Goldman Sachs Growth Opp Svc  GGOSX
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Mid-Cap Growth Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Medium
   Growth
  
  
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ -0.09
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 17.98
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
47.02%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
2,428
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Goldman Sachs Growth Opp Svc
(from 1999-05-24 to 2009-10-31) Category: Mid-Cap Growth
Index: S&P 500 TR
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 1999-05-24 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 47.02 85.17 1.38 4.11 7.66 9.20
+/- Category 21.22 68.94 6.74 2.43 6.01 ---
+/- S&P 500 TR 23.50 36.37 7.28 3.43 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 45.13 3.52 3.45 5.21 9.29 9.61
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 40.56 27.02 1.24 3.87 7.66 9.20
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 25.43 -0.37 2.72 6.87 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 18.64 0.78 3.15 6.50 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 749 funds), (5 yrs : out of 636 funds), (10 yrs : out of 328 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus 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 data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 22.01
Software 4.42
Hardware 8.30
Media 1.17
Telecommunications 8.12
Service 47.17
Healthcare 16.23
Consumer Services 13.99
Business Services 6.30
Financial Services 10.64
Manufacturing 30.83
Consumer Goods 16.62
Industrial Materials 7.86
Energy 6.34
Utilities 0.00
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 3.0
Stocks 97.0
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 3.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 69 Turnover % 65
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 23.16 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector P/E YTD
Return %		 % of Net
Assets
Equinix, Inc. 16.08 78.51 2.64
Cameron International Corporation 7.89 82.83 2.51
Global Payments, Inc. 14.16 52.33 2.43
C.R. Bard, Inc. 20.75 -3.42 2.39
St. Jude Medical, Inc. 29.94 4.13 2.33
Coach, Inc. 9.53 63.41 2.30
Amphenol Corporation 10.25 75.50 2.18
American Tower Corporation A 50.51 38.61 2.14
Broadcom Corporation 19.80 69.48 2.13
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. --- 157.64 2.11
Data through 2009-09-30
YTD Return through 2009-11-20
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1999-05-24
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
David G. Shell  (1999-05-24)
Managing Director/Partner of Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Chief Investment Officer Dave is a Managing Director/Partner of Goldman, Sachs & Co. He is a Chief Investment Officer and Co-Head the Growth Team, responsible for Growth performance, portfolios and personnel. His research background is in entertainment, cable television, broadcasting, telecommunications, and wireless communications. Dave was a senior portfolio manager at Liberty Investment Management prior to Goldman Sachs Asset Management's acquisition of Liberty in January 1997. He joined Liberty's predecessor firm, Eagle Asset Management, in 1987. Dave graduated from the University of South Florida in 1987 with a B.A. in Finance.
Steven M Barry  (1999-07-02)
Steve is a Chief Investment Officer and a senior portfolio manager for the Growth Team. He has primary responsibility for investment research in media, communications and technology. He is also a Co-Head of the team’s Mid-Cap Growth Strategy. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in June 1999, he was a portfolio manager at Alliance Capital Management. During Steve's eleven year tenure at Alliance, he managed growth portfolios with varying mandates.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-08-31)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.55
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-08-31)
Correspondence Information
180 Maiden Ln Fl 37

New York,  NY  100384925
Telephone:
800-621-2550
312-655-4400
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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