The Fund may make investments in swaps, futures and forward contracts, structured notes and other derivative investments. Derivative instruments may involve a high degree of financial risk. These risks include the risk that a small movement in the price of the underlying security or benchmark may result in a disproportionately large movement, unfavorable or favorable, in the price of the derivative instrument; risks of default by counterparty, and the risks that transactions may not be liquid.

The Fund is subject to the risks associated with short selling of securities. Short selling involves leverage of the Fund’s assets and presents various other risks. Because the Fund must first borrow a security to establish a short position, there is a risk that a security will not be available at a particular time or an acceptable price and therefore the Fund may not be able to implement its investment strategy.

In addition, the Fund may be obligated to cover its short position at a higher price than the short price, resulting in a loss. Losses on short sales are potentially unlimited as a loss occurs when the value of a security sold short increases. Note that short selling involves sophisticated investment techniques that have the potential to add additional risk to a portfolio. The Fund is not appropriate for all investors.

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

The returns 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.

The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at net asset value. These returns reflect the maximum initial sales charge for Class A shares and CDSC for Class B and C shares. Because Institutional, Service, Administration, Class R and Class IR Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns. Shares of some of the funds may be subject to a redemption fee. Please refer to the current prospectus.

¹The standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at net asset value. These returns reflect the maximum initial sales charge for Class A shares and CDSC for class B and C shares. Because Institutional, Service, Administration, Class R and Class IR Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns. Shares of some of the funds may be subject to a redemption fee. Please refer to the shareholder guide and current prospectus for the Fund, accessible from the literature section, for additional pricing information.

The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of any fee waivers or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of any fee waivers or expense limitations) are as set forth above. The Fund's waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least July 27, 2013, and prior to such date the investment adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund's Board of Trustees.

A summary prospectus, if available, or a Prospectus for the Fund containing more information may be obtained from your authorized dealer or from Goldman, Sachs & Co. by calling (retail - 1-800-526-7384) (institutional - 1-800-621-2550) for the Goldman Sachs Funds and (1-800-762-5035) for the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust Funds. Please consider a fund's objectives, risks, and charges and expenses, and read the summary prospectus, if available, and the Prospectus carefully before investing. The summary prospectus, if available, and the Prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund.

NAV: The NAV (Net Asset Value) represents the net assets of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares. The expense ratios of the funds, both with and without any waivers and expense limitations, are as set forth above. The waivers and expense limitations are voluntary and may be modified or terminated at any time at the option of the Investment Adviser. If this occurs, the expense ratio may increase without shareholder approval.

Equity funds are subject to the risk of rising and falling stock prices and have tended to be more volatile than funds that invest in fixed income securities. Bond funds fluctuate in value with changes in interest rates, and lower-rated bonds involve higher credit risk and may be speculative investments. Funds concentrated in non-US investments may be more volatile than US investments and involve special political and currency risks. A fund concentrated in an economic sector or geographical region will also be more volatile.

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Goldman, Sachs & Co. is the distributor of the Goldman Sachs Funds.

NOT FDIC-INSURED | May Lose Value | No Bank Guarantee