Investment objective & strategy
As of Dec. 29, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Municipal Income ETF (the Fund) seeks a high level of current income, consistent with relatively low volatility of principal, that is exempt from regular federal income tax.
Strategy. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) (Net Assets) in fixed income securities issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States (including the District of Columbia) and the political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities thereof (Municipal Securities), the interest on which is generally exempt from regular federal income tax ( i.e. , excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes). The Fund may invest up to 100% of its Net Assets in private activity bonds, the interest on which (including the Funds distributions of such interest) may be a preference item for purposes of the federal … The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) (Net Assets) in fixed income securities issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States (including the District of Columbia) and the political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities thereof (Municipal Securities), the interest on which is generally exempt from regular federal income tax ( i.e. , excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes). The Fund may invest up to 100% of its Net Assets in private activity bonds, the interest on which (including the Funds distributions of such interest) may be a preference item for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax. 100% of the Funds portfolio will be invested in U.S. dollar-denominated securities. The Fund may also seek to obtain exposure to fixed income investments, such as municipal bonds and U.S. government securities, through investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The team uses a multi-faceted approach when evaluating whether to add or maintain exposure to any individual position. A top-down approach is used to assess broad macro trends while a bottom-up analysis is used to determine relative value between individual securities. As part of the teams fundamental investment process, the team may integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors alongside traditional fundamental factors. In addition, individual securities will be considered for purchase or sale based on credit profile, risk, structure, pricing, and portfolio impact, as well as duration management, restructuring, opportunistic trading and tax loss harvesting. No one factor or consideration is determinative in the fundamental investment process. Under normal interest rate conditions, the Funds duration is expected to be .5 years with a tolerance of +/- 3 months. Duration is a measure of a debt securitys price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the duration of the Fund (or an individual debt security), the more sensitive its market price to changes in interest rates. For example, if market interest rates increase by 1%, the market price of a debt security with a positive duration of 3 years will generally decrease by approximately 3%. Conversely, a 1% decline in market interest rates will generally result in an increase of approximately 3% of that securitys market price. The Fund will generally focus its investments in securities of issuers that, at the time of purchase, have a short-term credit rating of at least investment grade by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) (at least A-2, P-2, or F2 by S&P Global Ratings (S&P), Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys) or Fitch Ratings, Inc. (Fitch), respectively), have a long-term credit rating of at least investment grade by at least one NRSRO (at least BBB-, Baa3, or BBB by S&P, Moodys or Fitch, respectively) if such securities only maintain long-term ratings, or, if unrated, are determined by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the Investment Adviser or GSAM) to be of comparable credit quality at the time of purchase. The Fund may also rely on the credit quality of a guarantee or demand feature in determining the credit quality of a security supported by the guarantee or demand feature. GSAM measures the Funds performance against the Bloomberg Municipal Short-Term Index. THE FUND IS NON-DIVERSIFIED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED (INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT), AND MAY INVEST A LARGER PERCENTAGE OF ITS ASSETS IN ONE OR MORE ISSUERS OR IN FEWER ISSUERS THAN DIVERSIFIED MUTUAL FUNDS. The Fund is an actively managed ETF, which is a fund that trades like other publicly traded securities. The Fund is not an index fund and does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index.
Top holdings
As of Feb. 28, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY WAVSCD 4 06/25/2026 | — | $602.79K | 2.08% |
| MET GOVT NASHVILLE & DAVIDSON CNTY TENN COML PAPER IAM 48 | — | $600.02K | 2.07% |
| Wisconsin (State of) Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Froedtert Thedacare Health Inc.), Series 2025, RB | — | $600.00K | 2.07% |
| WV NUCOR 25A-1 V7@ | — | $500.00K | 1.72% |
| Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority | — | $500.00K | 1.72% |
| OT TENGEN 06/01/2032 | — | $500.00K | 1.72% |
| Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, Series 2002 | — | $500.00K | 1.72% |
| REPUBLIC SERVICES INC (MPT) 3.45% 07-01-41 | — | $450.13K | 1.55% |
| Cleveland (County of), OK Educational Facilities Authority (Moore Public Schools), Series 2021, RB | — | $403.05K | 1.39% |
| WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (MPT) 3.875% 08-01-38 | — | $401.28K | 1.38% |
Portfolio moves
Nov 30, 2025 → Feb 28, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| Federated Hermes Conservative Municipal Microshort Fund · FHMIX, FHMAX | 5% | 0.25% |
| First Trust Ultra Short Duration Municipal ETF · FUMB | 4% | 0.45% |
| Fidelity Conservative Income Municipal Bond Fund · FMNDX, FMNHX, FMNFX, FMNGX | 3% | 0.20% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of December 29, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of February 28, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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