To meet redemption requests, the Fund may be forced to
sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions. Liquidity risk
may be the result of, among other things, the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities or the lack of an active market. The potential for liquidity risk may be magnified by a
rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income funds may be higher than normal, potentially causing increased supply in the market due to selling
activity. Redemptions by large shareholders may have a negative impact on the
Fund’s liquidity.
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, governments or countries and/or general economic
conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and
financial markets. Events such as war, military conflict, geopolitical disputes, acts of terrorism, social or political unrest, natural disasters, recessions, inflation, rapid interest rate changes, supply chain disruptions,
tariffs and other restrictions on trade, sanctions or the spread of infectious illness or other public health threats, or the threat or potential of one or more such events and developments, could also significantly
impact the Fund and its investments.
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, environmental or
other 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-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. To the extent the Fund invests in ETFs, the Fund will invest only in ETFs sponsored by GSAM or its affiliates, unless GSAM
determines, in its sole discretion, that no affiliated ETF is available to provide the desired exposure (for example, by sector, industry, credit quality, or duration). GSAM will consider investing in an unaffiliated ETF on
behalf of the Fund only where no affiliated ETF is available to provide the desired exposure. For investments in affiliated ETFs, GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fees in an amount
equal to any management fees it earns as the investment adviser to the affiliated
ETFs.
State/Territory Specific Risk. The Fund’s investments in municipal obligations of issuers located in a particular state or U.S.
territory may be adversely affected by political, economic and regulatory developments within
that state or U.S. territory. Such developments may affect the financial condition of a state’s or territory’s political subdivisions, agencies, instrumentalities and public authorities and heighten the risks associated with
investing in bonds issued by such parties, which could, in turn, adversely affect the Fund’s income, NAV, liquidity, and/or ability to preserve or realize capital appreciation.
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.
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 Class P
Shares from year to year; and (b) how the average annual total returns of the Fund’s Class P Shares compare to those of a regulatorily required broad-based securities market index (Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) (the
“Regulatory Benchmark”) and the Goldman Sachs High Yield Municipal Fund Composite Index (the “Performance Benchmark”), a custom benchmark comprised of the Bloomberg Municipal High Yield
Bond Index (60%) and the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index (40%) (with distributions
reinvested).The Performance Benchmark is generally more representative of the market sectors and/or types of investments in which the Fund invests or to which the
Fund has exposure and which the Investment Adviser uses to measure the Fund's performance. 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 regulatory requirements.
For additional information about these benchmark indices, please see “Additional
Performance and Benchmark Information” on page 19 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.
Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods
shown.