Goldman Sachs Asset Management enters Active ETF Market in EMEA

Risk Considerations

Exchange-Traded Funds are subject to risks similar to those of stocks. Investment returns may fluctuate and are subject to market volatility, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. ETFs may yield investment results that, before expenses, generally correspond to the price and yield of a particular index. There is no assurance that the price and yield performance of the index can be fully matched.

Market risk - the value of assets in the Portfolio is typically dictated by a number of factors, including the confidence levels of the market in which they are traded.

Operational risk - material losses to the Portfolio may arise as a result of human error, system and/or process failures, inadequate procedures or controls.

Liquidity risk - the Portfolio may not always find another party willing to purchase an asset that the Portfolio wants to sell which could impact the Portfolio's ability to meet redemption requests on demand.

Exchange rate risk - The risk of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations may cause the value of securities denominated in such foreign currency to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. These risks may be more pronounced for investments in securities of issuers located in, or otherwise economically tied to, emerging countries. If applicable, investment techniques used to attempt to reduce the risk of currency movements (hedging), may not be effective. Hedging also involves additional risks associated with derivatives.

Custodian risk - insolvency, breaches of duty of care or misconduct of a custodian or sub-custodian responsible for the safekeeping of the Portfolio's assets can result in loss to the Portfolio.

Counterparty risk - a party that the Portfolio transacts with may fail to meet its obligations which could cause losses.

Emerging markets risk - emerging markets are likely to bear higher risk due to lower liquidity and possible lack of adequate financial, legal, social, political and economic structures, protection and stability as well as uncertain tax positions.

Index tracking error risk - The performance of the Strategy may not generally follow and may be very different from the performance of the Index. The anticipated tracking error has been calculated using historical data and therefore may not capture all factors that will impact a Strategy's actual performance against its reference index.

Derivatives risk - The strategy’s use of derivatives (including options, forwards, swaps, options on swaps, structured securities and other derivative instruments) may result in losses. These instruments, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other instruments, may be less liquid, volatile, difficult to price, and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses.

ESG risk - Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) strategies may take risks or eliminate exposures found in other strategies or broad market benchmarks that may cause performance to diverge from the performance of these other strategies or market benchmarks. ESG strategies will be subject to the risks associated with their underlying investments’ asset classes. Further, the demand within certain markets or sectors that an ESG strategy targets may not develop as forecasted or may develop more slowly than anticipated.

General Fixed Income Risk - Investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities generally, including credit, liquidity, interest rate, prepayment and extension risk. Bond prices fluctuate inversely to changes in interest rates. Therefore, a general rise in interest rates can result in the decline in the bond’s price.  The value of securities with variable and floating interest rates are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates. Variable and floating rate securities may decline in value if interest rates do not move as expected. Conversely, variable and floating rate securities will not generally rise in value if market interest rates decline. Credit risk is the risk that an issuer will default on payments of interest and principal. Credit risk is higher when investing in high yield bonds, also known as junk bonds. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a security may pay off principal more quickly than originally anticipated. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a security may pay off principal more slowly than originally anticipated. All fixed income investments may be worth less than their original cost upon redemption or maturity.

For full description of risks please refer to the Prospectus. 

Disclosures

This is a marketing communication. Please refer to the Prospectus of the Fund/s and the Key Information Document (KID) or UK Key Investor Information Document (KIID) (as applicable) before making any final investment decisions. Your capital is at risk and you may lose some or all of the capital you invest. There is no guarantee that objectives will be met. Further information in relation to the sustainability-related aspects of the Fund can be found at https://www.gsam.com/content/gsam/uk/en/advisers/literature-and-forms/literature.html

In the European Union, this material has been approved by Goldman Sachs Asset Management Fund Services Limited, which is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

In the United Kingdom, this material is a financial promotion and has been approved by Goldman Sachs International, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.

Italy Investors: Messaggio pubblicitario con finalità promozionali. Prima dell'adesione leggere il KID, che il proponente l’investimento deve consegnare prima della sottoscrizione, e il Prospetto disponibile sul sito Internet: This is a marketing communication. Please refer to the Prospectus of the Fund/s and the Key Information Document (KID) or UK Key Investor Information Document (KIID) (as applicable) before making any final investment decisions.

Switzerland Investors: The prospectus, the Key Information Document (KID) or UK Key Investor Information Document (KIID) (as applicable), the articles, the annual and semi-annual reports of the Fund may be obtained free of charge from the Swiss Representative. In respect of the Shares offered or advertised in Switzerland to Qualified Investors, the place of performance is at the registered office of the Swiss Representative. The place of jurisdiction is at the registered office of the representative or at the registered office or place of residence of the investor.

Swiss Representative: FIRST INDEPENDENT FUND SERVICES LTD, Feldeggstrasse 12, 8008 Zurich

Paying Agent: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK AG, Claridenstrasse 25, CH-8002 Zurich

THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT WOULD BE UNAUTHORIZED OR UNLAWFUL TO DO SO.

Prospective investors should inform themselves as to any applicable legal requirements and taxation and exchange control regulations in the countries of their citizenship, residence or domicile which might be relevant.

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Indices are unmanaged. The figures for the index reflect the reinvestment of all income or dividends, as applicable, but do not reflect the deduction of any fees or expenses which would reduce returns. Investors cannot invest directly in indices.

The indices referenced herein have been selected because they are well known, easily recognized by investors, and reflect those indices that the Investment Manager believes, in part based on industry practice, provide a suitable benchmark against which to evaluate the investment or broader market described herein.

Targets are subject to change and are current as of the date of this presentation. Targets are objectives and do not provide any assurance as to future results.

Views and opinions expressed are for informational purposes only and do not constitute a recommendation by Goldman Sachs Asset Management to buy, sell, or hold any security. Views and opinions are current as of the date of this presentation and may be subject to change, they should not be construed as investment advice.

The website links provided are for your convenience only and are not an endorsement or recommendation by Goldman Sachs Asset Management of any of these websites or the products or services offered. Goldman Sachs Asset Management is not responsible for the accuracy and validity of the content of these websites.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management leverages the resources of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC subject to legal, internal and regulatory restrictions.

There is no guarantee that objectives will be met.

Capital is at risk.

Your capital is at risk and you may lose some or all of the capital you invest. 

Please note that for the purposes of the European Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”), the product is an Article 8 product that promotes environmental and social characteristics. Please note that this material includes certain information on Goldman Sachs’s sustainability practices and track record, at an organizational and investment team level, which may not necessarily be reflected in the portfolio. Please refer to the offering documents of any product(s) prior to investment, for details on how and the extent to which the product(s) takes ESG considerations into account on a binding or non-binding basis.

Documents providing further detailed information about the fund/s, including the articles of association, prospectus, supplement and the Key Information Document (KID) or UK Key Investor Information Document (KIID) (as applicable), annual/semi-annual report (as applicable), and a summary of your investor rights, are available free of charge in English language and as required, in your local language by navigating to your local language landing page via https://www.gsam.com/content/gsam/ain/en/advisors/literature-and-forms/literature.html and also from the fund’s paying and information agents. If GSAMFSL, the management company, decides to terminate its arrangement for marketing the fund/s in any EEA country where it is registered for sale, it will do so in accordance with the relevant UCITS rules.

The Goldman Sachs USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond Active UCITS ETF and Goldman Sachs EUR Investment Grade Corporate Bond Active UCITS ETF are open-ended Index Tracking Sub-Funds of Goldman Sachs ETF ICAV which is an umbrella fund constituted as an Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle under the laws of Ireland with segregated liability between sub-funds and authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland pursuant to the European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations 2011 (as amended)).

The UCITS ETF will publicly disclose its complete holdings on a daily basis. Details of the UCITS ETF’s holdings and full disclosure policy are available at www.gsam.com. The indicative net asset values (iNAVs) are disseminated and are displayed on major market data vendor terminals, including Bloomberg and Reuters.

Offering Documents

This material is provided at your request for informational purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation in any jurisdiction in which such a solicitation is unlawful or to any person to whom it is unlawful. It only contains selected information with regards to the fund and does not constitute an offer to buy shares in the fund. Prior to an investment, prospective investors should carefully read the latest Key Information Document (KID) or UK Key Investor Information Document (KIID) (as applicable) as well as the offering documentation, including but not limited to the fund’s prospectus which contains inter alia a comprehensive disclosure of applicable risks. The relevant articles of association, prospectus, supplement, KID or KIID and latest annual/semi-annual report are available free of charge from the fund’s paying and information agent and/or from your financial adviser. Investors should be aware that the price of Shares may fall as well as rise and investors may not get back any of the amount invested. The difference at any one time between the subscription and redemption price of Shares means that an investment in any Sub-Fund should be viewed as long term.

Distribution of the Fund

The fund may not have been registered or will not be registered for public distribution in a number of jurisdictions (including but not limited to any Latin American, African or Asian countries). Therefore, the fund must not be marketed or offered in or to residents of any such jurisdictions unless such marketing or offering is made in compliance with applicable exemptions for the private placement of collective investment schemes and other applicable jurisdictional rules and regulations.

Investment Advice and Potential Loss

Financial advisers generally suggest a diversified portfolio of investments. The fund described herein does not represent a diversified investment by itself. This material must not be construed as investment or tax advice. Prospective investors should consult their financial and tax adviser before investing in order to determine whether an investment would be suitable for them. An investor should only invest if he/she has the necessary financial resources to bear a complete loss of this investment.

Investment Not Insured

Investment into the fund is not insured or guaranteed by any Government agency, including the Federal Deposit Insurance company, and is not the same as placing funds on deposit with a bank or deposit-taking company.

Confidentiality

No part of this material may, without Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s prior written consent, be (i) copied, photocopied or duplicated in any form, by any means, or (ii) distributed to any person that is not an employee, officer, director, or authorized agent of the recipient.