State Street Bank and Trust Company Attn: Geoffrey Brainard Channel Center One Iron St Boston, MA 02110 Re: Addition of Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust to Custodian Contract Ladies and Gentlemen:

EX-99.(g)(39)

October 4, 2022

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Attn: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx

Channel Center

One Iron St

Boston, MA 02110

Re: Addition of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Variable Insurance Trust to Custodian Contract

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is hereby made to the Custodian Contract dated as of July 15, 1991 by and among Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Trust, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Trust II, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund, Cayman Commodity TTIF, LLC, Cayman Commodity-MMA, LLC, Cayman Commodity-MMA II, LLC, Cayman Commodity MMA III, LLC, Cayman Commodity-MMA IV, LLC, Cayman Commodity-MMA V, LLC, and Cayman Commodity – CSF, Ltd. (collectively, the “GS Parties”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time (the “Custodian Contract”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Custodian Contract.

This is to advise you that Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Variable Insurance Trust (the “GSVIT Trust”), an existing open-end management investment company, has established three new series: (i) Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Buffered S&P 500 Fund – Jan/Jul, (ii) Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Buffered S&P 500 Fund – Mar/Sep and (iii) Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Buffered S&P 500 Fund – May/Nov (each, a “VIT Fund,” and collectively, the “VIT Funds”). The GS Parties hereby request that GSVIT Trust be added to the Custodian Contract as a Trust on behalf of the VIT Funds and that, accordingly, you act as Custodian of the GSVIT Trust solely on behalf of the VIT Funds under the terms thereof.

Appendix A to the Agreement shall be revised and replaced in its entirety with Appendix A attached hereto.

Please indicate your acceptance of the foregoing by executing two copies of this letter, returning one and retaining one copy for your records.

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Sincerely,

XXXXXXX XXXXX TRUST
By:
Name:		Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:		Vice President
XXXXXXX XXXXX TRUST II
By:
Name:		Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:		Vice President
XXXXXXX XXXXX MLP AND ENERGY RENAISSANCE FUND
By:
Name:		Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:		Vice President
XXXXXXX XXXXX VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
By:
Name:		Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:		Vice President
CAYMAN COMMODITY-TTIF, LLC
By:
Name:		Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:		Vice President

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CAYMAN COMMODITY-MMA, LLC
By:
Name:		Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:		Vice President
CAYMAN COMMODITY-MMA II, LLC
By:
Name:		Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:		Vice President
CAYMAN COMMODITY-MMA III, LLC
By:
Name:		Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:		Vice President
CAYMAN COMMODITY-MMA IV, LLC
By:
Name:		Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:		Vice President
CAYMAN COMMODITY-MMA V, LLC
By:
Name:		Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:		Vice President
CAYMAN COMMODITY – CSF, LTD.
By:
Name:		Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:		Vice President

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STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By:
Name:		Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title:		Senior Vice President
Effective date: 10/4/22

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Appendix A

Dated as of October 4, 2022

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Trust

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Balanced Strategy Portfolio

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Bond Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Clean Energy Income Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Commodity Strategy Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Core Fixed Income Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Defensive Equity Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Dynamic Global Equity Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Enhanced Income Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Global Core Fixed Income Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Global Managed Beta Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Government Income Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Growth Strategy Portfolio

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx High Yield Floating Rate Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx High Yield Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Income Builder Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Income Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Inflation Protected Securities Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Investment Grade Credit Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Short-Term Conservative Income Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Long Short Credit Strategies Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Energy Infrastructure Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Rising Dividend Growth Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Satellite Strategies Portfolio

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Short Duration Government Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Short Duration Bond Fund (f/k/a Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Short Duration Income Fund)

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Strategic Factor Allocation Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Strategic Income Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Strategic Volatility Premium Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx U.S. Mortgages Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Trust II

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx XXX Partners International Opportunities Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund

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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Multi-Manager Global Equity Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Multi-Manager Non-Core Fixed Income Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Multi-Manager Real Assets Strategy Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Target Date Retirement Portfolio (f/k/a Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Target Date 2020 Portfolio)

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Target Date 2025 Portfolio

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Target Date 2030 Portfolio

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Target Date 2035 Portfolio

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Target Date 2040 Portfolio

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Target Date 2045 Portfolio

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Target Date 2050 Portfolio

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Target Date 2055 Portfolio

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Target Date 2060 Portfolio

Multi-Manager U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund

Multi-Manager International Equity Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Variable Insurance Trust

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Buffered S&P 500 Fund – Jan/Jul

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Buffered S&P 500 Fund – Mar/Sep

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Buffered S&P 500 Fund – May/Nov

Cayman Commodity-TTIF, LLC

Cayman Commodity – CSF, LTD.    

Cayman Commodity-MMA, Ltd.

Cayman Commodity-MMA II, Ltd.

Cayman Commodity-MMA III, Ltd.

Cayman Commodity-MMA IV, Ltd.

Cayman Commodity-MMA V, Ltd.

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