Designate a New Effective Date for a Post-effective Amendment Previously Filed Pursuant to Rule 485(a) (485bxt)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2020

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. 271		☒

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940		☒
Amendment No. 274		☒

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS ETF TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

200 West Street

New York, New York 10282

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: [phone]

CAROLINE L. KRAUS, ESQ.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

200 West Street

New York, New York 10282

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copies to:

STEPHEN H. BIER, ESQ.

ALLISON M. FUMAI, ESQ.

Dechert LLP

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

 

 

Approximate Date of Proposed Public 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)

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☐	immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

☒	on July 1, 2020 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 Eurozone Banks ETF

 

 

 

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Explanatory Note

Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 (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 October 31, 2018 to register shares of Goldman Sachs Eurozone Banks ETF. Pursuant to Rule 485(a), the Amendment would have become effective on January 14, 2019. Post-Effective Amendment No. 162 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating January 25, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 170 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating February 7, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 174 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating February 22, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 180 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating March 15, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 188 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating March 29, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 192 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating April 19, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 197 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating May 3, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 200 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating May 17, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 203 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating May 31, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 205 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating June 13, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating July 2, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 208 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating July 31, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating August 29, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 211 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating September 27, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 215 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating October 25, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 218 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating November 22, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 222 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating December 20, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 226 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating January 17, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 235 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating February 14, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 246 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating March 13, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 253 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating April 10, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 257 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating May 8, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 263 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating June 5, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 271 is being filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating July 1, 2020 as the new date upon which the Amendment shall become effective. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 271 incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A and B of the Amendment. Part C is filed herewith.

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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 April 21, 2020 to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated April  16, 2015 (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 265 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed May 11. 2020)
(b)		By-laws dated December 18, 2014 (incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed May 4, 2015)
(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-Effective Amendment 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. 265 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed May 11. 2020)
(e)		(1)		Distribution Agreement between Registrant and ALPS Distributors, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 126 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed August 27, 2018)
		(2)		Form of Amendment to Distribution Agreement between Registrant and ALPS Distributors, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 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)

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		(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 Amendment No. 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, filed December 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)

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(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)		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)
		(4)		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)
		(5)		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)
		(6)		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)
		(7)		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)
		(8)		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)
		(9)		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)
		(10)		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)

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		(11)		Amendment dated July 12, 2019 to the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement dated April  5, 2011 between Registrant, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust, Goldman Sachs ETF 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)		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.  265 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed May 11, 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)		(1)		Powers of Attorney for James A. McNamara, Joseph F. DiMaria, Caroline Dorsa, Linda A. Lang, Michael Latham and Lawrence W. Stranghoener (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 214 to the Trust’s registration statement, SEC File No. 333-200933, filed September 25, 2019)

 

Item 29.

Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund

Not applicable.

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Item 30.

Indemnification

Article VII, Section 7.5 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Registrant, a Delaware statutory trust, 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 Registrant will 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 MLP Income Opportunities Fund, Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance 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 and exclusions 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 persons controlling 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 therefore unenforceable.

 

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 as investment 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-service financial 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, 1290 Funds, Aberdeen Standard Investments ETFs, ALPS Series Trust, The Arbitrage Funds, AQR Funds, Axonic Alternative Income Fund, 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, CC Real Estate Income Fund, Centre Funds, CION Ares Diversified Credit Fund, Columbia ETF Trust, Columbia ETF Trust I, Columbia ETF Trust II, CRM Mutual Fund Trust, CSOP ETF Trust, Cullen Funds Trust, DBX ETF Trust, Flat Rock Opportunity Fund, Financial Investors Trust, Firsthand Funds, FS Credit Income Fund, FS Energy Total Return Fund, FS Series Trust, FS Multi-Alternative Income Fund, Goehring & Rozencwajg Investment Funds, Goldman Sachs ETF Trust, Griffin Institutional Access Credit Fund, Griffin Institutional Access Real Estate Fund, Hartford Funds Exchange-Traded Trust, Hartford Funds NextShares Trust, Heartland Group, Inc., Holland Series Fund, Inc., Index Funds, IndexIQ Active ETF Trust, Index IQ ETF Trust, Infusive US Trust, James Advantage Funds, Janus Detroit Street Trust, Lattice Strategies Trust, Litman Gregory Funds Trust, Longleaf Partners Funds Trust, M3Sixty Funds Trust, Mairs & Power Funds Trust, Meridian Fund, Inc., Natixis ETF Trust, Pax World Series Trust I, Pax World Funds Trust III, Principal Exchange-Traded Funds, Reality Shares ETF Trust, Resource Credit Income Fund, Resource Real Estate Diversified Income Fund,

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RiverNorth Funds, Sierra Total Return Fund, Smead Funds Trust, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust, Sprott ETF Trust, Stadion Investment Trust, Stone Harbor Investment Funds, Stone Ridge Trust, Stone Ridge Trust II, Stone Ridge Trust III, Stone Ridge Trust IV, Stone Ridge Trust V, USCF ETF Trust, Wasatch Funds, WesMark Funds, Wilmington Funds and XAI Octagon Credit Trust.

(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
Bradley J. Swenson		President, Chief Operating Officer, Director		None
Robert J. Szydlowski		Senior Vice President, Chief Technology 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
Steven Price		Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer		None
Liza Orr		Vice President, Senior Counsel		None
Jed Stahl		Vice President, Senior Counsel		None
Josh Eihausen		Vice President, Associate Senior Counsel		None
James Stegall		Vice President		None
Gary Ross		Senior Vice President		None
Kevin Ireland		Senior Vice President		None
Mark Kiniry		Senior Vice President		None
Stephen J. Kyllo		Vice President, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer		None
Hilary Quinn		Vice President		None
Jennifer Craig		Assistant Vice President		None

 

*	Except as otherwise noted, the principal business address for each of the above directors and executive officers is 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, 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 Declaration of Trust, By-laws and minute books of the Registrant and certain investment adviser records will be in the physical possession of GSAM, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282. All other accounts,

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books and other documents required to be maintained under Section 31(a) of the Investment 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

Not applicable.

 

Item 35.

Undertakings

Not applicable.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 271 under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 271 to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City and State of New York on the 4^th day of June, 2020.

 

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 said Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Name		Title		Date
1James A. McNamara		President (Chief Executive Officer) and Trustee		June 4, 2020
James A. McNamara
1Joseph F. DiMaria		Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer		June 4, 2020
Joseph F. DiMaria
1Caroline Dorsa		Trustee		June 4, 2020
Caroline Dorsa
1Linda A. Lang		Trustee		June 4, 2020
Linda A. Lang
1Michael Latham		Trustee		June 4, 2020
Michael Latham
1Lawrence W. Stranghoener		Chairman and Trustee		June 4, 2020
Lawrence W. Stranghoener
By: /s/ Caroline L. Kraus
Caroline L. Kraus,
Attorney-In-Fact

¹ Pursuant to powers of attorney previously filed.

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CERTIFICATE

The undersigned Secretary for Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”) hereby certifies that the Board of Trustees of the Trust duly adopted the following resolution at a meeting of the Board held on September 18, 2019.

RESOLVED, that the Trustees and Officers of the Trust who may be required to execute any amendments to the Trust’s Registration Statement be, and each hereby is, authorized to execute a power of attorney appointing James A. McNamara, Caroline L. Kraus, and Robert Griffith, jointly and severally, their attorneys-in-fact, each with power of substitution, for said Trustees and Officers in any and all capacities to sign the Registration Statement under the Securities Act and the 1940 Act of the Trust and any and all amendments to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, 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 may have caused to be done by virtue hereof.

Dated: June 4, 2020

 

/s/ Caroline L. Kraus

Caroline L. Kraus,

Secretary