, the Fund’s duration is expected to range between three and
six years. (Historically, over the last five years, the duration of the Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) Municipal Bond Index has been between approximately 4.16 and 5.00 years.) “Duration” is a measure of a debt
security’s price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the duration of the Fund (or an individual debt security), the more sensitive its market price to changes in interest rates. For example, if market
interest rates increase by 1%, the market price of a debt security with a positive duration of 3 years will generally decrease by approximately 3%. Conversely, a 1% decline in market interest rates will generally result in
an increase of approximately 3% of that security’s market price.
The Investment Adviser measures the Fund’s performance against the Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) Municipal Bond Index.
THE FUND IS NON-DIVERSIFIED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED (“INVESTMENT
COMPANY ACT”), AND MAY INVEST A LARGER PERCENTAGE OF ITS ASSETS IN ONE OR MORE ISSUERS
OR IN FEWER ISSUERS THAN DIVERSIFIED MUTUAL FUNDS.
The Fund is an actively managed ETF, which is a fund that trades like other publicly traded securities. The Fund is not an index fund and does not seek to replicate the
performance of a specified index.
| 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.
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”). These risks are heightened in market environments where interest rates are rising as well as in connection with the Fund’s investments in non-investment grade fixed income securities.
Geographic and Sector Risk. If the Fund invests a significant portion of its total assets in certain issuers within the
same state, geographic region or economic sector, an adverse economic, business, political, environmental, regulatory or other development affecting that state, region or sector may affect the
value of the Fund’s investments more than if its investments were not so
focused.
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 NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”) and may, therefore, have a material upward
or downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Liquidity Risk. The Fund may invest in securities or instruments that trade in lower volumes and may make investments that are less liquid than other investments. Also, the
Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Investments that are illiquid or that trade in lower volumes
may be more difficult to value. When there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell
the security or instrument at all. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions can adversely affect the Fund’s value. Liquidity risk may be the result of, among other things, the reduced number and
capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities or the lack of an active market. The potential for liquidity risk may be magnified by a rising interest rate environment or other
circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income funds may be higher than normal,
potentially causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity. Redemptions by
large shareholders (including seed investors) may have a negative impact on the Fund’s liquidity.
If the Fund is forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, such sales may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV.
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, 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
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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. In addition, because liquidity in certain underlying securities may fluctuate, Shares may trade
at a larger premium or discount to NAV than shares of other kinds of ETFs. 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.
Municipal Securities Risk. Municipal securities are subject to credit/default risk, interest rate risk and certain additional risks.
The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business, political or environmental
developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects (such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities), industrial development bonds, or in
particular types of municipal securities (such as general obligation bonds, private activity bonds and moral obligation bonds). While interest earned on municipal securities is generally not subject to federal tax, any
interest earned on taxable municipal securities is fully taxable at the federal level and may be subject to tax at the state level.
Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is non-diversified, meaning that it is permitted to invest a larger percentage of its assets in one or more issuers or in fewer issuers than
diversified funds. Thus, the Fund may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting any single issuer held in its portfolio, and may be more susceptible to greater losses because of these developments.
Non-Investment Grade Fixed Income Securities
Risk. Non-investment grade fixed income securities and unrated securities of comparable credit quality (commonly known as
“junk bonds”) are considered speculative and are subject to the increased risk of an issuer’s inability to meet principal and interest payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price
volatility due to such factors as specific issuer developments, interest rate sensitivity, negative perceptions of the junk bond markets generally and less liquidity. The Fund may purchase the securities of issuers that are
in default.
Other Investment Companies Risk. By investing in other investment companies (including ETFs) indirectly through the Fund, investors will
incur a proportionate share of the expenses of the other investment companies held by the
Fund (including operating costs and investment management fees) in addition to the fees regularly borne by the Fund. In addition, the Fund will be affected by the investment policies, practices and performance of such
investment companies in direct proportion to the amount of assets the Fund invests
therein.
Seed Investor
Risk. GSAM and/or its affiliates may make payments to one or more investors that contribute seed capital to the Fund. Such payments may continue for a specified
period of time and/or until a specified dollar amount is reached. Those payments will be made from the assets of GSAM and/or such affiliates (and not the Fund). Seed investors may contribute all or a
majority of the assets in the Fund. There is a risk that such seed investors may redeem their investments in the Fund, particularly after payments from GSAM and/or its affiliates
have ceased. As with redemptions by other large shareholders, such redemptions could have a significant negative impact on the Fund, including on the Fund’s liquidity
and the market price of the Fund’s Shares.
Tax Risk. Any proposed or actual changes in income tax rates or the tax-exempt status of interest income from municipal securities can significantly affect the demand for and
supply, liquidity and marketability of municipal securities. Such changes may affect the
Fund’s net asset value and ability to acquire and dispose of municipal securities at
desirable yield and price levels.
Valuation Risk. The sale price the Fund could receive for a security may differ from the Fund’s valuation of the
security, 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.
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| Performance |
As the Fund had not operated for a full calendar year as of the date of
the Prospectus, there is no performance information quoted for the Fund. 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.
| Portfolio Management |
GSAM is the investment adviser for the Fund.
Portfolio Managers: Sylvia Yeh, Managing Director; Scott Diamond, Managing Director; Joseph Wenzel, Managing Director; David Westbrook, Vice President; and Todd Henry, Vice
President, have managed the Fund since July 2024.
| 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 (when available), 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 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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