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Goldman Sachs Asset Management Enhances Fixed Income ETF Offering With Launch of Four Active Municipal Bond ETFs

NEW YORK, July 25, 2024 – Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“Goldman Sachs”) today announced the launch of four fixed income ETFs, the Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Municipal Income ETF (GUMI), the Goldman Sachs Municipal Income ETF (GMUB), the Goldman Sachs Dynamic California Municipal Income ETF (GCAL), and the Goldman Sachs Dynamic New York Municipal Income ETF (GMNY) (collectively the “funds”).

The actively managed ETFs provide investors with cost efficient access to municipal bonds, an asset class that can offer attractive after-tax income potential while serving as a valued diversifier within core fixed income portfolios. 

“With clients anticipating the end of the Fed’s rate hiking cycle, our new suite of active municipal bond ETFs provides access to an asset class that has provided bond portfolio diversification while providing attractive tax-equivalent yields,” said Brendan McCarthy, Global Head of ETF Distribution at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. “Adding GUMI, GMUB, GCAL, and GMNY to our active ETF offering allows us to deliver the best of Goldman Sachs’ tenured Muni franchise and address client portfolio needs holistically through an accessible ETF vehicle.”

The Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Municipal Income ETF (GUMI) seeks to provide a high level of current income, consistent with relatively low volatility of principal, that is exempt from regular federal income tax by investing across the municipal investment grade spectrum with a focus on shorter-dated maturities across both fixed rate and floating rate structures.

The Goldman Sachs Municipal Income ETF (GMUB) seeks to provide a high level of current income that is exempt from regular federal income tax with a diversified approach to core municipal investing focused on investment grade municipal bonds and the ability to own up to 15% of net assets in non-investment grade municipal bonds with a general duration range between 3 and 6 years.

The Goldman Sachs Dynamic California Municipal Income ETF (GCAL) seeks to provide a high level of current income that is exempt from federal income tax and California personal income tax by investing dynamically along the municipal yield curve and credit quality spectrum to maximize total return. The strategy has duration flexibility between 2 and 8 years and may hold up to 30% of net assets in non-investment grade municipal bonds.

The Goldman Sachs Dynamic New York Municipal Income ETF (GMNY) seeks to provide a high level of current income that is exempt from federal income tax and New York State and City personal income taxes by investing dynamically along the municipal yield curve and credit quality spectrum to maximize total return. The strategy has duration flexibility between 2 and 8 years and may hold up to 30% of net assets in non-investment grade municipal bonds.

“The changing municipal bond landscape offers nimble investors a potential opportunity to take advantage of attractive risk/reward trade-offs, however, sector and credit selectivity will continue to be vital,” said Scott Diamond, Co-Head of Municipal Fixed Income at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. “For the last three decades, Goldman Sachs Asset Management has built a track record of disciplined risk management in the Muni bond space, and we’re excited to be bringing this expertise and the benefits of ETFs to a broader universe of investors with the launch of these four new funds.”

With the launch of GUMI, GMUB, GCAL, and GMNY, Goldman Sachs Asset Management will manage 42 ETF strategies in the U.S. (with more than $35 billion across its ETF strategies in the U.S. as of June 30, 2024).

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