C000237871 Fees and Costs — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust Buffered S&P 500 Fund - Jan/Jul, Service Shares

Data updated: 2026-08-26

The net expense ratio is 0.99% (5.11% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $212 in broker commissions, 0.0028% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 9%.

C000237871 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000237871. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.50%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses4.31%
Gross expense ratio5.11%
Fee waiver−4.12%
Net expense ratio0.99%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000237871 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000237871, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $621 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.04% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.99%)$104$324$563
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$1$2
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$16$57
Total costs$104$341$621
Value after costs$10,396$11,235$12,142
Impact on return, per year1.04%1.04%1.04%

C000237871 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0028%
  • Total broker commissions: $212
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $12.1M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 9%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000237871 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
UBS AG$7334.54%
BNP PARIBAS$7233.98%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$4922.94%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$177.95%
INSTINET, LLC$10.47%
UBS Securities LLC$00.12%

C000237871 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BMO NESBITT BURNS INC.$3.2M26.74%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$2.4M20.21%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$1.9M15.98%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$1.5M12.15%
NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$1.4M11.30%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$728K6.07%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$264K2.21%
R. SEELAUS & CO., LLC$262K2.19%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$246K2.06%
DREXEL HAMILTON, LLC$132K1.10%

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust Buffered S&P 500 Fund - Jan/Jul Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
C000237872Institutional Shares0.74%—
C000237871Service Shares0.99%—

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.