A year after what some feared might be the end for the venerable investment bank, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS - News) now appears to be on much firmer footing. Certainly, the market thinks so, with the stock having more than doubled thus far in 2009.

Even as confidence in Wall Street has been shaken, thanks to its pedigree, Goldman Sachs' investments are closely watched.

Looking at Goldman Sachs' top U.S.-listed holdings at the end of Q3, which include the aggregated holdings of its internal hedge funds as well as other investments, one can see a laundry list of blue chip stocks.

The top holding, however, is an ETF, SPDR S&P 500 Index (AMEX: SPY - News), where the firm was adding to its stake during the quarter. Goldman was also adding to its stake in the iShares Russell 2000 Index (NYSE: IWM - News), while trimming shares of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (NYSE: EEM - News).

During the quarter, Goldman also added to its stakes in tech giants Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO - News) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM - News), as well as in consumer products blue chip Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG - News)

Elsewhere, the firm was trimming its holdings in rival financials Bank of America (NYSE: BAC - News) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM - News), tech firms Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL - News) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT - News), and energy multinational Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM - News).

Looking at tickerspy.com's graph charting the performance of Goldman Sachs' end-of-Q3 holdings so far in Q4, one can see that its blue chip focus has helped it keep pace with the market. If you want to see how your performance stacks up to Goldman Sachs' or see some of the other stocks it's invested in, visit tickerspy.com to see Goldman Sachs' top holdings and a chart of their combined performance.

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