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BRENDEN P. CARROLL
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December 18, 2023
VIA EDGAR
Christopher Bellacicco
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549-4644
| Re: | Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Registrant”) |
SEC File Nos. 033-17619 and 811-05349
Post-Effective Amendment No. 893 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A
Dear Mr. Bellacicco,
This letter responds to the comments you provided to me during a telephonic discussion on November 20, 2023 with respect to your review of Post-Effective Amendment No. 893 (the “Amendment”) to the Registrant’s registration statement, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 19, 2023. The Amendment was filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund and Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Value Fund (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”) for the purpose of (i) amending the non-fundamental 80% investment policy of each Fund; and (ii) making certain other disclosure changes. We have reproduced your comments below, followed by the Registrant’s responses. Capitalized terms have the meanings attributed to such terms in the registration statement.
Prospectus
| 1. | Comment: Please complete the placeholders in the second sentence of each Fund’s “Summary—Principal Strategy” and “Investment Management Approach—Principal Investment Strategies” sections with your response. |
Response: The disclosures referenced above have been revised as follows:
Large Cap Value Fund: Large-cap issuers will generally have public stock market capitalizations above $3 billion.
Mid Cap Value Fund: Mid-cap issuers will generally have public stock market capitalizations between $1 billion and $50 billion.
Small Cap Value Fund: Small-cap issuers will generally have public stock market capitalizations between $100 million and $8 billion.
Small/Mid Cap Value Fund: Small-cap and mid-cap issuers will generally have public stock market capitalizations between $100 million and $50 billion.
Statement of Additional Information
| 2. | Comment: Under Potential Conflicts of Interest—Management of the Funds by the Investment Adviser—Goldman Sachs May In-Source or Outsource, the second sentence of which states “[d]epending upon the nature of the services and subject to the governing documents of the Fund, fees associated with in-sourced or outsourced services will be borne by a Fund or by the Investment Adviser,” please (1) disclose generally what such services might entail; and (2) to the extent that such fees are borne by a Fund, supplementally explain whether payment of such fees is reflected in the fee and expenses table in the prospectus. |
Response: The Registrant respectfully notes that the disclosure referenced is intended to inform shareholders that, to the extent that Goldman Sachs is required to provide non-advisory services to the Funds, Goldman Sachs may provide such services utilizing the assistance of third parties. This disclosure is designed to provide shareholders with broad notice that certain services may be outsourced to third parties, rather than to identify any service in particular. Whether a Fund or Goldman Sachs bears the cost of any such service is analyzed and determined on a case-by-case basis consistent with the management agreement and other contractual arrangements to which a Fund is a party. Further, the Registrant hereby supplementally confirms that to the extent such service costs are borne by a Fund, the payment of such costs is reflected in the fee and expenses table in the prospectus, as required by Item 3 of Form N-1A. Accordingly, the Registrant respectfully declines to modify its disclosure in this regard.
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We believe that the foregoing has been responsive to the Staff’s comments. Please call the undersigned at (617) 728-7190 if you wish to discuss this correspondence further.
Sincerely, |
/s/ Brenden P. Carroll |
Brenden P. Carroll |
| cc: | Caroline Kraus, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC |
Robert Griffith, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Shane Shannon, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC