0001752724-20-015019.txt : 20200128 0001752724-20-015019.hdr.sgml : 20200128 20200128154256 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-20-015019 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-P PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20191130 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200128 PERIOD START: 20200229 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GMO Series Trust CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001521894 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: NPORT-P SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-22564 FILM NUMBER: 20554090 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 40 ROWES WHARF CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-346-7646 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 40 ROWES WHARF CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 0001521894 S000035210 GMO Quality Series Fund C000108320 Class R6 GQURX C000174009 Class PS GQPSX NPORT-P 1 primary_doc.xml NPORT-P false 0001521894 XXXXXXXX S000035210 C000174009 C000108320 GMO Series Trust 811-22564 0001521894 549300GNG55Z5DHC3C45 40 ROWES WHARF BOSTON 02210 617-346-7646 GMO Quality Series Fund S000035210 549300MSCIF62650C506 2020-02-29 2019-11-30 N 100668840.92 11369.06 100657471.86 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 1012995.98000000 N GMO Quality Fund 549300AFPJUDV7V43T32 GMO Quality Fund 362008260 3877487.02300000 NS USD 99651416.49000000 99.00051595633 Long EC RF US N 1 N N N 2019-12-27 GMO Series Trust Betty Maganzini Betty Maganzini Treasurer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 GMOSeriesTrust.htm GMO Series Trust

GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Series Fund

(A Series of GMO Series Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

November 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 99.0%

 

          Affiliated Issuers — 99.0%  
    23,419,777     GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund, Class III     633,973,355  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $619,505,759)     633,973,355  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.0%
(Cost $619,505,759)
    633,973,355  
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 1.0%     6,543,699  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $640,517,054  
     

 

 

 
 


GMO Climate Change Series Fund

(A Series of GMO Series Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

November 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 99.5%

 

          Affiliated Issuers — 99.5%  
    504,202     GMO Climate Change Fund, Class III     11,526,054  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $10,890,259)     11,526,054  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.5%
(Cost $10,890,259)
    11,526,054  
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.5%     57,266  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $11,583,320  
     

 

 

 
 


GMO Emerging Domestic Opportunities Series Fund

(A Series of GMO Series Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

November 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 99.5%

 

          Affiliated Issuers — 99.5%  
    205,510     GMO Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund, Class III     4,558,208  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $4,440,577)     4,558,208  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.5%
(Cost $4,440,577)
    4,558,208  
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.5%     22,229  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $4,580,437  
     

 

 

 
 


GMO Emerging Markets Series Fund

(A Series of GMO Series Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

November 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 98.8%

 

          Affiliated Issuers — 98.8%  
    739,569     GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class III     24,709,011  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $24,754,112)     24,709,011  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.8%
(Cost $24,754,112)
    24,709,011  
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 1.2%     310,817  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $25,019,828  
     

 

 

 
 


GMO Global Asset Allocation Series Fund

(A Series of GMO Series Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

November 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 99.2%

 

          Affiliated Issuers — 99.2%  
    5,217,508     GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund, Class III     175,256,084  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $172,953,198)     175,256,084  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.2%
(Cost $172,953,198)
    175,256,084  
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.8%     1,346,088  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $176,602,172  
     

 

 

 
 


GMO Global Equity Allocation Series Fund

(A Series of GMO Series Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

November 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 98.6%

 

          Affiliated Issuers — 98.6%  
    220,395     GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund, Class III     5,882,353  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $5,042,085)     5,882,353  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.6%
(Cost $5,042,085)
    5,882,353  
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 1.4%     81,466  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $5,963,819  
     

 

 

 
 


GMO International Developed Equity Allocation Series Fund

(A Series of GMO Series Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

November 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 99.5%

 

          Affiliated Issuers — 99.5%  
    731,360     GMO International Developed Equity Allocation Fund, Class III     11,562,801  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $10,919,044)     11,562,801  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.5%
(Cost $10,919,044)
    11,562,801  
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.5%     60,211  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $11,623,012  
     

 

 

 
 


GMO International Equity Allocation Series Fund

(A Series of GMO Series Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

November 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 98.7%

 

          Affiliated Issuers — 98.7%  
    360,845     GMO International Equity Allocation Fund, Class III     10,753,173  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $12,526,767)     10,753,173  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.7%
(Cost $12,526,767)
    10,753,173  
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 1.3%     144,425  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $10,897,598  
     

 

 

 
 


GMO Quality Series Fund

(A Series of GMO Series Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

November 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 99.0%

 

          Affiliated Issuers — 99.0%  
    3,877,487     GMO Quality Fund, Class III     99,651,416  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $91,228,996)     99,651,416  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.0%
(Cost $91,228,996)
    99,651,416  
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 1.0%     1,006,134  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $100,657,550  
     

 

 

 
 


GMO Resources Series Fund

(A Series of GMO Series Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

November 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 99.2%

 

          Affiliated Issuers — 99.2%  
    7,378,366     GMO Resources Fund, Class III     145,870,290  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $148,217,128)     145,870,290  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.2%
(Cost $148,217,128)
    145,870,290  
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.8%     1,211,266  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $147,081,556  
     

 

 

 
 


GMO SGM Major Markets Series Fund

(A Series of GMO Series Trust)

Schedule of Investments

(showing percentage of total net assets)

November 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 99.0%

 

          Affiliated Issuers — 99.0%  
    26,622     GMO SGM Major Markets Fund, Class III     835,394  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $855,957)     835,394  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.0%
(Cost $855,957)
    835,394  
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 1.0%     8,218  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $843,612  
     

 

 

 
 


Organization

Each of Benchmark-Free Allocation Series Fund, Climate Change Series Fund, Emerging Domestic Opportunities Series Fund, Emerging Markets Series Fund, Global Asset Allocation Series Fund, Global Equity Allocation Series Fund, International Developed Equity Allocation Series Fund, International Equity Allocation Series Fund, Quality Series Fund, Resources Series Fund and SGM Major Markets Series Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) is a series of GMO Series Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on May 27, 2011. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees of the Trust (“Trustees”) to create an unlimited number of series of shares (Funds) and to subdivide Funds into classes. The Funds are diversified as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. The Funds are advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”).

Each Fund invests substantially all of its assets in shares of another fund that is a series of GMO Trust and is managed by GMO (each an “Institutional Fund”). The performance and operations of each Fund are directly affected by the performance and operations of the relevant Institutional Fund. Each Institutional Fund, except GMO Climate Change Fund, GMO Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund, GMO Emerging Markets Fund, GMO Quality Fund, GMO Resources Fund and GMO SGM Major Markets Fund, is a fund of funds that invests primarily in shares of other GMO Funds (“underlying funds”). The Funds’ financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Institutional Funds and underlying funds which have a fiscal year end of February 28/29. The financial statements of the Funds, Institutional Funds and underlying funds are available without charge on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov or on GMO’s website at www.gmo.com.

Each Fund has elected to be treated or intends to elect to be treated and intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Each Fund intends to distribute its net investment income, if any, and its net realized short-term and long-term capital gains, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, each Fund makes no provision for U.S. federal income or excise taxes.

Please see the Funds’ Prospectus, available on www.gmo.com, for information regarding specific risks for each Fund.

Basis of presentation

The preparation of the Schedule of Investments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires GMO to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the Schedule of Investments during the reporting period. GMO believes the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the Schedule of Investments may differ from the value a Fund ultimately realizes upon the sale of those securities.

Portfolio valuation

Investments in shares of the Institutional Funds are valued at their most recent net asset value.

U.S. GAAP requires the Funds to disclose the fair value of their investments in a three-level hierarchy (Levels 1, 2 and 3). The valuation hierarchy is based upon the relative observability of inputs to the valuation of the Funds’ investments. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an investment’s assigned level within the fair value hierarchy. In addition, in periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition, as well as changes related to the liquidity of investments, could cause a security to be reclassified between levels.

The three levels are defined as follows:

Level 1 – Valuations based on quoted prices for identical securities in active markets.

Level 2 – Valuations determined using other significant direct or indirect observable inputs.

Level 3 – Valuations based primarily on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

Each Fund classified its investments as Level 1 as of November 30, 2019. For a summary of valuation inputs of the Institutional Funds and underlying funds, if any, please refer to their most recent Notes to Financial Statements which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on GMO’s website at www.gmo.com.

U.S. GAAP requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements for material Level 3 securities and derivatives, if any (determined by each category of asset or liability as compared to a Fund’s total net assets). At November 30, 2019, there were no direct material Level 3 classes of investments or derivatives with significant unobservable inputs subject to this additional disclosure.


Investments in affiliated issuers

Each fund invests substantially all of its assets in an Institutional Fund. The Funds’ Schedule of Investments should therefore be read in conjunction with the most recent Schedule of Investments of the Institutional Funds which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

A summary of the Funds’ transactions in the shares of the Institutional Funds during the period ended November 30, 2019 is set forth below:

 

                 
Fund
Affiliate
   Value,
beginning of
period
     Purchases      Sales
Proceeds
    Dividend
Income*
     Distributions
of Realized
Gains*
     Net Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Net Increase/
Decrease in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value, end of
period
 
Benchmark-Free Allocation Series Fund  

GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund, Class III

   $ 671,309,349      $ 90,114,668      $ 143,550,349     $ 414,248      $ 173,189      $ (402,722   $ 16,502,409     $ 633,973,355  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                      
Climate Change Series Fund  

GMO Climate Change Fund, Class III

   $ 5,746,753      $ 5,429,951      $ 75,730     $ 19,179      $      $ 2,503     $ 422,577     $ 11,526,054  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                      
Emerging Domestic Opportunities Series Fund  

GMO Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund, Class III

   $ 3,526,667      $ 896,571      $     $ 46,601      $      $     $ 134,970     $ 4,558,208  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                      
Emerging Markets Series Fund  

GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class III

   $ 15,157,466      $ 8,878,123      $ 106,649     $ 117,688      $      $ (6,893   $ 786,964     $ 24,709,011  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                      
Global Asset Allocation Series Fund  

GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund, Class III

   $ 188,298,968      $ 783,685      $ 25,642,400 **    $ 783,685      $      $ 525,096     $ 11,290,735     $ 175,256,084  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                      
Global Equity Allocation Series Fund  

GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund, Class III

   $ 5,342,417      $ 511,776      $ 427,525     $ 19,975      $      $ 45,804     $ 409,881     $ 5,882,353  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                      
International Developed Equity Allocation Series Fund  

GMO International Developed Equity Allocation Fund, Class III

   $ 12,204,583      $ 2,052,726      $ 3,754,087     $ 29,458      $      $ 95,587     $ 963,992     $ 11,562,801  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                      
International Equity Allocation Series Fund  

GMO International Equity Allocation Fund, Class III

   $ 235,428,006      $ 1,540,270      $ 218,703,607 ***    $ 859,188      $      $ (21,225,600   $ 13,714,104     $ 10,753,173  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                      
Quality Series Fund  

GMO Quality Fund, Class III

   $ 61,735,268      $ 31,085,567      $ 4,901,192     $ 178,675      $ 802,717      $ (330,153   $ 12,061,926     $ 99,651,416  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                      
Resources Series Fund  

GMO Resources Fund, Class III

   $ 113,128,857      $ 35,652,922      $     $ 155,725      $      $     $ (2,911,489   $ 145,870,290  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                      


                 
Fund
Affiliate
   Value,
beginning of
period
     Purchases      Sales
Proceeds
     Dividend
Income*
     Distributions
of Realized
Gains*
     Net Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Net Increase/
Decrease in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value, end of
period
 
SGM Major Markets Series Fund  

GMO SGM Major Markets Fund, Class III

   $ 3,868,089      $ 7,028,061      $ 9,761,105      $ 76,080      $      $ (219,703   $ (79,948   $ 835,394  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                                       

 

  *

The table above includes estimated sources of all distributions paid by the Institutional Funds during the period March 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019. The actual tax characterization of distributions paid by the Institutional Funds will be determined at the fiscal year ending February 29, 2020.

  **

$14,797,269 was redeemed in-kind.

  ***

$215,917,407 was redeemed in-kind.

Subsequent events

Subsequent to November 30, 2019, GMO SGM Major Markets Series Fund received redemption requests in the amount of $667,346.

* * *

For additional information regarding the Funds, please see the Funds’ most recent annual or semiannual shareholder report available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov, or visit GMO’s website at www.gmo.com.