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GOLDMAN SACHS ETF TRUST

Date Filed : Jul 14, 2022

485BXT1d894487d485bxt.htmGOLDMAN SACHS ETF TRUSTGoldman Sachs ETF Trust

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2022

1933 Act Registration No. 333-200933

1940 Act Registration No. 811-23013

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 
  Pre-Effective Amendment No.      
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 447 

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

  THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 
  Amendment No. 450 

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS ETF TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

200 WestStreet

New York, New York 10282

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 902-1000

CAROLINE L. KRAUS, ESQ.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

200 West Street

NewYork, New York 10282

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Copies to:

STEPHEN H. BIER, ESQ.

ALLISON M. FUMAI, ESQ.

Dechert LLP

1095 Avenueof the Americas

New York, New York 10036

 

 

Approximate Date of ProposedPublic Offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement

It is proposed that this filing will become effective(check appropriate box)

 

immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

on August 12, 2022 pursuant to paragraph (b)

60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

Title of Securities Being Registered:

Shares of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Low Vol Plus Equity ETF

 

 

 


Explanatory Note

Post-Effective Amendment No. 249 (the “Amendment”) to the Registration Statement of Goldman Sachs ETF Trust was filed pursuant to Rule 485(a)under the Securities Act of 1933 on March 5, 2020 to register shares of Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Low Vol Plus Equity ETF. Pursuant to Rule 485(a), the Amendment would havebecome effective on May 19, 2020. Post-Effective Amendment No. 266 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating June 17, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-EffectiveAmendment No. 273 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating July 15, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 282 was filed pursuant to Rule485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating August 12, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 289 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designatingSeptember 10, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 293 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating October 9, 2020 as the date upon which theAmendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 296 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating November 6, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective.Post-Effective Amendment No. 301 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating December 4, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 304 was filedpursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating December 31, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 311 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purposeof designating January 29, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 315 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating February 26, 2021 as the date upon whichthe Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 319 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating March 26, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-EffectiveAmendment No. 322 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating April 23, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 329 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii)for the purpose of designating May 21, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 336 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating June 18, 2021 as the dateupon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 352 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating July 16, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective.Post-Effective Amendment No. 365 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating August 13, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 377 was filed pursuant to Rule485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating September 10, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 384 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating October 8,2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 391 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating November 5, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have becomeeffective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 406 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating December 3, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 412 was filedpursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating December 30, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 420 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose ofdesignating January 27, 2022 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 429 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating February 25, 2022 as the date upon which theAmendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 432 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating March 25, 2022 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-EffectiveAmendment No. 435 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating April 22, 2022 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 438 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii)for the purpose of designating May 20, 2022 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 441 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating June 17, 2022 as the date uponwhich the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 444 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating July 15, 2022 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. ThisPost-Effective Amendment No. 447 is being filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating August 12, 2022 as the new date upon which the Amendment shall become effective. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 447 incorporatesby reference the information contained in Parts A and B of the Amendment. Part C is filed herewith.


PART C: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28. Exhibits

 

(a)  (1)  Certificate of Trust of the Registrant dated December 16, 2009 (incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed May 4, 2015)
  (2)  Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated April 16, 2015 (incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed May 4, 2015)
  (3)  Form of Amended Schedule A dated September 14, 2021 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated April 16, 2015 (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 389 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed September 17, 2021)
(b)  Amended and Restated By-laws dated July 22, 2021 (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 369 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed July 26, 2021)
(c)  Not applicable.
(d)  (1)  Management Agreement between Registrant and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (with respect to ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF) (incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed September 11, 2015)
  (2)  Form of Management Agreement between Registrant and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (with respect to ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF, ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF, ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF,ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF and ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF) (incorporated by reference from Post-EffectiveAmendment No. 10 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed May 25, 2016)
  (3)  Form of Amended Annex A to the Management Agreement between Registrant and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (with respect to all series of Registrant except ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF) (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 416 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed December 9, 2021)
(e)  (1)  Distribution Agreement dated March 26, 2015 between Registrant and ALPS Distributors, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed August 7, 2015)
  (2)  Distribution Agreement dated April 16, 2018 between Registrant and ALPS Distributors, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective AmendmentNo. 126 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed August 27, 2018)
  (3)  Form of Amendment to Distribution Agreement between Registrant and ALPS Distributors, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective AmendmentNo. 126 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed August 27, 2018)
(f)  Not applicable.
(g)  (1)  Custody Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 279 to Goldman Sachs Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 33-17619, filed April 28, 2011)
  (2)  Letter Amendment to the Custodian Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Registrant, Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed August 7, 2015)


  (3)  Letter Amendment dated October 20, 2015 to the Custodian Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Registrant, Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 518 to Goldman Sachs Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 33-17619, filed January 15, 2016)
  (4)  Amendment dated January 6, 2016 to the Custodian Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Registrant, Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 523 to Goldman Sachs Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 33-17619, filed January 29, 2016)
  (5)  Amendment dated March 1, 2016 to the Custodian Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Registrant, Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (Goldman Sachs Financial Square Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund and Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund) (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 559 to Goldman Sachs Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 33-17619, filed May 20, 2016)
  (6)  Amendment dated June 13, 2016 to the Custodian Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Registrant, Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF) (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 93 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed December 22, 2017)
  (7)  Amendment dated August 29, 2016 to the Custodian Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Registrant, Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (Goldman Sachs TreasuryAccess 0-1 Year ETF) (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective AmendmentNo. 93 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed December 22, 2017)
  (8)  Amendment dated April 5, 2017 to the Custodian Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Registrant, Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (Goldman Sachs Access Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF) (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 93 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filedDecember 22, 2017)
  (9)  Amendment dated May 10, 2017 to the Custodian Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Registrant, Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF) (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 93 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed December 22, 2017)
  (10)  Amendment dated December 10, 2018 to the Custody Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Registrant, Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 202 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed May 10, 2019)
  (11)  Amendment dated July 12, 2019 to the Custody Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Registrant, Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (certain equity funds) (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 778 to the Goldman Sachs Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 33-17619, filed December 20, 2019)


  (12)  Amendment dated December 13, 2019 to the Custody Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Registrant, Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 281 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed July 6, 2020)
(h)  (1)  Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed September 11, 2015)
  (2)  Amendment dated December 10, 2018 to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 202 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed May 10, 2019)
  (3)  Amendment dated December 13, 2019 to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 281 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed July 6, 2020)
  (4)  Form of Authorized Participant Agreement (incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed August 7, 2015)
  (5)  Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 279 to the Goldman Sachs Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 33-17619, filed April 28, 2011)
  (6)  Letter Amendment to the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Registrant, Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed August 7, 2015)
  (7)  License Agreement between the Trust and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed September 11, 2015)
  (8)  Letter Amendment dated October 20, 2015 to the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Registrant, Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed February 8, 2016)
  (9)  Amendment dated January 6, 2016 to the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Registrant, Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 523 to Goldman Sachs Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 33-17619, filed January 29, 2016)
  (10)  Amendment dated March 1, 2016 to the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Registrant, Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (Goldman Sachs Financial Square Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund and Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund) (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 559 to Goldman Sachs Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 33-17619, filed May 20, 2016)


  (11)  Amendment dated December 10, 2018 to the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Registrant, Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 202 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed May 10, 2019)
  (12)  Amendment dated July 12, 2019 to the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement dated April 5, 2011 between Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust, Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon (certain equity funds) (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 778 to the Goldman Sachs Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 33-17619, filed December 20, 2019)
  (13)  Amendment dated December 13, 2019 to the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement dated April 28, 2016 between Goldman Sachs Trust, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust, Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 281 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed July 6, 2020)
  (14)  Expense Limitation Agreement between Registrant and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. relating to Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed July 6, 2017)
(i)  Opinion and Consent of Dechert LLP (to be filed by amendment)
(j)  Not applicable.
(k)  Not applicable.
(l)  Subscription Letter related to Initial Capital provided by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed August 7, 2015)
(m)  Distribution and Service Plan (incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed September 11, 2015)
(n)  Not applicable.
(p)  (1)  Code of Ethics – Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 310 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed December 28, 2020)
  (2)  Code of Ethics – Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 227 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed December 23, 2019)
  (3)  Code of Ethics – ALPS Distributors, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed September 11, 2015)
(q)  Powers of Attorney for James A. McNamara, Joseph F. DiMaria, Cheryl K. Beebe, Lawrence Hughes, John F. Killian, Steven D. Krichmar, Linda A. Lang, Michael Latham and Lawrence W. Stranghoener (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 435 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed March 24, 2022)


Item 29. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund

Not applicable.

Item 30.Indemnification

Article VII, Section 7.5 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Registrant, a Delaware statutorytrust, provides for indemnification of the Trustees, officers and employees of the Registrant by the Registrant, subject to certain limitations. The Declaration of Trust is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a).

Section 6 of the Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Distributor dated March 26, 2015, provides that the Registrantwill indemnify Distributor against certain liabilities, subject to certain conditions. A copy of the Distribution Agreement is incorporated by reference as Exhibit (e), to the Registrant’s Registration Statement.

Fund and trustees and officers liability policies purchased by the Registrant, Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II, Goldman Sachs MLP and EnergyRenaissance Fund, Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund insure such persons and their respective trustees, partners, officers and employees, subject to the policies’ coverage limits andexclusions and varying deductibles, against loss resulting from claims by reason of any act, error, omission, misstatement, misleading statement, neglect or breach of duty.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or personscontrolling the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is thereforeunenforceable.

Item 31. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”) is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and serves asinvestment adviser to the Registrant. GSAM is engaged in the investment advisory business. GSAM is part of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., a public company that is a bank holding company, financial holding company and a world-wide, full-servicefinancial services organization. GSAM Holdings LLC is the general partner and principal owner of GSAM. Information about the officers and partners of GSAM is included in their Form ADV filed with the Commission (registration number 801-37591) and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 32. Principal Underwriters

(a) ALPS Distributors, Inc. acts as the distributor for the Registrant and the following investment companies: 1WS Credit Income Fund, 1290Funds, Aberdeen Standard Investments ETFs, ALPS Series Trust, Alternative Credit Income Fund, The Arbitrage Funds, AQR Funds, Axonic Alternative Income Fund, Axonic Funds, Barings Funds Trust, BBH Trust, Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund,Brandes Investment Trust, Bridge Builder Trust, Broadstone Real Estate Access Fund, Brown Advisory Funds, Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds, Cambria ETF Trust, Centre Funds, CIM Real Assets & Credit Fund, CION Ares Diversified Credit Fund,Columbia ETF Trust, Columbia ETF Trust I, Columbia ETF Trust II, CRM Mutual Fund Trust, Cullen Funds Trust, DBX ETF Trust, ETF Series Solutions, Flat Rock Opportunity Fund, Financial Investors Trust, Firsthand Funds, FS Credit Income Fund, FS EnergyTotal Return Fund, FS Series Trust, FS Multi-Alternative Income Fund, Goehring & Rozencwajg Investment Funds, Goldman Sachs ETF Trust, Graniteshares ETF Trust, Griffin Institutional Access Credit Fund, Griffin Institutional Access Real EstateFund, Hartford Funds Exchange-Traded Trust, Hartford Funds NextShares Trust, Heartland Group, Inc., IndexIQ Active ETF Trust, Index IQ ETF Trust, James Advantage Funds, Janus Detroit Street Trust, Lattice Strategies Trust, Litman Gregory FundsTrust, Longleaf Partners Funds Trust, Meridian Fund, Inc., Natixis ETF Trust, Natixis ETF Trust II, Popular High Grade Fixed-Income Fund, Inc., Popular Total Return Fund, Inc., Popular Income Plus Fund, Inc., PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds, PrincipalExchange-Traded Funds, Reality Shares ETF Trust, Puerto Rico Residents Tax Free Bond Fund I, Inc., Puerto Rico Residents Tax Free Funds, Inc., Puerto Rico Residents Tax Free Funds II, Inc., Puerto Rico Residents Tax Free Funds III, Inc., Puerto RicoResidents Tax Free Funds IV, Inc., Puerto Rico Residents Tax Free Funds V, Inc., Puerto Rico Residents Tax Free Funds VI, Inc. Reaves Utility Income Fund, RiverNorth Funds, RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc., RiverNorth/DoubleLine StrategicOpportunity Fund, Inc., SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust, Sprott Funds Trust, Stone Harbor Investment Funds, Stone Ridge Trust, Stone Ridge Trust II, Stone Ridge Trust III,Stone Ridge Trust IV, Stone Ridge Trust V, Stone Ridge Trust VI, Stone Ridge Residential Real Estate Income Fund I, Inc., USCF ETF Trust, Wasatch Funds, WesMark Funds, Wilmington Funds, XAI Octagon Credit Trust, X-Square Balanced Fund andYieldStreet Prism Fund.

(b) To the best of Registrant’s knowledge, the directors and executive officers of ALPS Distributors, Inc.,are as follows:

 

Name*

  

Position with Underwriter

  

Positions with Fund

Stephen Kyllo  President, Chief Operating Officer, Director, Chief Compliance Officer  None
Eric T. Parsons  Vice President, Controller and Assistant Treasurer  None
Joseph J. Frank**  Secretary  None
Patrick J. Pedonti **  Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary  None
Richard C. Noyes  Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Assistant Secretary  None
Liza Orr  Vice President, Senior Counsel  None
Jed Stahl  Vice President, Senior Counsel  None
James Stegall  Vice President  None
Gary Ross  Senior Vice President  None
Kevin Ireland  Senior Vice President  None
Hilary Quinn  Vice President  None

 

*

Except as otherwise noted, the principal business address for each of the above directors and executiveofficers is 1290 Broadway, Suite 1000, Denver, Colorado 80203.

**

The principal business address for Messrs. Pedonti and Frank is 333 W. 11th Street, 5th Floor, Kansas City, Missouri 64105.

(c) Not applicable.


Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records

The Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, Amended and Restated By-laws and minute books of theRegistrant and certain investment adviser records will be in the physical possession of GSAM, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282. All other accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained under Section 31(a) of theInvestment Company Act of 1940 and the rules promulgated thereunder will be in the physical possession of The Bank of New York Mellon, 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286.

Item 34. Management Services

Notapplicable.

Item 35. Undertakings

Not applicable.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets allthe requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 447 under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 447 to its Registration Statement to be signed on itsbehalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City and State of New York on the 14th day of July, 2022.

 

GOLDMAN SACHS ETF TRUST
(A Delaware statutory trust)
By: /s/ Caroline L. Kraus
 Caroline L. Kraus
 Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to saidRegistration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Name

  

Title

  

Date

1James A. McNamara

James A. McNamara

  President (Chief Executive Officer) and Trustee  July 14, 2022
    

1Joseph F. DiMaria

Joseph F. DiMaria

  Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer  July 14, 2022

1Cheryl. K. Beebe

Cheryl K. Beebe

  Chair and Trustee  July 14, 2022

1Lawrence Hughes

Lawrence Hughes

  Trustee  July 14, 2022

1John F. Killian

John F. Killian

  Trustee  July 14, 2022

1Steven D. Krichmar

Steven D. Krichmar

  Trustee  July 14, 2022

1Linda A. Lang

Linda A. Lang

  Trustee  July 14, 2022

1Michael Latham

Michael Latham

  Trustee  July 14, 2022

1Lawrence W. Stranghoener

  Trustee  July 14, 2022
Lawrence W. Stranghoener    
By: /s/ Caroline L. Kraus
Caroline L. Kraus,
Attorney-In-Fact

 

1 

Pursuant to powers of attorney previously filed.


CERTIFICATE

The undersigned Secretary for Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”) hereby certifies that the Board of Trustees of the Trust duly adopted thefollowing resolution by written consent.

RESOLVED, that Trustees and Officers of the Trust who may be required to sign the Trust’sRegistration Statement or any amendments thereto be, and each hereby is, authorized to execute a power of attorney appointing James A. McNamara, Caroline L. Kraus and Joseph F. DiMaria, jointly and severally, as their attorneys-in-fact, each withpower of substitution, for said Trustees and Officers in any and all capacities to sign the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Trust and any and all amendments to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, ifany, and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC and with other federal, state, foreign and quasi-governmental agencies and such other instruments related to compliance with certain of the federal securities laws and other applicablefederal, state, foreign and quasi-governmental filings, the Trustees and Officers hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Dated: July 14, 2022

 

/s/ Caroline L. Kraus

Caroline L. Kraus,

Secretary

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