Post-Effective Amendment to Post-Effective Amendment by Investment Company (Form 485BXT)

Goldman Sachs ETF Trust

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2021

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. 418		☒

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

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	THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940		☒
	Amendment No. 421		☒

(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: (212) 902-1000

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)

☐	immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

☒	on January 14, 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 Access China Bond ETF (previously filed as Goldman Sachs Access China Bonds ETF) and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF

Explanatory Note

Post-Effective Amendment No. 210 (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 August 16, 2019 to register shares of Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access China Bonds ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 10+ Year Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF and Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Treasury Total Market Bond ETF. Pursuant to Rule 485(a), the Amendment would have become effective on October 30, 2019. Post-Effective Amendment No. 219 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating November 28, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating December 19, 2019 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 225 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. 234 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. 247 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. 252 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. 258 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. 264 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. Post-Effective Amendment No. 270 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating June 12, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 272 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating June 19, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 275 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating June 26, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 277 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating July 2, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 279 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating July 6, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective. Post-Effective Amendment No. 280 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating July 31, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 287 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating August 28, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 291 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating September 25, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 295 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating October 23, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 299 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating November 20, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 303 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating December 18, 2020 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 306 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating January 15, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 313 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating February 12, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 317 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating March 12, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 321 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating April 9, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 325 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating May 7, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating June 4, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 340 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating July 2, 2021 as the new date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 360 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating July 30, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 372 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating August 27, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 383 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating September 24, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 390 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating October 22, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 396 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating November 19, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Post-Effective Amendment No. 409 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating December 17, 2021 as the date upon which the Amendment would have become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 418 is being filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the purpose of designating January 14, 2022 as the new date upon

which the Amendment shall become effective with respect to Goldman Sachs Access China Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF only. Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 10+ Year Bond ETF, Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Treasury Bond ETF became effective on July 6, 2020. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 418 incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A and B of the Amendment. Part C is filed herewith.

PART C: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28. Exhibits

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 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 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, 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 Energy Total 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 Estate Fund, 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 Funds Trust, 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, Principal Exchange-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 Rico Residents 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 Strategic Opportunity 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 and YieldStreet 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 executive officers 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 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, 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.

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. 418 under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 418 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 16^{th day of December, 2021.}

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		December 16, 2021
James A. McNamara
1Joseph F. DiMaria Joseph F. DiMaria			Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer		December 16, 2021
1Cheryl. K. Beebe			Trustee		December 16, 2021
Cheryl K. Beebe
1Lawrence Hughes			Trustee		December 16, 2021
Lawrence Hughes
1John F. Killian			Trustee		December 16, 2021
John F. Killian
1Steven D. Krichmar			Trustee		December 16, 2021
Steven D. Krichmar
1Linda A. Lang			Trustee		December 16, 2021
Linda A. Lang
1Michael Latham			Trustee		December 16, 2021
Michael Latham
1Lawrence W. Stranghoener			Chairman and Trustee		December 16, 2021
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 the following resolution by written consent.

RESOLVED, that Trustees and Officers of the Trust who may be required to sign the Trust's Registration 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 with power 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, if any, 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 applicable federal, 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: December 16, 2021

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