N-CSR 1 a09-6208_1ncsr.htm N-CSR

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-04347

 

GMO Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA

 

02110

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

J.B. Kittredge, Chief Executive Officer, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

617-346-7646

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

02/28/09

 

 

Date of reporting period:

02/28/09

 

 



 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

The annual reports for each series of the registrant for the periods ended February 28, 2009 are filed herewith.

 



GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Quantitative Equity team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The Class III shares of the GMO Developed World Stock Fund returned -45.6% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -47.1% for the MSCI World Index. The Fund was invested substantially in global equity securities throughout the period.

Country allocation had a slight positive impact on relative performance. This was the result of positions in several countries and holding small cash balances in a falling market.

Sector weightings had the most significant positive impact on performance relative to the index. During the period, our underweight to Financials and overweight to Health Care contributed.

Currency allocation had a positive impact on relative performance as our underweight in the British pound and Australian dollar and overweight in the Japanese yen added value. The U.S. dollar strengthened relative to most foreign currencies, which detracted from returns for U.S. investors. The MSCI World Index returned almost 5% more in local currency terms than in U.S. dollars.

Stock selection had mixed results. Holdings in Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays PLC underperformed and were among the most significant detractors from returns. Among the contributors were holdings in U.S. pharmaceutical Johnson & Johnson and U.S. retailer Wal-Mart Stores, both of which outperformed.

Among GMO's global quantitative stock selection disciplines, stocks ranked highly by intrinsic value (with its boost of high quality) outperformed strongly. Stocks with strong momentum had index-like returns. Those selected by quality-adjusted value underperformed significantly.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a purchase at the beginning and redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of .25% on the purchase and .25% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Class IV will vary due to different fees.



GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     93.2 %  
Short-Term Investments     5.9    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Forward Currency Contracts     (0.4 )  
Futures     (0.7 )  
Other     2.0    
      100.0 %  
Country Summary   % of Equity Investments  
United States     56.1 %  
Japan     13.5    
United Kingdom     9.0    
France     7.4    
Germany     2.8    
Switzerland     2.7    
Italy     2.0    
Canada     1.7    
Singapore     1.5    
Hong Kong     1.1    
Netherlands     0.9    
Australia     0.6    
Spain     0.3    
Sweden     0.3    
Belgium     0.1    
Finland     0.0    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Health Care     21.2 %  
Energy     13.7    
Consumer Staples     13.6    
Financials     10.4    
Information Technology     9.7    
Industrials     9.6    
Consumer Discretionary     9.3    
Materials     5.1    
Utilities     4.6    
Telecommunication Services     2.8    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 93.2%  
        Australia — 0.5%  
    377,275     Telstra Corp Ltd     850,256    
    25,295     Woodside Petroleum Ltd     575,698    
    Total Australia     1,425,954    
        Belgium — 0.1%  
    75,924     Dexia     158,162    
        Canada — 1.6%  
    5,600     Agrium Inc     194,429    
    17,000     Bank of Nova Scotia     383,642    
    13,300     Canadian National Railway Co     427,164    
    15,100     Canadian Natural Resources     485,450    
    22,800     Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd     645,182    
    15,500     EnCana Corp     611,618    
    22,800     Husky Energy Inc     487,471    
    7,900     Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc     663,073    
    4,500     Research In Motion Ltd *      179,830    
    26,700     Talisman Energy Inc     250,798    
    Total Canada     4,328,657    
        Finland — 0.0%  
    6,817     Fortum Oyj     117,080    
        France — 6.9%  
    5,313     Air Liquide SA     387,703    
    7,637     Alstom     358,357    
    37,732     ArcelorMittal     723,199    
    54,733     AXA     498,905    
    83,407     BNP Paribas     2,701,151    
    11,559     Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA     714,130    
    19,114     Cie de Saint-Gobain     436,031    
    8,252     CNP Assurances     530,773    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        France — continued  
    23,039     Credit Agricole SA     223,109    
    20,679     France Telecom SA     462,129    
    35,293     GDF Suez     1,114,545    
    29,881     Peugeot SA     508,466    
    32,517     Renault SA     466,921    
    60,800     Sanofi-Aventis     3,124,945    
    32,408     Societe Generale     1,004,571    
    104,547     Total SA     4,911,780    
    2,696     Vallourec SA     209,842    
    Total France     18,376,557    
        Germany — 2.6%  
    9,172     BASF AG     254,428    
    26,489     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     655,221    
    4,549     Beiersdorf AG     188,413    
    20,342     Deutsche Post AG (Registered)     194,598    
    52,791     Deutsche Telekom AG (Registered)     638,392    
    25,237     Hannover Rueckversicherungs AG (Registered)     899,709    
    18,167     K&S AG     808,679    
    5,590     MAN AG     225,008    
    7,583     Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Registered)     924,043    
    6,154     Salzgitter AG     380,084    
    18,430     SAP AG     592,057    
    16,286     Solarworld AG     279,790    
    37,885     Suedzucker AG     671,019    
    17,390     ThyssenKrupp AG     307,063    
    Total Germany     7,018,504    
        Hong Kong — 1.0%  
    133,000     CLP Holdings Ltd     983,208    
    55,400     Esprit Holdings Ltd     298,352    
    49,700     Hang Seng Bank Ltd     549,783    
    138,500     Hong Kong Electric Holdings Ltd     853,924    
    Total Hong Kong     2,685,267    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Italy — 1.9%  
    249,056     ENI SPA     4,971,054    
    120,146     UniCredit SPA     152,178    
    Total Italy     5,123,232    
        Japan — 12.6%  
    23,000     Asahi Breweries Ltd     287,993    
    10,100     Astellas Pharma Inc     335,153    
    18,000     Bridgestone Corp     245,156    
    13,800     Canon Inc     348,272    
    14,100     Chubu Electric Power Co Inc     347,634    
    167,000     Cosmo Oil Co Ltd     462,883    
    21,800     Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd     350,238    
    7,900     Eisai Co Ltd     242,031    
    17,100     Fast Retailing Co Ltd     1,717,696    
    167,000     Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd     532,120    
    114,000     Hitachi Ltd     283,873    
    103,500     Honda Motor Co Ltd     2,474,974    
    54     INPEX Corp     365,325    
    144,000     Itochu Corp     645,685    
    19,700     JFE Holdings Inc     426,267    
    15,600     Kansai Electric Power Co Inc     375,082    
    15,000     Kao Corp     285,063    
    56,000     Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd     176,051    
    89     KDDI Corp     466,242    
    2,300     Keyence Corp     434,100    
    9,000     Kirin Holdings Co Ltd     86,869    
    4,700     Kyocera Corp     276,011    
    127,000     Marubeni Corp     394,275    
    229,000     Mazda Motor Corp     289,319    
    145,000     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd     405,991    
    5,000     Nintendo Co Ltd     1,427,498    
    173,000     Nippon Mining Holdings Inc     600,853    
    200,000     Nippon Oil Corp     953,166    
    23,200     Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp     992,019    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued  
    71,000     Nippon Yusen KK     292,886    
    391,000     Nissan Motor Co     1,193,623    
    681     NTT Docomo Inc     1,060,876    
    246,000     Osaka Gas Co Ltd     879,573    
    44,000     Panasonic Corp     509,441    
    677     Rakuten Inc     348,364    
    81,000     Ricoh Company Ltd     914,953    
    6,300     Sankyo Co Ltd     282,740    
    89,400     Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd     1,981,268    
    36,400     Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd     1,620,587    
    65,400     Showa Shell Sekiyu KK     543,401    
    388,600     Sojitz Corp     436,705    
    53,400     SUMCO Corp     661,642    
    90,300     Sumitomo Corp     753,953    
    258,000     Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd     483,306    
    10,450     T&D Holdings Inc     233,882    
    181,000     Taisei Corp     320,450    
    29,000     Taisho Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     520,567    
    33,000     Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     1,332,864    
    17,900     Tokio Marine Holdings Inc     406,526    
    26,300     Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc (The)     742,450    
    181,000     Tokyo Gas Co Ltd     725,076    
    83,000     TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK     784,268    
    63,200     Toyota Tsusho Kaisha     510,418    
    Total Japan     33,767,658    
        Netherlands — 0.9%  
    161,505     Aegon NV     574,809    
    15,412     Heineken NV     411,512    
    235,059     ING Groep NV     1,062,535    
    11,627     Koninklijke DSM NV     265,717    
    Total Netherlands     2,314,573    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Singapore — 1.4%  
    276,000     Sembcorp Industries Ltd     370,199    
    119,200     Singapore Airlines Ltd     776,681    
    363,000     Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd     536,215    
    1,010,600     Singapore Telecommunications     1,590,516    
    85,000     United Overseas Bank Ltd     541,633    
    Total Singapore     3,815,244    
        Spain — 0.3%  
    10,986     Gas Natural SDG SA     196,940    
    37,918     Repsol YPF SA     579,154    
    Total Spain     776,094    
        Sweden — 0.2%  
    54,169     Electrolux AB Series B     368,550    
    45,900     Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B     297,079    
    Total Sweden     665,629    
        Switzerland — 2.5%  
    32,295     ABB Ltd *      389,842    
      8,900     Alcon Inc     733,004    
    85,157     Novartis AG (Registered)     3,106,809    
    3,720     Syngenta AG (Registered)     795,253    
    2,779     Synthes Inc     322,490    
    141,444     UBS AG (Registered) *      1,324,473    
    Total Switzerland     6,671,871    
        United Kingdom — 8.4%  
    100,030     AstraZeneca Plc     3,172,131    
    238,856     Aviva Plc     981,352    
    959,030     Barclays Plc     1,258,169    
    90,235     BG Group Plc     1,289,854    
    159,910     BP Plc     1,018,749    
    21,537     British American Tobacco Plc     550,493    
    482,136     BT Group Plc     615,958    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        United Kingdom — continued  
    142,840     Cable & Wireless Plc     279,537    
    77,221     Compass Group Plc     339,266    
    273,102     GlaxoSmithKline Plc     4,142,083    
    136,449     HSBC Holdings Plc     949,022    
    356,199     Kingfisher Plc     638,336    
    1,295,525     Lloyds Banking Group Plc     1,063,470    
    27,699     Next Plc     459,331    
    667,837     Old Mutual Plc     392,469    
    22,109     Rio Tinto Plc     564,380    
    1,706,198     Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc     555,690    
    24,702     Royal Dutch Shell Group Class A (Amsterdam)     540,028    
    128,687     Royal Dutch Shell Plc A Shares (London)     2,825,233    
    173,387     Tomkins Plc     278,553    
    191,026     Wolseley Plc     482,433    
    Total United Kingdom     22,396,537    
        United States — 52.3%  
    44,100     3M Co.     2,004,786    
    69,300     Abbott Laboratories     3,280,662    
    16,400     Accenture Ltd.-Class A     478,716    
    6,600     ACE Ltd.     240,966    
    20,000     Aflac, Inc.     335,200    
    41,300     Allstate Corp. (The)     695,079    
    16,300     Altera Corp.     249,879    
    78,300     Altria Group, Inc.     1,208,952    
    10,100     AMDOCS Ltd *      169,175    
    21,700     Amgen, Inc. *      1,061,781    
    4,300     Amphenol Corp.-Class A     109,306    
    19,000     Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     664,050    
    11,400     Aon Corp.     435,936    
    9,100     Apache Corp.     537,719    
    4,200     Apollo Group, Inc.-Class A *      304,500    
    7,600     Assurant, Inc.     155,040    
    56,200     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     1,919,230    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        United States — continued  
    42,400     AutoNation, Inc. *      423,152    
    2,600     AutoZone, Inc. *      369,798    
    141,291     Bank of America Corp.     558,099    
    10,000     Bard (C.R.), Inc.     802,600    
    31,100     Baxter International, Inc.     1,583,301    
    17,000     Becton, Dickinson & Co.     1,052,130    
    28,100     Best Buy Co., Inc.     809,842    
    1,500     BlackRock, Inc.     145,215    
    5,900     Boston Properties, Inc. REIT     218,831    
    10,400     Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.     611,208    
    22,600     Capital One Financial Corp.     272,330    
    38,700     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     399,384    
    21,300     CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     881,394    
    26,705     Chevron Corp.     1,621,261    
    137,900     Citigroup, Inc.     206,850    
    37,300     Coach, Inc. *      521,454    
    151,500     Coca-Cola Co. (The)     6,188,775    
    21,200     Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.-Class A *      390,080    
    9,000     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     541,620    
    25,200     Comcast Corp-Class A (Non-Voting)     306,180    
    30,100     Comcast Corp.-Class A     393,106    
    16,700     Comerica, Inc.     250,667    
    24,300     Computer Sciences Corp. *      844,182    
    50,653     ConocoPhillips     1,891,890    
    28,900     Convergys Corp. *      186,405    
    8,900     Costco Wholesale Corp.     376,826    
    10,400     Covidien Ltd.     329,368    
    17,100     D.R. Horton, Inc.     144,495    
    16,100     Devon Energy Corp.     703,087    
    17,300     DirecTV Group (The), Inc. *      344,962    
    13,500     Dow Chemical Co. (The)     96,660    
    22,600     DTE Energy Co.     605,002    
    54,800     Duke Energy Corp.     738,156    
    30,000     Ecolab, Inc.     953,400    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        United States — continued  
    77,600     Eli Lilly & Co.     2,279,888    
    19,500     Emerson Electric Co.     521,625    
    9,900     EOG Resources, Inc.     495,396    
    12,200     Equity Residential REIT     214,720    
    26,600     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     732,830    
    7,800     Express Scripts, Inc. *      392,340    
    7,900     Fastenal Co.     237,948    
    18,292     Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.-Class A     303,098    
    12,700     First American Corp.     294,259    
    4,500     First Solar, Inc. *      475,830    
    5,700     FirstEnergy Corp.     242,592    
    16,600     Fiserv, Inc. *      541,492    
    13,900     FLIR Systems, Inc. *      283,699    
    10,200     Fluor Corp.     339,150    
    19,100     Forest Laboratories, Inc. *      409,504    
    47,300     Gannett Co., Inc.     153,252    
    33,600     General Dynamics Corp.     1,472,352    
    10,700     General Mills, Inc.     561,536    
    12,400     Genuine Parts Co.     348,936    
    10,900     Gilead Sciences, Inc. *      488,320    
    11,000     Google, Inc.-Class A *      3,717,890    
    27,600     Halliburton Co.     450,156    
    27,900     Hartford Financial Services Group (The), Inc.     170,190    
    13,100     HCP, Inc. REIT     239,337    
    6,500     Health Care REIT, Inc.     200,005    
    10,100     Hess Corp.     552,369    
    23,900     Hewlett-Packard Co.     693,817    
    51,500     Home Depot, Inc.     1,075,835    
    13,900     Hospitality Properties Trust REIT     158,460    
    39,200     Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.     406,504    
    36,400     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     1,011,920    
    33,300     International Business Machines Corp.     3,064,599    
    230,500     Johnson & Johnson     11,525,000    
    40,700     KeyCorp.     285,307    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        United States — continued  
    48,500     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     2,284,835    
    15,235     Kraft Foods, Inc.-Class A     347,053    
    3,000     Leucadia National Corp. *      43,890    
    18,000     Lexmark International, Inc. *      308,520    
    10,200     Lincare Holdings, Inc. *      214,914    
    4,800     Lockheed Martin Corp.     302,928    
    37,700     Lowe's Cos., Inc.     597,168    
    40,100     Macy's Inc     315,587    
    22,800     Marathon Oil Corp.     530,556    
    17,700     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     317,361    
    5,900     MasterCard, Inc.-Class A     932,377    
    38,600     McDonald's Corp.     2,016,850    
    30,500     McGraw-Hill Cos. (The), Inc.     601,765    
    13,800     Medco Health Solutions, Inc. *      560,004    
    51,400     Medtronic, Inc.     1,520,926    
    144,800     Merck & Co., Inc.     3,504,160    
    54,000     Microsoft Corp.     872,100    
    16,300     Monsanto Co.     1,243,201    
    15,100     Morgan Stanley     295,054    
    8,300     Murphy Oil Corp.     347,023    
    35,300     Nike, Inc.-Class B     1,466,009    
    46,100     NiSource, Inc.     403,375    
    8,100     Noble Energy, Inc.     368,874    
    10,700     Norfolk Southern Corp.     339,404    
    13,500     Nucor Corp.     454,275    
    600     NVR, Inc. *      199,662    
    20,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp.     1,037,400    
    45,025     Old Republic International Corp.     408,827    
    50,300     Oracle Corp. *      781,662    
    51,200     Paychex, Inc.     1,129,472    
    14,700     Pepco Holdings, Inc.     220,500    
    90,100     PepsiCo, Inc.     4,337,414    
    362,800     Pfizer, Inc.     4,466,068    
    9,200     PG&E Corp.     351,624    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        United States — continued  
    38,700     Philip Morris International, Inc.     1,295,289    
    11,000     Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     288,860    
    11,100     Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.     291,153    
    6,500     PPG Industries, Inc.     201,890    
    18,600     Praxair, Inc.     1,055,550    
    36,200     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     1,743,754    
    16,800     Progress Energy, Inc.     595,056    
    6,900     Public Storage REIT     382,812    
    31,200     Qualcomm, Inc.     1,043,016    
    68,400     Regions Financial Corp.     233,928    
    13,600     Rockwell Collins, Inc.     424,320    
    9,400     Ryder System, Inc.     214,884    
    17,400     Schlumberger Ltd.     662,244    
    14,800     Sigma-Aldrich Corp.     528,360    
    18,500     Southern Co.     560,735    
    16,500     Southwestern Energy Co. *      474,705    
    29,600     Stryker Corp.     996,632    
    13,542     Supervalu, Inc.     211,391    
    46,800     Sysco Corp.     1,006,200    
    39,400     TJX Cos. (The), Inc.     877,438    
    9,900     Torchmark Corp.     203,940    
    9,800     Travelers Cos. (The), Inc.     354,270    
    27,200     Tyco Electronics Ltd.     257,856    
    18,100     Union Pacific Corp.     679,112    
    39,400     United Parcel Service, Inc.-Class B     1,622,492    
    47,300     United Technologies Corp.     1,931,259    
    35,915     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     705,730    
    44,900     Valero Energy Corp.     870,162    
    10,400     VF Corp.     539,760    
    8,100     Visa, Inc.-Class A     459,351    
    5,900     Vornado Realty Trust REIT     193,107    
    9,500     W.W. Grainger, Inc.     628,520    
    175,900     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     8,661,316    
    13,700     WellPoint, Inc. *      464,704    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
        United States — continued        
  12,900     Wells Fargo & Co.     156,090    
  27,500     Western Union Co.     306,900    
  6,400     Whirlpool Corp.     142,272    
  36,800     Xcel Energy, Inc.     652,832    
  21,000     Xilinx, Inc.     371,280    
  22,600     XTO Energy, Inc.     715,516    
    Total United States     140,078,367    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $446,219,087)     249,719,386    
        RIGHTS AND WARRANTS — 0.0%        
        France — 0.0%        
  23,262     Cie de Saint-Gobain Warrants, Expires 03/06/09 *      34,209    
    TOTAL RIGHTS AND WARRANTS (COST $136,847)     34,209    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.9%        
  2,500,000     Bank of America Time Deposit, 0.08%, due 03/02/09     2,500,000    
  5,824,660     Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 0.02% - 2.29%, due 03/02/09     5,824,660    
  2,499,692     Citibank Time Deposit, 0.05% - 0.09%, due 03/02/09     2,499,692    
  19,962     Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     19,962    
  2,500,000     HSBC Bank USA Time Deposit, 0.08%, due 03/02/09     2,500,000    
  2,500,000     JPMorgan Chase Time Deposit, 0.08%, due 03/02/09     2,500,000    
  60,708     Societe Generale Time Deposit, 0.33%, due 03/02/09     60,708    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $15,905,022)     15,905,022    
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.1%
(Cost $462,260,956)
    265,658,617    
        Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.9%     2,339,969    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 267,998,586    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


13



GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive   Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys  
4/24/09   CAD     6,380,120     $ 5,015,374     $ (28,917 )  
4/24/09   CAD     6,380,120       5,015,374       (23,515 )  
4/24/09   CAD     890,000       699,624       (21,838 )  
4/24/09   CHF     6,696,520       5,730,698       15,670    
4/24/09   CHF     5,571,520       4,767,954       7,273    
4/24/09   CHF     5,571,520       4,767,954       12,925    
4/24/09   CHF     5,571,520       4,767,954       19,243    
4/24/09   DKK     4,535,854       770,441       3,828    
4/24/09   EUR     801,000       1,015,206       (19,334 )  
4/24/09   GBP     2,612,885       3,740,219       (45,394 )  
4/24/09   GBP     388,000       555,403       (9,874 )  
4/24/09   JPY     574,600,174       5,894,056       (336,023 )  
4/24/09   JPY     446,911,246       4,584,266       (275,943 )  
4/24/09   JPY     397,800,855       4,080,507       (278,200 )  
4/24/09   NZD     469,710       234,411       (3,638 )  
4/24/09   SEK     43,052,742       4,779,719       (153,051 )  
4/24/09   SEK     43,052,742       4,779,719       (99,387 )  
4/24/09   SGD     5,599,872       3,616,819       (51,426 )  
    $ 64,815,698     $ (1,287,601 )  
Sales  
4/24/09   AUD     2,180,760     $ 1,389,364     $ (2,989 )  
4/24/09   EUR     3,001,582       3,804,273       (16,577 )  
4/24/09   EUR     2,121,730       2,689,129       32,605    
4/24/09   EUR       3,001,582       3,804,273       (23,540 )  
4/24/09   GBP     3,581,824       5,127,209       (32,924 )  
4/24/09   GBP     5,372,736       7,690,814       (28,352 )  
4/24/09   HKD     18,460,666       2,381,470       182    
4/24/09   JPY     237,000,448       2,431,071       215,411    
4/24/09   SGD     6,896,797       4,454,470       126,445    
    $ 33,772,073     $ 270,261    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


14



GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  2     AEX   March 2009   $ 109,816     $ (10,225 )  
  34     CAC 40   March 2009     1,148,712       (89,233 )  
  26     DAX   March 2009     3,132,891       (557,146 )  
  52     FTSE 100   March 2009     2,807,630       (319,834 )  
  1     Hang Seng   March 2009     80,813       (1,415 )  
  5     MSCI Singapore   March 2009     122,472       (1,867 )  
  8     OMXS 30   March 2009     56,149       (1,328 )  
  7     S&P/MIB   March 2009     671,232       (220,985 )  
  2     S&P Toronto 60   March 2009     153,687       (16,829 )  
  117     TOPIX   March 2009     8,979,002       (902,324 )  
                $ 17,262,404     $ (2,121,186 )  
Sales      
  6     IBEX 35   March 2009   $ 571,689     $ 23,599    
  33     S&P 500 E-Mini Index   March 2009     1,211,430       171,728    
  22     SPI 200   March 2009     1,149,228       105,513    
                $ 2,932,347     $ 300,840    

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


15



GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

*  Non-income producing security.

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD - Australian Dollar

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

DKK - Danish Krone

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

JPY - Japanese Yen

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


16




GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $462,260,956) (Note 2)   $ 265,658,617    
Foreign currency, at value (cost $142) (Note 2)     136    
Receivable for investments sold     153,533    
Dividends receivable     963,950    
Foreign taxes receivable     57,229    
Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     433,582    
Receivable for collateral on open futures contracts (Note 2)     2,825,911    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     16,538    
Total assets     270,109,496    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     101,893    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     100,831    
Shareholder service fee     28,864    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     1,047    
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     143,975    
Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     1,450,922    
Miscellaneous payable     101,852    
Accrued expenses     181,526    
Total liabilities     2,110,910    
Net assets   $ 267,998,586    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


17



GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009 — (Continued)

Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 512,234,166    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     3,794,038    
Distributions in excess of net realized gain     (48,575,741 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (199,453,877 )  
    $ 267,998,586    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 155,560,332    
Class IV shares   $ 112,438,254    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     13,719,101    
Class IV     9,907,339    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 11.34    
Class IV   $ 11.35    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


18



GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $701,531)   $ 13,254,496    
Interest     257,990    
Securities lending income     224,067    
Total investment income     13,736,553    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     1,855,185    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     345,373    
Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 3)     174,814    
Custodian and fund accounting agent fees     332,711    
Transfer agent fees     41,829    
Audit and tax fees     77,429    
Legal fees     10,174    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     5,946    
Registration fees     3,033    
Miscellaneous     8,379    
Total expenses     2,854,873    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (470,537 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (6,397 )  
Net expenses     2,377,939    
Net investment income (loss)     11,358,614    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (40,364,908 )  
Closed futures contracts     (8,976,566 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     2,801,989    
Net realized gain (loss)     (46,539,485 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (182,845,007 )  
Open futures contracts     516,916    
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (3,161,715 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (185,489,806 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (232,029,291 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (220,670,677 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


19



GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 11,358,614     $ 11,232,424    
Net realized gain (loss)     (46,539,485 )     39,545,032    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (185,489,806 )     (63,583,976 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (220,670,677 )     (12,806,520 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (7,860,790 )     (8,471,254 )  
Class IV     (6,163,416 )     (5,941,447 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (14,024,206 )     (14,412,701 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (2,479,946 )     (22,082,339 )  
Class IV     (1,952,911 )     (15,851,765 )  
Total distributions from net realized gains     (4,432,857 )     (37,934,104 )  
      (18,457,063 )     (52,346,805 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (17,180,224 )     66,739,553    
Class IV     8,116,327       21,793,212    
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions
    (9,063,897 )     88,532,765    
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     173,735       253,528    
Increase in net assets resulting from purchase premiums
and redemption fees
    173,735       253,528    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    (8,890,162 )     88,786,293    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (248,017,902 )     23,632,968    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     516,016,488       492,383,520    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $3,794,038 and $4,927,285, respectively)
  $ 267,998,586     $ 516,016,488    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


20




GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 21.88     $ 24.58     $ 22.24     $ 20.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.51       0.54       0.43       0.15    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (10.20 )     (0.74 )     2.84       2.15    
Total from investment operations     (9.69 )     (0.20 )     3.27       2.30    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.64 )     (0.67 )     (0.32 )     (0.06 )  
From net realized gains     (0.21 )     (1.83 )     (0.61 )        
Total distributions     (0.85 )     (2.50 )     (0.93 )     (0.06 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 11.34     $ 21.88     $ 24.58     $ 22.24    
Total Return(b)      (45.56 )%     (1.73 )%     14.87 %     11.51 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 155,560     $ 309,609     $ 282,446     $ 179,466    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.61 %(c)      0.62 %(c)      0.62 %     0.62 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets     2.79 %     2.15 %     1.83 %     1.27 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     50 %     53 %     43 %     15 %††**   
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager
to average daily net assets:
    0.12 %     0.11 %     0.12 %     0.20 %*   
Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted
of the following per share amounts: 
  $ 0.01     $ 0.02     $ 0.03     $ 0.07    

 

(a)  Period from August 1, 2005 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2006.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

††  Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the period August 1, 2005 through February 28, 2006.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


21



GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class IV share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 21.90     $ 24.59     $ 22.25     $ 20.24    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.51       0.56       0.45       0.12    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (10.20 )     (0.74 )     2.82       1.95    
Total from investment operations     (9.69 )     (0.18 )     3.27       2.07    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.65 )     (0.68 )     (0.32 )     (0.06 )  
From net realized gains     (0.21 )     (1.83 )     (0.61 )        
Total distributions     (0.86 )     (2.51 )     (0.93 )     (0.06 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 11.35     $ 21.90     $ 24.59     $ 22.25    
Total Return(b)      (45.52 )%     (1.66 )%     14.88 %     10.23 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 112,438     $ 206,408     $ 209,937     $ 137,409    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.56 %(c)      0.57 %(c)      0.57 %     0.57 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets     2.82 %     2.22 %     1.93 %     1.20 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     50 %     53 %     43 %     15 %††**   
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager
to average daily net assets:
    0.12 %     0.11 %     0.12 %     0.17 %*   
Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted
of the following per share amounts: 
    (d)      (d)    $ 0.02     $ 0.06    

 

(a)  Period from September 1, 2005 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2006.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

(d)  For the years ended February 28, 2009 and February 29, 2008, the class received no purchase premiums or redemptions fees.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

††  Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the period August 1, 2005 through February 28, 2006.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


22




GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Developed World Stock Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks high total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by outperforming the MSCI World Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in companies from the world's developed markets, including the U.S.

Throughout the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had two classes of shares outstanding: Class III and Class IV. Each class of shares bears a different level of shareholder service fees.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the


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(A Series of GMO Trust)

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February 28, 2009

New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 37.86% of the net assets of the Fund were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 164,151,859     $ 171,728    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     101,506,758       562,694    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 265,658,617     $ 734,422    

 

*  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts and futures contracts.


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $ (16,829 )  
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           (3,555,279 )  
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (3,572,108 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts and futures contracts.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Because many foreign exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign futures in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign futures using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts during the period.


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(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. As of February 28, 2009 the Fund had no securities on loan.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary. Taxes on foreign interest and dividend income are generally withheld in accordance with the applicable country's tax treaty with the United States. The foreign withholding rates applicable to a Fund's investments in certain foreign jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of the Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Foreign taxes paid by the Fund may be treated, to the extent permissible under the Code and if the Fund so elects, as if paid by the shareholders of the Fund.

The Fund may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, derivative contract transactions, foreign currency transactions, losses on wash sale transactions and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009, The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Distributions In
Excess of Net
Realized Gain
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 1,532,345     $ (1,532,345 )   $    

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 14,034,754     $ 22,308,523    
Net long-term capital gain     4,422,309       30,038,282    
Total distributions   $ 18,457,063     $ 52,346,805    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any net short-term capital gain)   $ 2,711,661    

 

As of February 28, 2009 the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $32,763,918.


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (12,590,155 )  
Total   $ (12,590,155 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 465,208,979     $ 1,496,482     $ (201,046,844 )   $ (199,550,362 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund


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(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH") serves as custodian and fund accounting agent of the Fund. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as transfer agent of the Fund. BBH and State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with each agent. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

As of February 28, 2009, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions of Fund shares were each 0.25% of the amount invested or redeemed. An additional purchase premium and redemption fee of 0.005% is charged for any purchases/redemptions (or any portion of a purchase/redemption) effected in a currency other than the U.S. dollar. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate and existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times may be more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets.


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

Effective June 30, 2008, GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.45% of average daily net assets. For the period from March 1, 2008 through June 29, 2008, the management fee rate was 0.47% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares and 0.10% for Class IV shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.45% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009, was $4,762 and $2,990, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $192,356,311 and $211,660,162, respectively.


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(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 52.26% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by three shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, no shares of the Fund were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and none of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.   Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     1,345,030     $ 22,152,501       2,679,838     $ 67,974,333    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    465,528       7,953,416       1,157,471       28,331,295    
Shares repurchased     (2,243,384 )     (47,286,141 )     (1,177,880 )     (29,566,075 )  
Purchase premiums           55,520             170,362    
Redemption fees           118,215             83,166    
Net increase (decrease)     (432,826 )   $ (17,006,489 )     2,659,429     $ 66,993,081    

 


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(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class IV:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold         $           $    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    482,092       8,116,327       889,056       21,793,212    
Shares repurchased                          
Purchase premiums                          
Redemption fees                          
Net increase (decrease)     482,092     $ 8,116,327       889,056     $ 21,793,212    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Developed World Stock Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Developed World Stock Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009 , the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including purchase premiums and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III      
1) Actual     0.60 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 574.80     $ 2.34    
2) Hypothetical     0.60 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.82     $ 3.01    
Class IV      
1) Actual     0.55 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 575.10     $ 2.15    
2) Hypothetical     0.55 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.07     $ 2.76    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized net expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Developed World Stock Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $4,422,309 from long-term capital gains.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 78.44% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

For corporate shareholders, 36.22% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 qualified for the dividends-received deduction.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W. Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Emerging Markets team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The Class III shares of the GMO Emerging Countries Fund returned -58.6% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -56.3% for the S&P/IFCI (Investable) Composite Index. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested substantially in emerging markets equities throughout the fiscal year.

Country selection detracted 1.5% from performance during the period. The Fund's underweights in Russia and India and overweight in Brazil contributed to relative performance. The Fund's overweights in Korea, Hungary, and Pakistan and underweights in China and Israel detracted from relative performance.

Stock selection was successful in Taiwan while it detracted from performance in Korea, Russia, Israel, Mexico, and Indonesia.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Class M shares will vary due to different fees.



GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     84.3 %  
Preferred Stocks     12.3    
Short-Term Investments     1.9    
Investment Funds     0.1    
Forward Currency Contracts     0.0    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Other     1.4    
      100.0 %  
Country Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Brazil     19.2 %  
South Korea     18.1    
Taiwan     13.6    
China     12.0    
South Africa     7.6    
Turkey     5.5    
Thailand     5.0    
Russia     3.4    
Malaysia     3.0    
India     2.4    
Mexico     1.7    
Israel     1.5    
Poland     1.2    
Chile     1.1    
Egypt     1.1    
Indonesia     0.8    
Philippines     0.8    
Czech Republic     0.7    
Hungary     0.7    
Morocco     0.4    
United States*     0.1    
Argentina     0.1    
Peru     0.0    
      100.0 %  

 

*  Represents an investment to equitize cash in the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, which is a separate investment portfolio of iShares, Inc., a registered investment company. The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund invests in global emerging markets and seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. iShares® is a registered trademark of Barclays Global Investors, N.A. ("BGI"). Neither BGI nor the iShares® Funds make any representations regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Financials     22.9 %  
Information Technology     13.5    
Telecommunication Services     12.5    
Energy     12.4    
Materials     11.8    
Industrials     8.0    
Consumer Discretionary     6.1    
Utilities     6.0    
Consumer Staples     5.3    
Health Care     1.3    
Miscellaneous*     0.2    
      100.0 %  

 

*  Represents an investment to equitize cash in the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, which is a separate investment portfolio of iShares, Inc., a registered investment company. The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund invests in global emerging markets and seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. iShares® is a registered trademark of Barclays Global Investors, N.A. ("BGI"). Neither BGI nor the iShares® Funds make any representations regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 84.3%  
        Argentina — 0.1%  
    5,060     Cresud SA Sponsored ADR     36,280    
    22,280     Petrobras Energia Participaciones SA Sponsored ADR     111,846    
    Total Argentina     148,126    
        Brazil — 6.7%  
    76,400     Banco do Brasil SA     442,477    
    3,000     Banco Nossa Caixa SA     87,689    
    3,200     Brasil Telecom Participacoes SA     80,756    
    4,100     Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais-Copasa MG *      35,644    
    33,509     Companhia Saneamento Basico Sao Paulo     336,856    
    81,600     Companhia Vale do Rio Doce     1,053,355    
    5,700     CPFL Energia SA     74,962    
    20,400     Cyrela Brazil Realty SA     60,055    
    23,200     EDP-Energias Do Brasil SA     227,013    
    31,100     Electrobras (Centro)     340,729    
    68,700     Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA     189,317    
    9,100     Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA Sponsored ADR     98,371    
    38,200     Fertilizantes Heringer SA *      63,576    
    27,300     Gerdau SA     114,045    
    34,448     Investimentos Itau SA     147,651    
    31,300     JBS SA     60,338    
    53,200     Natura Cosmeticos SA     482,747    
    72,940     Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras)     997,381    
    32,660     Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) ADR     905,662    
    53,900     Redecard SA     563,478    
    8,523     Souza Cruz SA     171,073    
    11,800     Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA     175,169    
    22,920     Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA     120,763    
    5,020     Unibanco-Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA GDR     262,697    
    28,325     Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA     291,612    
    Total Brazil     7,383,416    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Chile — 1.0%  
    1,912     Banco de Chile ADR     69,788    
    6,110     Banco Santander Chile SA ADR     213,422    
    4,080     Compania Cervecerias Unidas ADR     108,691    
    3,560     Embotelladora Andina SA ADR A Shares     44,286    
    5,830     Embotelladora Andina SA ADR B Shares     83,369    
    4,000     Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA Sponsored ADR     145,040    
    16,850     Enersis SA Sponsored ADR     242,977    
    30,330     Lan Airlines SA Sponsored ADR     250,223    
    Total Chile     1,157,796    
        China — 11.6%  
    196,000     Agile Property Holdings Ltd     64,841    
    3,810,000     Bank of China Ltd Class H     1,049,571    
    602,400     Chaoda Modern Agriculture Holdings Ltd     344,239    
    926,000     China Construction Bank Class H     464,167    
    54,000     China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd     62,357    
    122,397     China International Marine Containers Co Ltd Class B     68,597    
    174,000     China Life Insurance Co Ltd Class H     481,299    
    208,500     China Merchants Bank Co Ltd Class H     302,510    
    224,664     China Mobile Ltd     1,951,907    
    3,872     China Mobile Ltd Sponsored ADR     167,851    
    1,337,083     China Petroleum & Chemical Corp Class H     684,054    
    182,000     China Railway Construction Corp Ltd Class H *      219,754    
    488,000     China Railway Group Ltd Class H *      265,437    
    44,000     China Resources Power Holdings Co Ltd     81,418    
    142,000     China Shipping Development Co Ltd Class H     108,980    
    704,000     China Telecom Corp Ltd Class H     236,193    
    176,000     CNOOC Ltd     151,294    
    194,000     Cosco Pacific Ltd     139,951    
    506,000     Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd     209,923    
    580,000     Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd     210,379    
    823,000     Huaneng Power International Inc Class H     536,105    
    1,188,000     Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd Class H     478,478    
    126,000     Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd     203,938    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        China — continued  
    17,950     Mindray Medical International Ltd ADR     327,588    
    10,580     Netease.Com Inc ADR *      216,678    
    384,000     Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd     102,922    
    200,000     Parkson Retail Group Ltd     159,907    
    1,605,553     PetroChina Co Ltd Class H     1,137,266    
    128,000     PICC Property & Casualty Co Ltd Class H *      57,010    
    28,000     Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd Class H     132,097    
    21,280     Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd Sponsored ADR *      698,410    
    76,400     Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd     172,660    
    416,000     Shenzhen Investment Ltd     65,308    
    282,000     Shimao Property Holdings Ltd     143,915    
    15,400     Sina.com *      330,638    
    10,270     Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd ADR *      62,544    
    88,000     Tencent Holdings Ltd     502,739    
    190,000     Want Want China Holdings Ltd     74,422    
    168,000     Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd Class H     94,928    
    82,000     Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co Ltd Class H     74,038    
    Total China     12,836,313    
        Czech Republic — 0.7%  
    4,900     Central European Media Enterprises Ltd Class A *      28,438    
    16,860     CEZ AS     505,127    
    9,300     New World Resources NV Class A     25,618    
    1,245     Pegas Nonwovens SA     13,797    
    116     Philip Morris CR AS     29,922    
    3,800     Telefonica 02 Czech Republic AS     64,060    
    13,320     Unipetrol     67,102    
    Total Czech Republic     734,064    
        Egypt — 1.1%  
    9,612     Alexandria Mineral Oils Co     59,494    
    35,620     Commercial International Bank     216,079    
    5,367     Egyptian Co for Mobile Services     131,219    
    430     El Ezz Aldekhela Steel Alexa Co     47,093    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Egypt — continued  
    37,000     El Ezz Steel Rebars SAE     45,457    
    4,870     ElSwedy Cables Holding Co *      34,351    
    5,200     Orascom Construction Industries     102,914    
    31,620     Orascom Telecom Holding SAE     104,938    
    5,800     Oriental Weavers Co     20,812    
    19,800     Palm Hills Developments SAE *      22,349    
    46,827     Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Co     67,663    
    182,300     Talaat Moustafa Group *      83,354    
    107,254     Telecom Egypt     275,359    
    Total Egypt     1,211,082    
        Hungary — 0.7%  
    380     Egis Gyogyszergyar Nyrt     15,825    
    110,680     Magyar Telekom Nyrt     254,482    
    2,960     MOL Magyar Olaj es Gazipari Nyrt     110,372    
    37,870     OTP Bank Nyrt *      254,191    
    900     Richter Gedeon Nyrt     92,943    
    Total Hungary     727,813    
        India — 2.3%  
    50,570     Canara Bank Ltd     160,431    
    4,400     Hero Honda Motors Ltd     79,143    
    85,700     Hindustan Unilever Ltd     424,140    
    55,100     Indiabulls Financial Services Ltd     101,849    
    9,024     Jindal Steel & Power Ltd     180,406    
    16,900     Maruti Suzuki India Ltd     220,561    
    23,300     Punjab National Bank Ltd     151,878    
    141,000     Reliance Communications Ltd     422,360    
    24,600     Reliance Energy Ltd     232,088    
    43,766     Reliance Power Ltd *      83,667    
    11,400     State Bank of India     225,930    
    190,430     Steel Authority of India Ltd     279,428    
    Total India     2,561,881    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


6



GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Indonesia — 0.8%  
    260,000     Aneka Tambang Tbk PT     25,739    
    2,907,751     Bakrie & Brothers Tbk PT *      12,038    
    537,000     Bank Central Asia Tbk PT     104,092    
    509,000     Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk PT     16,554    
    335,500     Bank Mandiri Tbk PT     47,748    
    634,000     Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk PT     36,437    
    3,978,500     Bumi Resources Tbk PT     245,131    
    45,500     Gudang Garam Tbk PT     19,586    
    879,500     Indah Kiat Pulp and Paper Corp Tbk PT *      65,736    
    283,500     Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT     20,490    
    669,500     Kalbe Farma Tbk PT     35,740    
    341,500     Perusahaan Gas Negara PT     53,526    
    306,500     Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT     161,307    
    52,500     United Tractors Tbk PT     23,088    
    Total Indonesia     867,212    
        Israel — 1.5%  
    3,560     Africa Israel Properties Ltd *      31,763    
    129,940     Bank Hapoalim BM *      222,193    
    238,270     Bank Leumi Le     408,155    
    29,430     Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd     44,404    
    3,790     Check Point Software Technologies Ltd *      83,266    
    540     Delek Group Ltd     35,726    
    3,663     IDB Development Corp Ltd     36,037    
    65,160     Israel Discount Bank Ltd     42,279    
    9,830     Jerusalem Economy Ltd *      34,584    
    15,610     Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd Sponsored ADR     695,894    
    Total Israel     1,634,301    
        Malaysia — 2.9%  
    26,199     British American Tobacco Malaysia Berhad     315,854    
    270,400     Genting Berhad     250,394    
    45,600     Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad     56,121    
    53,800     Kulim Malaysia Berhad     71,810    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Malaysia — continued  
    43,400     MISC Berhad     99,804    
    257,300     MISC Berhad (Foreign Registered)     584,645    
    53,309     PPB Group Berhad     138,582    
    119,005     Public Bank Berhad     280,945    
    415,378     Resorts World Berhad     245,955    
    591,800     RHB Capital Berhad     592,870    
    78,699     Tanjong Plc     293,535    
    196,700     Tenaga Nasional Berhad     340,314    
    Total Malaysia     3,270,829    
        Mexico — 1.6%  
    64,200     Alfa SA de CV Class A     89,787    
    792,729     Cemex SA de CV CPO *      426,814    
    22,400     Desarrolladora Homex SA de CV *      47,065    
    11,640     Fomento Economico Mexicano Sponsored ADR     268,186    
    604,916     Grupo Mexico SA Class B     345,156    
    44,380     Telefonos de Mexico SA de CV Class L Sponsored ADR     609,781    
    Total Mexico     1,786,789    
        Morocco — 0.4%  
    380     Attijariwafa Bank     11,522    
    502     Banque Centrale Populaire     15,058    
    1,044     Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur     29,612    
    119     Compagnie Generale Immobiliere     28,495    
    16,519     Maroc Telecom     304,336    
    220     ONA SA     34,496    
    70     Societe Nationale De Siderurgie     21,938    
    Total Morocco     445,457    
        Peru — 0.0%  
    7,022     Compania Minera Milpo SA     10,694    
    378     Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde SA     3,859    
    18,387     Volcan Compania Minera SA Class B     5,317    
    Total Peru     19,870    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Philippines — 0.7%  
    196,700     Aboitiz Power Corp     16,727    
    634,500     Alliance Global Group Inc *      19,207    
    22,212     Ayala Corp     86,264    
    44     Ayala Land Inc     5    
    148,300     Bank of the Philippine Islands     103,544    
    1,016,800     Benpres Holdings Corp *      25,861    
    196,800     First Gen Corp *      61,460    
    1,300     Globe Telecom Inc     20,668    
    16,200     Manila Electric Co     29,489    
    59,100     Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co     24,783    
    8,280     Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co     364,402    
    827,200     PNOC Energy Development Corp     41,558    
    101,300     SM Prime Holdings Inc     14,964    
    1,262,600     Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc     21,153    
    Total Philippines     830,085    
        Poland — 1.2%  
    6,100     Bank Handlowy W Warszawie SA     56,440    
    17,620     KGHM Polska Miedz SA     163,137    
    60,500     Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA     339,459    
    38,140     Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe I Gazownictwo SA     35,770    
    42,950     Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA     223,817    
    95,360     Telekomunikacja Polska SA     459,727    
    Total Poland     1,278,350    
        Russia — 3.2%  
    39,320     Aeroflot - Russian Airlines     29,115    
    76,370     Cherepovets MK Severstal GDR (Registered Shares)     277,223    
    66,940     KamAZ *      31,726    
    6,080     Lukoil Sponsored ADR     194,803    
    9,630     Mobile Telesystems Sponsored ADR     228,135    
    124,144     OAO Gazprom Sponsored GDR     1,612,631    
    2,550     OAO Tatneft Sponsored GDR (Registered Shares)     90,780    
    3,150     Rostelecom Sponsored ADR     151,578    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Russia — continued  
    531,050     Sberbank RF     208,065    
    109,700     Surgutneftegaz Sponsored ADR     627,484    
    70,500     VTB Bank GDR     75,435    
    Total Russia     3,526,975    
        South Africa — 7.3%  
    39,852     Absa Group Ltd     348,947    
    17,545     Adcock Ingram Holdings Ltd *      66,032    
    8,100     AngloGold Ashanti Ltd     239,666    
    30,567     ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd     222,667    
    72,667     Aveng Ltd     184,017    
    31,179     Bidvest Group Ltd     255,167    
    9,261     British American Tobacco Plc *      233,931    
    331,300     FirstRand Ltd     392,904    
    59,900     Foschini Ltd     244,780    
    19,700     Gold Fields Ltd     202,074    
    45,300     Grindrod Ltd     58,638    
    42,300     Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd *      510,373    
    7,300     Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corp Ltd     50,889    
    45,300     Imperial Holdings Ltd     198,024    
    46,000     Investec Ltd     136,446    
    44,600     JD Group Ltd     129,468    
    38,900     Massmart Holdings Ltd     278,027    
    38,700     MTN Group Ltd     327,736    
    21,800     Naspers Ltd Class N     330,658    
    12,500     Nedbank Group Ltd     92,513    
    14,528     Reinet Investments SCA *      13,227    
    87,507     Remgro Ltd     573,014    
    29,700     Reunert Ltd     109,236    
    131,600     RMB Holdings Ltd     249,078    
    251,300     Sanlam Ltd     377,875    
    19,600     Sasol Ltd     488,806    
    72,068     Standard Bank Group Ltd     461,114    
    264,000     Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd     292,169    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        South Africa — continued  
    46,900     Telkom South Africa Ltd     458,515    
    25,524     Tiger Brands Ltd     318,456    
    94,000     Truworths International Ltd     288,580    
    Total South Africa     8,133,027    
        South Korea — 17.2%  
    210     Amorepacific Corp     74,844    
    57,039     Busan Bank     189,057    
    3,110     CJ Corp     65,919    
    40,140     Daegu Bank     150,194    
    9,146     Daelim Industrial Co Ltd     235,646    
    2,070     DC Chemical Co Ltd     284,518    
    6,350     Dongbu Insurance Co Ltd     58,385    
    8,610     Dongkuk Steel Mill Co Ltd     117,736    
    6,610     GS Engineering & Construction Corp     200,061    
    5,920     GS Holdings Corp     96,768    
    37,270     Hana Financial Group Inc     441,061    
    4,330     Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co Ltd     68,563    
    7,841     Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Holdings Co Ltd     62,472    
    16,200     Hanjin Shipping     159,285    
    14,100     Hankook Tire Co Ltd     114,511    
    5,158     Honam Petrochemical Corp *      155,120    
    1,860     Hyundai Elevator Co Ltd     64,988    
    2,570     Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd     291,308    
    5,945     Hyundai Mipo Dockyard     452,397    
    24,390     Hyundai Mobis     1,171,218    
    26,340     Hyundai Motor Co     824,498    
    8,840     Hyundai Steel Co     195,022    
    13,222     Hyunjin Materials Co Ltd *      226,052    
    55,440     Industrial Bank of Korea *      210,648    
    5,890     INTOPS Co Ltd     56,240    
    61,690     KB Financial Group Inc *      1,182,749    
    800     KB Financial Group Inc ADR *      15,056    
    2,094     Keangnam Enterprises Ltd *      6,869    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11



GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        South Korea — continued  
    34,840     Kia Motors Corp *      149,978    
    35,150     Korea Electric Power Corp *      544,309    
    59,690     Korea Exchange Bank     208,668    
    6,430     Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co Ltd *      69,635    
    2,760     Korea Line Corp     94,738    
    5,700     Korea Zinc Co Ltd     327,421    
    4,210     Korean Air Lines Co Ltd *      83,038    
    7,500     KT Corp     182,268    
    20,330     KT Corp Sponsored ADR *      244,367    
    20,663     KT&G Corp     1,059,284    
    8,470     Kumho Industrial Co Ltd *      63,296    
    5,050     LG Chem Ltd     274,004    
    14,820     LG Corp     387,512    
    10,760     LG Dacom Corp     121,480    
    16,510     LG Display Co Ltd     274,179    
    15,620     LG International Corp     156,892    
    37,740     LG Telecom Ltd     217,016    
    1,380     Lotte Shopping Co Ltd     146,263    
    2,238     NCSoft Corp     101,508    
    5,720     POSCO     1,154,683    
    8,340     S-Oil Corp     283,422    
    29,710     Samho International Co Ltd *      48,201    
    5,348     Samsung Electronics Co Ltd     1,644,874    
    5,880     Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd     596,604    
    2,636     Samsung SDI Co Ltd     97,683    
    3,330     Samsung Securities Co Ltd     112,634    
    5,560     Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd *      80,923    
    40,485     Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd *      594,953    
    6,145     SK Energy Co Ltd     285,364    
    17,677     SK Holdings Co Ltd     971,314    
    39,060     SK Networks Co Ltd     182,620    
    1,146     SK Telecom Co Ltd     139,298    
    43,530     SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR     582,867    
    5,720     STX Engine Co Ltd *      55,819    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12



GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        South Korea — continued  
    22,640     Sungwoo Hitech Co Ltd     49,183    
    50,481     Woori Finance Holdings Co Ltd *      202,096    
    9,640     Woori Investment & Securities Co Ltd     84,137    
    Total South Korea     19,043,716    
        Taiwan — 13.2%  
    263,000     Acer Inc     344,360    
    176,000     Asia Cement Corp     129,938    
    66,000     Asia Optical Co Inc     70,109    
    263,733     Asustek Computer Inc     249,022    
    173,500     Catcher Technology Co Ltd     289,630    
    530,339     China Development Financial Holding Corp     89,238    
    937,000     Chinatrust Financial Holding Co Ltd     280,294    
    658,755     Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd     1,014,194    
    647,557     Compal Electronics Inc     368,749    
    96,000     Delta Electronics Inc     151,174    
    42,260     Dynapack International Technology Corp     87,392    
    135,000     Far Eastone Telecommunications Co Ltd     130,407    
    667,983     First Financial Holding Co Ltd     264,596    
    206,000     Formosa Plastics Corp     278,808    
    91,000     Foxconn Technology Co Ltd     207,618    
    603,000     Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd     320,288    
    90,940     High Tech Computer Corp     986,251    
    477,990     Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd     938,937    
    344,000     Hung Sheng Construction Co Ltd     61,746    
    305,000     Inventec Co Ltd     89,285    
    570,845     Lite-On Technology Corp     333,179    
    464,000     Macronix International Co Ltd     148,068    
    136,097     MediaTek Inc     1,167,408    
    48,970     Motech Industries Inc     107,955    
    330,417     Nan Ya Plastics Corp     311,605    
    159,198     Novatek Microelectronics Corp Ltd     192,271    
    610,000     Pou Chen Corp     260,233    
    80,000     Powertech Technology Inc     121,683    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


13



GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Taiwan — continued  
    608,000     Prince Housing Development Corp     77,629    
    2,050,000     ProMOS Technologies Inc *      69,250    
    658,431     Quanta Computer Inc     664,804    
    107,000     Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp     80,412    
    220,000     Synnex Technology International Corp     249,622    
    759,000     Taishin Financial Holding Co Ltd     105,675    
    586,213     Taiwan Cement Corp     433,927    
    239,950     Taiwan Cooperative Bank     98,749    
    144,000     Taiwan Fertilizer Co Ltd     216,244    
    279,787     Taiwan Mobile Co Ltd     363,559    
    1,940,330     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd     2,450,915    
    42,000     Transcend Information Inc     83,723    
    49,000     U-Ming Marine Transport Corp     62,041    
    224,000     Wistron Corp     169,195    
    1,362,000     Yuanta Financial Holding Co Ltd     489,769    
    Total Taiwan     14,609,952    
        Thailand — 4.8%  
    393,690     Advanced Info Service Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)      870,481    
    168,250     Bangkok Bank Pcl NVDR (a)      342,507    
    340,300     Bangkok Dusit Medical Service Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)      159,943    
    631,570     Bank of Ayudhya Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)      155,511    
    180,000     Bank of Ayudhya Pcl NVDR (a)      43,587    
    41,000     Banpu Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)      236,816    
    937,640     BEC World Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)      497,091    
    34,000     Electricity Generating Pcl NVDR (a)      66,356    
    3,092,950     IRPC Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)      158,405    
    1,808,670     Italian Thai Development Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)      114,315    
    273,010     Kasikornbank Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)      332,682    
    39,000     Kasikornbank Pcl NVDR (a)      47,524    
    1,289,000     Krung Thai Bank Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)      146,335    
    68,200     PTT Exploration & Production Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)      165,641    
    219,722     PTT Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)      937,479    
    49,859     Siam Cement Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)      137,551    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


14



GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Thailand — continued  
    37,180     Siam Cement Pcl NVDR (a)      102,059    
    655,000     Siam City Bank PCL (Foreign Registered) * (a)      134,214    
    338,000     Siam Commercial Bank Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)      517,051    
    285,770     Thai Oil Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)      187,200    
    Total Thailand     5,352,748    
        Turkey — 5.3%  
    186,338     Akbank TAS     429,517    
    20,240     Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii AS     127,857    
    569,970     Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holdings AS *      171,987    
    26,516     Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS     96,335    
    118,330     Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS     238,915    
    151,470     Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS     219,779    
    256,242     KOC Holding AS *      320,314    
    114,000     Sekerbank TAS     59,035    
    47,500     Tekfen Holding AS     73,377    
    40,384     Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafineriler AS     366,283    
    67,730     Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi *      222,978    
    159,100     Turk Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS *      89,063    
    139,180     Turk Telekomunikasyon AS *      318,458    
    243,987     Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS     1,208,210    
    656,290     Turkiye Garanti Bankasi *      800,241    
    60,160     Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS     126,597    
    217,520     Turkiye IS Bankasi Class C     421,311    
    245,375     Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS *      96,773    
    297,970     Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO Class D     190,216    
    144,900     Vestel Elektronik Sanayi *      67,852    
    225,300     Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS *      219,442    
    Total Turkey     5,864,540    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $144,498,873)     93,424,342    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


15



GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        PREFERRED STOCKS — 12.3%  
        Brazil — 11.9%  
    127,700     Aracruz SA Class B (Registered) 11.82%     91,314    
    113,012     Banco Bradesco SA 0.84%     978,234    
    132,125     Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA 0.65%     1,226,551    
    24,700     Bradespar SA 1.89%     231,362    
    25,300     Brasil Telecom Participacoes SA 6.99%     158,694    
    14,300     Brasil Telecom SA 6.36%     69,903    
    14,500     Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar 0.79%     174,565    
    12,200     Companhia de Bebidas das Americas 4.31%     489,194    
    3,900     Companhia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista 1.82%     73,877    
    68,793     Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais 2.63%     956,497    
    42,200     Companhia Paranaense de Energia Class B 1.17%     393,519    
    146,156     Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Class A 4.07%     1,639,778    
    14,100     Duratex SA 2.64%     90,152    
    22,500     Electrobras (Centro) SA Class B 6.65%     228,161    
    21,600     Eletropaulo Metropolitana SA 7.61%     264,558    
    66,800     Gerdau Metalurgica SA 2.46%     466,209    
    100,708     Gerdau SA 1.29%     533,145    
    263,027     Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA 0.81%     777,620    
    23,900     Net Servicos de Comunicacoa SA *      151,411    
    183,424     Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) 0.10%     2,024,920    
    28,300     Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR 0.10%     633,354    
    115,900     Sadia SA 1.33%     138,611    
    12,230     Tele Norte Leste Participacoes ADR 1.03%     148,228    
    31,600     Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA 0.71%     391,796    
    9,400     Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo SA 10.06%     173,700    
    5,700     Telemar Norte Leste SA Class A 3.13%     111,240    
    53,400     Usinas Siderrurgicas de Minas Gerais SA Class A 1.93%     579,017    
    Total Brazil     13,195,610    
        Russia — 0.1%  
    500     Transneft 3.44%     95,607    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
        South Korea — 0.3%  
    8,770     Hyundai Motor Co 5.64%     100,565    
    1,492     Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (Non Voting) 3.79%     264,258    
    Total South Korea     364,823    
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $19,463,294)     13,656,040    
        INVESTMENT FUNDS — 0.1%  
        United States — 0.1%  
    8,205     iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (b)      174,192    
    TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDS (COST $203,131)     174,192    
        RIGHTS AND WARRANTS — 0.0%  
        Brazil — 0.0%  
    205     Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA Rights, Expires 12/31/49 *      119    
        South Korea — 0.0%  
    5,880     Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd Rights, Expires 03/19/09 *      12,270    
    TOTAL RIGHTS AND WARRANTS (COST $31,068)     12,389    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.9%  
    59,894     Banco Santander Time Deposit, 0.02%, due 03/02/09     59,894    
    15,809     Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 0.08%-9.25%, due 03/02/09     15,809    
    2,000,000     Royal Bank of Canada Time Deposit, 0.20%, due 03/02/09     2,000,000    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $2,075,703)     2,075,703    
          TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.6%
(Cost $166,272,069)
    109,342,666    
          Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 1.4%     1,507,516    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 110,850,182    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive   Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys  
4/29/09   HUF     25,668,900     $ 107,329     $ 329    
Sales  
4/29/09   HUF     194,979,400     $ 815,262     $ 31,738    

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

CPO - Ordinary Participation Certificate (Certificado de Participacion Ordinares), representing a bundle of shares of the multiple series of one issuer that trade together as a unit.

Foreign Registered - Shares issued to foreign investors in markets that have foreign ownership limits.

GDR - Global Depository Receipt

MTN - Medium Term Note

NVDR - Non-Voting Depository Receipt

*  Non-income producing security.

(a)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

(b)  Represents an investment to equitize cash in the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, which is a separate investment portfolio of iShares, Inc., a registered investment company. The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund invests in global emerging markets and seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. iShares® is a registered trademark of Barclays Global Investors, N.A. ("BGI"). Neither BGI nor the iShares® Funds make any representations regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund.

Currency Abbreviations:

HUF - Hungarian Forint

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $166,272,069) (Note 2)   $ 109,342,666    
Cash     1,550,649    
Foreign currency, at value (cost $271,083) (Note 2)     267,814    
Receivable for investments sold     2,909,320    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     38,529    
Dividends and interest receivable     507,306    
Foreign taxes receivable     228,138    
Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     32,067    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     34,385    
Miscellaneous receivable     179,611    
Total assets     115,090,485    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     3,515,768    
Payable for Fund shares repurchased     61,085    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     59,929    
Shareholder service fee     11,091    
Administration fee – Class M     3,653    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     350    
Payable for 12b-1 fee – Class M     9,128    
Miscellaneous payable     123,164    
Accrued expenses     456,135    
Total liabilities     4,240,303    
Net assets   $ 110,850,182    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009 — (Continued)

Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 252,654,640    
Distributions in excess of net investment income     (49,506 )  
Distributions in excess of net realized gain     (84,781,410 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (56,973,542 )  
    $ 110,850,182    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 89,902,027    
Class M shares   $ 20,948,155    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     17,756,717    
Class M     4,189,761    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 5.06    
Class M   $ 5.00    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $1,187,351)   $ 8,712,502    
Interest     139,469    
Securities lending income     14,832    
Total investment income     8,866,803    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     1,702,677    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     350,077    
12b-1 fee – Class M (Note 3)     71,415    
Administration fee – Class M (Note 3)     57,132    
Custodian and fund accounting agent fees     1,105,543    
Transfer agent fees     51,252    
Audit and tax fees     124,552    
Legal fees     36,928    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     4,801    
Registration fees     28,365    
Miscellaneous     10,224    
Total expenses     3,542,966    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (399,673 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (5,865 )  
Net expenses     3,137,428    
Net investment income (loss)     5,729,375    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments (net of foreign capital gains tax of $14,592) (Note 2)     (78,022,210 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions
(net of CPMF tax of $554) (Note 2)
    (1,133,517 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (79,155,727 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments (net of change in foreign capital gains tax accrual of $(17,159)) (Note 2)     (130,134,573 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (74,637 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (130,209,210 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (209,364,937 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (203,635,562 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 5,729,375     $ 5,408,824    
Net realized gain (loss)     (79,155,727 )     118,746,655    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (130,209,210 )     (14,494,242 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (203,635,562 )     109,661,237    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (3,618,944 )     (6,266,144 )  
Class M     (355,007 )     (465,425 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (3,973,951 )     (6,731,569 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (45,733,749 )     (113,812,595 )  
Class M     (3,890,739 )     (10,207,292 )  
Total distributions from net realized gains     (49,624,488 )     (124,019,887 )  
      (53,598,439 )     (130,751,456 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (62,229,331 )     51,505,212    
Class M     27,387,567       3,819,194    
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions
    (34,841,764 )     55,324,406    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (292,075,765 )     34,234,187    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     402,925,947       368,691,760    
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment
income of $49,506 and $1,034,768, respectively)
  $ 110,850,182     $ 402,925,947    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 15.26     $ 16.04     $ 19.20     $ 15.99     $ 14.99    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.24       0.23       0.32       0.28       0.30    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (8.10 )     4.87       2.50       5.09       3.43    
Total from investment operations     (7.86 )     5.10       2.82       5.37       3.73    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.22 )     (0.30 )     (0.36 )     (0.35 )     (0.31 )  
From net realized gains     (2.12 )     (5.58 )     (5.62 )     (1.81 )     (2.42 )  
Total distributions     (2.34 )     (5.88 )     (5.98 )     (2.16 )     (2.73 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.06     $ 15.26     $ 16.04     $ 19.20     $ 15.99    
Total Return     (58.58 )%(a)      30.68 %(a)      16.20 %     36.38 %(a)      28.76 %(a)   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 89,902     $ 371,540     $ 339,268     $ 346,018     $ 249,005    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     1.16 %(b)      1.11 %(b)      1.06 %     1.10 %     1.10 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    2.25 %     1.31 %     1.74 %     1.68 %     2.12 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     128 %     72 %     58 %     35 %     53 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.14 %     0.03 %           0.01 %     0.05 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class M share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 15.07     $ 15.90     $ 19.05     $ 15.87     $ 14.91    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.16       0.18       0.30       0.27       0.26    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (7.92 )     4.82       2.44       5.00       3.39    
Total from investment operations     (7.76 )     5.00       2.74       5.27       3.65    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.19 )     (0.25 )     (0.27 )     (0.28 )     (0.27 )  
From net realized gains     (2.12 )     (5.58 )     (5.62 )     (1.81 )     (2.42 )  
Total distributions     (2.31 )     (5.83 )     (5.89 )     (2.09 )     (2.69 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.00     $ 15.07     $ 15.90     $ 19.05     $ 15.87    
Total Return     (58.67 )%(a)      30.29 %(a)      15.89 %     35.99 %(a)      28.30 %(a)   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 20,948     $ 31,386     $ 29,423     $ 57,136     $ 69,109    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     1.48 %(b)      1.41 %(b)      1.36 %     1.39 %     1.40 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    1.68 %     0.99 %     1.63 %     1.65 %     1.82 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     128 %     72 %     58 %     35 %     53 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.23 %     0.03 %           0.01 %     0.05 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Emerging Countries Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks high total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by outperforming the S&P/IFCI (Investable) Composite Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in companies whose stocks are traded in the securities markets of the world's non-developed countries ("emerging countries"), which excludes countries that are included in the MSCI EAFE Index. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in investments tied economically to emerging countries.

Throughout the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had two classes of shares outstanding: Class III and Class M. Class M shares bear an administration fee and a 12b-1 fee while Class III shares bear a shareholder service fee (See Note 3). The principal economic difference between the classes of shares is the type and level of fees.

The Fund currently limits subscriptions due to capacity considerations.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 62.93% of the net assets of the Fund were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund's securities in Thailand were subject to a premium adjustment upon exceeding foreign ownership limitations.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 34,219,077     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     69,770,841       32,067    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     5,352,748          
Total   $ 109,342,666     $ 32,067    

 

*  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 20,880,690     $    
Realized gain (loss)     (4,423,366 )        
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (7,812,044 )        
Net purchases (sales)     (3,292,532 )        
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3              
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 5,352,748     $    

 

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Because many foreign exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign futures in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign futures using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. The Fund had no futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts during the period.

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Indexed securities

The Fund may invest in indexed securities. Indexed securities are securities whose redemption values and/or coupons are linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic. The Fund uses indexed securities to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets in which investing through conventional securities is difficult. The Fund had no indexed securities outstanding at the end of the period.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. The Fund had no securities on loan at February 28, 2009.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary. Taxes on foreign interest and dividend income are generally withheld in accordance with the applicable country's tax treaty with the United States. The foreign withholding rates applicable to a Fund's investments in certain foreign jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of the Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Foreign taxes paid by the Fund may be treated, to the extent permissible under the Code and if the Fund so elects, as if paid by the shareholders of the Fund.

The Fund may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. The accrual for capital gains and repatriation taxes is included in net unrealized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund incurred $14,592 in capital gains taxes, which is included in net realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund is currently subject to a Taiwanese security transaction tax of 0.30% of the transaction amount on equities, which must be paid by the Fund upon the sale or transfer of any portfolio securities subject to that tax.

The Fund is subject to a Contribuição Provisória sobre Movimentações Financiera ("CPMF") tax which is applied to foreign exchange transactions representing capital inflows or outflows to/from the Brazilian market. For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund incurred $554 in CPMF tax, which is included in net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions in the Statement of Operations.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to foreign currency transactions, losses on wash sale transactions, passive foreign investment company transactions, adjustments related to securities on loan and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Distributions
In Excess of Net
Investment Income
  Distributions
In Excess of Net
Realized Gain
  Paid-in Capital  
$ (770,162 )   $ 770,162     $    

 


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/28/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 7,965,253     $ 22,711,741    
Net long-term capital gain     45,633,186       108,039,715    
Total distributions   $ 53,598,439     $ 130,751,456    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income
(including net any short-term capital gain)
  $ 35,641    
Undistributed net long-term capital gain   $ 479,385    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $72,060,837.

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:


Aggregate Cost
  Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 179,398,575     $ 1,216,165     $ (71,272,074 )   $ (70,055,909 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.


33



GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, 12b-1, and administration fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH") serves as custodian and fund accounting agent of the Fund. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as transfer agent of the Fund. BBH and State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with each agent. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Investment risks

Investments in securities of issuers in emerging countries present risks that are not presented by many other investments. Many emerging countries are subject to political and/or economic instability. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller and less developed than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets. Further, countries may expropriate or impose various types of foreign currency regulations or controls that impede the Fund's ability to repatriate amounts it receives. The Fund may acquire interests in securities of companies in some countries based on the Manager's expectations that conditions in those countries will improve. These factors may result in significant volatility in the values of the Fund's holdings. The markets in emerging countries are typically less liquid than those of developed markets. Accordingly, the Fund may not be able to realize in an actual sale amounts approximating the values it has placed on its holdings.


34



GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Among other trading agreements, the Fund is party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements ("ISDA Agreements") with select counterparties that generally govern over-the-counter derivative transactions entered into by the Fund. The ISDA Master Agreements typically include standard representations and warranties as well as contractual terms related to collateral, events of default, termination events, and other standard provisions. Termination events may include the decline in the net assets of the Fund below a certain level over a specified period of time and may entitle a counterparty to elect to terminate early with respect to some or all the transactions under the ISDA Agreement with that counterparty. Such an election by one or more of the counterparties could have a material impact on the Fund's operations. Due to declines in the net assets of the Fund during the year ended February 28, 2009, one or more counterparties may be entitled to terminate early but none has taken such action.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.65% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares.

Holders of Class M shares of the Fund pay GMO an administration fee for support services provided to Class M shareholders. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.20% of the average daily net assets of Class M shares. Pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 distribution and service plan adopted by the Fund, holders of Class M shares of the Fund may pay a fee, at the annual rate of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets of Class M shares for any activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of Class M shares of the Fund and/or for the provision of services to Class M shareholders. The Trustees currently limit payments on Class M shares to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets Class M shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, The Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, administration and distribution (12b-1) fees, expenses indirectly incurred by investment in the underlying funds, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation


35



GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $4,316 and $1,856, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $325,812,499 and $395,557,434, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 65.46% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by four shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.16% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 2.58% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     8,395,532     $ 66,791,311       957,007     $ 16,034,781    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    4,479,699       46,605,889       6,663,042       113,483,330    
Shares repurchased     (19,463,147 )     (175,626,531 )     (4,425,134 )     (78,012,899 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (6,587,916 )   $ (62,229,331 )     3,194,915     $ 51,505,212    
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class M:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     6,833,888     $ 59,787,842       628,963     $ 10,927,518    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    433,569       4,245,746       634,368       10,672,717    
Shares repurchased     (5,160,510 )     (36,646,021 )     (1,031,321 )     (17,781,041 )  
Net increase (decrease)     2,106,947     $ 27,387,567       232,010     $ 3,819,194    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Emerging Countries Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Emerging Countries Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or administration fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     1.19 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 497.00     $ 4.42    
2) Hypothetical     1.19 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.89     $ 5.96    
Class M  
1) Actual     1.49 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 496.70     $ 5.53    
2) Hypothetical     1.49 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.41     $ 7.45    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Emerging Countries Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $45,633,186 from long-term capital gains.

During the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund paid foreign taxes of $1,197,971 and recognized foreign source income of $9,899,853.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified short-term capital gains with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $3,991,302 or if determined to be different, the qualified short-term capital gains of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W. Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Quantitative Equity team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Global Growth Fund returned -42.4% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -47.1% for the MSCI World Index and -45.2% for the MSCI World Growth Index (the Fund's benchmark). The Fund was invested substantially in global equity securities throughout the period.

Stock selection had a strong positive impact on performance relative to the Fund's benchmark. Among the most significant contributors were holdings in U.S. pharmaceutical Johnson & Johnson and U.S. oil company ExxonMobil, both of which outperformed. Holdings in Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays underperformed, which hurt returns.

Among GMO's global quantitative stock selection disciplines, stocks ranked highly by intrinsic value (with its boost of high quality) outperformed significantly. Momentum had mixed results. Price momentum worked well while earnings revision momentum did not.

Country allocation had a slight positive impact on performance relative to the Fund's benchmark. Our small underweights in Japan and Germany and holding small cash balances in a falling market were mainly responsible.

Sector weightings had a negative impact on performance relative to the Fund's benchmark. During the period, an overweight position in Energy detracted despite our overweight in Health Care, which helped.

Currency allocation had a positive impact on performance relative to the Fund's benchmark as our underweight in the British pound and Australian dollar added value. The U.S. dollar strengthened relative to most foreign currencies, which detracted from returns for U.S. investors. The MSCI World Index returned almost 5% more in local currency terms than in U.S. dollars.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a purchase at the beginning and redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of .25% on the purchase and .25% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.

*  Effective January 1, 2009, the benchmark for the Global Growth Fund was changed from the S&P Developed Large Mid Cap Growth Index to the MSCI World Growth Index.This change was applicable retroactively as well as going forward.



GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     100.1 %  
Short-Term Investments     1.7    
Forward Currency Contracts     (0.6 )  
Other     (1.2 )  
      100.0 %  
Country Summary   % of Equity Investments  
United States     59.0 %  
United Kingdom     11.6    
Japan     8.3    
France     4.7    
Canada     4.6    
Switzerland     4.3    
Germany     2.5    
Singapore     1.2    
Hong Kong     0.8    
Denmark     0.7    
Italy     0.7    
Australia     0.6    
Netherlands     0.5    
Norway     0.3    
Finland     0.1    
Spain     0.1    
      100.0 %  
Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Health Care     21.0 %  
Consumer Staples     15.6    
Information Technology     14.5    
Energy     11.5    
Industrials     10.0    
Consumer Discretionary     9.2    
Materials     6.7    
Financials     6.2    
Utilities     2.7    
Telecommunication Services     2.6    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
    COMMON STOCKS — 100.1%  
    Australia — 0.6%  
  799     CSL Ltd     18,478    
  938     Woodside Petroleum Ltd     21,348    
    Total Australia     39,826    
    Canada — 4.6%  
  200     Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd     10,053    
  600     Agrium Inc     20,832    
  900     Bank of Nova Scotia     20,311    
  700     Canadian National Railway Co     22,482    
  600     Canadian Natural Resources     19,289    
  600     Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd     16,979    
  900     EnCana Corp     35,513    
  1,000     Husky Energy Inc     21,380    
  300     Imperial Oil Ltd     9,371    
  900     Petro-Canada     19,865    
  700     Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc     58,753    
  800     Research In Motion Ltd *      31,970    
  700     Suncor Energy Inc     14,559    
  1,400     Talisman Energy Inc     13,151    
    Total Canada     314,508    
    Denmark — 0.7%  
  671     Novo-Nordisk A/S Class B     32,673    
  375     Vestas Wind Systems A/S *      16,329    
    Total Denmark     49,002    
    Finland — 0.1%  
  201     Fortum Oyj     3,452    
    France — 4.7%  
  1,279     ArcelorMittal     24,514    
  1,148     BNP Paribas     37,178    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
    France — continued  
  925     Electricite de France     35,847    
  282     GDF Suez     8,906    
  341     Pernod-Ricard SA     18,568    
  937     Peugeot SA     15,944    
  1,952     Sanofi-Aventis     100,327    
  890     Societe Generale     27,588    
  869     Total SA     40,827    
  147     Vallourec SA     11,442    
    Total France     321,141    
    Germany — 2.5%  
  3,109     Deutsche Telekom AG (Registered)     37,597    
  1,226     E.ON AG     31,526    
  832     K&S AG     37,035    
  300     Linde AG     19,279    
  145     RWE AG     9,223    
  1,114     SAP AG     35,787    
    Total Germany     170,447    
    Hong Kong — 0.8%  
  2,000     CLP Holdings Ltd     14,785    
  3,000     Esprit Holdings Ltd     16,156    
  200     Hang Seng Bank Ltd     2,213    
  14,800     Hong Kong & China Gas     22,319    
    Total Hong Kong     55,473    
    Italy — 0.7%  
  2,220     ENI SPA     44,310    
    Japan — 8.3%  
  300     Astellas Pharma Inc     9,955    
  500     Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd     8,033    
  400     Fast Retailing Co Ltd     40,180    
  4,000     Hitachi Ltd     9,961    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
    Japan — continued  
  2,800     Honda Motor Co Ltd     66,956    
  4     KDDI Corp     20,955    
  5,000     Marubeni Corp     15,523    
  900     Mitsubishi Corp     11,197    
  6,000     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd     16,800    
  200     Nintendo Co Ltd     57,100    
  3,500     Nippon Mining Holdings Inc     12,156    
  4,000     Nippon Oil Corp     19,063    
  2,000     Nippon Yusen KK     8,250    
  7,700     Nissan Motor Co     23,506    
  19     NTT Docomo Inc     29,599    
  5,000     Osaka Gas Co Ltd     17,878    
  1,000     Panasonic Corp     11,578    
  2,300     Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd     50,972    
  900     Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd     40,069    
  700     SoftBank Corp     8,470    
  1,000     SUMCO Corp     12,390    
  8,000     Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd     14,986    
  500     Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     20,195    
  600     Tokio Marine Holdings Inc     13,627    
  400     Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc (The)     11,292    
  1,000     TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK     9,449    
    Total Japan     560,140    
    Netherlands — 0.5%  
  3,394     ING Groep NV     15,342    
  900     Unilever NV     17,245    
    Total Netherlands     32,587    
    Norway — 0.4%  
  1,438     StatoilHydro ASA     23,875    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
    Singapore — 1.2%  
  2,800     Singapore Airlines Ltd     18,244    
  15,000     Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd     22,158    
  26,320     Singapore Telecommunications     41,423    
    Total Singapore     81,825    
    Spain — 0.1%  
  426     Gas Natural SDG SA     7,637    
    Switzerland — 4.3%  
  1,878     ABB Ltd *      22,670    
  500     Alcon Inc     41,180    
  1,173     Nestle SA (Registered)     38,346    
  2,512     Novartis AG (Registered)     91,646    
  198     Roche Holding AG (Non Voting)     22,476    
  115     Syngenta AG (Registered)     24,584    
  5,371     UBS AG (Registered) *      50,294    
    Total Switzerland     291,196    
    United Kingdom — 11.6%  
  2,932     AstraZeneca Plc     92,979    
  8,024     BAE Systems Plc     42,362    
  16,782     Barclays Plc     22,017    
  5,270     BG Group Plc     75,331    
  1,021     BHP Billiton Plc     15,912    
  10,684     BP Plc     68,065    
  2,468     British American Tobacco Plc     63,083    
  5,402     Centrica Plc     20,775    
  4,597     GlaxoSmithKline Plc     69,722    
  1,960     HSBC Holdings Plc     13,632    
  1,191     Imperial Tobacco Group Plc     28,515    
  2,703     Lloyds Banking Group Plc     2,219    
  1,227     Next Plc     20,347    
  25,270     Old Mutual Plc     14,850    
  1,332     Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc     50,970    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


5



GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
    United Kingdom — continued  
  4,130     Reed Elsevier Plc     30,853    
  749     Rio Tinto Plc     19,120    
  35,586     Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc     11,590    
  1,921     Royal Dutch Shell Plc A Shares (London)     42,174    
  1,183     Unilever Plc     22,853    
  23,640     Vodafone Group Plc     41,888    
  1,835     Xstrata Plc     18,078    
    Total United Kingdom     787,335    
    United States — 59.0%  
  1,800     3M Co.     81,828    
  2,600     Abbott Laboratories     123,084    
  1,100     Accenture Ltd.-Class A     32,109    
  300     ACE Ltd.     10,953    
  1,000     Adobe Systems, Inc. *      16,700    
  800     Aflac, Inc.     13,408    
  900     Altera Corp.     13,797    
  200     Amazon.com, Inc. *      12,958    
  1,100     Amgen, Inc. *      53,823    
  600     Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     20,970    
  400     Aon Corp.     15,296    
  200     Apache Corp.     11,818    
  300     Apollo Group, Inc.-Class A *      21,750    
  700     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     18,662    
  600     Assurant, Inc.     12,240    
  1,700     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     58,055    
  100     AutoZone, Inc. *      14,223    
  500     Avon Products, Inc.     8,795    
  300     Bard (C.R.), Inc.     24,078    
  1,400     Baxter International, Inc.     71,274    
  700     Becton, Dickinson & Co.     43,323    
  100     BlackRock, Inc.     9,681    
  700     Broadcom Corp.-Class A *      11,515    
  400     Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.     23,508    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


6



GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
    United States — continued  
  1,100     CA, Inc.     18,645    
  500     Cardinal Health, Inc.     16,225    
  500     CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     20,690    
  1,400     Charles Schwab Corp. (The)     17,794    
  500     Chevron Corp.     30,355    
  200     Clorox Co.     9,720    
  900     Coach, Inc. *      12,582    
  1,800     Coca-Cola Co. (The)     73,530    
  700     Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.-Class A *      12,880    
  600     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     36,108    
  800     Comcast Corp.-Class A     10,448    
  300     ConocoPhillips     11,205    
  1,700     Corning, Inc.     17,935    
  400     Covidien Ltd.     12,668    
  500     CSX Corp.     12,340    
  1,000     Dell, Inc. *      8,530    
  400     Devon Energy Corp.     17,468    
  200     Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.     12,528    
  1,000     DirecTV Group (The), Inc. *      19,940    
  500     Dollar Tree, Inc. *      19,410    
  800     Ecolab, Inc.     25,424    
  400     EOG Resources, Inc.     20,016    
  700     Equity Residential REIT     12,320    
  700     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     19,285    
  300     Express Scripts, Inc. *      15,090    
  400     Family Dollar Stores, Inc.     10,976    
  300     Fastenal Co.     9,036    
  200     First Solar, Inc. *      21,148    
  900     FLIR Systems, Inc. *      18,369    
  1,000     Forest Laboratories, Inc. *      21,440    
  900     Gap (The), Inc.     9,711    
  200     Genentech, Inc. *      17,110    
  1,100     General Dynamics Corp.     48,202    
  200     General Mills, Inc.     10,496    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
    United States — continued  
  1,000     Gilead Sciences, Inc. *      44,800    
  300     Google, Inc.-Class A *      101,397    
  1,000     Halliburton Co.     16,310    
  500     Health Care REIT, Inc.     15,385    
  400     Hess Corp.     21,876    
  2,100     Hewlett-Packard Co.     60,963    
  1,200     Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.     12,444    
  700     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     19,460    
  1,700     International Business Machines Corp.     156,451    
  900     Intuit, Inc. *      20,511    
  100     ITT Educational Services, Inc. *      11,350    
  5,900     Johnson & Johnson     295,000    
  1,100     Juniper Networks, Inc. *      15,631    
  500     Kellogg Co.     19,460    
  900     Kroger Co. (The)     18,603    
  400     Linear Technology Corp.     8,720    
  300     Lockheed Martin Corp.     18,933    
  1,000     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     17,930    
  200     MasterCard, Inc.-Class A     31,606    
  800     Mattel, Inc.     9,472    
  300     McAfee, Inc. *      8,385    
  2,200     McDonald's Corp.     114,950    
  700     McGraw-Hill Cos. (The), Inc.     13,811    
  700     Medco Health Solutions, Inc. *      28,406    
  1,700     Medtronic, Inc.     50,303    
  1,700     Merck & Co., Inc.     41,140    
  3,000     Microsoft Corp.     48,450    
  800     Monsanto Co.     61,016    
  500     Mosaic Co. (The)     21,525    
  500     National Oilwell Varco, Inc. *      13,365    
  1,100     Nike, Inc.-Class B     45,683    
  200     Noble Energy, Inc.     9,108    
  600     Norfolk Southern Corp.     19,032    
  300     Northern Trust Corp.     16,665    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
    United States — continued  
  300     Nucor Corp.     10,095    
  500     Occidental Petroleum Corp.     25,935    
  1,900     Oracle Corp. *      29,526    
  1,500     Paychex, Inc.     33,090    
  3,800     PepsiCo, Inc.     182,932    
  300     Praxair, Inc.     17,025    
  200     Priceline.com Inc. *      16,972    
  1,300     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     62,621    
  300     Public Storage REIT     16,644    
  1,400     Qualcomm, Inc.     46,802    
  200     Raytheon Co.     7,994    
  400     Rockwell Collins, Inc.     12,480    
  400     Ross Stores, Inc.     11,808    
  600     Schering-Plough Corp.     10,434    
  400     Schlumberger Ltd.     15,224    
  200     Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     9,190    
  400     Sigma-Aldrich Corp.     14,280    
  800     Southwestern Energy Co. *      23,016    
  400     St. Jude Medical, Inc. *      13,264    
  800     State Street Corp.     20,216    
  1,100     Stryker Corp.     37,037    
  300     Sunoco, Inc.     10,035    
  1,200     Symantec Corp. *      16,596    
  1,900     Sysco Corp.     40,850    
  800     TJX Cos. (The), Inc.     17,816    
  1,400     Tyco Electronics Ltd.     13,272    
  700     Union Pacific Corp.     26,264    
  1,000     United Parcel Service, Inc.-Class B     41,180    
  1,400     United Technologies Corp.     57,162    
  300     VF Corp.     15,570    
  200     W.W. Grainger, Inc.     13,232    
  5,800     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     285,592    
  1,300     Weatherford International Ltd. *      13,871    
  1,400     Western Union Co.     15,624    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
    United States — continued  
  1,000     Xilinx, Inc.     17,680    
  500     XTO Energy, Inc.     15,830    
    Total United States     3,998,772    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $10,563,014)     6,781,526    
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.7%  
  4,254     Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 0.01%-2.29%, due 03/02/09     4,254    
  112,367     Citibank Time Deposit, 0.08%, due 03/02/09     112,367    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $116,621)     116,621    
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.8%
(Cost $10,679,635)
    6,898,147    
        Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (1.8%)     (123,061 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 6,775,086    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive   Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys  
4/24/09   CHF     214,729     $ 183,759     $ (1,685 )  
4/24/09   CHF     89,963       76,988       128    
4/24/09   CHF     87,317       74,724       203    
4/24/09   CHF     87,317       74,724       426    
4/24/09   EUR     131,654       166,861       1,034    
4/24/09   GBP     30,519       43,686       (530 )  
4/24/09   JPY     18,413,646       188,881       (11,456 )  
4/24/09   JPY     17,872,068       183,325       (11,274 )  
4/24/09   JPY     17,872,068       183,325       (11,183 )  
4/24/09   NOK     166,473       23,639       (1,231 )  
4/24/09   NZD     20,901       10,431       (176 )  
4/24/09   SEK     973,865       108,119       (3,316 )  
4/24/09   SEK     973,865       108,119       (2,248 )  
4/24/09   SGD     57,791       37,326       (531 )  
    $ 1,463,907     $ (41,839 )  
Sales  
4/24/09   AUD     55,003     $ 35,042     $ (105 )  
4/24/09   CAD     44,760       35,186       251    
4/24/09   DKK     186,761       31,722       (301 )  
4/24/09   DKK     133,793       22,726       273    
4/24/09   EUR     245,025       310,550       3,765    
4/24/09   GBP     77,446       110,860       (712 )  
4/24/09   GBP     116,168       166,289       (613 )  
4/24/09   HKD     78,969       10,187       2    
4/24/09   NOK     257,129       36,512       (37 )  
4/24/09   SGD     49,856       32,201       914    
    $ 791,275     $ 3,437    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

*  Non-income producing security.

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD - Australian Dollar

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

DKK - Danish Krone

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

JPY - Japanese Yen

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $10,679,635) (Note 2)   $ 6,898,147    
Foreign currency, at value (cost $316) (Note 2)     295    
Dividends receivable     21,726    
Foreign taxes receivable     4,386    
Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     6,996    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     18,831    
Total assets     6,950,381    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     2,544    
Shareholder service fee     848    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     81    
Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     45,398    
Miscellaneous payable     2,239    
Accrued expenses     124,185    
Total liabilities     175,295    
Net assets   $ 6,775,086    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 16,244,089    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     62,510    
Distributions in excess of net realized gain     (5,711,291 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (3,820,222 )  
    $ 6,775,086    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 6,775,086    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     519,848    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 13.03    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $41,910)   $ 630,751    
Securities lending income     8,755    
Interest     8,488    
Total investment income     647,994    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     108,471    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     35,366    
Custodian and fund accounting agent fees     163,463    
Transfer agent fees     27,399    
Audit and tax fees     81,761    
Legal fees     581    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     305    
Registration fees     2,304    
Miscellaneous     3,663    
Total expenses     423,313    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (279,052 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (2,832 )  
Net expenses     141,429    
Net investment income (loss)     506,565    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (5,540,402 )  
Closed futures contracts     (42,652 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (547 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (5,583,601 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (3,110,559 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (118,686 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (3,229,245 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (8,812,846 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (8,306,281 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 506,565     $ 267,831    
Net realized gain (loss)     (5,583,601 )     10,165,594    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (3,229,245 )     (12,289,738 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (8,306,281 )     (1,856,313 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (354,277 )     (576,031 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (238,054 )     (1,987,132 )  
      (592,331 )     (2,563,163 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (18,893,652 )     (31,353,712 )  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     48,776       67,093    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    (18,844,876 )     (31,286,619 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (27,743,488 )     (35,706,095 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     34,518,574       70,224,669    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net
investment income of $62,510 and distributions in excess
of net investment income of $89,207, respectively)
  $ 6,775,086     $ 34,518,574    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 23.82     $ 24.59     $ 25.13     $ 22.67     $ 20.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.48       0.40       0.31       0.33       0.15    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (10.40 )     0.45 (b)      2.56       2.72       2.79    
Total from investment operations     (9.92 )     0.85       2.87       3.05       2.94    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.70 )     (0.49 )     (0.17 )     (0.10 )     (0.27 )  
From net realized gains     (0.17 )     (1.13 )     (3.24 )     (0.49 )        
Total distributions     (0.87 )     (1.62 )     (3.41 )     (0.59 )     (0.27 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 13.03     $ 23.82     $ 24.59     $ 25.13     $ 22.67    
Total Return(c)      (42.36 )%     3.10 %     12.45 %     13.61 %     14.72 %**  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 6,775     $ 34,519     $ 70,225     $ 52,195     $ 57,960    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.61 %(d)      0.62 %(d)      0.62 %     0.62 %     0.62 %*  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    2.15 %     1.58 %     1.27 %     1.40 %     1.17 %*  
Portfolio turnover rate     58 %     158 %     43 %     53 %     40 %**  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    1.18 %     1.37 %     0.37 %     0.34 %     0.51 %*  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts: 
  $ 0.05     $ 0.10     $ 0.01     $ 0.02       (e)   

 

(a)  Period from July 20, 2004 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2005.

(b)  The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.

(c)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

(e)  For the period ended February 28, 2005, the Fund received no purchase premiums or redemption fees.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Global Growth Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks high total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by outperforming the Morgan Stanley Capital International ("MSCI") World Growth Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in companies from the world's developed countries, including the U.S. Effective January 1, 2009, the Fund changed its benchmark from the S&P Developed Large Mid Cap Growth Index (formerly S&P/Citigroup Primary Markets Index (PMI) World Growth Index) to the MSCI World Growth Index to better reflect a more appropriate, comparative, broad-based market index for the Fund.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 34.47% of the net assets of the Fund were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 4,562,727     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     2,335,420       6,996    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 6,898,147     $ 6,996    

 

*  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           (45,398 )  
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (45,398 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Because many foreign exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign futures in those markets or on those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign futures using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. The Fund had no futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts during the period.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. The Fund had no securities on loan at February 28, 2009.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary. Taxes on foreign interest and dividend income are generally withheld in accordance with the applicable country's tax treaty with the United States. The foreign withholding rates applicable to a Fund's investments in certain foreign jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of the Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Foreign taxes paid by the Fund may be treated, to the extent permissible under the Code and if the Fund so elects, as if paid by the shareholders of the Fund.

The Fund may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to differing treatment of dividend reserves, losses on wash sale transactions, derivative contract transactions, capital loss carryforwards, and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Distributions in
Excess of Net
Realized Gain
  Paid-in Capital  
$ (571 )   $ 571     $    

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 592,331     $ 680,833    
Net long-term capital gain           1,882,330    
Total distributions   $ 592,331     $ 2,563,163    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including
any net short-term capital gain)
  $ 34,436    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $1,243,070.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (4,230,858 )  
Total   $ (4,230,858 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 10,914,759     $ 12,213     $ (4,028,825 )   $ (4,016,612 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH") serves as custodian and fund accounting agent of the Fund. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as transfer agent of the Fund. BBH and State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with each agent. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

As of February 28, 2009, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions of Fund shares were each 0.25% of the amount invested or redeemed. An additional purchase premium and redemption fee of 0.005% is charged for any purchases/redemptions (or any portion of a purchase/redemption) effected in a currency other than the U.S. dollar. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times may be more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets.

Among other trading agreements, the Fund is party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements ("ISDA Agreements") with select counterparties that generally govern over-the-counter derivative transactions entered into by the Fund. The ISDA Master Agreements typically include standard representations and warranties as well as contractual terms related to collateral, events of default, termination events, and other standard provisions. Termination events may include the decline in the net assets of the Fund below a certain level over a specified period of time and may entitle a counterparty to elect to terminate early with respect to some or all the transactions under the ISDA Agreement with that


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

counterparty. Such an election by one or more of the counterparties could have a material impact on the Fund's operations. Due to declines in the net assets of the Fund during the year ended February 28, 2009, one or more counterparties may be entitled to terminate early but none has taken such action.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. Effective June 30, 2008, that fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.45% of average daily net assets. For the period from March 1, 2008 through June 29, 2008, the management fee rate was 0.47% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.45% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $305 and $120, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $13,705,683 and $32,230,827, respectively.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 98.71% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by two shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.08% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and none of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.   Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     799     $ 12,435       920,964     $ 23,778,708    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    33,458       591,973       102,111       2,562,902    
Shares repurchased     (963,289 )     (19,498,060 )     (2,430,110 )     (57,695,322 )  
Purchase premiums           31             59,409    
Redemption fees           48,745             7,684    
Net increase (decrease)     (929,032 )   $ (18,844,876 )     (1,407,035 )   $ (31,286,619 )  

 

8.  Subsequent event

Pursuant to a plan of liquidation adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Fund on March 12, 2009, the Fund was liquidated on March 31, 2009.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Global Growth Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Global Growth Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The Trustees of the Trust approved a plan to liquidate the Fund on March 12, 2009 and the Fund was subsequently liquidated on March 31, 2009 (see Note 8).

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including purchase premiums and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.60 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 595.70     $ 2.37    
2) Hypothetical     0.60 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.82     $ 3.01    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized net expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Global Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

For corporate shareholders, 34.67% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 qualified for the dividends-received deduction.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified short-term capital gains with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $238,054 or if determined to be different, the qualified short-term capital gains of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a private placement memorandum, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The private placement memorandum can be obtained by calling 1-617-346-7646 (collect).




GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Emerging Markets team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Taiwan Fund returned -47.1% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -51.3% for the MSCI Taiwan Index. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, throughout the period the Fund was invested substantially in emerging market equities tied economically to Taiwan.

Performance was helped by an overweight in the Telecommunication Services sector and an underweight in the Information Technology sector. The underweight in the Consumer Staples and Energy sectors detracted from performance. Stock selection in the Financials and Information Technology sectors added to performance while stock selection in the Telecommunication Services and Materials sectors detracted from performance.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a purchase at the beginning and redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of .15% on the purchase and .45% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.



GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     97.9 %  
Short-Term Investments     1.8    
Other     0.3    
      100.0 %  
Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Information Technology     60.3 %  
Telecommunication Services     13.4    
Financials     11.4    
Materials     9.4    
Industrials     3.8    
Consumer Discretionary     1.6    
Energy     0.1    
Consumer Staples     0.0    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 97.9%  
        Taiwan — 97.9%  
    1,965,000     Acer Inc     2,572,881    
    6,968     Altek Corp     5,858    
    5,084     Arima Computer Corp *      476    
    1,602,000     Asia Cement Corp     1,182,732    
    2,470,599     Asustek Computer Inc     2,332,787    
    129,344     AU Optronics Corp     94,220    
    1,173,000     Catcher Technology Co Ltd     1,958,134    
    276,394     Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp     88,262    
    7,082,000     China Bills Finance Corp *      1,268,015    
    5,683,806     China Development Financial Holding Corp     956,394    
    4,530     China Motor Corp     1,457    
    135,688     China Steel Corp     85,780    
    7,290,628     Chinatrust Financial Holding Co Ltd     2,180,917    
    7,000     Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd     588    
    5,426,630     Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd     8,354,632    
    6,537     Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd ADR     100,343    
    4,589,831     Compal Electronics Inc     2,613,661    
    5,700     Continental Engineering Corp     1,235    
    193,270     Coretronic Corp     100,805    
    1,874     D-Link Corp     1,018    
    685,420     Delta Electronics Inc     1,079,348    
    532,965     DFI Inc     518,956    
    1,867,879     Dimerco Express Taiwan Corp     1,027,102    
    179,382     Far Eastern Department Stores Ltd     69,603    
    2,058,685     Far Eastern Textile Co Ltd     1,216,729    
    2,526,507     Far Eastone Telecommunications Co Ltd     2,440,553    
    5,372,448     First Financial Holding Co Ltd     2,128,093    
    990,169     Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Co     987,836    
    18,000     Formosa International Hotels Corp     139,798    
    41,077     Formosa Petrochemical Corp     66,854    
    97,424     Formosa Plastics Corp     131,857    
    4,155,000     Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd     2,206,956    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Taiwan — continued  
    2,000     Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd     838    
    45,430     Gloria Material Technology Corp     15,488    
    675,254     High Tech Computer Corp     7,323,180    
    3,717,285     Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd     7,302,028    
    1,000     Hotai Motor Company Ltd     1,302    
    96,000     Huaku Development Co Ltd     93,086    
    2,882     Innolux Display Corp     2,432    
    280,630     KGI Securities Co Ltd     58,772    
    25,594     Kinpo Electronics     4,426    
    87,000     Largan Precision Co Ltd     611,286    
    1,630,588     Les Enphants Co Ltd     728,510    
    3,967,407     Lite-On Technology Corp     2,315,615    
    862,826     MediaTek Inc     7,401,121    
    5,250     Mercuries & Associates Ltd     1,274    
    1,079     Micro-Star International Co Ltd     450    
    2,056,000     Mitac International Corp     741,929    
    367,810     Motech Industries Inc     810,845    
    2,173,000     Nan Ya Plastics Corp     2,049,282    
    30,000     Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp     59,243    
    1,000     Nien Hsing Textile Co Ltd     218    
    9,109     Oriental Union Chemical     3,486    
    17,000     Prodisc Technology Inc (a) (b) *      470    
    10,800     Qisda Corp     1,951    
    4,015,709     Quanta Computer Inc     4,054,577    
    14,802     Sampo Corp *      1,412    
    2,521     Shinkong Synthetic Fibers     278    
    1,583,000     Synnex Technology International Corp     1,796,141    
    2,403     Systex Corp     1,264    
    611,000     Taishin Financial Holding Co Ltd     85,069    
    4,251,607     Taiwan Cement Corp     3,147,125    
    1,057,000     Taiwan Fertilizer Co Ltd     1,587,293    
    1,759,539     Taiwan Mobile Co Ltd     2,286,366    
    12,087,567     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd     15,268,333    
    9,889     Tsann Kuen Enterprises Co Ltd     3,244    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
        Taiwan — continued  
    2,409     TXC Corp     1,834    
    542,000     U-Ming Marine Transport Corp     686,251    
    5,250     Uni-President Enterprises Corp     3,871    
    231,789     Unimicron Technology Corp     103,249    
    16,000     USI Corp     4,601    
    9,760     Wan Hai Lines Ltd     3,654    
    639,933     Waterland Financial Holdings     101,757    
    1,842,786     Wistron Corp     1,391,916    
    2,968,195     Ya Hsin Industrial Co Ltd (a) (b) *      850    
    14,716     Yang Ming Marine Transport     3,722    
    3,084     Yieh Phui Enterprise     769    
    5,898,000     Yuanta Financial Holding Co Ltd     2,120,893    
    2,000     Yungtay Engineering Co Ltd     743    
    Total Taiwan     98,096,324    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $125,928,272)     98,096,324    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.8%  
    700,000     BNP Paribas Time Deposit, 0.23%, due 03/02/09     700,000    
    1,000,000     Royal Bank of Canada Time Deposit, 0.20%, due 03/02/09     1,000,000    
    97,284     Royal Bank of Scotland Time Deposit, 0.08%, due 03/02/09     97,284    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $1,797,284)     1,797,284    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7%
(Cost $127,725,556)
    99,893,608    
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.3%     282,452    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 100,176,060    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

*  Non-income producing security.

(a)  Bankrupt issuer.

(b)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


5




GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $127,725,556) (Note 2)   $ 99,893,608    
Foreign currency, at value (cost $3,369,048) (Note 2)     3,368,837    
Receivable for investments sold     3,450,229    
Interest receivable     20    
Total assets     106,712,694    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     3,005,883    
Payable for Fund shares repurchased     3,218,000    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     66,061    
Shareholder service fee     12,234    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     303    
Accrued expenses     234,153    
Total liabilities     6,536,634    
Net assets   $ 100,176,060    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 181,279,962    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     2,148,460    
Distributions in excess of net realized gain     (55,418,600 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (27,833,762 )  
    $ 100,176,060    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 100,176,060    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     9,055,632    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 11.06    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $1,860,426)   $ 7,461,822    
Interest     60,012    
Total investment income     7,521,834    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     1,285,293    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     238,017    
Custodian and fund accounting agent fees     459,381    
Transfer agent fees     26,972    
Audit and tax fees     78,367    
Legal fees     6,496    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     1,948    
Miscellaneous     3,573    
Total expenses     2,100,047    
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (948 )  
Net expenses     2,099,099    
Net investment income (loss)     5,422,735    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (53,951,301 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (525,369 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (54,476,670 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (38,053,910 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (29,725 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (38,083,635 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (92,560,305 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (87,137,570 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 5,422,735     $ 5,859,879    
Net realized gain (loss)     (54,476,670 )     59,520,538    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (38,083,635 )     (38,936,381 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (87,137,570 )     26,444,036    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (2,600,079 )     (6,074,310 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (7,935,155 )     (75,886,885 )  
      (10,535,234 )     (81,961,195 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (22,811,861 )     (41,624,038 )  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     301,595       613,631    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    (22,510,266 )     (41,010,407 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (120,183,070 )     (96,527,566 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     220,359,130       316,886,696    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net
investment income of $2,148,460 and distributions in
excess of net investment income of $134,693, respectively)
  $ 100,176,060     $ 220,359,130    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8




GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 22.42     $ 30.98     $ 28.34     $ 26.79     $ 29.67    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.59       0.61       0.46       0.52       0.13    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (10.80 )     1.50       4.32       1.91       (1.45 )  
Total from investment operations     (10.21 )     2.11       4.78       2.43       (1.32 )  
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.30 )     (0.85 )     (0.39 )     (0.59 )        
From net realized gains     (0.85 )     (9.82 )     (1.75 )     (0.29 )     (1.56 )  
Total distributions     (1.15 )     (10.67 )     (2.14 )     (0.88 )     (1.56 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 11.06     $ 22.42     $ 30.98     $ 28.34     $ 26.79    
Total Return(a)      (47.14 )%     6.97 %(b)      17.12 %     9.13 %     (3.82 )%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 100,176     $ 220,359     $ 316,887     $ 291,250     $ 224,466    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     1.32 %(c)      1.29 %(c)      1.26 %     1.28 %     1.34 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    3.42 %     1.98 %     1.56 %     1.95 %     0.53 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     88 %     94 %     41 %     31 %     88 %  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts: 
  $ 0.03     $ 0.06     $ 0.03     $ 0.04     $ 0.05    

 

(a)  Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The effect of losses in the amount of $56,687, resulting from compliance violations and the Manager's reimbursement of such losses, had no effect on the total return.

(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9




GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Taiwan Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks high total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by outperforming the MSCI Taiwan Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in companies doing business in, or otherwise tied economically to, Taiwan.

Shares of the Fund are not publicly offered and are principally available to other GMO funds and certain accredited investors.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a


10



GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 97.82% of the net assets of the Fund were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund considered certain bankrupt securities to be worthless.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 1,897,628     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     97,994,660          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     1,320          
Total   $ 99,893,608     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 


11



GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 960     $    
Realized gain (loss)              
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (2,435 )        
Net purchases (sales)              
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3     2,795          
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 1,320     $    

 

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. The Fund had no forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period.


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GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. The Fund had no futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts during the period.

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a


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GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Indexed securities

The Fund may invest in indexed securities. Indexed securities are securities whose redemption values and/or coupons are linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic. The Fund uses indexed securities to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets in which investing through conventional securities is difficult. The Fund had no indexed securities outstanding at the end of the period.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default


14



GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.


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GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary. Taxes on Taiwan-source interest and dividend income are withheld in accordance with applicable Taiwanese law.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Foreign taxes paid by the Fund may be treated, to the extent permissible under the Code and if the Fund so elects, as if paid by the shareholders of the Fund.

The Fund is currently subject to a Taiwanese security transaction tax of 0.30% of the transaction amount on equities, which must be paid by the Fund upon the sale or transfer of any portfolio securities subject to that tax.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.


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GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, losses on wash sale transactions, foreign currency transactions, and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Distributions in
Excess of Net
Realized Gain
  Paid-in Capital  
$ (539,503 )   $ 539,503     $    

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 2,614,212     $ 16,985,992    
Net long-term capital gain     7,921,022       64,975,203    
Total distributions   $ 10,535,234     $ 81,961,195    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 2,158,489    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $32,757,923.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (15,146,428 )  
Total   $ (15,146,428 )  

 


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GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 135,249,833     $ 1,130,404     $ (36,486,629 )   $ (35,356,225 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Taiwanese companies typically declare dividends in the third calendar quarter of each year.

Dividend and interest income generated in Taiwan is subject to a 20% withholding tax. Stock dividends received (except those which have resulted from capitalization of capital surplus) are taxable at 20% of the par value of the stock dividends received.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH") serves as custodian and fund accounting agent of the Fund. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as transfer agent of the Fund. BBH and State Street's


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GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with each agent. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

As of February 28, 2009, the premium on cash purchases of Fund shares was 0.15% of the amount invested and the fee on cash redemptions was 0.45% of the amount redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in capital. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

Investment risks

Investments in emerging countries, such as Taiwan, present certain risks that are not presented by many other securities. Many emerging countries are subject to political and/or economic instability which may result in the Fund's inability to collect on a timely basis, or in full, principal and interest payments. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller and less developed than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets. Further, countries may expropriate or impose various types of foreign currency regulations or controls that impede the Fund's ability to repatriate amounts it receives. These factors may result in significant volatility in the values of the Fund's holdings. Due to the liquidity of the Taiwanese markets, the Fund may not be able to realize in an actual sale amounts approximating those used to value its holdings. The Fund may concentrate investments in the securities of a small number of issuers. As a result, the value of the Fund's shares can be expected to change in light of factors affecting those issuers and may fluctuate more widely than the value of shares of a portfolio that invests in a broader range of securities.

The Manager is registered with the Securities and Futures Commission of Taiwan as a Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor ("QFII") in Taiwan and is therefore authorized to invest directly in the Taiwanese


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GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

securities market, subject to certain limitations including a maximum investment amount. The Fund is listed as a sub-account under the Manager's QFII license and is authorized to invest directly in the Taiwanese securities market. The Fund's ability to continue to invest directly in Taiwan is subject to the risk that the Manager's QFII license or the Fund's sub-account under the Manager's QFII license may be terminated or suspended by the Securities and Futures Commission. If the license were terminated or suspended, the Fund could be required to liquidate or seek exposure to the Taiwanese market through the purchase of American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depository Receipts ("GDRs"), shares of other funds which are licensed to invest directly, or derivative instruments.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.81% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for class III shares.

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $1,794 and $1,124, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $135,340,851 and $159,016,520, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk


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GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 98.91% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by two shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, no shares of the Fund were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and all of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     2,164,635     $ 25,246,074       294,310     $ 9,579,509    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    646,035       10,535,234       3,387,026       81,961,194    
Shares repurchased     (3,583,100 )     (58,593,169 )     (4,083,581 )     (133,164,741 )  
Purchase premiums           37,926             14,390    
Redemption fees           263,669             599,241    
Net increase (decrease)     (772,430 )   $ (22,510,266 )     (402,245 )   $ (41,010,407 )  

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Taiwan Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Taiwan Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including purchase premiums and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     1.29 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 621.10     $ 5.19    
2) Hypothetical     1.29 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.40     $ 6.46    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized net expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Taiwan Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $7,921,022 from long-term capital gains.

During the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund paid foreign taxes of $1,860,426 and recognized foreign source income of $9,322,248.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on our website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a private placement memorandum, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The private placement memorandum can be obtained by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect).




GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Fixed Income team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund returned +137.7% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009.

The Fund outperformed the JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index during the fiscal year by 134.2%. The Fund's investments consist primarily of: (i) units of GMO SPV I, LLC, a special purpose vehicle that holds an interest in liquidating trusts related to certain defaulted asset-backed securities issued by NPF VI, Inc. and NPF XII, Inc. and (ii) cash and cash items. The Fund's return for the period was driven by a payment received from the liquidating trusts in May 2008.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.

*  This total assumes the effect of reinvested dividends, which are prohibited on this Fund. An investor could not have achieved this return due to this prohibition.



GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Consolidated Investments Concentration Summary
(a)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Debt Obligations     0.0 %  
Other     100.0    
      100.0 %  

 

(a)  GMO SPV I, LLC is a 74.9% owned subsidiary of GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund.


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GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 0.0% (a)   
        Asset-Backed Securities — 0.0%  
        Health Care Receivables — 0.0%  
    Interest related to the Bankruptcy Estate of NPF VI Inc.
Series 02-1 Class A (b) (c) 
       
    Interest related to the Bankruptcy Estate of NPF XII Inc.
Series 00-3 Class A (b) (c) 
       
      Interest related to the Bankruptcy Estate of NPF XII Inc.
Series 02-1 Class A (b) (c) 
       
         
    Total Asset-Backed Securities        
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $0)        
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 9.8%  
        Money Market Funds — 9.8%  
      19,935     State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund-Institutional Class     19,935    
      19,935     State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     19,935    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $39,870)     39,870    
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 9.8%
(Cost $39,870)
    39,870    
        Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 90.2%     366,965    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 406,835    

 

Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Owned by GMO SPV I, LLC. GMO SPV I, LLC is a 74.9% subsidiary of GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund.

(b)  Security in default.

(c)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Consolidating Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

    GMO
Special Purpose
Holding Fund
  GMO
SPV I, LLC
  Minority
Interest
  Eliminations   Consolidated
Totals
 
Assets:  
Investments in affiliated issuers,
at value (cost $0) (Note 2)
  $ 276,862     $     $     $ (276,862 )   $    
Investments in unaffiliated issuers,
at value (cost $39,870) (Note 2)
    39,870                         39,870    
Cash     164,857       416,919                   581,776    
Dividends receivable     21                         21    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed
by Manager (Note 3)
    3,071       3,864                   6,935    
Total assets     484,681       420,783             (276,862 )     628,602    
Liabilities:  
Accrued expenses     77,846       48,414                   126,260    
Minority interest                 95,507             95,507    
Total liabilities     77,846       48,414       95,507             221,767    
Net assets   $ 406,835     $ 372,369     $ (95,507 )   $ (276,862 )   $ 406,835    
Shares outstanding     554,071                               554,071    
Net asset value per share   $ 0.73                             $ 0.73    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Consolidating Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

    GMO
Special Purpose
Holding Fund
  GMO
SPV I, LLC
  Minority
Interest
  Eliminations   Consolidated
Totals
 
Investment Income:  
Interest   $ 2,223     $ 3,649     $     $     $ 5,872    
Dividends     166                         166    
Total income     2,389       3,649                   6,038    
Expenses:  
Custodian and transfer agent fees     1,420       26,754                   28,174    
Audit and tax fees     43,529       12,382                   55,911    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     1                         1    
Legal fees           5,220                   5,220    
Miscellaneous     1,238       547                   1,785    
Total expenses     46,188       44,903                   91,091    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by
Manager (Note 3)
    (46,187 )     (39,683 )                 (85,870 )  
Net expenses     1       5,220                   5,221    
Net income (loss)     2,388       (1,571 )                 817    
Minority Interest                 403             403    
Net investment income (loss)
after minority interest
    2,388       (1,571 )     403             1,220    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers           1,294,501                   1,294,501    
Realized gains distributions from
affiliated issuers
    962,366                   (962,366 )        
Net realized gain (loss)     962,366       1,294,501             (962,366 )     1,294,501    
Change in net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on:
 
Investments                                
Net unrealized gain (loss)                                
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     962,366       1,294,501             (962,366 )     1,294,501    
Minority interest in realized and
unrealized gain (loss)
                (330,967 )           (330,967 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations
  $ 964,754     $ 1,292,930     $ (330,564 )   $ (962,366 )   $ 964,754    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 1,220     $ 36,556    
Net realized gain (loss)     1,294,501       4,638,699    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)              
      1,295,721       4,675,255    
Minority Interest     (330,967 )     (1,164,398 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     964,754       3,510,857    
Cash distributions to shareholders     (1,254,756 )     (3,593,689 )  
      (1,254,756 )     (3,593,689 )  
Fund share transactions: (Note 7)  
Proceeds from sale of shares              
Cost of shares repurchased              
Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions              
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (290,002 )     (82,832 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     696,837       779,669    
End of period   $ 406,835     $ 696,837    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 1.26     $ 1.41     $ 8.22     $ 15.51     $ 24.11    
Income from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.00 (a)      0.06       0.02       (0.08 )     0.41    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     1.73       6.28       41.16       8.57       9.08    
Total from investment operations     1.73       6.34       41.18       8.49       9.49    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income                             (0.74 )  
From cash distributions     (2.26 )     (6.49 )     (47.99 )     (15.78 )     (17.29 )  
From return of capital                             (0.06 )  
Total distributions     (2.26 )     (6.49 )     (47.99 )     (15.78 )     (18.09 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 0.73     $ 1.26     $ 1.41     $ 8.22     $ 15.51    
Total Return(b)(c)      137.67 %     517.54 %     3613.95 %     124.75 %     36.35 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 407     $ 697     $ 780     $ 4,553     $ 8,595    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.81 %     0.00 %(d)      0.85 %     1.26 %     (0.01 )%  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    0.25 %     3.91 %     1.05 %     (0.65 )%     1.83 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    15.56 %     8.84 %     3.74 %     1.39 %     0.67 %  

 

(a)  Net investment income (loss) was less than $0.01 per share.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(c)  Had the effect of reinvested distributions not been assumed and income from investment operations been retained, the total returns would have been 1.93%, 7.61%, 97.84%, 25.27%, and 39.36% for the fiscal years ended 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively.

(d)  Net expenses as a percentage of average daily net assets was less than 0.01%.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return. The Fund's investments consist primarily of: (i) units of GMO SPV I, LLC ("SPV"), a special purpose vehicle that holds an interest in liquidating trusts related to certain defaulted asset-backed securities (the "NPF Securities") issued by NPF VI, Inc. and NPF XII, Inc., and (ii) cash and cash items. The Fund expects that any new investments will be made primarily in cash, cash items, and high quality debt securities.

Shares of the Fund are not publicly offered and are principally available only to other GMO Funds of the Trust and certain accredited investors. Presently the Fund is closed to new investment.

In April 2004, a plan of liquidation ("the Plan") was approved by the bankruptcy court with respect to National Century Financial Enterprises and the NPF Securities. Pursuant to the Plan, the Fund received a cash distribution, less expenses associated with the transaction and an interest in additional amounts recovered by the bankruptcy estate. The Fund, together with other creditors, are continuing to pursue various claims resulting from its holdings of the NPF Securities. The ultimate amount of losses and costs associated with the NPF Securities that may be recovered by the Fund (through its investment in SPV) is not known at this time.

The Fund has litigation pending against various entities related to the default of the NPF Securities. For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund indirectly received $962,366 in conjunction with a settlement agreement related to the default of those securities. The outcome of the lawsuits against the remaining defendants is not known and any potential recoveries are not reflected in the net asset value of the Fund. To the extent additional recoveries are realized, such recoveries may be material to the net asset value of the Fund.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP


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GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Fund and its majority owned investment in SPV. The consolidated financial statements include 100% of the assets and liabilities of SPV and the ownership interests of minority participants are recorded as "Minority Interest". All significant interfund accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Short-term investments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or other persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security was sold and the differences could be material.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


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GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     39,870          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs*              
Total   $ 39,870     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 

*  Represents the interest in securities that are in default and have no value at February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreements defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Taxes

Effective April 1, 2004, the Fund elected to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a partnership, the Fund is not itself subject to federal income tax. Instead, each shareholder is required to take into account in determining its tax liability its distributive share of items of Fund income, gain, loss, deduction, credit, and tax preference for each taxable year substantially as though such items have been realized directly by the shareholder and without regard to whether any distribution by the Fund has been or will be received. Accordingly, no provision (benefit) for federal and state income taxes is reflected in the accompanying financial statements.


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GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation and depreciation in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 39,870     $     $     $    

 

SPV is also treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and is subject to the same rules as the Fund with respect to federal income taxation of partnerships.

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Distributions

The Fund will distribute proceeds and other cash receipts received from its underlying investments. Distributions made by the Fund, other than a distribution in partial or complete redemption of a shareholder's interest in the Fund, are reported in the Fund's financial statements as cash distributions.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the


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GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

In December, 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 160, an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008. SFAS 160 requires enhanced disclosures in consolidated financial statements that identifies and distinguishes between the interests of the parent's owners and the interests of the noncontrolling owners of a subsidiary. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 160 will have on the Fund's financial statements.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO does not charge the Fund any management or service fees for its services. In addition, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses through at least June 30, 2009 (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below). Excluded Expenses include expenses, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes). The costs incurred in connection with the Fund's pursuit of legal claims arising from the Fund's investment in the NPF securities are being treated for the purposes of the expense reimbursement as extraordinary expenses.

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the period ended February 28, 2009 was $1 and $0, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Consolidating Statement of Operations. No remuneration was paid by the Fund to any other officer of the Trust.


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GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

There were no purchases or sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that in the future such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 61.72% of the shares outstanding of the Fund were held by three shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. One of the shareholders is another fund of the Trust. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, no shares of the Fund were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers, and 99.95% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Shares sold              
Shares repurchased              
Net decrease              
Fund shares:  
Beginning of period     554,071       554,071    
End of period     554,071       554,071    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the consolidated schedule of investments, and the related consolidated statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund (the "Fund") and subsidiary at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the periods indicated and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
1) Actual     1.95 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 9.67    
2) Hypothetical     1.95 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,015.12     $ 9.74    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the annualized net expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Quantitative Equity team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The Class III shares of the GMO U.S. Growth Fund returned -32.8% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -40.0% for the Russell 1000 Growth Index. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested primarily in U.S. equity securities throughout the period.

Stock selection added to returns relative to the Russell 1000 Growth Index. Stock selections within Energy, Consumer Discretionary, and Consumer Staples added to relative returns while stock selections within Health Care, Industrials, and Utilities detracted. In terms of individual stocks, overweight positions in Wal-Mart Stores, Exxon Mobil, and Johnson & Johnson were among the positions adding to relative returns. Underweight positions in McDonald's and IBM and an overweight in UnitedHealth Group were among the positions detracting from relative returns.

Sector selection added to returns relative to the Russell 1000 Growth Index. Sector weightings positively impacting relative performance included overweight positions in Consumer Staples and Health Care and an underweight in Industrials. Sector weightings negatively impacting relative performance included an overweight in Energy and an underweight in Information Technology.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Class M shares will vary due to different fees.

†   The Fund is the successor to the GMO Growth Fund, therefore, performance for the periods prior to September 16, 2005 is that of GMO Growth Fund.



GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     96.3 %  
Short-Term Investments     3.5    
Futures     (0.4 )  
Other     0.6    
      100.0 %  
Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Health Care     23.2 %  
Information Technology     22.4    
Consumer Staples     22.1    
Energy     11.3    
Consumer Discretionary     9.0    
Industrials     6.8    
Financials     3.1    
Materials     0.9    
Telecommunication Services     0.8    
Utilities     0.4    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 96.3%  
        Consumer Discretionary — 8.7%  
    1,300     Abercrombie & Fitch Co.-Class A     28,587    
    2,000     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     76,500    
    1,400     Aeropostale, Inc. *      32,466    
    1,100     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     10,736    
    1,800     Apollo Group, Inc.-Class A *      130,500    
    1,300     AutoNation, Inc. *      12,974    
    850     AutoZone, Inc. *      120,895    
    4,600     Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. *      97,980    
    1,800     Best Buy Co., Inc.     51,876    
    1,500     Big Lots, Inc. *      23,265    
    200     Black & Decker Corp.     4,734    
    1,400     Cablevision Systems Corp.-Class A     18,186    
    600     Carter's, Inc. *      9,786    
    4,100     Coach, Inc. *      57,318    
    17,500     Comcast Corp.-Class A     228,550    
    700     Corinthian Colleges, Inc. *      13,790    
    2,400     DirecTV Group (The), Inc. *      47,856    
    1,300     Dollar Tree, Inc. *      50,466    
    400     DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.-Class A *      7,716    
    1,700     Family Dollar Stores, Inc.     46,648    
    300     Genuine Parts Co.     8,442    
    2,700     H&R Block, Inc.     51,570    
    1,000     Harley-Davidson, Inc.     10,100    
    2,700     Hasbro, Inc.     61,803    
    8,100     Home Depot, Inc.     169,209    
    800     ITT Educational Services, Inc. *      90,800    
    1,200     Johnson Controls, Inc.     13,656    
    4,200     Kohl's Corp. *      147,588    
    700     Leggett & Platt, Inc.     8,001    
    1,100     Limited Brands, Inc.     8,459    
    7,868     Lowe's Cos., Inc.     124,629    
    8,200     McDonald's Corp.     428,450    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Consumer Discretionary — continued  
    600     McGraw-Hill Cos. (The), Inc.     11,838    
    300     Mohawk Industries, Inc. *      6,777    
    600     NetFlix, Inc. *      21,684    
    1,500     Nike, Inc.-Class B     62,295    
    1,000     O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. *      33,360    
    900     Omnicom Group, Inc.     21,627    
    700     Panera Bread Co.-Class A *      30,828    
    1,800     PetSmart, Inc.     36,072    
    800     Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.     27,576    
    700     Rent-A-Center, Inc. *      12,264    
    2,900     Ross Stores, Inc.     85,608    
    1,100     Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     50,545    
    500     Snap-On, Inc.     11,795    
    7,700     Staples, Inc.     122,815    
    1,700     Starbucks Corp. *      15,555    
    110     Strayer Education, Inc.     18,673    
    4,000     Target Corp.     113,240    
    2,800     Time Warner Cable, Inc.-Class A *      51,044    
    1,760     TJX Cos. (The), Inc.     39,195    
    300     Tractor Supply Co. *      9,372    
    3,800     Urban Outfitters, Inc. *      63,232    
    600     Yum! Brands, Inc.     15,768    
    Total Consumer Discretionary     3,054,699    
        Consumer Staples — 21.3%  
    22,584     Altria Group, Inc.     348,697    
    2,400     Avon Products, Inc.     42,216    
    300     BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. *      8,964    
    2,200     Campbell Soup Co.     58,894    
    600     Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     29,352    
    600     Clorox Co.     29,160    
    20,300     Coca-Cola Co. (The)     829,255    
    4,700     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     282,846    
    1,800     Costco Wholesale Corp.     76,212    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Consumer Staples — continued  
    1,800     CVS Caremark Corp.     46,332    
    600     Dean Foods Co. *      12,270    
    1,500     Estee Lauder Cos. (The), Inc.-Class A     33,975    
    1,200     Flowers Foods, Inc.     26,772    
    6,900     General Mills, Inc.     362,112    
    1,200     Hershey Co. (The)     40,428    
    1,900     HJ Heinz Co.     62,073    
    300     JM Smucker Co. (The)     11,136    
    1,600     Kellogg Co.     62,272    
    3,400     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     160,174    
    3,144     Kraft Foods, Inc.-Class A     71,620    
    6,500     Kroger Co. (The)     134,355    
    600     McCormick & Co., Inc. (Non Voting)     18,810    
    1,100     NBTY, Inc. *      16,357    
    14,200     PepsiCo, Inc.     683,588    
    12,984     Philip Morris International, Inc.     434,575    
    18,900     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     910,413    
    400     Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. *      24,240    
    400     Supervalu, Inc.     6,244    
    3,100     Sysco Corp.     66,650    
    45,900     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     2,260,116    
    15,100     Walgreen Co.     360,286    
    Total Consumer Staples     7,510,394    
        Energy — 10.9%  
    1,250     Apache Corp.     73,862    
    1,100     Baker Hughes, Inc.     32,241    
    4,500     BJ Services Co.     43,515    
    1,200     Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     24,444    
    3,300     Chesapeake Energy Corp.     51,612    
    10,000     Chevron Corp.     607,100    
    200     Cimarex Energy Co.     3,930    
    700     CNX Gas Corp. *      15,267    
    600     Comstock Resources, Inc. *      18,258    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Energy — continued  
    2,629     ConocoPhillips     98,193    
    600     Devon Energy Corp.     26,202    
    500     Encore Acquisition Co. *      10,040    
    1,600     ENSCO International, Inc.     39,328    
    1,900     EOG Resources, Inc.     95,076    
    1,300     EXCO Resources, Inc. *      11,843    
    26,200     Exxon Mobil Corp.     1,778,980    
    500     Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.     8,040    
    3,200     Halliburton Co.     52,192    
    1,300     Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     30,758    
    2,330     Hess Corp.     127,428    
    400     Mariner Energy, Inc. *      3,700    
    3,900     Nabors Industries Ltd. *      37,869    
    1,300     Noble Corp.     31,967    
    800     Noble Energy, Inc.     36,432    
    2,900     Occidental Petroleum Corp.     150,423    
    2,500     Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     21,475    
    200     Penn Virginia Corp.     2,770    
    1,100     Petrohawk Energy Corp. *      18,722    
    1,500     Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     21,885    
    1,000     Plains Exploration & Production Co. *      19,140    
    600     Range Resources Corp.     21,342    
    3,700     Southwestern Energy Co. *      106,449    
    200     St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.     2,716    
    800     Sunoco, Inc.     26,760    
    300     Tidewater, Inc.     10,596    
    383     Transocean Ltd. *      22,892    
    600     Unit Corp. *      12,822    
    4,000     Valero Energy Corp.     77,520    
    1,400     W&T Offshore, Inc.     11,270    
    2,200     Weatherford International Ltd. *      23,474    
    500     Whiting Petroleum Corp. *      11,650    
    1,000     XTO Energy, Inc.     31,660    
    Total Energy     3,851,843    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Financials — 3.0%  
    1,200     Aflac, Inc.     20,112    
    1,200     Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT     16,680    
    400     Aon Corp.     15,296    
    300     Arch Capital Group Ltd. *      16,200    
    500     Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     7,935    
    700     Assurant, Inc.     14,280    
    400     Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     8,952    
    2,304     Bank of America Corp.     9,101    
    240     BlackRock, Inc.     23,234    
    1,300     Brown & Brown, Inc.     21,931    
    300     Capital One Financial Corp.     3,615    
    600     Capitol Federal Financial     22,218    
    500     Chubb Corp.     19,520    
    400     Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     11,956    
    500     Equity Residential REIT     8,800    
    100     Everest Re Group Ltd.     6,513    
    1,300     Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.     118,404    
    300     Hancock Holding Co.     8,508    
    300     Hanover Insurance Group (The), Inc.     10,551    
    1,100     HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.     24,145    
    900     HCP, Inc. REIT     16,443    
    4,500     Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.     46,665    
    500     International Bancshares Corp.     5,005    
    800     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     18,280    
    900     Knight Capital Group, Inc.-Class A *      15,831    
    2,000     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     35,860    
    1,600     MetLife, Inc.     29,536    
    900     Moody's Corp.     16,155    
    1,800     Morgan Stanley     35,172    
    900     NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc.     10,278    
    200     Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.     9,292    
    200     PartnerRe Ltd.     12,380    
    700     People's United Financial, Inc.     12,187    
    400     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     10,208    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


6



GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Financials — continued  
    800     Prudential Financial, Inc.     13,128    
    400     Public Storage REIT     22,192    
    1,100     SEI Investments Co.     13,024    
    400     Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT     13,240    
    1,100     SLM Corp. *      5,060    
    700     St. Joe Co. (The) *      12,873    
    900     T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     20,466    
    4,800     Travelers Cos. (The), Inc.     173,520    
    72     UDR, Inc. REIT     570    
    300     UMB Financial Corp.     11,379    
    1,500     US Bancorp     21,465    
    600     Valley National Bancorp     6,858    
    600     Ventas, Inc. REIT     12,942    
    1,300     W.R. Berkley Corp.     27,053    
    2,800     Wells Fargo & Co.     33,880    
    200     Westamerica Bancorporation     7,974    
    Total Financials     1,056,867    
        Health Care — 22.4%  
    13,800     Abbott Laboratories     653,292    
    400     Aetna, Inc.     9,548    
    700     Allergan, Inc.     27,118    
    600     AmerisourceBergen Corp.     19,056    
    17,700     Amgen, Inc. *      866,061    
    300     Bard (C.R.), Inc.     24,078    
    4,100     Baxter International, Inc.     208,731    
    1,200     Becton, Dickinson & Co.     74,268    
    1,600     Biogen Idec, Inc. *      73,664    
    800     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. *      9,600    
    18,700     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     344,267    
    2,000     Cardinal Health, Inc.     64,900    
    1,500     Celgene Corp. *      67,095    
    900     Cephalon, Inc. *      59,031    
    700     Cigna Corp.     11,032    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Health Care — continued  
    700     Covance, Inc. *      26,586    
    2,400     Coventry Health Care, Inc. *      27,648    
    600     Covidien Ltd.     19,002    
    900     Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      12,789    
    500     DaVita, Inc. *      23,460    
    1,300     Edwards Lifesciences Corp. *      72,293    
    6,100     Eli Lilly & Co.     179,218    
    1,200     Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. *      22,776    
    2,600     Express Scripts, Inc. *      130,780    
    7,200     Forest Laboratories, Inc. *      154,368    
    3,000     Genentech, Inc. *      256,650    
    500     Genzyme Corp. *      30,465    
    14,200     Gilead Sciences, Inc. *      636,160    
    300     Health Net, Inc. *      3,960    
    500     Humana, Inc. *      11,835    
    600     Idexx Laboratories, Inc. *      18,060    
    1,000     Illumina, Inc. *      31,330    
    500     Immucor, Inc. *      11,220    
    17,764     Johnson & Johnson     888,200    
    1,300     King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      9,542    
    600     LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. *      12,612    
    2,400     McKesson Corp.     98,448    
    9,400     Medtronic, Inc.     278,146    
    6,100     Merck & Co., Inc.     147,620    
    2,300     Mylan, Inc. *      28,589    
    400     Myriad Genetics, Inc. *      31,540    
    900     Omnicare, Inc.     23,337    
    700     Patterson Cos., Inc. *      12,649    
    1,100     Perrigo Co.     22,099    
    43,576     Pfizer, Inc.     536,421    
    400     Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. *      6,776    
    1,000     Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     45,830    
    8,000     Schering-Plough Corp.     139,120    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Health Care — continued  
    100     St. Jude Medical, Inc. **      3,316    
    800     Steris Corp.     18,448    
    3,500     Stryker Corp.     117,845    
    300     Techne Corp.     14,655    
    1,500     Tenet Healthcare Corp. *      1,665    
    500     Thoratec Corp. *      11,420    
    25,994     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     510,782    
    300     Universal Health Services, Inc.-Class B     11,049    
    1,200     Valeant Pharmaceuticals International *      20,880    
    900     Varian Medical Systems, Inc. *      27,459    
    800     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      24,184    
    400     Waters Corp. *      14,088    
    500     Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      14,135    
    3,100     WellPoint, Inc. *      105,152    
    300     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     9,210    
    9,000     Wyeth     367,380    
    4,400     Zimmer Holdings, Inc. *      154,088    
    Total Health Care     7,887,026    
        Industrials — 6.5%  
    4,800     3M Co.     218,208    
    400     Acuity Brands, Inc.     9,168    
    400     Brink's Co. (The)     9,548    
    5,250     Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.     308,543    
    300     Caterpillar, Inc.     7,383    
    2,100     CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     86,898    
    500     Cintas Corp.     10,145    
    100     Clean Harbors, Inc. *      4,858    
    1,400     Copart, Inc. *      37,828    
    7,000     CSX Corp.     172,760    
    1,000     Danaher Corp.     50,760    
    700     Donaldson Co., Inc.     17,087    
    600     Dover Corp.     14,964    
    200     Dun & Bradstreet Corp.     14,794    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Industrials — continued  
    300     EMCOR Group, Inc. *      4,623    
    2,600     Emerson Electric Co.     69,550    
    2,200     Fastenal Co.     66,264    
    500     FedEx Corp.     21,605    
    320     Flowserve Corp.     16,150    
    700     Gardner Denver, Inc. *      13,244    
    400     GATX Corp.     7,308    
    2,400     General Dynamics Corp.     105,168    
    200     Huron Consulting Group, Inc. *      8,254    
    1,800     JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     36,684    
    800     Joy Global, Inc.     13,968    
    1,100     Kansas City Southern *      19,459    
    700     Knight Transportation, Inc.     9,072    
    400     L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     27,060    
    500     Landstar System, Inc.     15,825    
    500     Lockheed Martin Corp.     31,555    
    400     Manpower, Inc.     11,152    
    700     MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.-Class A     21,413    
    100     Nordson Corp.     2,490    
    2,400     Norfolk Southern Corp.     76,128    
    800     Owens Corning, Inc. *      6,680    
    675     Paccar, Inc.     16,922    
    700     Parker-Hannifin Corp.     23,359    
    600     Quanta Services, Inc. *      10,560    
    600     Robert Half International, Inc.     9,222    
    700     Rockwell Collins, Inc.     21,840    
    700     Ryder System, Inc.     16,002    
    2,800     Southwest Airlines Co.     16,492    
    600     Tetra Tech, Inc. *      13,440    
    700     Trinity Industries, Inc.     5,166    
    1,300     Tyco International Ltd.     26,065    
    6,500     Union Pacific Corp.     243,880    
    2,100     United Parcel Service, Inc.-Class B     86,478    
    3,400     United Technologies Corp.     138,822    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Industrials — continued  
    300     URS Corp. *      9,276    
    900     UTi Worldwide Inc     11,061    
    400     W.W. Grainger, Inc.     26,464    
    1,200     Wabtec Corp.     32,112    
    1,200     Waste Management, Inc.     32,400    
    300     Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.     14,733    
    Total Industrials     2,300,890    
        Information Technology — 21.6%  
    6,100     Accenture Ltd.-Class A     178,059    
    1,200     Activision Blizzard, Inc. *      12,036    
    2,500     Adobe Systems, Inc. *      41,750    
    400     Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.-Class A *      18,652    
    600     Alliance Data Systems Corp. *      17,760    
    1,500     Altera Corp.     22,995    
    900     Amphenol Corp.-Class A     22,878    
    560     Apple, Inc. *      50,013    
    3,100     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     105,865    
    1,600     BMC Software, Inc. *      47,408    
    200     CACI International, Inc.-Class A *      8,554    
    74,600     Cisco Systems, Inc. *      1,086,922    
    1,200     Citrix Systems, Inc. *      24,696    
    600     Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.-Class A *      11,040    
    1,900     Compuware Corp. *      11,229    
    12,500     Dell, Inc. *      106,625    
    400     Diebold, Inc.     8,848    
    12,500     eBay, Inc. *      135,875    
    1,000     F5 Networks, Inc. *      20,000    
    400     Factset Research Systems, Inc.     15,416    
    700     Fiserv, Inc. *      22,834    
    500     FLIR Systems, Inc. *      10,205    
    700     Gartner, Inc. *      7,077    
    1,400     Global Payments, Inc.     42,952    
    1,310     Google, Inc.-Class A *      442,767    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11



GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Information Technology — continued  
    4,500     Hewlett-Packard Co.     130,635    
    1,200     Ingram Micro, Inc.-Class A *      13,068    
    2,608     Intel Corp.     33,226    
    7,530     International Business Machines Corp.     692,986    
    500     Lam Research Corp. *      9,780    
    600     Lexmark International, Inc. *      10,284    
    1,600     LSI Corp. *      4,640    
    830     MasterCard, Inc.-Class A     131,165    
    800     McAfee, Inc. *      22,360    
    90,100     Microsoft Corp.     1,455,115    
    2,100     NetApp, Inc. *      28,224    
    65,000     Oracle Corp. *      1,010,100    
    800     Parametric Technology Corp. *      6,512    
    800     Perot Systems Corp.-Class A *      9,104    
    2,800     QLogic Corp. *      25,816    
    36,800     Qualcomm, Inc.     1,230,224    
    300     Quality Systems, Inc.     11,613    
    500     Red Hat, Inc. *      6,845    
    1,100     Salesforce.com, Inc. *      30,800    
    1,100     Sybase, Inc. *      29,898    
    3,800     Symantec Corp. *      52,554    
    600     Visa, Inc.-Class A     34,026    
    1,600     Western Digital Corp. *      21,856    
    8,900     Western Union Co.     99,324    
    1,800     Xilinx, Inc.     31,824    
    Total Information Technology     7,604,435    
        Materials — 0.8%  
    300     Ball Corp.     12,087    
    600     Compass Minerals International, Inc.     31,332    
    400     Crown Holdings, Inc. *      8,432    
    600     FMC Corp.     24,258    
    100     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     7,656    
    1,230     Monsanto Co.     93,812    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12



GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Materials — continued  
    1,500     Nucor Corp.     50,475    
    1,000     Pactiv Corp. *      15,830    
    900     Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     21,411    
    300     Rock-Tenn Co.-Class A     8,283    
    600     Sigma-Aldrich Corp.     21,420    
    Total Materials     294,996    
        Telecommunication Services — 0.7%  
    4,645     AT&T, Inc.     110,412    
    1,400     Frontier Communications Corp.     10,080    
    1,600     MetroPCS Communications, Inc. *      23,200    
    3,800     Verizon Communications, Inc.     108,414    
    1,300     Windstream Corp.     9,698    
    Total Telecommunication Services     261,804    
        Utilities — 0.4%  
    500     Aqua America, Inc.     9,200    
    600     Exelon Corp.     28,332    
    600     FirstEnergy Corp.     25,536    
    500     Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.     6,935    
    300     New Jersey Resources Corp.     10,521    
    300     NSTAR     9,651    
    300     PG&E Corp.     11,466    
    400     Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.     9,656    
    800     Southern Co.     24,248    
    Total Utilities     135,545    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $48,744,738)     33,958,499    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


13



GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.5%  
        Money Market Funds — 3.5%  
    1,237,056     State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     1,237,056    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $1,237,056)     1,237,056    
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $49,981,794)
    35,195,555    
        Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.2%     87,540    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 35,283,095    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


14



GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  20     S&P 500 E-Mini Index   March 2009   $ 734,200     $ (151,550 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

*  Non-income producing security.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


15




GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $49,981,794) (Note 2)   $ 35,195,555    
Cash     77    
Dividends and interest receivable     94,996    
Receivable for collateral on open futures contracts (Note 2)     99,000    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     12,135    
Total assets     35,401,763    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     9,135    
Shareholder service fee     4,354    
Administration fee – Class M     88    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     56    
Payable for 12b-1 fee – Class M     241    
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     17,800    
Accrued expenses     86,994    
Total liabilities     118,668    
Net assets   $ 35,283,095    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 71,210,869    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     94,859    
Accumulated net realized loss     (21,084,844 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (14,937,789 )  
    $ 35,283,095    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 34,758,057    
Class M shares   $ 525,038    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     3,319,559    
Class M     50,257    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 10.47    
Class M   $ 10.45    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


16



GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends   $ 1,686,486    
Interest     38,297    
Total investment income     1,724,783    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     327,610    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     123,660    
12b-1 fee – Class M (Note 3)     58,101    
Administration fee – Class M (Note 3)     46,481    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     87,958    
Audit and tax fees     59,841    
Legal fees     2,851    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     1,142    
Registration fees     21,298    
Miscellaneous     4,700    
Total expenses     733,642    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (175,580 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (15 )  
Net expenses     558,047    
Net investment income (loss)     1,166,736    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (15,721,837 )  
Closed futures contracts     (800,637 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (16,522,474 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (421,437 )  
Open futures contracts     (18,729 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (440,166 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (16,962,640 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (15,795,904 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


17



GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 1,166,736     $ 2,313,049    
Net realized gain (loss)     (16,522,474 )     15,904,427    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (440,166 )     (25,882,761 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (15,795,904 )     (7,665,285 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (1,064,873 )     (1,963,020 )  
Class M     (246,973 )     (451,426 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (1,311,846 )     (2,414,446 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III           (3,938,829 )  
Class M           (1,625,736 )  
Total distributions from net realized gains           (5,564,565 )  
      (1,311,846 )     (7,979,011 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (77,034,776 )     (85,518,384 )  
Class M     (68,971,923 )     (10,707,607 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions
    (146,006,699 )     (96,225,991 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (163,114,449 )     (111,870,287 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     198,397,544       310,267,831    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $94,859 and $244,055, respectively)
  $ 35,283,095     $ 198,397,544    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


18




GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 15.82     $ 17.24     $ 18.17     $ 18.26     $ 19.03    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.18       0.17       0.15       0.15       0.16    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (5.32 )     (1.06 )     0.07       0.86       (0.02 )(a)   
Total from investment operations     (5.14 )     (0.89 )     0.22       1.01       0.14    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.21 )     (0.17 )     (0.15 )     (0.16 )     (0.14 )  
From net realized gains           (0.36 )     (1.00 )     (0.94 )     (0.77 )  
Total distributions     (0.21 )     (0.53 )     (1.15 )     (1.10 )     (0.91 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.47     $ 15.82     $ 17.24     $ 18.17     $ 18.26    
Total Return(b)      (32.84 )%     (5.49 )%     1.24 %     5.64 %     0.94 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 34,758     $ 129,666     $ 224,554     $ 342,203     $ 357,499    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.46 %(c)      0.46 %(c)      0.46 %     0.48 %     0.48 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    1.19 %     0.94 %     0.85 %     0.84 %     0.89 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     70 %     97 %     111 %     94 %     136 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.19 %     0.07 %     0.05 %     0.04 %     0.04 %  

 

(a)  The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class M share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 15.76     $ 17.16     $ 18.10     $ 18.19     $ 18.97    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.13       0.11       0.10       0.10       0.11    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (5.30 )     (1.05 )     0.06       0.85       (0.02 )(a)   
Total from investment operations     (5.17 )     (0.94 )     0.16       0.95       0.09    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.14 )     (0.10 )     (0.10 )     (0.10 )     (0.10 )  
From net realized gains           (0.36 )     (1.00 )     (0.94 )     (0.77 )  
Total distributions     (0.14 )     (0.46 )     (1.10 )     (1.04 )     (0.87 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.45     $ 15.76     $ 17.16     $ 18.10     $ 18.19    
Total Return(b)      (33.01 )%     (5.79 )%     0.91 %     5.33 %     0.65 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 525     $ 68,732     $ 85,714     $ 253,332     $ 269,227    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.76 %(c)      0.76 %(c)      0.76 %     0.77 %     0.78 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    0.80 %     0.64 %     0.56 %     0.54 %     0.61 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     70 %     97 %     111 %     94 %     136 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.10 %     0.07 %     0.05 %     0.04 %     0.04 %  

 

(a)  The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO U.S. Growth Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks long-term capital growth. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by outperforming the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in U.S. companies that issue stocks included in the Russell 1000 Index, and in companies with similar market capitalizations.

Throughout the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had two classes of shares outstanding: Class III and Class M. Class M shares bear an administration fee and a 12b-1 fee, while Class III shares bear a shareholder service fee (See Note 3). The principal economic difference between the classes of shares is the type and level of fees.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.


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GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 33,958,499     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     1,237,056          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 35,195,555     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $ (151,550 )  
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (151,550 )  

 

*  Other financial instruments include futures contracts.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.


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GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces


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GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.


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GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, quarterly, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.


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GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, derivative contract transactions, losses on wash sale transactions, and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ (4,086 )   $ 4,086     $    

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 1,311,846     $ 2,427,666    
Net long-term capital gain           5,551,345    
Total distributions   $ 1,311,846     $ 7,979,011    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 94,859    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $4,390,997.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2011   $ (2,843,668 )  
2/29/2012     (782,016 )  
2/28/2017     (11,615,801 )  
Total   $ (15,241,485 )  

 


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GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 51,585,706     $ 131,180     $ (16,521,331 )   $ (16,390,151 )  

 

Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards, post-October capital losses and future losses, if any, realized subsequent to February 28, 2009, could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity.

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, 12b-1, and administration fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations.


27



GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.31% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares.

Holders of Class M shares of the Fund pay GMO an administration fee for support services provided to Class M shareholders. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.20% of the average net assets daily of Class M shares. Pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 distribution and service plan adopted by the Fund, holders of Class M shares of the Fund may pay a fee, at the annual rate of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets of Class M shares for any activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of Class M shares of the Fund and/or the provision of services to Class M shareholders. The Trustees currently limit payments on Class M shares to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class M shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.31% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, administration and distribution (12b-1) fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any


28



GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $1,050 and $761, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $70,877,126 and $211,377,723, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 92.40% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by one shareholder. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of this large shareholder may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, less than 0.01% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 0.05% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.


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GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     108,893     $ 1,725,962       302,944     $ 5,156,583    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    72,485       1,064,140       327,572       5,900,873    
Shares repurchased     (5,059,040 )     (79,824,878 )     (5,457,694 )     (96,575,840 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (4,877,662 )   $ (77,034,776 )     (4,827,178 )   $ (85,518,384 )  
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class M:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     93,630     $ 1,517,398       290,213     $ 5,119,051    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    15,520       246,973       115,575       2,077,162    
Shares repurchased     (4,419,327 )     (70,736,294 )     (1,039,952 )     (17,903,820 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (4,310,177 )   $ (68,971,923 )     (634,164 )   $ (10,707,607 )  

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO U.S. Growth Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO U.S. Growth Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III      
1) Actual     0.46 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 664.50     $ 1.90    
2) Hypothetical     0.46 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.51     $ 2.31    
Class M      
1) Actual     0.76 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 663.80     $ 3.14    
2) Hypothetical     0.76 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.03     $ 3.81    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized net expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO U.S. Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

For corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 qualified for the dividends-received deduction.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $23,021 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Fixed Income team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund returned -13.9% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, compared to the +5.5% return for the JPMorgan Non-U.S. Government Bond Index (Hedged) (ex-Japan). The Fund's exposure to various investments is achieved directly and indirectly through its investment in certain underlying GMO mutual funds, including the GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund (ECDF), the GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund (WOOF), and the GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund (SDCF).

The Fund underperformed the benchmark during the fiscal year by 19.4%. Exposures to SDCF and WOOF were by far the largest negative contributor during the fiscal year, followed by negative contributions from developed interest-rate strategies, currency selection, and exposure to emerging country debt via ECDF.

Nearly 80% of the fiscal year's underperformance was due to price declines in the two funds in which the Fund invests a substantial portion of its total assets: SDCF and WOOF. These funds invest primarily in asset-backed securities. The positions in SDCF and WOOF collateralize derivatives positions that seek to deliver the return of the benchmark as well as create active exposures in global interest-rate and currency markets.

As the fiscal year was marked by sharply deteriorating liquidity conditions in securitized credit markets, spreads widened to all-time highs in the asset-backed securities held indirectly in the Currency Hedged International Bond Fund via holdings of SDCF and WOOF. Such ABS exposure contributed -1,852 bps to the Fund's performance. To increase flexibility, the Fund began holding more cash assets directly. In addition to widening spreads, both SDCF and WOOF's portfolios suffered credit downgrades during the year. SDCF had 123 downgraded securities, and WOOF had 82, representing 27.4% and 25.5% of their respective market values from the beginning of the year. At fiscal year end, 73% of SDCF's portfolio was rated AAA, 8% was rated AA, 2% was rated A, 12% was rated BBB and 5% was rated below BBB. At fiscal year end, 74% of WOOF's portfolio was rated AAA, 6% was rated AA, 2% was rated A, 12% was rated BBB and 6% was rated below BBB.

Further underperformance was attributable to interest-rate and currency strategies. Given the unhealthy market conditions for interest-rates and currencies, characterized by impaired liquidity and choppy, gapping prices, the Fund temporarily suspended model-based positions in interest rates and currencies starting in October.

In interest-rate strategies, underperformance of U.S. Treasury principal strips versus LIBOR and other opportunistic trades contributed to developed interest-rate strategy losses. Before model-based interest-rate positions were suspended, Euro-area, U.S., Swedish, and Swiss market positions had contributed positively. Further, the slope and volatility strategies also added value during this time.

Currency contribution was concentrated before positions were suspended in October. Negative relative currency performance during this time came mainly from the strategy's Swedish krona, Norwegian krone, yen, and New Zealand dollar positions.

A small exposure to emerging country debt also detracted value as spread widening on that asset class contributed negatively, as did both security and country selection.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of 2.00% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.

* JPMorgan Non-U.S. Government Bond Index (Hedged) (ex-Japan) + represents the JPMorgan Non-U.S. Government Bond Index (Hedged) prior to 12/31/03 and the JPMorgan Non-U.S. Government Bond Index (Hedged) (ex-Japan) thereafter.



GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Investments Concentration Summary
February 29, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Debt Obligations     75.8 %  
Short-Term Investments     22.3    
Options Purchased     1.6    
Futures     0.2    
Loan Participations     0.1    
Forward Currency Contracts     0.1    
Loan Assignments     0.0    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Promissory Notes     0.0    
Reverse Repurchase Agreements     (0.0 )  
Written Options     (0.6 )  
Swaps     (1.0 )  
Other     1.5    
      100.0 %  
Country / Region Summary**   % of Investments  
Euro Region***     78.8 %  
United Kingdom     14.6    
Canada     4.2    
Emerging     2.7    
Australia     0.3    
United States     (0.6 )  
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").

**  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect country exposure associated with investments in the underlying funds. The table excludes short-term investments. The table includes exposure through the use of derivative contracts.

***  The "Euro Region" is comprised of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value/
Shares
  Description   Value ($)  
        DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 3.0%  
        United States — 3.0%  
        U.S. Government  
USD     3,885,420     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.88%, due 04/15/10 (a) (b)      3,833,208    
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $3,977,883)     3,833,208    
        MUTUAL FUNDS — 76.8%  
        United States — 76.8%  
        Affiliated Issuers  
      537,733     GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class III     3,145,736    
      4,332,356     GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     74,083,286    
      5,496     GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund (c) (d)      4,012    
      1,107,586     GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund     20,324,202    
    Total United States     97,557,236    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $131,940,854)     97,557,236    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 19.5%  
        Money Market Funds — 19.5%  
      12,385,900     State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund-Institutional Class     12,385,900    
      12,385,901     State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-
Institutional Class
    12,385,901    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $24,771,801)     24,771,801    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.3%
(Cost $160,690,538)
    126,162,245    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.7%     918,910    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 127,081,155    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  5     Australian Government Bond 10 Yr.   March 2009   $ 361,104     $ (1,814 )  
  8     Australian Government Bond 3 Yr.   March 2009     551,174       3,385    
  51     Canadian Government Bond 10 Yr.   June 2009     4,978,414       (42,756 )  
  425     Euro Bund   March 2009     67,309,475       434,534    
  52     Euro BOBL   March 2009     7,713,115       118,299    
  402     Federal Funds 30 day   March 2009     167,119,743       (2,032 )  
  105     UK Gilt Long Bond   June 2009     17,841,177       (246,505 )  
                $ 265,874,202     $ 263,111    

 

Swap Agreements

Credit Default Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receiveu
(Pay)
  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1) 
  Deliverable
on Default
  Maximum
Potential
Amount of
Future
Payments
by the Fund
Under the
Contract (2) 
  Market
Value
 
  35,000,000     USD   3/20/2014   Deutsche Bank   (Pay)     1.70 %     1.86 %   Republic   N/A     $ 206,312    
                    of Italy        
  25,000,000     USD   3/20/2019   Deutsche Bank AG   Receive     1.66 %     1.81 %   Republic
of Italy
    25,000,000     USD
    (257,155 )  
    $ (50,843 )  
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $    

 

u  Receive - Fund receives premium and sells credit protection.
(Pay) - Fund pays premium and buys credit protection.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

(1)  Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on the reference security, as of February 28, 2009, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and reflect the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(2)  The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make as a seller of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

Interest Rate Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay)# 
  Fixed
Rate
  Variable Rate   Market
Value
 
  40,000,000     EUR   1/23/2012   Deutsche Bank AG   Receive     2.71 %   6 month EUR LIBOR   $ 19,010    
    $ 19,010    
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $    

 

#  Receive - Fund receives fixed rate and pays variable rate.

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures and/or swap contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

EUR LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate denominated in Euros.

(a)  Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

(b)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts (Note 2).

(c)  Underlying investment represents interests in defaulted securities.

(d)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

Currency Abbreviations:

EUR - Euro

USD - United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $28,749,684) (Note 2)   $ 28,605,009    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $131,940,854) (Notes 2 and 8)     97,557,236    
Cash     886,822    
Dividends and interest receivable     20,454    
Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     159,165    
Receivable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     225,322    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     18,273    
Total assets     127,472,281    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     24,232    
Shareholder service fee     14,539    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     367    
Payable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     257,155    
Accrued expenses     94,833    
Total liabilities     391,126    
Net assets   $ 127,081,155    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 167,844,635    
Distributions in excess of net investment income     (17,694,103 )  
Accumulated net realized gain     11,248,995    
Net unrealized depreciation     (34,318,372 )  
    $ 127,081,155    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 127,081,155    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     18,160,957    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 7.00    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 5,016,284    
Dividends     72,695    
Interest     16,915    
Total investment income     5,105,894    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     351,634    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     210,980    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     82,618    
Audit and tax fees     78,478    
Legal fees     6,113    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     3,533    
Registration fees     368    
Miscellaneous     1,947    
Total expenses     735,671    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (165,938 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (7 )  
Indirectly incurred fees waived or borne by Manager (Note 3)     (17,122 )  
Shareholder service fee waived (Note 3)     (6,066 )  
Net expenses     546,538    
Net investment income (loss)     4,559,356    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     633,117    
Investments in affiliated issuers     (3,725,544 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     111,247    
Closed futures contracts     8,881,335    
Closed swap contracts     836,186    
Written options     (403,073 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (1,484,102 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     4,849,166    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (144,675 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (27,295,967 )  
Open futures contracts     (2,282,983 )  
Open swap contracts     (54,746 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (511,227 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (30,289,598 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (25,440,432 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (20,881,076 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 4,559,356     $ 7,963,490    
Net realized gain (loss)     4,849,166       (14,143,454 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (30,289,598 )     (1,305,226 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (20,881,076 )     (7,485,190 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (9,430,411 )     (315,341 )  
Return of capital  
Class III           (2,600,431 )  
      (9,430,411 )     (2,915,772 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     1,411,572       (108,068,985 )  
Redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     29,275          
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions and redemption fees
    1,440,847       (108,068,985 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (28,870,640 )     (118,469,947 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     155,951,795       274,421,742    
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment
income of $17,694,103 and $21,511,882, respectively)
  $ 127,081,155     $ 155,951,795    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.79     $ 9.21     $ 9.04     $ 9.59     $ 9.16    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(a)†      0.26       0.33       0.17       0.18       0.14    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.49 )     (0.62 )     0.15       0.39       0.44    
Total from investment operations     (1.23 )     (0.29 )     0.32       0.57       0.58    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.56 )     (0.01 )           (1.00 )(b)      (0.15 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.14 )     (0.12 )        
Return of capital           (0.12 )     (0.01 )              
Total distributions     (0.56 )     (0.13 )     (0.15 )     (1.12 )     (0.15 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.00     $ 8.79     $ 9.21     $ 9.04     $ 9.59    
Total Return(c)      (13.93 )%     (3.08 )%     3.58 %     6.01 %     6.35 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 127,081     $ 155,952     $ 274,422     $ 953,894     $ 1,015,009    
Net expenses to average daily
net assets(d) 
    0.39 %(e)      0.38 %(e)      0.39 %     0.39 %     0.39 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets(a) 
    3.24 %     3.62 %     1.93 %     1.91 %     1.51 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     28 %     55 %     25 %     49 %     44 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed
and/or waived by the Manager to
average daily net assets:
    0.13 %     0.09 %     0.06 %     0.06 %     0.09 %  
Redemption fees consisted of the
following per share amounts: 
  $ 0.00 (f)                           

 

(a)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(b)  Distributions from net investment income include amounts (approximately $0.49 per share) from foreign currency transactions which are treated as realized capital gain for book purposes.

(c)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(d)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(e)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(f)  Redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return greater than that of the JPMorgan Non-U.S. Government Bond Index (Hedged) (ex-Japan). The Fund typically invests in bonds included in the JPMorgan Non-U.S. Government Bond Index (Hedged) (ex-Japan) and in securities and instruments with similar characteristics. The Fund seeks additional returns by seeking to exploit differences in global interest rates and currency and emerging country debt markets. The Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in shares of GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund; futures contracts, currency options, currency forwards, swap contracts, and other types of derivatives; investment-grade bonds denominated in various currencies, including foreign and U.S. government securities and asset-backed securities issued by foreign governments and U.S. government agencies (including securities neither guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. government), corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities issued by private issuers; shares of GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund; and up to 5% of the Fund's total assets in sovereign debt of emerging countries (including below investment grade securities (also known as "junk bonds")), primarily through investment in shares of GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund ("ECDF").

The financial statements of the series of the Trust in which the Fund invests ("underlying funds") should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect). Shares of GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund, GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund and GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund are not publicly available.

The Fund directly and indirectly (through underlying funds) invests in securities with contractual cash flows, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, credit card receivables and auto loan receivables. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate values, delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates and shifts in the market's perception of the securities' market values.

The Fund will, if deemed prudent by the Manager, take temporary defensive measures (until the Manager has determined that normal conditions have returned or that it is otherwise prudent to resume investing in accordance with the Fund's normal investment strategies) and may not achieve its investment objectives


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

during those periods. Recent changes in the credit markets have reduced the liquidity of all types of fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities. The Fund took temporary defensive measures during the last year.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

Typically the Fund and the underlying funds value debt instruments based on prices supplied by a primary pricing source chosen by the Manager. The Manager evaluates primary pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source should the Manager deem it appropriate. If it deems appropriate, the Manager, at its discretion, may override a price supplied by a primary source by using a price provided by another source. The prices provided by primary pricing sources may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material.

Certain securities held by the Fund and underlying funds are valued on the basis of prices provided by a single source. As of February 28, 2009, the total value of these securities represented 28.50% of the net assets. The single source prices provided may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material. In addition, although alternative prices are available for other securities held by the Fund, those alternative sources would not necessarily confirm the security


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

price used by the Fund. Therefore, the existence of those alternative sources does not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Fund.

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund ("SPHF"), an investment of the Fund, has litigation pending against various entities related to the default of certain asset-backed securities previously held by SPHF. The outcome of the lawsuits against the remaining defendants is not known and any potential recoveries are not reflected in the net asset value of SPHF. For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund received $12,445 through SPHF in connection with settlement agreements related to that litigation.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund considered certain bankrupt securities to be worthless.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 3,145,736     $ 556,218    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     123,012,497       19,010    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     4,012       206,312    
Total   $ 126,162,245     $ 781,540    

 

*  Other financial instruments include futures contracts and swap agreements.

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $ (293,107 )  
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs           (257,155 )  
Total   $     $ (550,262 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include futures contracts and swap agreements.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments***
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 6,924     $    
Accrued discounts/premiums              
Realized gain (loss)              
Realized gain distributions received     9,506          
Realized gain distributions paid     (12,445 )        
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     27       (50,843 )  
Net purchases (sales)              
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3              
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 4,012     $ (50,843 )  

 

***  Other financial instruments include swap agreements.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. The Fund had no forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market.

For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund's investment activity in options contracts written by the Fund was as follows:

    Puts   Calls  
    Principal
Amount
of Contracts
  Premiums   Principal
Amount
of Contracts
  Premiums  
Outstanding, beginning of year   $     $     $     $    
Options written               JPY (1,672,000,000 )     (156,460 )  
Options exercised               JPY 1,672,000,000       156,460    
Options expired                          
Options sold                          
Outstanding, end of year   $     $     $     $    

 

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Indexed securities

The Fund may invest in indexed securities. Indexed securities are securities whose redemption values and/or coupons are linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic. The Fund uses indexed securities to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets in which investing through conventional securities is difficult. Indexed securities held by the Fund at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.


15



GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. Swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Reverse repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement the Fund sells portfolio assets subject to an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same assets at a later date at a fixed price. In connection with these agreements, the Fund establishes segregated accounts with its custodian in which the Fund maintains cash, U.S. government securities or other assets equal in value to its obligations under the reverse repurchase agreement into which it has entered. Reverse repurchase agreements expose the Fund to the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund has sold under the agreement may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase them under the agreement. If the buyer in a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund's use of proceeds from the sale of its securities may be restricted while the other party or its trustee or receiver determines whether to honor the Fund's right to repurchase the securities. Furthermore, in that situation the Fund may be unable to recover the securities it sold and as a result would realize a loss equal to the difference between the value of the securities and the payment it received for them. This loss would be greater to the extent the buyer paid less than the value of the securities the Fund sold to it (e.g., a buyer may pay $95 for a bond with a market value of $100). The market value of the securities the Fund has sold is determined daily and any additional required collateral is allocated to or sent by the Fund on the next business day. The Fund had no reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, partnership interest tax allocations, losses on wash sale transactions, foreign currency transactions, derivative contract transactions, and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Distributions
In Excess of Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Gain
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 8,688,834     $ (7,812,231 )   $ (876,603 )  

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 9,430,411     $ 315,341    
Tax return of capital           2,600,431    
Total distributions   $ 9,430,411     $ 2,915,772    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including
any net short-term capital gain)
  $ 4,304,774    

 


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $5,084,075.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (3,082,431 )  
Total   $ (3,082,431 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:



Aggregate Cost
 
Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 163,290,247     $ 4,012     $ (37,132,014 )   $ (37,128,002 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary (See Note 3).

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective October 8, 2008, the Fund instituted a fee on cash redemptions of 0.93% of the amount redeemed. Effective October 21, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 2.00% of the amount redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the fee on cash redemptions was 2.00% of the amount redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash redemption is offset by a corresponding cash purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times may be more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets. The risks described above apply to an even greater extent to investments in emerging markets. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid, and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets. Additionally, the investment


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds may be greater to the extent that the underlying funds engage in derivative transactions.

To manage the Fund's cash collateral needs in extraordinary market conditions, the Manager reserves the right to reduce or eliminate the Fund's derivative exposures, including those that are intended to cause the Fund to track its benchmark more closely. A reduction in those exposures without replacing them with benchmark securities will tend to cause the performance of the Fund to track its benchmark less closely and make the Fund's performance more dependent on the performance of the asset-backed securities it holds directly or indirectly.

To address in part the cash management issues described above, the Fund expects to honor nearly all redemptions of its shares in-kind for the foreseeable future. If redeeming shareholders from the Fund choose to sell assets received in-kind immediately and current adverse market conditions continue, they may experience difficulty selling the assets at favorable prices. To the extent that the Fund honors redemptions in cash, redeeming shareholders will bear the redemption fees described in the Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares note.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, expenses indirectly incurred by investment in the underlying funds, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes) (collectively, "Excluded Fund Fees and Expenses"). In addition, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund through at least June 30, 2009 to the extent that the sum of (a) the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding Excluded Fund Fees and Expenses) and (b) the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investment in ECDF (excluding ECDF's Excluded Fund Fees and Expenses), exceeds 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets, subject to a maximum total reimbursement to the Fund equal to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net
Expenses
(excluding
shareholder service
fees and interest
expense)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Indirect Interest
Expense
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.017 %     0.004 %     0.007 %     0.028 %  

 

        

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $3,441 and $938, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

For the year ended February 28, 2009, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
U.S. Government securities   $ 3,994,826     $    
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)     32,259,045       45,143,923    

 


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 99.23% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by three shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.01% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 86.84% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     1,419     $ 10,498       5,140,961     $ 46,315,270    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    1,349,847       9,367,939       335,743       2,900,816    
Shares repurchased     (940,742 )     (7,966,865 )     (17,538,414 )     (157,285,071 )  
Redemption fees           29,275                
Net increase (decrease)     410,524     $ 1,440,847       (12,061,710 )   $ (108,068,985 )  

 


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value, end
of period
 
GMO Emerging Country
Debt Fund, Class III
  $ 4,677,363     $ 464,774     $     $ 365,973     $ 98,802     $ 3,145,736    
GMO Short-Duration
Collateral Fund
    114,475,125       29,284,160       39,100,000       4,650,311 u            74,083,286    
GMO Special Purpose
Holding Fund
    6,924                         12,445       4,012    
GMO World Opportunity
Overlay Fund
    31,276,870       2,000,000       4,900,000                   20,324,202    
Totals   $ 150,436,282     $ 31,748,934     $ 44,000,000     $ 5,016,284     $ 111,247     $ 97,557,236    

 

u  The Fund received total distributions in the amount of $14,256,780, of which $9,606,469 was a return of capital.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred
* 
 
  Class III  
1) Actual     0.42 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 884.90     $ 1.96    
2) Hypothetical     0.42 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.71     $ 2.11    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in early 2010.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $1,906,829 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Quantitative Equity team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The Class III shares of the GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund returned -29.4% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -43.3% for the S&P 500 Index. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested primarily in U.S. equity securities throughout the period.

Stock selection added to returns relative to the S&P 500 Index. Selections within Energy, Information Technology, and Consumer Discretionary added to relative returns while stock selections within Health Care and Telecommunication Services detracted. Overweight positions in Wal-Mart Stores and Johnson & Johnson and not owning GE added to relative returns. An overweight in UnitedHealth Group, an underweight in ConocoPhillips, and not owning Apple detracted from returns versus the benchmark.

Sector selection added to returns relative to the S&P 500 Index. Sector weightings positively impacting relative performance included not owning Financials and overweight positions in Consumer Staples and Health Care. Sector weightings negatively impacting relative performance included not owning Utilities and underweight positions in Consumer Discretionary and Telecommunication Services.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data, may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Classes IV, V and VI will vary due to different fees.



GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     93.9 %  
Short-Term Investments     4.1    
Futures     (0.1 )  
Other     2.1    
      100.0 %  
Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Consumer Staples     28.2 %  
Health Care     26.9    
Information Technology     23.1    
Energy     13.3    
Telecommunication Services     4.0    
Industrials     2.7    
Consumer Discretionary     1.8    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 93.9%  
        Consumer Discretionary — 1.7%  
    2,680,600     Home Depot, Inc.     55,997,734    
    1,463,000     Lowe's Cos., Inc.     23,173,920    
    1,087,200     McDonald's Corp.     56,806,200    
    394,400     Target Corp.     11,165,464    
    Total Consumer Discretionary     147,143,318    
        Consumer Staples — 26.5%  
    1,316,800     Avon Products, Inc.     23,162,512    
    441,400     Campbell Soup Co.     11,816,278    
    394,500     Clorox Co.     19,172,700    
    11,215,500     Coca-Cola Co. (The)     458,153,175    
    1,945,500     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     117,080,190    
    470,100     Estee Lauder Cos. (The), Inc.-Class A     10,647,765    
    730,100     General Mills, Inc.     38,315,648    
    367,800     Hershey Co. (The)     12,391,182    
    358,700     HJ Heinz Co.     11,718,729    
    901,400     Kellogg Co.     35,082,488    
    1,229,500     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     57,921,745    
    1,194,900     Kraft Foods, Inc.-Class A     27,219,822    
    7,784,100     PepsiCo, Inc.     374,726,574    
    9,113,700     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     439,006,929    
    12,164,300     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     598,970,132    
    2,225,200     Walgreen Co.     53,093,272    
    Total Consumer Staples     2,288,479,141    
        Energy — 12.5%  
    7,234,500     Chevron Corp.     439,206,495    
    3,306,600     ConocoPhillips     123,501,510    
    7,599,500     Exxon Mobil Corp.     516,006,050    
    Total Energy     1,078,714,055    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Health Care — 25.3%  
    5,485,305     Abbott Laboratories     259,674,339    
    3,584,860     Amgen, Inc.*     175,407,200    
    1,325,400     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     24,400,614    
    3,967,473     Eli Lilly & Co.     116,564,357    
    139,700     Forest Laboratories, Inc.*     2,995,168    
    9,942,900     Johnson & Johnson     497,145,000    
    4,534,030     Medtronic, Inc.     134,161,948    
    6,589,600     Merck & Co., Inc.     159,468,320    
    39,141,100     Pfizer, Inc.     481,826,941    
    6,735,494     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     132,352,457    
    234,500     WellPoint, Inc.*     7,954,240    
    4,119,720     Wyeth     168,166,970    
    799,700     Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*     28,005,494    
    Total Health Care     2,188,123,048    
        Industrials — 2.5%  
    2,312,400     3M Co.     105,121,704    
    3,500     Danaher Corp.     177,660    
    1,304,400     United Parcel Service, Inc.-Class B     53,715,192    
    1,483,900     United Technologies Corp.     60,587,637    
    Total Industrials     219,602,193    
        Information Technology — 21.7%  
    21,976,800     Cisco Systems, Inc.*     320,201,976    
    2,084,800     Dell, Inc.*     17,783,344    
    2,731,373     eBay, Inc.*     29,690,024    
    302,840     Google, Inc.-Class A*     102,356,892    
    776,500     Hewlett-Packard Co.     22,541,795    
    2,808,030     International Business Machines Corp.     258,423,001    
    32,687,100     Microsoft Corp.     527,896,665    
    26,696,100     Oracle Corp.*     414,857,394    
    5,594,800     Qualcomm, Inc.     187,034,164    
    Total Information Technology     1,880,785,255    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
        Telecommunication Services — 3.7%  
    6,974,395     AT&T, Inc.     165,781,369    
    5,522,300     Verizon Communications, Inc.     157,551,219    
    Total Telecommunication Services     323,332,588    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $10,899,165,346)     8,126,179,598    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.1%  
        Money Market Funds — 0.6%  
    53,741,616     State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     53,741,616    
        Other Short-Term Investments — 3.5%  
    300,000,000     U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.35%, due 07/23/09 (a)     299,580,600    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $353,429,616)     353,322,216    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.0%
(Cost $11,252,594,962)
    8,479,501,814    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 2.0%     171,978,286    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 8,651,480,100    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  4,640     S&P 500 E-Mini Index   March 2009   $ 170,334,400     $ (4,944,495 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

*  Non-income producing security.

(a)  Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $11,252,594,962) (Note 2)   $ 8,479,501,814    
Cash     61,927,444    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     65,712,301    
Dividends and interest receivable     38,303,690    
Receivable for collateral on open futures contracts (Note 2)     11,880,000    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     147,533    
Total assets     8,657,472,782    
Liabilities:  
Payable for Fund shares repurchased     240,966    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     2,344,528    
Shareholder service fee     562,174    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     30,372    
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     2,191,848    
Accrued expenses     622,794    
Total liabilities     5,992,682    
Net assets   $ 8,651,480,100    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009 — (Continued)

Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 12,207,050,675    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     45,038,026    
Distributions in excess of net realized gain     (822,570,958 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (2,778,037,643 )  
    $ 8,651,480,100    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 1,952,578,578    
Class IV shares   $ 787,276,448    
Class V shares   $ 637,833,956    
Class VI shares   $ 5,273,791,118    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     137,748,815    
Class IV     55,499,435    
Class V     44,998,900    
Class VI     372,002,289    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 14.17    
Class IV   $ 14.19    
Class V   $ 14.17    
Class VI   $ 14.18    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends   $ 224,637,613    
Interest     4,666,194    
Total investment income     229,303,807    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     29,784,343    
Shareholder service fee - Class III (Note 3)     2,851,187    
Shareholder service fee - Class IV (Note 3)     437,421    
Shareholder service fee - Class V (Note 3)     572,187    
Shareholder service fee - Class VI (Note 3)     3,319,259    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     1,037,874    
Audit and tax fees     56,105    
Legal fees     245,654    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     139,744    
Registration fees     107,458    
Miscellaneous     108,565    
Total expenses     38,659,797    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (1,475,298 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (14,352 )  
Net expenses     37,170,147    
Net investment income (loss)     192,133,660    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (809,480,574 )  
Closed futures contracts     8,384,943    
Net realized gain (loss)     (801,095,631 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (2,480,683,386 )  
Open futures contracts     (3,178,430 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (2,483,861,816 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (3,284,957,447 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (3,092,823,787 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 192,133,660     $ 121,864,661    
Net realized gain (loss)     (801,095,631 )     186,050,940    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (2,483,861,816 )     (588,383,993 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (3,092,823,787 )     (280,468,392 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (34,569,204 )     (31,023,169 )  
Class IV     (7,116,929 )     (11,111,773 )  
Class V     (12,924,490 )     (7,018,463 )  
Class VI     (118,045,144 )     (60,979,925 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (172,655,767 )     (110,133,330 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (11,560,804 )     (50,769,370 )  
Class IV     (2,647,196 )     (13,927,910 )  
Class V     (3,886,453 )     (12,819,629 )  
Class VI     (33,978,058 )     (101,916,040 )  
Total distributions from net realized gains     (52,072,511 )     (179,432,949 )  
      (224,728,278 )     (289,566,279 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     635,314,415       572,435,769    
Class IV     511,082,914       (356,639,901 )  
Class V     200,968,133       450,705,666    
Class VI     2,284,883,800       3,017,011,171    
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions
    3,632,249,262       3,683,512,705    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     314,697,197       3,113,478,034    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     8,336,782,903       5,223,304,869    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $45,038,026 and $25,580,711, respectively)
  $ 8,651,480,100     $ 8,336,782,903    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 20.56     $ 21.78     $ 20.81     $ 20.03     $ 19.93    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.37       0.39       0.35       0.32       0.39    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (6.30 )     (0.70 )     1.12       0.72       (0.05 )  
Total from investment operations     (5.93 )     (0.31 )     1.47       1.04       0.34    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.34 )     (0.36 )     (0.34 )     (0.22 )     (0.24 )  
From net realized gains     (0.12 )     (0.55 )     (0.16 )     (0.04 )        
Total distributions     (0.46 )     (0.91 )     (0.50 )     (0.26 )     (0.24 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 14.17     $ 20.56     $ 21.78     $ 20.81     $ 20.03    
Total Return(a)      (29.37 )%     (1.76 )%     7.18 %     5.28 %     1.72 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,952,579     $ 2,003,758     $ 1,575,300     $ 1,108,088     $ 463,848    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.48 %(b)      0.48 %(b)      0.48 %     0.48 %     0.48 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    2.03 %     1.74 %     1.64 %     1.58 %     1.98 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     36 %     46 %     50 %     52 %     66 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.04 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class IV share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 20.57     $ 21.80     $ 20.82     $ 20.03     $ 19.93    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.39       0.40       0.37       0.32       0.38    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (6.30 )     (0.71 )     1.11       0.74       (0.03 )  
Total from investment operations     (5.91 )     (0.31 )     1.48       1.06       0.35    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.35 )     (0.37 )     (0.34 )     (0.23 )     (0.25 )  
From net realized gains     (0.12 )     (0.55 )     (0.16 )     (0.04 )        
Total distributions     (0.47 )     (0.92 )     (0.50 )     (0.27 )     (0.25 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 14.19     $ 20.57     $ 21.80     $ 20.82     $ 20.03    
Total Return(a)      (29.27 )%     (1.77 )%     7.19 %     5.37 %     1.75 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 787,276     $ 432,046     $ 800,458     $ 2,005,417     $ 938,586    
Net expenses to average daily
net assets
    0.44 %(b)      0.44 %(b)      0.44 %     0.44 %     0.44 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    2.11 %     1.78 %     1.79 %     1.62 %     1.92 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     36 %     46 %     50 %     52 %     66 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.04 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class V share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 20.56     $ 21.79     $ 21.91    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.39       0.41       0.07    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (6.30 )     (0.72 )     0.04    
Total from investment operations     (5.91 )     (0.31 )     0.11    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.36 )     (0.37 )     (0.09 )  
From net realized gains     (0.12 )     (0.55 )     (0.14 )  
Total distributions     (0.48 )     (0.92 )     (0.23 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 14.17     $ 20.56     $ 21.79    
Total Return(b)      (29.31 )%     (1.75 )%     0.49 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 637,834     $ 663,616     $ 259,430    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.42 %(c)      0.42 %(c)      0.42 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets     2.11 %     1.83 %     1.40 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     36 %     46 %     50 %††   
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager to average daily net assets:     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %*   

 

(a)  Period from December 8, 2006 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2007.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

††  Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the year ended February 28, 2007.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class VI share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 20.57     $ 21.79     $ 21.91    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.40       0.41       0.07    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (6.31 )     (0.70 )     0.04    
Total from investment operations     (5.91 )     (0.29 )     0.11    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.36 )     (0.38 )     (0.09 )  
From net realized gains     (0.12 )     (0.55 )     (0.14 )  
Total distributions     (0.48 )     (0.93 )     (0.23 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 14.18     $ 20.57     $ 21.79    
Total Return(b)      (29.28 )%     (1.67 )%     0.49 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 5,273,791     $ 5,237,363     $ 2,588,116    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.39 %(c)      0.39 %(c)      0.39 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets     2.16 %     1.84 %     1.43 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     36 %     46 %     50 %††   
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager to average daily net assets:     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %*   

 

(a)  Period from December 8, 2006 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2007.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

††  Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the year ended February 28, 2007.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks high total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by outperforming the S&P 500 Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in companies that issue stocks included in the S&P 500 Index, and in companies with similar market capitalizations. The Fund may hold fewer than 100 stocks. The Fund reserves the right to make tactical allocations of up to 20% of its net assets to investments in cash and other high quality investments.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had four classes of shares outstanding: Class III, Class IV, Class V and Class VI. Each class of shares bears a different level of shareholder service fees.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 8,425,760,198     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     53,741,616          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 8,479,501,814     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $ (4,944,495 )  
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (4,944,495 )  

 

*  Other financial instruments include futures contracts.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, quarterly, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, derivative contract transactions, post-October capital losses and losses on wash sale transactions.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Distributions
In Excess of Net
Realized Gain
  Paid-in Capital  
$ (20,578 )   $ 20,578     $    

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 172,676,344     $ 110,133,330    
Net long-term capital gain     52,051,934       179,432,949    
Total distributions   $ 224,728,278     $ 289,566,279    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any net short-term capital gain)   $ 45,038,026    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $269,802,905.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (288,464,155 )  
Total   $ (288,464,155 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 11,521,843,355     $ 28,158,068     $ (3,070,499,609 )   $ (3,042,341,541 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund


20



GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations.

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.33% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets of each class at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares, 0.105% for Class IV shares, 0.085% for Class V shares and 0.055% for Class VI shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.33% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $107,065 and $65,748, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $6,650,923,374 and $3,103,523,609, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 21.26% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by one shareholder. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund or on behalf of this large shareholder may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.41% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 62.80% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     56,850,636     $ 949,977,379       50,996,071     $ 1,139,966,142    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    1,903,117       35,704,632       3,122,803       70,870,252    
Shares repurchased     (18,454,345 )     (350,367,596 )     (28,982,283 )     (638,400,625 )  
Net increase (decrease)     40,299,408     $ 635,314,415       25,136,591     $ 572,435,769    
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class IV:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     61,336,699     $ 958,117,182       28,155,555     $ 619,378,521    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    341,350       6,328,384       821,509       18,645,946    
Shares repurchased     (27,177,224 )     (453,362,652 )     (44,697,168 )     (994,664,368 )  
Net increase (decrease)     34,500,825     $ 511,082,914       (15,720,104 )   $ (356,639,901 )  
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class V:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     55,629,177     $ 871,553,660       32,154,927     $ 708,017,030    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    839,435       15,553,597       832,035       18,891,284    
Shares repurchased     (43,740,533 )     (686,139,124 )     (12,624,095 )     (276,202,648 )  
Net increase (decrease)     12,728,079     $ 200,968,133       20,362,867     $ 450,705,666    

 


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class VI:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     207,622,713     $ 3,716,913,789       143,722,533     $ 3,181,476,095    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    7,874,939       146,139,703       6,951,875       157,780,829    
Shares repurchased     (98,156,063 )     (1,578,169,692 )     (14,796,108 )     (322,245,753 )  
Net increase (decrease)     117,341,589     $ 2,284,883,800       135,878,300     $ 3,017,011,171    

 

8.  Subsequent event

Effective June 1, 2009, the Fund's name will change to GMO Quality Fund. Concurrent with this name change, the Fund will no longer be bound by its policy to invest at least 80% of its assets in equity investments tied economically to the U.S.


24




Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred
 
Class III      
1) Actual     0.48 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 709.20     $ 2.03    
2) Hypothetical     0.48 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.41     $ 2.41    
Class IV      
1) Actual     0.44 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 709.90     $ 1.87    
2) Hypothetical     0.44 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.61     $ 2.21    
Class V      
1) Actual     0.42 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 709.40     $ 1.78    
2) Hypothetical     0.42 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.71     $ 2.11    
Class VI      
1) Actual     0.39 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 710.00     $ 1.65    
2) Hypothetical     0.39 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.86     $ 1.96    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $52,051,934 from long-term capital gains.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

For corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 qualified for the dividends-received deduction.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $2,900,324 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W. Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a private placement memorandum, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The private placement memorandum can be obtained by calling 1-617-346-7646 (collect).




GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Fixed Income team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

Shares of the GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund returned -16.0% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, compared to +3.5% for the JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index.

The Fund underperformed the benchmark during the fiscal year by 19.5%, with negative performance mostly attributable to mark-to-market valuation in subprime and other asset-backed security holdings. The Fund invests primarily in asset-backed securities.

Because the fiscal year was marked by sharply deteriorating liquidity conditions in securitized credit markets, spreads widened to all-time highs. In addition to widening spreads, the Fund suffered credit downgrades during the year: the Fund had 123 downgraded securities, representing 27.4% of its market value from the beginning of the year. At fiscal year-end, 73% of the Fund's portfolio was rated AAA, 8% was rated AA, 2% was rated A, 12% was rated BBB, and 5% was rated below B.

With the extreme price volatility of asset-backed securities during the fiscal year, the Fund underperformed LIBOR by nearly 20%.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of 2.00% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Debt Obligations     97.8 %  
Short-Term Investments     2.6    
Forward Currency Contracts     0.1    
Swaps     (0.8 )  
Other     0.3    
      100.0 %  
Industry Sector Summary   % of Debt Obligations  
Credit Cards     23.2 %  
Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     13.4    
Auto Financing     12.2    
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European)     6.8    
Insured Auto Financing     6.8    
CMBS     6.6    
Business Loans     5.9    
Student Loans     5.1    
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian)     4.0    
Insured Other     2.0    
Equipment Leases     1.9    
Investment Grade Corporate Collateralized Debt Obligations     1.8    
U.S. Government Agency     1.3    
Rate Reduction Bonds     1.3    
Bank Loan Collateralized Debt Obligations     1.2    
CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations     1.1    
Insurance Premiums     0.9    
Insured Credit Cards     0.8    
Insured High Yield Collateralized Debt Obligations     0.7    
U.S. Government     0.6    
Insured Time Share     0.6    
Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)     0.5    
Airlines     0.4    
Trade Receivables     0.3    
Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     0.3    
Time Share     0.1    
Insured Transportation     0.1    
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)     0.1    
Collateralized Loan Obligations     0.0    
Insured Business Loans     0.0    
ABS Collateralized Debt Obligations     0.0    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 97.8%  
        Asset-Backed Securities — 95.9%  
        ABS Collateralized Debt Obligations — 0.0%  
    11,200,000     Paragon CDO Ltd., Series 04-1A, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.79%, due 10/20/44
    336,000    
        Airlines — 0.3%  
    19,400,000     Aircraft Finance Trust, Series 99-1A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .48%, 0.94%, due 05/15/24
    4,850,000    
    8,830,479     Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 99-1A, 6.55%, due 08/02/20     7,770,821    
    Total Airlines     12,620,821    
        Auto Financing — 11.9%  
    39,800,000     BMW Vehicle Lease Trust, Series 07-1, Class A3B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.70%, due 08/15/13
    38,336,156    
    11,800,000     Capital Auto Receivable Asset Trust, Series 07-SN1, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.56%, due 02/15/11
    9,117,860    
    26,900,000     Capital Auto Receivable Asset Trust, Series 07-2, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 0.86%, due 02/18/14
    22,098,350    
    5,100,000     Capital Auto Receivable Asset Trust, Series 08-1, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.35%, 1.81%, due 07/15/14
    3,907,875    
    24,500,000     Carmax Auto Owner Trust, Series 08-2, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.65%, 2.11%, due 08/15/13
    18,781,445    
    22,600,000     Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust, Series 08-B, Class A4A, 5.32%, due 11/10/14     15,865,200    
    17,400,000     Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust, Series 08-B, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.85%, 2.30%, due 11/10/14
    13,711,200    
    26,400,000     Daimler Chrysler Master Owner Trust, Series 06-A, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.49%, due 11/15/11
    17,160,000    
    24,700,000     Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 06-C, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.50%, due 02/15/12
    22,266,062    
    13,700,000     Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 07-B, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .38%, 0.84%, due 07/15/12
    10,279,110    
    31,800,000     Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 08-B, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%, 2.46%, due 03/15/13
    25,666,734    
    61,400,000     Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 06-4, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.71%, due 06/15/13
    36,840,000    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Auto Financing — continued  
    8,500,000     Franklin Auto Trust, Series 08-A, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.95%, 2.42%, due 05/20/16
    6,223,700    
    30,300,000     Nissan Auto Lease Trust, Series 08-A, Class A3B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.20%, 2.66%, due 07/15/11
    27,885,469    
    31,300,000     Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 07-A, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR, 0.46%, due 06/17/13
    29,688,676    
    30,500,000     Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables, Series 07-A, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR, 0.46%, due 05/15/12
    24,705,000    
    33,521,494     Sovereign Dealer Floor Plan Master Trust, Series 06-1,
Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 08/15/11
    30,169,344    
    32,500,000     Swift Master Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.56%, due 06/15/12
    21,775,000    
    17,100,000     Swift Master Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-2, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.11%, due 10/15/12
    11,200,500    
    33,650,000     Truck Retail Installment Paper Corp., Series 05-1A, Class A,
144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 0.73%, due 12/15/16
    23,555,000    
    12,000,000     Wachovia Auto Owner Trust, Series 08-A, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.15%, 1.62%, due 03/20/14
    10,866,956    
    19,600,000     World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-A, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR, 0.46%, due 11/15/12
    17,959,676    
    Total Auto Financing     438,059,313    
        Bank Loan Collateralized Debt Obligations — 1.2%  
    19,391,149     Arran Corp. Loans No. 1 B.V., Series 06-1A, Class A3, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 1.70%, due 06/20/25
    18,427,652    
    27,200,000     Omega Capital Europe Plc, Series GLOB-5A, Class A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 1.68%, due 07/05/11
    24,100,832    
    Total Bank Loan Collateralized Debt Obligations     42,528,484    
        Business Loans — 5.8%  
    23,310,770     ACAS Business Loan Trust, Series 07-1A, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 1.38%, due 08/16/19
    18,233,684    
    3,637,011     Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .36%, 0.83%, due 04/25/34
    2,575,731    
    2,639,390     Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 04-3, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .37%, 0.84%, due 01/25/35
    1,838,599    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Business Loans — continued  
    11,461,810     Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 05-4A, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .39%, 0.86%, due 01/25/36
    7,326,389    
    9,875,339     Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 07-3, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.71%, due 07/25/37
    7,386,445    
    31,700,000     Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 07-6A, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.30%, 1.77%, due 12/25/37
    22,132,940    
    5,227,163     Capitalsource Commercial Loan Trust, Series 06-1A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 08/22/16
    4,479,678    
    9,244,882     Capitalsource Commercial Loan Trust, Series 07-1A, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.60%, due 03/20/17
    7,397,755    
    15,800,000     CNH Wholesale Master Note Trust, Series 06-1A, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.52%, due 07/15/12
    14,581,055    
    3,684,638     GE Business Loan Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.75%, due 05/15/32
    2,626,338    
    6,090,123     GE Business Loan Trust, Series 05-2A, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.70%, due 11/15/33
    3,949,154    
    28,700,000     GE Dealer Floorplan Master Trust, Series 06-4, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.48%, due 10/20/11
    23,759,295    
    41,500,000     GE Dealer Floorplan Master Trust, Series 07-2, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.48%, due 07/20/12
    29,780,216    
    9,071,074     Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 05-1A,
Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 02/25/30
    4,354,116    
    5,885,679     Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 05-2A,
Class 1A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 09/25/30
    2,825,126    
    6,745,058     Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 07-3A,
Class 1A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.12%, due 10/25/37
    5,261,145    
    27,169,000     Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 07-3A,
Class 1A2, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .85%, 1.32%, due 10/25/37
    14,127,880    
    27,400,000     Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust, Series 05-1,
Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 02/25/13
    23,506,460    
    20,700,000     Textron Financial Floorplan Master Note, Series 07-AA,
Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.51%, due 03/13/12
    17,005,050    
    677,872     The Money Store Business Loan Backed Trust, Series 99-1,
Class AN, 1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 1.46%, due 09/15/17
    583,104    
    Total Business Loans     213,730,160    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        CMBS — 6.5%  
    11,500,000     Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 06-3,
Class A2, 5.81%, due 07/10/44
    8,640,389    
    6,099,483     Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 05-PW10,
Class A1, 5.09%, due 12/11/40
    5,998,049    
    19,100,000     Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage, Series 05-CD1,
Class A2FL, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.58%, due 07/15/44
    13,927,720    
    32,600,000     Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 06-FL12,
Class AJ, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.59%, due 12/15/20
    24,088,140    
    26,000,000     GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 05-C4, Class A2,
5.31%, due 11/10/45
    23,855,445    
    16,950,000     GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 06-C1, Class A2,
5.34%, due 03/10/44
    14,845,716    
    3,585,364     Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 06-FL4A,
Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.54%, due 11/05/21
    2,973,611    
    27,200,000     GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 06-GG6, Class A2, 5.51%, due 04/10/38     23,910,500    
    5,938,604     GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 07-EOP, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.54%, due 03/06/20
    4,693,279    
    6,300,000     GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 07-EOP, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.58%, due 03/06/20
    4,699,170    
    8,176,676     J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 06-FL1A,
Class A1B, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.58%, due 02/15/20
    6,132,507    
    43,200,000     J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 06-LDP7,
Class A2, 5.86%, due 04/15/45
    38,026,368    
    3,566,740     Lehman Brothers Floating Rate Commercial, Series 06-LLFA, Class A1,
144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.54%, due 09/15/21
    2,496,718    
    27,200,000     Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 06-C1, Class A2, 5.61%, due 05/12/39     23,706,500    
    10,300,000     Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 06-IQ11, Class A2, 5.69%, due 10/15/42     8,808,148    
    11,000,000     Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 06-IQ11, Class A3, 5.74%, due 10/15/42     8,093,910    
    4,780,589     Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, Series 03-TOP9, Class A1,
3.98%, due 11/13/36
    4,605,906    
    26,263,095     Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 06-WL7A,
Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.55%, due 09/15/21
    18,384,166    
    Total CMBS     237,886,242    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


5



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations — 1.1%  
    4,900,000     American Capital Strategies Ltd. Commercial Real Estate CDO Trust,
Series 07-1A, Class A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .80%, 2.05%, due 11/23/52
    392,000    
    11,493,770     Crest Exeter Street Solar, Series 04-1A, Class A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .35%, 1.82%, due 06/28/19
    8,275,514    
    14,282,368     G-Force LLC, Series 05-RR2, Class A2, 144A, 5.16%, due 12/25/39     10,953,149    
    24,600,000     Guggenheim Structured Real Estate Funding, Series 05-2A,
Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .32%, 0.79%, due 08/26/30
    11,070,000    
    27,100,000     Marathon Real Estate CDO, Series 06-1A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.80%, due 05/25/46
    10,018,531    
    Total CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations     40,709,194    
        Collateralized Loan Obligations — 0.0%  
    871,428     Archimedes Funding IV (Cayman) Ltd., Series 4A, Class A1,
144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .48%, 1.73%, due 02/25/13
    793,596    
        Credit Cards — 22.7%  
    16,500,000     Advanta Business Card Master Trust, Series 05-A2, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.60%, due 05/20/13
    10,668,281    
    5,900,000     Advanta Business Card Master Trust, Series 05-A5, Class A5,
1 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.53%, due 04/20/12
    5,655,681    
    23,900,000     Advanta Business Card Master Trust, Series 07-A4, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.50%, due 04/22/13
    18,037,031    
    51,000,000     American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 05-5,
Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.50%, due 02/15/13
    48,462,240    
    20,700,000     American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 06-1,
Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.49%, due 12/15/13
    18,958,923    
    10,300,000     American Express Issuance Trust, Series 07-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.66%, due 09/15/11
    9,841,238    
    4,300,000     Bank of America Credit Card Trust, Series 06-A12, Class A12,
1 mo. LIBOR + .02%, 0.48%, due 03/15/14
    3,845,920    
    34,000,000     Cabela's Master Credit Card Trust, Series 08-4A, Class A2,
144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 3.46%, due 09/15/14
    27,973,500    
    12,700,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 04-A2, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.55%, due 01/17/12
    12,689,840    
    12,700,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 04-A3, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.56%, due 02/15/12
    12,649,835    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


6



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Credit Cards — continued  
    17,875,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 04-A7, Class A7,
3 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 1.38%, due 06/16/14
    16,083,909    
    341,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 06-A7, Class A7,
1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.49%, due 03/17/14
    307,190    
    24,800,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 06-A14, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.47%, due 08/15/13
    23,051,600    
    7,700,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 07-A4, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.49%, due 03/16/15
    6,573,490    
    16,800,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 07-A6, Class A6,
1 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.53%, due 05/15/13
    15,909,264    
    17,800,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 08-A6, Class A6,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.10%, 1.56%, due 03/17/14
    16,264,750    
    39,000,000     Charming Shoppes Master Trust, Series 07-1A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.25%, 1.71%, due 09/15/17
    26,835,510    
    46,600,000     Chase Issuance Trust, Series 05-A6, Class A6,
1 mo. LIBOR + 0.07%, 0.53%, due 07/15/14
    41,270,125    
    22,900,000     Chase Issuance Trust, Series 06-A7, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.47%, due 02/15/13
    21,799,426    
    4,000,000     Chase Issuance Trust, Series 07-A1, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .02%, 0.48%, due 03/15/13
    3,780,880    
    13,400,000     Chase Issuance Trust, Series 07-A11, Class A11,
1 mo. LIBOR, 0.46%, due 07/16/12
    12,991,166    
EUR     33,200,000     Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 04-A2, Class A, 3 mo.
EUR LIBOR + 0.10%, 1.97%, due 05/24/13
    38,022,214    
    11,500,000     Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 01-A7, Class A7,
3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 1.37%, due 08/15/13
    10,603,000    
    8,100,000     Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 05-A3, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.54%, due 04/24/14
    7,156,755    
    40,750,000     Citibank OMNI Master Trust, Series 07-A9A, Class A9, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.10%, 1.57%, due 12/23/13
    36,809,475    
    10,600,000     Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 96-4, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .38%, 0.83%, due 10/16/13
    9,508,200    
    11,000,000     Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 05-4, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.52%, due 06/18/13
    9,845,000    
    16,800,000     Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 05-4, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.55%, due 06/16/15
    12,500,250    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Credit Cards — continued  
    52,700,000     Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 06-2, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.49%, due 01/16/14
    46,277,978    
    4,100,000     Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 07-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.47%, due 08/15/12
    3,874,500    
    46,900,000     First National Master Note Trust, Series 07-2, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .75%, 1.21%, due 11/15/12
    43,748,906    
    20,100,000     GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 05-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.50%, due 03/15/13
    18,602,148    
    35,800,000     GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 07-3, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.47%, due 06/15/13
    32,667,500    
    39,800,000     Household Credit Card Master Note Trust I, Series 07-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 04/15/13
    34,053,875    
    17,800,000     Household Credit Card Master Note Trust I, Series 07-2, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .55%, 1.01%, due 07/15/13
    14,829,625    
    11,500,000     MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 04-A8, Class A8,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.61%, due 01/15/14
    10,525,835    
    40,500,000     National City Credit Card Master Trust, Series 08-3, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.80%, 2.26%, due 05/15/13
    31,792,500    
    21,100,000     Pillar Funding Plc, Series 04-2, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 2.14%, due 09/15/11
    20,025,588    
    49,200,000     Turquoise Card Backed Securities Plc, Series 06-1A, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.46%, due 05/16/11
    48,585,000    
    44,600,000     World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 04-A, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.64%, due 03/15/13
    43,736,544    
    10,900,000     World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 06-A,
Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.59%, due 02/15/17
    7,734,422    
    Total Credit Cards     834,549,114    
        Equipment Leases — 1.8%  
    14,600,000     CNH Equipment Trust, Series 08-A, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.95%, 2.41%, due 08/15/14
    13,067,000    
    20,500,000     CNH Equipment Trust, Series 07-B, Class A3B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .60%, 1.06%, due 10/17/11
    19,964,130    
    37,100,000     GE Equipment Midticket LLC, Series 07-1, Class A3B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.71%, due 06/14/11
    33,204,500    
    Total Equipment Leases     66,235,630    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Insurance Premiums — 0.9%  
    33,000,000     AICCO Premium Finance Master Trust, Series 07-AA, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 12/15/11
    31,587,600    
        Insured Auto Financing — 6.6%  
    8,500,000     Aesop Funding II LLC, Series 05-1A, Class A3, 144A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 04/20/11
    6,912,880    
    23,300,000     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 07-AX,
Class A4, XL, 1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.49%, due 10/06/13
    15,617,990    
    10,099,106     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 05-BM, Class A4,
MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.53%, due 05/06/12
    9,289,965    
    17,000,000     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 07-BF, Class A4,
FSA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.50%, due 12/06/13
    11,050,000    
    9,790,848     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 07-CM, Class A3B,
MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.48%, due 05/07/12
    9,007,580    
    13,500,000     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 07-DF, Class A4B,
FSA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .80%, 1.25%, due 06/06/14
    7,366,815    
    25,400,000     AmeriCredit Prime Automobile Receivable Trust, Series 07-2M, Class A4B,
MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 0.95%, due 03/08/16
    13,421,614    
    12,350,000     ARG Funding Corp., Series 05-2A, Class A3, 144A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 05/20/10
    11,814,504    
    27,646,995     Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 06-A, Class A4, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.47%, due 12/15/12
    25,056,472    
    23,900,000     Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 06-B, Class A4, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .02%, 0.47%, due 07/15/13
    19,060,489    
    6,800,000     Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 07-A, Class A4, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .02%, 0.48%, due 11/15/13
    4,762,244    
    22,301,754     Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 07-C, Class A3B, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .51%, 0.97%, due 04/16/12
    20,757,804    
    1,600,000     Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 05-2A, Class A3, 144A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.67%, due 02/25/11
    1,225,760    
    7,900,000     Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 05-2A, Class A5, 144A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 11/25/11
    4,682,251    
    40,800,000     Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-1, Class A4, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 09/15/14
    27,773,438    
    23,200,000     Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-3, Class A4B, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.11%, due 10/15/14
    15,799,896    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Insured Auto Financing — continued  
    51,300,000     Triad Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 07-B, Class A4B, FSA,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.20%, 1.65%, due 07/14/14
    36,212,670    
    5,111,505     UPFC Auto Receivables Trust, Series 06-B, Class A3, AMBAC,
5.01%, due 08/15/12
    4,677,027    
    Total Insured Auto Financing     244,489,399    
        Insured Business Loans — 0.0%  
    3,053,250     CNL Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 03-2A,
Class A1, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .44%, 0.91%, due 10/25/30
    610,650    
        Insured Credit Cards — 0.8%  
    28,400,000     Cabela's Master Credit Card Trust, Series 04-2A, Class A,
144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.58%, due 03/15/11
    28,362,718    
        Insured High Yield Collateralized Debt Obligations — 0.7%  
    20,073,077     Augusta Funding Ltd., Series 10A, Class F-1, 144A, CapMAC,
3mo. LIBOR +.25%, 1.71%, due 06/30/17
    16,688,756    
    5,143,085     GSC Partners CDO Fund Ltd., Series 2A, Class A, 144A, FSA,
6 mo. LIBOR + .52%, 3.06%, due 05/22/13
    3,666,494    
    7,800,000     GSC Partners CDO Fund Ltd., Series 03-4A, Class A3, 144A, AMBAC,
3 mo. LIBOR + .46%, 1.60%, due 12/16/15
    6,240,000    
    Total Insured High Yield Collateralized Debt Obligations     26,595,250    
        Insured Other — 2.0%  
    24,700,000     DB Master Finance LLC, Series 06-1, Class A2, 144A, AMBAC,
5.78%, due 06/20/31
    17,290,000    
    46,000,000     Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Series 07-1, Class A2, 144A, MBIA,
5.26%, due 04/25/37
    23,000,000    
    13,300,886     Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 06-3A, Class A1, 144A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.66%, due 09/15/41
    8,361,602    
    12,904,246     Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 06-4A, Class A1, 144A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.66%, due 12/15/41
    8,220,908    
    19,556,614     TIB Card Receivables Fund, 144A, FGIC,
3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 1.68%, due 01/05/14
    12,398,893    
    2,988,000     Toll Road Investment Part II, Series B, 144A, MBIA,
Zero Coupon, due 02/15/30
    541,964    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Insured Other — continued  
    26,300,000     Toll Road Investment Part II, Series C, 144A, MBIA,
Zero Coupon, due 02/15/37
    2,696,539    
    Total Insured Other     72,509,906    
        Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.3%  
    3,241,384     Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 04-R6, Class A1, XL,
1 mo. LIBOR + .21%, 0.68%, due 07/25/34
    1,847,589    
    3,840,806     Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 03-HE3, Class A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .38%, 0.85%, due 12/25/33
    2,189,260    
    993,052     Quest Trust, Series 04-X1, Class A, 144A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.80%, due 03/25/34
    631,581    
    29,335,944     Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 05-RS9, Class AI3, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.69%, due 11/25/35
    6,776,603    
    Total Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     11,445,033    
        Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.5%  
    630,188     Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 03-4A, Class A1, 144A,
AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .34%, 0.81%, due 10/25/34
    302,490    
    1,198,856     Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 04-1A, Class A2, 144A,
AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.80%, due 01/25/35
    491,531    
    18,685,870     Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 07-E, Class A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.61%, due 06/15/37
    4,671,467    
    8,100,000     GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 04-HE3, Class A3, FSA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.70%, due 10/25/34
    7,290,000    
    619,001     GreenPoint Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.93%, due 07/25/29
    338,559    
    601,336     GreenPoint Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 04-4, Class A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .28%, 1.02%, due 08/15/30
    263,778    
    1,462,829     Lehman ABS Corp., Series 04-2, Class A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.91%, due 06/25/34
    351,079    
    311,765     Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Series 03-HS1, Class AII, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 12/25/32
    151,477    
    5,149,544     SBI Heloc Trust, Series 05-HE1, Class 1A, 144A, FSA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .19%, 0.66%, due 11/25/35
    2,574,772    
    2,366,819     Wachovia Asset Securitization, Inc., Series 02-HE1, Class A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .37%, 0.84%, due 09/27/32
    1,356,558    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) — continued  
    1,966,222     Wachovia Asset Securitization, Inc., Series 04-HE1, Class A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.69%, due 06/25/34
    767,868    
    Total Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)     18,559,579    
        Insured Time Share — 0.5%  
    1,213,775     Cendant Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 04-1A, Class A2,
144A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.65%, due 05/20/16
    978,649    
    2,937,072     Cendant Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 05-1A, Class A2,
144A, FGIC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.65%, due 05/20/17
    2,113,774    
    4,681,214     Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 06-1A, Class A2, 144A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 05/20/18
    3,546,961    
    4,886,706     Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 07-1A, Class A2, 144A, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.92%, due 03/20/19
    3,419,167    
    15,862,214     Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 07-2A, Class A2, 144A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.00%, 1.47%, due 09/20/19
    9,727,582    
    Total Insured Time Share     19,786,133    
        Insured Transportation — 0.1%  
    6,665,000     GE Seaco Finance SRL, Series 04-1A, Class A, 144A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.76%, due 04/17/19
    3,599,100    
        Investment Grade Corporate Collateralized Debt Obligations — 1.8%  
    15,500,000     Counts Trust, Series 04-2, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .95%, 2.48%, due 09/20/09
    14,892,710    
    5,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 04-12, Class I, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .80%, 2.03%, due 08/05/09
    3,142,500    
    6,900,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 04-12, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .60%, 1.83%, due 08/05/09
    5,030,100    
    4,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 04-15, Class I, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .45%, 1.98%, due 12/20/09
    2,754,000    
    6,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 04-15, Class II, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 2.18%, due 12/20/09
    3,321,000    
    2,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 04-15, Class III, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .75%, 2.04%, due 12/20/09
    920,000    
    10,100,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 05-2A, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .45%, 1.98%, due 03/20/10
    4,923,750    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Investment Grade Corporate Collateralized Debt Obligations — continued  
    12,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 05-10, Class A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .52%, 2.05%, due 03/20/10
    4,656,000    
    22,300,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 05-15, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 1.93%, due 12/20/10
    8,998,050    
    34,200,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 06-13A, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 1.82%, due 06/20/13
    5,762,700    
    9,400,000     Prism Orso Trust, Series 04-MAPL, Class CERT, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .70%, 2.23%, due 08/01/11
    5,383,380    
    22,900,000     Salisbury International Investments Ltd.,
3 mo. LIBOR + .42%, 1.95%, due 06/22/10
    5,560,120    
    Total Investment Grade Corporate Collateralized Debt Obligations     65,344,310    
        Rate Reduction Bonds — 1.3%  
    17,363,975     Massachusetts RRB Special Purpose Trust, Series 05-1,
Class A3, 4.13%, due 09/15/13
    17,562,793    
    24,900,000     PG&E Energy Recovery Funding LLC, Series 05-1,
Class A4, 4.37%, due 06/25/14
    24,651,000    
    2,806,086     PG&E Energy Recovery Funding LLC, Series 05-2,
Class A1, 4.85%, due 06/25/11
    2,811,698    
    1,420,076     PSE&G Transition Funding LLC, Series 01-1, Class A4,
3 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 2.30%, due 06/15/11
    1,414,253    
    Total Rate Reduction Bonds     46,439,744    
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — 13.1%  
    977,554     Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 04-4, Class A1B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .39%, 0.86%, due 01/25/35
    426,458    
    2,528,620     Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-1, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.52%, due 02/25/37
    2,250,472    
    18,600,000     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-CW1, Class A2B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.57%, due 07/25/36
    7,919,508    
    10,325,062     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-HE3, Class A2B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.56%, due 06/25/36
    6,889,191    
    14,200,183     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP4, Class A2B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.57%, due 08/25/36
    7,100,091    
    6,372,603     ACE Securities Corp., Series 05-ASP1, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 0.74%, due 09/25/35
    3,887,288    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


13



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — continued  
    4,586,560     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 09/25/35
    515,484    
    8,292,262     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP1, Class A2B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 12/25/35
    4,998,741    
    11,045,740     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP2, Class A2B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 03/25/36
    7,430,800    
    8,500,000     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP2, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.65%, due 03/25/36
    3,051,160    
    5,900,000     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-HE2, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 05/25/36
    2,173,029    
    20,300,000     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP5, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.65%, due 10/25/36
    4,872,000    
    9,064,010     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL3, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.57%, due 06/25/36
    634,481    
    11,036,000     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL3, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 0.64%, due 06/25/36
    416,388    
    7,829,940     ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-WM1, Class A2A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.54%, due 11/25/36
    4,093,571    
    3,438,704     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASL1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 02/25/36
    549,780    
    11,100,000     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-OP1, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 04/25/36
    4,088,241    
    14,915,204     ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-HE1, Class A2A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.56%, due 01/25/37
    9,010,424    
    12,567,272     Alliance Bancorp Trust, Series 07-S1, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.67%, due 05/25/37
    1,612,884    
    3,448,275     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 04-W8, Class A5,
1 mo. LIBOR + .52%, 0.99%, due 05/25/34
    498,922    
    15,724,082     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W2, Class A2B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .19%, 0.66%, due 03/25/36
    7,862,041    
    1,347,003     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W4, Class A2B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 05/25/36
    1,077,602    
    58,867,000     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M1, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 07/25/36
    14,827,126    
    10,000,000     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W5, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 06/25/36
    6,775,000    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — continued  
    15,000,000     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M2, Class A2B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 09/25/36
    6,150,000    
    1,546,844     Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 06-OPT3, Class A3A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.53%, due 11/25/36
    1,430,057    
    14,800,000     Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 06-OPT2, Class A3B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 10/25/36
    12,920,400    
    10,300,000     Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 06-OPT2, Class A3C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 10/25/36
    4,853,360    
    33,848,809     Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 07-NC1, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.69%, due 05/25/37
    22,800,558    
    6,358,250     Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 04-B, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 1.50%, due 05/28/39
    4,240,953    
    6,272,904     Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 04-B, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.80%, due 05/28/39
    4,186,536    
    12,800,000     Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 05-A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 1.50%, due 02/28/40
    7,052,000    
    5,020,208     Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc., Series 07-AQ1, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 11/25/36
    3,263,135    
    8,500,000     Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc., Series 07-AQ1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.67%, due 11/25/36
    1,700,000    
    8,218,355     Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 07-SL2, Class 1A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 02/25/37
    616,377    
    5,195,526     Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-FRE1, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 02/25/35
    4,338,264    
    38,600,000     Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-FRE1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.67%, due 02/25/36
    18,335,000    
    14,216,398     Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 06-NC1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 01/25/36
    12,709,460    
    12,800,000     Centex Home Equity, Series 06-A, Class AV3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 06/25/36
    8,706,560    
    322,893     Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 03-3, Class 2A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 1.01%, due 04/25/33
    232,483    
    178,309     Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 04-OPT1, Class A1B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .41%, 0.88%, due 10/25/34
    68,863    
    12,500,000     Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 06-HE3, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 12/25/36
    3,250,000    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


15



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — continued  
    36,200,000     Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 06-BC3, Class 2A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 02/25/37
    22,849,440    
    9,847,464     Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 06-BC5, Class 2A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.55%, due 03/25/37
    9,030,124    
    5,788,659     Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization, Series 06-RP1,
Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 04/25/36
    4,881,467    
    429,511     Equity One ABS, Inc., Series 04-1, Class AV2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.77%, due 04/25/34
    76,507    
    14,400,000     First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 06-FF5,
Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 04/25/36
    5,706,000    
    4,488,746     First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 06-FF18,
Class A2A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.54%, due 12/25/37
    4,196,978    
    4,971,476     Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-B, Class 2A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.57%, due 08/25/36
    4,405,970    
    19,925,000     Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-B, Class 2A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 08/25/36
    6,376,000    
    5,184,903     Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-A, Class 1A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.67%, due 05/25/36
    3,345,883    
    15,000,000     GE-WMC Mortgage Securities, Series 06-1, Class A2B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 08/25/36
    1,875,000    
    3,461,573     GE-WMC Mortgage Securities, Series 05-2, Class A2B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 0.64%, due 12/25/35
    2,942,337    
    3,378,162     Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-3, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 01/20/35
    2,099,211    
    12,890,843     Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 01/20/36
    8,501,914    
    3,876,277     Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-2, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .31%, 0.78%, due 01/20/35
    2,381,487    
    29,400,000     J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., Series 06-WMC4, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 12/25/36
    9,996,000    
    11,300,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-HE2, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 06/25/36
    2,994,500    
    9,097,550     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-AM3, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.60%, due 10/25/36
    7,914,869    
    23,290,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-HE3, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 08/25/36
    5,822,500    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


16



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — continued  
    14,400,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-NC3, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 10/25/36
    3,816,000    
    20,910,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-FRE2, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 03/25/36
    8,364,000    
    5,334,581     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 05-FRE1, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 10/25/35
    4,134,300    
    11,484,179     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-WMC1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 02/25/36
    10,680,286    
    6,795,535     Master Second Lien Trust, Series 06-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 03/25/36
    747,509    
    14,339,684     Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Series 07-HE2, Class A2A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 02/25/37
    11,223,044    
    3,817,579     Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc., Series 04-SD1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 0.87%, due 08/25/34
    2,557,778    
    32,500,000     Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc., Series 07-HE4, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.70%, due 02/25/37
    9,100,000    
    23,400,000     Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loans, Series 06-3, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 04/25/36
    8,190,000    
    11,207,575     Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loans, Series 07-2, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.57%, due 04/25/37
    8,853,984    
    9,500,000     Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust, Series 06-2, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 11/25/36
    3,325,000    
    7,212,121     Nomura Home Equity Loan, Inc., Series 06-FM1, Class 2A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 11/25/35
    6,563,030    
    9,942,828     People's Choice Home Loan Securities Trust, Series 05-4, Class 1A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .26%, 0.73%, due 12/25/35
    7,457,121    
    13,375,832     RAAC Series Trust, Series 06-SP1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .19%, 0.66%, due 09/25/45
    10,883,016    
    3,644,950     Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 06-RZ4, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.56%, due 10/25/36
    3,426,253    
    2,514,939     Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 05-RS4, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.70%, due 04/25/35
    2,288,594    
    4,053,243     Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 05-RS8, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 10/25/33
    2,837,270    
    9,043,626     Residential Asset Securities Corp., Series 07-KS3, Class AI1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 04/25/37
    7,867,955    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


17



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — continued  
    9,353,909     Residential Asset Securities Corp., Series 05-KS12, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 01/25/36
    7,253,956    
    236,691     Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Series 04-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 1.01%, due 03/25/35
    61,318    
    6,426,746     Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC, Series 06-NC1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 03/25/36
    4,820,059    
    3,891,945     Security National Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 06-2A,
Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 10/25/36
    3,551,400    
    2,725,384     SG Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 05-OPT1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .26%, 0.73%, due 10/25/35
    2,248,442    
    3,796,119     Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 07-NS1, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 01/25/37
    3,137,730    
    17,100,000     Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance, Series 06-BC3, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 06/25/37
    7,796,531    
    11,100,000     Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.67%, due 01/25/36
    3,885,000    
    7,385,089     Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 05-S6, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 11/25/35
    1,181,614    
    18,999,689     Yale Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-1, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 0.87%, due 06/25/37
    11,114,818    
    Total Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     482,576,883    
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian) — 3.9%  
    5,311,698     Australian Mortgage Securities II, Series G3, Class A1A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .21%, 1.56%, due 01/10/35
    4,649,383    
    10,134,283     Crusade Global Trust, Series 06-1, Class A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 1.20%, due 07/20/38
    8,667,822    
    16,209,761     Crusade Global Trust, Series 07-1, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 1.20%, due 04/19/38
    13,143,263    
    5,020,081     Crusade Global Trust, Series 04-2, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 1.38%, due 11/19/37
    4,060,689    
    3,412,361     Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 03-3G, Class A2,
3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 1.72%, due 09/27/35
    2,725,384    
    30,901,180     Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 04-2G, Class A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 2.20%, due 03/14/36
    25,103,192    
    1,841,749     Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 2.31%, due 12/08/36
    1,418,165    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


18



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian) — continued  
    2,876,237     Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 06-2GA, Class A2, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 1.34%, due 05/27/38
    2,192,095    
    2,166,972     Medallion Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 1.32%, due 05/10/36
    1,878,074    
    11,045,105     Medallion Trust, Series 06-1G, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 2.05%, due 06/14/37
    9,023,177    
    7,406,368     Medallion Trust, Series 07-1G, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 1.30%, due 02/27/39
    6,703,659    
    15,715,639     National RMBS Trust, Series 06-3, Class A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 1.16%, due 10/20/37
    13,604,714    
    17,299,736     Puma Finance Ltd., Series G5, Class A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 1.32%, due 02/21/38
    14,126,964    
    1,104,157     Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Fund, Series 6,
Class A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 1.40%, due 11/09/35
    924,268    
    2,160,535     Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Fund, Series 7,
Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 2.33%, due 03/09/36
    1,884,319    
    1,727,059     Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Fund, Series 4A,
Class A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 1.62%, due 10/09/29
    1,417,304    
    1,737,452     Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Fund, Series 8,
Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 1.42%, due 01/12/37
    1,432,842    
    21,404,982     Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Fund, Series 07-1,
Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 2.16%, due 06/12/40
    17,443,883    
    14,605,913     Westpac Securitization Trust, Series 07-1G, Class A2A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 1.30%, due 05/21/38
    12,381,578    
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian)     142,780,775    
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European) — 6.7%  
    15,900,000     Aire Valley Mortgages, Series 07-1A, Class 1A2, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 1.62%, due 03/20/30
    14,246,400    
    13,400,000     Aire Valley Mortgages, Series 06-1A, Class 1A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 1.64%, due 09/20/66
    12,177,920    
    13,500,000     Arkle Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-1A, Class 3A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 1.29%, due 08/17/11
    13,197,600    
    12,300,000     Arkle Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-1A, Class 4A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 1.33%, due 02/17/52
    10,258,200    
    31,100,000     Brunel Residential Mortgages, Series 07-1A, Class A4C, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 1.36%, due 01/13/39
    25,107,030    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


19



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European) — continued  
    3,491,826     Gracechurch Mortgage Funding Plc, Series 1A, Class A2B, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 1.42%, due 10/11/41
    3,212,375    
    6,760,721     Granite Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-2, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.51%, due 12/20/54
    4,191,647    
    4,069,799     Granite Mortgages Plc, Series 04-3, Class 2A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 1.67%, due 09/20/44
    2,767,464    
    38,900,000     Holmes Financing Plc, Series 10A, Class 4A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 1.17%, due 07/15/40
    35,932,319    
    10,000,000     Holmes Master Issuer Plc, Series 07-2A, Class 3A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 1.17%, due 07/15/21
    9,000,000    
    20,632,993     Kildare Securities Ltd., Series 07-1A, Class A2, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 2.25%, due 12/10/43
    15,301,221    
    4,303,145     Leek Finance Plc, Series 17A, Class A2B, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 1.67%, due 12/21/37
    2,879,745    
    987,020     Leek Finance Plc, Series 14A, Class A2B, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 1.71%, due 09/21/36
    931,654    
    3,451,784     Leek Finance Plc, Series 15A, Class AB, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 1.67%, due 03/21/37
    2,968,534    
    11,900,000     Mound Financing Plc, Series 5A, Class 2A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 1.28%, due 05/08/16
    11,215,750    
    6,591,686     Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 7A, Class A1A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .21%, 1.45%, due 05/15/34
    6,088,279    
    11,548,800     Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 12A, Class A2C, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 1.35%, due 11/15/38
    6,800,857    
    7,116,161     Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 14A, Class A2C, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 2.10%, due 09/15/39
    6,209,420    
    36,200,000     Pendeford Master Issuer Plc, Series 07-1A, Class 3A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 1.32%, due 02/12/16
    31,638,800    
    3,270,000     Permanent Financing Plc, Series 4, Class 3A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 2.33%, due 03/10/24
    3,264,016    
    26,600,000     Permanent Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-1, Class 5A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 1.20%, due 07/15/33
    21,945,000    
    6,600,000     Permanent Master Issuer Plc, Series 07-1, Class 4A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 1.17%, due 10/15/33
    5,399,790    
    305,268     RMAC Securities Plc, Series 06-NS4A, Class A1B, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 2.17%, due 06/12/25
    304,505    
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European)     245,038,526    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.1%  
    722,302     Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 04-3A, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.77%, due 08/25/35
    296,106    
    1,640,705     GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 05-HE4, Class 2A3C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 07/25/30
    1,065,433    
    3,677,125     Mellon Residential Funding Corp., Series 04-TBC1, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.73%, due 02/26/34
    2,211,446    
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)     3,572,985    
        Student Loans — 5.0%  
    5,786,645     College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 04-1, Class A2,
3 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 1.27%, due 04/25/16
    5,633,310    
    11,200,000     College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 06-1, Class A2,
3 mo. LIBOR + .02%, 1.18%, due 04/25/22
    10,934,560    
    20,300,000     College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 07-2, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 1.41%, due 01/25/24
    19,285,000    
    5,576,000     College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 07-1, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 1.17%, due 01/25/23
    5,415,411    
    5,081,092     Goal Capital Funding Trust, Series 06-1, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR, 1.25%, due 08/25/20
    5,005,892    
    5,164,911     Goal Capital Funding Trust, Series 07-1, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .02%, 1.49%, due 06/25/21
    5,108,614    
    2,873,584     Keycorp Student Loan Trust, Series 05-A, Class 2A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 1.52%, due 09/27/21
    2,781,572    
    3,632,419     Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corp., Series 05-1, Class A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 1.57%, due 06/20/15
    3,498,020    
    10,525,936     National Collegiate Student Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 08/25/23
    9,473,342    
    10,485,464     National Collegiate Student Loan Trust, Series 06-A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.55%, due 08/26/19
    9,646,627    
    9,600,000     Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 05-2, Class A4,
3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 1.61%, due 12/23/19
    8,741,664    
    8,691,939     SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 06-A, Class A2,
3 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 1.12%, due 10/15/15
    8,496,710    
    17,047,809     SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 05-1, Class A2,
3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 1.24%, due 04/27/20
    15,589,795    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Student Loans — continued  
    24,600,000     SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 05-3, Class A4,
3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 1.23%, due 04/27/20
    22,263,000    
    15,717,704     SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 07-A, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 2.03%, due 09/15/22
    13,202,872    
    25,300,000     SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 07-2, Class A2,
3 mo. LIBOR, 1.16%, due 07/25/17
    23,592,250    
    5,700,000     SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 07-6, Class A2,
3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 1.41%, due 01/25/19
    5,090,100    
    11,100,000     SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 08-6, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .75%, 1.91%, due 01/25/19
    9,967,453    
    Total Student Loans     183,726,192    
        Time Share — 0.1%  
    5,413,276     Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 08-1A, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 4.47%, due 02/20/20
    4,596,210    
        Trade Receivables — 0.2%  
    9,800,000     SSCE Funding LLC, Series 04-1A, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.69%, due 11/15/10
    9,310,000    
    Total Asset-Backed Securities     3,528,379,547    
        U.S. Government — 0.6%  
    22,005,152     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.88%, due 04/15/10 (a) (b)      21,701,432    
        U.S. Government Agency — 1.3%  
    10,875,000     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of India),
3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 1.27%, due 02/01/27 (c) 
    9,636,230    
    13,500,000     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Morocco),
6 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 1.90%, due 10/29/26 (c) 
    12,634,569    
    16,000,000     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Morocco),
6 mo. LIBOR - .02%, 2.81%, due 02/01/25 (c) 
    14,857,330    
    783,852     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Peru),
Series A, 6 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill + .35%, 0.85%, due 05/01/14 (c) 
    744,480    
    10,222,500     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Tunisia),
6 mo. LIBOR, 1.75%, due 07/01/23 (c) 
    9,570,360    
    Total U.S. Government Agency     47,442,969    
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $4,891,212,004)     3,597,523,948    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.6%  
        Money Market Funds — 2.6%  
    70,558,573     State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund-Institutional Class     70,558,573    
    24,072,590     State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     24,072,590    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $94,631,163)     94,631,163    
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.4%
(Cost $4,985,843,167)
    3,692,155,111    
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.4%)     (15,407,319 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 3,676,747,792    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


23



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/
Receive
  Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Sales      
  3/10/09       EUR       20,000,000     $ 25,353,827     $ 2,114,173    

 

Swap Agreements

Credit Default Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receiveu
(Pay)
  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1) 
  Deliverable
on
Default
  Maximum
Potential
Amount of
Future
Payments
by the Fund
Under the
Contract (2) 
  Market
Value
 
  60,000,000     USD   9/20/2010   Morgan   Receive   0.40%   17.76%   Eagle Creek   60,000,000   USD   $ (14,465,887 )  
            Stanley         CDO        
  31,000,000     USD   3/20/2013   Morgan
Stanley
  Receive
  0.25%
  17.49%
  MS Synthetic
2006-1
  31,000,000
  USD
    (15,267,217 )
 
    $ (29,733,104 )  
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $    

 

u  Receive - Fund receives premium and sells credit protection.
(Pay) - Fund pays premium and buys credit protection.

(1)  Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on the reference security, as of February 28, 2009, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and reflect the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(2)  The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make as a seller of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


24



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, for the swap contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

144A - Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors.

AMBAC - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by AMBAC Assurance Corporation.

CapMAC - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by Capital Markets Assurance Corporation.

CDO - Collateralized Debt Obligation

CMBS - Collateralized Mortgage Backed Security

EUR LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate denominated in Euros.

FGIC - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation.

FSA - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by Financial Security Assurance.

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

MBIA - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by MBIA Insurance Corp.

RMAC - Residential Mortgage Acceptance Corp.

RMBS - Residential Mortgage Backed Security

XL - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by XL Capital Assurance.

The rates shown on variable rate notes are the current interest rates at February 28, 2009, which are subject to change based on the terms of the security.

(a)  Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

(b)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated to cover receivable for collateral on swap contracts (Note 2).

(c)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

Currency Abbreviations:

EUR - Euro

USD - United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


25




GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $4,985,843,167) (Note 2)   $ 3,692,155,111    
Receivable for investments sold     1,542,580    
Dividends and interest receivable     5,970,198    
Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     2,114,173    
Receivable for collateral on open swap contracts (Note 2)     7,530,000    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     119,397    
Total assets     3,709,431,459    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     11,564    
Payable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     29,733,104    
Miscellaneous payable     2,537,983    
Accrued expenses     401,016    
Total liabilities     32,683,667    
Net assets   $ 3,676,747,792    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 5,108,310,281    
Distributions in excess of net investment income     (773,995 )  
Accumulated net realized loss     (109,481,464 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (1,321,307,030 )  
    $ 3,676,747,792    
Net assets   $ 3,676,747,792    
Shares outstanding:     215,076,521    
Net asset value per share:   $ 17.10    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


26



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Interest   $ 205,692,317    
Dividends     3,164,329    
Total investment income     208,856,646    
Expenses:  
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     657,793    
Audit and tax fees     93,128    
Legal fees     449,083    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     113,853    
Miscellaneous     68,039    
Total expenses     1,381,896    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (1,089,446 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (982 )  
Net expenses     291,468    
Net investment income (loss)     208,565,178    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (328,230,494 )  
Closed futures contracts     (1,147,405 )  
Closed swap contracts     (10,714,968 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     8,125,085    
Net realized gain (loss)     (331,967,782 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (815,344,049 )  
Open futures contracts     892,437    
Open swap contracts     (12,328,122 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     3,375,172    
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (823,404,562 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1,155,372,344 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (946,807,166 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


27



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 208,565,178     $ 413,372,282    
Net realized gain (loss)     (331,967,782 )     (2,015,394 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (823,404,562 )     (512,996,708 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (946,807,166 )     (101,639,820 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income     (266,488,025 )     (418,731,518 )  
Return of capital     (538,644,733 )        
      (805,132,758 )     (418,731,518 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):     (2,247,496,453 )     1,588,185,799    
Redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):     4,769,406          
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions and redemption fees
    (2,242,727,047 )     1,588,185,799    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (3,994,666,971 )     1,067,814,461    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     7,671,414,763       6,603,600,302    
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment
income of $773,995 and accumulated undistributed
net investment income of $44,272,074, respectively)
  $ 3,676,747,792     $ 7,671,414,763    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


28




GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value,
beginning of period
  $ 24.03     $ 25.66     $ 25.60     $ 25.33     $ 25.18    
Income (loss) from
investment operations:
 
Net investment income (loss)      0.76       1.38       1.43       1.01       0.59    
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss)
    (4.41 )     (1.64 )     0.00 (a)      (0.03 )     (0.09 )  
Total from investment operations     (3.65 )     (0.26 )     1.43       0.98       0.50    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (1.06 )     (1.37 )     (1.37 )     (0.71 )     (0.34 )  
From net realized gains                             (0.01 )  
From return of capital     (2.22 )                          
Total distributions     (3.28 )     (1.37 )     (1.37 )     (0.71 )     (0.35 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 17.10     $ 24.03     $ 25.66     $ 25.60     $ 25.33    
Total Return(b)      (15.97 )%     (1.14 )%     5.68 %     3.89 %     2.01 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 3,676,748     $ 7,671,415     $ 6,603,600     $ 4,480,312     $ 3,483,889    
Net operating expenses to average
daily net assets(c) 
    0.00 %(d)      0.00 %(d)      0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %  
Interest expense to average
daily net assets
                0.01 %     0.02 %        
Total net expenses to average
daily net assets
    0.00 %(d)(e)      0.00 %(d)(e)      0.01 %     0.02 %     0.00 %(e)   
Net investment income to average
daily net assets
    3.46 %     5.41 %     5.50 %     3.96 %     2.31 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     16 %     27 %     68 %     45 %     34 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.02 %     0.01 %     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %  
Redemption fees consisted of the
following per share amounts: 
  $ 0.02                            

 

(a)  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) was less than $0.01 per share.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(c)  Net operating expenses were less than 0.01% to average daily net assets.

(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(e)  Total net expenses were less than 0.01% to average daily net assets.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return comparable to that of the JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in high quality U.S. and foreign adjustable rate fixed income securities with low volatility (although market changes may indirectly result in volatility). Fixed income securities in which the Fund invests (some of which may have been downgraded), include securities issued by a wide range of private issuers and, to a lesser extent, securities issued by federal, state, local, and foreign governments (including securities neither guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. government). The Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in asset-backed securities including, but not limited to, securities backed by pools of residential and commercial mortgages, credit-card receivables, home equity loans, automobile loans, educational loans, corporate and sovereign bonds, and bank loans made to corporations. In addition, the Fund may invest in government securities, corporate debt securities, money market instruments, and commercial paper, and enter into credit default swaps, reverse repurchase agreements, and repurchase agreements. The Fund also may use exchange-traded and over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives, including swap contracts, futures contracts, options on futures, options on swaps (or "swaptions"), and other types of options, and forward currency contracts. The Fund's fixed income securities primarily have adjustable interest rates (or may be hedged using derivatives to convert the fixed rate interest payments into adjustable rate interest payments), but may also include all types of interest rate, payment, and reset terms, including fixed rate, zero coupon, contingent, deferred, payment-in-kind, and auction rate features. The Fund may hold fixed income securities whose ratings after they were acquired were reduced below investment grade.

The Fund directly invests in asset-backed securities with contractual cash flows, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, credit card receivables and auto loan receivables. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate values, delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates and shifts in the market's perception of the securities' market values.

The Fund will, if deemed prudent by the Manager, take temporary defensive measures (until the Manager has determined that normal conditions have returned or that it is otherwise prudent to resume investing in accordance with the Fund's normal investment strategies) and may not achieve its investment objectives


30



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

during those periods. Recent changes in the credit markets have reduced the liquidity of all types of fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities.

Shares of the Fund are not publicly offered and are principally available only to other funds of the Trust and certain accredited investors.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

Typically the Fund values debt instruments based on prices supplied by a primary pricing source chosen by the Manager. The Manager evaluates primary pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source should the Manager deem it appropriate. If it deems appropriate, the Manager, at its discretion, may override a price supplied by a primary source by using a price provided by another source. The prices provided by primary pricing sources may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material.

Certain securities held by the Fund are valued on the basis of prices provided by a single source. As of February 28, 2009, the total value of these securities represented 38.42% of the net assets. The single source prices provided may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material. In addition, although alternative prices are available for other securities held


31



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

by the Fund, those alternative sources would not necessarily confirm the security price used by the Fund. Therefore, the existence of those alternative sources does not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Fund.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund valued debt securities using indicative bids received from primary pricing sources. The Fund also valued certain credit default swaps using industry standard models and inputs from pricing vendors.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     116,332,595       2,114,173    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     3,575,822,516          
Total   $ 3,692,155,111     $ 2,114,173    

 

*  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts.


32



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs           (29,733,104 )  
Total   $     $ (29,733,104 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include swap agreements.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments***
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 1,370,228,960     $    
Accrued discounts/premiums     2,493,885          
Realized gain (loss)     (274,070,194 )        
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (835,906,320 )     (20,743,168 )  
Net purchases (sales)     (944,911,179 )        
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3     4,257,987,364       (8,989,936 )  
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 3,575,822,516     $ (29,733,104 )  

 

***  Other financial instruments include swap agreements.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. The Fund had no futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts during the period.

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Indexed securities

The Fund may invest in indexed securities. Indexed securities are securities whose redemption values and/or coupons are linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic. The Fund uses indexed securities to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets in which investing through conventional securities is difficult. Indexed securities held by the Fund at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. Swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Reverse repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement the Fund sells portfolio assets subject to an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same assets at a later date at a fixed price. In connection with these agreements, the Fund establishes segregated accounts with its custodian in which the Fund maintains cash, U.S. government securities or other assets equal in value to its obligations under the reverse repurchase agreement into which it has entered. Reverse repurchase agreements expose the Fund to the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund has sold under the agreement may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase them under the agreement. If the buyer in a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund's use of proceeds from the sale of its securities may be restricted while the other party or its trustee or receiver determines whether to honor the Fund's right to repurchase the securities. Furthermore, in that situation the Fund may be unable to recover the securities it sold and as a result would realize a loss equal to the difference between the value of the securities and the payment it received for them. This loss would be greater to the extent the buyer paid less than the value of the securities the Fund sold to it (e.g., a buyer may pay $95 for a bond with a market value of $100). The market value of the securities the Fund has sold


37



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

is determined daily and any additional required collateral is allocated to or sent by the Fund on the next business day. The Fund had no reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions as determined by the Trustees (or their delegates). All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to derivative contract transactions, foreign currency transactions, capital loss carryforwards, post-October capital and currency losses, differing treatment of accretion and amortization, and redemption in-kind transactions.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Distributions
in Excess of Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 12,876,778     $ 259,672,791     $ (272,549,569 )  

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 266,488,025     $ 418,731,518    
Tax return of capital     538,644,733          
Total distributions   $ 805,132,758     $ 418,731,518    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital and currency losses of $39,640,884 and $28,599, respectively.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2011   $ (29,576,884 )  
2/29/2012     (142,552 )  
2/28/2014     (614,650 )  
2/28/2015     (5,952,458 )  
2/29/2016     (1,158,601 )  
2/28/2017     (32,360,541 )  
Total   $ (69,805,686 )  

 


39



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 4,984,449,263     $ 213,896     $ (1,292,508,048 )   $ (1,292,294,152 )  

 

For the period ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had net realized losses attributed to redemption in-kind transactions of $274,134,071.

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective October 8, 2008, the Fund instituted a fee on cash redemptions of 1.00% of the amount redeemed. Effective October 20, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 2.00% of the amount redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash redemption is offset by a corresponding cash purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions.

Investment risks

To manage the Fund's cash collateral needs in extraordinary market conditions, the Manager reserves the right to reduce or eliminate the Fund's derivative exposures, including those that are intended to cause the Fund to track its benchmark more closely. A reduction in those exposures without replacing them with benchmark securities will tend to cause the performance of the Fund to track its benchmark less closely and make the Fund's performance more dependent on the performance of the asset-backed securities it holds directly or indirectly.

To address in part the cash management issues described above, the Fund expects to honor nearly all redemptions of its shares in-kind for the foreseeable future. If redeeming shareholders from the Fund choose to sell assets received in-kind immediately and current adverse market conditions continue, they may experience difficulty selling the assets at favorable prices. To the extent that the Fund honors redemptions in cash, redeeming shareholders will bear the redemption fees described in the Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares note.

Among other trading agreements, the Fund is party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements ("ISDA Agreements") with select counterparties that generally govern over-the-counter derivative transactions entered into by the Fund. The ISDA Master Agreements typically include standard representations and warranties as well as contractual terms related to collateral, events of default, termination events, and other standard provisions. Termination events may include the decline in the net assets of the Fund below a certain level over a specified period of time and may entitle a counterparty to elect to terminate early with respect to some or all the transactions under the ISDA Agreement with that counterparty. Such an election by one or more of the counterparties could have a material impact on the


41



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Fund's operations. Due to declines in the net assets of the Fund during the year ended February 28, 2009, one or more counterparties may be entitled to terminate early but none has taken such action.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO does not charge the Fund any management or service fees for its services. In addition, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses through at least June 30, 2009 (excluding fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes)).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $98,923 and $41,588, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

For the year ended February 28, 2009, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
U.S. Government securities   $ 63,698,142     $ 58,009,447    
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)     835,992,382       3,083,572,090    

 


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 66.99% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by two shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Each of the shareholders are other funds of the Trust. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, no shares of the Fund were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 99.99% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     89,796,548     $ 2,127,502,850       333,248,563     $ 8,426,752,200    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    1,977,373       46,978,867       16,958,629       418,731,518    
Shares repurchased     (195,999,454 )     (4,421,978,170 )     (288,235,189 )     (7,257,297,919 )  
Redemption fees           4,769,406                
Net increase (decrease)     (104,225,533 )   $ (2,242,727,047 )     61,972,003     $ 1,588,185,799    

 


43




Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred * 
 
1) Actual     0.01 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 852.80     $ 0.05    
2) Hypothetical     0.01 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.74     $ 0.05    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in early 2010.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $162,831,186 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Note Concerning Distributions (Unaudited)

The Fund previously reported estimated sources of any dividends, short-term capital gains, and long-term capital gains distributions paid on a per share basis. Pursuant to Rule 19a-1(e) of the Investment Company Act, the following serves as a correction of such estimates. 1.38% of distributions to shareholders declared from return of capital during the Fund's fiscal year were reclassified to distributions from net investment income and are reflected as such in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
Length of
and Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
Length of
and Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002-2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Fixed Income team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund returned -15.9% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, compared to +3.5% for the JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index. The Fund underperformed the benchmark during the fiscal year by 19.4%.

The underperformance stemmed from price declines in the collateral pool in which the Fund invests a substantial portion of its total assets, the GMO Short Duration Collateral Fund (SDCF). SDCF invests primarily in U.S. and foreign floating-rate fixed income securities — mainly asset-backed securities.

Because the fiscal year was marked by sharply deteriorating liquidity conditions in securitized credit markets, spreads widened to all-time highs. In addition to widening spreads, SDCF suffered credit downgrades during the year: SDCF had 123 downgraded securities, representing 27.4% of its market value from the beginning of the year. At fiscal year-end, 73% of the SDCF's portfolio was rated AAA, 8% was rated AA, 2% was rated A, 12% was rated BBB, and 5% was rated below B.

With the extreme price volatility of asset-backed securities during the fiscal year, SDCF underperformed LIBOR by nearly 20%, directly contributing to the Fund's underperformance given its 99% exposure to SDCF during the period.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of 2.00% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.

*   Class III performance information represents Class VI performance from March 1, 2006 to December 28, 2006 and Class III performance thereafter.



GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Debt Obligations     97.8 %  
Short-Term Investments     2.6    
Forward Currency Contracts     0.1    
Swaps     (0.8 )  
Other     0.3    
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund.

Industry Sector Summary**   % of Debt Obligations  
Credit Cards     23.2 %  
Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     13.6    
Auto Financing     12.2    
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European)     6.8    
Insured Auto Financing     6.8    
CMBS     6.6    
Business Loans     5.9    
Student Loans     5.1    
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian)     4.0    
Insured Other     2.0    
Equipment Leases     1.9    
Investment Grade Corporate Collateralized Debt Obligations     1.8    
U.S. Government Agency     1.3    
Rate Reduction Bonds     1.3    
Bank Loan Collateralized Debt Obligations     1.2    
CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations     1.1    
Insurance Premiums     0.9    
Insured Credit Cards     0.8    
Insured High Yield Collateralized Debt Obligations     0.7    
U.S. Government     0.6    
Insured Time Share     0.6    
Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)     0.5    
Airlines     0.4    
Trade Receivables     0.3    
Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     0.1    
Time Share     0.1    
Insured Transportation     0.1    
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)     0.1    
Collateralized Loan Obligations     0.0    
Insured Business Loans     0.0    
ABS Collateralized Debt Obligations     0.0    
      100.0 %  

 

**  The table above incorporates aggregate industry sector exposure associated with investments in GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
  MUTUAL FUNDS — 99.6%        
  Affiliated Issuers — 99.6%        
  1,565,351     GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     26,767,495    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $33,412,424)     26,767,495    
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.6%        
  Money Market Funds — 0.6%        
  157,534     State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     157,534    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $157,534)     157,534    
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2%
(Cost $33,569,958)
    26,925,029    
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.2%)     (47,050 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 26,877,979    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $157,534) (Note 2)   $ 157,534    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $33,412,424) (Notes 2 and 8)     26,767,495    
Cash     1,303    
Dividends receivable     23    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     5,370    
Total assets     26,931,725    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     1,026    
Shareholder service fee     3,077    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     89    
Miscellaneous payable     110    
Accrued expenses     49,444    
Total liabilities     53,746    
Net assets   $ 26,877,979    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 38,382,878    
Accumulated net realized loss     (4,859,970 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (6,644,929 )  
    $ 26,877,979    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 26,877,979    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     1,573,246    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 17.08    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 1,513,034    
Dividends     466    
Total investment income     1,513,500    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     13,329    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     39,987    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     5,888    
Audit and tax fees     35,403    
Legal fees     399    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     555    
Registration fees     1,656    
Miscellaneous     2,956    
Total expenses     100,173    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (46,121 )  
Net expenses     54,052    
Net investment income (loss)     1,459,448    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (461,840 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (461,840 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (5,988,117 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (6,449,957 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (4,990,509 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 1,459,448     $ 1,554,865    
Net realized gain (loss)     (461,840 )     (422,578 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (5,988,117 )     (877,706 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (4,990,509 )     254,581    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (1,520,770 )     (1,493,543 )  
Return of capital  
Class III     (2,186,109 )        
      (3,706,879 )     (1,493,543 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     24,925,353       (28,686,720 )  
Redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     12,814          
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions and redemption fees
    24,938,167       (28,686,720 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     16,240,779       (29,925,682 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     10,637,200       40,562,882    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net
investment income of $0 and $61,322, respectively)
  $ 26,877,979     $ 10,637,200    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 23.39     $ 25.05     $ 24.82    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(b)†      1.17       1.07       (0.01 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (4.92 )     (1.38 )     0.24    
Total from investment operations     (3.75 )     (0.31 )     0.23    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.81 )     (1.35 )        
Return of capital     (1.75 )              
Total distributions     (2.56 )     (1.35 )        
Net asset value, end of period   $ 17.08     $ 23.39     $ 25.05    
Total Return(c)      (15.90 )%     (1.33 )%     0.93 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 26,878     $ 10,637     $ 40,563    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.20 %     0.20 %     0.21 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets(b)      5.47 %     4.25 %     (0.21 )%*   
Portfolio turnover rate     18 %     127 %     125 %**††   
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager to average daily net assets:     0.17 %     0.15 %     0.06 %*   
Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts:    $ 0.01                

 

(a)  Period from December 28, 2006 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2007.

(b)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund.

(c)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

††  Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the period from March 1, 2006 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2007.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return comparable to that of the JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index. The Fund invests substantially all of its assets in GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund ("SDCF") (an arrangement often referred to as a "master-feeder" structure) and, to a limited extent, in cash and cash equivalents. The Fund's investment objective and principal investment strategies are identical to those of SDCF. SDCF seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in high quality U.S. and foreign adjustable rate fixed income securities with low volatility. SDCF may invest a substantial portion of its assets in asset-backed securities, some of which have been downgraded.

The financial statements of SDCF should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request, by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect). Shares of SDCF are not publicly available for direct purchase.

The Fund indirectly (through SDCF) invests in asset-backed securities with contractual cash flows, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, credit card receivables and auto loan receivables. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate values, delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates and shifts in the market's perception of the securities' market values.

The Fund will, if deemed prudent by the Manager, take temporary defensive measures (until the Manager has determined that normal conditions have returned or that it is otherwise prudent to resume investing in accordance with the Fund's normal investment strategies) and may not achieve its investment objectives during those periods. Recent changes in the credit markets have reduced the liquidity of all types of fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Shares of SDCF are generally valued at their net asset value.

Investments held by SDCF funds are valued as follows. Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

Typically the Fund and the underlying funds value debt instruments based on prices supplied by a primary pricing source chosen by the Manager. The Manager evaluates primary pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source should the Manager deem it appropriate. If it deems it appropriate, the Manager, at its discretion, may override a price supplied by a primary source by using a price provided by another source. The prices provided by primary pricing sources may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material.

Certain securities held by the Fund and underlying funds are valued on the basis of prices provided by a single source. As of February 28, 2009, the total value of these securities represented 38.26% of the net assets. The single source prices provided may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material. In addition, although alternative prices are available for other securities held by the Fund, those alternative sources would not necessarily confirm the security price used by the Fund. Therefore, the existence of those alternative sources does not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Fund.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     26,925,029          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 26,925,029     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs (which include Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs) please refer to SDCF's portfolio valuation note.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions as determined by the Trustees (or their delegates). All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards and losses on wash sale transactions.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$     $ 17,629     $ (17,629 )  

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 1,520,770     $ 1,493,543    
Tax return of capital     2,186,109          
Total distributions   $ 3,706,879     $ 1,493,543    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/29/2016   $ (3,400,357 )  
2/28/2017     (862,157 )  
Total   $ (4,262,514 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 34,167,414     $     $ (7,242,385 )   $ (7,242,385 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions from SDCF are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in SDCF (See Note 3).


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective October 8, 2008, the Fund instituted a fee on cash redemptions of 1.00% of the amount redeemed. Effective October 21, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 2.00% of the amount redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash redemption is offset by a corresponding cash purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions.

Investment risks

To manage the Fund's cash collateral needs in extraordinary market conditions, the Manager reserves the right to reduce or eliminate the Fund's derivative exposures, including those that are intended to cause the Fund to track its benchmark more closely. A reduction in those exposures without replacing them with benchmark securities will tend to cause the performance of the Fund to track its benchmark less closely and make the Fund's performance more dependent on the performance of the asset-backed securities it holds directly or indirectly.

To address in part the cash management issues described above, the Fund expects to honor nearly all redemptions of its shares in-kind for the foreseeable future. If redeeming shareholders from the Fund choose to sell assets received in-kind immediately and current adverse market conditions continue, they may experience difficulty selling the assets at favorable prices. To the extent that the Fund honors redemptions in cash, redeeming shareholders will bear the redemption fees described in the Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares note.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.05% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.05% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, expenses indirectly incurred by investment in SDCF, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in SDCF. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net
Expenses
(excluding
shareholder service
fees and interest
expense)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Indirect Interest
Expense
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.005 %     0.000 %     0.000 %     0.005 %  

 

        

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $555 and $181, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $30,353,197 and $4,650,600, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 83.88% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by three shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 86.93% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and none of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     1,190,692     $ 27,314,596       1,953,067     $ 49,066,088    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    144,906       2,586,630       62,533       1,492,040    
Shares repurchased     (217,211 )     (4,975,873 )     (3,180,036 )     (79,244,848 )  
Redemption fees           12,814                
Net increase (decrease)     1,118,387     $ 24,938,167       (1,164,436 )   $ (28,686,720 )  

 


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value,
end of
period
 
GMO Short-Duration
Collateral Fund
  $ 10,677,894     $ 30,353,197     $ 4,650,600     $ 1,513,034 u    $     $ 26,767,495    
Totals   $ 10,677,894     $ 30,353,197     $ 4,650,600     $ 1,513,034     $     $ 26,767,495    

 

u  The Fund received total distributions in the amount of $4,676,073, of which $3,163,039 was a return of capital.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.21 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 854.30     $ 0.97    
2) Hypothetical     0.21 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.75     $ 1.05    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Short-Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in early 2010.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $675,988 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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GMO Short Duration Collateral Share Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Note Concerning Distributions (Unaudited)

The Fund previously reported estimated sources of any dividends, short-term capital gains, and long-term capital gains distributions paid on a per share basis. Pursuant to Rule 19a-1(e) of the Investment Company Act, the following serves as a correction of such estimates. 1.38% of distributions to shareholders declared from return of capital during the Fund's fiscal year were reclassified to distributions from net investment income and are reflected as such in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a private placement memorandum, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The private placement memorandum can be obtained by calling 1-617-346-7646 (collect).




GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Asset Allocation team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Special Situations Fund's investment objectives are capital appreciation and capital preservation.

Shares of the Fund are not publicly offered and are principally available only to other GMO Funds and certain other accredited investors.

The Class III shares of the Fund returned +19.5% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to +1.3% for the Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index. During the fiscal year the Fund was exposed substantially to currencies through its investment in currency forwards.

Implementation was positive, driven by long positions in Japanese yen and Swiss francs.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end please call 1-617-346-7646 (collect). Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Class VI shares will vary due to different fees.

*   Class III performance information represents Class VI performance from July 31, 2007 to August 13, 2007 and Class III performance thereafter.



GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Short-Term Investments     83.4 %  
Debt Obligations     15.7    
Swaps     0.4    
Written Options     (1.4 )  
Other     1.9    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($) /
Shares
  Description   Value ($)  
        DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 15.7%  
        Foreign Government Obligations — 9.6%  
JPY     1,536,720,000     Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond, 1.10%, due 09/10/16 (a)      13,147,817    
JPY     789,432,000     Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond, 1.00%, due 06/10/16 (a)      6,693,529    
JPY     792,948,000     Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond, 0.80%, due 03/10/16 (a)      6,690,842    
JPY     785,850,000     Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond, 0.80%, due 12/10/15 (a)      6,691,340    
    Total Foreign Government Obligations     33,223,528    
        U.S. Government — 6.1%  
    21,647,340     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.88%, due 04/15/10 (a)      21,356,443    
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $56,387,602)     54,579,971    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 83.4%  
        Money Market Funds — 5.0%  
    17,245,583     State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     17,245,583    
        Other Short-Term Investments — 78.4%  
    38,278,369     State Street Eurodollar Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     38,278,369    
    234,000,000     U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.48%, due 09/24/09 (b)      233,357,202    
    Total Other Short-Term Investments     271,635,571    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $288,133,027)     288,881,154    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.1%
(Cost $344,520,629)
    343,461,125    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.9%     3,052,852    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 346,513,977    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Written Options

A summary of open written option contracts for the Fund at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Description   Premiums   Market
Value
 
Put   $ 13,000     2/25/2011   USD S&P 500 Index, Strike 625.00   $ (1,125,800 )   $ (1,291,691 )  
Put     13,000     2/24/2012   USD S&P 500 Index, Strike 625.00     (1,410,240 )     (1,602,552 )  
Put     13,000     2/25/2013   USD S&P 500 Index, Strike 625.00     (1,616,420 )     (1,822,302 )  
    $ (4,152,460 )   $ (4,716,545 )  

 

Swap Agreements

Interest Rate Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay)#
  Fixed
Rate
  Variable Rate   Market
Value
 
  100,000,000     USD   11/15/2022   JP Morgan Chase Bank   (Pay)     0.00 %   3 month LIBOR   $ 1,654,297    
  100,000,000     USD   11/25/2023   JP Morgan Chase Bank   (Pay)     0.00 %   3 month LIBOR     2,386,313    
    $ 4,040,610    
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $ 103,299    

 

#  (Pay) - Fund pays fixed rate and receives variable rate.
Receive - Fund receives fixed rate and pays variable rate.

Total Return Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Pay   Receive   Market
Value
 
  100,000,000     USD   8/12/2009   JP Morgan     1.00 %   Return on Treasury  
 
            Chase Bank       Coupon STRIP   $ (1,868,383 )  
  100,000,000     USD   8/19/2009   JP Morgan     1.00 %   Return on Treasury  
 
            Chase Bank       Principal STRIP     (918,444 )  
    $ (2,786,827 )  
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $    

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the swap contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or collateral requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

CPI - Consumer Price Index

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

(a)  Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

(b)  Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

Currency Abbreviations:

JPY - Japanese Yen

USD - United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $344,520,629) (Note 2)   $ 343,461,125    
Receivable for investments sold     4,152,460    
Interest receivable     215,734    
Interest receivable for open swap contracts     36,698    
Receivable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     4,040,610    
Receivable for collateral on open swap contracts (Note 2)     2,320,000    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     5,992    
Total assets     354,232,619    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     98,464    
Shareholder service fee     16,123    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     1,141    
Payable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     2,786,827    
Written options outstanding, at value (premiums $4,152,460) (Note 2)     4,716,545    
Accrued expenses     99,542    
Total liabilities     7,718,642    
Net assets   $ 346,513,977    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 20,366,007    
Class VI shares   $ 326,147,970    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     799,729    
Class VI     12,785,983    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 25.47    
Class VI   $ 25.51    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Interest   $ 8,298,816    
Dividends     117,622    
Total investment income     8,416,438    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     2,099,073    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     91,746    
Shareholder service fee – Class VI (Note 3)     278,385    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     78,604    
Audit and tax fees     44,789    
Legal fees     45,376    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     13,143    
Miscellaneous     8,484    
Total expenses     2,659,600    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (163,698 )  
Net expenses     2,495,902    
Net investment income (loss)     5,920,536    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     1,112,609    
Closed swap contracts     (66,601 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     93,964,689    
Net realized gain (loss)     95,010,697    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (1,131,654 )  
Open swap contracts     1,357,082    
Written options     (564,085 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (7,718,831 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (8,057,488 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     86,953,209    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ 92,873,745    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Period from
July 31, 2007
(commencement of operations)
through February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 5,920,536     $ 8,357,568    
Net realized gain (loss)     95,010,697       28,532,325    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (8,057,488 )     7,783,956    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     92,873,745       44,673,849    
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (77,529,015 )     85,973,660    
Class VI     (350,165,495 )     550,687,233    
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
net share transactions
    (427,694,510 )     636,660,893    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (334,820,765 )     681,334,742    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     681,334,742          
End of period   $ 346,513,977     $ 681,334,742    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Period from
August 13, 2007
(commencement of
operations) through
February 29, 2008
 
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 21.32     $ 20.09    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.26       0.31    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     3.89       0.92    
Total from investment operations     4.15       1.23    
Net asset value, end of period   $ 25.47     $ 21.32    
Total Return(a)      19.47 %     6.12 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 20,366     $ 88,204    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.52 %     0.53 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets     1.20 %     2.71 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     62 %     0 %††**   
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager to average daily net assets:     0.03 %     0.05 %*   

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

††  Calculation represents portfolio turnover rate of the Fund for the period from July 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) through February 29, 2008.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class VI share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Period from
July 31, 2007
(commencement of
operations) through
February 29, 2008
 
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 21.33     $ 20.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.23       0.34    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     3.95       0.99    
Total from investment operations     4.18       1.33    
Net asset value, end of period   $ 25.51     $ 21.33    
Total Return(a)      19.60 %     6.65 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 326,148     $ 593,131    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.43 %     0.43 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets     1.03 %     2.84 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     62 %     0 %††**   
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager to average daily net assets:     0.03 %     0.05 %*   

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

††  Calculation represents portfolio turnover rate of the Fund for the period from July 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) through February 29, 2008.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Special Situations Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund's investment objectives are capital appreciation and capital preservation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by implementing investment strategies that complement long-only investments in global equities and fixed income instruments. The Fund may have long or short exposure to foreign and U.S. equity securities (including both growth and value style equities and equities of any market capitalization), foreign and U.S. fixed income securities (including fixed income securities of any credit quality and having any maturity or duration), currencies, and, from time to time, other alternative asset classes (e.g., instruments that seek exposure to or hedge risks of market volatility). The Fund is not restricted in its exposure to any particular asset class, and at times may be substantially exposed (long or short) to a single asset class (e.g., equity securities or fixed income securities). In addition, the Fund is not restricted in its exposure (long or short) to any particular market. The Fund may have substantial exposure (long or short) to a particular country or type of country (e.g., emerging countries). The Fund could be subject to material losses from a single investment. The Fund does not seek to control risk relative to a particular securities market index or benchmark. In addition, the Fund does not seek to outperform a particular securities market index or blend of market indices (i.e., the Fund does not seek "relative" return).

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had two classes of shares outstanding: Class III and Class VI. Each class of shares bears a different level of shareholder service fees.

Shares of the Fund are not publicly offered and are principally available only to other funds of the Trust and certain accredited investors.

The Fund currently limits subscriptions due to capacity considerations.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 271,635,571     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     71,825,554       4,040,610    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 343,461,125     $ 4,040,610    

 

*  Other financial instruments include swap agreements.


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           (7,503,372 )  
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (7,503,372 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include swap agreements and written options.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. The Fund had no forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period.


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. The Fund had no futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market.


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund's investment activity in options contracts written by the Fund was as follows:

    Puts   Calls  
    Principal
Amount
of Contracts
  Premiums   Principal
Amount
of Contracts
  Premiums  
Outstanding, beginning of year   $     $     $     $    
Options written     (39,000 )     (4,152,460 )              
Options exercised                          
Options expired                          
Options sold                          
Outstanding, end of year   $ (39,000 )   $ (4,152,460 )   $     $    

 

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Indexed securities

The Fund may invest in indexed securities. Indexed securities are securities whose redemption values and/or coupons are linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic. The Fund uses indexed securities to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets in which investing through conventional securities is difficult. Indexed securities held by the Fund at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. Swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Reverse repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement the Fund sells portfolio assets subject to an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same assets at a later date at a fixed price. In connection with these agreements, the Fund establishes segregated accounts with its custodian in which the Fund maintains cash, U.S. government securities or other assets equal in value to its obligations under the reverse repurchase agreement into which it has entered. Reverse repurchase agreements expose the Fund to the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund has sold under the agreement may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase them under the agreement. If the buyer in a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund's use of proceeds from the sale of its securities may be restricted while the other party or its trustee or receiver determines whether to honor the Fund's right to repurchase the securities. Furthermore, in that situation the Fund may be unable to recover the securities it sold and as a result would realize a loss equal to the difference between the value of the securities and the payment it received for them. This loss would be greater to the extent the buyer paid less than the value of the securities the Fund sold to it (e.g., a buyer


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

may pay $95 for a bond with a market value of $100). The market value of the securities the Fund has sold is determined daily and any additional required collateral is allocated to or sent by the Fund on the next business day. The Fund had no reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes

The Fund has elected to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a partnership, the Fund is not itself subject to federal income tax. Instead, each shareholder is required to take into account in determining its tax liability its distributive share of items of Fund income, gain, loss, deduction, credit, and tax preference for each taxable year substantially as though such items have been realized directly by the shareholder and without regard to whether any distribution by the Fund has been or will be received. Accordingly, no provision (benefit) for federal and state income taxes is reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 344,520,629     $ 1,507,603     $ (2,567,107 )   $ (1,059,504 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Distributions

Because the Fund has elected to be treated as a partnership for tax purposes, it is not required to make distributions to its shareholders. It is the policy of the Fund to declare and pay distributions as determined by the Trustees (or their delegates).

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations.

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times may be more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets. The risks described above apply to an even greater extent to investments in emerging markets. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid, and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets. Additionally, the investment


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds may be greater to the extent that the underlying funds engage in derivative transactions.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.37% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares and 0.055% for Class VI shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.37% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, expenses indirectly incurred by investment in the underlying funds, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes)).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $11,535 and $3,905, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

For the year ended February 28, 2009, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
U.S. Government securities   $ 54,320,584     $ 33,460,425    
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)     35,297,448          

 

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 86.09% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by three shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Two of the shareholders are other funds of the Trust. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, no shares of the Fund were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and all of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Period from August 13, 2007,
(commencement of operations)
through February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     112,442     $ 2,461,097       4,137,904     $ 85,973,660    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
                         
Shares repurchased     (3,450,617 )     (79,990,112 )              
Net increase (decrease)     (3,338,175 )   $ (77,529,015 )     4,137,904     $ 85,973,660    
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Period from July 31, 2007,
(commencement of operations)
through February 29, 2008
 
Class VI:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     283,402     $ 6,515,930       30,240,773     $ 602,709,982    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
                         
Shares repurchased     (15,304,605 )     (356,681,425 )     (2,433,587 )     (52,022,749 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (15,021,203 )   $ (350,165,495 )     27,807,186     $ 550,687,233    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Special Situations Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Special Situations Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Special Situations Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below for each class provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below for each class provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III      
1) Actual     0.52 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,174.30     $ 2.80    
2) Hypothetical     0.52 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.22     $ 2.61    
Class VI      
1) Actual     0.43 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,174.50     $ 2.32    
2) Hypothetical     0.43 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.66     $ 2.16    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas
Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Quantitative Equity team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund declined 46.7% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to the 50.2% decline for the MSCI EAFE Index. On an after-tax basis, the Fund returned -47.1% compared to the benchmark's -50.3% return for the same period (calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and not taking into account the impact of state and local taxes). Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested primarily in international equity securities throughout the period.

Sector selection contributed positively for the fiscal year. Underweight exposure to Financial Services stocks and overweight exposure to Health Care stocks were the top two sources of positive return. An overweight in Energy stocks also contributed positively, but was offset by overweight exposure to Materials stocks.

Stock selection was a negative factor for the fiscal year period. The portfolio benefited from positive selection within Consumer Staples, Health Care, and Consumer Discretionary stocks. However, poor selection within Financial Services and Industrial stocks outweighed these gains.

Country selection was a moderately positive factor for the year, primarily due to overweight exposure to Japan, which significantly outperformed the market. Last year's key source of contribution, emerging equities, was not a significant factor in performance relative to the benchmark for the period. The portfolio's exposure to emerging markets was reduced during the first half of the period, and the portfolio had no exposure to emerging equities after mid-August.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.



GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     94.9 %  
Short-Term Investments     4.3    
Preferred Stocks     0.1    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Futures     (0.1 )  
Other     0.8    
      100.0 %  
Country Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Japan     29.4 %  
United Kingdom     20.9    
France     11.9    
Switzerland     11.0    
Germany     6.1    
Italy     3.2    
Canada     2.7    
Hong Kong     2.6    
Australia     2.2    
Netherlands     2.2    
Singapore     1.4    
Sweden     1.2    
Belgium     1.1    
Spain     1.1    
Finland     0.9    
Denmark     0.6    
Greece     0.6    
Ireland     0.4    
Norway     0.3    
Austria     0.1    
New Zealand     0.1    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Health Care     20.3 %  
Energy     13.0    
Consumer Discretionary     12.5    
Consumer Staples     11.9    
Financials     11.3    
Telecommunication Services     7.3    
Utilities     6.8    
Materials     6.7    
Industrials     5.9    
Information Technology     4.3    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 94.9%  
        Australia — 2.1%  
    116,687     Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd     977,374    
    62,291     National Australia Bank Ltd     699,689    
    123,622     Origin Energy Ltd     1,067,160    
    36,778     QBE Insurance Group Ltd     441,726    
    100,337     Santos Ltd     986,448    
    313,061     Stockland (REIT)     536,220    
    75,951     TABCORP Holdings Ltd     307,768    
    301,138     Telstra Corp Ltd     678,668    
    88,814     Woodside Petroleum Ltd     2,021,351    
    51,116     Woolworths Ltd     849,378    
    Total Australia     8,565,782    
        Austria — 0.1%  
    18,071     OMV AG     470,761    
        Belgium — 1.0%  
    16,534     Belgacom SA     538,167    
    8,420     Colruyt SA     1,908,854    
    3,339     Delhaize Group     192,785    
    133,416     Dexia     277,928    
    230,948     Fortis     380,532    
    18,737     KBC Groep NV     194,477    
    11,460     Solvay SA     648,551    
    Total Belgium     4,141,294    
        Canada — 2.6%  
    82,100     Bank of Montreal     1,825,663    
    34,400     Bank of Nova Scotia     776,312    
    14,600     Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce     495,197    
    36,500     Canadian National Railway Co     1,172,292    
    21,800     Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd     616,884    
    22,800     Magna International Inc Class A     584,965    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Canada — continued  
    46,700     National Bank of Canada     1,390,502    
    53,600     Petro-Canada     1,183,059    
    11,900     Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc     998,807    
    30,800     Royal Bank of Canada     748,574    
    55,700     Sun Life Financial Inc     871,708    
    Total Canada     10,663,963    
        Denmark — 0.6%  
    34,522     Novo-Nordisk A/S Class B     1,680,995    
    14,105     Vestas Wind Systems A/S *      614,186    
    Total Denmark     2,295,181    
        Finland — 0.9%  
    25,430     Fortum Oyj     436,753    
    122,939     Nokia Oyj     1,151,978    
    19,800     Rautaruukki Oyj     328,555    
    83,464     Sampo Oyj Class A     1,097,731    
    44,186     Tietoenator Oyj     550,987    
    Total Finland     3,566,004    
        France — 11.3%  
    29,738     Air France     270,202    
    15,708     Air Liquide SA     1,146,251    
    100,535     ArcelorMittal     1,926,927    
    76,966     BNP Paribas     2,492,558    
    3,285     Bongrain SA     165,702    
    23,689     Cap Gemini SA     678,894    
    8,940     Carrefour SA     298,846    
    17,481     Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA     1,079,998    
    18,338     Cie de Saint-Gobain     418,329    
    4,715     Dassault Systemes SA     163,401    
    35,628     Essilor International SA     1,229,597    
    1,804     Esso SAF     169,347    
    127,706     France Telecom SA     2,853,944    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        France — continued  
    94,851     GDF Suez     2,995,374    
    16,002     GDF Suez VVPR Strip *      20    
    18,507     Hermes International     1,562,797    
    10,797     L'Oreal SA     694,542    
    4,045     NYSE Euronext     67,040    
    4,196     Pernod-Ricard SA     228,476    
    25,445     Peugeot SA     432,982    
    33,163     Renault SA     476,197    
    238,470     Sanofi-Aventis     12,256,671    
    8,092     SES     148,214    
    55,121     Societe Generale     1,708,620    
    109,319     STMicroelectronics NV     480,406    
    4,196     Suez Environnement SA *      61,069    
    20     Suez SA VVPR Strip *         
    248,035     Total SA     11,653,068    
    4,609     Unibail-Rodamco (REIT)     578,611    
    9,335     Vallourec SA     726,585    
    Total France     46,964,668    
        Germany — 5.7%  
    37,213     Adidas AG     1,069,809    
    7,220     Allianz SE (Registered)     484,661    
    16,802     BASF AG     466,081    
    46,807     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     1,157,798    
    6,648     Beiersdorf AG     275,350    
    14,600     Demag Cranes AG     284,269    
    84,031     Deutsche Post AG (Registered)     803,867    
    251,493     Deutsche Telekom AG (Registered)     3,041,258    
    37,427     E.ON AG     962,432    
    32,350     Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co     1,315,336    
    46,659     Gildemeister AG     271,099    
    36,072     Hannover Rueckversicherungs AG (Registered)     1,285,981    
    51,526     Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG     212,904    
    30,835     K&S AG     1,372,577    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Germany — continued  
    35,099     Kloeckner & Co AG     392,110    
    5,100     MTU Aero Engines Holding AG     130,844    
    5,582     Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Registered)     680,207    
    28,935     Norddeutsche Affinerie AG     719,330    
    10,746     RWE AG     683,485    
    20,662     Salzgitter AG     1,276,129    
    145,541     SAP AG     4,675,455    
    37,543     SGL Carbon SE *      828,570    
    37,961     Suedzucker AG     672,365    
    29,502     ThyssenKrupp AG     520,931    
    Total Germany     23,582,848    
        Greece — 0.5%  
    46,621     National Bank of Greece SA     569,914    
    63,810     OPAP SA     1,640,489    
    Total Greece     2,210,403    
        Hong Kong — 2.4%  
    682,000     BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd     678,284    
    595,400     CLP Holdings Ltd     4,401,519    
    203,100     Esprit Holdings Ltd     1,093,779    
    99,500     Hang Seng Bank Ltd     1,100,672    
    461,500     Hong Kong Electric Holdings Ltd     2,845,385    
    Total Hong Kong     10,119,639    
        Ireland — 0.4%  
    80,660     CRH Plc     1,656,538    
        Italy — 3.1%  
    142,819     Enel SPA     709,841    
    403,302     ENI SPA     8,049,740    
    223,415     Mediaset SPA     991,462    
    32,935     Snam Rete Gas SPA     163,193    
    647,350     Telecom Italia SPA     786,866    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Italy — continued  
    1,117,630     Telecom Italia SPA-Di RISP     1,062,940    
    218,791     Terna SPA     679,562    
    259,230     UniCredit SPA     328,343    
    Total Italy     12,771,947    
        Japan — 27.9%  
    5,000     ABC-Mart Inc     109,453    
    7,460     Acom Co Ltd     182,506    
    107,400     Asahi Breweries Ltd     1,344,802    
    152,000     Asahi Kasei Corp     482,954    
    44,500     Astellas Pharma Inc     1,476,664    
    41,500     Bridgestone Corp     565,220    
    43,400     Canon Inc     1,095,289    
    47,500     Chubu Electric Power Co Inc     1,171,107    
    223,000     Cosmo Oil Co Ltd     618,102    
    15,700     Culture Convenience Club Co Ltd     108,328    
    594     CyberAgent Inc     270,037    
    83,650     Daiei Inc *      260,250    
    15,100     Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd     475,519    
    110,000     Daiwa Securities Group Inc     377,862    
    65,000     Daiwabo Co Ltd     145,605    
    7,100     Don Quijote Co Ltd     83,767    
    51,000     Dowa Holdings Co Ltd     157,206    
    37,200     Eisai Co Ltd     1,139,690    
    22,600     Electric Power Development Co Ltd     722,102    
    27,700     FamilyMart Co Ltd     934,441    
    39,600     Fast Retailing Co Ltd     3,977,822    
    443,000     Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd     1,411,553    
    49,000     Furukawa Electric Co Ltd (The)     127,038    
    229,000     GS Yuasa Corp     940,617    
    138,000     Hanwa Co Ltd     371,762    
    439,000     Hitachi Ltd     1,093,161    
    294,700     Honda Motor Co Ltd     7,047,101    
    48,300     Hosiden Corp     506,396    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued  
    146     INPEX Corp     987,730    
    76,000     Iseki & Co Ltd *      172,626    
    43,000     Itochu Corp     192,809    
    59,600     JFE Holdings Inc     1,289,620    
    51,000     JGC Corp     581,250    
    192,000     Kajima Corp     401,355    
    31     Kakaku.com Inc     91,430    
    106,000     Kamigumi Co Ltd     679,173    
    24,000     Kansai Electric Power Co Inc     577,049    
    127,000     Kao Corp     2,413,531    
    216,000     Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd     679,054    
    6,200     Keyence Corp     1,170,182    
    44,000     Kirin Holdings Co Ltd     424,694    
    17,000     Kyudenko Corp     117,949    
    34,400     Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc     814,686    
    23,500     Lawson Inc     1,017,593    
    42,000     Leopalace21 Corp     233,319    
    193,000     Marubeni Corp     599,174    
    712,000     Mazda Motor Corp     899,541    
    47,500     Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp     161,340    
    99,000     Mitsubishi Corp     1,231,706    
    336,000     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd     940,780    
    237,300     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc     1,072,032    
    18,380     Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co Ltd     319,857    
    346,000     Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co Ltd     487,452    
    177,000     Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd     897,157    
    1,030,300     Mizuho Financial Group Inc     1,941,899    
    24,100     Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd     915,007    
    33,000     Nagase & Co     260,321    
    60     Net One Systems Co Ltd     84,288    
    2,700     Nintendo Co Ltd     770,849    
    19,000     Nippon Corp     152,079    
    73,000     Nippon Meat Packers Inc     706,652    
    444,500     Nippon Mining Holdings Inc     1,543,811    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued  
    412,000     Nippon Oil Corp     1,963,522    
    25,900     Nippon Paper Group Inc     574,131    
    117,800     Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp     5,037,064    
    115,000     Nippon Yakin Koguo Co Ltd     221,415    
    360,000     Nippon Yusen KK     1,485,058    
    902,200     Nissan Motor Co     2,754,186    
    105,000     Nisshinbo Industries Inc     749,345    
    3,200     Nitori Co Ltd     169,444    
    2,786     NTT Docomo Inc     4,340,087    
    137,000     Obayashi Corp     576,004    
    145,000     OJI Paper Co Ltd     536,303    
    23,300     Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     1,078,594    
    2,400     Oriental Land Co Ltd     157,462    
    29,960     ORIX Corp     608,611    
    557,000     Osaka Gas Co Ltd     1,991,554    
    180,000     Pacific Metals Co Ltd     689,477    
    58,000     Panasonic Corp     671,536    
    8,750     Point Inc     357,901    
    1,949     Rakuten Inc     1,002,897    
    117,800     Resona Holdings Inc     2,019,801    
    117,400     Ricoh Company Ltd     1,326,117    
    22,600     Ryohin Keikaku Co Ltd     795,225    
    7,600     Ryosan Co     166,092    
    45,900     Sankyo Co Ltd     2,059,966    
    138,400     Sega Sammy Holdings Inc     1,177,787    
    293,700     Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd     6,508,932    
    2,200     Shimamura Co Ltd     113,550    
    45,600     Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd     2,030,186    
    19,000     Shionogi & Co Ltd     308,541    
    597,800     Sojitz Corp     671,802    
    79,800     SUMCO Corp     988,746    
    85,400     Sumitomo Corp     713,040    
    109,600     Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd     851,657    
    712,000     Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd     1,333,776    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued  
    86,000     Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd     858,438    
    185,000     Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co Ltd     611,012    
    270,000     Taisei Corp     478,019    
    43,000     Taisho Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     771,875    
    55,800     Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     2,253,752    
    16,200     Terumo Corp     496,468    
    7,300     Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc     170,915    
    23,900     Tokio Marine Holdings Inc     542,792    
    113,600     Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc (The)     3,206,933    
    345,000     Tokyo Gas Co Ltd     1,382,051    
    96,500     Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co     948,739    
    97,000     TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK     916,554    
    33,000     Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd     780,997    
    43,100     Toyota Motor Corp     1,380,478    
    9,100     Unicharm Corp     594,507    
    129,000     UNY Co Ltd     943,458    
    8,290     USS Co Ltd     334,431    
    2,768     Yahoo Japan Corp     791,791    
    13,900     Yamaha Motor Co Ltd     118,422    
    Total Japan     115,635,790    
        Netherlands — 2.1%  
    426,101     Aegon NV     1,516,528    
    16,246     Boskalis Westminster     309,006    
    11,909     European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co NV     172,904    
    58,234     Heineken NV     1,554,890    
    411,806     ING Groep NV     1,861,482    
    67,353     Koninklijke Ahold NV     747,356    
    55,862     Koninklijke DSM NV     1,276,641    
    52,954     Reed Elsevier NV     588,362    
    42,526     Unilever NV     814,853    
    Total Netherlands     8,842,022    
        New Zealand — 0.1%  
    406,172     Telecom Corp of New Zealand     492,304    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Norway — 0.3%  
    15,144     Frontline Ltd     313,882    
    56,474     StatoilHydro ASA     937,619    
    Total Norway     1,251,501    
        Singapore — 1.4%  
    331,000     Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd     945,641    
    693,000     SembCorp Marine Ltd     614,846    
    186,000     Singapore Exchange Ltd     536,194    
    89,000     Singapore Press Holdings Ltd     155,626    
    1,374,670     Singapore Telecommunications     2,163,501    
    193,000     United Overseas Bank Ltd     1,229,825    
    Total Singapore     5,645,633    
        Spain — 1.0%  
    47,135     Banco Popular Espanol SA     223,055    
    78,740     Banco Santander SA     481,015    
    25,020     Inditex SA     938,562    
    101,414     Repsol YPF SA     1,548,983    
    52,275     Telefonica SA     962,072    
    Total Spain     4,153,687    
        Sweden — 1.1%  
    64,400     Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B     2,388,865    
    89,103     Investor AB Class B     1,005,755    
    60,501     Nordea Bank AB     301,651    
    19,698     SKF AB Class B     164,199    
    58,100     Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A     695,375    
    Total Sweden     4,555,845    
        Switzerland — 10.5%  
    3,565     Actelion Ltd (Registered) *      168,594    
    2,523     Bobst Group AG (Registered)     63,532    
    38,103     Ciba Holding AG *      1,605,743    
    51,153     Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A     675,569    
    344,269     Nestle SA (Registered)     11,254,302    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Switzerland — continued  
    495,364     Novartis AG (Registered)     18,072,518    
    40,688     Roche Holding AG (Non Voting)     4,618,802    
    6,641     Swatch Group AG     738,714    
    597     Swisscom AG (Registered)     178,822    
    7,497     Syngenta AG (Registered)     1,602,690    
    25,174     Synthes Inc     2,921,324    
    163,477     UBS AG (Registered) *      1,530,788    
    Total Switzerland     43,431,398    
        United Kingdom — 19.8%  
    165,228     3i Group Plc     470,195    
    325,436     AstraZeneca Plc     10,320,162    
    13,069     Autonomy Corp Plc *      225,237    
    104,215     BAE Systems Plc     550,198    
    843,298     Barclays Plc     1,106,338    
    446,084     BG Group Plc     6,376,496    
    275,317     BP Plc     1,753,979    
    110,157     British American Tobacco Plc     2,815,652    
    442,283     BT Group Plc     565,043    
    111,818     Burberry Group Plc     407,992    
    76,340     Cable & Wireless Plc     149,397    
    195,670     Cadbury Plc     1,489,740    
    16,250     Capita Group Plc     153,341    
    162,463     Centrica Plc     624,785    
    49,061     Cobham Plc     134,663    
    405,010     Compass Group Plc     1,779,386    
    165,679     Diageo Plc     1,910,486    
    116,587     Drax Group Plc     861,301    
    1,722,106     DSG International Plc     495,292    
    1,232,786     GlaxoSmithKline Plc     18,697,419    
    386,361     Home Retail Group Plc     1,164,638    
    168,472     HSBC Holdings Plc     1,171,747    
    23,999     Imperial Tobacco Group Plc     574,583    
    1,526,182     Lloyds Banking Group Plc     1,252,811    
    71,343     Next Plc     1,183,077    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        United Kingdom — continued  
    51,139     Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc     1,956,861    
    122,040     Reed Elsevier Plc     911,702    
    39,764     Rio Tinto Plc     1,015,061    
    2,819,904     Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc     918,412    
    212,792     Royal Dutch Shell Group Class A (Amsterdam)     4,651,998    
    5,634     Royal Dutch Shell Plc A Shares (London)     123,691    
    118,362     Royal Dutch Shell Plc B Shares (London)     2,484,517    
    91,642     Scottish & Southern Energy Plc     1,493,350    
    55,486     Signet Jewelers Ltd     422,675    
    157,015     Smith & Nephew Plc     1,112,674    
    241,841     Tesco Plc     1,146,922    
    94,798     Travis Perkins Plc     439,262    
    119,452     Tullow Oil Plc     1,240,488    
    36,764     Unilever Plc     710,197    
    3,279,824     Vodafone Group Plc     5,811,492    
    253,927     William Hill Plc     853,077    
    251,559     Wolseley Plc     635,309    
    Total United Kingdom     82,161,646    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $597,027,262)     393,178,854    
        PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1%  
        Germany — 0.1%  
    8,506     Volkswagen AG 5.36%     381,147    
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $227,450)     381,147    
        RIGHTS AND WARRANTS — 0.0%  
        France — 0.0%  
    22,316     Cie de Saint-Gobain Warrants, Expires 03/06/09 *      32,818    
    TOTAL RIGHTS AND WARRANTS (COST $67,411)     32,818    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.3%  
    2,994,567     Banco Santander Time Deposit, 0.33%, due 03/02/09     2,994,567    
    3,000,000     Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Time Deposit, 0.08%, due 03/02/09     3,000,000    
    2,433,944     BNP Paribas Time Deposit, 0.08%, due 03/02/09     2,433,944    
    209,502     Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 0.01% - 9.25%, due 03/02/09     209,502    
    2,993,466     Citibank Time Deposit, 0.05% - 2.29%, due 03/02/09     2,993,466    
    63,203     Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     63,203    
    2,994,814     JPMorgan Chase Time Deposit, 0.09% - 0.33%, due 03/02/09     2,994,814    
    2,994,567     Societe Generale Time Deposit, 0.33%, due 03/02/09     2,994,567    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $17,684,063)     17,684,063    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.3%
(Cost $615,006,186)
    411,276,882    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.7%     2,747,175    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 414,024,057    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  142     E-Mini MSCI EAFE   March 2009   $ 6,952,320     $ (614,019 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

*  Non-income producing security.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $615,006,186) (Note 2)   $ 411,276,882    
Foreign currency, at value (cost $813) (Note 2)     775    
Receivable for investments sold     49,039    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     15,331    
Dividends receivable     1,398,255    
Foreign taxes receivable     385,655    
Receivable for collateral on open futures contracts (Note 2)     1,510,408    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     10,164    
Total assets     414,646,509    
Liabilities:  
Payable for Fund shares repurchased     42,083    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     172,270    
Shareholder service fee     51,681    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     1,677    
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     64,568    
Accrued expenses     290,173    
Total liabilities     622,452    
Net assets   $ 414,024,057    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 663,491,709    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     1,553,637    
Distributions in excess of net realized gain     (46,340,420 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (204,680,869 )  
    $ 414,024,057    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 414,024,057    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     44,602,971    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 9.28    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $2,913,093)   $ 28,867,554    
Interest     497,234    
Total investment income     29,364,788    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     4,048,795    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     1,173,082    
Custodian and fund accounting agent fees     691,032    
Transfer agent fees     31,854    
Audit and tax fees     88,283    
Legal fees     19,544    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     10,673    
Registration fees     1,803    
Miscellaneous     13,335    
Total expenses     6,078,401    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (834,130 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (6,342 )  
Net expenses     5,237,929    
Net investment income (loss)     24,126,859    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (36,829,827 )  
Closed futures contracts     (3,820,004 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions
(net of CPMF tax of $150) (Note 2)
    (1,215,494 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (41,865,325 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (399,901,310 )  
Open futures contracts     (614,019 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (853,074 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (401,368,403 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (443,233,728 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (419,106,869 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 24,126,859     $ 28,116,487    
Net realized gain (loss)     (41,865,325 )     111,012,148    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (401,368,403 )     (112,516,265 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (419,106,869 )     26,612,370    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (24,318,799 )     (31,165,537 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (25,255,573 )     (118,448,701 )  
      (49,574,372 )     (149,614,238 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (209,640,633 )     110,083,703    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (678,321,874 )     (12,918,165 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     1,092,345,931       1,105,264,096    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $1,553,637 and $2,816,425, respectively)
  $ 414,024,057     $ 1,092,345,931    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 18.73     $ 20.76     $ 18.31     $ 15.78     $ 13.19    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.48       0.51       0.36       0.35       0.26    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (8.92 )     0.20 (a)      3.28       2.77       2.61    
Total from investment operations     (8.44 )     0.71       3.64       3.12       2.87    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.49 )     (0.57 )     (0.40 )     (0.31 )     (0.28 )  
From net realized gains     (0.52 )     (2.17 )     (0.79 )     (0.28 )        
Total distributions     (1.01 )     (2.74 )     (1.19 )     (0.59 )     (0.28 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 9.28     $ 18.73     $ 20.76     $ 18.31     $ 15.78    
Total Return(b)      (46.71 )%     2.28 %     20.33 %     20.04 %     21.94 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 414,024     $ 1,092,346     $ 1,105,264     $ 829,583     $ 559,912    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.67 %(c)      0.69 %(c)      0.69 %     0.69 %     0.69 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    3.09 %     2.33 %     1.83 %     2.10 %     1.91 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     67 %     41 %     34 %     39 %     44 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.11 %     0.09 %     0.08 %     0.10 %     0.16 %  

 

(a)  The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks high after-tax total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by outperforming the MSCI EAFE Index (after tax), which is computed by GMO by adjusting the return of the MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, and Far East) by its tax cost. The Fund typically makes equity investments in non-U.S. companies that issue stocks included in the MSCI EAFE universe (which is larger than, but generally represented by, the MSCI EAFE Index), plus companies in Canada and emerging countries. GMO uses quantitative models integrated with tax management techniques to provide broad exposure to the international equity markets to investors subject to U.S. federal income tax.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 87.45% of the net assets of the Fund were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 49,194,159     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     362,082,723          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs*              
Total   $ 411,276,882     $    

 

*  Represents the interest in bankrupt securities that have no value at February 28, 2009.

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $ (614,019 )  
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (614,019 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include futures contracts.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 4,468,119     $    
Realized gain (loss)     224,850          
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (1,094,014 )        
Net purchases (sales)     (3,598,955 )        
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3              
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $     $    

 

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. The Fund had no forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Because many foreign exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign futures in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign futures using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts during the period.

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Indexed securities

The Fund may invest in indexed securities. Indexed securities are securities whose redemption values and/or coupons are linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic. The Fund uses indexed securities to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets in which investing through conventional securities is difficult. The Fund had no indexed securities outstanding at the end of the period.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary. Taxes on foreign interest and dividend income are generally withheld in accordance with the applicable country's tax treaty with the United States. The foreign withholding rates applicable to a Fund's investments in certain foreign jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of the Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Foreign taxes paid by the Fund may be treated, to the extent permissible under the Code and if the Fund so elects, as if paid by the shareholders of the Fund.

The Fund may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a Contribuição Provisória sobre Movimentações Financiera ("CPMF") tax which is applied to foreign exchange transactions representing capital inflows or outflows to/from the Brazilian market. For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund incurred $150 in CPMF tax, which is included in net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions in the Statement of Operations.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to derivative contract transactions, passive foreign investment company transactions, foreign currency transactions, losses on wash sale transactions and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Distributions
In Excess of Net
Realized Gain
  Paid-in Capital  
$ (1,070,848 )   $ 1,070,848     $    

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 24,411,318     $ 42,430,962    
Net long-term capital gain     25,163,054       107,183,276    
Total distributions   $ 49,574,372     $ 149,614,238    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 1,796,282    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $46,304,941.

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 615,708,228     $ 12,394,749     $ (216,826,095 )   $ (204,431,346 )  

 


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH") serves as custodian and fund accounting agent of the Fund. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as transfer agent of the Fund. BBH and State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with each agent. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times may be more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. Effective June 30, 2008, that fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.50% of average daily net assets. For the period from March 1, 2008 through June 29, 2008, the management fee rate was 0.54% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $9,066 and $5,628, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $511,957,528 and $746,901,964, respectively.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had no shareholders individually holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.97% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 0.16% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     3,751,313     $ 51,736,423       4,630,804     $ 96,384,502    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    2,520,757       35,938,181       6,034,152       126,532,299    
Shares repurchased     (19,981,045 )     (297,315,237 )     (5,588,860 )     (112,833,098 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (13,708,975 )   $ (209,640,633 )     5,076,096     $ 110,083,703    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $5,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 5,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.65 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 571.20     $ 2.53    
2) Hypothetical     0.65 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.57     $ 3.26    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized net expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $25,163,054 from long-term capital gains.

During the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund paid foreign taxes of $2,906,478 and recognized foreign source income of $31,780,647.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $278,947 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van
Otterloo & Co. LLC
(June 2004 – present);
Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).
 
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Fixed Income team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The Class III shares of the GMO Domestic Bond Fund returned -10.4% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to the +5.7% return of the Barclays Capital U.S. Government Index (formerly Lehman Brothers U.S. Government Bond Index), the Fund's benchmark. The Fund underperformed the benchmark during the fiscal year by 16.1%.

The fiscal year's underperformance stemmed from price declines in the fund in which the Fund invests a substantial portion of its total assets, the GMO Short Duration Collateral Fund (SDCF). SDCF invests primarily in asset-backed securities. The position in SDCF collateralizes derivatives positions that seek to deliver the return of the Fund's benchmark, which has an approximate 5-year duration.

With the extreme price volatility of asset-backed securities during the fiscal year, SDCF underperformed LIBOR by nearly 20%, directly contributing to the Fund's underperformance given its 94% exposure to SDCF during the period.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of 2.00% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Class VI shares will vary due to different fees.



GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Debt Obligations     94.3 %  
Short-Term Investments     5.5    
Preferred Stocks     0.1    
Forward Currency Contracts     0.0    
Futures     (0.1 )  
Swaps     (0.3 )  
Other     0.5    
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($) /
Shares
  Description   Value ($)  
        DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 19.7%  
        Corporate Debt — 0.8%  
    9,312,000     Health Care Property Investors, Inc., Series G, MTN, 5.63%, due 02/28/13     8,409,388    
        U.S. Government — 17.5%  
    11,000,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.50%, due 02/15/39     10,561,760    
    33,581,130     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.88%, due 04/15/10 (a) (b)      33,129,867    
    225,000,000     U.S. Treasury Principal Strip Bond, due 11/15/21     132,966,675    
    15,000,000     U.S. Treasury Strip Coupon Bond, due 11/15/23     8,022,450    
    Total U.S. Government     184,680,752    
        U.S. Government Agency — 1.4%  
    8,705,000     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of India),
3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 1.27%, due 02/01/27 (c) 
    7,713,415    
    3,000,000     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Jamaica),
6 mo. LIBOR + 0.30%, 3.43%, due 12/01/14 (c) 
    2,937,424    
    660,310     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Jamaica),
6 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill + 0.75%, 1.25%, due 03/30/19 (c) 
    613,586    
    2,432,500     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Sri Lanka),
6 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 4.22%, due 06/15/12 (c) 
    2,400,170    
    1,400,002     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Zimbabwe),
3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill x 115%, 1.89%, due 01/01/12 (c) 
    1,343,847    
    Total U.S. Government Agency     15,008,442    
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $222,374,193)     208,098,582    
        PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1%  
        Banking — 0.1%  
    8,000     Home Ownership Funding 2 Preferred 144A, 1.00% (c)      720,000    
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $2,060,974)     720,000    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        MUTUAL FUNDS — 76.3%  
        Affiliated Issuers — 76.3%  
    47,223,590     GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     807,523,384    
    1,483     GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund (c) (d)      1,082    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $1,024,695,583)     807,524,466    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.5%  
        Money Market Funds — 3.5%  
    37,415,411     State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     37,415,411    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $37,415,411)     37,415,411    
          TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6%
(Cost $1,286,546,161)
    1,053,758,459    
          Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.4%     4,496,442    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 1,058,254,901    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  96     U.S. Long Bond (CBT)   March 2009   $ 11,962,500     $ 12,462    
  1,145     U.S. Treasury Note 2 Yr. (CBT)   June 2009     248,017,736       (146,558 )  
  1,171     U.S. Treasury Note 5 Yr. (CBT)   June 2009     136,522,133       (342,005 )  
  1,052     U.S. Treasury Note 10 Yr. (CBT)   June 2009     126,272,875       (1,071,593 )  
    $ 522,775,244     $ (1,547,694 )  

 

Swap Agreements

Credit Default Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay)u 
  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1) 
  Deliverable
on Default
  Maximum
Potential
Amount of
Future
Payments
by the Fund
Under the
Contract (2) 
  Market
Value
 
  75,000,000     USD   12/20/2012   JP Morgan   (Pay)     0.89 %     1.18 %   Reference   N/A     $ 660,374    
              Chase Bank                 security        
   
                                        within        
   
                                        CDX index            
  194,456,914     USD   12/20/2012   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     0.73 %     0.58 %   Reference
security
within
CDX index
    194,456,914     USD     1,328,008    
  291,685,371     USD   12/20/2012   JP Morgan
Chase Bank

  Receive     0.47 %     0.58 %   Reference
security
within
CDX index
    291,685,371     USD     (887,783 )  
  11,500,000     USD   3/20/2013   Barclays
Bank PLC
  (Pay)     0.61 %     7.84 %   Health Care
Properties
  N/A       2,521,299    
    $ 3,621,898    
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

u  Receive - Fund receives premium and sells credit protection.
(Pay) - Fund pays premium and buys credit protection.

(1)  Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on the reference security, as of February 28, 2009, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and reflect the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(2)  The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make as a seller of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

Interest Rate Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay)#
  Fixed
Rate
  Variable Rate   Market
Value
 
  134,000,000     USD   4/30/2011   JP Morgan Chase Bank   (Pay)     1.60 %   3 month LIBOR   $ 497,418    
  151,500,000     USD   2/11/2012   Deutsche Bank   (Pay)     2.03 %   3 month LIBOR     20,838    
  102,000,000     USD   2/11/2014   JP Morgan Chase Bank   Receive     2.60 %   3 month LIBOR     (357,519 )  
  165,000,000     USD   4/30/2014   JP Morgan Chase Bank   Receive     2.35 %   3 month LIBOR     (3,272,592 )  
  51,200,000     USD   2/11/2019   Deutsche Bank   Receive     3.25 %   3 month LIBOR     (418,377 )  
  63,000,000     USD   4/30/2019   JP Morgan Chase Bank   (Pay)     2.83 %   3 month LIBOR     3,029,696    
  26,000,000     USD   2/11/2039   JP Morgan Chase Bank   (Pay)     3.42 %   3 month LIBOR     216,329    
    $ (284,207 )  
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $    

 

#  (Pay) - Fund pays fixed rate and receives variable rate.
  Receive - Fund receives fixed rate and pays variable rate.

Total Return Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Pay   Receive   Market
Value
 
  300,000,000     USD   5/29/2009   JP Morgan   1 Month   Return on JP Morgan   $    
          Chase Bank   LIBOR - 0.12%   Treasury Index    
    $    
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $    

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures and/or swap contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

144A - Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors.

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

MTN - Medium Term Note

The rates shown on variable rate notes are the current interest rates at February 28, 2009, which are subject to change based on the terms of the security.

(a)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts (Note 2).

(b)  Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

(c)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

(d)  Underlying investment represents interests in defaulted securities.

Currency Abbreviations:

USD - United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $261,850,578) (Note 2)   $ 246,233,993    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $1,024,695,583) (Notes 2 and 8)     807,524,466    
Receivable for investments sold     233,334    
Interest receivable     442,338    
Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     718,338    
Interest receivable for open swap contracts     32,170    
Receivable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     8,273,962    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     29,204    
Total assets     1,063,487,805    
Liabilities:  
Payable for Fund shares repurchased     15,306    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     81,650    
Shareholder service fee     55,020    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     3,463    
Payable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     4,936,271    
Accrued expenses     141,194    
Total liabilities     5,232,904    
Net assets   $ 1,058,254,901    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 1,239,292,333    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     4,003,688    
Accumulated net realized gain     45,956,585    
Net unrealized depreciation     (230,997,705 )  
    $ 1,058,254,901    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 337,523,544    
Class VI shares   $ 720,731,357    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     42,252,014    
Class VI     90,176,286    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 7.99    
Class VI   $ 7.99    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 58,497,360    
Interest     2,070,726    
Dividends     305,319    
Total investment income     60,873,405    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     1,187,642    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     210,569    
Shareholder service fee – Class VI (Note 3)     575,995    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     153,000    
Audit and tax fees     64,790    
Legal fees     51,731    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     41,711    
Registration fees     14,947    
Miscellaneous     14,421    
Total expenses     2,314,806    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (269,141 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (424 )  
Net expenses     2,045,241    
Net investment income (loss)     58,828,164    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (37,590 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (83,546,066 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     3,358    
Closed futures contracts     112,873,936    
Closed swap contracts     (21,272,198 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     8,021,440    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (13,623,455 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (178,747,988 )  
Open futures contracts     (5,920,166 )  
Open swap contracts     (688,647 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (198,980,256 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (190,958,816 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (132,130,652 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 58,828,164     $ 33,094,287    
Net realized gain (loss)     8,021,440       32,296,684    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (198,980,256 )     (37,260,108 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (132,130,652 )     28,130,863    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (6,956,865 )     (11,697,331 )  
Class VI     (53,135,218 )     (41,858,762 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (60,092,083 )     (53,556,093 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (313,474 )        
Class VI     (2,316,108 )        
Total distributions from net realized gains     (2,629,582 )        
      (62,721,665 )     (53,556,093 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     215,412,245       55,468,188    
Class VI     311,273,145       273,813,697    
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions
    526,685,390       329,281,885    
Redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     65,120          
Class VI     544,931          
Increase in net assets resulting from redemption fees     610,051          
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions and redemption fees
    527,295,441       329,281,885    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     332,443,124       303,856,655    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     725,811,777       421,955,122    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $4,003,688 and $8,256,225, respectively)
  $ 1,058,254,901     $ 725,811,777    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.47     $ 9.81     $ 9.81     $ 9.84     $ 10.07    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(a)†      0.39       0.42       0.43       0.13       0.16    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.36 )     (0.01 )     0.06       0.16       0.04    
Total from investment operations     (0.97 )     0.41       0.49       0.29       0.20    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.50 )     (0.75 )     (0.49 )     (0.16 )     (0.16 )  
From net realized gains     (0.01 )                 (0.16 )     (0.27 )  
Return of capital                             (0.00 )(b)   
Total distributions     (0.51 )     (0.75 )     (0.49 )     (0.32 )     (0.43 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.99     $ 9.47     $ 9.81     $ 9.81     $ 9.84    
Total Return(c)      (10.39 )%     4.35 %     5.09 %     3.02 %     2.02 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 337,524     $ 144,286     $ 94,159     $ 125,188     $ 736,300    
Net expenses to average daily
net assets(d) 
    0.26 %(e)      0.25 %(e)      0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets(a) 
    4.43 %     4.28 %     4.42 %     1.30 %     1.57 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     68 %     22 %     17 %     24 %     11 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.02 %     0.03 %     0.03 %     0.02 %     0.03 %  
Redemption fees consisted of the
following per share amounts: 
  $ 0.00 (f)                           

 

(a)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(b)  Return of capital is less than $0.01.

(c)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(d)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(e)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(f)  Redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class VI share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.48     $ 9.82     $ 9.82     $ 9.93    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(b)†      0.44       0.57       0.48       0.24    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.41 )     (0.15 )     0.02       (0.14 )(c)   
Total from investment operations     (0.97 )     0.42       0.50       0.10    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.51 )     (0.76 )     (0.50 )     (0.21 )  
From net realized gains     (0.01 )                    
Total distributions     (0.52 )     (0.76 )     (0.50 )     (0.21 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.99     $ 9.48     $ 9.82     $ 9.82    
Total Return(d)      (10.40 )%     4.42 %     5.19 %     0.97 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 720,731     $ 581,526     $ 327,796     $ 359,958    
Net expenses to average daily net assets(e)      0.16 %(f)      0.16 %(f)      0.16 %     0.16 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets(b)      5.02 %     5.87 %     4.85 %     2.38 %(g)   
Portfolio turnover rate     68 %     22 %     17 %     24 %††   
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager
to average daily net assets:
    0.02 %     0.03 %     0.03 %     0.02 %*   
Redemption fees consisted of the following per
share amounts: 
  $ 0.00 (h)                     

 

(a)  Period from July 26, 2005 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2006.

(b)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(c)  The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.

(d)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(e)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(f)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(g)  The ratio for the period ended February 28, 2006 has not been annualized since the Fund believes it would not be appropriate because the Fund's net income is not earned ratably throughout the fiscal year.

(h)  Redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

††  Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the year ended February 28, 2006.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Domestic Bond Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return in excess of that of the Barclays Capital U.S. Government Index (formerly Lehman Brothers U.S. Government Index). The Fund invests a substantial portion of its total assets in shares of GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund; in U.S. investment-grade bonds, including asset-backed securities and U.S. government securities (including securities neither guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. government); and derivatives (including synthetic debt instruments) whose value is related to U.S. investment-grade bonds. The Fund also may invest a portion of its assets in foreign bonds and lower-rated securities.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had two classes of shares outstanding: Class III and Class VI. Each class of shares bears a different level of shareholder servicing fees.

The financial statements of the series of the Trust in which the Fund invests ("underlying funds") should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request, by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect). Shares of the GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund and the GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund are not publicly available for direct purchase.

The Fund directly and indirectly (through underlying funds) invests in securities with contractual cash flows, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, credit card receivables and auto loan receivables. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate values, delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates and shifts in the market's perception of the securities' market values.

The Fund will, if deemed prudent by the Manager, take temporary defensive measures (until the Manager has determined that normal conditions have returned or that it is otherwise prudent to resume investing in accordance with the Fund's normal investment strategies) and may not achieve its investment objectives during those periods. Recent changes in the credit markets have reduced the liquidity of all types of fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

Typically the Fund and the underlying funds value debt instruments based on prices supplied by a primary pricing source chosen by the Manager. The Manager evaluates primary pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source should the Manager deem it appropriate. If it deems appropriate, the Manager, at its discretion, may override a price supplied by a primary source by using a price provided by another source. The prices provided by primary pricing sources may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material.

Certain securities held by the Fund and underlying funds are valued on the basis of prices provided by a single source. As of February 28, 2009, the total value of these securities represented 29.31% of the net assets. The single source prices provided may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material. In addition, although alternative prices are available for other securities held by the Fund, those alternative sources would not necessarily confirm the security price used by the Fund. Therefore, the existence of those alternative sources does not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Fund.

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund ("SPHF"), an investment of the Fund, has litigation pending against various entities related to the default of certain asset-backed securities previously held by SPHF. The outcome of the lawsuits against the remaining defendants is not known and any potential recoveries are


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

not reflected in the net asset value of SPHF. For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund received $3,358 through SPHF in connection with settlement agreements related to that litigation.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund valued certain debt securities and preferred stocks using a specified spread above the LIBOR rate. The Fund also considered certain bankrupt securities to be worthless.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 10,561,760     $ 12,462    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     1,027,467,175       3,764,281    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     15,729,524       4,509,681    
Total   $ 1,053,758,459     $ 8,286,424    

 

*  Other financial instruments include futures contracts and swap agreements.

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $ (1,560,156 )  
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           (4,048,488 )  
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs           (887,783 )  
Total   $     $ (6,496,427 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include futures contracts and swap agreements.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments***
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 1,868     $    
Accrued discounts/premiums     (1,229 )        
Realized gain (loss)     (419,114 )        
Realized gain distributions received     2,565          
Realized gain distributions paid     (3,358 )        
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (1,419,955 )     1,951,301    
Net purchases (sales)     (6,582,912 )        
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3     24,151,659       1,670,597    
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 15,729,524     $ 3,621,898    

 

***  Other financial instruments include swap agreements.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts during the period.

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Indexed securities

The Fund may invest in indexed securities. Indexed securities are securities whose redemption values and/or coupons are linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic. The Fund uses indexed securities to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets in which investing through conventional securities is difficult. Indexed securities held by the Fund at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. Swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Reverse repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement the Fund sells portfolio assets subject to an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same assets at a later date at a fixed price. In connection with these agreements, the Fund establishes segregated accounts with its custodian in which the Fund maintains cash, U.S. government securities or other assets equal in value to its obligations under the reverse repurchase agreement into which it has entered. Reverse repurchase agreements expose the Fund to the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund has sold under the agreement may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase them under the agreement. If the buyer in a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Fund's use of proceeds from the sale of its securities may be restricted while the other party or its trustee or receiver determines whether to honor the Fund's right to repurchase the securities. Furthermore, in that situation the Fund may be unable to recover the securities it sold and as a result would realize a loss equal to the difference between the value of the securities and the payment it received for them. This loss would be greater to the extent the buyer paid less than the value of the securities the Fund sold to it (e.g., a buyer may pay $95 for a bond with a market value of $100). The market value of the securities the Fund has sold is determined daily and any additional required collateral is allocated to or sent by the Fund on the next business day. The Fund had no reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, quarterly, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to losses on wash sale transactions, derivative contract transactions and redemption in-kind transactions.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Gain
  Paid-in Capital  
$ (2,988,618 )   $ 44,573,670     $ (41,585,052 )  

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 60,092,083     $ 53,556,093    
Net long-term capital gain     2,629,582          
Total distributions   $ 62,721,665     $ 53,556,093    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any net short-term capital gain)   $ 25,315,519    
Undistributed net long-term capital gain   $ 40,052,087    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 1,303,114,454     $ 1,082     $ (249,357,077 )   $ (249,355,995 )  

 

For the period ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had net realized losses attributed to redemption in-kind transactions of $36,154,621.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary (See Note 3).

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective October 8, 2008, the Fund instituted a fee on cash redemptions of 0.96% of the amount redeemed. Effective October 21, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 2.00% of the amount redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash redemption is offset by a corresponding cash purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. These fees are allocated relative to each class's net assets on the share transaction date. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions.

Investment risks

To manage the Fund's cash collateral needs in extraordinary market conditions, the Manager reserves the right to reduce or eliminate the Fund's derivative exposures, including those that are intended to cause the Fund to track its benchmark more closely. A reduction in those exposures will tend to cause the performance of the Fund to track its benchmark less closely and make the Fund's performance more dependent on the performance of the asset-backed securities it holds directly or indirectly.

To address in part the cash management issues described above, the Fund expects to honor nearly all redemptions of its shares in-kind for the foreseeable future. If redeeming shareholders from the Fund choose to sell assets received in-kind immediately and current adverse market conditions continue, they may experience difficulty selling the assets at favorable prices. To the extent that the Fund honors redemptions in cash, redeeming shareholders will bear the redemption fees described in the Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares note.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares and 0.055% for Class VI shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.10% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, expenses indirectly incurred by investment in the underlying funds, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder of the underlying funds. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net
Expenses
(excluding
shareholder service
fees and interest
expense)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Indirect Interest
Expense
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.004 %     0.000 %     0.000 %     0.004 %  

 

        

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $37,598 and $7,456, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

For the year ended February 28, 2009, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
U.S. Government securities   $ 51,810,294     $ 6,311,303    
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)     1,428,357,615       778,114,634    

 


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 75.00% of the shares outstanding of the Fund were held by three shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. One of the shareholders is another fund of the Trust. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.01% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 93.76% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     38,472,777     $ 321,100,621       30,453,972     $ 298,824,097    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    765,227       6,493,461       765,476       7,192,263    
Shares repurchased     (12,226,577 )     (112,181,837 )     (25,576,899 )     (250,548,172 )  
Redemption fees           65,120                
Net increase (decrease)     27,011,427     $ 215,477,365       5,642,549     $ 55,468,188    

 


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class VI:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     106,478,381     $ 970,656,989       26,087,987     $ 256,617,471    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    3,251,921       28,578,791       4,455,602       41,858,762    
Shares repurchased     (80,899,819 )     (687,962,635 )     (2,571,173 )     (24,662,536 )  
Redemption fees           544,931                
Net increase (decrease)     28,830,483     $ 311,818,076       27,972,416     $ 273,813,697    

 

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value,
end of
period
 
GMO Short-Duration
Collateral Fund
  $ 678,684,117     $ 1,228,030,102     $ 719,477,333     $ 58,497,360 u    $     $ 807,523,384    
GMO Special Purpose
Holding Fund
    1,868                         3,358       1,082    
Totals   $ 678,685,985     $ 1,228,030,102     $ 719,477,333     $ 58,497,360     $ 3,358     $ 807,524,466    

 

u  The Fund received total distributions in the amount of $175,917,592, of which $117,420,232 was a return of capital.

9.  Subsequent event

On March 19, 2009, the Trustees approved GMO's plan to maximize the amount of cash distributed to shareholders that represents receipts on its portfolio holdings (including shares of the underlying funds) and from dispositions of those holdings. The plan was adopted in light of the requirements of Section 562 (b) of the Code and calls for the Fund to cease operations within 2 years. For purposes of meeting that timetable, the Fund may distribute securities (including shares of the underlying funds) in-kind.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Domestic Bond Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Domestic Bond Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The Trustees of the Trust approved a plan to cease operations of the Fund within 2 years (see Note 9).

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III      
1) Actual     0.27 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 907.60     $ 1.28    
2) Hypothetical     0.27 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.46     $ 1.35    
Class VI      
1) Actual     0.17 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 907.10     $ 0.80    
2) Hypothetical     0.17 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.95     $ 0.85    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized net expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Domestic Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $2,629,582 from long-term capital gains.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $29,475,811 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van
Otterloo & Co. LLC
(June 2004 – present);
Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).
 
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a private placement memorandum, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The private placement memorandum can be obtained by calling 1-617-346-7646 (collect).




GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Fixed Income team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund returned -28.5% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to +3.5% for the JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index.

The Fund underperformed the benchmark during the fiscal year by -32%. During this time, the overlay detracted about 12%, while collateral management detracted more than 19%. The Fund is comprised of overlay strategies involving investments in derivative transactions (largely interest-rate swaps and exchange-traded futures). These derivative transactions are backed by a collateral pool consisting of U.S. and foreign floating-rate fixed income securities — mainly asset-backed securities.

With the extreme price volatility of asset-backed securities during the fiscal year, the collateral assets underperformed LIBOR by nearly 20%, directly contributing to the Fund's underperformance.

While many model-based positions outperformed, underperformance of U.S. Treasury principal strips versus LIBOR and other opportunistic trades drove overlay losses. The slope and volatility strategies added value during this time.

Based on GMO models, the duration of the Fund's investments at fiscal year-end was 0.2 years.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of 2.00% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.



GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Debt Obligations     84.7 %  
Options Purchased     9.9    
Short-Term Investments     8.0    
Swaps     (2.0 )  
Written Options     (3.7 )  
Other     3.1    
      100.0 %  
Industry Sector Summary   % of Debt Obligations  
Credit Cards     18.2 %  
Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     14.7    
Auto Financing     14.0    
U.S. Government     9.3    
Insured Auto Financing     8.8    
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European)     6.0    
CMBS     5.8    
Business Loans     4.2    
Student Loans     3.4    
Investment Grade Corporate Collateralized Debt Obligations     2.9    
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian)     2.8    
Equipment Leases     1.7    
Insured Other     1.7    
Bank Loan Collateralized Debt Obligations     1.4    
Insurance Premiums     1.1    
Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     0.9    
CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations     0.9    
Insured Credit Cards     0.9    
Insured Time Share     0.7    
Insured Transportation     0.4    
U.S. Government & Agencies     0.1    
Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)     0.1    
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)     0.0    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 84.7%  
        Asset-Backed Securities — 76.7%  
        Auto Financing — 11.8%  
    8,300,000     BMW Vehicle Lease Trust, Series 07-1, Class A3B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.70%, due 08/15/13
    7,994,726    
    6,300,000     Capital Auto Receivable Asset Trust, Series 07-2, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 0.86%, due 02/18/14
    5,175,450    
    9,200,000     Carmax Auto Owner Trust, Series 08-2, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.65%, 2.11%, due 08/15/13
    7,052,624    
    4,685,000     Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust, Series 08-B, Class A4A,
5.32%, due 11/10/14
    3,288,870    
    6,100,000     Daimler Chrysler Master Owner Trust, Series 06-A, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.49%, due 11/15/11
    3,965,000    
    6,800,000     Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 06-C, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.50%, due 02/15/12
    6,129,928    
    1,800,000     Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 07-B, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .38%, 0.84%, due 07/15/12
    1,350,540    
    11,890,000     Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 06-4, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.71%, due 06/15/13
    7,134,000    
    3,900,000     Merrill Auto Trust Securitization, Series 07-1, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.52%, due 12/15/13
    3,233,953    
    9,000,000     Merrill Auto Trust Securitization, Series 08-1, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.20%, 2.66%, due 04/15/15
    7,183,125    
    11,800,000     Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 07-A, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR, 0.46%, due 06/17/13
    11,192,536    
    7,010,886     Sovereign Dealer Floor Plan Master Trust, Series 06-1, Class A,
144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 08/15/11
    6,309,798    
    9,000,000     Superior Wholesale Inventory Financing Trust, Series 04-A10, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.56%, due 09/15/11
    6,300,000    
    2,000,000     Swift Master Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.56%, due 06/15/12
    1,340,000    
    7,200,000     Truck Retail Installment Paper Corp., Series 05-1A, Class A,
144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 0.73%, due 12/15/16
    5,040,000    
    11,800,000     World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-A, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR, 0.46%, due 11/15/12
    10,812,458    
    Total Auto Financing     93,503,008    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Bank Loan Collateralized Debt Obligations — 1.2%  
    4,746,086     Arran Corp. Loans No. 1 B.V., Series 06-1A, Class A3, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 1.70%, due 06/20/25
    4,510,264    
    5,360,000     Omega Capital Europe Plc, Series GLOB-5A, Class A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 1.68%, due 07/05/11
    4,749,282    
    Total Bank Loan Collateralized Debt Obligations     9,259,546    
        Business Loans — 3.6%  
    1,649,619     Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 04-3, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .37%, 0.84%, due 01/25/35
    1,149,124    
    2,553,990     Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 05-4A, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .39%, 0.86%, due 01/25/36
    1,632,511    
    9,000,000     Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 07-6A, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.30%, 1.77%, due 12/25/37
    6,283,800    
    952,026     Capitalsource Commercial Loan Trust, Series 06-1A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 08/22/16
    815,886    
    1,687,625     GE Business Loan Trust, Series 05-2A, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.70%, due 11/15/33
    1,094,344    
    11,000,000     GE Dealer Floorplan Master Trust, Series 07-2, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.48%, due 07/20/12
    7,893,551    
    2,216,462     Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 05-1A, Class A,
144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 02/25/30
    1,063,902    
    1,609,758     Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 05-2A, Class 1A,
144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 09/25/30
    772,684    
    3,393,942     Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 07-2A, Class 1A1,
144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 06/25/37
    1,764,850    
    749,206     Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 07-3A, Class 1A1,
144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.12%, due 10/25/37
    584,381    
    2,700,000     Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 07-3A, Class 1A2,
144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .85%, 1.32%, due 10/25/37
    1,404,000    
    4,500,000     Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust, Series 05-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 02/25/13
    3,860,550    
    Total Business Loans     28,319,583    
        CMBS — 4.9%  
    5,200,000     Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage, Series 05-CD1,
Class A2FL, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.58%, due 07/15/44
    3,791,840    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        CMBS — continued  
      11,700,000     Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 06-FL12,
Class AJ, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.59%, due 12/15/20
    8,645,130    
    5,200,000     GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 05-C4,
Class A2, 5.31%, due 11/10/45
    4,771,089    
    3,600,000     GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 06-C1,
Class A2, 5.33%, due 03/10/44
    3,153,072    
    963,232     Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 06-FL4A,
Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.54%, due 11/05/21
    798,881    
    6,300,000     GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 06-GG6,
Class A2, 5.51%, due 04/10/38
    5,538,094    
    561,431     Lehman Brothers Floating Rate Commercial, Series 06-LLFA,
Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.54%, due 09/15/21
    393,002    
    5,400,000     Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 06-C1, Class A2, 5.61%, due 05/12/39     4,706,437    
    2,700,000     Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 06-IQ11, Class A3, 5.74%, due 10/15/42     1,986,687    
    6,914,840     Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 06-WL7A,
Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.55%, due 09/15/21
    4,840,388    
    Total CMBS     38,624,620    
        CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations — 0.7%  
    6,780,000     American Capital Strategies Ltd. Commercial Real Estate CDO Trust,
Series 07-1A, Class A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .80%, 2.05%, due 11/23/52
    542,400    
    6,300,000     Guggenheim Structured Real Estate Funding, Series 05-2A,
Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .32%, 0.79%, due 08/26/30
    2,835,000    
    6,700,000     Marathon Real Estate CDO, Series 06-1A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.80%, due 05/25/46
    2,476,906    
    Total CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations     5,854,306    
        Credit Cards — 15.4%  
    4,500,000     American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 04-4,
Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.55%, due 03/15/12
    4,430,003    
    8,100,000     American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 05-5,
Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.50%, due 02/15/13
    7,696,944    
    4,100,000     American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 06-1,
Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.49%, due 12/15/13
    3,755,149    
    7,200,000     Cabela's Master Credit Card Trust, Series 08-4A, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 3.46%, due 09/15/14
    5,923,800    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Credit Cards — continued  
    4,500,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 04-A7,
Class A7, 3 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 1.38%, due 06/16/14
    4,049,096    
    8,900,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 06-A14,
Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.47%, due 08/15/13
    8,272,550    
    8,100,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 08-A6,
Class A6, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.10%, 1.56%, due 03/17/14
    7,401,375    
    7,700,000     Charming Shoppes Master Trust, Series 07-1A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.25%, 1.71%, due 09/15/17
    5,298,293    
    9,200,000     Citibank OMNI Master Trust, Series 07-A9A, Class A9, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.10%, 1.57%, due 12/23/13
    8,310,360    
    4,100,000     Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 05-4, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.52%, due 06/18/13
    3,669,500    
    4,000,000     Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 05-4, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.55%, due 06/16/15
    2,976,250    
    2,700,000     Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 06-2, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.49%, due 01/16/14
    2,370,978    
    4,000,000     Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 96-4, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .38%, 0.83%, due 10/16/13
    3,588,000    
    5,700,000     GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 05-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.50%, due 03/15/13
    5,275,236    
    4,500,000     GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 07-3, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.47%, due 06/15/13
    4,106,250    
    10,800,000     Household Credit Card Master Note Trust I, Series 07-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 04/15/13
    9,240,750    
    4,600,000     Household Credit Card Master Note Trust I, Series 07-2, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .55%, 1.01%, due 07/15/13
    3,832,375    
    14,500,000     HSBC Private Label Credit Card Master Note, Series 07-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .02%, 0.48%, due 12/16/13
    13,688,906    
    4,300,000     National City Credit Card Master Trust, Series 08-3, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.80%, 2.26%, due 05/15/13
    3,375,500    
    13,900,000     World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 04-A,
Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.64%, due 03/15/13
    13,630,896    
    900,000     World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 06-A, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.59%, due 02/15/17
    638,622    
    Total Credit Cards     121,530,833    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Equipment Leases — 1.4%  
    4,100,000     CNH Equipment Trust, Series 07-B, Class A3B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .60%, 1.06%, due 10/17/11
    3,992,826    
    8,100,000     GE Equipment Midticket LLC, Series 07-1, Class A3B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.71%, due 06/14/11
    7,249,500    
    Total Equipment Leases     11,242,326    
        Insurance Premiums — 1.0%  
    8,000,000     AICCO Premium Finance Master Trust, Series 07-AA, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 12/15/11
    7,657,600    
        Insured Auto Financing — 7.5%  
    4,700,000     Aesop Funding II LLC, Series 05-1A, Class A3, 144A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 04/20/11
    3,822,416    
    6,000,000     Aesop Funding II LLC, Series 06-1A, Class A, 144A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.69%, due 03/20/12
    3,988,320    
    3,529,785     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 05-BM, Class A4,
MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.53%, due 05/06/12
    3,246,978    
    3,000,000     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 07-AX, Class A4,
XL, 1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.49%, due 10/06/13
    2,010,900    
    6,911,187     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 07-CM, Class A3B,
MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.48%, due 05/07/12
    6,358,292    
    2,700,000     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 07-DF, Class A4B,
FSA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .80%, 1.25%, due 06/06/14
    1,473,363    
    6,000,000     AmeriCredit Prime Automobile Receivable Trust, Series 07-2M, Class A4B,
MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 0.95%, due 03/08/16
    3,170,460    
    3,150,000     ARG Funding Corp., Series 05-2A, Class A3, 144A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 05/20/10
    3,013,416    
    5,700,000     Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 06-B, Class A4, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .02%, 0.47%, due 07/15/13
    4,545,807    
    9,900,000     Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 07-A, Class A4, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .02%, 0.48%, due 11/15/13
    6,933,267    
    1,715,520     Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 07-C, Class A3B, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .51%, 0.97%, due 04/16/12
    1,596,754    
    1,800,000     Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 05-2A, Class A5, 144A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 11/25/11
    1,066,842    
    11,100,000     Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-3, Class A4B, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.11%, due 10/15/14
    7,559,433    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


6



GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Insured Auto Financing — continued  
    11,000,000     Triad Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 07-B, Class A4B,
FSA, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.20%, 1.65%, due 07/14/14
    7,764,900    
    2,915,049     UPFC Auto Receivables Trust, Series 06-B, Class A3, AMBAC,
5.01%, due 08/15/12
    2,667,270    
    Total Insured Auto Financing     59,218,418    
        Insured Credit Cards — 0.7%  
    5,800,000     Cabela's Master Credit Card Trust, Series 04-2A, Class A,
144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.58%, due 03/15/11
    5,792,386    
        Insured Other — 1.4%  
    5,000,000     DB Master Finance LLC, Series 06-1, Class A2, 144A, AMBAC,
5.78%, due 06/20/31
    3,500,000    
    3,796,397     Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 06-3A, Class A1, 144A,
MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.66%, due 09/15/41
    2,386,605    
    3,010,991     Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 06-4A, Class A1, 144A,
MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.66%, due 12/15/41
    1,918,212    
    3,879,652     TIB Card Receivables Fund, 144A, FGIC, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%,
1.68%, due 01/05/14
    2,459,699    
    9,200,000     Toll Road Investment Part II, Series C, 144A, MBIA,
Zero Coupon, due 02/15/37
    943,276    
    Total Insured Other     11,207,792    
        Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.8%  
    10,840,629     Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 04-R6, Class A1, XL,
1 mo. LIBOR + .21%, 0.68%, due 07/25/34
    6,179,158    
        Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.1%  
    1,287,386     SBI Heloc Trust, Series 05-HE1, Class 1A, 144A, FSA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .19%, 0.66%, due 11/25/35
    643,693    
        Insured Time Share — 0.6%  
    1,156,472     Cendant Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 05-1A,
Class A2, 144A, FGIC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.65%, due 05/20/17
    832,299    
    784,712     Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 06-1A, Class A2, 144A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 05/20/18
    594,577    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Insured Time Share — continued  
    4,892,085     Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 07-2A, Class A2, 144A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.00%, 1.47%, due 09/20/19
    3,000,095    
    Total Insured Time Share     4,426,971    
        Insured Transportation — 0.3%  
    5,649,786     CLI Funding LLC, Series 06-1A, Class A, 144A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.64%, due 08/18/21
    2,627,150    
        Investment Grade Corporate Collateralized Debt Obligations — 2.4%  
    2,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 04-12, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .60%, 1.83%, due 08/05/09
    1,458,000    
    4,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 04-15, Class II, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 2.18%, due 12/20/09
    2,214,000    
    2,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 04-15, Class III, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .75%, 2.28%, due 12/20/09
    920,000    
    5,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 04-16, Class I, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 1.63%, due 08/05/09
    4,232,500    
    2,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 05-10, Class A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .52%, 2.05%, due 03/20/10
    776,000    
    4,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 05-15, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 1.93%, due 12/20/10
    1,614,000    
    2,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 05-2A, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .45%, 1.98%, due 03/20/10
    975,000    
    5,300,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 06-13A, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 1.82%, due 06/20/13
    893,050    
    9,000,000     Prism Orso Trust, Series 04-MAPL, Class CERT, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .70%, 2.23%, due 08/01/11
    5,154,300    
    4,500,000     Salisbury International Investments Ltd., 3 mo. LIBOR + .42%,
1.95%, due 06/22/10
    1,092,600    
    Total Investment Grade Corporate Collateralized Debt Obligations     19,329,450    
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — 12.5%  
    3,012,033     Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-1, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.52%, due 02/25/37
    2,680,709    
    1,288,038     ACE Securities Corp., Series 05-ASP1, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 0.74%, due 09/25/35
    785,703    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — continued  
    370,901     ACE Securities Corp., Series 05-SDI, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 0.87%, due 11/25/50
    275,950    
    9,500,000     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP5, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.65%, due 10/25/36
    2,280,000    
    4,500,000     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-CW1, Class A2B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.57%, due 07/25/36
    1,916,010    
    12,100,000     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-HE2, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 05/25/36
    4,456,551    
    2,232,446     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-HE3, Class A2B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.56%, due 06/25/36
    1,489,555    
    1,079,191     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 09/25/35
    121,290    
    2,207,399     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL3, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.57%, due 06/25/36
    154,518    
    2,700,000     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL3, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 0.64%, due 06/25/36
    101,871    
    1,383,159     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL4, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 09/25/36
    138,233    
    4,803,864     ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-ASL1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 0.64%, due 12/25/36
    361,491    
    2,963,095     ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-WM1, Class A2A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.54%, due 11/25/36
    1,549,136    
    11,400,000     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M1, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 07/25/36
    2,871,375    
    10,800,000     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M2, Class A2B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 09/25/36
    4,428,000    
    2,879,869     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W2, Class A2B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .19%, 0.66%, due 03/25/36
    1,439,934    
    2,300,000     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W5, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 06/25/36
    1,558,250    
    2,700,000     Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 06-OPT2,
Class A3B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 10/25/36
    2,357,100    
    2,700,000     Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 06-OPT2,
Class A3C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 10/25/36
    1,272,240    
    244,239     Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 06-OPT3,
Class A3A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.53%, due 11/25/36
    225,799    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — continued  
    8,395,571     Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 07-NC1,
Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.69%, due 05/25/37
    5,655,256    
    5,000,000     Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 05-A,
Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 1.50%, due 02/28/40
    2,754,688    
    3,484,615     Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc., Series 07-AQ1,
Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 11/25/36
    2,265,000    
    5,400,000     Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc., Series 07-AQ1,
Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.67%, due 11/25/36
    1,080,000    
    2,889,265     Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 07-SL2, Class 1A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 02/25/37
    216,695    
    2,700,000     Centex Home Equity, Series 06-A, Class AV3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 06/25/36
    1,836,540    
    2,600,000     Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 06-HE3, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 12/25/36
    676,000    
    6,600,000     Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 06-WFH4, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 11/25/36
    3,880,800    
    8,212,000     Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 06-BC3, Class 2A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 02/25/37
    5,183,414    
    2,642,681     Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 06-BC5, Class 2A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.55%, due 03/25/37
    2,423,338    
    1,168,038     Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization, Series 06-RP1,
Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 04/25/36
    984,985    
    4,400,000     Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-B, Class 2A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 08/25/36
    1,408,000    
    1,373,484     Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-2, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .31%, 0.78%, due 01/20/35
    843,834    
    568,954     Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-3, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 01/20/35
    353,551    
    6,800,000     J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., Series 06-WMC4,
Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 12/25/36
    2,312,000    
    690,358     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 05-FRE1, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 10/25/35
    535,027    
    4,500,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-FRE2, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 03/25/36
    1,800,000    
    2,700,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-HE2, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 06/25/36
    715,500    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — continued  
    6,160,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-HE3, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 08/25/36
    1,540,000    
    3,100,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-NC3, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 10/25/36
    821,500    
    1,421,296     Master Second Lien Trust, Series 06-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 03/25/36
    156,343    
    3,272,122     Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 06-SD1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .28%, 0.75%, due 01/25/47
    2,360,145    
    2,400,000     Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust, Series 06-2, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 11/25/36
    840,000    
    9,000,000     Nationstar Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 06-B, Class AV3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 0.64%, due 09/25/36
    3,993,750    
    9,100,000     Nomura Home Equity Loan, Inc., Series 06-HE3, Class 2A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 07/25/36
    3,392,594    
    2,609,992     People's Choice Home Loan Securities Trust, Series 05-4, Class 1A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .26%, 0.73%, due 12/25/35
    1,957,494    
    406,828     Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 05-RS4, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.70%, due 04/25/35
    370,214    
    6,600,000     Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Series 06-3, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 10/25/46
    4,884,000    
    9,200,000     Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust, Series 06-HE1,
Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 07/25/36
    2,760,000    
    2,758,071     Security National Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 06-2A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 10/25/36
    2,516,740    
    711,647     SG Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 05-OPT1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .26%, 0.73%, due 10/25/35
    587,108    
    5,012,958     Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 07-NS1, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 01/25/37
    4,143,523    
    3,700,000     Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance, Series 06-BC3, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 06/25/37
    1,686,969    
    2,700,000     Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.67%, due 01/25/36
    945,000    
    1,191,979     Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 05-S6, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 11/25/35
    190,717    
    Total Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     98,534,440    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian) — 2.4%  
    1,138,221     Australian Mortgage Securities II, Series G3, Class A1A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .21%, 1.56%, due 01/10/35
    996,296    
    3,011,603     Crusade Global Trust, Series 06-1, Class A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 1.20%, due 07/20/38
    2,575,815    
    8,812,506     Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 04-2G, Class A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 2.20%, due 03/14/36
    7,159,015    
    3,403,231     Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 2.31%, due 12/08/36
    2,620,522    
    1,896,101     Medallion Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 1.32%, due 05/10/36
    1,643,314    
    4,927,140     Puma Finance Ltd., Series G5, Class A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 1.32%, due 02/21/38
    4,023,503    
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian)     19,018,465    
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European) — 5.1%  
    9,400,000     Aire Valley Mortgages, Series 06-1A, Class 1A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 1.64%, due 09/20/66
    8,542,720    
    5,800,000     Brunel Residential Mortgages, Series 07-1A, Class A4C, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 1.36%, due 01/13/39
    4,682,340    
    872,957     Gracechurch Mortgage Funding Plc, Series 1A, Class A2B, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 1.42%, due 10/11/41
    803,095    
    4,799,302     Granite Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-3, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.51%, due 12/20/54
    3,109,947    
    9,349,325     Kildare Securities Ltd., Series 07-1A, Class A2, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 2.25%, due 12/10/43
    6,933,366    
    1,025,766     Leek Finance Plc, Series 15A, Class AB, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 1.67%, due 03/21/37
    882,159    
    3,386,250     Leek Finance Plc, Series 16A, Class A2B, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 1.69%, due 09/21/37
    2,865,478    
    2,400,000     Mound Financing Plc, Series 5A, Class 2A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 1.28%, due 05/08/16
    2,262,000    
    3,039,157     Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 12A, Class A2C, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 1.35%, due 11/15/38
    1,789,699    
    2,944,619     Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 14A, Class A2C, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 2.10%, due 09/15/39
    2,569,415    
    2,700,000     Permanent Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-1, Class 5A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 1.20%, due 07/15/33
    2,227,500    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European) — continued  
    4,500,000     Permanent Master Issuer Plc, Series 07-1, Class 4A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 1.17%, due 10/15/33
    3,681,675    
    79,314     RMAC Securities Plc, Series 06-NS4A, Class A1B, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 2.17%, due 06/12/25
    79,116    
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European)     40,428,510    
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.0%  
    494,464     GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 05-HE4, Class 2A3C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 07/25/30
    321,093    
        Student Loans — 2.9%  
    1,392,508     College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 04-1, Class A2,
3 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 1.27%, due 04/25/16
    1,355,610    
    5,904,000     College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 07-1, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 1.17%, due 01/25/23
    5,733,965    
    3,100,000     College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 07-2, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 1.41%, due 01/25/24
    2,945,000    
    933,262     Goal Capital Funding Trust, Series 06-1, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR, 1.25%, due 08/25/20
    919,450    
    705,491     Keycorp Student Loan Trust, Series 05-A, Class 2A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 1.52%, due 09/27/21
    682,901    
    1,287,858     Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corp., Series 05-1, Class A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 1.57%, due 06/20/15
    1,240,207    
    6,013,597     National Collegiate Student Loan Trust, Series 05-2, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 02/25/26
    5,238,023    
    677,107     National Collegiate Student Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 08/25/23
    609,396    
    2,257,966     National Collegiate Student Loan Trust, Series 06-A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.55%, due 08/26/19
    2,077,328    
    2,194,359     SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 06-A, Class A2,
3 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 1.12%, due 10/15/15
    2,145,071    
    Total Student Loans     22,946,951    
    Total Asset-Backed Securities     606,666,299    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Principal Amount   Description   Value ($)  
        U.S. Government — 7.9%  
    62,999,310     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.88%, due 04/15/10 (a) (b)      62,152,725    
        U.S. Government Agency — 0.1%  
    800,000     U.S. Department of Transportation, 144A, 6.00%, due 12/07/21     785,416    
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $941,918,906)     669,604,440    
        OPTIONS PURCHASED — 9.9%  
        Currency Options — 3.8%  
USD     700,000,000     USD Call/JPY Put, Expires 09/05/13, Strike 119.00     6,637,400    
USD     700,000,000     USD Call/JPY Put, Expires 09/05/13, Strike 119.00     6,637,400    
USD     700,000,000     USD Call/JPY Put, Expires 09/10/13, Strike 119.00     6,647,900    
USD     700,000,000     USD Call/JPY Put, Expires 09/12/13, Strike 119.00     6,639,500    
USD     350,000,000     USD Call/JPY Put, Expires 09/24/13, Strike 119.00     3,326,750    
    Total Currency Options     29,888,950    
        Options on Interest Rate Swaps — 4.2%  
EUR     600,000,000     EUR Swaption Put, Expires 03/12/09, Strike 1.71%     428,246    
EUR     150,000,000     EUR Swaption Call, Expires 02/22/10, Strike 3.95%     2,800,713    
EUR     500,000,000     EUR Swaption Call, Expires 02/23/10, Strike 1.00%     29,158    
EUR     600,000,000     EUR Swaption Put, Expires 02/03/11, Strike 3.39%     7,391,236    
GBP     75,000,000     GBP Swaption Call, Expires 05/06/09, Strike 3.79%     1,472,043    
GBP     75,000,000     GBP Swaption Call, Expires 05/06/09, Strike 3.39%     254,682    
GBP     14,000,000     GBP Swaption Call, Expires 02/28/11, Strike 5.17%     1,474,820    
GBP     14,000,000     GBP Swaption Put, Expires 02/28/11, Strike 5.17%     368,620    
GBP     14,000,000     GBP Swaption Put, Expires 03/03/11, Strike 5.03%     426,482    
GBP     14,000,000     GBP Swaption Call, Expires 03/03/11, Strike 5.03%     1,314,842    
GBP     28,000,000     GBP Swaption Put, Expires 03/14/11, Strike 4.96%     925,759    
GBP     28,000,000     GBP Swaption Call, Expires 03/14/11, Strike 4.96%     2,464,775    
GBP     35,000,000     GBP Swaption Call, Expires 03/21/11, Strike 4.92%     2,952,046    
GBP     35,000,000     GBP Swaption Put, Expires 03/21/11, Strike 4.92%     1,219,029    
USD     64,000,000     USD Swaption Straddle, Expires 04/10/18, Strike TBD     3,171,776    
USD     64,000,000     USD Swaption Straddle, Expires 04/23/18, Strike TBD     3,166,720    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /Principal Amount   Description   Value ($)  
        Options on Interest Rate Swaps — continued  
USD     64,000,000     USD Swaption Straddle, Expires 05/01/18, Strike TBD     3,161,408    
    Total Options on Interest Rate Swaps     33,022,355    
        Options on Interest Rates — 1.9%  
GBP     150,000,000     Floor on 3 Month GBP LIBOR Call, Expires 09/13/09, Strike 6.40%     6,645,131    
GBP     150,000,000     Floor on 3 Month GBP LIBOR Call, Expires 09/13/09, Strike 5.40%     5,053,048    
USD     300,000,000     USD 3 Month LIBOR Cap Call, Expires 04/15/10, Strike 2.64%     90,900    
USD     300,000,000     USD 3 Month LIBOR Floor Call, Expires 04/15/10, Strike 2.64%     3,777,600    
    Total Options on Interest Rates     15,566,679    
    TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED (COST $51,279,221)     78,477,984    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 8.0%  
        Money Market Funds — 8.0%  
    38,819,421     State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund-Institutional Class     38,819,421    
    24,072,590     State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     24,072,590    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $62,892,011)     62,892,011    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.6%
(Cost $1,056,090,138)
    810,974,435    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (2.6%)     (20,494,750 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 790,479,685    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Written Options

A summary of open written option contracts for the Fund at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

    Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
      Description   Premiums   Market
Value
 
Call     600,000,000     2/3/2011   EUR   Interest Rate Swaption,            
   
                    Strike 2.39%   $ (1,787,928 )   $ (1,862,071 )  
Call     150,000,000     5/6/2009   GBP   Interest Rate Swaption,
Strike 3.54%
    (3,330,000 )     (1,372,833 )  
Call     30,000,000     5/18/2009   GBP   Interest Rate Swaption,
Strike 3.55%
    (682,704 )     (315,410 )  
Call     300,000,000     9/13/2009   GBP Floor on 3 Month GBP LIBOR,   Strike 5.90%     (1,167,900 )     (11,698,179 )  
Put     300,000,000     4/14/2009   USD   Interest Rate Swaption,
Strike 2.69%
    (1,395,000 )     (2,700 )  
Call     300,000,000     4/14/2009   USD   Interest Rate Swaption,
Strike 2.69%
    (1,395,000 )     (3,710,700 )  
Call     55,000,000     10/3/2011   USD   Interest Rate Swaption,
Strike 4.88%
    (3,025,000 )     (5,946,985 )  
Put     120,000,000     10/3/2011   USD   Interest Rate Swaption,
Strike 4.88%
    (6,600,000 )     (4,599,000 )  
    $ (19,383,532 )   $ (29,507,878 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

February 28, 2009

Swap Agreements

Credit Default Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receiveu
(Pay)
  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1)
  Deliverable
on Default
  Maximum
Potential
Amount of
Future
Payments
by the Fund
Under the
Contract (2)
  Market
Value
 
  13,000,000     USD   9/20/2010   Morgan Stanley   Receive     0.40 %     17.76 %   Eagle     13,000,000     USD   $ (3,134,275 )  
                                      Creek            
   
                                      CDO                
  50,000,000     USD   12/20/2012   Morgan Stanley   (Pay)     1.93 %     6.22 %   Reference
security
within
CDX
index
    N/A         6,354,725    
  97,228,457     USD   12/20/2012   Morgan Stanley   Receive     0.71 %     0.58 %   Reference
security
within
CDX
index
    97,228,457     USD     589,446    
  252,793,989     USD   12/20/2012   Morgan Stanley   Receive     0.71 %     0.58 %   Reference
security
within
CDX
Index
    252,793,989     USD     1,532,560    
  100,000,000     USD   12/20/2012   Morgan Stanley   (Pay)     1.20 %     1.19 %   Referenc
security
within
CDX
Index
    N/A         (276,095 )  
  7,000,000     USD   3/20/2013   Morgan Stanley   Receive     0.25 %     17.49 %   MS
Synthetic
2006-1
    7,000,000     USD     (3,447,436 )  
    $ 1,618,925    
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $    

 

u  Receive - Fund receives premium and sells credit protection.
(Pay) - Fund pays premium and buys credit protection.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

February 28, 2009

(1)  Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on the reference security, as of February 28, 2009, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and reflect the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(2)  The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make as a seller of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

Interest Rate Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay)#
  Fixed
Rate
  Variable Rate   Market
Value
 
      55,000,000     USD11/15/2021   JP Morgan Chase Bank   (Pay)     0.00 %   3 month LIBOR   $ (8,769,217 )  
      65,000,000     USD5/15/2022   JP Morgan Chase Bank   (Pay)     0.00 %   3 month LIBOR     (5,174,335 )  
      105,000,000     USD8/15/2022   JP Morgan Chase Bank   (Pay)     0.00 %   3 month LIBOR     (8,365,991 )  
      153,000,000     AUD4/16/2023   Deutsche Bank AG   Receive     6.36 %   6 month AUD BBSW     2,969,251    
      82,200,000     AUD4/17/2038   Deutsche Bank AG   (Pay)     4.34 %   6 month AUD BBSW     (2,787,465 )  
      25,000,000     GBP12/7/2046   Merrill Lynch   (Pay)     4.36 %   6 month GBP LIBOR     (3,264,671 )  
  $ (25,392,428 )  
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $ 2,001,485    

 

#  (Pay) - Fund pays fixed rate and receives variable rate.
  Receive - Fund receives fixed rate and pays variable rate.

Total Return Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Pay   Receive   Market
Value
 
  65,000,000     USD   3/11/2009   JP Morgan     2.65 %   Return on Treasury    
   
                Chase Bank           Coupon STRIP   $ 1,683,409    
  105,000,000     USD   3/11/2009   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
    2.65 %   Return on Treasury
Coupon STRIP
    2,455,833    
  55,000,000     USD   4/20/2009   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
    2.35 %   Return on Treasury
Principal STRIP
    3,689,076    
  25,000,000     GBP   5/8/2009   Barclays
Bank PLC
    1.72 %   Return on
United Kingdom
Treasury 2046 Bonds
    (134,369 )  
  $ 7,693,949    
Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)

February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, for the swap contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

144A - Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors.

AMBAC - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by AMBAC Assurance Corporation.

BBSW - Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate

CDO - Collateralized Debt Obligation

CMBS - Collateralized Mortgage Backed Security

FGIC - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation.

FSA - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by Financial Security Assurance.

GBP LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate denominated in British Pounds.

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

MBIA - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by MBIA Insurance Corp.

RMAC - Residential Mortgage Acceptance Corp.

The rates shown on variable rate notes are the current interest rates at February 28, 2009, which are subject to change based on the terms of the security.

XL - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by XL Capital Assurance.

(a)  Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

(b)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated to cover collateral requirements on open swap contracts (Note 2).

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD - Australian Dollar

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

JPY - Japanese Yen

USD - United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $1,056,090,138) (Note 2)   $ 810,974,435    
Cash     29,321,429    
Dividends and interest receivable     942,280    
Interest receivable for open swap contracts     4,225,867    
Receivable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     19,274,300    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     110,015    
Total assets     864,848,326    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     9,187,200    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     2,342    
Payable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     35,353,854    
Written options outstanding, at value (premiums $19,383,532) (Note 2)     29,507,878    
Miscellaneous payable     146,504    
Accrued expenses     170,863    
Total liabilities     74,368,641    
Net assets   $ 790,479,685    
Shares outstanding:     43,086,310    
Net asset value per share:   $ 18.35    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Interest   $ 37,460,971    
Dividends     877,947    
Total investment income     38,338,918    
Expenses:  
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     164,218    
Audit and tax fees     111,345    
Legal fees     239,364    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     22,090    
Miscellaneous     14,303    
Total expenses     551,320    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (492,100 )  
Net expenses     59,220    
Net investment income (loss)     38,279,698    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (67,148,445 )  
Closed futures contracts     8,349,319    
Closed swap contracts     (100,245,488 )  
Written options     (65,671,464 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     94,713    
Net realized gain (loss)     (224,621,365 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (142,109,350 )  
Open futures contracts     436,136    
Open swap contracts     (9,609,116 )  
Written options     (9,731,267 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     178,438    
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (160,835,159 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (385,456,524 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (347,176,826 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 38,279,698     $ 84,404,733    
Net realized gain (loss)     (224,621,365 )     398,466    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (160,835,159 )     (110,689,866 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (347,176,826 )     (25,886,667 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):     (340,951,905 )     (246,005,000 )  
Redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):     432,682          
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions and redemption fees
    (340,519,223 )     (246,005,000 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (687,696,049 )     (271,891,667 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     1,478,175,734       1,750,067,401    
End of period   $ 790,479,685     $ 1,478,175,734    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 25.68     $ 25.99     $ 25.23     $ 25.17     $ 25.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.76       1.41       1.36       0.96       0.15    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (8.09 )     (1.72 )     (0.60 )     (0.90 )     0.02    
Total from investment operations     (7.33 )     (0.31 )     0.76       0.06       0.17    
Net asset value, end of period   $ 18.35     $ 25.68     $ 25.99     $ 25.23     $ 25.17    
Total Return(b)      (28.54 )%     (1.19 )%     3.01 %     0.24 %     0.68 %**  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 790,480     $ 1,478,176     $ 1,750,067     $ 1,012,277     $ 582,279    
Net operating expenses to average daily
net assets
    0.00 %(c)      0.00 %(c)      0.00 %(c)      0.00 %(c)      0.01 %*  
Interest expense to average daily
net assets
          0.07 %     0.00 %(c)               
Total net expenses to average daily
net assets
    0.00 %(c)      0.07 %     0.00 %(c)      0.00 %(c)      0.01 %*  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    3.19 %     5.38 %     5.36 %     3.84 %     2.21 %*  
Portfolio turnover rate     59 %     41 %     93 %     31 %     8 %**  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.04 %     0.02 %     0.03 %     0.03 %     0.06 %*  
Redemption fees consisted of the
following per share amounts: 
  $ 0.01                            

 

(a)  Period from November 22, 2004 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2005.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown. Calculation excludes redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(c)  Ratio is less than 0.01%.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return greater than that of the JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index. The Fund's investment program has two principal components. One component of the Fund's investment program involves the use of derivatives, primarily interest rate swap contracts and/or futures contracts, to seek to exploit misvaluations in world interest rates and to add value relative to the JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index. The other component of the Fund's investment program involves making direct investments primarily in high quality U.S. and foreign adjustable rate fixed income securities with low volatility (although market changes may indirectly result in volatility), some of which have been downgraded. The Fund may also, from time to time, make tactical allocations to seek to add value to the Fund.

The Fund directly invests in asset-backed securities with contractual cash flows, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, credit card receivables and auto loan receivables. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate values, delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates and shifts in the market's perception of the securities' market values.

The Fund will, if deemed prudent by the Manager, take temporary defensive measures (until the Manager has determined that normal conditions have returned or that it is otherwise prudent to resume investing in accordance with the Fund's normal investment strategies) and may not achieve its investment objectives during those periods. Recent changes in the credit markets have reduced the liquidity of all types of fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities. The Fund took temporary defensive measures during the last fiscal year.

Shares of the Fund are not publicly offered and are principally available only to other funds of the Trust and certain accredited investors.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in


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February 28, 2009

preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

Typically the Fund values debt instruments based on prices supplied by a primary pricing source chosen by the Manager. The Manager evaluates primary pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source should the Manager deem it appropriate. If it deems appropriate, the Manager, at its discretion, may override a price supplied by a primary source by using a price provided by another source. The prices provided by primary pricing sources may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material.

Certain securities held by the Fund are valued on the basis of prices provided by a single source. As of February 28, 2009, the total value of these securities represented 33.17% of the net assets. The single source prices provided may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material. In addition, although alternative prices are available for other securities held by the Fund, those alternative sources would not necessarily confirm the security price used by the Fund. Therefore, the existence of those alternative sources does not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Fund.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. The three levels are defined as follows:

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


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February 28, 2009

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

Level 3 — Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund valued certain debt securities using indicative bids received from primary pricing sources. The Fund also valued certain credit default swaps using industry standard models and inputs from pricing vendors.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     204,308,136       10,797,569    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     606,666,299       8,476,731    
Total   $ 810,974,435     $ 19,274,300    

 

*  Other financial instruments include swap agreements.

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           (58,003,926 )  
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs           (6,857,806 )  
Total   $     $ (64,861,732 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include swap agreements and written options.


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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments***
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 299,356,447     $    
Accrued discounts/premiums     637,276          
Realized gain (loss)     (65,129,665 )        
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (169,771,875 )     3,901,401    
Net purchases (sales)     (241,424,258 )        
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3     782,998,374       (2,282,476 )  
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 606,666,299     $ 1,618,925    

 

***  Other financial instruments include swap agreements.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable


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(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. The Fund had no forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. The Fund had no futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. Written options outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.


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Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund's investment activity in written options contracts was as follows:

    Puts   Calls  
    Principal
Amount
of Contracts
  Premiums   Principal
Amount
of Contracts
  Premiums  
Outstanding, beginning of year   $ (120,000,000 )   $ (525,305 )   $ (540,000,000 )   $ (2,385,597 )  
Options written     (19,013,000,000 )     (43,177,695 )     (6,372,000,000 )     (47,294,297 )  
Options exercised     16,832,000,000       26,759,335       1,908,000,000       17,479,820    
Options bought back     805,997,600       589,805       2,052,000,000       15,374,110    
Options expired     1,075,002,400       8,358,860       1,517,000,000       5,437,432    
Outstanding, end of year   $ (420,000,000 )   $ (7,995,000 )   $ (1,435,000,000 )   $ (11,388,532 )  

 

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Options contracts purchased by the Fund and outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Indexed securities

The Fund may invest in indexed securities. Indexed securities are securities whose redemption values and/or coupons are linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic. The Fund uses indexed securities to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets in which investing through conventional securities is difficult. Indexed securities held by the Fund at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange


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February 28, 2009

the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and


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February 28, 2009

would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. Swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Reverse repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement the Fund sells portfolio assets subject to an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same assets at a later date at a fixed price. In connection with these agreements, the Fund establishes segregated accounts with its custodian in which the Fund maintains cash, U.S. government securities or other assets equal in value to its obligations under the reverse repurchase agreement into which it has entered. Reverse repurchase agreements expose the Fund to the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund has sold under the agreement may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase them under the agreement. If the buyer in a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund's use of proceeds from the sale of its securities may be restricted while the other party or its trustee or receiver determines whether to honor the Fund's right to repurchase the securities. Furthermore, in that


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February 28, 2009

situation the Fund may be unable to recover the securities it sold and as a result would realize a loss equal to the difference between the value of the securities and the payment it received for them. This loss would be greater to the extent the buyer paid less than the value of the securities the Fund sold to it (e.g., a buyer may pay $95 for a bond with a market value of $100). The market value of the securities the Fund has sold is determined daily and any additional required collateral is allocated to or sent by the Fund on the next business day. The Fund had no reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes

The Fund has elected to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a partnership, the Fund is not itself subject to federal income tax. Instead, each shareholder is required to take into account in determining its tax liability its distributive share of items of Fund income, gain, loss, deduction, credit, and tax preference for each taxable year substantially as though such items have been realized directly by the shareholder and without regard to whether any distribution by the Fund has been or will be received. Accordingly, no provision (benefit) for federal and state income taxes is reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 1,056,090,138     $ 34,377,259     $ (279,492,962 )   $ (245,115,703 )  

 

For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had net realized losses attributed to redemption in-kind transactions of $43,434,360.

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.


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February 28, 2009

FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Distributions

Because the Fund has elected to be treated as a partnership for tax purposes, it is not required to make distributions to its shareholders. It is the policy of the Fund to declare and pay distributions as determined by the Trustees (or their delegates).

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities, is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Investment risks

To manage the Fund's cash collateral needs in extraordinary market conditions, the Manager reserves the right to reduce or eliminate the Fund's derivative exposures, including those that are intended to cause the Fund to track its benchmark more closely. A reduction in those exposures will tend to cause the


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February 28, 2009

performance of the Fund to track its benchmark less closely and make the Fund's performance more dependent on the performance of the asset-backed securities it holds directly or indirectly.

To address in part the cash management issues described above, the Fund expects to honor nearly all redemptions of its shares in-kind for the foreseeable future. If redeeming shareholders from the Fund choose to sell assets received in-kind immediately and current adverse market conditions continue, they may experience difficulty selling the assets at favorable prices. To the extent that the Fund honors redemptions in cash, redeeming shareholders will bear the redemption fees described in the Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares note.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective October 8, 2008, the Fund instituted a fee on cash redemptions of 1.00% of the amount redeemed. Effective October 20, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 2.00% of the amount redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash redemption is offset by a corresponding cash purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO does not charge the Fund any management or service fees for its services. In addition, through June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below). Excluded Expenses include fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $19,543 and $8,246, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

For the year ended February 28, 2009, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
U.S. Government securities   $ 63,500,657     $    
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)     611,716,892       1,065,684,662    

 

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 55.18% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by one shareholder. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The shareholder is another fund of the Trust. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of this large shareholder may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, no shares of the Fund were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 99.99% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     6,499,921     $ 163,700,000       53,723,671     $ 1,403,880,000    
Shares repurchased     (20,970,764 )     (504,651,905 )     (63,507,548 )     (1,649,885,000 )  
Redemption fees           432,682                
Net increase (decrease)     (14,470,843 )   $ (340,519,223 )     (9,783,877 )   $ (246,005,000 )  

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
1) Actual     0.01 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 694.00     $ 0.04    
2) Hypothetical     0.01 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.74     $ 0.05    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas
Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Quantitative Equity team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund declined 35.4% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to the 43.5% decline for the Russell 3000 Index. On an after-tax basis (calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and not taking into account the impact of state and local taxes), the Fund returned -35.6% compared to the benchmark's -43.7% return for the same period. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested primarily in U.S. equity securities throughout the period.

The portfolio's outperformance for the fiscal year is attributed primarily to sector selection. The portfolio benefited from being underweight Financial Services stocks, the weakest sector for the period. Overweight exposure to Health Care and Consumer Staples stocks, which posted the strongest, albeit still negative, returns also benefited the portfolio.

Stock selection was also positive for the latest fiscal year. Strength was broad based, with selections within Energy, Consumer Discretionary, and Consumer Staples stocks all contributing positively. Overweight exposures to Wal-Mart, Johnson & Johnson, and Exxon Mobil were three of the portfolio's strongest contributors. Selection within Health Care, including overweight exposure to UnitedHealth Group and Zimmer Holdings, detracted from relative performance.

For the fiscal year, the performance of high quality stocks was the key factor in the portfolio's relative returns. These stocks significantly outperformed the market during the latter half of the period. Momentum also contributed positive returns for the year, as the strategy also picked up exposure to high quality stocks. Our intrinsic value strategy struggled in the sharply descending markets.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.

*   Russell 3000 + Index represents the S&P 500 Index prior to 10/15/2007 and the Russell 3000 Index thereafter.



GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     98.2 %  
Short-Term Investments     1.9    
Other     (0.1 )  
      100.0 %  
Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Health Care     28.5 %  
Consumer Staples     25.4    
Information Technology     19.0    
Energy     13.4    
Consumer Discretionary     4.8    
Industrials     3.8    
Financials     2.4    
Telecommunication Services     1.8    
Materials     0.5    
Utilities     0.4    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.2%  
        Consumer Discretionary — 4.7%  
    200     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     7,650    
    300     Apollo Group, Inc.-Class A *      21,750    
    100     AutoZone, Inc. *      14,223    
    600     Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. *      12,780    
    200     Best Buy Co., Inc.     5,764    
    2,100     Coach, Inc. *      29,358    
    2,400     Comcast Corp.-Class A     31,344    
    300     DirecTV Group (The), Inc. *      5,982    
    200     Dollar Tree, Inc. *      7,764    
    500     Gap (The), Inc.     5,395    
    300     H&R Block, Inc.     5,730    
    200     Hasbro, Inc.     4,578    
    5,200     Home Depot, Inc.     108,628    
    200     ITT Educational Services, Inc. *      22,700    
    300     Johnson Controls, Inc.     3,414    
    200     Kohl's Corp. *      7,028    
    400     Leggett & Platt, Inc.     4,572    
    2,800     Lowe's Cos., Inc.     44,352    
    700     McDonald's Corp.     36,575    
    100     Nike, Inc.-Class B     4,153    
    100     Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.     3,447    
    300     Ross Stores, Inc.     8,856    
    100     Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     4,595    
    1,500     Staples, Inc.     23,925    
    800     Target Corp.     22,648    
    300     Time Warner Cable, Inc.-Class A *      5,469    
    600     Time Warner, Inc.     4,578    
    500     TJX Cos. (The), Inc.     11,135    
    500     Urban Outfitters, Inc. *      8,320    
    200     Yum! Brands, Inc.     5,256    
    Total Consumer Discretionary     481,969    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Consumer Staples — 24.9%  
    8,600     Altria Group, Inc.     132,784    
    400     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     10,664    
    400     Avon Products, Inc.     7,036    
    600     Campbell Soup Co.     16,062    
    200     Clorox Co.     9,720    
    8,300     Coca-Cola Co. (The)     339,055    
    1,500     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     90,270    
    300     Costco Wholesale Corp.     12,702    
    100     Energizer Holdings, Inc. *      4,219    
    800     Estee Lauder Cos. (The), Inc.-Class A     18,120    
    1,200     General Mills, Inc.     62,976    
    500     Hershey Co. (The)     16,845    
    600     HJ Heinz Co.     19,602    
    100     JM Smucker Co. (The)     3,712    
    800     Kellogg Co.     31,136    
    1,200     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     56,532    
    1,500     Kraft Foods, Inc.-Class A     34,170    
    400     Kroger Co. (The)     8,268    
    6,200     PepsiCo, Inc.     298,468    
    6,500     Philip Morris International, Inc.     217,555    
    6,100     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     293,837    
    300     Supervalu, Inc.     4,683    
    500     Sysco Corp.     10,750    
    14,100     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     694,284    
    6,200     Walgreen Co.     147,932    
    Total Consumer Staples     2,541,382    
        Energy — 13.2%  
    200     Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     6,990    
    400     Apache Corp.     23,636    
    500     BJ Services Co.     4,835    
    200     Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     4,074    
    700     Chesapeake Energy Corp.     10,948    
    6,800     Chevron Corp.     412,828    
    200     Cimarex Energy Co.     3,930    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Energy — continued  
    2,274     ConocoPhillips     84,934    
    300     Devon Energy Corp.     13,101    
    300     EOG Resources, Inc.     15,012    
    8,900     Exxon Mobil Corp.     604,310    
    500     Halliburton Co.     8,155    
    200     Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     4,732    
    300     Hess Corp.     16,407    
    200     Murphy Oil Corp.     8,362    
    500     Nabors Industries Ltd. *      4,855    
    300     Newfield Exploration Co. *      5,799    
    200     Noble Corp.     4,918    
    200     Noble Energy, Inc.     9,108    
    700     Occidental Petroleum Corp.     36,309    
    300     Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     4,377    
    300     Plains Exploration & Production Co. *      5,742    
    400     Southwestern Energy Co. *      11,508    
    400     Spectra Energy Corp.     5,200    
    100     Sunoco, Inc.     3,345    
    189     Transocean Ltd. *      11,296    
    600     Valero Energy Corp.     11,628    
    300     XTO Energy, Inc.     9,498    
    Total Energy     1,345,837    
        Financials — 2.3%  
    400     Aflac, Inc.     6,704    
    1,100     Allstate Corp. (The)     18,513    
    3,508     Bank of America Corp.     13,857    
    600     BB&T Corp.     9,678    
    100     BlackRock, Inc.     9,681    
    1,100     Chubb Corp.     42,944    
    2,500     Citigroup, Inc.     3,750    
    200     First American Corp.     4,634    
    100     Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.     9,108    
    600     Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.     6,222    
    300     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     6,855    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Financials — continued  
    800     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     14,344    
    300     MetLife, Inc.     5,538    
    300     Moody's Corp.     5,385    
    100     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     2,734    
    600     Progressive Corp. (The) *      6,942    
    200     Torchmark Corp.     4,120    
    1,100     Travelers Cos. (The), Inc.     39,765    
    300     Unum Group     3,054    
    800     US Bancorp     11,448    
    1,000     Wells Fargo & Co.     12,100    
    Total Financials     237,376    
        Health Care — 28.0%  
    3,600     Abbott Laboratories     170,424    
    500     AmerisourceBergen Corp.     15,880    
    5,900     Amgen, Inc. *      288,687    
    200     Baxter International, Inc.     10,182    
    100     Becton, Dickinson & Co.     6,189    
    300     Biogen Idec, Inc. *      13,812    
    1,800     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     33,138    
    400     Cardinal Health, Inc.     12,980    
    200     Celgene Corp. *      8,946    
    100     Cephalon, Inc. *      6,559    
    2,400     Coventry Health Care, Inc. *      27,648    
    200     Covidien Ltd.     6,334    
    4,600     Eli Lilly & Co.     135,148    
    400     Express Scripts, Inc. *      20,120    
    2,100     Forest Laboratories, Inc. *      45,024    
    100     Genentech, Inc. *      8,555    
    100     Genzyme Corp. *      6,093    
    1,700     Gilead Sciences, Inc. *      76,160    
    10,700     Johnson & Johnson     535,000    
    900     McKesson Corp.     36,918    
    3,400     Medtronic, Inc.     100,606    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Health Care — continued  
    3,800     Merck & Co., Inc.     91,960    
    42,030     Pfizer, Inc.     517,389    
    100     Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     4,583    
    600     Schering-Plough Corp.     10,434    
    300     Stryker Corp.     10,101    
    12,021     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     236,213    
    200     Varian Medical Systems, Inc. *      6,102    
    200     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      6,046    
    1,900     WellPoint, Inc. *      64,448    
    6,100     Wyeth     249,002    
    2,600     Zimmer Holdings, Inc. *      91,052    
    Total Health Care     2,851,733    
        Industrials — 3.7%  
    1,400     3M Co.     63,644    
    500     Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.     29,385    
    600     CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     24,828    
    800     CSX Corp.     19,744    
    200     Danaher Corp.     10,152    
    300     Emerson Electric Co.     8,025    
    800     Fastenal Co.     24,096    
    100     FedEx Corp.     4,321    
    1,000     General Dynamics Corp.     43,820    
    500     General Electric Co.     4,255    
    200     Joy Global, Inc.     3,492    
    100     L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     6,765    
    100     Lockheed Martin Corp.     6,311    
    600     Norfolk Southern Corp.     19,032    
    200     Paccar, Inc.     5,014    
    200     Parker-Hannifin Corp.     6,674    
    200     Ryder System, Inc.     4,572    
    400     Tyco International Ltd.     8,020    
    600     Union Pacific Corp.     22,512    
    700     United Parcel Service, Inc.-Class B     28,826    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Industrials — continued  
    800     United Technologies Corp.     32,664    
    200     Waste Management, Inc.     5,400    
    Total Industrials     381,552    
        Information Technology — 18.7%  
    400     Altera Corp.     6,132    
    200     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     6,830    
    18,700     Cisco Systems, Inc. *      272,459    
    300     Citrix Systems, Inc. *      6,174    
    3,000     Dell, Inc. *      25,590    
    4,761     eBay, Inc. *      51,752    
    200     Fiserv, Inc. *      6,524    
    210     Google, Inc.-Class A *      70,978    
    200     Hewlett-Packard Co.     5,806    
    1,700     International Business Machines Corp.     156,451    
    200     Intuit, Inc. *      4,558    
    100     MasterCard, Inc.-Class A     15,803    
    30,900     Microsoft Corp.     499,035    
    400     NetApp, Inc. *      5,376    
    23,900     Oracle Corp. *      371,406    
    11,300     Qualcomm, Inc.     377,759    
    600     Symantec Corp. *      8,298    
    100     Visa, Inc.-Class A     5,671    
    800     Western Union Co.     8,928    
    Total Information Technology     1,905,530    
        Materials — 0.5%  
    100     Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     4,625    
    200     Monsanto Co.     15,254    
    400     Nucor Corp.     13,460    
    200     Owens-Illinois, Inc. *      3,084    
    100     Praxair, Inc.     5,675    
    200     Sigma-Aldrich Corp.     7,140    
    100     Vulcan Materials Co.     4,141    
    Total Materials     53,379    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Telecommunication Services — 1.8%  
    3,863     AT&T, Inc.     91,824    
    3,242     Verizon Communications, Inc.     92,494    
    Total Telecommunication Services     184,318    
        Utilities — 0.4%  
    200     Dominion Resources, Inc./Virginia     6,036    
    100     Exelon Corp.     4,722    
    200     FirstEnergy Corp.     8,512    
    100     PG&E Corp.     3,822    
    400     Southern Co.     12,124    
    Total Utilities     35,216    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $12,435,103)     10,018,292    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.9%  
        Money Market Funds — 1.9%  
    195,160     State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     195,160    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $195,160)     195,160    
          TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $12,630,263)
    10,213,452    
          Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.1%)     (14,726 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 10,198,726    

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

*  Non-income producing security.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $12,630,263) (Note 2)   $ 10,213,452    
Dividends receivable     43,200    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     7,987    
Total assets     10,264,639    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     2,844    
Shareholder service fee     1,293    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     84    
Accrued expenses     61,692    
Total liabilities     65,913    
Net assets   $ 10,198,726    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 31,673,509    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     39,439    
Accumulated net realized loss     (19,097,411 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (2,416,811 )  
    $ 10,198,726    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 10,198,726    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     1,317,950    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 7.74    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $63)   $ 1,221,264    
Interest     1,927    
Total investment income     1,223,191    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     198,196    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     90,089    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     38,362    
Audit and tax fees     56,945    
Legal fees     1,605    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     720    
Registration fees     1,730    
Miscellaneous     3,240    
Total expenses     390,887    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (101,441 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (31 )  
Net expenses     289,415    
Net investment income (loss)     933,776    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (20,369,888 )  
Closed futures contracts     (429,455 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (20,799,343 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     (2,169,581 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (22,968,924 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (22,035,148 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 933,776     $ 1,718,647    
Net realized gain (loss)     (20,799,343 )     6,085,509    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (2,169,581 )     (13,115,568 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (22,035,148 )     (5,311,412 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (1,107,627 )     (1,800,557 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III           (1,256,863 )  
      (1,107,627 )     (3,057,420 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (55,344,097 )     (19,670,155 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (78,486,872 )     (28,038,987 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     88,685,598       116,724,585    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $39,439 and $213,290, respectively)
  $ 10,198,726     $ 88,685,598    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 12.21     $ 13.48     $ 12.83     $ 12.14     $ 11.58    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.18       0.21       0.19       0.20       0.16    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (4.45 )     (1.08 )     0.64       0.69       0.54    
Total from investment operations     (4.27 )     (0.87 )     0.83       0.89       0.70    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.20 )     (0.22 )     (0.18 )     (0.20 )     (0.14 )  
From net realized gains           (0.18 )                    
Total distributions     (0.20 )     (0.40 )     (0.18 )     (0.20 )     (0.14 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.74     $ 12.21     $ 13.48     $ 12.83     $ 12.14    
Total Return(a)      (35.43 )%     (6.78 )%     6.53 %     7.46 %     6.12 %(b)   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 10,199     $ 88,686     $ 116,725     $ 121,339     $ 81,374    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.48 %(c)      0.48 %(c)      0.48 %     0.48 %     0.48 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    1.55 %     1.55 %     1.46 %     1.65 %     1.39 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     66 %     62 %     67 %     62 %     87 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.17 %     0.12 %     0.11 %     0.08 %     0.08 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The effect of losses in the amount of $15,989, resulting from compliance violations and the Manager's reimbursement of such losses, had no effect on the total return.

(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks high after-tax total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by outperforming the Russell 3000 Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in companies that issue stocks included in the Russell 3000 Index, and in companies with similar market capitalizations, and uses quantitative models integrated with tax management techniques to provide broad exposure to the U.S. equity market to investors subject to U.S. federal income tax.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 10,018,292     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     195,160          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 10,213,452     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. The Fund had no futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, quarterly, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, losses on wash sale transactions and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net Realized
Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$     $ 1,910,887     $ (1,910,887 )  

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 1,107,627     $ 1,811,810    
Net long-term capital gain           1,245,610    
Total distributions   $ 1,107,627     $ 3,057,420    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 39,439    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $10,340,010.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (8,413,466 )  
Total   $ (8,413,466 )  

 


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 12,974,198     $ 273,027     $ (3,033,773 )   $ (2,760,746 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities, is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.33% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.33% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $720 and $303, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $38,922,539 and $92,908,690, respectively.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 92.65% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by five shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.28% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 17.26% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     147,299     $ 1,297,188       76,039     $ 1,022,306    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    85,574       960,217       196,167       2,702,024    
Shares repurchased     (6,181,090 )     (57,601,502 )     (1,667,621 )     (23,394,485 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (5,948,217 )   $ (55,344,097 )     (1,395,415 )   $ (19,670,155 )  

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.48 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 654.70     $ 1.97    
2) Hypothetical     0.48 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.41     $ 2.41    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Tax-Managed U.S. Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

For corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 qualified for the dividends-received deduction.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $22,416 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the International Active team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The Class III shares of the GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund returned -51.3% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -53.2% for the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index (formerly S&P/Citigroup EMI World ex-U.S. Index). Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested substantially in equity securities of small companies in countries outside of the U.S. throughout the period.

Stock selection subtracted 1.8% from returns for the fiscal year. Stock selection underperformed in Japan, Germany, and the emerging markets. Stock selection outperformed in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Country selection added 3.7% to performance for the fiscal year. The largest positive impact from country selection came from an underweight position in Australia, which added 0.8% to returns.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a purchase at the beginning and redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of .50% on the purchase and .50% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. The Fund commenced operations on June 30, 2000 subsequent to a transaction involving, in essence, the reorganization of the GMO Small Cap Active Pool of the Common Fund for Non-Profit Organizations (the "GMO Pool") as the GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund. All information relating to the time periods prior to June 30, 2000 relates to the GMO Pool. All information is unaudited. Performance for Class IV shares will vary due to different fees.



GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     92.5 %  
Short-Term Investments     5.2    
Preferred Stocks     0.3    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Other     2.0    
      100.0 %  
Country Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Japan     28.1 %  
United Kingdom     23.8    
France     7.1    
Switzerland     5.3    
Germany     4.8    
Italy     4.6    
Canada     3.3    
Finland     2.9    
South Korea     2.6    
Hong Kong     2.1    
Netherlands     2.1    
Sweden     2.0    
Norway     1.9    
Australia     1.8    
Spain     1.6    
Singapore     1.0    
Taiwan     1.0    
China     0.6    
Belgium     0.5    
Philippines     0.5    
Brazil     0.4    
Greece     0.4    
Mexico     0.4    
Thailand     0.3    
Austria     0.2    
Indonesia     0.2    
Ireland     0.2    
Malaysia     0.2    
New Zealand     0.1    
India     0.0    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Industrials     21.1 %  
Consumer Discretionary     15.0    
Financials     14.7    
Information Technology     11.3    
Consumer Staples     10.9    
Health Care     9.4    
Energy     6.7    
Materials     6.3    
Utilities     3.2    
Telecommunication Services     1.4    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 92.5%  
        Australia — 1.7%  
    140,000     Aristocrat Leisure Ltd     327,108    
    235,814     Australian Vintage Ltd *      24,021    
    359,197     Consolidated Rutile Ltd     65,967    
    344,215     Fairfax Media Ltd (a)      165,081    
    232,073     Goodman Group     37,322    
    397,700     Insurance Australia Group Ltd     862,108    
    82,500     Insurance Australia Group Ltd (Placement Shares)     178,311    
    425,860     Iress Market Technology Ltd     1,418,795    
    322,000     Metcash Ltd     855,382    
    666,100     Tatts Group Ltd     1,206,298    
    133,600     West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd     383,566    
    Total Australia     5,523,959    
        Austria — 0.2%  
    17,607     Flughafen Wien AG     477,812    
    29,800     Wienerberger AG     239,983    
    Total Austria     717,795    
        Belgium — 0.5%  
    86,840     AGFA-Gevaert NV *      195,555    
    14,000     Bekaert NV     679,766    
    22,954     Omega Pharma SA     609,682    
    Total Belgium     1,485,003    
        Brazil — 0.4%  
    450,000     Cia Hering *      1,223,133    
        Canada — 3.0%  
    199,800     Flint Energy Services Ltd *      783,683    
    350,800     Gammon Gold Inc *      2,757,428    
    93,900     ING Canada Inc     2,412,821    
    90,600     KAP Resources Ltd (a) (b) *      712    
    291,800     Kingsway Financial Services Inc     516,075    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


3



GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Canada — continued  
    246,000     Linamar Corp     645,842    
    96,000     Penn West Energy Trust     845,905    
    300,000     Precision Drilling Trust     870,146    
    45,000     TransCanada Corp     1,092,989    
    Total Canada     9,925,601    
        China — 0.5%  
    5,874,000     Uni-President China Holding Ltd *      1,787,214    
        Finland — 2.7%  
    45,121     Atria Group Plc     457,137    
    143,072     Hk-Ruokatalo Oyj Class A     765,857    
    170,086     KCI Konecranes Oyj     2,754,586    
    68,383     Marimekko Oyj     699,063    
    139,129     Nokian Renkaat Oyj     1,638,807    
    100,000     Oriola-KD Oyj Class B     237,563    
    26,600     Outokumpu Oyj     269,096    
    65,000     Tietoenator Oyj     810,531    
    47,700     Uponor Oyj     480,889    
    144,205     YIT Oyj     864,463    
    Total Finland     8,977,992    
        France — 6.6%  
    116,288     Boursorama *      685,109    
    65,100     Cap Gemini SA     1,865,677    
    3,200     Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA     197,700    
    17,000     CNP Assurances     1,093,450    
    6,450     Damartex SA     87,016    
    73,000     Essilor International SA     2,519,382    
    45,267     Eurazeo     1,054,835    
    5,400     Gaumont SA     283,337    
    48,156     JC Decaux SA     613,019    
    46,712     Klepierre     944,889    
    3,075     Lisi     102,177    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


4



GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        France — continued  
    34,866     Neopost SA     2,530,122    
    11,272     Societe BIC SA     549,379    
    44,600     Sodexo     2,040,809    
    171,872     TF1 SA     1,383,301    
    21,000     Thales SA     842,916    
    38,672     Virbac SA     2,757,761    
    71,141     Zodiac SA     2,143,874    
    Total France     21,694,753    
        Germany — 4.1%  
    13,164     Adidas AG     378,442    
    7,827     Axel Springer AG     529,704    
    119,755     Cat Oil AG *      309,529    
    24,800     Celesio AG     518,015    
    41,200     Commerzbank AG     142,059    
    170,300     Francotyp-Postalia Holdings AG     119,327    
    35,900     Fraport AG     1,086,982    
    18,900     Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co     768,465    
    108,500     Gagfah SA     328,939    
    83,100     Gerresheimer AG     1,761,421    
    21,515     Grenkeleasing AG     577,611    
    65,220     Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG     269,488    
    523,600     Infineon Technologies AG *      317,625    
    10,900     MAN AG     438,745    
    55,446     Nemetschek AG     493,883    
    508,500     Patrizia Immobilien AG *      959,692    
    4,788     Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport     715,652    
    42,600     Rheinmetall AG     1,391,420    
    264,300     Symrise AG     2,424,674    
    Total Germany     13,531,673    
        Greece — 0.3%  
    57,645     Bank of Cyprus Public Co Ltd     118,644    
    75,000     Metka SA     538,531    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


5



GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Greece — continued  
    64,600     Mytilineos Holdings SA     270,373    
    43,100     Piraeus Bank SA     208,982    
    Total Greece     1,136,530    
        Hong Kong — 1.9%  
    3,498,686     Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels     2,093,866    
    1,801,307     Industrial & Commercial Bank of China     1,668,344    
    6,800,000     Ming An Holdings Co Ltd (The)     631,665    
    7,472,000     TPV Technology Ltd     1,927,338    
    Total Hong Kong     6,321,213    
        India — 0.0%  
    100,000     Welspun Gujarat Stahl Ltd     119,041    
        Indonesia — 0.2%  
    1,600,000     United Tractors Tbk PT     703,625    
        Ireland — 0.2%  
    40,500     DCC Plc     550,201    
        Italy — 4.3%  
    255,300     Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SPA     766,322    
    77,000     Banco Popolare Scarl     293,621    
    112,900     Brembo SPA     422,001    
    128,900     Buzzi Unicem SPA     1,199,860    
    351,300     Campari     1,901,734    
    182,000     Credito Emiliano SPA     565,105    
    112,616     Finmeccanica SPA     1,435,113    
    212,016     Grouppo Editoriale L'Espresso     200,996    
    883,700     IFIL SPA     1,668,479    
    255,700     Indesit Company SPA     734,134    
    71,900     Italcementi SPA     640,775    
    192,742     Mediaset SPA     855,343    
    50,000     Saipem SPA     772,484    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


6



GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Italy — continued  
    1,408,664     Telecom Italia SPA-Di RISP     1,339,733    
    137,600     Unione di Banche Italiane ScpA     1,301,148    
    Total Italy     14,096,848    
        Japan — 26.1%  
    500,000     Capcom     9,491,787    
    1,400,000     Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd     4,866,615    
    400     EPS Co Ltd     1,626,241    
    247     Global One REIT Co Ltd     1,532,207    
    180,000     Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co Inc     5,436,079    
    275,000     Hitachi Chemical Co Ltd     2,747,455    
    250,000     Hitachi Transport System Ltd     2,279,183    
    430,000     Izumi Co Ltd     4,481,664    
    600,000     J-Oil Mills Inc     1,604,981    
    250     Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp REIT     809,228    
    175,000     K's Holdings Corp     2,091,463    
    540,000     Keiyo Bank Ltd (The)     2,479,744    
    225,000     KOSE Corp     4,662,649    
    117,000     Kyorin Co Ltd     1,448,318    
    375,000     Kyowa Exeo Corp     3,066,201    
    89,900     Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co Ltd     1,564,480    
    380,000     Nabtesco Corp     2,319,729    
    535,000     NHK Spring Co Ltd     1,809,065    
    23,500     Obic Co Ltd     3,100,048    
    525,000     Rohto Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     5,564,261    
    550     Seven Bank Ltd     1,509,168    
    250,000     Shimachu Co Ltd     3,851,306    
    350,000     Shimadzu Corp     2,186,620    
    1,400,000     Snow Brand Milk Products Co Ltd     3,766,087    
    180,000     Sumitomo Rubber Industries     1,136,526    
    440,000     Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd     10,413,299    
    Total Japan     85,844,404    
        Malaysia — 0.2%  
    600,000     IJM Corp Berhad     593,527    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Mexico — 0.4%  
    2,405,600     Genomma Lab Internacional SA Class B *      1,262,032    
        Netherlands — 1.9%  
    61,600     Imtech NV     781,356    
    55,600     Koninklijke DSM NV     1,270,653    
    77,756     Koninklijke Ten Cate NV     1,175,686    
    34,621     Randstad Holdings NV     502,308    
    126,600     SBM Offshore NV     1,656,250    
    236,300     SNS Reaal NV     877,529    
    Total Netherlands     6,263,782    
        New Zealand — 0.1%  
    413,300     Air New Zealand     168,934    
        Norway — 1.8%  
    1,228,334     Ability Drilling ASA *      451,979    
    405,000     DNO International ASA *      246,802    
    3,283,000     Dockwise Ltd *      2,421,961    
    1,669,085     Prosafe Production Public Ltd *      2,708,861    
    Total Norway     5,829,603    
        Philippines — 0.5%  
    12,800,000     Aboitiz Power Corp     1,088,512    
    5,100,000     Alliance Global Group Inc *      154,380    
    23,400,000     Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc     409,008    
    Total Philippines     1,651,900    
        Singapore — 1.0%  
    1,472,500     Anwell Technologies Ltd *      218,056    
    490,000     Banyan Tree Holdings Inc     122,836    
    3,039,000     Chemoil Energy Ltd     678,305    
    2,815,000     Financial One Corp     279,363    
    2,950,000     First Ship Lease Trust     652,231    
    2,522,000     LMA International NV *      199,446    
    934,000     People's Food Holdings Ltd     382,833    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Singapore — continued  
    1,703,000     Petra Foods Ltd     351,108    
    298,000     SembCorp Marine Ltd     264,393    
    Total Singapore     3,148,571    
        South Korea — 2.4%  
    92,823     Busan Bank     307,664    
    15,000     Cheil Industries Inc     355,879    
    227,549     Handsome Corp     1,148,042    
    2,978     Hite Brewery Co Ltd     262,118    
    49,900     Korea Electric Terminal Co     481,926    
    220,963     Kortek Corp     789,870    
    15,100     Nong Shim Co Ltd     2,229,376    
    13,580     Pulmuone Holdings Co Ltd     673,852    
    52,200     Samsung Card Co Ltd     896,694    
    12,307     Samsung Digital Imaging Co Ltd (a) *      125,060    
    27,393     Samsung Techwin Co Ltd     535,010    
    Total South Korea     7,805,491    
        Spain — 1.5%  
    50,000     Grifols SA     783,875    
    159,000     Mapfre SA     323,241    
    26,000     Red Electrica de Espana     1,042,750    
    22,000     Tecnicas Reunidas SA     611,036    
    96,592     Union Fenosa SA     2,176,911    
    Total Spain     4,937,813    
        Sweden — 1.8%  
    170,268     B&B Tools AB     1,044,641    
    145,555     Getinge AB Class B     1,679,395    
    301,100     SAAB AB Class B     2,072,916    
    2,322,000     Trigon Agri A/S *      1,282,577    
    Total Sweden     6,079,529    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Switzerland — 4.9%  
    165,080     Bank Sarasin & Cie AG Class B (Registered)     3,483,240    
    7,500     Banque Cantonale Vaudoise     1,988,796    
    12,970     Geberit AG (Registered)     1,161,774    
    14,910     Helvetia Patria Holding (Registered)     2,283,181    
    2,083     Jelmoli Holding AG (Registered)     801,507    
    170,539     Kardex AG *      3,858,262    
    6,470     Swisscom AG (Registered)     1,937,983    
    4,394     Valora Holding AG     581,021    
    Total Switzerland     16,095,764    
        Taiwan — 0.9%  
    42,000     104 Corp     76,222    
    1,434,840     Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc     497,058    
    230,290     Catcher Technology Co Ltd     384,432    
    3,769,280     Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd     776,365    
    2,243,322     Tsann Kuen Enterprises Co Ltd     735,872    
    1,339,019     Yulon Motor Co Ltd     548,614    
    Total Taiwan     3,018,563    
        Thailand — 0.3%  
    9,520,000     Home Product Center Pcl (Foreign Registered) (a)      962,474    
        United Kingdom — 22.1%  
    145,000     AMEC Plc     1,120,050    
    150,000     Amlin Plc     731,297    
    150,000     Aquarius Platinum Ltd     362,030    
    488,989     Balfour Beatty Plc     2,201,615    
    100,000     Berkeley Group Holdings Plc (Unit Shares) *      1,236,401    
    179,199     Bodycote Plc     300,640    
    142,613     Bovis Homes Group Plc     785,320    
    583,333     Brit Insurance Holdings Plc     1,573,745    
    438,800     British Airways Plc     851,758    
    200,000     Carillion Plc     625,523    
    250,400     Catlin Group Ltd     1,478,843    
    123,888     Chemring Group     3,853,122    
    468,000     Cobham Plc     1,284,570    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        United Kingdom — continued  
    242,000     Compass Group Plc     1,063,212    
    50,000     Connaught Plc     240,996    
    134     Consort Medical Plc     800    
    200,000     Davis Service Group (Ordinary)     653,468    
    84,828     De La Rue Plc     1,246,567    
    3,300,000     Dimension Data Holdings Plc     1,671,923    
    31,660     DS Smith Plc     31,215    
    11,400     Experian Plc     67,375    
    95,200     Filtrona Plc     155,873    
    1,253,000     Galliford Try Plc     706,396    
    135,027     Go-Ahead Group Plc     1,760,116    
    621,109     Group 4 Securicor Plc     1,641,870    
    1,128,160     Hays Plc     1,223,580    
    77,100     Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc     412,664    
    86,000     Homeserve Plc     1,221,142    
    311,049     ICAP Plc     1,035,495    
    143,466     Inmarsat Plc     879,360    
    116,050     International Personal Finance Plc     186,256    
    725,000     John Wood Group Plc     1,994,240    
    115,000     Johnson Matthey Plc     1,596,917    
    104,929     Kazakhmys Plc     387,829    
    137,649     Kier Group Plc     1,763,751    
    97,000     Lamprell Plc     114,744    
    15,000     Lonmin Plc     214,931    
    544,498     Mitie Group Plc     1,369,977    
    207,142     N Brown Group     589,204    
    101,000     Next Plc     1,674,877    
    275,000     Northumbrian Water Group Plc     866,157    
    497,357     Pennon Group Plc     3,067,793    
    196,076     Petrofac Ltd     1,309,645    
    305,555     Playtech Ltd     1,574,145    
    57,500     Provident Financial Plc     669,295    
    472,187     PZ Cussons Plc     1,121,388    
    600,000     Qinetiq Group Plc     1,182,960    
    750,000     RM Plc     1,819,385    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11



GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        United Kingdom — continued  
    1,091,496     RSA Insurance Group Plc     2,134,023    
    1,000,000     Sage Group Plc     2,422,983    
    275,000     Savills Plc     1,137,725    
    22,000     Schroders Plc     228,362    
    195,858     Segro Plc     298,504    
    419,930     Serco Group Plc     2,311,085    
    90,000     Severn Trent (Ordinary Shares)     1,395,084    
    69,000     Shire Plc     818,040    
    110,288     Smith News Plc     91,307    
    23,796     Soco International Plc *      401,370    
    719,500     Spice Plc     400,581    
    250,000     Stagecoach Group Plc     411,191    
    307,600     Total Produce Plc     81,467    
    110,181     Travis Perkins Plc     510,541    
    601,129     TT Group Plc     186,315    
    151,104     Tullow Oil Plc     1,569,189    
    130,700     Ultra Electronics Holdings     2,051,419    
    221,206     United Business Media Ltd     1,304,367    
    59,135     Venture Production (Ordinary Shares)     429,189    
    235,661     VT Group Plc     1,648,131    
    177,097     WH Smith Plc     849,054    
    33,800     Wolseley Plc     85,361    
    Total United Kingdom     72,685,748    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $481,186,820)     304,142,716    
        PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.3%  
        Germany — 0.3%  
    554,574     ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG 91.24%     964,248    
        Italy — 0.0%  
    8,500     Exor SPA *      36,304    
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $4,656,258)     1,000,552    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12



GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
        RIGHTS AND WARRANTS — 0.0%  
        Malaysia — 0.0%  
    70,000     IJM Land Berhad Warrants, Expires 09/11/13 *      3,399    
    TOTAL RIGHTS AND WARRANTS (COST $1,435)     3,399    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.2%  
    1,996,378     Banco Santander Time Deposit, 0.53%, due 03/02/09     1,996,378    
    67,434     Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Time Deposit, 0.08%, due 03/02/09     67,434    
    2,000,000     BNP Paribas Time Deposit, 0.23%, due 03/02/09     2,000,000    
    2,000,000     Branch Banking & Trust Time Deposit, 0.13%, due 03/02/09     2,000,000    
    1,996,378     Citibank Time Deposit, 0.53%, due 03/02/09     1,996,378    
    2,000,000     HSBC Bank (USA) Time Deposit, 0.19%, due 03/02/09     2,000,000    
    1,140,783     JPMorgan Chase Time Deposit, 0.09%-0.53%, due 03/02/09     1,140,783    
    2,100,000     Royal Bank of Canada Time Deposit, 0.20%, due 03/02/09     2,100,000    
    3,996,378     Societe Generale Time Deposit, 0.25%-0.53%, due 03/02/09     3,996,378    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $17,297,351)     17,297,351    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.0%
(Cost $503,141,864)
    322,444,018    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 2.0%     6,418,173    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 328,862,191    

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

*  Non-income producing security.

(a)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

(b)  Bankrupt issuer.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $503,141,864) (Note 2)   $ 322,444,018    
Cash     4,922,383    
Foreign currency, at value (cost $697,105) (Note 2)     662,576    
Receivable for investments sold     1,156,614    
Dividends and interest receivable     737,078    
Foreign taxes receivable     192,999    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     22,376    
Miscellaneous receivable     1,024,735    
Total assets     331,162,779    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     948,509    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     189,593    
Shareholder service fee     33,043    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     1,286    
Miscellaneous payable     835,717    
Accrued expenses     292,440    
Total liabilities     2,300,588    
Net assets   $ 328,862,191    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 596,428,078    
Distributions in excess of net investment income     (2,263,216 )  
Distributions in excess of net realized gain     (84,418,562 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (180,884,109 )  
    $ 328,862,191    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 185,297,727    
Class IV shares   $ 143,564,464    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     28,901,376    
Class IV     22,361,691    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 6.41    
Class IV   $ 6.42    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $2,329,701)   $ 22,940,073    
Securities lending income     1,272,055    
Interest     985,697    
Total investment income     25,197,825    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     5,028,384    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     373,554    
Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 3)     469,305    
Custodian and fund accounting agent fees     670,764    
Transfer agent fees     41,646    
Audit and tax fees     86,000    
Legal fees     17,968    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     9,256    
Registration fees     460    
Miscellaneous     14,049    
Total expenses     6,711,386    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (798,420 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (25,053 )  
Net expenses     5,887,913    
Net investment income (loss)     19,309,912    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (81,616,379 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions
(net of CPMF tax of $139) (Note 2)
    (2,867,183 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (84,483,562 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (363,978,849 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (1,249,911 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (365,228,760 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (449,712,322 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (430,402,410 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 19,309,912     $ 19,366,409    
Net realized gain (loss)     (84,483,562 )     177,097,003    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (365,228,760 )     (210,550,516 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (430,402,410 )     (14,087,104 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (5,535,606 )     (8,928,275 )  
Class IV     (7,364,331 )     (16,347,910 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (12,899,937 )     (25,276,185 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (17,878,843 )     (71,469,472 )  
Class IV     (33,553,914 )     (126,085,967 )  
Total distributions from net realized gains     (51,432,757 )     (197,555,439 )  
Return of capital  
Class III     (183,326 )        
Class IV     (243,890 )        
Total distributions from return of capital     (427,216 )        
      (64,759,910 )     (222,831,624 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     18,176,575       46,586,423    
Class IV     (199,947,721 )     79,691,450    
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions
    (181,771,146 )     126,277,873    
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     14          
Class IV     27          
Increase in net assets resulting from purchase premiums
and redemption fees
    41          
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    (181,771,105 )     126,277,873    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (676,933,425 )     (110,640,855 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     1,005,795,616       1,116,436,471    
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment
income of $2,263,216 and $7,212,762, respectively)
  $ 328,862,191     $ 1,005,795,616    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 14.63     $ 18.38     $ 17.98     $ 17.19     $ 14.79    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.30       0.31       0.28       0.26       0.26    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (7.43 )     (0.36 )     4.51       3.19       3.76    
Total from investment operations     (7.13 )     (0.05 )     4.79       3.45       4.02    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.27 )     (0.41 )     (0.44 )     (0.32 )     (0.38 )  
From net realized gains     (0.81 )     (3.29 )     (3.95 )     (2.34 )     (1.24 )  
Return of capital     (0.01 )                          
Total distributions     (1.09 )     (3.70 )     (4.39 )     (2.66 )     (1.62 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.41     $ 14.63     $ 18.38     $ 17.98     $ 17.19    
Total Return(a)      (51.33 )%     (1.96 )%     29.94 %     22.32 %     28.40 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 185,298     $ 338,804     $ 375,565     $ 364,551     $ 426,758    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.85 %(b)      0.86 %(b)      0.86 %     0.85 %     0.85 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    2.59 %     1.69 %     1.53 %     1.52 %     1.71 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     42 %     42 %     37 %     40 %     25 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.11 %     0.09 %     0.09 %     0.09 %     0.09 %  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts: 
  $ 0.00 (c)                           

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

(c)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class IV share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 14.64     $ 18.39     $ 17.99     $ 17.20     $ 14.80    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.33       0.31       0.28       0.26       0.26    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (7.46 )     (0.35 )     4.52       3.20       3.76    
Total from investment operations     (7.13 )     (0.04 )     4.80       3.46       4.02    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.27 )     (0.42 )     (0.45 )     (0.33 )     (0.38 )  
From net realized gains     (0.81 )     (3.29 )     (3.95 )     (2.34 )     (1.24 )  
Return of capital     (0.01 )                          
Total distributions     (1.09 )     (3.71 )     (4.40 )     (2.67 )     (1.62 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.42     $ 14.64     $ 18.39     $ 17.99     $ 17.20    
Total Return(a)      (51.29 )%     (1.91 )%     30.00 %     22.37 %     28.44 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 143,564     $ 666,991     $ 740,872     $ 638,634     $ 567,048    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.80 %(b)      0.81 %(b)      0.81 %     0.80 %     0.81 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    2.74 %     1.70 %     1.54 %     1.55 %     1.69 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     42 %     42 %     37 %     40 %     25 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.11 %     0.09 %     0.09 %     0.09 %     0.09 %  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts: 
  $ 0.00 (c)                           

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

(c)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return in excess of that of its benchmark, the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index (formerly S&P/Citigroup EMI World ex-U.S. Index). The Fund typically makes equity investments in companies located or doing business outside of the U.S. that are in the smallest 25% of companies in a particular country as measured by total float-adjusted market capitalization. The Fund generally seeks to be fully invested and normally does not take temporary defensive positions, but may hold up to 10% of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents in order to manage cash inflows and outflows as a result of shareholder purchases and redemptions. The Fund may make investments in emerging countries, but these investments (excluding investments in companies from emerging countries included in the Fund's benchmark) generally will represent 10% or less of the Fund's total assets.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had two classes of shares outstanding: Class III and Class IV. Each class of shares bears a different level of shareholder servicing fees.

The Fund currently limits subscriptions due to capacity considerations.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 88.58% of the net assets of the Fund were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund's securities in Thailand were subject to a fair value premium adjustment upon exceeding foreign ownership limitations. The Fund also considered certain bankrupt securities to be worthless. The Fund valued Fairfax Media Ltd at the subscription price of an entitlement offer. The Fund valued Samsung Digital Imaging Co Ltd at the exchange value of a corporate action adjusted by the movement in a representative index until the security began trading.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 29,885,714     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     291,304,977          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     1,253,327          
Total   $ 322,444,018     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 2,052,106     $    
Realized gain (loss)     169,674          
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (1,270,503 )        
Net purchases (sales)     302,050          
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3              
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 1,253,327     $    

 

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. The Fund had no forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Because many foreign exchanges close prior to the close of the New York stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign futures in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign futures using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. The Fund had no futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period.


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts during the period.

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. The Fund had no securities on loan at February 28, 2009.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary. Taxes on foreign interest and dividend income are generally withheld in accordance with the applicable country's tax treaty with the United States. The foreign withholding rates applicable to a Fund's investments in certain foreign jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of the Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Foreign taxes paid by the Fund may be treated, to the extent permissible under the Code and if the Fund so elects, as if paid by the shareholders of the Fund.

The Fund may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests.

The Fund is subject to a Contribuição Provisória sobre Movimentações Financiera ("CPMF") tax which is applied to foreign exchange transactions representing capital inflows or outflows to/from the Brazilian market. For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund incurred $139 in CPMF tax, which is included in net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions in the Statement of Operations.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to passive foreign investment company transactions, losses on wash sale transactions, adjustments related to securities on loan, post-October capital and currency losses, foreign currency transactions and redemption-in-kind transactions.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Distributions
In Excess of Net
Investment Income
  Distributions
In Excess of Net
Realized Gain
  Paid-in Capital  
$ (1,460,429 )   $ 7,879,159     $ (6,418,730 )  

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 12,899,937     $ 68,579,611    
Net long-term capital gain     51,432,757       154,252,013    
      64,332,694       222,831,624    
Tax return-of-capital     427,216          
Total distribution   $ 64,759,910     $ 222,831,624    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital and currency losses of $81,517,073 and $1,563,263, respectively.

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 505,680,465     $ 28,586,152     $ (211,822,599 )   $ (183,236,447 )  

 

For the period ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had net realized losses attributed to redemption in-kind transactions of $5,674,239.


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH") serves as custodian and fund accounting agent of the Fund. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as transfer agent of the Fund. BBH and State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with each agent. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective January 15, 2009, the Fund instituted a premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions of 0.50% of the amount invested or redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions were each 0.50% of the amount invested or redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. These fees are allocated relative to each class's net assets on the share transaction date. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times may be more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.70% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets of each class at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares and 0.10% for Class IV shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.70% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust,


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $8,129 and $5,090, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $285,617,243 and $479,598,300, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 67.53% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by three shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.01% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers, and none of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     8,133,081     $ 54,843,370       8,563,923     $ 166,900,000    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    2,299,029       23,448,063       4,631,692       78,154,241    
Shares repurchased     (4,688,611 )     (60,114,858 )     (10,469,794 )     (198,467,818 )  
Purchase Premiums                          
Redemption fees           14                
Net increase (decrease)     5,743,499     $ 18,176,589       2,725,821     $ 46,586,423    
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class IV:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold         $       6,619,129     $ 126,292,990    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    3,578,937       39,283,862       8,449,525       140,398,460    
Shares repurchased     (26,775,273 )     (239,231,583 )     (9,792,130 )     (187,000,000 )  
Purchase Premiums                          
Redemption fees           27                
Net increase (decrease)     (23,196,336 )   $ (199,947,694 )     5,276,524     $ 79,691,450    

 

8.  Subsequent Event

Subsequent to February 28, 2009, the Fund received redemption requests in the amount of $144,588,492.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including purchase premiums and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III      
1) Actual     0.86 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 542.70     $ 3.29    
2) Hypothetical     0.86 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.53     $ 4.31    
Class IV      
1) Actual     0.80 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 543.10     $ 3.06    
2) Hypothetical     0.80 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.83     $ 4.01    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized net expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $51,432,757 from long-term capital gains.

During the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund paid foreign taxes of $2,329,701 and recognized foreign source income of $25,269,774.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 99.42% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $1,076,771 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Note Concerning Distributions (Unaudited)

The Fund previously reported estimated sources of any dividends, short-term capital gains, and long-term capital gains distributions paid on a per share basis. Pursuant to Rule 19a-1(e) of the Investment Company Act, the following serves as a correction of such estimates. 0.53% of the distributions to shareholders declared from net investment income and 3.14% of the distributions to shareholders declared from net realized gains during the Fund's fiscal year were reclassified to distributions from return of capital and are reflected as such in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Quantitative Equity team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The Class III shares of the GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund returned -48.0% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -50.2% for the MSCI EAFE Index and -51.4% for the MSCI EAFE Value Index. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested primarily in international equity securities throughout the period.

Relative to the EAFE Value Index, country allocation had a slight negative impact. This was the result of positions in several countries. The Fund's underweight in Spain combined with holding small cash balances in falling markets added value, but these gains were offset by the Fund's overweight in Switzerland and underweight in the United Kingdom.

Sector weightings had a strong positive impact on performance relative to the index. During the period, the Fund's underweight to Financials and overweight to Health Care contributed significantly.

Currency allocation also had a strong positive impact on relative performance as the Fund's underweights in the British pound and Australian dollar and overweights in the Japanese yen and Swiss franc added value. The U.S. dollar strengthened relative to most foreign currencies, which detracted from returns for U.S. investors. The MSCI EAFE Index returned almost 9% more in local currency terms than in U.S. dollars.

Stock selection had mixed results, with the Fund's financial holdings especially weak. Holdings in Australian mining company Rio Tinto, Finnish cell phone maker Nokia, and British financial Royal Bank of Scotland were among the most significant detractors. On the positive side were holdings in British pharmaceutical GlaxoSmithKline, Swiss pharmaceutical Novartis, and Swiss food processor Nestlé, all of which outperformed strongly.

Among GMO's international quantitative stock selection disciplines, stocks ranked highly by intrinsic value (with its boost of high quality) outperformed strongly. Those selected by quality-adjusted value outperformed slightly, while those with strong momentum underperformed somewhat.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Classes II, IV and M will vary due to different fees.

*  Effective January 1, 2009, the benchmark for the International Intrinsic Value Fund was changed from the S&P EPAC Large Mid Cap Value Index to the MSCI EAFE Value Index. This change was applicable retroactively as well as going forward.



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     95.0 %  
Short-Term Investments     2.5    
Preferred Stocks     0.0    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Forward Currency Contracts     (0.3 )  
Futures     (1.1 )  
Other     3.9    
      100.0 %  
Country Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Japan     30.9 %  
United Kingdom     20.0    
France     12.1    
Switzerland     8.9    
Germany     4.9    
Italy     4.3    
Canada     3.3    
Hong Kong     2.9    
Australia     2.2    
Netherlands     1.9    
Singapore     1.8    
Spain     1.6    
Sweden     1.3    
Finland     1.1    
Belgium     1.0    
Greece     0.5    
Ireland     0.4    
Denmark     0.3    
Norway     0.3    
New Zealand     0.2    
Austria     0.1    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Health Care     17.2 %  
Financials     13.5    
Energy     13.3    
Consumer Discretionary     13.1    
Consumer Staples     10.2    
Utilities     8.0    
Telecommunication Services     7.8    
Industrials     6.5    
Materials     6.2    
Information Technology     4.2    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 95.0%  
        Australia — 2.1%  
    160,334     AGL Energy Ltd     1,345,781    
    1,195,413     Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd     10,012,812    
    308,374     BHP Billiton Ltd     5,552,765    
    1,690,912     BlueScope Steel Ltd     2,369,243    
    966,580     Foster's Group Ltd     3,383,986    
    4,615,170     Macquarie Infrastructure Group     2,983,338    
    4,232,474     Mirvac Group Ltd     2,245,276    
    541,819     National Australia Bank Ltd     6,086,025    
    437,053     QBE Insurance Group Ltd     5,249,268    
    536,830     Santos Ltd     5,277,765    
    5,002,914     Stockland     8,569,145    
    1,105,753     TABCORP Holdings Ltd     4,480,726    
    2,888,525     Telstra Corp Ltd     6,509,804    
    508,934     Woodside Petroleum Ltd     11,583,016    
    267,976     Woolworths Ltd     4,452,872    
    Total Australia     80,101,822    
      Austria — 0.1%  
    117,360     OMV AG     3,057,300    
      Belgium — 0.9%  
    22,776     Bekaert NV     1,105,882    
    231,143     Belgacom SA     7,523,497    
    41,628     Colruyt SA     9,437,266    
    53,442     Delhaize Group     3,085,602    
    1,709,510     Dexia     3,561,194    
    2,132,999     Fortis     3,514,531    
    61,297     Mobistar SA     3,773,795    
    63,094     Solvay SA     3,570,654    
    Total Belgium     35,572,421    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


3



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Canada — 3.1%  
    861,800     Bank of Montreal     19,163,907    
    298,000     Bank of Nova Scotia     6,725,028    
    153,211     BCE Inc     2,990,276    
    173,700     Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce     5,891,491    
    335,300     Canadian National Railway Co     10,769,029    
    158,500     Canadian Natural Resources     5,095,622    
    258,300     Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd     7,309,228    
    31,200     EnCana Corp     1,231,127    
    491,100     Hudbay Minerals Inc *      2,161,736    
    175,300     IGM Financial Inc     3,852,687    
    210,200     Magna International Inc Class A     5,392,963    
    591,800     National Bank of Canada     17,620,959    
    303,400     Penn West Energy Trust     2,673,411    
    516,300     Petro-Canada     11,395,774    
    239,100     Royal Bank of Canada     5,811,171    
    180,700     Shaw Communications Inc Class B     2,670,303    
    527,000     Sun Life Financial Inc     8,247,579    
    Total Canada     119,002,291    
      Denmark — 0.3%  
    332,800     Danske Bank A/S     2,089,752    
    1,406     NeuroSearch A/S *      19,156    
    159,129     Novo-Nordisk A/S Class B     7,748,537    
    Total Denmark     9,857,445    
        Finland — 1.0%  
    329,570     Neste Oil Oyj     4,105,299    
    1,133,693     Nokia Oyj     10,623,067    
    199,709     Nokian Renkaat Oyj     2,352,382    
    232,597     Outokumpu Oyj     2,353,042    
    162,387     Rautaruukki Oyj     2,694,602    
    1,006,161     Sampo Oyj Class A     13,233,176    
    38,955     Stockmann Oyj AB Class A     588,449    
    208,277     Tietoenator Oyj     2,597,155    
    Total Finland     38,547,172    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


4



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      France — 11.5%  
    119,327     Air Liquide SA     8,707,584    
    728,147     ArcelorMittal     13,956,198    
    940,486     BNP Paribas     30,457,809    
    15,189     Bongrain SA     766,166    
    94,860     Cap Gemini SA     2,718,558    
    118,326     Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA     7,310,330    
    215,486     Cie de Saint-Gobain     4,915,698    
    18,011     CNP Assurances     1,158,478    
    147,667     Dassault Systemes SA     5,117,488    
    165,104     Essilor International SA     5,698,083    
    1,132,481     France Telecom SA     25,308,425    
    3,655     Fromageries Bel     425,428    
    669,048     GDF Suez     21,128,388    
    118,539     Hermes International     10,009,855    
    117,040     L'Oreal SA     7,528,865    
    334,203     Peugeot SA     5,686,923    
    423,668     Renault SA     6,083,575    
    2,262,820     Sanofi-Aventis     116,302,432    
    159,951     SES     2,929,674    
    663,541     Societe Generale     20,568,198    
    70,321     Sodexo     3,217,751    
    339,107     STMicroelectronics NV     1,490,215    
    2,684,418     Total SA     126,118,111    
    35,589     Unibail-Rodamco     4,467,819    
    43,616     Vallourec SA     3,394,831    
    Total France     435,466,882    
        Germany — 4.7%  
    271,462     Adidas AG     7,804,060    
    68,437     Allianz SE (Registered)     4,594,004    
    231,841     BASF AG     6,431,185    
    561,563     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     13,890,585    
    134,445     Demag Cranes AG     2,617,709    
    544,958     Deutsche Post AG (Registered)     5,213,240    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


5



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Germany — continued  
    1,961,271     Deutsche Telekom AG (Registered)     23,717,285    
    522,666     E.ON AG     13,440,311    
    124,746     Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co     5,072,114    
    207,595     Gildemeister AG     1,206,174    
    271,763     Hannover Rueckversicherungs AG (Registered)     9,688,459    
    571,290     Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG     2,360,557    
    184,379     Kloeckner & Co AG     2,059,797    
    48,745     MTU Aero Engines Holding AG     1,250,588    
    63,919     Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Registered)     7,788,995    
    276,868     Norddeutsche Affinerie AG     6,882,993    
    24,434     Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport     3,652,098    
    137,829     RWE AG     8,766,428    
    171,703     Salzgitter AG     10,604,741    
    885,810     SAP AG     28,456,344    
    83,874     SGL Carbon SE *      1,851,089    
    332,977     ThyssenKrupp AG     5,879,533    
    37,297     Vossloh AG     3,467,580    
    Total Germany     176,695,869    
        Greece — 0.5%  
    284,470     Alpha Bank A.E.     1,500,069    
    396,315     National Bank of Greece SA     4,844,715    
    487,456     OPAP SA     12,531,985    
    Total Greece     18,876,769    
        Hong Kong — 2.8%  
    3,030,500     BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd     3,013,990    
    5,548,598     CLP Holdings Ltd     41,018,236    
    1,072,400     Esprit Holdings Ltd     5,775,327    
    171,000     Guoco Group     986,264    
    469,800     Hang Seng Bank Ltd     5,196,941    
    5,632,300     Hong Kong & China Gas     8,493,787    
    186,700     Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co Ltd     1,668,464    
    4,434,469     Hong Kong Electric Holdings Ltd     27,340,779    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


6



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Hong Kong — continued  
    564,700     Hong Kong Ferry Co Ltd     303,443    
    506,000     Hutchison Whampoa Ltd     2,640,393    
    879,000     MTR Corp Ltd     1,950,762    
    322,000     Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd     2,497,493    
    2,664,400     Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings     4,942,157    
    Total Hong Kong     105,828,036    
        Ireland — 0.4%  
    786,796     CRH Plc     16,158,663    
      Italy — 4.0%  
    1,152,750     A2A SPA     1,656,496    
    412,084     Banco Popolare Scarl     1,571,386    
    2,017,949     Enel SPA     10,029,638    
    4,635,220     ENI SPA     92,517,057    
    136,019     Fondiaria - Sai SPA-Di RISP     1,017,005    
    1,146,249     Intesa San Paolo     2,789,916    
    220,092     Italcementi SPA-Di RISP     1,152,220    
    197,819     Luxottica Group SPA     2,575,663    
    1,335,964     Mediaset SPA     5,928,686    
    97,300     Natuzzi SPA ADR *      144,004    
    1,539,591     Snam Rete Gas SPA     7,628,675    
    7,057,377     Telecom Italia SPA     8,578,374    
    9,035,087     Telecom Italia SPA-Di RISP     8,592,964    
    1,588,316     Terna SPA     4,933,290    
    3,124,667     UniCredit SPA     3,957,731    
    Total Italy     153,073,105    
      Japan — 29.3%  
    47,380     Acom Co Ltd     1,159,136    
    1,083,450     Aiful Corp     1,118,339    
    169,000     Air Water Inc     1,429,495    
    156,900     Aisin Seiki Co Ltd     2,433,648    
    1,174,600     Alps Electric Co Ltd     3,246,420    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Japan — continued  
    778,600     Asahi Breweries Ltd     9,749,192    
    1,957,000     Asahi Kasei Corp     6,218,028    
    96,100     Astellas Pharma Inc     3,188,931    
    787,000     Bank of Yokohama Ltd (The)     3,333,019    
    104,300     Benesse Corp     4,150,919    
    299,200     Bridgestone Corp     4,075,030    
    552,700     Canon Inc     13,948,530    
    161,400     Capcom     3,063,949    
    341,200     Chubu Electric Power Co Inc     8,412,250    
    123,100     Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc     2,949,254    
    112,200     Circle K Sunkus Co Ltd     1,724,513    
    290,000     COMSYS Holdings Corp     2,076,195    
    2,015,000     Cosmo Oil Co Ltd     5,585,088    
    517,200     Culture Convenience Club Co Ltd     3,568,614    
    475,000     Dai Nippon Printing Co Ltd     4,014,030    
    797,650     Daiei Inc *      2,481,634    
    458,000     Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd     3,472,463    
    124,600     Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd     3,923,822    
    779,000     Daiwa Securities Group Inc     2,675,949    
    332,000     Daiwabo Co Ltd     743,705    
    320,500     Denso Corp     6,085,149    
    185,600     Don Quijote Co Ltd     2,189,748    
    490,000     Dowa Holdings Co Ltd     1,510,412    
    181,300     Electric Power Development Co Ltd     5,792,789    
    200,700     FamilyMart Co Ltd     6,770,481    
    248,700     Fast Retailing Co Ltd     24,981,925    
    3,223,000     Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd     10,269,605    
    180,000     Fuji Oil Co Ltd     2,262,862    
    1,715,000     Fujikura Ltd     3,723,071    
    1,115,000     Furukawa Electric Co Ltd (The)     2,890,755    
    1,089,000     GS Yuasa Corp     4,473,065    
    229,000     Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc     1,054,905    
    1,609,000     Hanwa Co Ltd     4,334,530    
    10,403,000     Haseko Corp     3,552,391    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Japan — continued  
    136,800     Hikari Tsushin Inc     2,204,241    
    75,500     Hirose Electric Co Ltd     6,482,570    
    1,629,000     Hitachi Ltd     4,056,398    
    405,300     Hokkaido Electric Power Co Inc     8,583,880    
    108,400     Hokuriku Electric Power Co     2,874,581    
    3,172,300     Honda Motor Co Ltd     75,858,562    
    249,400     Hosiden Corp     2,614,806    
    66,800     Hoya Corp     1,210,581    
    775     INPEX Corp     5,243,086    
    592,000     Iseki & Co Ltd *      1,344,663    
    960,000     Itochu Corp     4,304,567    
    630,800     JFE Holdings Inc     13,649,195    
    340,000     JGC Corp     3,875,001    
    1,489,000     Kajima Corp     3,112,594    
    269,100     Kansai Electric Power Co Inc     6,470,157    
    1,415,000     Kao Corp     26,890,917    
    2,853,000     Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd     8,969,169    
    6,670     Kenedix Inc *      461,116    
    47,500     Keyence Corp     8,965,104    
    67,000     Kirin Holdings Co Ltd     646,693    
    9,264     KK daVinci Holdings *      232,228    
    280,000     Konami Corp     3,952,367    
    231,000     Kyowa Exeo Corp     1,888,780    
    460,600     Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc     10,908,274    
    178,200     Lawson Inc     7,716,384    
    596,600     Leopalace21 Corp     3,314,244    
    1,359,000     Marubeni Corp     4,219,058    
    725,800     Matsui Securities Co Ltd     4,149,311    
    4,820,000     Mazda Motor Corp     6,089,587    
    1,538,500     Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp     5,225,721    
    532,300     Mitsubishi Corp     6,622,600    
    389,000     Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Inc     1,522,905    
    1,647,000     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd     4,611,502    
    721,000     Mitsubishi Rayon Co Ltd     1,307,731    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Japan — continued  
    2,417,800     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc     10,922,711    
    173,910     Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co Ltd     3,026,460    
    3,296,000     Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co Ltd     4,643,475    
    1,574,000     Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd     7,978,108    
    9,782,900     Mizuho Financial Group Inc     18,438,714    
    208,000     Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd     7,897,158    
    707,000     NEC Corp     1,650,724    
    1,447     Net One Systems Co Ltd     2,032,739    
    871,000     Nichirei Corp     2,875,864    
    18,000     Nintendo Co Ltd     5,138,991    
    389,000     Nippon Carbon Co Ltd     650,505    
    362,000     Nippon Denko Co Ltd     991,968    
    357,000     Nippon Meat Packers Inc     3,455,820    
    3,526,500     Nippon Mining Holdings Inc     12,248,032    
    5,246,000     Nippon Oil Corp     25,001,540    
    135,900     Nippon Paper Group Inc     3,012,527    
    1,095,400     Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp     46,838,711    
    1,325,000     Nippon Yakin Koguo Co Ltd     2,551,091    
    2,923,000     Nippon Yusen KK     12,057,846    
    8,897,700     Nissan Motor Co     27,162,405    
    114,300     Nissha Printing Co Ltd     2,836,100    
    314,500     Nisshin Seifun Group Inc     3,174,738    
    905,000     Nisshinbo Industries Inc     6,458,641    
    141,300     Nitto Denko Corp     2,546,976    
    243,300     Nomura Research Institute     3,831,506    
    26,865     NTT Docomo Inc     41,850,842    
    1,091,000     Obayashi Corp     4,587,007    
    416,000     Odakyu Electric Railway Co Ltd     3,072,603    
    948,000     OJI Paper Co Ltd     3,506,311    
    74,100     Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     3,430,206    
    52,100     Oriental Land Co Ltd     3,418,245    
    276,600     ORIX Corp     5,618,882    
    6,961,000     Osaka Gas Co Ltd     24,889,061    
    1,359,000     Pacific Metals Co Ltd     5,205,553    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Japan — continued  
    131,600     Panasonic Corp     1,523,693    
    101,270     Point Inc     4,142,247    
    253,750     Promise Co Ltd     3,389,303    
    740,000     Rengo Co Ltd     4,046,474    
    723,900     Resona Holdings Inc     12,412,002    
    901,000     Ricoh Company Ltd     10,177,438    
    69,200     Rohm Co Ltd     3,305,168    
    173,000     Ryohin Keikaku Co Ltd     6,087,345    
    132,000     Saizeriya Co Ltd     1,300,182    
    323,700     Sankyo Co Ltd     14,527,470    
    2,099,000     Sanyo Electric Co Ltd *      2,946,295    
    25,019     SBI Holdings Inc     1,992,549    
    1,289,800     Sega Sammy Holdings Inc     10,976,228    
    168,600     Seiko Epson Corp     1,928,874    
    2,637,300     Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd     58,447,413    
    86,300     Shimamura Co Ltd     4,454,246    
    155,100     Shimano Inc     5,051,433    
    388,600     Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd     17,301,100    
    1,419,000     Shinsei Bank Ltd     1,249,701    
    1,054,000     Showa Shell Sekiyu KK     8,757,560    
    5,790,200     Sojitz Corp     6,506,970    
    457,100     SUMCO Corp     5,663,606    
    940,700     Sumitomo Corp     7,854,299    
    1,169,800     Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd     9,090,043    
    4,244,000     Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd     7,950,202    
    785,000     Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd     7,835,740    
    1,476,000     Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co Ltd     4,874,888    
    61,200     T&D Holdings Inc     1,369,719    
    2,192,000     Taisei Corp     3,880,809    
    452,900     Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     18,292,552    
    913,510     Takefuji Corp     3,015,995    
    114,500     Terumo Corp     3,508,984    
    182,600     Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc     4,275,219    
    904,500     Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc (The)     25,534,073    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Japan — continued  
    2,682,000     Tokyo Gas Co Ltd     10,743,944    
    919,800     Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co     9,043,006    
    540,000     Tokyo Tatemono Co Ltd     1,193,596    
    790,000     TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK     7,464,715    
    638,000     Toppan Printing Co Ltd     3,800,135    
    2,730,000     Tosoh Corp     4,131,837    
    867,000     Toyo Engineering Corp     2,348,746    
    178,000     Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd     4,212,653    
    122,900     Toyota Boshoku Corp     1,176,373    
    200     Toyota Industries Corp     4,262    
    394,600     Toyota Motor Corp     12,638,898    
    388,600     Toyota Tsusho Kaisha     3,138,426    
    1,263,000     Ube Industries Ltd     1,994,123    
    62,500     Unicharm Corp     4,083,150    
    1,141,000     UNY Co Ltd     8,344,847    
    76,120     USS Co Ltd     3,070,799    
    21,030     Yahoo Japan Corp     6,015,667    
    89,000     Yamato Kogyo Co     1,805,505    
    223,000     Yamazaki Baking Co Ltd     2,809,689    
    Total Japan     1,112,904,665    
        Netherlands — 1.8%  
    3,785,031     Aegon NV     13,471,233    
    112,184     European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co NV     1,628,775    
    11,644     Gamma Holdings NV     50,587    
    442,871     Heineken NV     11,824,973    
    3,826,638     ING Groep NV     17,297,511    
    582,644     Koninklijke Ahold NV     6,465,081    
    256,990     Koninklijke DSM NV     5,873,115    
    314,313     Reed Elsevier NV     3,492,273    
    339,421     Unilever NV     6,503,741    
    Total Netherlands     66,607,289    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        New Zealand — 0.1%  
    4,824,192     Telecom Corp of New Zealand     5,847,196    
      Norway — 0.3%  
    756,300     DnB NOR ASA     2,720,558    
    429,050     StatoilHydro ASA     7,123,376    
    Total Norway     9,843,934    
        Singapore — 1.7%  
    2,384,000     Neptune Orient Lines Ltd     1,827,412    
    2,627,200     Noble Group Ltd     1,794,525    
    2,870,000     Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd     8,199,364    
    3,258,100     Sembcorp Industries Ltd     4,370,096    
    4,795,000     SembCorp Marine Ltd     4,254,236    
    1,251,000     Singapore Exchange Ltd     3,606,339    
    1,578,000     Singapore Petroleum Co     2,703,322    
    5,458,000     Singapore Press Holdings Ltd     9,543,874    
    2,399,000     Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd     3,543,747    
    11,974,000     Singapore Telecommunications     18,845,076    
    1,133,000     United Overseas Bank Ltd     7,219,650    
    Total Singapore     65,907,641    
      Spain — 1.6%  
    470,250     Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA *      3,397,095    
    634,251     Banco Popular Espanol SA *      3,001,439    
    988,220     Banco Santander SA     6,036,944    
    118,893     Gas Natural SDG SA     2,131,334    
    599,186     Iberdrola SA     3,896,537    
    204,544     Inditex SA     7,672,951    
    1,243,711     Repsol YPF SA     18,996,258    
    627,162     Telefonica SA     11,542,323    
    104,458     Union Fenosa SA     2,354,188    
    Total Spain     59,029,069    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Sweden — 1.3%  
    517,366     Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B     19,191,269    
    913,607     Investor AB Class B     10,312,392    
    1,162,532     Nordea Bank AB     5,796,242    
    418,200     SKF AB Class B     3,486,049    
    655,877     Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A     7,849,916    
    670,100     Swedbank AB     1,732,809    
    Total Sweden     48,368,677    
      Switzerland — 8.5%  
    286,555     Ciba Holding AG *      12,076,045    
    286,383     Clariant AG (Registered) *      1,067,636    
    255,426     Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A     3,373,366    
    2,847,350     Nestle SA (Registered)     93,081,097    
    3,943,783     Novartis AG (Registered)     143,882,257    
    253,409     Roche Holding AG (Non Voting)     28,766,367    
    38,127     Swatch Group AG     4,241,071    
    22,893     Syngenta AG (Registered)     4,894,010    
    148,631     Synthes Inc     17,247,930    
    1,339,874     UBS AG (Registered) *      12,546,494    
    Total Switzerland     321,176,273    
      United Kingdom — 19.0%  
    1,932,712     3i Group Plc     5,499,985    
    2,588,275     AstraZeneca Plc     82,078,862    
    718,499     BAE Systems Plc     3,793,283    
    8,372,626     Barclays Plc     10,984,201    
    1,095,110     Barratt Developments Plc     1,325,541    
    1,998,694     BG Group Plc     28,570,097    
    3,001,764     BP Plc     19,123,527    
    862,287     British American Tobacco Plc     22,040,365    
    4,602,910     BT Group Plc     5,880,493    
    1,246,405     Burberry Group Plc     4,547,781    
    1,378,307     Cable & Wireless Plc     2,697,343    
    876,734     Cadbury Plc     6,675,045    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


14



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      United Kingdom — continued  
    682,752     Capita Group Plc     6,442,715    
    1,132,089     Centrica Plc     4,353,683    
    2,527,322     Cobham Plc     6,937,010    
    1,694,513     Compass Group Plc     7,444,736    
    1,318,395     Diageo Plc     15,202,745    
    1,008,106     Drax Group Plc     7,447,513    
    16,531,489     DSG International Plc     4,754,596    
    401,044     FirstGroup Plc     1,531,848    
    1,457,164     Game Group Plc     3,029,400    
    11,791,007     GlaxoSmithKline Plc     178,831,844    
    3,502,880     Home Retail Group Plc     10,559,001    
    2,205,355     HSBC Holdings Plc     15,338,558    
    186,890     Imperial Tobacco Group Plc     4,474,508    
    285,771     Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group Plc     1,854,699    
    1,916,757     Kesa Electricals Plc     2,883,152    
    3,358,416     Kingfisher Plc     6,018,540    
    299,160     Lancashire Holdings Ltd *      2,048,494    
    16,124,188     Lloyds Banking Group Plc     13,236,014    
    321,740     London Stock Exchange     1,974,927    
    504,514     Next Plc     8,366,325    
    4,302,051     Old Mutual Plc     2,528,194    
    248,399     Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc     9,505,118    
    798,727     Reed Elsevier Plc     5,966,905    
    164,991     Rio Tinto Plc     4,211,749    
    27,582,510     Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc     8,983,320    
    2,351,023     Royal Dutch Shell Plc A Shares (London)     51,615,068    
    1,179,016     Royal Dutch Shell Plc B Shares (London)     24,748,530    
    2,013,967     RSA Insurance Group Plc     3,937,580    
    1,438,161     Sage Group Plc     3,484,640    
    505,735     Scottish & Southern Energy Plc     8,241,191    
    444,774     Signet Jewelers Ltd     3,388,149    
    932,781     Smith & Nephew Plc     6,610,078    
    2,881,273     Taylor Woodrow Plc     756,081    
    1,418,284     Tesco Plc     6,726,157    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


15



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        United Kingdom — continued  
    576,738     Travis Perkins Plc     2,672,408    
    229,376     Unilever Plc     4,431,022    
    590,487     United Utilities Group Plc     4,266,437    
    34,405,461     Vodafone Group Plc     60,962,738    
    1,956,735     William Hill Plc     6,573,721    
    1,668,222     Wolseley Plc     4,213,071    
    Total United Kingdom     719,768,988    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $6,487,775,057)     3,601,691,507    
        PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.0%  
        Germany — 0.0%  
    9,049     Villeroy & Boch AG (Non Voting) 12.57%     41,785    
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $95,178)     41,785    
        RIGHTS AND WARRANTS — 0.0%  
        France — 0.0%  
    262,246     Cie de Saint-Gobain Warrants, Expires 03/06/09 *      385,656    
    TOTAL RIGHTS AND WARRANTS (COST $1,083,603)     385,656    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


16



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.5%  
    25,000,000     BNP Paribas Time Deposit, 0.23%, due 03/02/09     25,000,000    
    46,775     Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 0.02% - 2.45%, due 03/02/09     46,775    
    6,107,066     Citibank Time Deposit, 0.05% - 2.29%, due 03/02/09     6,107,066    
    356,473     HSBC Bank (Hong Kong) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     356,473    
    25,000,000     HSBC Bank (USA) Time Deposit, 0.19%, due 03/02/09     25,000,000    
    38,014     JPMorgan Chase Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     38,014    
    25,000,000     Royal Bank of Canada Time Deposit, 0.20%, due 03/02/09     25,000,000    
    11,328,600     Societe Generale Time Deposit, 0.25% - 0.33%, due 03/02/09     11,328,600    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $92,876,928)     92,876,928    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 97.5%
(Cost $6,581,830,766)
    3,694,995,876    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 2.5%     96,019,503    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 3,791,015,379    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


17



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive   Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys  
4/24/09   AUD     13,186,000     $ 8,400,809     $ (119,325 )  
4/24/09   CAD     8,102,000       6,368,934       (136,554 )  
4/24/09   CAD     12,368,000       9,722,411       (129,978 )  
4/24/09   CHF     32,284,954       27,628,580       78,518    
4/24/09   CHF     32,284,954       27,628,580       74,897    
4/24/09   CHF     32,284,954       27,628,580       111,509    
4/24/09   CHF     32,284,954       27,628,580       46,036    
4/24/09   CHF     32,284,954       27,628,580       42,148    
4/24/09   EUR     61,451,067       77,884,475       690,874    
4/24/09   EUR     61,451,067       77,884,475       481,940    
4/24/09   EUR     122,902,135       155,768,952       965,110    
4/24/09   GBP     34,204,729       48,962,428       (594,239 )  
4/24/09   JPY     4,233,677,586       43,427,646       (3,848,018 )  
4/24/09   JPY     3,311,304,013       33,966,247       (2,060,060 )  
4/24/09   JPY     3,311,304,013       33,966,247       (2,088,892 )  
4/24/09   SEK     251,526,296       27,924,468       (2,476,970 )  
4/24/09   SEK     195,511,737       21,705,728       (451,339 )  
4/24/09   SEK     195,511,737       21,705,728       (721,001 )  
4/24/09   SEK     195,511,737       21,705,728       (695,049 )  
4/24/09   SEK     195,511,737       21,705,728       (722,674 )  
4/24/09   SEK     195,511,737       21,705,728       (631,706 )  
4/24/09   SEK     195,511,737       21,705,728       (675,765 )  
4/24/09   SEK     195,511,737       21,705,728       (665,641 )  
    $ 814,360,088     $ (13,526,179 )  
Sales  
4/24/09   AUD     45,779,936     $ 29,166,428     $ (121,073 )  
4/24/09   AUD     44,433,467       28,308,591       (84,453 )  
4/24/09   AUD     44,433,467       28,308,591       (87,119 )  
4/24/09   CAD     38,766,287       30,473,946       190,370    
4/24/09   CAD     38,766,287       30,473,946       170,008    
4/24/09   CAD     38,766,287       30,473,946       175,702    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


18



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Forward Currency Contracts — continued

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive   Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
4/24/09   CAD     38,766,287     $ 30,473,946     $ 243,703    
4/24/09   EUR     9,015,000       11,425,815       141,421    
4/24/09   EUR     112,594,537       142,704,868       1,730,278    
4/24/09   GBP     31,467,765       45,044,595       (178,580 )  
4/24/09   GBP     31,467,765       45,044,595       (315,685 )  
4/24/09   GBP     31,467,765       45,044,595       (172,978 )  
4/24/09   GBP     31,467,765       45,044,595       (289,252 )  
4/24/09   GBP     31,467,765       45,044,595       (166,055 )  
4/24/09   GBP     31,467,765       45,044,595       (293,657 )  
4/24/09   GBP     31,467,765       45,044,595       (182,387 )  
    $ 677,122,242     $ 760,243    

 

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  704     DAX   March 2009   $ 84,829,046     $ (18,375,462 )  
  1,414     CAC 40   March 2009     47,772,924       (3,711,028 )  
  933     S&P/MIB   March 2009     89,465,628       (29,147,676 )  
  729     TOPIX Index   March 2009     55,946,092       (4,954,266 )  
    $ 278,013,690     $ (56,188,432 )  
Sales      
  785     FTSE 100   March 2009   $ 42,384,408     $ 4,302,687    
  78     Hang Seng   March 2009     6,303,387       89,762    
  695     SPI 200   March 2009     36,305,145       3,245,021    
  823     S&P Toronto 60   March 2009     63,242,006       4,370,186    
  521     IBEX 35   March 2009     49,641,680       2,049,162    
    $ 197,876,626     $ 14,056,818    

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


19



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

*  Non-income producing security.

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD - Australian Dollar

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

JPY - Japanese Yen

SEK - Swedish Krona

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


20




GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $6,581,830,766) (Note 2)   $ 3,694,995,876    
Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,482) (Note 2)     1,478    
Receivable for investments sold     1,738,432    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     30,607,569    
Dividends and interest receivable     12,672,967    
Foreign taxes receivable     1,736,278    
Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     5,142,514    
Receivable for collateral on open futures contracts (Note 2)     70,689,727    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     19,712    
Total assets     3,817,604,553    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     1,156,260    
Payable for Fund shares repurchased     1,114,509    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     1,577,344    
Shareholder service fee     382,174    
Administration fee – Class M     1,501    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     15,306    
Payable for 12b-1 fee – Class M     4,174    
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     3,199,913    
Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     17,908,450    
Miscellaneous payable     320,432    
Accrued expenses     909,111    
Total liabilities     26,589,174    
Net assets   $ 3,791,015,379    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


21



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009 — (Continued)

Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 7,135,029,435    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     75,187,376    
Accumulated net realized loss     (477,227,959 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (2,941,973,473 )  
    $ 3,791,015,379    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class II shares   $ 394,069,819    
Class III shares   $ 1,487,839,389    
Class IV shares   $ 1,900,168,374    
Class M shares   $ 8,937,797    
Shares outstanding:  
Class II     28,437,198    
Class III     106,242,973    
Class IV     135,767,547    
Class M     646,388    
Net asset value per share:  
Class II   $ 13.86    
Class III   $ 14.00    
Class IV   $ 14.00    
Class M   $ 13.83    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


22



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $23,658,193)   $ 237,798,464    
Securities lending income     6,303,767    
Interest     3,543,007    
Total investment income     247,645,238    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     31,414,815    
Shareholder service fee – Class II (Note 3)     904,824    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     3,270,352    
Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 3)     3,130,154    
12b-1 fee – Class M (Note 3)     37,266    
Administration fee – Class M (Note 3)     29,813    
Custodian and fund accounting agent fees     2,554,946    
Transfer agent fees     71,362    
Audit and tax fees     109,379    
Legal fees     153,653    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     85,180    
Registration fees     29,823    
Miscellaneous     106,958    
Total expenses     41,898,525    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (2,981,508 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (17,900 )  
Net expenses     38,899,117    
Net investment income (loss)     208,746,121    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (345,352,225 )  
Closed futures contracts     (143,483,872 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     53,004,523    
Net realized gain (loss)     (435,831,574 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (3,314,080,721 )  
Open futures contracts     13,053,553    
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (37,384,477 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (3,338,411,645 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (3,774,243,219 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (3,565,497,098 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


23



GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 208,746,121     $ 218,038,494    
Net realized gain (loss)     (435,831,574 )     1,274,521,119    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (3,338,411,645 )     (1,522,423,988 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (3,565,497,098 )     (29,864,375 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class II     (16,802,472 )     (12,407,304 )  
Class III     (92,401,886 )     (65,215,261 )  
Class IV     (145,544,379 )     (109,936,051 )  
Class M     (578,220 )     (443,458 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (255,326,957 )     (188,002,074 )  
Net realized gains  
Class II     (26,461,564 )     (69,248,911 )  
Class III     (143,314,754 )     (349,607,893 )  
Class IV     (230,830,432 )     (574,842,698 )  
Class M     (1,002,702 )     (2,604,560 )  
Total distributions from net realized gains     (401,609,452 )     (996,304,062 )  
      (656,936,409 )     (1,184,306,136 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class II     166,533,198       29,246,584    
Class III     398,098,987       350,165,933    
Class IV     172,499,767       254,901,122    
Class M     353,743       4,852,998    
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions
    737,485,695       639,166,637    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (3,484,947,812 )     (575,003,874 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     7,275,963,191       7,850,967,065    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $75,187,376 and $84,019,314, respectively)
  $ 3,791,015,379     $ 7,275,963,191    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class II share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 29.69     $ 34.99     $ 32.35     $ 29.04     $ 24.18    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.79       0.93       0.79       0.65       0.49    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (14.01 )     (0.86 )     5.60       4.45       5.07    
Total from investment operations     (13.22 )     0.07       6.39       5.10       5.56    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.99 )     (0.83 )     (0.54 )     (0.36 )     (0.66 )  
From net realized gains     (1.62 )     (4.54 )     (3.21 )     (1.43 )     (0.04 )  
Total distributions     (2.61 )     (5.37 )     (3.75 )     (1.79 )     (0.70 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 13.86     $ 29.69     $ 34.99     $ 32.35     $ 29.04    
Total Return(a)      (48.04 )%     (1.11 )%     20.46 %     18.16 %     23.17 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 394,070     $ 510,006     $ 564,440     $ 567,313     $ 231,695    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.74 %(b)      0.76 %(b)      0.76 %     0.76 %     0.76 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    3.41 %     2.59 %     2.32 %     2.16 %     1.88 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     53 %     47 %     36 %     38 %     46 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.05 %     0.05 %     0.04 %     0.06 %     0.07 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 29.97     $ 35.28     $ 32.59     $ 29.23     $ 24.32    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.79       0.94       0.81       0.72       0.59    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (14.13 )     (0.86 )     5.66       4.44       5.02    
Total from investment operations     (13.34 )     0.08       6.47       5.16       5.61    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (1.01 )     (0.85 )     (0.57 )     (0.37 )     (0.66 )  
From net realized gains     (1.62 )     (4.54 )     (3.21 )     (1.43 )     (0.04 )  
Total distributions     (2.63 )     (5.39 )     (3.78 )     (1.80 )     (0.70 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 14.00     $ 29.97     $ 35.28     $ 32.59     $ 29.23    
Total Return(a)      (48.01 )%     (1.06 )%     20.54 %     18.26 %     23.28 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,487,839     $ 2,615,878     $ 2,703,050     $ 2,795,610     $ 1,804,485    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.67 %(b)      0.69 %(b)      0.69 %     0.69 %     0.69 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    3.38 %     2.61 %     2.36 %     2.39 %     2.30 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     53 %     47 %     36 %     38 %     46 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.05 %     0.05 %     0.04 %     0.06 %     0.07 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class IV share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 29.96     $ 35.26     $ 32.58     $ 29.22     $ 24.31    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.82       0.96       0.80       0.74       0.54    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (14.14 )     (0.85 )     5.68       4.43       5.09    
Total from investment operations     (13.32 )     0.11       6.48       5.17       5.63    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (1.02 )     (0.87 )     (0.59 )     (0.38 )     (0.68 )  
From net realized gains     (1.62 )     (4.54 )     (3.21 )     (1.43 )     (0.04 )  
Total distributions     (2.64 )     (5.41 )     (3.80 )     (1.81 )     (0.72 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 14.00     $ 29.96     $ 35.26     $ 32.58     $ 29.22    
Total Return(a)      (47.95 )%     (0.98 )%     20.61 %     18.32 %     23.37 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,900,168     $ 4,131,392     $ 4,566,106     $ 3,150,741     $ 2,193,988    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.61 %(b)      0.63 %(b)      0.63 %     0.63 %     0.63 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    3.47 %     2.67 %     2.32 %     2.45 %     2.06 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     53 %     47 %     36 %     38 %     46 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.05 %     0.05 %     0.04 %     0.06 %     0.07 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class M share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 29.60     $ 34.93     $ 32.28     $ 28.98     $ 24.15    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.73       0.79       0.68       0.61       0.44    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (13.95 )     (0.81 )     5.62       4.41       5.04    
Total from investment operations     (13.22 )     (0.02 )     6.30       5.02       5.48    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.93 )     (0.77 )     (0.44 )     (0.29 )     (0.61 )  
From net realized gains     (1.62 )     (4.54 )     (3.21 )     (1.43 )     (0.04 )  
Total distributions     (2.55 )     (5.31 )     (3.65 )     (1.72 )     (0.65 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 13.83     $ 29.60     $ 34.93     $ 32.28     $ 28.98    
Total Return(a)      (48.14 )%     (1.36 )%     20.18 %     17.92 %     22.88 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 8,938     $ 18,687     $ 17,371     $ 29,984     $ 18,347    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.97 %(b)      0.99 %(b)      0.99 %     0.99 %     0.99 %  
Net investment income to average daily net assets     3.13 %     2.22 %     2.00 %     2.07 %     1.72 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     53 %     47 %     36 %     38 %     46 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager to
average daily net assets:
    0.05 %     0.05 %     0.04 %     0.06 %     0.07 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks high total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by outperforming the MSCI EAFE Value Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in companies from developed countries, other than the U.S. Effective January 1, 2009 the Fund changed its benchmark from the S&P EPAC Large Mid Cap Value Index (formerly S&P/Citigroup PMI EPAC Value Index) to the MSCI EAFE Value Index to better reflect a more appropriate, comparative, broad-based market Index for the Fund.

Throughout the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had four classes of shares outstanding: Class II, Class III, Class IV and Class M. Class M shares bear an administration fee and a 12b-1 fee while classes II, III, and IV bear a shareholder service fee (See Note 3). The principal economic difference among the classes of shares is the type and level of fees borne by the classes.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 87.66% of the net assets of the Fund were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 371,354,891     $ 4,370,186    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     3,323,640,985       14,829,146    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 3,694,995,876     $ 19,199,332    

 

*  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts and futures contracts.


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           (74,096,882 )  
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (74,096,882 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts and futures contracts.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Because many foreign exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign futures in those markets or on those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign futures using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts during the period.


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. As of February 28, 2009 the Fund had no securities on loan.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary. Taxes on foreign interest and dividend income are generally withheld in accordance with the applicable country's tax treaty with the United States. The foreign withholding rates applicable to a Fund's investments in certain foreign jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of the Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Foreign taxes paid by the Fund may be treated, to the extent permissible under the Code and if the Fund so elects, as if paid by the shareholders of the Fund.

The Fund may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, derivative contract transactions, foreign currency transactions, losses on wash sale transactions, passive foreign investment company transactions and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 37,748,898     $ (37,748,898 )   $    

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 255,354,938     $ 329,444,076    
Net long-term capital gain     401,581,471       854,862,060    
Total distributions   $ 656,936,409     $ 1,184,306,136    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 63,634,786    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $285,032,634.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (154,259,096 )  
Total   $ (154,259,096 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 6,619,446,565     $ 22,161,094     $ (2,946,611,783 )   $ (2,924,450,689 )  

 


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, 12b-1, and administration fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH") serves as custodian and fund accounting agent of the Fund. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as transfer agent of the Fund. BBH and State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with each agent. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times may be more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets.


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

Effective June 30, 2008, GMO receives a management fee for investment management services provided to the Fund that is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.50% of average daily net assets. For the period from March 1, 2008 through June 29, 2008, the management fee rate was 0.54% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets of each class at the annual rate of 0.22% for Class II shares, 0.15% for Class III shares, and 0.09% for Class IV shares.

Holders of Class M shares of the Fund pay GMO an administration fee for support services provided to Class M shareholders. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.20% of average daily net assets of Class M shares. Pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 distribution plan adopted by the Fund, holders of Class M shares of the Fund may pay a fee, at the annual rate of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets of Class M shares for any activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of Class M shares of the Fund and/or for the provision of services to Class M shareholders. The Trustees currently limit payments on Class M shares to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class M shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, administration and distribution (12b-1) fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $70,979 and $44,001, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $3,433,072,305 and $3,087,544,799, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had no shareholders who individually held more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.43% shares of the Fund were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers, and 57.00% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class II:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     12,342,982     $ 192,225,431       2,870,488     $ 104,261,777    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    1,660,673       38,959,612       2,225,434       73,788,974    
Shares repurchased     (2,745,119 )     (64,651,845 )     (4,046,894 )     (148,804,167 )  
Net increase (decrease)     11,258,536     $ 166,533,198       1,049,028     $ 29,246,584    

 


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     34,874,353     $ 648,206,780       11,261,644     $ 401,290,984    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    9,415,098       223,954,309       12,081,961       403,817,120    
Shares repurchased     (25,321,014 )     (474,062,102 )     (12,684,964 )     (454,942,171 )  
Net increase (decrease)     18,968,437     $ 398,098,987       10,658,641     $ 350,165,933    
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class IV:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     50,166,036     $ 1,080,197,863       25,699,917     $ 891,693,160    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    14,525,469       347,382,151       19,888,170       664,131,421    
Shares repurchased     (66,824,488 )     (1,255,080,247 )     (37,173,406 )     (1,300,923,459 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (2,132,983 )   $ 172,499,767       8,414,681     $ 254,901,122    
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class M:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     124,606     $ 2,785,247       245,514     $ 9,021,667    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    67,005       1,580,922       92,415       3,048,018    
Shares repurchased     (176,478 )     (4,012,426 )     (204,043 )     (7,216,687 )  
Net increase (decrease)     15,133     $ 353,743       133,886     $ 4,852,998    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or administration fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $35,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 35,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class II      
1) Actual     0.72 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 565.70     $ 2.80    
2) Hypothetical     0.72 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.22     $ 3.61    
Class III      
1) Actual     0.65 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 565.60     $ 2.52    
2) Hypothetical     0.65 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.57     $ 3.26    
Class IV      
1) Actual     0.59 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 566.00     $ 2.29    
2) Hypothetical     0.59 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.87     $ 2.96    
Class M      
1) Actual     0.95 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 564.90     $ 3.69    
2) Hypothetical     0.95 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.08     $ 4.76    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized net expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $401,581,471 from long-term capital gains.

During the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund paid foreign taxes of $23,626,965 and recognized foreign source income of $261,456,657.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 72.87% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC
(June 2004 – present);
Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).
 
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Fixed Income team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The Class III shares of the GMO Core Plus Bond Fund returned -20.1% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to the +2.1% return for the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index (formerly Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index). The Fund's exposure to various investments is achieved directly, and indirectly, through its investment in certain underlying GMO mutual funds, including the GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund (ECDF), the GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund (WOOF), and the GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund (SDCF).

The Fund underperformed the benchmark during the fiscal year by 22.2%. Exposures to SDCF and WOOF were by far the largest negative contributors during the fiscal year, followed by negative contributions from developed interest-rate strategies, currency selection, and exposure to emerging country debt via ECDF.

About 76% of the fiscal year's underperformance was due to price declines in the two funds in which the Fund invests a substantial portion of its total assets: SDCF and WOOF. These funds primarily invest in asset-backed securities. The positions in SDCF and WOOF collateralize the Fund's derivatives positions that seek to deliver the return of the benchmark as well as create active exposures in global interest-rate and currency markets.

As the fiscal year was marked by sharply deteriorating liquidity conditions in securitized credit markets, spreads widened to all-time highs in the asset-backed securities held in the GMO Core Plus Bond Fund, mostly indirectly via holdings of SDCF and WOOF. Such ABS exposure contributed -15.33% to the Fund's performance. To increase flexibility, the Fund began holding more U.S. Government Securities and Money Market Funds directly. In addition to widening spreads, both SDCF and WOOF's portfolios suffered credit downgrades during the year. SDCF had 123 downgraded securities, and WOOF had 82, representing 27.4% and 25.5% of their respective market values from the beginning of the year. At fiscal year end, 73% of SDCF's portfolio was rated AAA, 8% was rated AA, 2% was rated A, 12% was rated BBB and 5% was rated below BBB. At fiscal year end, 74% of WOOF's portfolio was rated AAA, 6% was rated AA, 2% was rated A, 12% was rated BBB and 6% was rated below BBB.

Further underperformance was attributable to interest-rate and currency strategies. Given the unhealthy market conditions for interest-rates and currencies, characterized by poor liquidity and choppy, gapping prices, the Fund temporarily suspended model-based positions in interest rates and currencies starting in October.

In interest-rate strategies, underperformance of U.S. Treasury principal strips versus LIBOR and other opportunistic trades contributed to developed interest-rate strategy losses. Before model-based interest-rate positions were suspended, Euro-area, U.S., Swedish, and Swiss market positions had contributed positively. Further, the slope and volatility strategies also added value during this time.



GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance — (Continued)

Currency contribution was concentrated before positions were suspended in October. Negative relative currency performance during this time came mainly from the Fund's Swedish krona, Norwegian krone, yen, and New Zealand dollar positions.

A small exposure to emerging country debt also detracted value as spread widening on that asset class contributed negatively, as did negative contributions from both security and country selection.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of 2.00% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Class IV will vary due to different fees.



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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Debt Obligations     86.4 %  
Short-Term Investments     15.7    
Options Purchased     1.7    
Preferred Stocks     0.3    
Loan Participations     0.2    
Forward Currency Contracts     0.1    
Loan Assignments     0.1    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Promissory Notes     0.0    
Reverse Repurchase Agreements     (0.0 )  
Futures     (0.1 )  
Written Options     (0.6 )  
Swaps     (6.1 )  
Other     2.3    
      100.0 %  
Country / Region Summary**   % of Investments  
United States     95.9 %  
Emerging***     3.4    
United Kingdom     1.8    
Australia     (0.4 )  
Euro Region****     (0.7 )  
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").

**  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect country exposure associated with investments in the underlying funds. The table excludes short-term investments. The table includes exposure through the use of derivative contracts. The table is based on duration-adjusted exposures, taking into account the market value of securities and the notional amounts of swaps and other derivative contracts. Duration is based on the Manager's models. The greater the duration of a bond, the greater its contribution to the concentration percentage. Credit default swap exposures (both positive and negative) are factored into the duration-adjusted exposure using the reference security and applying the same methodology to that security.

***  The "Emerging" exposure is associated with investments in the GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, which is exposed to emerging countries primarily comprised of Philippines, Russia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Mexico, Ivory Coast, and Vietnam. Additional information about the Fund's emerging country exposure is available in the financial statements of the GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund.

****  The "Euro Region" is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 25.7%        
        Albania — 2.3%        
        Foreign Government Obligations        
USD 15,681,227     Republic of Albania Par Bond, Zero Coupon, due 08/31/25 (a) (b)      7,114,707    
        Australia — 0.2%        
        Asset-Backed Securities        
USD 326,810     Crusade Global Trust, Series 07-1, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 1.20%,
due 04/19/38
    264,985    
USD 481,549     Medallion Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 1.32%,
due 05/10/36
    417,350    
    Total Australia     682,335    
        United Kingdom — 0.5%        
        Asset-Backed Securities        
USD 300,000     Aire Valley Mortgages, Series 07-1A, Class 1A2, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .09%,
1.62%, due 03/20/30
    268,800    
USD 700,000     Brunel Residential Mortgages, Series 07-1A, Class A4C, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 1.36%, due 01/13/39
    565,110    
USD 111,747     Granite Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-2, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .04%,
0.51%, due 12/20/54
    69,283    
USD 500,000     Pendeford Master Issuer Plc, Series 07-1A, Class 3A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 1.32%, due 02/12/16
    437,000    
USD 300,000     Permanent Master Issuer Plc, Series 07-1, Class 4A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%,
1.17%, due 10/15/33
    245,445    
    Total United Kingdom     1,585,638    
        United States — 22.7%        
        Asset-Backed Securities — 5.1%        
USD 309,806     Alliance Bancorp Trust, Series 07-S1, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%,
0.67%, due 05/25/37
    39,760    
USD 400,000     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 07-AX, Class A4, XL,
1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.49%, due 10/06/13
    268,120    
USD 50,000     ARG Funding Corp., Series 05-2A, Class A3, 144A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 05/20/10
    47,832    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        Asset-Backed Securities — continued        
USD 200,000     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M2, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%,
0.58%, due 09/25/36
    82,000    
USD 1,000,000     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W5, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%,
0.62%, due 06/25/36
    677,500    
USD 1,200,000     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M1, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%,
0.62%, due 07/25/36
    302,250    
USD 186,877     Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 05-4A, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .39%, 0.86%, due 01/25/36
    119,452    
USD 200,000     BMW Vehicle Lease Trust, Series 07-1, Class A3B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .24%,
0.70%, due 08/15/13
    192,644    
USD 300,000     Capital Auto Receivable Asset Trust, Series 07-2, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 0.86%, due 02/18/14
    246,450    
USD 500,000     Charming Shoppes Master Trust, Series 07-1A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.25%, 1.71%, due 09/15/17
    344,045    
USD 250,000     Citibank OMNI Master Trust, Series 07-A9A, Class A9, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.10%, 1.57%, due 12/23/13
    225,825    
USD 300,000     College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 07-2, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%,
1.41%, due 01/25/24
    285,000    
USD 903,082     Crest Exeter Street Solar, Series 04-1A, Class A1, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .35%,
1.82%, due 06/28/19
    650,219    
USD 300,000     Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust, Series 08-B, Class A4B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.85%,
2.30%, due 11/10/14
    236,400    
USD 100,000     Daimler Chrysler Master Owner Trust, Series 06-A, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.49%, due 11/15/11
    65,000    
USD 800,000     First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 06-FF5,
Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 04/25/36
    317,000    
USD 600,000     Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 06-C, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.50%, due 02/15/12
    540,876    
USD 500,000     Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 06-4, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.71%, due 06/15/13
    300,000    
USD 533,304     Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-A, Class 1A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%,
0.67%, due 05/25/36
    344,148    
USD 100,000     Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-B, Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%,
0.63%, due 08/25/36
    32,000    
USD 953,875     GE Business Loan Trust, Series 05-2A, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .24%,
0.70%, due 11/15/33
    618,542    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        Asset-Backed Securities — continued        
USD 500,000     GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 07-3, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.47%, due 06/15/13
    456,250    
USD 600,000     GE Dealer Floorplan Master Trust, Series 06-4, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .01%,
0.48%, due 10/20/11
    496,710    
USD 18,313     GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 05-HE4, Class 2A3C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 07/25/30
    11,892    
USD 800,000     GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 07-EOP, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.58%, due 03/06/20
    596,720    
USD 600,000     Household Credit Card Master Note Trust I, Series 07-2, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .55%, 1.01%, due 07/15/13
    499,875    
USD 440,338     Lehman Brothers Floating Rate Commercial, Series 06-LLFA, Class A1,
144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.54%, due 09/15/21
    308,237    
USD 528,851     Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 07-3A, Class 1A1,
144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.12%, due 10/25/37
    412,504    
USD 200,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-FRE2, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 03/25/36
    80,000    
USD 900,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-HE2, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 06/25/36
    238,500    
USD 1,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 05-2A, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .45%, 1.98%, due 03/20/10
    487,500    
USD 1,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 04-12, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .60%, 1.83%, due 08/05/09
    729,000    
USD 700,000     Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc., Series 07-HE4, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.70%, due 02/25/37
    196,000    
USD 300,000     National City Credit Card Master Trust, Series 08-3, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.80%, 2.26%, due 05/15/13
    235,500    
USD 430,886     National Collegiate Student Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 08/25/23
    387,798    
USD 300,000     Nissan Auto Lease Trust, Series 08-A, Class A3B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.20%,
2.66%, due 07/15/11
    276,094    
USD 200,000     Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables, Series 07-A, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR,
0.46%, due 05/15/12
    162,000    
USD 445,499     Residential Asset Securities Corp., Series 07-KS3, Class AI1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 04/25/37
    387,584    
USD 142,070     Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Series 03-HS1, Class AII, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 12/25/32
    69,028    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        Asset-Backed Securities — continued        
USD 500,000     Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-1, Class A4, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 09/15/14
    340,361    
USD 156,047     SBI Heloc Trust, Series 05-HE1, Class 1A, 144A, FSA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .19%,
0.66%, due 11/25/35
    78,023    
USD 784,712     Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 06-1A, Class A2, 144A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 05/20/18
    594,577    
USD 666,812     SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 07-A, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .03%,
2.03%, due 09/15/22
    560,122    
USD 166,926     Sovereign Dealer Floor Plan Master Trust, Series 06-1, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 08/15/11
    150,233    
USD 129,563     Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 05-S6, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 11/25/35
    20,730    
USD 400,000     Swift Master Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.56%, due 06/15/12
    268,000    
USD 400,000     Triad Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 07-B, Class A4B, FSA,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.20%, 1.65%, due 07/14/14
    282,360    
USD 500,000     Truck Retail Installment Paper Corp., Series 05-1A, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 0.73%, due 12/15/16
    350,000    
USD 900,000     Wachovia Auto Owner Trust, Series 08-A, Class A4B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.15%,
1.62%, due 03/20/14
    815,022    
USD 500,000     World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 06-A, Class A,
144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.59%, due 02/15/17
    354,790    
      15,780,473    
        U.S. Government — 17.5%        
USD 25,532,760     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.88%, due 04/15/10 (c) (d)      25,189,650    
USD 10,100,000     U.S. Treasury Receipts, 0.00%, due 08/15/12 (b)      9,183,868    
USD 10,100,000     U.S. Treasury Receipts, 0.00%, due 02/15/10 (b)      9,950,445    
USD 10,100,000     U.S. Treasury Receipts, 0.00%, due 02/15/12 (b)      9,392,360    
      53,716,323    
        U.S. Government Agency — 0.1%        
USD 201,584     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Honduras),
3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill x 117%, 0.07%, due 10/01/11 (b) 
    194,851    
    Total United States     69,691,647    
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $78,313,163)     79,074,327    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
            MUTUAL FUNDS — 64.7%        
            United States — 64.7%        
            Affiliated Issuers        
    1,644,373     GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class III     9,619,580    
    7,980,394     GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     136,464,740    
    93,858     GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund (b) (e)      68,517    
    2,873,549     GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund     52,729,622    
    Total United States     198,882,459    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $267,458,801)     198,882,459    
            PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.3%        
            United States — 0.3%        
    10,000     Home Ownership Funding 2 Preferred 144A, 1.00% (b)      900,000    
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $2,138,851)     900,000    
            SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 13.1%        
            Money Market Funds — 13.1%        
    10,361,181     State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund-Institutional Class     10,361,181    
    30,028,954     State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     30,028,954    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $40,390,135)     40,390,135    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.8%
(Cost $388,300,950)
    319,246,921    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (3.8%)     (11,668,533 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 307,578,388    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  27     U.S. Long Bond (CBT)   March 2009   $ 3,364,453     $ (266,815 )  
  238     U.S. Treasury Note 2 Yr. (CBT)   June 2009     51,553,031       (30,464 )  
  99     U.S. Treasury Note 5 Yr. (CBT)   June 2009     11,542,008       (28,914 )  
                $ 66,459,492     $ (326,193 )  
Sales      
  34     U.S. Treasury Note 10 Yr. (CBT)   June 2009   $ 4,081,062     $ 34,695    

 

Swap Agreements

Credit Default Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receiveu
(Pay)
  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1)
  Deliverable
on Default
  Maximum
Potential
Amount of
Future
Payments
by the Fund
Under the
Contract (2)
  Market
Value
 
  5,000,000     USD   12/20/2010   Deutsche   Receive     0.75 %     3.36 %   Enterprise     5,000,000     USD   $ (217,745 )  
                Bank AG                 Products            
   
                                Partners            
   
                                LP                
  2,000,000     USD   6/20/2011   Barclays
Bank PLC
  Receive     0.30 %     21.97 %   Prologis     2,000,000     USD     (657,142 )  
  2,000,000     USD   6/20/2011   UBS AG   Receive     0.26 %     3.90 %   ERP
Operating
LP
    2,000,000     USD     (154,143 )  
  2,000,000     USD   12/20/2013   UBS AG   Receive     0.34 %     10.61 %   CIT     2,000,000     USD     (616,543 )  
  2,000,000     USD   12/20/2013   Barclays
Bank PLC
  Receive     0.25 %     9.59 %   SLM
Corp.
    2,000,000     USD     (580,171 )  
    $ (2,225,744 )  
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $    

 

u  Receive - Fund receives premium and sells credit protection.
(Pay) - Fund pays premium and buys credit protection.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

(1)  Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on the reference security, as of February 28, 2009, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and reflect the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(2)  The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make as a seller of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

Interest Rate Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay)#
  Fixed
Rate
  Variable Rate   Market
Value
 
  10,100,000     USD   2/15/2010   JP Morgan Chase Bank   (Pay)     0.00 %   3 month LIBOR   $ (2,596,991 )  
  10,100,000     USD   2/15/2012   JP Morgan Chase Bank   (Pay)     0.00 %   3 month LIBOR     (2,877,719 )  
  10,100,000     USD   8/15/2012   JP Morgan Chase Bank   (Pay)     0.00 %   3 month LIBOR     (2,907,984 )  
  15,680,000     USD   8/31/2025   JP Morgan Chase Bank   (Pay)     0.00 %   3 month LIBOR     (4,105,907 )  
    $ (12,488,601 )  
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive (f)    $ 8,730,953    

 

#  (Pay) - Fund pays fixed rate and receives variable rate.
Receive - Fund receives fixed rate and pays variable rate.

Total Return Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Pay   Receive   Market
Value
 
  250,000,000     USD   8/19/2011   Morgan Stanley   3 month   Lehman Aggregate  
 
                LIBOR - 0.01%   Total Return Index   $ (1,357,987 )  
    $ (1,357,987 )  
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $    

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures and/or swap contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

144A - Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors.

AMBAC - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by AMBAC Assurance Corporation.

FGIC - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation.

FSA - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by Financial Security Assurance.

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

MBIA - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by MBIA Insurance Corp.

XL - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by XL Capital Assurance.

The rates shown on variable rate notes are the current interest rates at February 28, 2009, which are subject to change based on the terms of the security.

(a)  Security is backed by the U.S. Government.

(b)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

(c)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts (Note 2).

(d)  Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

(e)  Underlying investment represents interests in defaulted securities.

(f)  Includes accretion since inception for zero coupon interest rate swaps.

Currency Abbreviations:

USD - United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $120,842,149) (Note 2)   $ 120,364,462    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $267,458,801) (Notes 2 and 8)     198,882,459    
Interest receivable     105,544    
Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     68,255    
Interest receivable for open swap contracts     5,395,814    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     10,372    
Total assets     324,826,906    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     59,425    
Shareholder service fee     26,620    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     1,067    
Payable to broker for closed futures contracts     49    
Payable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     16,072,332    
Miscellaneous payable     854,313    
Accrued expenses     234,712    
Total liabilities     17,248,518    
Net assets   $ 307,578,388    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 540,949,827    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     639,071    
Accumulated net realized loss     (157,323,604 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (76,686,906 )  
    $ 307,578,388    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 73,730,254    
Class IV shares   $ 233,848,134    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     12,124,156    
Class IV     38,379,005    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 6.08    
Class IV   $ 6.09    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 12,880,241    
Interest     4,197,059    
Dividends     107,702    
Total investment income     17,185,002    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     1,769,661    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     153,490    
Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 3)     605,538    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     331,240    
Audit and tax fees     81,605    
Legal fees     35,063    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     15,797    
Registration fees     1,380    
Miscellaneous     9,751    
Total expenses     3,003,525    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (436,056 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (165 )  
Indirectly incurred fees waived or borne by Manager (Note 3)     (94,529 )  
Shareholder service fee waived (Note 3)     (22,305 )  
Net expenses     2,450,470    
Net investment income (loss)     14,734,532    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     1,078,227    
Investments in affiliated issuers     (80,421,086 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     753,610    
Closed futures contracts     (2,302,070 )  
Closed swap contracts     (17,888,081 )  
Written options     (2,242,470 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (8,254,415 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (109,276,285 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (6,218,091 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (9,108,148 )  
Open futures contracts     (526,001 )  
Open swap contracts     (2,731,519 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (3,685,506 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (22,269,265 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (131,545,550 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (116,811,018 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 14,734,532     $ 50,658,808    
Net realized gain (loss)     (109,276,285 )     (7,666,110 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (22,269,265 )     (78,741,185 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (116,811,018 )     (35,748,487 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (16,448,556 )     (12,275,863 )  
Class IV     (65,811,675 )     (99,097,283 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (82,260,231 )     (111,373,146 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (14,545,995 )     (45,249,825 )  
Class IV     (622,725,935 )     (1,033,993,070 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions
    (637,271,930 )     (1,079,242,895 )  
Redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     109,302          
Class IV     514,084          
Increase in net assets resulting from redemption fees     623,386          
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions and redemption fees
    (636,648,544 )     (1,079,242,895 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (835,719,793 )     (1,226,364,528 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     1,143,298,181       2,369,662,709    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $639,071 and $42,886,045, respectively)
  $ 307,578,388     $ 1,143,298,181    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12




GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.42     $ 10.49     $ 10.32     $ 10.35     $ 10.40    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(a)†      0.27       0.37       0.43       0.15       0.18    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (2.08 )     (0.63 )     0.27       0.17       0.24    
Total from investment operations     (1.81 )     (0.26 )     0.70       0.32       0.42    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (1.53 )     (0.81 )     (0.53 )     (0.35 )     (0.25 )  
From net realized gains                             (0.22 )  
Total distributions     (1.53 )     (0.81 )     (0.53 )     (0.35 )     (0.47 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.08     $ 9.42     $ 10.49     $ 10.32     $ 10.35    
Total Return(b)      (20.12 )%     (2.56 )%     6.85 %     3.10 %     4.01 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 73,730     $ 125,506     $ 187,045     $ 148,476     $ 1,216,251    
Net expenses to average daily net assets(c)      0.39 %(d)      0.39 %(d)      0.39 %     0.39 %     0.39 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets(a) 
    3.20 %     3.70 %     4.11 %     1.40 %     1.77 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     22 %     44 %     72 %     62 %     108 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or
waived by the Manager to average
daily net assets:
    0.08 %     0.06 %     0.06 %     0.06 %     0.07 %  
Redemption fees consisted of the following
per share amounts: 
  $ 0.01                            

 

(a)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


13



GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class IV share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.44     $ 10.50     $ 10.33     $ 10.46    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(b)†      0.17       0.36       0.45       0.23    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.99 )     (0.61 )     0.26       (0.01 )(c)   
Total from investment operations     (1.82 )     (0.25 )     0.71       0.22    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (1.53 )     (0.81 )     (0.54 )     (0.35 )  
Total distributions     (1.53 )     (0.81 )     (0.54 )     (0.35 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.09     $ 9.44     $ 10.50     $ 10.33    
Total Return(d)      (20.23 )%     (2.42 )%     6.90 %     2.06 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 233,848     $ 1,017,792     $ 2,182,618     $ 2,618,011    
Net expenses to average daily net assets(e)      0.34 %(f)      0.34 %(f)      0.34 %     0.34 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets(b)      1.89 %     3.60 %     4.33 %     2.16 %(g)   
Portfolio turnover rate     22 %     44 %     72 %     62 %††   
Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.08 %     0.06 %     0.06 %     0.07 %*   
Redemption fees consisted of the following per
share amounts: 
  $ 0.01                      

 

(a)  Period from July 26, 2005 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2006.

(b)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(c)  The per share amount is not in accord with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period because of the timing of sales of Fund shares and the amount of the per share realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time.

(d)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(e)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(f)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(g)  The ratio for the period ended February 28, 2006 has not been annualized since the Fund believes it would not be appropriate because the Fund's net income is not earned ratably throughout the fiscal year.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

††  Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the year ended February 28, 2006.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Core Plus Bond Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return in excess of that of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index (formerly Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index). The Fund typically invests in bonds included in the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index and in securities and instruments with similar characteristics. The Fund seeks additional returns by seeking to exploit differences in global interest rates and currency and emerging country debt markets. The Fund may invest a substantial portion of its total assets in shares of GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund; in futures contracts, currency options, currency forwards, swap contracts, and other types of derivatives; in U.S. and foreign investment-grade bonds, including U.S. and foreign government securities and asset-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies (including securities neither guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. government) and foreign governments, corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities issued by private issuers; to a significant extent in credit default swaps; in shares of GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund; and up to 5% of the Fund's total assets in sovereign debt of emerging countries (including below investment grade securities (also known as "junk bonds")), primarily through investment in shares of GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund ("ECDF").

Throughout the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had two classes of shares outstanding: Class III and Class IV. Each class of shares bears a different level of shareholder service fees.

The financial statements of the series of the Trust in which the Fund invests ("underlying funds") should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect). Shares of GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund, GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund and GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund are not publicly available for direct purchase.

The Fund directly and indirectly (through underlying funds) invests in securities with contractual cash flows, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, credit card receivables and auto loan receivables. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate values, delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates and shifts in the market's perception of the securities' market values.


15



GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund will, if deemed prudent by the Manager, take temporary defensive measures (until the Manager has determined that normal conditions have returned or that it is otherwise prudent to resume investing in accordance with the Fund's normal investment strategies) and may not achieve its investment objectives during those periods. Recent changes in the credit markets have reduced the liquidity of all types of fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

Typically the Fund and the underlying funds value debt instruments based on prices supplied by a primary pricing source chosen by the Manager. The Manager evaluates primary pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source should the Manager deem it appropriate. If it deems appropriate, the Manager, at its discretion, may override a price supplied by a primary source by using a price provided by another source. The prices provided by primary pricing sources may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material.

Certain securities held by the Fund are valued on the basis of prices provided by a single source. As of February 28, 2009, the total value of these securities represented 26.41% of the net assets. The single source prices provided may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material. In addition, although alternative prices are available for other securities held by the Fund, those alternative sources would not necessarily confirm the security price used by the Fund.


16



GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Therefore, the existence of those alternative sources does not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Fund.

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund ("SPHF"), an investment of the Fund, has litigation pending against various entities related to the default of certain asset-backed securities previously held by SPHF. The outcome of the lawsuits against the remaining defendants is not known and any potential recoveries are not reflected in the net asset value of SPHF. For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund received $212,552 through SPHF in connection with settlement agreements related to that litigation.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund valued certain debt securities using indicative bids received from primary pricing sources. In addition, the Fund valued certain debt securities and preferred stocks using a specified spread above the LIBOR rate or U.S. Treasury yield. The Fund also valued certain credit default swaps using industry standard models and inputs from pricing vendors. The Fund considered certain bankrupt securities to be worthless.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 9,619,580     $ 34,695    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     254,774,147          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     54,853,194          
Total   $ 319,246,921     $ 34,695    

 

*  Other financial instruments include futures contracts.


17



GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $ (326,193 )  
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           (13,846,588 )  
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs           (2,225,744 )  
Total   $     $ (16,398,525 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include futures contracts and swap agreements.

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments***
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 33,957,631     $    
Accrued discounts/premiums     2,355,287          
Realized gain (loss)     100,157          
Realized gain distributions received     162,394          
Realized gain distributions paid     (212,552 )        
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (3,857,035 )     (1,119,082 )  
Net purchases (sales)     20,802,815          
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3     1,544,497       (1,106,662 )  
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 54,853,194     $ (2,225,744 )  

 

***  Other financial instruments include swap agreements.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.


18



GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. The Fund had no forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written.


19



GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no written option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund's investment activity in written options contracts was as follows:

    Puts   Calls  
    Principal
Amount
of Contracts
  Premiums   Principal
Amount
of Contracts
  Premiums  
Outstanding, beginning of year   $     $           $    
Options written               JPY (9,302,000,000 )     (870,449 )  
Options exercised               JPY 9,302,000,000       870,449    
Options expired                          
Options sold                          
Outstanding, end of year   $     $           $    

 

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Indexed securities

The Fund may invest in indexed securities. Indexed securities are securities whose redemption values and/or coupons are linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic. The Fund uses indexed securities to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets in which investing through conventional securities is difficult. Indexed securities held by the Fund at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. Swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Reverse repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement the Fund sells portfolio assets subject to an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same assets at a later date at a fixed price. In connection with these agreements, the Fund establishes segregated accounts with its custodian in which the Fund maintains cash, U.S. government securities or other assets equal in value to its obligations under the reverse repurchase agreement into which it has entered. Reverse repurchase agreements expose the Fund to the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund has sold under the agreement may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase them under the agreement. If the buyer in a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund's use of proceeds from the sale of its securities may be restricted while the other party or its trustee or receiver determines whether to honor the Fund's right to repurchase the securities. Furthermore, in that situation the Fund may be unable to recover the securities it sold and as a result would realize a loss equal to the difference between the value of the securities and the payment it received for them. This loss would be greater to the extent the buyer paid less than the value of the securities the Fund sold to it (e.g., a buyer may pay $95 for a bond with a market value of $100). The market value of the securities the Fund has sold is determined daily and any additional required collateral is allocated to or sent by the Fund on the next business day. The Fund had no reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, losses on wash sale transactions, foreign currency transactions, derivative contract transactions, partnership interest tax allocations, post-October capital losses and differing treatment for security transactions.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 111,050,815     $ 3,961,632     $ (115,012,447 )  

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 82,260,231     $ 111,373,146    
Total distributions   $ 82,260,231     $ 111,373,146    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 6,483,643    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $16,579,574.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2014   $ (34,693,380 )  
2/28/2015     (2,795,728 )  
2/29/2016     (33,008,915 )  
2/28/2017     (59,218,431 )  
Total   $ (129,716,454 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:


Aggregate Cost
  Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 405,611,711     $ 3,420,726     $ (89,785,516 )   $ (86,364,790 )  

 

Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards, post-October capital losses and future losses, if any, realized subsequent to February 28, 2009 could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity.

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities, is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.


25



GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary (See Note 3).

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective October 8, 2008, the Fund instituted a fee on cash redemptions of 0.89% of the amount redeemed. Effective October 21, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 2.00% of the amount redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the fee on cash redemptions was 2.00% of the amount redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash redemption is offset by a corresponding cash purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. These fees are allocated relative to each class's net assets on the share transaction date. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times may be more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

markets. The risks described above apply to an even greater extent to investments in emerging markets. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid, and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets. Additionally, the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds may be greater to the extent that the underlying funds engage in derivative transactions.

To manage the Fund's cash collateral needs in extraordinary market conditions, the Manager reserves the right to reduce or eliminate the Fund's derivative exposures, including those that are intended to cause the Fund to track its benchmark more closely. A reduction in those exposures without replacing them with benchmark securities will tend to cause the performance of the Fund to track its benchmark less closely and make the Fund's performance more dependent on the performance of the asset-backed securities it holds directly or indirectly.

To address in part the cash management issues described above, the Fund expects to honor nearly all redemptions of its shares in-kind for the foreseeable future. If redeeming shareholders from the Fund choose to sell assets received in-kind immediately and current adverse market conditions continue, they may experience difficulty selling the assets at favorable prices. To the extent that the Fund honors redemptions in cash, redeeming shareholders will bear the redemption fees described in the Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares note.

Among other trading agreements, the Fund is party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements ("ISDA Agreements") with select counterparties that generally govern over-the-counter derivative transactions entered into by the Fund. The ISDA Master Agreements typically include standard representations and warranties as well as contractual terms related to collateral, events of default, termination events, and other standard provisions. Termination events may include the decline in the net assets of the Fund below a certain level over a specified period of time and may entitle a counterparty to elect to terminate early with respect to some or all the transactions under the ISDA Agreement with that counterparty. Such an election by one or more of the counterparties could have a material impact on the Fund's operations. Due to declines in the net assets of the Fund during the year ended February 28, 2009, one or more counterparties may be entitled to terminate early but none has taken such action.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.


27



GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets of each class at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares and 0.10% for Class IV shares. The Manager will waive the Fund's shareholder service fee to the extent that the aggregate of any direct and indirect shareholder service fees borne by a class of shares of the Fund exceeds 0.15% for Class III shares and 0.10% for Class IV shares; provided, however, that the amount of this waiver will not exceed the respective Class's shareholder service fee.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, expenses indirectly incurred by investment in the underlying funds, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes). In addition, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund through at least June 30, 2009 to the extent that the sum of (a) the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding Excluded Fund Fees and Expenses) and (b) the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investment in ECDF (excluding ECDF's fees and expenses of the independent trustees of the Trust, fees for legal services not procured or provided by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's CCO (excluding any employee benefits), and investment-related expenses such as brokerage commissions, hedging transaction fees, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense and transfer taxes), exceeds 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets, subject to a maximum total reimbursement to the Fund equal to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net
Expenses
(excluding
shareholder service
fees and interest
expense)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Indirect Interest
Expense
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.018 %     0.003 %     0.007 %     0.028 %  

 

        

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $15,337 and $5,067, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

For the year ended February 28, 2009, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
U.S. Government securities   $ 49,231,572     $ 45,252,051    
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)     104,049,747       877,279,607    

 

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 72.68% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by four shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.02% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 40.80% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     4,083     $ 29,086       7,093,489     $ 73,135,418    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    2,426,853       16,389,522       1,115,417       10,882,545    
Shares repurchased     (3,624,307 )     (30,964,603 )     (12,715,568 )     (129,267,788 )  
Redemption fees           109,302                
Net increase (decrease)     (1,193,371 )   $ (14,436,693 )     (4,506,662 )   $ (45,249,825 )  
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class IV:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     564,334     $ 5,000,000       12,016,620     $ 125,053,877    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    9,197,631       65,811,675       10,145,742       99,097,283    
Shares repurchased     (79,246,156 )     (693,537,610 )     (122,110,610 )     (1,258,144,230 )  
Redemption fees           514,084                
Net increase (decrease)     (69,484,191 )   $ (622,211,851 )     (99,948,248 )   $ (1,033,993,070 )  

 


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value,
end of
period
 
GMO Emerging
Country
Debt Fund,
Class III
  $     $ 9,636,024     $     $     $     $ 9,619,580    
GMO Emerging
Country
Debt Fund,
Class IV
    37,549,507       1,731,782       30,736,024       1,190,723       541,058            
GMO Short-
Duration
Collateral Fund
    780,181,577       77,330,341       643,132,208       11,689,518 u            136,464,740    
GMO Special
Purpose Holding
Fund
    118,261                         212,552       68,517    
GMO World
Opportunity
Overlay Fund
    232,656,595       5,800,000       163,200,000                   52,729,622    
Totals   $ 1,050,505,940     $ 94,498,147     $ 837,068,232     $ 12,880,241     $ 753,610     $ 198,882,459    

 

u  The Fund received total distributions in the amount of $31,213,684, of which $19,524,166 was a return of capital.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Core Plus Bond Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Core Plus Bond Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III      
1) Actual     0.43 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 811.70     $ 1.93    
2) Hypothetical     0.43 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.66     $ 2.16    
Class IV      
1) Actual     0.37 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 811.50     $ 1.66    
2) Hypothetical     0.37 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.96     $ 1.86    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Core Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in early 2010.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $13,628,614 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC
(June 2004 – present);
Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).
 
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Fixed Income team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Global Bond Fund returned -22.8% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to the -1.9% return for the JPMorgan Global Government Bond Index. The Fund's exposure to various issues is achieved directly and indirectly through its investment in certain underlying GMO mutual funds, primarily in the GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund (ECDF), the GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund (WOOF), and the GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund (SDCF).

The Fund underperformed the benchmark during the fiscal year by 20.9%. Exposures to SDCF and WOOF were by far the largest negative contributors during the fiscal year, followed by negative contributions from developed interest-rate strategies, exposure to emerging country debt via ECDF, and currency selection.

Nearly 80% of the fiscal year's underperformance was due to price declines in the two funds in which the Fund invests a substantial portion of its total assets: SDCF and WOOF. These funds primarily invest in asset-backed securities. The positions in SDCF and WOOF collateralize derivatives positions that seek to deliver the return of the benchmark as well as create active exposures in global interest-rate and currency markets.

As the fiscal year was marked by sharply deteriorating liquidity conditions in securitized credit markets, spreads widened to all-time highs in the asset-backed securities held indirectly in the Global Bond Fund via holdings of SDCF and WOOF. Such ABS exposure contributed (17.65%) to the Fund's performance. To increase flexibility, the Fund began holding more cash assets directly. In addition to widening spreads, both SDCF and WOOF's portfolios suffered credit downgrades during the year. SDCF had 123 downgraded securities, and WOOF had 82, representing 27.4% and 25.5% of their respective market values from the beginning of the year. At fiscal year end, 73% of SDCF's portfolio was rated AAA, 8% was rated AA, 2% was rated A, 12% was rated BBB and 5% was rated below BBB. At fiscal year end, 74% of WOOF's portfolio was rated AAA, 6% was rated AA, 2% was rated A, 12% was rated BBB and 6% was rated below BBB.

Further underperformance was attributable to interest-rate and currency strategies. Given the unhealthy market conditions for interest-rates and currencies, characterized by poor liquidity and choppy, gapping prices, the Fund temporarily suspended model-based positions in interest rates and currencies starting in October.

In interest-rate strategies, underperformance of U.S. Treasury principal strips versus LIBOR and other opportunistic trades contributed to developed interest-rate strategy losses. Before model-based interest-rate positions were suspended, Euro-area, U.S., Swedish, and Swiss market positions had contributed positively. Further, the slope and volatility strategies also added value during this time.



GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance — (Continued)

Currency contribution was concentrated before positions were suspended in October. Negative relative currency performance during this time came mainly from the Fund's Swedish krona, Norwegian krone, New Zealand dollar, and yen positions.

A small exposure to emerging country debt also detracted value as spread widening on the asset class contributed negatively, as did negative contributions from both security and country selection.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of 2.00% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.



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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Debt Obligations     94.0 %  
Short-Term Investments     6.1    
Options Purchased     1.8    
Loan Participations     0.2    
Loan Assignments     0.1    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Promissory Notes     0.0    
Reverse Repurchase Agreements     (0.0 )  
Futures     (0.0 )  
Written Options     (0.7 )  
Swaps     (1.0 )  
Forward Currency Contracts     (3.4 )  
Other     2.9    
      100.0 %  
Country / Region Summary**   % of Investments  
Japan     34.7 %  
Euro Region***     32.7    
United States     20.5    
United Kingdom     7.3    
Emerging****     3.3    
Canada     1.7    
Australia     (0.2 )  
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").

**  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect country exposure associated with investments in the underlying funds. The table excludes short-term investments. The table includes exposure through the use of derivative contracts.

***  The "Euro Region" is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.

****  The "Emerging" exposure is associated with investments in the GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, which is exposed to emerging countries primarily comprised of Philippines, Russia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Mexico, Ivory Coast, and Vietnam. Additional information about the fund's emerging country exposure is available in the financial statements of the GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 16.8%        
        Canada — 0.7%        
        Foreign Government Obligations        
CAD 1,500,000     Government of Canada, 8.00%, due 06/01/23     1,752,861    
        France — 2.3%        
        Foreign Government Obligations        
EUR 5,000,000     Government of France, 4.00%, due 10/25/38     6,187,318    
        Germany — 2.7%        
        Foreign Government Obligations        
EUR 5,000,000     Republic of Deutschland, 4.75%, due 07/04/34     7,056,297    
        Japan — 2.9%        
        Foreign Government Obligations        
JPY 700,000,000     Japan Government Twenty Year Bond, 2.20%, due 06/20/26     7,540,950    
        United Kingdom — 2.1%        
        Foreign Government Obligations        
GBP 4,000,000     U.K. Treasury Gilt, 4.25%, due 12/07/27     5,568,925    
        United States — 6.1%        
        U.S. Government        
USD 7,104,768     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.88%, due 04/15/10 (a) (b)      7,009,294    
USD 15,000,000     U.S. Treasury Principal Strip Bond, due 11/15/21     8,864,445    
    Total United States     15,873,739    
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $47,830,810)     43,980,090    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
            MUTUAL FUNDS — 81.6%        
            United States — 81.6%        
            Affiliated Issuers        
    1,322,529     GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class III     7,736,793    
    9,323,457     GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     159,431,112    
    45,838     GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund (c) (d)      33,462    
    2,522,448     GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund     46,286,913    
    Total United States     213,488,280    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $290,221,048)     213,488,280    
            SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.0%        
            Money Market Funds — 3.0%        
      7,889,087     State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     7,889,087    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $7,889,087)     7,889,087    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.4%
(Cost $345,940,945)
    265,357,457    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (1.4%)     (3,651,195 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 261,706,262    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive   Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys  
3/31/09   AUD     800,000     $ 510,519     $ (8,681 )  
4/07/09   CAD     5,000,000       3,930,059       (184,152 )  
3/10/09   EUR     60,000,000       76,061,482       (6,342,518 )  
4/14/09   GBP     4,500,000       6,441,483       (155,517 )  
3/17/09   JPY     5,433,700,000       55,689,692       (3,904,728 )  
    $ 142,633,235     $ (10,595,596 )  
Sales  
4/07/09   CAD     2,300,000     $ 1,807,827     $ 49,528    
3/10/09   EUR     10,900,000       13,817,836       1,427,424    
    $ 15,625,663     $ 1,476,952    

 

Forward Cross Currency Contracts

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Units of Currency   Receive/In Exchange For   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  4/21/09     EUR 1,200,000     SEK 12,960,000     $ (82,149 )  

 

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  4     Australian Government Bond 10 Yr.   March 2009   $ 289,155     $ (2,263 )  
  7     Australian Government Bond 3 Yr.   March 2009     482,730       1,369    
  20     Canadian Government Bond 10 Yr.   June 2009     1,947,178       (16,767 )  
  172     Euro BOBL   March 2009     25,466,412       219,233    
  181     Euro Bund   March 2009     28,614,007       71,081    
  300     Federal Funds 30 day   March 2009     124,716,226       (1,512 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Futures Contracts — continued

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  51     Japanese Government Bond 10 Yr. (TSE)   March 2009   $ 72,898,203     $ 47,840    
  35     U.S. Long Bond (CBT)   March 2009     4,361,328       (168,808 )  
  44     U.S. Treasury Note 10 Yr. (CBT)   June 2009     5,281,375       (44,820 )  
  135     U.S. Treasury Note 5 Yr. (CBT)   June 2009     15,739,102       (39,428 )  
  79     U.S. Treasury Note 2 Yr. (CBT)   June 2009     17,112,141       (10,112 )  
  37     UK Gilt Long Bond   June 2009     6,314,460       (86,864 )  
                $ 303,222,317     $ (31,051 )  

 

Swap Agreements

Credit Default Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receiveu
(Pay)
  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1)
  Deliverable
on Default
  Maximum
Potential
Amount of
Future
Payments
by the Fund
Under the
Contract (2)
  Market
Value
 
  21,000,000     USD   3/20/2014   Deutsche Bank   (Pay)     1.70 %     1.86 %   Republic   N/A     $ 123,788    
                          of Italy        
  15,000,000     USD   3/20/2019   Deutsche Bank
  Receive
    1.66 %     1.81 %   Republic
of Italy
  15,000,000
  USD
    (154,293 )  
    $ (30,505 )  
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $    

 

u  Receive - Fund receives premium and sells credit protection.
(Pay) - Fund pays premium and buys credit protection.

(1)  Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on the reference security, as of February 28, 2009, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and reflect the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(2)  The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make as a seller of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures and/or swap contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

(b)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts and/or collateral on open swap contracts (Note 2).

(c)  Underlying investment represents interests in defaulted securities.

(d)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD - Australian Dollar

CAD - Canadian Dollar

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

JPY - Japanese Yen

SEK - Swedish Krona

USD - United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $55,719,897) (Note 2)   $ 51,869,177    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $290,221,048) (Notes 2 and 8)     213,488,280    
Cash     5,294,000    
Dividends and interest receivable     420,024    
Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     1,476,952    
Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     35,123    
Receivable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     123,788    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     8,985    
Total assets     272,716,329    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     38,846    
Shareholder service fee     30,668    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     869    
Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     10,677,745    
Payable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     154,293    
Accrued expenses     107,646    
Total liabilities     11,010,067    
Net assets   $ 261,706,262    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 370,428,961    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     (406,766 )  
Accumulated net realized loss     (18,436,172 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (89,879,761 )  
    $ 261,706,262    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 261,706,262    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     41,336,295    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 6.33    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 10,962,957    
Dividends     85,521    
Interest     235,986    
Total investment income     11,284,464    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     591,744    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     467,166    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     138,133    
Audit and tax fees     67,162    
Legal fees     10,408    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     8,586    
Registration fees     6,208    
Miscellaneous     4,350    
Total expenses     1,293,757    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (34,530 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (1,953 )  
Indirectly incurred fees waived or borne by Manager (Note 3)     (37,784 )  
Shareholder service fee waived (Note 3)     (13,391 )  
Net expenses     1,206,099    
Net investment income (loss)     10,078,365    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     948,086    
Investments in affiliated issuers     (8,404,504 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     312,612    
Closed futures contracts     11,405,798    
Closed swap contracts     3,287,785    
Written options     (920,150 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (3,294,403 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     3,335,224    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (3,862,279 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (60,236,285 )  
Open futures contracts     (3,574,999 )  
Open swap contracts     (2,574,033 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (20,601,342 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (90,848,938 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (87,513,714 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (77,435,349 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 10,078,365     $ 12,741,125    
Net realized gain (loss)     3,335,224       10,424,511    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (90,848,938 )     (3,353,820 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (77,435,349 )     19,811,816    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (19,772,881 )     (23,714,054 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     20,286,078       157,195,473    
Redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     13,923          
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions and redemption fees
    20,300,001       157,195,473    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (76,908,229 )     153,293,235    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     338,614,491       185,321,256    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $406,767 and $403,110, respectively)
  $ 261,706,262     $ 338,614,491    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.70     $ 8.92     $ 8.53     $ 9.11     $ 8.73    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(a)†      0.25       0.42       0.38       0.18       0.21    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (2.11 )     0.11       0.38       (0.57 )     0.63    
Total from investment operations     (1.86 )     0.53       0.76       (0.39 )     0.84    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.51 )     (0.75 )     (0.37 )     (0.19 )     (0.46 )  
Total distributions     (0.51 )     (0.75 )     (0.37 )     (0.19 )     (0.46 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.33     $ 8.70     $ 8.92     $ 8.53     $ 9.11    
Total Return(b)      (22.77 )%     6.50 %     8.99 %     (4.33 )%     9.52 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 261,706     $ 338,614     $ 185,321     $ 168,324     $ 170,750    
Net expenses to average daily net assets(c)      0.39 %(d)      0.38 %(d)      0.39 %     0.37 %     0.33 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets(a) 
    3.24 %     4.86 %     4.33 %     2.12 %     2.40 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     35 %     20 %     22 %     20 %     38 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived
by the Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.03 %     0.03 %     0.06 %     0.07 %     0.12 %  
Redemption fees consisted of the following
per share amounts: 
  $ 0.00 (e)                           

 

(a)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(e)  Redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Global Bond Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return in excess of that of the JPMorgan Global Government Bond Index. The Fund typically invests in bonds included in the JPMorgan Global Government Bond Index and in securities and instruments with similar characteristics. The Fund seeks additional returns by seeking to exploit differences in global interest rates and currency and emerging country debt markets. The Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in shares of Short-Duration Collateral Fund; in futures contracts, currency options, currency forwards, swap contracts, and other types of derivatives; in investment-grade bonds denominated in various currencies, including foreign and U.S. government securities and asset-backed securities issued by foreign governments and U.S. government agencies (including securities neither guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. government), corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities issued by private issuers; in shares of GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund; and up to 5% of the Fund's total assets in sovereign debt of emerging countries (including below investment grade securities (also known as "junk bonds")), primarily through investment in shares of GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund ("ECDF").

The Fund directly and indirectly (through underlying funds) invests in securities with contractual cash flows, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, credit card receivables and auto loan receivables. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate values, delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates and shifts in the market's perception of the securities' market values.

The Fund will, if deemed prudent by the Manager, take temporary defensive measures (until the Manager has determined that normal conditions have returned or that it is otherwise prudent to resume investing in accordance with the Fund's normal investment strategies) and may not achieve its investment objectives during those periods. Recent changes in the credit markets have reduced the liquidity of all types of fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities. The Fund took temporary defensive measures during the last fiscal year.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

Typically the Fund and the underlying funds value debt instruments based on prices supplied by a primary pricing source chosen by the Manager. The Manager evaluates primary pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source should the Manager deem it appropriate. If it deems appropriate, the Manager, at its discretion, may override a price supplied by a primary source by using a price provided by another source. The prices provided by primary pricing sources may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material.

Certain securities held by the Fund and underlying funds are valued on the basis of prices provided by a single source. As of February 28, 2009, the total value of these securities represented 40.29% of the net assets. The single source prices provided may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material. In addition, although alternative prices are available for other securities held by the Fund, those alternative sources would not necessarily confirm the security price used by the Fund. Therefore, the existence of those alternative sources does not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Fund.

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund ("SPHF"), an investment of the Fund, has litigation pending against various entities related to the default of certain asset-backed securities previously held by SPHF. The outcome of the lawsuits against the remaining defendants is not known and any potential recoveries are


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

not reflected in the net asset value of SPHF. For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund received $103,806 through SPHF in connection with settlement agreements related to that litigation.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund considered certain bankrupt securities to be worthless.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 7,736,793     $ 339,523    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     257,587,202       1,476,952    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     33,462       123,788    
Total   $ 265,357,457     $ 1,940,263    

 

*  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts, futures contracts and swap agreements.

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $ (370,574 )  
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           (10,677,745 )  
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs           (154,293 )  
Total   $     $ (11,202,612 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts, futures contracts and swap agreements.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 57,756     $    
Accrued discounts/premiums              
Realized gain (loss)              
Realized gain distributions received     79,287          
Realized gain distributions paid     (103,806 )        
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     225       (30,505 )  
Net purchases (sales)              
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3              
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 33,462     $ (30,505 )  

 

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market.

For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund's investment activity in options contracts written by the Fund was as follows:

    Puts   Calls  
    Principal
Amount
of Contracts
  Premiums   Principal
Amount
of Contracts
  Premiums  
Outstanding, beginning of year   $     $     $     $    
Options written               JPY (3,817,000,000 )     (357,184 )  
Options exercised               JPY 3,817,000,000       357,184    
Options expired                          
Options sold                          
Outstanding, end of year   $     $     $     $    

 

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Indexed securities

The Fund may invest in indexed securities. Indexed securities are securities whose redemption values and/or coupons are linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic. The Fund uses indexed securities to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets in which investing through conventional securities is difficult. Indexed securities held by the Fund at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. Swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Reverse repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement the Fund sells portfolio assets subject to an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same assets at a later date at a fixed price. In connection with these agreements, the Fund establishes segregated accounts with its custodian in which the Fund maintains cash, U.S. government securities or other assets equal in value to its obligations under the reverse repurchase agreement into which it has entered. Reverse repurchase agreements expose the Fund to the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund has sold under the agreement may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase them under the agreement. If the buyer in a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund's use of proceeds from the sale of its securities may be restricted while the other party or its trustee


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

or receiver determines whether to honor the Fund's right to repurchase the securities. Furthermore, in that situation the Fund may be unable to recover the securities it sold and as a result would realize a loss equal to the difference between the value of the securities and the payment it received for them. This loss would be greater to the extent the buyer paid less than the value of the securities the Fund sold to it (e.g., a buyer may pay $95 for a bond with a market value of $100). The market value of the securities the Fund has sold is determined daily and any additional required collateral is allocated to or sent by the Fund on the next business day. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, derivative contract transactions, foreign currency transactions, partnership interest tax allocations, net operating losses, losses on wash sale transactions and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 8,884,640     $ (7,770,825 )   $ (1,113,815 )  

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 19,772,881     $ 23,714,054    
Total distributions   $ 19,772,881     $ 23,714,054    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $7,106,783.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/29/2012   $ (7,601,799 )  
2/28/2014     (7,575,780 )  
2/28/2015     (269,796 )  
2/28/2017     (4,412,277 )  
Total   $ (19,859,652 )  

 


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 347,291,501     $ 33,462     $ (81,967,506 )   $ (81,934,044 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary (See Note 3).

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective October 8, 2008, the Fund instituted a fee on cash redemptions of 0.97% of the amount redeemed. Effective October 21, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 2.00% of the amount redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the fee on cash redemptions was 2.00% of the amount redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash redemption is offset by a corresponding cash purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times may be more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets. The risks described above apply to an even greater extent to investments in emerging markets. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid, and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets. Additionally, the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds may be greater to the extent that the underlying funds engage in derivative transactions.

To manage the Fund's cash collateral needs in extraordinary market conditions, the Manager reserves the right to reduce or eliminate the Fund's derivative exposures, including those that are intended to cause the Fund to track its benchmark more closely. A reduction in those exposures without replacing them with benchmark securities will tend to cause the performance of the Fund to track its benchmark less closely and make the Fund's performance more dependent on the performance of the asset-backed securities it holds directly or indirectly.

To address in part the cash management issues described above, the Fund expects to honor nearly all redemptions of its shares in-kind for the foreseeable future. If redeeming shareholders from the Fund choose to sell assets received in-kind immediately and current adverse market conditions continue, they may experience difficulty selling the assets at favorable prices. To the extent that the Fund honors


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

redemptions in cash, redeeming shareholders will bear the redemption fees described in the Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares note.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.19% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares. The Manager will waive the Fund's shareholder service fee to the extent that the aggregate of any direct and indirect shareholder service fees borne by the Fund exceeds 0.15%; provided, however, that the amount of this waiver will not exceed 0.15%.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, expenses indirectly incurred by investment in the underlying funds, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes). In addition, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund through at least June 30, 2009 to the extent that the sum of (a) the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding Excluded Expenses) and (b) the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investment in ECDF (excluding ECDF's fees and expenses of the independent trustees of the Trust, fees for legal services not procured or provided by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's CCO (excluding any employee benefits), and investment-related expenses such as brokerage commissions, hedging transaction fees, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense and transfer taxes), exceeds 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets, subject to a maximum total reimbursement to the Fund equal to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net
Expenses
(excluding
shareholder service
fees and interest
expense)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Indirect Interest
Expense
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.017 %     0.004 %     0.007 %     0.028 %  

 

        

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $7,524 and $2,173, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

For the year ended February 28, 2009, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
U.S. Government securities   $ 11,563,370     $ 3,000,000    
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)     118,766,166       99,877,534    

 

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 64.29% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by three shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, 0.01% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 31.30% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     1,411,603     $ 12,089,225       15,937,195     $ 139,052,495    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    2,363,492       19,546,079       2,820,633       23,399,087    
Shares repurchased     (1,373,474 )     (11,349,226 )     (606,251 )     (5,256,109 )  
Redemption fees           13,923                
Net increase (decrease)     2,401,621     $ 20,300,001       18,151,577     $ 157,195,473    

 

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value,
end of
period
 
GMO Emerging Country
Debt Fund, Class III
  $ 9,885,128     $ 2,400,195     $     $ 891,388     $ 208,806     $ 7,736,793    
GMO Short-Duration
Collateral Fund
    241,749,211       69,343,808       85,200,000       10,071,569 u            159,431,112    
GMO Special Purpose
Holding Fund
    57,756                         103,806       33,462    
GMO World Opportunity
Overlay Fund
    66,066,597       9,600,000       11,100,000                   46,286,913    
Totals   $ 317,758,692     $ 81,344,003     $ 96,300,000     $ 10,962,957     $ 312,612     $ 213,488,280    

 

u  The Fund received total distributions in the amount of $30,745,194, of which $20,673,625 was a return of capital.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Global Bond Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Global Bond Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs including redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.42 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 810.50     $ 1.89    
2) Hypothetical     0.42 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.71     $ 2.11    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Global Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in early 2010.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC
(June 2004 – present);
Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).
 
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a private placement memorandum, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The private placement memorandum can be obtained by calling 1-617-346-7646 (collect).




GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Fixed Income team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund returned -33.7% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -27.1% for the Alternative Asset Opportunity (50% Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index / 50% JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index) Index.

The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Alternative Asset Opportunity Index (50% Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index / 50% JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index), by 6.6% during the fiscal year.

Commodity prices fell broadly during the fiscal year: energy commodity prices fell the most, by 54% to 64%, followed by grain commodity prices, which fell by 27% to 58%. Metal, soft, and meat commodity prices also fell, by 6% to 60%, 2% to 57%, and 16% to 25%, respectively.

Losses from the Fund's exposure to the GMO Short Duration Collateral Fund (SDCF), which invests primarily in asset-backed securities, more than offset gains from commodity performance, as negative momentum in the asset-backed market accelerated during the fiscal year. The SDCF investment collateralizes the commodities positions, which are achieved in the futures markets.

Overall commodity performance was positive during the fiscal year as the Fund correctly positioned for falling prices in cotton, live cattle, lean hog, and soy oil contracts.

Sugar, soy meal, crude oil, and cocoa contracts were the largest negative commodity contributors for the fiscal year, as negative performance came from incorrectly positioning the prices of these contracts.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of 2.00% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.

*   The GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Index is a composite benchmark computed by GMO and comprised of 50% Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index and 50% JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index.



GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Consolidated Investments Concentration Summary
(a)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Debt Obligations     96.6 %  
Short-Term Investments     3.4    
Swaps     0.3    
Futures     0.3    
Forward Currency Contracts     0.0    
Other     (0.6 )  
      100.0 %  

 

(a)  GMO Alternative Asset SPC Ltd. is a 100% owned subsidiary of GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund.

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($) /
Shares
  Description   Value ($)  
        DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 26.7%        
        U.S. Government — 26.7%        
  6,050,154     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.88%, due 04/15/10 (a) (b) (c)      5,968,852    
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $5,982,086)     5,968,852    
        MUTUAL FUNDS — 71.5%        
        Affiliated Issuers — 71.5%        
  936,264     GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     16,010,119    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $21,311,450)     16,010,119    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS— 1.6%        
        Money Market Funds — 1.6%        
  135,371     SSgA USD Liquidity Fund-Class I Stable NAV Shares (c) (d)      135,371    
  216,563     State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     216,563    
    TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (COST $351,934)     351,934    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $351,934)     351,934    
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $27,645,470)
    22,330,905    
        Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.2%     57,962    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 22,388,867    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Futures Contracts (c)

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  11     Cocoa   May 2009   $ 265,430     $ (38,550 )  
  4     Copper   May 2009     153,850       3,596    
  4     Crude Oil   April 2009     179,040       9,884    
  4     Gold 100 OZ   April 2009     377,000       (4,747 )  
  4     Heating Oil   April 2009     212,940       16,364    
  1     Natural Gas   April 2009     41,980       26    
    $ 1,230,240     $ (13,427 )  
Sales      
  15     Corn   May 2009   $ 269,250     $ (1,189 )  
  10     Coffee "C"   May 2009     419,625       18,027    
  17     Cotton No. 2   May 2009     367,710       31,481    
  28     Lean Hogs   April 2009     682,080       21,128    
  23     Live Cattle   April 2009     790,510       (914 )  
  3     Silver   May 2009     196,650       15,250    
  8     Soybean   May 2009     348,800       6,366    
  5     Soybean Meal   May 2009     134,900       2,465    
  3     Soybean Oil   May 2009     55,998       (697 )  
  27     Sugar (World)   May 2009     415,195       (8,597 )  
  11     Wheat   May 2009     286,825       503    
    $ 3,967,543     $ 83,823    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Swap Agreements (c)

Total Return Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Pay   Receive   Market
Value
 
  8,435,866     USD   4/14/2009   Barclays Capital   1 month   Return on DJ-AIG  
 
                T-Bill + 0.19%   Commodity  
 
                    Total Return Index (b)    $ 200,753    
    $ 200,753    
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $    

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures and/or swap contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments:

(a)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts and/or open swap contracts (Note 2).

(b)  Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the price of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

(c)  All or a portion of this security is owned by GMO Alternative Asset SPC Ltd., which is a 100% owned subsidiary of GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund.

(d)  Fund is domiciled in Ireland.

Currency Abbreviations:

USD - United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Consolidating Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

    GMO Alternative
Asset Opportunity
Fund
  GMO
Alternative Asset
SPC Ltd.
  Eliminations   Consolidated
Totals
 
Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers,
at value (consolidated
cost $6,334,020) (Note 2)
  $ 216,563     $ 6,104,223     $     $ 6,320,786    
Investments in affiliated issuers,
at value (consolidated
cost $21,311,450) (Note 2)
    22,264,445             (6,254,326 )     16,010,119    
Dividends and interest receivable     8       18,346             18,354    
Receivable for open swap contracts (Note 2)           200,753               200,753    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed
by Manager (Note 3)
    9,046       7,504             16,550    
Total assets     22,490,062       6,330,826       (6,254,326 )     22,566,562    
Liabilities:  
Payable for variation margin on
open futures contracts (Note 2)
          7,203               7,203    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     7,752                   7,752    
Shareholder service fee     2,584                   2,584    
Trustees and Chief Compliance
Officer of GMO Trust fees
    67                   67    
Accrued expenses     90,792       69,297             160,089    
Total liabilities     101,195       76,500             177,695    
Net assets   $ 22,388,867     $ 6,254,326     $ (6,254,326 )   $ 22,388,867    
Shareholders' capital   $ 22,388,867                     $ 22,388,867    
Shares outstanding     1,020,688                       1,020,688    
Net asset value per share   $ 21.94                     $ 21.94    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Consolidating Statement of Operations — For the Year Ended February 28, 2009

    GMO Alternative
Asset Opportunity
Fund
  GMO
Alternative
Asset SPC Ltd.
  Eliminations   Consolidated
Totals
 
Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 1,004,960     $     $     $ 1,004,960    
Dividends     38       19,228             19,266    
Interest     551       106,595             107,146    
Total income (loss)     1,005,549       125,823             1,131,372    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     132,631                   132,631    
Shareholder service fee (Note 3)     44,210                   44,210    
Custodian and transfer agent fees     2,703       83,720             86,423    
Audit and tax fees     92,798       18,473             111,271    
Legal fees     5,863       2,200             8,063    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     527                   527    
Miscellaneous     1,928       6,770             8,698    
Total expenses     280,660       111,163             391,823    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by
Manager (Note 3)
    (103,291 )     (111,163 )           (214,454 )  
Expense Reduction     (279 )                     (279 )  
Net expenses     177,090                   177,090    
Net investment income (loss)     828,459       125,823             954,282    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers           (198,109 )           (198,109 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (168,878 )                 (168,878 )  
Closed futures contracts           1,324,997             1,324,997    
Closed swap contracts           (7,490,504 )           (7,490,504 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (168,878 )     (6,363,616 )           (6,532,494 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on:
 
Investments in unaffiliated issuers           (22,071 )           (22,071 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (12,114,464 )           7,818,266       (4,296,198 )  
Open futures contracts           (76,829 )           (76,829 )  
Open swap contracts           (1,481,573 )           (1,481,573 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (12,114,464 )     (1,580,473 )     7,818,266       (5,876,671 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (12,283,342 )     (7,944,089 )     7,818,266       (12,409,165 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations
  $ (11,454,883 )   $ (7,818,266 )   $ 7,818,266     $ (11,454,883 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 954,282     $ 2,400,062    
Net realized gain (loss)     (6,532,494 )     2,207,780    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (5,876,671 )     (3,054,525 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (11,454,883 )     1,553,317    
Fund share transactions: (Note 7)  
Proceeds from sale of shares     388       3,431,990    
Cost of shares repurchased     (131,245 )     (145,526,957 )  
Redemption fees     2,617          
Net increase (decrease) in Fund share transactions     (128,240 )     (142,094,967 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (11,583,123 )     (140,541,650 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     33,971,990       174,513,640    
End of period   $ 22,388,867     $ 33,971,990    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Consolidated Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 33.11     $ 28.54     $ 26.63     $ 25.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(b)†      0.93       0.69       1.28       0.73    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (12.10 )     3.88 (c)      0.63       0.90    
Total from investment operations     (11.17 )     4.57       1.91       1.63    
Net asset value, end of period   $ 21.94     $ 33.11     $ 28.54     $ 26.63    
Total Return(d)      (33.74 )%     16.01 %     7.17 %     6.52 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 22,389     $ 33,972     $ 174,514     $ 181,947    
Net expenses to average daily net assets(e)      0.60 %(f)      0.60 %     0.60 %     0.61 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets(b)      3.24 %     2.41 %     4.60 %     3.12 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     89 %     24 %     12 %     13 %**   
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager
to average daily net assets:
    0.73 %     0.21 %     0.12 %     0.15 %*   
Redemption fees consisted of the following per
share amounts: 
  $ 0.00 (g)                     

 

(a)  Period from April 11, 2005 (commencement of operations) to February 28, 2006.

(b)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(c)  The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.

(d)  Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(e)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(f)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(g)  Redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return greater than that of its benchmark. The Fund's benchmark is a composite of the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index (50%) and the JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index (50%). The Fund seeks indirect exposure to investment returns of commodities and, from time to time, other alternative asset classes (e.g., currencies). The Fund's investment program has two primary components. One component is intended to gain indirect exposure to the commodity markets through the Fund's investments in a wholly-owned subsidiary company, which, in turn, invests in various commodity-related derivatives. The second component of the Fund's investment program consists of direct and indirect investments in high quality U.S. and foreign fixed income securities. Normally, the Fund gains exposure to fixed income securities indirectly by investing in GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund.

The Fund directly and indirectly (through underlying funds) invests in asset-backed securities with contractual cash flows, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, credit card receivables and auto loan receivables. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate values, delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates and shifts in the market's perception of the securities' market values.

The Fund will, if deemed prudent by the Manager, take temporary defensive measures (until the Manager has determined that normal conditions have returned or that it is otherwise prudent to resume investing in accordance with the Fund's normal investment strategies) and may not achieve its investment objectives during those periods. Recent changes in the credit markets have reduced the liquidity of all types of fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities.

Shares of the Fund are not publicly offered and are principally available only to other funds of the Trust and certain accredited investors.

The Fund currently limits subscriptions due to capacity considerations.


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts (and the related notes when appropriate) of the GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund and its wholly owned investment in GMO Alternative Asset SPC Ltd. The consolidated financial statements include 100% of the assets and liabilities of GMO Alternative Asset SPC Ltd. All significant interfund accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

Typically the Fund and the underlying funds value debt instruments based on prices supplied by a primary pricing source chosen by the Manager. The Manager evaluates primary pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source should the Manager deem it appropriate. If it deems it appropriate, the Manager, at its discretion, may override a price supplied by a primary source by using a price provided by another source. The prices provided by primary pricing sources may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material.

Certain securities held by the Fund and underlying funds are valued on the basis of prices provided by a single source. As of February 28, 2009, the total value of these securities represented 27.47% of the net assets. The single source prices provided may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material. In addition, although alternative prices are available for other securities held by the Fund, those alternative sources would not necessarily confirm the security


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

price used by the Fund. Therefore, the existence of those alternative sources does not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Fund.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("FASB") No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $ 125,090    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     22,330,905       200,753    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 22,330,905     $ 325,843    

 

*  Other financial instruments include futures contracts and swap agreements.

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $ (54,694 )  
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (54,694 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include futures contracts.

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under certain circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Indexed securities

The Fund may invest in indexed securities. Indexed securities are securities whose redemption values and/or coupons are linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic. The Fund uses indexed securities to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets in which investing through conventional securities is difficult. Indexed securities held by the Fund at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (i.e., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. Swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Taxes

The Fund has elected to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a partnership, the Fund is not itself subject to federal income tax. Instead, each shareholder is required to take into account in determining its tax liability its distributive share of items of Fund income, gain, loss, deduction, credit, and tax preference for each taxable year substantially as though such items have been realized directly by the shareholder and without regard to whether any distribution by the Fund has been or will be received. Accordingly, no provision (benefit) for federal and state income taxes is reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation and (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:


Aggregate Cost
  Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 34,963,184     $ 33,253     $ (12,665,532 )   $ (12,632,279 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Distributions

The Fund does not intend to make any distributions to its shareholders but may do so in the sole discretion of the Trustees.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary (See Note 3).

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective October 8, 2008, the Fund instituted a fee on cash redemptions of 0.76% of the amount redeemed. Effective October 21, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 2.00% of the amount redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the fee for cash redemptions is currently 2.00% of the amount redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash redemption is offset by a corresponding cash purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions.

Investment risks

Because of the Fund's indirect exposure to the global commodity markets, the value of its shares is affected by factors particular to the commodity markets and may fluctuate more than the value of shares of a fund with a broader range of investments. Commodity prices can be extremely volatile and are affected by a wide range of factors, including changes in overall market movements, real or perceived inflationary trends, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates or currency exchange rates, population growth and changing demographics, international economic, political, and regulatory developments, and developments affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, or other weather conditions, livestock disease, trade embargoes, competition from substitute products, transportation bottlenecks or shortages, fluctuations in supply and demand, and tariffs. The value of the Fund's investments in commodity-related derivatives may fluctuate more than the relevant underlying commodity or commodity index.

To manage the Fund's cash collateral needs in current extraordinary market conditions, the Manager reserves the right to reduce or eliminate the Fund's derivative exposures, including those that are intended to cause the Fund to track its benchmark more closely. A reduction in those exposures without replacing them with benchmark securities will tend to cause the performance of the Fund to track its benchmark less closely and make the Fund's performance more dependent on the performance of the asset-backed securities it holds directly or indirectly.

To address in part the cash management issues described above, the Fund expects to honor nearly all redemptions of its shares in-kind for the foreseeable future. If redeeming shareholders from the Fund choose to sell assets received in-kind immediately and current adverse market conditions continue, they may experience difficulty selling the assets at favorable prices. To the extent that the Fund honors redemptions in cash, redeeming shareholders will bear the redemption fees described under Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares above.

There are certain additional risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not inherent in investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid, and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets. Because of the Fund's


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

exposure to the global commodity markets, the value of its shares is affected by factors particular to the commodity markets and may fluctuate more than the value of shares of a fund with broader range of investments.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about Funds' derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

In December, 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 160, an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008. SFAS 160 requires enhanced disclosures in consolidated financial statements that identifies and distinguishes between the interests of the parent's owners and the interests of the noncontrolling owners of a subsidiary. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 160 will have on the Fund's financial statements.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.45% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15%.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.45% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net
Expenses
(excluding
shareholder service
fees and interest
expense)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Indirect Interest
Expense
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.003 %     0.000 %     0.000 %     0.003 %  

 

        

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $345 and $182, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

The Fund's investments in commodity-related derivatives are generally made through GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity SPC Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary organized as a Bermuda limited liability company, which GMO serves as investment manager but does not receive any additional management or other fees for such services.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

For the year ended February 28, 2009, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
U.S. Government securities   $ 22,812,878     $ 21,594,001    
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)     158,934       1,294,100    

 

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.


18



GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 83.35% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by two shareholders. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. One of the shareholders is another fund of the Trust. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, no shares of the Fund were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and all of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     15     $ 388       117,663     $ 3,431,990    
Shares repurchased     (5,333 )     (131,245 )     (5,206,092 )     (145,526,957 )  
Redemption fees           2,617                
Net increase (decrease)     (5,318 )   $ (128,240 )     (5,088,429 )   $ (142,094,967 )  

 

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value,
end of
period
 
GMO Short-Duration
Collateral Fund
  $ 23,686,705     $ 158,934     $ 1,294,100     $ 1,004,960 u    $     $ 16,010,119    
Totals   $ 23,686,705     $ 158,934     $ 1,294,100     $ 1,004,960     $     $ 16,010,119    

 

u  The Fund received total distributions in the amount of $3,081,304, of which $2,076,344 was a return of capital.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, including the consolidated schedule of investments, and the related consolidated statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund (the "Fund") and subsidiary at February 28, 2009, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below for each class provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below for each class provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
1) Actual     0.61 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 717.50     $ 2.60    
2) Hypothetical     0.61 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.77     $ 3.06    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Fund's annualized net expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC
(June 2004 – present);
Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).
 
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of their office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of their office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Fixed Income team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The Class III shares of the GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund returned -21.2% for the fiscal year ending on February 28, 2009, as compared to the +3.5% return for the JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index. The Fund's exposure to various issues is achieved directly and indirectly through its investment in certain underlying GMO mutual funds, including the GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund (ECDF), the GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund (WOOF), and the GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund (SDCF).

The Fund underperformed the benchmark during the fiscal year by 24.7%. Exposures to SDCF and WOOF were by far the largest negative contributors during the fiscal year, followed by negative contributions from developed interest-rate strategies and exposure to emerging country debt via ECDF.

More than 80% of the fiscal year's underperformance was due to price declines in the two funds in which the Fund invests a substantial portion of its total assets: SDCF and WOOF. These funds primarily invest in asset-backed securities. The positions in SDCF and WOOF collateralize derivatives positions that seek to deliver the return of the benchmark as well as create active exposures in global interest-rate markets.

As the fiscal year was marked by sharply deteriorating liquidity conditions in securitized credit markets, spreads widened to all-time highs in the asset-backed securities held indirectly in the Strategic Fixed Income Fund via holdings of SDCF and WOOF. Such ABS exposure contributed -18.80% to the Fund's performance. To increase flexibility, the Fund began holding more cash assets directly. In addition to widening spreads, both SDCF and WOOF's portfolios suffered credit downgrades during the year. SDCF had 123 downgraded securities, and WOOF had 82, representing 27.4% and 25.5% of their respective market values from the beginning of the year. At fiscal year end, 73% of SDCF's portfolio was rated AAA, 8% was rated AA, 2% was rated A, 12% was rated BBB and 5% was rated below BBB. At fiscal year end, 74% of WOOF's portfolio was rated AAA, 6% was rated AA, 2% was rated A, 12% was rated BBB and 6% was rated below BBB.

Further underperformance was attributable to interest-rate strategies. Given the unhealthy market conditions for interest-rates, characterized by poor liquidity and choppy, gapping prices, the Fund temporarily suspended model-based positions starting in October.

The underperformance of U.S. Treasury principal strips versus LIBOR and other opportunistic trades contributed to developed interest-rate strategy losses. Before model-based interest-rate positions were suspended, Euro-area, U.S., Swedish, and Swiss market positions had contributed positively. Further, the slope and volatility strategies also added value during this time.



GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance — (Continued)

A small exposure to emerging country debt also detracted value as spread widening on the asset class contributed negatively, as did negative contributions from both security and country selection.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of 2.00% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Class VI will vary due to different fees.

*  Class III performance information represents Class VI performance from May 31, 2006 to July 13, 2006 and Class III performance thereafter.

**  JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index + represents the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index prior to 9/29/06 and the JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index thereafter.



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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Debt Obligations     87.2 %  
Short-Term Investments     16.5    
Options Purchased     1.8    
Loan Participations     0.1    
Forward Currency Contracts     0.1    
Loan Assignments     0.0    
Futures     0.0    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Promissory Notes     0.0    
Reverse Repurchase Agreements     (0.0 )  
Written Options     (0.7 )  
Swaps     (5.8 )  
Other     0.8    
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").


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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($) /
Shares /
Principal Amount
  Description   Value ($)  
      DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 5.2%  
      United States — 5.2%  
      U.S. Government  
    79,096,050     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.88% , due 04/15/10 (a) (b)      78,033,157    
    50,000,000     U.S. Treasury Note, 1.13% , due 01/15/12 (a)      49,675,800    
    Total United States     127,708,957    
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $131,342,098)     127,708,957    
      MUTUAL FUNDS — 86.3%  
      United States — 86.3%  
      Affiliated Issuers  
    7,397,456     GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV     43,275,117    
    96,859,391     GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     1,656,295,579    
    23,773,633     GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund     436,246,172    
    Total United States     2,135,816,868    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $2,826,995,466)     2,135,816,868    
      OPTIONS PURCHASED — 0.1%  
      Options on Futures — 0.1%  
USD     1,500,000     U.S. Treasury Bonds Futures 30 Yr. Call, Expires 03/27/09, Strike 129.00     1,476,563    
USD     1,500,000     U.S. Treasury Bonds Futures 30 Yr. Call, Expires 03/27/09, Strike 135.00     281,250    
        1,757,813    
    TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED (COST $4,060,687)     1,757,813    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 13.3%  
      Money Market Funds — 13.3%  
    87,590,909     State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund-Institutional Class     87,590,909    
    242,250,003     State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market
Fund-Institutional Class
    242,250,003    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $329,840,912)     329,840,912    
      TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 104.9%
(Cost $3,292,239,163)
    2,595,124,550    
      Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (4.9%)     (121,475,086 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 2,473,649,464    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Sales      
  248     U.S. Treasury Note 10 Yr. (CBT)   June 2009   $ 29,767,750     $ 253,069    
  63     U.S. Treasury Note 2 Yr. (CBT)   June 2009     13,646,391       8,670    
  66     U.S. Treasury Note 5 Yr. (CBT)   June 2009     7,694,672       18,880    
                $ 51,108,813     $ 280,619    

 

Written Options

A summary of open written option contracts for the Fund at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Description   Premiums   Market
Value
 
Call   $3,000,000   3/27/2009   USD U.S. Treasury Bonds Futures (30YR),
Strike 132.00
  $ (3,462,750 )   $ (1,406,250 )  

 

Swap Agreements

Interest Rate Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay) #
  Fixed
Rate
  Variable Rate   Market
Value
 
  668,000,000     USD   2/16/2020   Merrill Lynch   Receive     4.54 %   3 month LIBOR   $ 50,465,727    
  660,000,000     USD   3/5/2020   Citigroup   Receive     4.46 %   3 month LIBOR     45,000,945    
  333,000,000     USD   3/4/2020   Morgan Stanley   Receive     4.53 %   3 month LIBOR     24,598,750    
  192,000,000     USD   3/20/2020   Deutsche Bank AG   Receive     4.31 %   3 month LIBOR     10,456,636    
  800,000,000     USD   3/20/2012   Deutsche Bank AG   (Pay)     3.62 %   3 month LIBOR     (18,024,508 )  
  1,398,000,000     USD   3/4/2012   Morgan Stanley   (Pay)     3.92 %   3 month LIBOR     (40,561,709 )  
  588,000,000     USD   3/20/2012   Deutsche Bank AG   (Pay)     2.23 %   3 month LIBOR     2,451,487    
  151,000,000     USD   3/20/2020   Deutsche Bank AG   Receive     2.71 %   3 month LIBOR     (11,843,681 )  
  2,766,000,000     USD   2/16/2012   Merrill Lynch   (Pay)     3.79 %   3 month LIBOR     (75,327,354 )  
  333,000,000     USD   3/20/2020   Deutsche Bank AG   (Pay)     4.72 %   3 month LIBOR     (29,475,961 )  
  660,000,000     USD   3/5/2020   Citigroup   (Pay)     4.94 %   3 month LIBOR     (71,217,248 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Interest Rate Swaps — continued

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay) #
  Fixed
Rate
  Variable Rate   Market
Value
 
  333,000,000     USD   3/4/2020   Morgan Stanley   (Pay)     5.00 %   3 month LIBOR   $ (37,619,628 )  
  668,000,000     USD   2/18/2020   Merrill Lynch   (Pay)     5.10 %   3 month LIBOR     (81,948,516 )  
  1,388,000,000     USD   3/20/2012   Deutsche Bank AG   Receive     3.54 %   3 month LIBOR     29,143,437    
  1,398,000,000     USD   3/4/2012   Morgan Stanley   Receive     3.80 %   3 month LIBOR     37,341,399    
  2,766,000,000     USD   2/16/2012   Merrill Lynch   Receive     3.90 %   3 month LIBOR     81,307,988    
    $ (85,252,236 )  
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $ 2,250,000    

 

#  (Pay) - Fund pays fixed rate and receives variable rate.
Receive - Fund receives fixed rate and pays variable rate.

Total Return Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Pay   Receive   Market
Value
 
  268,692,139     USD   04/15/2009   Barclays     1.03 %   Barclays U.S. Government  
 
            Bank PLC       Inflation Linked 10 Yr  
 
                    Total Return Index   $ (15,270,516 )  
  272,627,193     USD   04/14/2009   Barclays
Bank PLC
    1.03 %   Barclays U.S. Government
Inflation Linked 10 Yr
Total Return Index
    (19,114,960 )  
    $ (34,385,476 )  
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $    

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures and/or swap contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

(a)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts and/or collateral on open swap contracts.

(b)  Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

Currency Abbreviations:

USD - United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $465,243,697) (Note 2)   $ 459,307,682    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $2,826,995,466) (Notes 2 and 8)     2,135,816,868    
Dividends and interest receivable     393,604    
Receivable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     280,766,369    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     74,499    
Total assets     2,876,359,022    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     477,587    
Shareholder service fee     115,183    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     8,041    
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     21,443    
Payable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     400,404,081    
Written options outstanding, at value (premiums $3,462,750) (Note 2)     1,406,250    
Accrued expenses     276,973    
Total liabilities     402,709,558    
Net assets   $ 2,473,649,464    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 3,485,675,835    
Distributions in excess of net investment income     (68,468,070 )  
Accumulated net realized loss     (131,393,095 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (812,165,206 )  
    $ 2,473,649,464    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 227,452,665    
Class VI shares   $ 2,246,196,799    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     13,094,367    
Class VI     129,474,124    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 17.37    
Class VI   $ 17.35    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 125,592,034    
Interest     11,124,464    
Dividends     557,958    
Total investment income     137,274,456    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     9,947,921    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     267,205    
Shareholder service fee – Class VI (Note 3)     2,090,567    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     489,274    
Audit and tax fees     83,736    
Legal fees     182,191    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     109,411    
Registration fees     4,168    
Miscellaneous     48,858    
Total expenses     13,223,331    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (707,578 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (34 )  
Indirectly incurred fees waived or borne by Manager (Note 3)     (282,548 )  
Shareholder service fee waived (Note 3)     (93,733 )  
Net expenses     12,139,438    
Net investment income (loss)     125,135,018    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (32,170,490 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (257,532,415 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     1,710,186    
Closed futures contracts     (16,185,665 )  
Closed swap contracts     15,090,043    
Written options     (8,905,265 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     5,211    
Net realized gain (loss)     (297,988,395 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (5,477,014 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (524,404,155 )  
Open futures contracts     3,460,295    
Open swap contracts     (158,821,421 )  
Written options     2,056,500    
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (3,400 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (683,189,195 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (981,177,590 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (856,042,572 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 125,135,018     $ 119,328,375    
Net realized gain (loss)     (297,988,395 )     (36,796,389 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (683,189,195 )     (126,139,356 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (856,042,572 )     (43,607,370 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (8,839,751 )     (5,772,752 )  
Class VI     (159,237,634 )     (97,139,821 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (168,077,385 )     (102,912,573 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III           (344,272 )  
Class VI           (5,909,472 )  
Total distributions from net realized gains           (6,253,744 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (688,142 )     59,121,073    
Class VI     (1,905,410,410 )     3,042,002,441    
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions
    (1,906,098,552 )     3,101,123,514    
Redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     190,982          
Class VI     4,100,512          
Increase in net assets resulting from redemption fees     4,291,494          
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions and redemption fees
    (1,901,807,058 )     3,101,123,514    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (2,925,927,015 )     2,948,349,827    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     5,399,576,479       2,451,226,652    
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment
income of $68,468,070 and $28,882,220, respectively)
  $ 2,473,649,464     $ 5,399,576,479    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 23.60     $ 25.22     $ 25.06    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(b)†      0.71       0.78       0.96    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (5.70 )     (1.37 )     0.34    
Total from investment operations     (4.99 )     (0.59 )     1.30    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (1.24 )     (0.97 )     (1.14 )  
From net realized gains           (0.06 )        
Total distributions     (1.24 )     (1.03 )     (1.14 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 17.37     $ 23.60     $ 25.22    
Total Return(c)      (21.20 )%     (2.39 )%     5.23 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 227,453     $ 277,879     $ 226,917    
Net expenses to average daily net assets(d)      0.40 %(e)      0.38 %(e)      0.39 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets(b)      3.32 %     3.12 %     5.96 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     70 %     67 %     7 %**††   
Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average
daily net assets:
    0.03 %     0.04 %     0.06 %*   
Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts:    $ 0.02                

 

(a)  Period from July 13, 2006 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2007.

(b)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(c)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(d)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(e)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

††  Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the period from May 31, 2006 through February 28, 2007.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class VI share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 23.57     $ 25.22     $ 25.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(b)†      0.68       0.97       0.76    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (5.64 )     (1.55 )     0.61    
Total from investment operations     (4.96 )     (0.58 )     1.37    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (1.26 )     (1.01 )     (1.15 )  
From net realized gains           (0.06 )        
Total distributions     (1.26 )     (1.07 )     (1.15 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 17.35     $ 23.57     $ 25.22    
Total Return(c)      (21.09 )%     (2.35 )%     5.52 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 2,246,197     $ 5,121,698     $ 2,224,310    
Net expenses to average daily net assets(d)      0.30 %(e)      0.29 %(e)      0.29 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets(b)      3.14 %     3.87 %     4.01 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     70 %     67 %     7 %**   
Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to average
daily net assets:
    0.03 %     0.04 %     0.06 %*   
Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts:    $ 0.02                

 

(a)  Period from May 31, 2006 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2007.

(b)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(c)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(d)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(e)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return in excess of that of the JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index. The Manager may, in the future, depending on the Manager's assessment of interest rate conditions, change the Fund's benchmark to another nationally recognized debt index with a duration between 90 days and 15 years. The Fund typically invests in fixed income securities included in the Fund's benchmark and in securities and instruments with similar characteristics. The Fund may seek additional returns by seeking to exploit differences in global interest rates and currency and emerging country debt markets. The Fund may invest a substantial portion of its total assets in shares of GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund; in futures contracts, currency options, currency forwards, swap contracts, interest rate options, swaps on interest rates, and other types of derivatives; in U.S. and foreign investment-grade bonds, including U.S. and foreign government securities and asset-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies (including securities neither guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. government), and foreign governments, corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities issued by private issuers; in shares of GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund, and up to 5% of the Fund's total assets in sovereign debt of emerging countries (including below investment grade securities (also known as "junk bonds")), primarily through investment in shares of GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund ("ECDF").

Throughout the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had two classes of shares outstanding: Class III and Class VI. Each class of shares bears a different level of shareholder service fees.

The financial statements of the series of the Trust in which the Fund invests ("underlying funds") should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect). Shares of GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund and GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund are not publicly available for direct purchase.

The Fund directly and indirectly (through underlying funds) invests in securities with contractual cash flows, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, credit card receivables and auto loan receivables. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate values, delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates and shifts in the market's perception of the securities' market values.


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The Fund will, if deemed prudent by the Manager, take temporary defensive measures (until the Manager has determined that normal conditions have returned or that it is otherwise prudent to resume investing in accordance with the Fund's normal investment strategies) and may not achieve its investment objectives during those periods. Recent changes in the credit markets have reduced the liquidity of all types of fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities. The Fund took temporary defensive measures during the last fiscal year.

The Fund is not accepting subscriptions.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

Typically the Fund and the underlying funds value debt instruments based on prices supplied by a primary pricing source chosen by the Manager. The Manager evaluates primary pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source should the Manager deem it appropriate. If it deems appropriate, the Manager, at its discretion, may override a price supplied by a primary source by using a price provided by another source. The prices provided by primary pricing sources may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material.

Certain securities held by the Fund and underlying funds are valued on the basis of prices provided by a single source. The prices provided may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were


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sold, and the differences could be material. As of February 28, 2009, the total value of these securities represented 32.10% of net assets.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 92,950,917     $ 280,619    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     2,502,173,633       280,766,369    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 2,595,124,550     $ 281,046,988    

 

*  Other financial instruments include futures contracts and swap agreements.

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           (401,810,331 )  
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (401,810,331 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include swap agreements and written options.

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.


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The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. The Fund had no forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under


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some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. Written options outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund's investment activity in written options contracts was as follows:

    Puts   Calls  
    Principal
Amount
of Contracts
 

Premiums
  Principal
Amount
of Contracts
 

Premiums
 
Outstanding, beginning of year   $     $     $     $    
Options written                 (2,329,460,000 )     (20,270,085 )  
Options exercised                 2,306,600,000       5,905,300    
Options expired                 14,360,000       8,053,660    
Options sold                 5,500,000       2,848,375    
Outstanding, end of year   $     $     $ (3,000,000 )   $ (3,462,750 )  

 


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The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Options contracts purchased by the Fund and outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Loan agreements

The Fund may invest in loans to corporate, governmental, or other borrowers. The Fund's investments in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution (the "lender") that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. When investing in a loan participation, (i) the Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the participation in the loan agreement and only upon receipt by the lender of payments from the borrower and (ii) the Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement. As a result, the Fund may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender has sold the participation in the loan agreement. When the Fund purchases assignments from lenders, it acquires direct rights against the borrower on the loan. The Fund had no loan agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Indexed securities

The Fund may invest in indexed securities. Indexed securities are securities whose redemption values and/or coupons are linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic. The Fund uses indexed securities to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets in which investing through conventional securities is difficult. Indexed securities held by the Fund at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as


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collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.


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The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. Swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Reverse repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement the Fund sells portfolio assets subject to an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same assets at a later date at a fixed price. In connection with these agreements, the Fund establishes segregated accounts with its custodian in which the Fund maintains cash, U.S. government securities or other assets equal in value to its obligations under the reverse repurchase agreement into which it has entered. Reverse repurchase agreements expose the Fund to the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund has sold under the agreement may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase them under the agreement. If the buyer in a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund's use of proceeds from the sale of its securities may be restricted while the other party or its trustee or receiver determines whether to honor the Fund's right to repurchase the securities. Furthermore, in that situation the Fund may be unable to recover the securities it sold and as a result would realize a loss equal to the difference between the value of the securities and the payment it received for them. This loss would be greater to the extent the buyer paid less than the value of the securities the Fund sold to it (e.g., a buyer


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may pay $95 for a bond with a market value of $100). The market value of the securities the Fund has sold is determined daily and any additional required collateral is allocated to or sent by the Fund on the next business day. The Fund had no reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, derivative contract transactions, partnership interest tax allocations, losses on wash sale transactions, post-October capital and currency losses, redemption in-kind transactions, and amortization and accretion of debt securities.


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The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Distributions
In Excess of Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 3,356,517     $ 159,813,728     $ (163,170,245 )  

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 168,077,385     $ 105,777,934    
Net long-term capital gain           3,388,383    
Total distributions   $ 168,077,385     $ 109,166,317    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $92,972,393 and post-October currency losses of $6,458,589.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (137,475,668 )  
Total   $ (137,475,668 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 3,255,159,433     $ 2,056,500     $ (662,091,383 )   $ (660,034,883 )  

 

For the period ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had net realized losses attributed to redemption in-kind transactions of $193,969,130.


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The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities, is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary (See Note 3).

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective October 8, 2008, the Fund instituted a fee on cash redemptions of 0.85% of the amount redeemed. Effective October 21, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 2.00% of the amount redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the fee on cash redemptions was 2.00% of the amount redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash redemption is offset by a corresponding cash purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily


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waive or reduce the redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times may be more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets. The risks described above apply to an even greater extent to investments in emerging markets. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid, and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets.

To manage the Fund's cash collateral needs in extraordinary market conditions, the Manager reserves the right to reduce or eliminate the Fund's derivative exposures, including those that are intended to cause the Fund to track its benchmark more closely. A reduction in those exposures without replacing them with benchmark securities will tend to cause the performance of the Fund to track its benchmark less closely and make the Fund's performance more dependent on the performance of the asset-backed securities it holds directly or indirectly.

To address in part the cash management issues described above, the Fund expects to honor nearly all redemptions of its shares in-kind for the foreseeable future. If redeeming shareholders from the Fund choose to sell assets received in-kind immediately and current adverse market conditions continue, they may experience difficulty selling the assets at favorable prices. To the extent that the Fund honors redemptions in cash, redeeming shareholders will bear the redemption fees described in the Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares note.

Among other trading agreements, the Fund is party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements ("ISDA Agreements") with select counterparties that generally govern over-the-counter derivative transactions entered into by the Fund. The ISDA Master Agreements typically include standard representations and warranties as well as contractual terms related to collateral, events of default, termination events, and other standard provisions. Termination events may include the decline in the net assets of the Fund below a certain level over a specified period of time and may entitle a counterparty to elect to terminate early with respect to some or all the transactions under the ISDA Agreement with that counterparty. Such an election by one or more of the counterparties could have a material impact on the


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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Fund's operations. Due to declines in the net assets of the Fund during the year ended February 28, 2009, one or more counterparties may be entitled to terminate early but none has taken such action.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares and 0.055% for Class VI shares. The Manager will waive the Fund's shareholder service fee to the extent that the aggregate of any direct and indirect shareholder service fees borne by a class of shares of the Fund exceeds 0.15% for Class III shares and 0.055% for Class VI shares; provided, however, that the amount of this waiver will not exceed the respective Class's shareholder service fee.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, expenses indirectly incurred by investment in the underlying funds, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes). In addition, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund through at least June 30, 2009 to the extent that the sum of (a) the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding Excluded Expenses) and (b) the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investment in ECDF (excluding ECDF's Excluded Expenses), exceeds 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets, subject to a maximum total reimbursement to the Fund equal to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets.


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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net
Expenses
(excluding
shareholder service
fees and interest
expense)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Indirect Interest
Expense
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.012 %     0.002 %     0.004 %     0.018 %  

 

        

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $95,940 and $27,921, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

For the year ended February 28, 2009, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
U.S. Government securities   $ 2,268,481,020     $ 2,127,715,739    
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)     167,002,483       1,691,459,512    

 

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 73.00% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by three shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Two of the shareholders are other funds of the Trust.


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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, no shares of the Fund were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 99.8% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     6,706,775     $ 123,683,482       14,637,641     $ 354,355,271    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    400,493       7,025,456       210,515       5,059,119    
Shares repurchased     (5,789,615 )     (131,397,080 )     (12,069,867 )     (300,293,317 )  
Redemption fees           190,982                
Net increase (decrease)     1,317,653     $ (497,160 )     2,778,289     $ 59,121,073    
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class VI:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     3,935,250     $ 89,019,736       188,277,166     $ 4,555,951,605    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    9,080,584       159,234,461       4,301,787       103,049,293    
Shares repurchased     (100,806,037 )     (2,153,664,607 )     (63,520,875 )     (1,616,998,457 )  
Redemption fees           4,100,512                
Net increase (decrease)     (87,790,203 )   $ (1,901,309,898 )     129,058,078     $ 3,042,002,441    

 


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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value,
end of
period
 
GMO Emerging
Country Debt Fund,
Class III
  $ 80,962,232     $ 2,145,580     $ 54,104,368     $ 435,393     $ 1,710,186     $    
GMO Emerging
Country Debt Fund,
Class IV
          58,863,729       10,897,241       4,722,079             43,275,117    
GMO Short-Duration
Collateral Fund
    4,314,050,306       20,239,290       1,887,271,509       120,434,562             1,656,295,579 u   
GMO World
Opportunity
Overlay Fund
    821,340,094       25,000,000       206,791,804                   436,246,172    
Totals   $ 5,216,352,632     $ 106,248,599     $ 2,159,064,922     $ 125,592,034     $ 1,710,186     $ 2,135,816,868    

 

u  After the effect of return of capital distributions of $245,782,874 for the year ended February 28, 2009.

9.  Subsequent event

On March 19, 2009, the Trustees approved GMO's plan to maximize the amount of cash distributed to shareholders that represents receipts on its portfolio holdings (including shares of the underlying funds) and from dispositions of those holdings. The plan was adopted in light of the requirements of Section 562 (b) of the Code and calls for the Fund to cease operations within 2 years. For purposes of meeting that timetable, the Fund may distribute securities (including shares of the underlying funds) in-kind.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The Trustees of the Trust approved a plan to cease operations of the Fund within 2 years (see Note 9).

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III      
1) Actual     0.42 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 818.10     $ 1.89    
2) Hypothetical     0.42 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.71     $ 2.11    
Class VI      
1) Actual     0.33 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 818.40     $ 1.49    
2) Hypothetical     0.33 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.16     $ 1.66    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized net expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in early 2010.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $60,798,278 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Fixed Income team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund returned -11.8% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to +3.5% for the JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index. The Fund underperformed the benchmark during the fiscal year by 15.3%.

The fiscal year's underperformance stemmed from price declines in the GMO Short Duration Collateral Fund (SDCF) in which the Fund invests a substantial portion of its total assets. SDCF invests primarily in asset-backed securities.

As the fiscal year was marked by sharply deteriorating liquidity conditions in securitized credit markets, spreads widened to all-time highs. In addition to widening spreads, SDCF's portfolio suffered credit downgrades during the year: SDCF had 123 downgraded securities, representing 27.4% of its market value from the beginning of the year. At fiscal year end, 73% of SDCF's portfolio was rated AAA, 8% was rated AA, 2% was rated A, 12% was rated BBB and 5% was rated below BBB.

With the extreme price volatility of asset-backed securities during the fiscal year, SDCF underperformed LIBOR by nearly 20%, directly contributing to the Fund's underperformance given its 64% exposure to SDCF during the period.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of 2.00% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.



GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Debt Obligations     85.2 %  
Short-Term Investments     15.1    
Forward Currency Contracts     0.0    
Swaps     (0.5 )  
Other     0.2    
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($) /
Shares
  Description   Value ($)  
        DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 23.0%        
        U.S. Government Agency — 23.0%        
  93,333     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Botswana),
6 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill + .40%, 0.87%, due 10/01/12 (a) 
    90,082    
  601,650     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of C.A.B.E.I),
6 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill + .40%, 0.87%, due 10/01/12 (a) 
    580,634    
  503,960     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Honduras),
3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill x 117%, 0.07%, due 10/01/11 (a) 
    487,128    
  32,947     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Peru), Series B,
6 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill +.35%, 0.82%, due 05/01/14 (a) 
    31,292    
  243,929     Small Business Administration Pool #502320, Prime - 2.19%, 1.06%,
due 08/25/18
    241,098    
    Total U.S. Government Agency     1,430,234    
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $1,475,483)     1,430,234    
        MUTUAL FUNDS — 63.7%        
        Affiliated Issuers — 63.7%        
  231,576     GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     3,959,951    
  9,192     GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund (a) (b)      6,710    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $5,430,976)     3,966,661    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 13.4%        
        Money Market Funds — 13.4%        
  228,467     State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund-Institutional Class     228,467    
  607,473     State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     607,473    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $835,940)     835,940    
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $7,742,399)
    6,232,835    
        Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.1%)     (4,734 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 6,228,101    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

C.A.B.E.I. - Central American Bank of Economic Integration

The rates shown on variable rate notes are the current interest rates at February 28, 2009, which are subject to change based on the terms of the security.

(a)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

(b)  Underlying investment represents interests in defaulted securities.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $2,311,423) (Note 2)   $ 2,266,174    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $5,430,976) (Notes 2 and 8)     3,966,661    
Receivable for investments sold     5,808    
Dividends and interest receivable     8,185    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     8,110    
Total assets     6,254,938    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     238    
Shareholder service fee     716    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     6    
Accrued expenses     25,877    
Total liabilities     26,837    
Net assets   $ 6,228,101    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 10,424,371    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     749    
Accumulated net realized loss     (2,687,455 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (1,509,564 )  
    $ 6,228,101    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 6,228,101    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     870,808    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 7.15    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 246,431    
Interest     31,414    
Dividends     1,164    
Total investment income     279,009    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     3,479    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     10,438    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     2,191    
Audit and tax fees     44,618    
Legal fees     185    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     195    
Registration fees     5,501    
Miscellaneous     2,483    
Total expenses     69,090    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (54,979 )  
Net expenses     14,111    
Net investment income (loss)     264,898    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (30 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     20,816    
Net realized gain (loss)     20,786    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (41,666 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (1,092,568 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (1,134,234 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1,113,448 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (848,550 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 264,898     $ 531,638    
Net realized gain (loss)     20,786       234,625    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,134,234 )     (393,401 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (848,550 )     372,862    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (264,963 )     (529,051 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (34,132 )     (23,783,143 )  
Redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     352          
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions and redemption fees
    (33,780 )     (23,783,143 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (1,147,293 )     (23,939,332 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     7,375,394       31,314,726    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $749 and $1,079, respectively)
  $ 6,228,101     $ 7,375,394    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.45     $ 8.93     $ 8.82     $ 8.77     $ 8.75    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(a)†      0.30       0.32       0.47       0.27       0.23    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.29 )     (0.28 )     0.11       0.07       (0.01 )  
Total from investment operations     (0.99 )     0.04       0.58       0.34       0.22    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.31 )     (0.52 )     (0.47 )     (0.29 )     (0.20 )  
Total distributions     (0.31 )     (0.52 )     (0.47 )     (0.29 )     (0.20 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.15     $ 8.45     $ 8.93     $ 8.82     $ 8.77    
Total Return(b)      (11.78 )%     0.40 %     6.62 %     3.83 %     2.49 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 6,228     $ 7,375     $ 31,315     $ 29,454     $ 29,607    
Net expenses to average daily net assets(c)      0.20 %     0.20 %     0.20 %     0.20 %     0.20 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets(a) 
    3.81 %     3.59 %     5.21 %     3.01 %     2.57 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     4 %     5 %     12 %     17 %     101 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.79 %     0.60 %     0.14 %     0.13 %     0.10 %  
Redemption fees consisted of the following
per share amounts:
  $ 0.00 (d)                           

 

(a)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(d)  Redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks to provide current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity. The Fund seeks to achieve this objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund, which primarily invests in high quality U.S. and foreign adjustable rate fixed income securities, in particular asset-backed securities, issued by a wide range of private and government issuers. In addition, the Fund invests in high quality fixed income securities. The Fund's benchmark is the JPMorgan U.S. 3 Month Cash Index.

The financial statements of the series of the Trust in which the Fund invests ("underlying funds") should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request, by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect). Shares of the GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund and the GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund are not publicly available for direct purchase.

The Fund directly and indirectly (through underlying funds) invests in securities with contractual cash flows, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, credit card receivables and auto loan receivables. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate values, delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates and shifts in the market's perception of the securities' market values.

The Fund will, if deemed prudent by the Manager, take temporary defensive measures (until the Manager has determined that normal conditions have returned or that it is otherwise prudent to resume investing in accordance with the Fund's normal investment strategies) and may not achieve its investment objectives during those periods. Recent changes in the credit markets have reduced the liquidity of all types of fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

Typically the Fund and the underlying funds value debt instruments based on prices supplied by a primary pricing source chosen by the Manager. The Manager evaluates primary pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source should the Manager deem it appropriate. If it deems appropriate, the Manager, at its discretion, may override a price supplied by a primary source by using a price provided by another source. The prices provided by primary pricing sources may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material.

Certain securities held by the Fund and underlying funds are valued on the basis of prices provided by a single source. As of February 28, 2009, the total value of these securities represented 28.30% of the net assets. The single source prices provided may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material. In addition, although alternative prices are available for other securities held by the Fund, those alternative sources would not necessarily confirm the security price used by the Fund. Therefore, the existence of those alternative sources does not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Fund.

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund ("SPHF"), an investment of the Fund, has litigation pending against various entities related to the default of certain asset-backed securities previously held by SPHF. The outcome of the lawsuits against the remaining defendants is not known and any potential recoveries are not reflected in the net asset value of SPHF. For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund received $20,816 through SPHF in connection with settlement agreements related to that litigation.


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund valued debt securities using a specified spread above the LIBOR rate. The Fund also considered certain bankrupt securities to be worthless.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     5,036,989          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     1,195,846          
Total   $ 6,232,835     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 

For the underlying funds' summary of valuation inputs, please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 11,582     $    
Accrued discounts/premiums     (39 )        
Realized gain (loss)     242          
Realized gain distributions received     15,965          
Realized gain distributions paid     (20,816 )        
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (36,868 )        
Net purchases (sales)     (306,741 )        
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3     1,532,521          
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 1,195,846     $    

 

Indexed securities

The Fund may invest in indexed securities. Indexed securities are securities whose redemption values and/or coupons are linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic. The Fund uses indexed securities to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets in which investing through conventional securities is difficult. The Fund had no indexed securities outstanding at the end of the period.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, quarterly, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, partnership interest tax allocations and losses on wash sale transactions.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ (265 )   $ 1,647,187     $ (1,646,922 )  

 


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 264,963     $ 529,051    
Total distributions   $ 264,963     $ 529,051    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 4,142    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/29/2012   $ (470,429 )  
2/28/2013     (708 )  
2/28/2014     (1,377,141 )  
2/29/2016     (226,383 )  
Total   $ (2,074,661 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:


Aggregate Cost
  Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 8,358,586     $ 6,710     $ (2,132,461 )   $ (2,125,751 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary (See Note 3).

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective October 8, 2008, the Fund instituted a fee on cash redemptions of 0.77% of the amount redeemed. Effective October 21, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 2.00% of the amount redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the fee on cash redemptions was 2.00% of the amount redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash redemption is offset by a corresponding cash purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

the Fund to incur transaction costs. All redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.05% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.05% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, expenses indirectly incurred by investment in the underlying funds, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net
Expenses
(excluding
shareholder service
fees and interest
expense)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Indirect Interest
Expense
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.004 %     0.000 %     0.000 %     0.004 %  

 

        

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $164 and $0, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $237,101 and $367,547, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 55.22% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by two shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. One of the shareholders is another fund of the Trust. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, 13.64% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 82.51% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     4     $ 32       55,544     $ 469,351    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    23,717       175,909       60,822       528,993    
Shares repurchased     (25,867 )     (210,073 )     (2,751,782 )     (24,781,487 )  
Redemption fees           352                
Net increase (decrease)     (2,146 )   $ (33,780 )     (2,635,416 )   $ (23,783,143 )  

 

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value,
end of
period
 
GMO Short-Duration
Collateral Fund
  $ 5,324,037     $ 237,101     $     $ 246,431     $     $ 3,959,951 u   
GMO Special Purpose
Holding Fund
    11,582                         20,816       6,710    
Totals   $ 5,335,619     $ 237,101     $     $ 246,431     $ 20,816     $ 3,966,661    

 

u  After the effect of return of capital distributions of $513,491.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs including redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.21 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 888.30     $ 0.98    
2) Hypothetical     0.21 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.75     $ 1.05    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in early 2010.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $105,108 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC
(June 2004 – present);
Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).
 
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Quantitative Equity team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund returned -44.3% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -44.2% for the Russell 2500 Growth Index. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested primarily in U.S. equity securities throughout the period.

Stock selection added to returns relative to the Russell 2500 Growth Index. Stock selections within Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Information Technology added to relative returns while stock selections within Health Care, Energy, and Consumer Staples detracted. Individual names adding to relative returns included overweight positions in Ross Stores, Edwards Lifesciences, and Strayer Education. Individual names detracting from relative returns included overweight positions in Walter Industries, Massey Energy, and Energy Conversion Devices.

Sector selection detracted from returns relative to the Russell 2500 Growth Index. Sector weightings positively impacting relative performance included overweight positions in Consumer Discretionary and Industrials and an underweight in Financials. Sector weightings negatively impacting relative performance included an overweight in Energy and underweight positions in Health Care and Telecommunication Services.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a purchase at the beginning and redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of .50% on the purchase and .50% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.

†  The Fund is the successor to the GMO Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, therefore, performance for the periods prior to September 16, 2005 is that of GMO Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund.



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     99.0 %  
Short-Term Investments     2.6    
Futures     (0.3 )  
Other     (1.3 )  
      100.0 %  
Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Consumer Discretionary     22.6 %  
Health Care     20.3    
Information Technology     18.0    
Industrials     16.8    
Energy     8.1    
Financials     5.1    
Consumer Staples     4.6    
Materials     4.0    
Telecommunication Services     0.3    
Utilities     0.2    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.0%  
        Consumer Discretionary — 22.4%  
    500     1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. *      665    
    1,600     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     61,200    
    1,500     Aeropostale, Inc. *      34,785    
    200     Arbitron, Inc.     2,588    
    2,300     Big Lots, Inc. *      35,673    
    100     Brink's Home Security Holdings, Inc. *      2,097    
    900     Buckle, Inc.     21,357    
    200     Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. *      6,174    
    400     CEC Entertainment, Inc. *      9,340    
    2,200     Corinthian Colleges, Inc. *      43,340    
    2,500     Dollar Tree, Inc. *      97,050    
    1,200     DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.-Class A *      23,148    
    800     Exide Technologies *      2,608    
    400     Family Dollar Stores, Inc.     10,976    
    1,200     Finish Line (The), Inc.-Class A     4,980    
    100     Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc. *      1,981    
    100     Gymboree Corp. (The) *      2,572    
    1,100     Hasbro, Inc.     25,179    
    200     Hibbett Sports, Inc. *      2,804    
    500     Hillenbrand, Inc.     8,385    
    600     ITT Educational Services, Inc. *      68,100    
    100     Jack in the Box, Inc. *      1,944    
    200     John Wiley and Sons, Inc.-Class A     6,278    
    100     Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. *      2,260    
    1,300     Marvel Entertainment, Inc. *      33,618    
    200     Matthews International Corp.-Class A     6,948    
    400     New York & Co., Inc. *      872    
    400     NutriSystem, Inc.     5,160    
    700     Panera Bread Co.-Class A *      30,828    
    200     Papa John's International, Inc. *      4,430    
    600     PetSmart, Inc.     12,024    
    200     PF Chang's China Bistro, Inc. *      3,940    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Consumer Discretionary — continued  
    100     Polaris Industries, Inc.     1,841    
    200     Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. *      6,382    
    400     Pulte Homes, Inc.     3,672    
    4,600     Ross Stores, Inc.     135,792    
    400     Strayer Education, Inc.     67,900    
    700     True Religion Apparel, Inc. *      7,154    
    300     Universal Electronics, Inc. *      4,671    
    2,700     Urban Outfitters, Inc. *      44,928    
    700     Warnaco Group (The), Inc. *      15,155    
    500     Wolverine World Wide, Inc.     7,580    
    Total Consumer Discretionary     868,379    
        Consumer Staples — 4.5%  
    400     Boston Beer Co., Inc.-Class A *      9,588    
    900     Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.     20,052    
    900     Central European Distribution Corp. *      6,003    
    800     Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     39,136    
    1,900     Darling International, Inc. *      8,227    
    600     Dean Foods Co. *      12,270    
    1,300     Flowers Foods, Inc.     29,003    
    150     Inter Parfums, Inc.     819    
    100     JM Smucker Co. (The)     3,712    
    200     Lancaster Colony Corp.     7,776    
    400     McCormick & Co., Inc. (Non Voting)     12,540    
    400     National Beverage Corp. *      3,272    
    400     NBTY, Inc. *      5,948    
    400     Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.-Class A     3,760    
    200     Pantry, Inc. *      3,092    
    100     Sanderson Farms, Inc.     3,453    
    100     USANA Health Sciences, Inc. *      2,003    
    200     WD-40 Co.     4,922    
    Total Consumer Staples     175,576    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Energy — 8.0%  
    500     Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. *      9,200    
    800     Arena Resources, Inc. *      17,136    
    200     Berry Petroleum Co.     1,330    
    600     BPZ Resources, Inc. *      2,064    
    300     CARBO Ceramics, Inc.     10,428    
    1,700     Comstock Resources, Inc. *      51,731    
    400     Concho Resources Inc. *      7,980    
    200     Contango Oil & Gas Co. *      7,284    
    100     Dawson Geophysical Co. *      1,221    
    400     Encore Acquisition Co. *      8,032    
    200     Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.     3,216    
    1,000     Frontline Ltd.     20,290    
    200     Golar LNG Ltd.     874    
    1,100     International Coal Group, Inc. *      1,793    
    900     James River Coal Co. *      9,891    
    200     Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd.     2,634    
    100     Lufkin Industries, Inc.     3,285    
    400     Mariner Energy, Inc. *      3,700    
    1,000     McMoRan Exploration Co. *      4,590    
    400     Oil States International, Inc. *      5,328    
    600     Patriot Coal Corp. *      2,190    
    2,000     Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     17,180    
    1,900     Petrohawk Energy Corp. *      32,338    
    100     Petroleum Development Corp. *      1,210    
    500     Petroquest Energy, Inc. *      1,620    
    100     PHI, Inc. *      872    
    600     RPC, Inc.     3,498    
    200     St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.     2,716    
    300     Superior Energy Services, Inc. *      3,957    
    100     T-3 Energy Services, Inc. *      1,101    
    100     Tidewater, Inc.     3,532    
    1,000     Unit Corp. *      21,370    
    200     USEC, Inc. *      1,006    
    1,600     W&T Offshore, Inc.     12,880    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Energy — continued  
    1,200     Walter Industries, Inc.     21,804    
    500     Whiting Petroleum Corp. *      11,650    
    Total Energy     310,931    
        Financials — 5.1%  
    700     Brown & Brown, Inc.     11,809    
    600     Capitol Federal Financial     22,218    
    400     Cash America International, Inc.     5,760    
    200     Cohen & Steers, Inc.     1,798    
    100     Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     2,989    
    1,500     Eaton Vance Corp.     25,950    
    1,200     EZCORP, Inc.-Class A *      12,336    
    1,200     Federated Investors Inc.-Class B     22,632    
    300     First Cash Financial Services, Inc. *      4,098    
    100     First Financial Bankshares, Inc.     4,302    
    100     GAMCO Investors, Inc.-Class A     2,900    
    100     Greenhill & Co., Inc.     6,460    
    200     Health Care REIT, Inc.     6,154    
    100     Home Properties, Inc. REIT     2,654    
    200     Inland Real Estate Corp. REIT     1,560    
    200     Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.-Class A *      2,810    
    500     Knight Capital Group, Inc.-Class A *      8,795    
    200     Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. REIT     4,052    
    200     Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT     2,626    
    400     optionsXpress Holdings, Inc.     3,948    
    600     Oritani Financial Corp. *      6,486    
    1,000     SEI Investments Co.     11,840    
    200     SVB Financial Group *      3,270    
    400     Waddell and Reed Financial, Inc.     5,648    
    200     Westamerica Bancorporation     7,974    
    400     World Acceptance Corp. *      5,864    
    Total Financials     196,933    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


5



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Health Care — 20.1%  
    200     Abaxis, Inc. *      3,128    
    500     Abiomed, Inc. *      3,405    
    100     Abraxis Bioscience, Inc. *      5,854    
    300     Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. *      6,600    
    200     Albany Molecular Research, Inc. *      1,734    
    700     Allos Therapeutics *      3,948    
    500     Almost Family, Inc. *      10,145    
    100     Amedisys, Inc. *      3,271    
    500     American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. *      5,175    
    100     AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. *      651    
    400     Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      10,988    
    100     Beckman Coulter, Inc.     4,484    
    100     Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. *      5,570    
    400     Bruker Corp. *      1,684    
    200     CardioNet, Inc. *      5,000    
    300     Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. *      6,324    
    200     Centene Corp. *      3,396    
    600     Cephalon, Inc. *      39,354    
    100     Chemed Corp.     3,981    
    400     CorVel Corp. *      7,544    
    300     Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. *      7,509    
    700     CryoLife, Inc. *      3,535    
    100     Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      1,421    
    700     Cyberonics, Inc. *      9,415    
    100     Dionex Corp. *      4,679    
    1,400     Edwards Lifesciences Corp. *      77,854    
    200     Emergency Medical Services, LP *      6,124    
    1,800     Emergent Biosolutions, Inc. *      34,758    
    100     Ensign Group, Inc. (The)     1,323    
    900     eResearchTechnology, Inc. *      4,365    
    200     Exactech, Inc. *      2,756    
    400     Gentiva Health Services, Inc. *      6,932    
    300     Haemonetics Corp. *      16,014    
    300     Healthways, Inc. *      2,733    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


6



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Health Care — continued  
    100     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     982    
    100     Immucor, Inc. *      2,244    
    200     ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      2,572    
    100     Kendle International, Inc. *      1,870    
    200     Kensey Nash Corp. *      3,812    
    100     Landauer, Inc.     5,001    
    700     LHC Group, Inc. *      13,951    
    700     Lincare Holdings, Inc. *      14,749    
    1,200     Luminex Corp. *      19,920    
    200     Martek Biosciences Corp.     3,746    
    800     Medicines Co. *      9,816    
    100     Medivation, Inc. *      1,667    
    1,200     Merit Medical Systems, Inc. *      13,368    
    800     Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      7,680    
    700     Myriad Genetics, Inc. *      55,195    
    400     Natus Medical, Inc. *      3,132    
    300     Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      2,439    
    700     NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      3,185    
    600     Omnicare, Inc.     15,558    
    700     Owens & Minor, Inc.     23,597    
    600     PAREXEL International Corp. *      5,502    
    100     PDL BioPharma, Inc.     587    
    700     PerkinElmer, Inc.     9,016    
    1,200     Perrigo Co.     24,108    
    200     Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.     4,798    
    400     Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      2,096    
    1,000     Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      4,320    
    1,000     Sequenom, Inc. *      14,630    
    1,800     Steris Corp.     41,508    
    800     Techne Corp.     39,080    
    6,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp. *      6,660    
    1,800     Thoratec Corp. *      41,112    
    2,300     Valeant Pharmaceuticals International *      40,020    
    200     Varian, Inc. *      4,526    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Health Care — continued  
    100     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      3,023    
    500     Volcano Corp. *      7,480    
    200     Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      5,654    
    200     WellCare Health Plans, Inc. *      1,806    
    100     Young Innovations, Inc.     1,600    
    400     Zoll Medical Corp. *      5,500    
    Total Health Care     779,164    
        Industrials — 16.6%  
    100     Acuity Brands, Inc.     2,292    
    100     Aerovironment, Inc. *      3,122    
    600     American Ecology Corp.     9,420    
    200     Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.     3,224    
    100     Applied Signal Technology, Inc.     1,912    
    200     Argon ST, Inc. *      3,402    
    100     Axsys Technologies, Inc. *      3,321    
    100     AZZ, Inc. *      2,024    
    100     Badger Meter, Inc.     2,510    
    1,100     Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. *      12,067    
    700     Brink's Co. (The)     16,709    
    300     CBIZ, Inc. *      2,058    
    100     Chart Industries, Inc. *      642    
    100     CIRCOR International, Inc.     2,223    
    700     Clarcor, Inc.     18,452    
    400     Clean Harbors, Inc. *      19,432    
    200     Colfax Corp. *      1,454    
    200     Copart, Inc. *      5,404    
    300     Delta Air Lines, Inc. *      1,509    
    700     Donaldson Co., Inc.     17,087    
    200     Dun & Bradstreet Corp.     14,794    
    200     Dynamic Materials Corp.     1,864    
    400     EMCOR Group, Inc. *      6,164    
    600     Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. *      13,158    
    200     ESCO Technologies, Inc. *      6,502    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Industrials — continued  
    200     Exponent, Inc. *      4,494    
    200     Forward Air Corp.     3,328    
    100     GATX Corp.     1,827    
    600     Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.-Class A *      12,534    
    600     Gorman-Rupp Co.     10,614    
    600     Graco, Inc.     10,188    
    200     GrafTech International Ltd. *      1,130    
    100     Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. *      317    
    600     Healthcare Services Group, Inc.     9,222    
    400     Heartland Express, Inc.     4,948    
    200     Herman Miller, Inc.     2,016    
    400     HUB Group Inc.-Class A *      7,184    
    100     Idex Corp.     1,932    
    700     II-VI, Inc. *      12,572    
    2,900     JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     59,102    
    800     Kansas City Southern *      14,152    
    600     Knight Transportation, Inc.     7,776    
    600     Knoll, Inc.     3,960    
    800     Landstar System, Inc.     25,320    
    200     Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     6,146    
    300     Lindsay Corp.     7,275    
    700     MasTec, Inc. *      6,622    
    700     MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.-Class A     21,413    
    500     Navigant Consulting, Inc. *      6,485    
    500     Nordson Corp.     12,450    
    700     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. *      15,253    
    600     Pacer International, Inc.     1,758    
    300     Pall Corp.     7,131    
    1,100     Polypore International, Inc. *      5,335    
    300     Quanex Building Products Corp.     2,103    
    600     Raven Industries, Inc.     10,908    
    700     Resources Connection, Inc. *      9,625    
    200     Robbins & Myers, Inc.     3,226    
    500     Robert Half International, Inc.     7,685    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Industrials — continued  
    500     Ryder System, Inc.     11,430    
    200     Sauer-Danfoss, Inc.     1,170    
    300     Stanley, Inc. *      9,303    
    200     Sun Hydraulics Corp.     2,652    
    200     Team, Inc. *      2,624    
    500     Teledyne Technologies, Inc. *      11,455    
    500     Tetra Tech, Inc. *      11,200    
    200     Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.     1,182    
    300     Titan Machinery, Inc. *      2,769    
    300     Valmont Industries, Inc.     13,068    
    1,300     Wabtec Corp.     34,788    
    300     Waste Connections, Inc. *      7,152    
    200     Watsco, Inc.     6,866    
    500     Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.     24,555    
    1,000     Woodward Governor Co.     17,220    
    Total Industrials     644,211    
        Information Technology — 17.8%  
    300     ACI Worldwide, Inc. *      5,358    
    300     ADTRAN, Inc.     4,332    
    400     Alliance Data Systems Corp. *      11,840    
    1,472     Ansys, Inc. *      29,690    
    300     Blackbaud, Inc.     3,072    
    100     CACI International, Inc.-Class A *      4,277    
    200     Cass Information Systems, Inc.     5,162    
    200     Cogent, Inc. *      2,080    
    3,800     Compuware Corp. *      22,458    
    800     CSG Systems International, Inc. *      10,816    
    500     Digital River, Inc. *      11,960    
    1,300     Earthlink, Inc. *      8,190    
    1,700     F5 Networks, Inc. *      34,000    
    300     Faro Technologies, Inc. *      3,567    
    3,800     FLIR Systems, Inc. *      77,558    
    400     Forrester Research, Inc. *      7,336    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Information Technology — continued  
    100     Gartner, Inc. *      1,011    
    1,400     Global Payments, Inc.     42,952    
    900     Hewitt Associates Inc.-Class A *      26,550    
    200     Hittite Microwave Corp. *      5,516    
    1,200     Integral Systems, Inc. *      10,956    
    800     InterDigital, Inc. *      23,504    
    500     IXYS Corp.     4,215    
    200     j2 Global Communications, Inc. *      3,746    
    900     Jabil Circuit, Inc.     3,726    
    800     Mantech International Corp.-Class A *      41,736    
    1,400     Micrel, Inc.     9,310    
    600     Microsemi Corp. *      6,066    
    200     Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. *      2,854    
    200     National Instruments Corp.     3,446    
    100     NCI, Inc. *      2,720    
    300     Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. *      4,341    
    100     Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. *      2,371    
    100     Opnet Technologies, Inc. *      916    
    1,700     Parametric Technology Corp. *      13,838    
    600     Pegasystems, Inc.     8,598    
    200     Pericom Semiconductor Corp. *      1,074    
    200     Plexus Corp. *      2,570    
    1,700     PMC-Sierra, Inc. *      8,687    
    300     Polycom, Inc. *      3,990    
    200     Power Integrations, Inc.     3,670    
    300     Progress Software Corp. *      4,782    
    300     Quality Systems, Inc.     11,613    
    400     Radiant Systems, Inc. *      1,124    
    500     Renaissance Learning, Inc.     3,555    
    500     Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. *      7,325    
    300     SAIC, Inc. *      5,673    
    200     Scansource, Inc. *      3,174    
    700     Semtech Corp. *      8,225    
    2,600     Silicon Image, Inc. *      6,032    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Information Technology — continued  
    300     Silicon Laboratories, Inc. *      6,570    
    1,900     Skyworks Solutions, Inc. *      12,350    
    300     Sohu.com, Inc. *      14,820    
    800     Solera Holdings, Inc. *      16,632    
    400     STEC, Inc. *      2,256    
    600     Stratasys, Inc. *      5,460    
    1,700     Sybase, Inc. *      46,206    
    200     Synaptics, Inc. *      4,150    
    800     Syntel, Inc.     16,272    
    1,400     TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. *      11,550    
    200     TNS, Inc. *      1,338    
    600     Tyler Technologies, Inc. *      8,166    
    800     Volterra Semiconductor Corp. *      6,480    
    700     Websense, Inc. *      7,812    
    Total Information Technology     691,624    
        Materials — 4.0%  
    300     Airgas, Inc.     9,237    
    100     AptarGroup, Inc.     2,806    
    300     Balchem Corp.-Class B     6,225    
    100     Ball Corp.     4,029    
    400     Calgon Carbon Corp. *      5,860    
    1,000     Crown Holdings, Inc. *      21,080    
    600     FMC Corp.     24,258    
    300     Greif, Inc.-Class A     9,225    
    200     Headwaters, Inc. *      396    
    300     Innophos Holdings, Inc.     3,186    
    100     Koppers Holdings, Inc.     1,336    
    800     NewMarket Corp.     27,656    
    100     Quaker Chemical Corp.     563    
    200     Rock-Tenn Co.-Class A     5,522    
    100     Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.-Class A     2,864    
    300     ShengdaTech, Inc. *      1,038    
    100     Silgan Holdings, Inc.     4,906    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Materials — continued  
    800     Terra Industries, Inc.     20,632    
    200     Valhi, Inc.     2,498    
    Total Materials     153,317    
        Telecommunication Services — 0.3%  
    700     Frontier Communications Corp.     5,040    
    300     Premiere Global Services, Inc. *      2,508    
    300     Syniverse Holdings, Inc. *      4,539    
    Total Telecommunication Services     12,087    
        Utilities — 0.2%  
    600     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     6,192    
    100     Energen Corp.     2,680    
    Total Utilities     8,872    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $6,045,104)     3,841,094    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.6%  
        Money Market Funds — 2.6%  
    101,885     State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     101,885    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $101,885)     101,885    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.6%
(Cost $6,146,989)
    3,942,979    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (1.6%)     (60,614 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 3,882,365    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


13



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  2     Russell 2000 Mini   March 2009   $ 77,700     $ (11,554 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

*  Non-income producing security.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


14




GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $6,146,989) (Note 2)   $ 3,942,979    
Receivable for investments sold     57,245    
Dividends and interest receivable     2,600    
Receivable for collateral on open futures contracts (Note 2)     11,000    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     16,558    
Total assets     4,030,382    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     72,096    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     1,012    
Shareholder service fee     489    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     15    
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     1,079    
Accrued expenses     73,326    
Total liabilities     148,017    
Net assets   $ 3,882,365    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 8,842,451    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     126    
Accumulated net realized loss     (2,744,648 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (2,215,564 )  
    $ 3,882,365    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 3,882,365    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     515,176    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 7.54    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


15



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends   $ 53,514    
Interest     101    
Total investment income     53,615    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     20,454    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     9,897    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     52,413    
Audit and tax fees     59,001    
Legal fees     106    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     93    
Registration fees     276    
Miscellaneous     2,984    
Total expenses     145,224    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (114,766 )  
Net expenses     30,458    
Net investment income (loss)     23,157    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (1,394,724 )  
Closed futures contracts     19,951    
Net realized gain (loss)     (1,374,773 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (1,700,305 )  
Open futures contracts     (11,554 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (1,711,859 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (3,086,632 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (3,063,475 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


16



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 23,157     $ 59,683    
Net realized gain (loss)     (1,374,773 )     1,071,606    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,711,859 )     (2,475,643 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (3,063,475 )     (1,344,354 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (22,611 )     (57,832 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III           (3,159,111 )  
Return of capital  
Class III           (44,360 )  
      (22,611 )     (3,261,303 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (1,236,081 )     (12,589,446 )  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     6,384       79,121    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    (1,229,697 )     (12,510,325 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (4,315,783 )     (17,115,982 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     8,198,148       25,314,130    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $126 and $0, respectively)
  $ 3,882,365     $ 8,198,148    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 13.59     $ 18.93     $ 19.67     $ 21.96     $ 21.78    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.04       0.06       0.07       0.06       0.03    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (6.05 )     (1.79 )     0.79       2.93       1.96    
Total from investment operations     (6.01 )     (1.73 )     0.86       2.99       1.99    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.04 )     (0.06 )     (0.09 )     (0.07 )     (0.01 )  
From net realized gains           (3.49 )     (1.51 )     (5.21 )     (1.80 )  
Return of capital           (0.06 )                    
Total distributions     (0.04 )     (3.61 )     (1.60 )     (5.28 )     (1.81 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.54     $ 13.59     $ 18.93     $ 19.67     $ 21.96    
Total Return(a)      (44.27 )%     (11.74 )%     4.86 %     14.63 %     10.50 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 3,882     $ 8,198     $ 25,314     $ 29,804     $ 38,801    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.46 %     0.46 %     0.46 %     0.48 %     0.48 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    0.35 %     0.30 %     0.38 %     0.30 %     0.16 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     127 %     118 %     109 %     87 %     110 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    1.74 %     0.48 %     0.60 %     0.35 %     0.26 %  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts: 
  $ 0.01     $ 0.07     $ 0.03     $ 0.08     $ 0.04    

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks long-term capital growth. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by outperforming the Russell 2500 Growth Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in U.S. companies that issue stocks included in the Russell 2500 Index, and in companies with similar market capitalizations.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 3,841,094     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     101,885          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 3,942,979     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $ (11,554 )  
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (11,554 )  

 

*  Other financial instruments include futures contracts.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, quarterly, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, losses on wash sale transactions, derivative contract transactions and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ (420 )   $ (26 )   $ 446    

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 22,611     $ 1,413,260    
Net long-term capital gain           1,803,683    
Total distributions   $ 22,611     $ 3,216,943    
Tax return of capital           44,360    
Total distributions   $ 22,611     $ 3,261,303    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 126    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $830,507.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (1,886,733 )  
Total   $ (1,886,733 )  

 


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 6,185,951     $ 30,818     $ (2,273,790 )   $ (2,242,972 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

As of February 28, 2009, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions of Fund shares were each 0.50% of the amount invested or redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.31% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.31% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $93 and $1, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $8,282,074 and $9,258,901, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 73.57% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by five shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. One of the shareholders is another fund of the Trust. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, no shares of the Fund were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 97.01% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     1,626     $ 15,144       626     $ 10,677    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    1,557       15,161       191,266       3,213,436    
Shares repurchased     (91,318 )     (1,266,386 )     (925,656 )     (15,813,559 )  
Purchase premiums           64             53    
Redemption fees           6,320             79,068    
Net increase (decrease)     (88,135 )   $ (1,229,697 )     (733,764 )   $ (12,510,325 )  

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.46 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 530.80     $ 1.75    
2) Hypothetical     0.46 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.51     $ 2.31    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

For corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 qualified for the dividends-received deduction.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Quantitative Equity team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The Class III shares of the GMO International Core Equity Fund returned -48.6% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -50.2% for the MSCI EAFE Index. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested substantially in international equity securities throughout the period.

Country allocation had a slight positive impact on relative performance. This was the result of the overweight in Germany and holding small cash balances in a falling market.

Sector weightings had a strong positive impact on performance relative to the index. During the period, the Fund's underweight to Financials and overweight to Health Care contributed significantly.

Currency allocation also had a strong positive impact on relative performance as the Fund's underweights in the British pound and Australian dollar and overweights in the Japanese yen and Swiss franc added value. The U.S. dollar strengthened relative to most foreign currencies, which detracted from returns for U.S. investors. The MSCI EAFE Index returned almost 9% more in local currency terms than in U.S. dollars.

Stock selection had mixed results with the Fund's Financials and Industrials particularly weak. Holdings in British financials Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS and Dutch financial ING Groep were among the most significant detractors. On the positive side were holdings in European pharmaceuticals GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi-Aventis, and Novartis, all of which outperformed strongly.

Among GMO's international quantitative stock selection disciplines, stocks ranked highly by intrinsic value (with its boost of high quality) outperformed strongly. Those selected by quality-adjusted value outperformed slightly, while those with strong momentum underperformed somewhat.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Classes IV and VI will vary due to different fees.

†   The Fund is the successor to the GMO International Disciplined Equity Fund, therefore, performance for the periods prior to September 16, 2005 is that of GMO International Disciplined Equity Fund.



GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     94.7 %  
Short-Term Investments     3.2    
Preferred Stocks     0.2    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Forward Currency Contracts     (0.2 )  
Futures     (0.6 )  
Other     2.7    
      100.0 %  
Country Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Japan     28.4 %  
United Kingdom     21.9    
France     12.3    
Switzerland     10.2    
Germany     6.3    
Australia     2.8    
Italy     2.5    
Hong Kong     2.4    
Canada     2.3    
Netherlands     2.3    
Finland     1.7    
Sweden     1.6    
Singapore     1.4    
Spain     1.2    
Denmark     0.7    
Belgium     0.6    
Norway     0.6    
Ireland     0.5    
Greece     0.2    
Austria     0.1    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Health Care     17.1 %  
Financials     13.2    
Energy     12.8    
Consumer Discretionary     11.6    
Consumer Staples     11.4    
Materials     8.0    
Industrials     7.4    
Telecommunication Services     7.1    
Utilities     6.3    
Information Technology     5.1    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 94.7%        
        Australia — 2.7%        
  1,089,814     Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd     9,128,312    
  225,992     BHP Billiton Ltd     4,069,346    
  1,328,717     BlueScope Steel Ltd     1,861,749    
  224,165     CSL Ltd     5,184,132    
  1,530,765     Foster's Group Ltd     5,359,191    
  2,434,000     Incitec Pivot Ltd     3,315,800    
  1,918,780     Mirvac Group Ltd     1,017,889    
  583,865     Origin Energy Ltd     5,040,184    
  1,037,449     Santos Ltd     10,199,526    
  2,771,258     Stockland (REIT)     4,746,696    
  714,351     TABCORP Holdings Ltd     2,894,689    
  3,367,924     Telstra Corp Ltd     7,590,215    
  650,743     Woodside Petroleum Ltd     14,810,500    
  495,796     Woolworths Ltd     8,238,485    
    Total Australia     83,456,714    
        Austria — 0.1%        
  71,879     OMV AG     1,872,492    
        Belgium — 0.6%        
  102,100     Belgacom SA     3,323,263    
  44,625     Colruyt SA     10,116,700    
  892,761     Dexia     1,859,770    
  1,316,586     Fortis     2,169,332    
    Total Belgium     17,469,065    
        Canada — 2.2%        
  164,200     Agrium Inc     5,700,923    
  424,300     Bank of Montreal     9,435,189    
  146,800     Canadian Natural Resources     4,719,478    
  141,900     Magna International Inc Class A     3,640,635    
  464,400     National Bank of Canada     13,827,599    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Canada — continued        
  100,900     Petro-Canada     2,227,065    
  179,000     Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc     15,024,068    
  340,700     Royal Bank of Canada     8,280,494    
  275,300     Sun Life Financial Inc     4,308,460    
    Total Canada     67,163,911    
        Denmark — 0.7%        
  205,248     Novo-Nordisk A/S Class B     9,994,229    
  247,288     Vestas Wind Systems A/S *      10,767,875    
    Total Denmark     20,762,104    
        Finland — 1.6%        
  270,714     Fortum Oyj     4,649,436    
  230,357     KCI Konecranes Oyj     3,730,690    
  347,981     Neste Oil Oyj     4,334,636    
  1,675,632     Nokia Oyj     15,701,209    
  453,372     Outokumpu Oyj     4,586,489    
  213,591     Rautaruukki Oyj     3,544,266    
  683,523     Sampo Oyj Class A     8,989,794    
  415,098     Tietoenator Oyj     5,176,154    
    Total Finland     50,712,674    
        France — 11.7%        
  133,484     Air Liquide SA     9,740,655    
  195,826     Alstom     9,188,888    
  1,012,948     ArcelorMittal     19,414,903    
  694,247     BNP Paribas     22,483,315    
  208,822     Cap Gemini SA     5,984,552    
  110,509     Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA     6,827,385    
  84,390     Cie de Saint-Gobain     1,925,117    
  177,294     Essilor International SA     6,118,786    
  1,249,621     France Telecom SA     27,926,243    
  778,752     GDF Suez     24,592,816    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        France — continued        
  237,562     Gemalto NV *      5,978,510    
  134,758     Hermes International     11,379,445    
  105,742     L'Oreal SA     6,802,096    
  104,796     Nexans SA     4,021,352    
  260,769     Peugeot SA     4,437,343    
  191,589     Renault SA     2,751,083    
  1,462,899     Sanofi-Aventis     75,188,796    
  381,995     Societe Generale     11,840,939    
  878,696     STMicroelectronics NV     3,861,455    
  88,898     Technip SA     2,877,344    
  1,641,392     Total SA     77,115,136    
  319,981     UbiSoft Entertainment SA *      4,762,887    
  91,287     Unibail-Rodamco (REIT)     11,460,108    
  108,072     Vallourec SA     8,411,733    
    Total France     365,090,887    
        Germany — 5.8%        
  95,423     Adidas AG     2,743,245    
  40,376     Allianz SE (Registered)     2,710,340    
  172,335     BASF AG     4,780,511    
  237,224     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     5,867,873    
  187,476     Bilfinger & Berger AG     6,427,074    
  118,732     Demag Cranes AG     2,311,770    
  2,606,581     Deutsche Telekom AG (Registered)     31,520,898    
  313,639     E.ON AG     8,065,200    
  233,694     GEA Group AG     2,548,832    
  385,105     Hannover Rueckversicherungs AG (Registered)     13,729,146    
  434,374     K&S AG     19,335,558    
  267,499     Kloeckner & Co AG     2,988,376    
  20,847     Linde AG     1,339,675    
  33,953     Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Registered)     4,137,420    
  226,283     Norddeutsche Affinerie AG     5,625,440    
  54,968     Q-Cells AG *      898,123    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Germany — continued        
  84,624     RWE AG     5,382,395    
  110,721     Salzgitter AG     6,838,363    
  1,123,350     SAP AG     36,087,235    
  425,891     SGL Carbon SE *      9,399,363    
  352,263     Suedzucker AG     6,239,278    
  128,391     ThyssenKrupp AG     2,267,061    
    Total Germany     181,243,176    
        Greece — 0.2%        
  417,152     National Bank of Greece SA     5,099,435    
        Hong Kong — 2.3%        
  3,887,221     CLP Holdings Ltd     28,736,439    
  1,045,300     Hang Seng Bank Ltd     11,563,139    
  3,336,000     Hong Kong Electric Holdings Ltd     20,568,153    
  952,000     Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd     7,383,894    
  2,113,000     Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings     3,919,373    
    Total Hong Kong     72,170,998    
        Ireland — 0.4%        
  437,030     CRH Plc     8,975,415    
  324,709     DCC Plc     4,411,239    
    Total Ireland     13,386,654    
        Italy — 2.3%        
  1,243,442     Bulgari SPA     5,028,159    
  722,440     Enel SPA     3,590,681    
  2,694,539     ENI SPA     53,781,874    
  349,132     Prysmian SPA     2,867,197    
  2,739,416     Telecom Italia SPA     3,329,812    
  3,164,161     UniCredit SPA     4,007,755    
    Total Italy     72,605,478    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — 26.9%        
  933,500     Aiful Corp     963,560    
  1,066,300     Alps Electric Co Ltd     2,947,095    
  484,200     Asahi Breweries Ltd     6,062,881    
  447,400     Astellas Pharma Inc     14,846,280    
  304,700     Bridgestone Corp     4,149,939    
  287,700     Canon Inc     7,260,706    
  166,700     Chubu Electric Power Co Inc     4,109,971    
  1,680,600     Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc     5,094,423    
  5,319     CyberAgent Inc     2,418,057    
  682,550     Daiei Inc *      2,123,537    
  741,000     Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha     1,506,999    
  469,648     Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd     7,545,338    
  2,860,000     Daikyo Inc     1,262,640    
  402,000     Daiwabo Co Ltd     900,510    
  1,481     DeNa Co Ltd     4,355,171    
  151,800     Don Quijote Co Ltd     1,790,968    
  242,100     Eisai Co Ltd     7,417,176    
  368,800     FamilyMart Co Ltd     12,441,223    
  351,000     Fast Retailing Co Ltd     35,257,964    
  3,317,000     Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd     10,569,122    
  1,964,000     GS Yuasa Corp     8,067,125    
  112,400     Hikari Tsushin Inc     1,811,087    
  3,908,000     Hitachi Ltd     9,731,370    
  2,159,100     Honda Motor Co Ltd     51,630,117    
  1,942     INPEX Corp     13,138,160    
  758,000     Iseki & Co Ltd *      1,721,714    
  733     Japan Real Estate Investment Corp     5,456,923    
  962,000     Japan Steel Works Ltd (The)     8,641,686    
  219,300     JFE Holdings Inc     4,745,194    
  538,000     JGC Corp     6,131,618    
  1,572,000     Kajima Corp     3,286,096    
  1,058     Kakaku.com Inc     3,120,408    
  862,000     Kao Corp     16,381,604    
  2,344,000     Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd     7,368,991    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued        
  5,671     Kenedix Inc *      392,053    
  13,946     KK daVinci Holdings *      349,595    
  484,600     Konami Corp     6,840,419    
  204,900     Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc     4,852,595    
  241,300     Lawson Inc     10,448,729    
  2,240,000     Marubeni Corp     6,954,149    
  830,000     Matsui Securities Co Ltd     4,745,010    
  4,810,000     Mazda Motor Corp     6,076,953    
  942,000     Meiji Dairies Corp     3,560,532    
  1,314,300     Mitsubishi Corp     16,351,837    
  4,474,000     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd     12,526,934    
  2,035,000     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc     9,193,365    
  150,120     Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co Ltd     2,612,456    
  899,000     Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd     4,556,747    
  9,794,500     Mizuho Financial Group Inc     18,460,578    
  419,000     Nikon Corp     3,928,031    
  33,000     Nintendo Co Ltd     9,421,484    
  802     Nippon Building Fund Inc     6,486,415    
  955,000     Nippon Denko Co Ltd     2,616,932    
  2,668,000     Nippon Light Metal     1,831,296    
  781,000     Nippon Meat Packers Inc     7,560,211    
  3,332,000     Nippon Mining Holdings Inc     11,572,506    
  2,965,000     Nippon Oil Corp     14,130,684    
  170,700     Nippon Paper Group Inc     3,783,947    
  1,559,000     Nippon Sheet Glass     3,082,138    
  745,800     Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp     31,890,004    
  1,040,500     Nippon Yakin Koguo Co Ltd     2,003,328    
  1,830,000     Nippon Yusen KK     7,549,045    
  6,328,900     Nissan Motor Co     19,320,515    
  18,209     NTT Docomo Inc     28,366,350    
  1,195,000     Obayashi Corp     5,024,265    
  1,933,000     OJI Paper Co Ltd     7,149,472    
  179,000     Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     8,286,193    
  263,040     ORIX Corp     5,343,422    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued        
  5,698,000     Osaka Gas Co Ltd     20,373,204    
  1,207,000     Pacific Metals Co Ltd     4,623,328    
  946,500     Panasonic Corp     10,958,777    
  76,730     Point Inc     3,138,487    
  907,800     Resona Holdings Inc     15,565,155    
  516,000     Ricoh Company Ltd     5,828,588    
  70,300     Rohm Co Ltd     3,357,707    
  107,400     Ryohin Keikaku Co Ltd     3,779,080    
  219,400     Sankyo Co Ltd     9,846,546    
  6,414,000     Sanyo Electric Co Ltd *      9,003,115    
  418,000     Seiko Epson Corp     4,782,142    
  1,712,700     Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd     37,956,579    
  602,000     Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd     26,802,012    
  7,348,300     Sojitz Corp     8,257,947    
  763,600     SUMCO Corp     9,461,232    
  2,330,000     Taisei Corp     4,125,130    
  312,000     Taisho Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     5,600,582    
  422,400     Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     17,060,663    
  802,130     Takefuji Corp     2,648,268    
  955,000     Tokai Carbon Co Ltd     2,995,100    
  320,800     Tokio Marine Holdings Inc     7,285,673    
  839,600     Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc (The)     23,701,944    
  3,217,000     Tokyo Gas Co Ltd     12,887,125    
  764,700     Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co     7,518,141    
  358,000     TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK     3,382,744    
  85,000     Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd     2,011,660    
  247,600     Toyota Motor Corp     7,930,540    
  1,004,000     UNY Co Ltd     7,342,880    
  19,030     USS Co Ltd     767,700    
    Total Japan     840,515,892    
        Netherlands — 2.2%        
  2,910,504     Aegon NV     10,358,720    
  456,639     Heineken NV     12,192,589    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Netherlands — continued        
  2,561,556     ING Groep NV     11,578,974    
  248,831     Koninklijke Ahold NV     2,761,056    
  463,184     Koninklijke DSM NV     10,585,364    
  206,531     OCE NV     522,403    
  385,969     Reed Elsevier NV     4,288,430    
  448,420     TomTom NV *      1,587,038    
  449,420     Unilever NV     8,611,463    
  96,005     Wereldhave NV     6,449,212    
    Total Netherlands     68,935,249    
        Norway — 0.6%        
  349,800     DnB NOR ASA     1,258,299    
  640,700     StatoilHydro ASA     10,637,332    
  568,500     Tandberg ASA     7,261,127    
    Total Norway     19,156,758    
        Singapore — 1.3%        
  418,200     MobileOne Ltd     419,808    
  2,968,000     Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd     8,479,342    
  2,770,000     Singapore Exchange Ltd     7,985,260    
  9,990,000     Singapore Telecommunications     15,722,591    
  1,259,000     United Overseas Bank Ltd     8,022,541    
    Total Singapore     40,629,542    
        Spain — 1.1%        
  473,490     Banco Santander SA     2,892,506    
  988,129     Iberdrola SA     6,425,853    
  167,473     Inditex SA     6,282,326    
  1,308,309     Mapfre SA     2,659,745    
  628,639     Repsol YPF SA     9,601,739    
  369,162     Telefonica SA     6,794,077    
    Total Spain     34,656,246    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Sweden — 1.5%        
  882,150     Boliden AB     2,427,188    
  614,620     Electrolux AB Series B     4,181,687    
  509,628     Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B     18,904,235    
  868,906     Investor AB Class B     9,807,826    
  439,871     Nordea Bank AB     2,193,143    
  287,881     SKF AB Class B     2,399,731    
  531,566     Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A     6,362,090    
  817,433     Swedbank AB     2,113,796    
    Total Sweden     48,389,696    
        Switzerland — 9.7%        
  435,425     ABB Ltd *      5,256,142    
  133,618     Actelion Ltd (Registered) *      6,319,000    
  158,692     Baloise Holding Ltd     8,986,415    
  274,232     Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A     3,621,733    
  2,485,765     Nestle SA (Registered)     81,260,728    
  3,324,358     Novartis AG (Registered)     121,283,583    
  212,425     Roche Holding AG (Non Voting)     24,113,965    
  49,565     Swatch Group AG     5,513,381    
  114,373     Syngenta AG (Registered)     24,450,383    
  91,269     Synthes Inc     10,591,339    
  1,195,995     UBS AG (Registered) *      11,199,220    
    Total Switzerland     302,595,889    
        United Kingdom — 20.8%        
  2,061,415     3i Group Plc     5,866,240    
  1,316,987     AMEC Plc     10,173,045    
  2,062,869     AstraZeneca Plc     65,417,291    
  605,978     BAE Systems Plc     3,199,233    
  5,624,333     Barclays Plc     7,378,665    
  773,962     BBA Aviation Plc     769,066    
  121,383     Berkeley Group Holdings Plc (Unit Shares) *      1,500,781    
  4,290,547     BG Group Plc     61,330,721    
  467,257     BHP Billiton Plc     7,282,120    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11



GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        United Kingdom — continued        
  1,508,410     BP Plc     9,609,723    
  1,032,375     British American Tobacco Plc     26,387,876    
  799,016     Burberry Group Plc     2,915,385    
  1,012,231     Cadbury Plc     7,706,656    
  922,925     Capita Group Plc     8,709,082    
  1,015,724     Centrica Plc     3,906,177    
  3,328,028     Compass Group Plc     14,621,482    
  1,187,588     Diageo Plc     13,694,376    
  1,242,683     Drax Group Plc     9,180,480    
  13,524,251     DSG International Plc     3,889,689    
  904,518     FirstGroup Plc     3,454,944    
  1,287,164     Game Group Plc     2,675,975    
  7,824,033     GlaxoSmithKline Plc     118,665,543    
  1,966,803     Home Retail Group Plc     5,928,686    
  1,563,809     HSBC Holdings Plc     10,876,514    
  272,340     Imperial Tobacco Group Plc     6,520,347    
  1,813,596     Kesa Electricals Plc     2,727,979    
  1,635,207     Kingfisher Plc     2,930,417    
  1,721,764     Ladbrokes Plc     4,251,174    
  13,667,932     Lloyds Banking Group Plc     11,219,724    
  570,490     London Stock Exchange     3,501,822    
  783,454     Michael Page International Plc     2,401,106    
  589,229     Next Plc     9,771,148    
  2,479,706     Northern Foods Plc     1,648,950    
  2,879,960     Old Mutual Plc     1,692,471    
  238,180     Provident Financial Plc     2,772,394    
  347,624     Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc     13,302,014    
  445,935     Rio Tinto Plc     11,383,448    
  14,797,653     Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc     4,819,433    
  567,226     Royal Dutch Shell Group Class A (Amsterdam)     12,400,533    
  1,399,139     Royal Dutch Shell Plc A Shares (London)     30,717,120    
  714,403     Royal Dutch Shell Plc B Shares (London)     14,995,915    
  290,705     Scottish & Southern Energy Plc     4,737,176    
  498,897     Signet Jewelers Ltd     3,800,441    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12



GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        United Kingdom — continued        
  636,019     Smith & Nephew Plc     4,507,098    
  258,995     Spectris Plc     1,585,851    
  2,795,756     Stagecoach Group Plc     4,598,362    
  1,943,781     Tesco Plc     9,218,306    
  1,802,618     Tomkins Plc     2,895,981    
  753,808     Travis Perkins Plc     3,492,890    
  1,999,628     Trinity Mirror Plc     878,839    
  403,096     Unilever Plc     7,786,897    
  30,886,294     Vodafone Group Plc     54,727,156    
  585,628     WH Smith Plc     2,807,668    
  2,673,076     Wolseley Plc     6,750,815    
    Total United Kingdom     649,983,225    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $5,385,837,101)     2,955,896,085    
        PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.2%        
        Germany — 0.2%        
  151,008     Volkswagen AG 5.36%     6,766,556    
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $13,630,996)     6,766,556    
        RIGHTS AND WARRANTS — 0.0%        
        France — 0.0%        
  102,702     Cie de Saint-Gobain Warrants, Expires 03/06/09 *      151,033    
    TOTAL RIGHTS AND WARRANTS (COST $590,732)     151,033    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


13



GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.2%        
  25,428     Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Time Deposit, 0.08%, due 03/02/09     25,428    
  25,000,000     BNP Paribas Time Deposit, 0.23%, due 03/02/09     25,000,000    
  46,723     Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 0.02%-2.45%, due 03/02/09     46,723    
  4,470,041     Citibank Time Deposit, 0.05%-2.29%, due 03/02/09     4,470,041    
  235,272     HSBC Bank (Hong Kong) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     235,272    
  25,000,000     HSBC Bank (USA) Time Deposit, 0.19%, due 03/02/09     25,000,000    
  72,376     JPMorgan Chase Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     72,376    
  17,400,000     Royal Bank of Canada Time Deposit, 0.20%, due 03/02/09     17,400,000    
  25,637,197     Societe Generale Time Deposit, 0.25%-0.33%, due 03/02/09     25,637,197    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $97,887,037)     97,887,037    
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.1%
(Cost $5,497,945,866)
    3,060,700,711    
        Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 1.9%     59,991,422    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 3,120,692,133    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


14



GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive   Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys  
4/24/09   CAD     5,859,000     $ 4,605,725     $ (98,750 )  
4/24/09   CAD     6,247,000       4,910,729       (65,652 )  
4/24/09   CHF     31,165,656       26,670,716       151,944    
4/24/09   CHF     31,165,656       26,670,716       107,644    
4/24/09   CHF     32,110,070       27,478,919       78,092    
4/24/09   EUR     22,557,782       28,590,244       107,593    
4/24/09   EUR     22,557,782       28,590,244       253,609    
4/24/09   GBP     12,799,462       18,321,816       (222,365 )  
4/24/09   HKD     92,032,935       11,872,470       (1,215 )  
4/24/09   JPY     2,291,142,592       23,501,773       (1,433,635 )  
4/24/09   JPY     2,291,142,592       23,501,773       (1,422,269 )  
4/24/09   NZD     38,355,000       19,141,280       (297,072 )  
4/24/09   SEK     187,712,160       20,839,818       (693,844 )  
4/24/09   SEK     187,712,160       20,839,818       (692,238 )  
4/24/09   SEK     187,712,160       20,839,818       (667,321 )  
4/24/09   SEK     187,712,160       20,839,818       (639,087 )  
4/24/09   SEK     187,712,160       20,839,818       (648,806 )  
4/24/09   SEK     187,712,160       20,839,818       (606,505 )  
4/24/09   SEK     187,712,160       20,839,818       (433,333 )  
    $ 389,735,131     $ (7,223,210 )  
Sales  
4/24/09   AUD     25,115,797     $ 16,001,291     $ (27,845 )  
4/24/09   AUD     25,115,797       16,001,291       (47,737 )  
4/24/09   CAD     21,452,390       16,863,595       105,346    
4/24/09   CAD     21,452,390       16,863,595       97,229    
4/24/09   CAD     21,452,390       16,863,595       79,065    
4/24/09   CAD     21,452,390       16,863,595       94,079    
4/24/09   DKK     55,964,277       9,505,860       (87,911 )  
4/24/09   DKK     55,964,277       9,505,860       (90,288 )  
4/24/09   GBP     40,149,287       57,471,777       (211,868 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


15



GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Forward Currency Contracts — continued

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive   Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
4/24/09   GBP     20,074,644     $ 28,735,889     $ (113,923 )  
4/24/09   GBP     20,074,644       28,735,889       (110,350 )  
4/24/09   GBP     20,074,644       28,735,889       (116,352 )  
4/24/09   NOK     58,746,992       8,341,939       24,164    
4/24/09   NOK     58,746,992       8,341,939       (22,014 )  
4/24/09   SGD     16,173,191       10,445,864       148,524    
    $ 289,277,868     $ (279,881 )  

 

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  264     DAX   March 2009   $ 31,810,892     $ (6,408,230 )  
  61     MSCI Singapore   March 2009     1,494,157       (22,780 )  
  451     S&P/MIB   March 2009     43,246,515       (13,928,146 )  
  455     TOPIX   March 2009     34,918,343       (3,451,804 )  
    $ 111,469,907     $ (23,810,960 )  
Sales      
  103     FTSE 100   March 2009   $ 5,561,266     $ 741,018    
  462     S&P Toronto 60   March 2009     35,501,588       3,173,533    
    $ 41,062,854     $ 3,914,551    

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


16



GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

*  Non-income producing security.

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD - Australian Dollar

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

DKK - Danish Krone

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

JPY - Japanese Yen

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


17




GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $5,497,945,866) (Note 2)   $ 3,060,700,711    
Receivable for investments sold     677,338    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     37,936,037    
Dividends and interest receivable     10,662,694    
Foreign taxes receivable     1,412,245    
Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     1,247,289    
Receivable for collateral on open futures contracts (Note 2)     22,654,710    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     75,964    
Total assets     3,135,366,988    
Liabilities:  
Due to custodian     6,062    
Payable for investments purchased     449,367    
Payable for Fund shares repurchased     1,036,593    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     980,914    
Shareholder service fee     204,779    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     12,276    
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     2,089,202    
Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     8,750,380    
Miscellaneous payable     417,299    
Accrued expenses     727,983    
Total liabilities     14,674,855    
Net assets   $ 3,120,692,133    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


18



GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009 — (Continued)

Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 6,071,011,459    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     39,924,821    
Accumulated net realized loss     (525,638,127 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (2,464,606,020 )  
    $ 3,120,692,133    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 855,689,646    
Class IV shares   $ 1,166,164,690    
Class VI shares   $ 1,098,837,797    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     47,144,700    
Class IV     64,296,997    
Class VI     60,616,111    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 18.15    
Class IV   $ 18.14    
Class VI   $ 18.13    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


19



GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $15,680,741)   $ 159,953,249    
Securities lending income     3,190,580    
Interest     2,583,156    
Total investment income     165,726,985    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     17,737,003    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     1,261,152    
Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 3)     727,244    
Shareholder service fee – Class VI (Note 3)     1,660,348    
Custodian and fund accounting agent fees     1,948,916    
Transfer agent fees     49,945    
Audit and tax fees     102,533    
Legal fees     111,095    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     69,308    
Registration fees     22,060    
Miscellaneous     76,230    
Total expenses     23,765,834    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (2,276,350 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (26,942 )  
Net expenses     21,462,542    
Net investment income (loss)     144,264,443    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (433,292,357 )  
Closed futures contracts     (99,183,590 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     36,480,784    
Net realized gain (loss)     (495,995,163 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (2,397,648,991 )  
Open futures contracts     3,521,749    
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (19,687,169 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (2,413,814,411 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (2,909,809,574 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (2,765,545,131 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 144,264,443     $ 130,597,450    
Net realized gain (loss)     (495,995,163 )     262,829,020    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (2,413,814,411 )     (538,336,524 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (2,765,545,131 )     (144,910,054 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (33,600,867 )     (15,752,992 )  
Class IV     (33,761,743 )     (13,850,618 )  
Class VI     (125,844,027 )     (70,382,406 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (193,206,637 )     (99,986,016 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (7,902,343 )     (44,597,287 )  
Class IV     (7,358,071 )     (40,295,188 )  
Class VI     (28,358,623 )     (183,168,178 )  
Total distributions from net realized gains     (43,619,037 )     (268,060,653 )  
      (236,825,674 )     (368,046,669 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     495,120,468       81,033,866    
Class IV     741,372,190       308,789,561    
Class VI     (545,537,754 )     2,587,884,351    
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions
    690,954,904       2,977,707,778    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (2,311,415,901 )     2,464,751,055    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     5,432,108,034       2,967,356,979    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $39,924,821 and $60,260,648, respectively)
  $ 3,120,692,133     $ 5,432,108,034    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 37.25     $ 39.38     $ 35.23     $ 30.81     $ 26.75    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.92       1.01       0.86       0.72       0.55    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (18.54 )     (0.51 )     6.06       4.79       4.54    
Total from investment operations     (17.62 )     0.50       6.92       5.51       5.09    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (1.19 )     (0.68 )     (0.77 )     (0.16 )     (0.54 )  
From net realized gains     (0.29 )     (1.95 )     (2.00 )     (0.93 )     (0.49 )  
Total distributions     (1.48 )     (2.63 )     (2.77 )     (1.09 )     (1.03 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 18.15     $ 37.25     $ 39.38     $ 35.23     $ 30.81    
Total Return(a)      (48.61 )%     0.69 %     20.04 %     18.26 %     19.20 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 855,690     $ 917,685     $ 877,816     $ 820,336     $ 321,463    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.53 %(b)      0.53 %(b)      0.53 %     0.54 %     0.55 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    3.08 %     2.44 %     2.29 %     2.26 %     1.98 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     41 %     43 %     47 %     43 %     45 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.05 %     0.05 %     0.05 %     0.10 %     0.14 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class IV share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 37.23     $ 39.36     $ 35.21     $ 30.80     $ 26.75    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.94       1.04       0.85       0.65       0.56    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (18.53 )     (0.52 )     6.09       4.87       4.54    
Total from investment operations     (17.59 )     0.52       6.94       5.52       5.10    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (1.21 )     (0.70 )     (0.79 )     (0.18 )     (0.56 )  
From net realized gains     (0.29 )     (1.95 )     (2.00 )     (0.93 )     (0.49 )  
Total distributions     (1.50 )     (2.65 )     (2.79 )     (1.11 )     (1.05 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 18.14     $ 37.23     $ 39.36     $ 35.21     $ 30.80    
Total Return(a)      (48.56 )%     0.75 %     20.14 %     18.31 %     19.24 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,166,165     $ 947,063     $ 711,712     $ 1,183,535     $ 255,580    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.47 %(b)      0.47 %(b)      0.47 %     0.48 %     0.49 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    3.18 %     2.51 %     2.27 %     1.98 %     2.01 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     41 %     43 %     47 %     43 %     45 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.05 %     0.05 %     0.05 %     0.11 %     0.14 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class VI share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 37.22     $ 39.35     $ 36.09    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.92       0.98       0.74    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (18.50 )     (0.45 )     5.33    
Total from investment operations     (17.58 )     0.53       6.07    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (1.22 )     (0.71 )     (0.81 )  
From net realized gains     (0.29 )     (1.95 )     (2.00 )  
Total distributions     (1.51 )     (2.66 )     (2.81 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 18.13     $ 37.22     $ 39.35    
Total Return(b)      (48.56 )%     0.78 %     17.24 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,098,838     $ 3,567,360     $ 1,377,829    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.44 %(c)      0.44 %(c)      0.44 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets     3.07 %     2.36 %     2.11 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     41 %     43 %     47 %††   
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager to average daily net assets:     0.05 %     0.05 %     0.05 %*   

 

(a)  Period from March 28, 2006 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2007.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

††  Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the year ended February 28, 2007.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO International Core Equity Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks high total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by outperforming the MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, and Far East). The Fund typically makes equity investments in companies from developed countries, other than the U.S.

Throughout the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had three classes of shares outstanding: Class III, Class IV and Class VI. Each class of shares bears a different level of shareholder service fees.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 88.78% of the net assets of the Fund were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 289,956,265     $ 3,173,533    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     2,770,744,446       1,988,307    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 3,060,700,711     $ 5,161,840    

 

*  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts and futures contracts.

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           (32,561,340 )  
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (32,561,340 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts and futures contracts.


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees,


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Because many foreign exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign futures in those markets or on those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign futures using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts during the period.

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. As of February 28, 2009 the Fund had no securities on loan.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary. Taxes on foreign interest and dividend income are generally withheld in accordance with the applicable country's tax treaty with the United States. The foreign withholding rates applicable to a Fund's investments in certain foreign jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of the Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Foreign taxes paid by the Fund may be treated, to the extent permissible under the Code and if the Fund so elects, as if paid by the shareholders of the Fund.

The Fund may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, derivative contract transactions, foreign currency transactions, losses on wash sale transactions, passive foreign investment company transactions and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 28,606,367     $ (28,606,367 )   $    

 


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 193,221,407     $ 172,283,394    
Net long-term capital gain     43,604,267       195,763,275    
Total distributions   $ 236,825,674     $ 368,046,669    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including
any net short-term capital gain)
  $ 33,081,380    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $283,595,779.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (215,235,940 )  
Total   $ (215,235,940 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 5,524,475,074     $ 9,084,889     $ (2,472,859,252 )   $ (2,463,774,363 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH") serves as custodian and fund accounting agent of the Fund. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as transfer agent of the Fund. BBH and State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with each agent. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times may be more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.38% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets of each class at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares, 0.09% for Class IV shares and 0.055% for Class VI shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.38% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fee paid by the Trust to the independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $54,686 and $33,947, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $2,357,605,587 and $1,848,090,031, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 22.63% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by one shareholder. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of this large shareholder may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, less than 0.01% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 40.78% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     24,667,921     $ 554,316,558       11,949,449     $ 492,041,742    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    1,343,947       36,964,534       1,414,279       58,116,527    
Shares repurchased     (3,502,126 )     (96,160,624 )     (11,019,208 )     (469,124,403 )  
Net increase (decrease)     22,509,742     $ 495,120,468       2,344,520     $ 81,033,866    
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class IV:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     56,498,768     $ 1,087,585,834       15,988,725     $ 658,843,076    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    1,320,611       35,699,368       1,206,587       49,719,301    
Shares repurchased     (18,958,207 )     (381,913,012 )     (9,841,902 )     (399,772,816 )  
Net increase (decrease)     38,861,172     $ 741,372,190       7,353,410     $ 308,789,561    

 


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class VI:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     22,188,760     $ 566,965,336       74,361,787     $ 3,110,181,310    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    5,699,175       154,153,325       6,180,798       253,296,700    
Shares repurchased     (63,112,155 )     (1,266,656,415 )     (19,719,605 )     (775,593,659 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (35,224,220 )   $ (545,537,754 )     60,822,980     $ 2,587,884,351    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO International Core Equity Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO International Core Equity Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III      
1) Actual     0.53 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 557.00     $ 2.05    
2) Hypothetical     0.53 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.17     $ 2.66    
Class IV      
1) Actual     0.48 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 557.30     $ 1.85    
2) Hypothetical     0.48 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.41     $ 2.41    
Class VI      
1) Actual     0.44 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 557.40     $ 1.70    
2) Hypothetical     0.44 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.61     $ 2.21    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized net expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO International Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $43,604,267 from long-term capital gains.

During the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund paid foreign taxes of $15,659,311 and recognized foreign source income of $175,612,560.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 70.65% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Quantitative Equity team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The Class III shares of the GMO International Growth Equity Fund returned -43.5% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -50.2% for the MSCI EAFE Index and -49.1% for the MSCI EAFE Growth Index. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested primarily in international equity securities throughout the period.

Relative to the EAFE Growth Index, stock selection made a strong positive contribution, particularly within Health Care and Energy. Among the most significant contributors were holdings in French oil company Total, British pharmaceutical GlaxoSmithKline, and British energy company BG Group, all of which outperformed. Overweight positions in French steel maker ArcelorMittal, Swedish energy company Vostok Gas SDR, and Finnish cell phone maker Nokia detracted from returns.

Among GMO's international quantitative stock selection disciplines, stocks selected for their high quality characteristics outperformed very strongly. Those stocks ranked highly by intrinsic value (with its boost of high quality) outperformed significantly, while those with strong momentum underperformed.

Country allocation had a positive impact on relative performance. This was mainly from underweights in Italy and Japan and holding small cash balances in a falling market.

Currency allocation also had a strong positive impact on relative performance as the Fund's underweights in the British pound and Australian dollar and overweight in the Japanese yen added value. The U.S. dollar strengthened relative to most foreign currencies, which detracted from returns for U.S. investors. The MSCI EAFE Index returned almost 9% more in local currency terms than in U.S. dollars.

Sector weightings had a strong positive impact on performance relative to the index. During the period, the Fund's underweight to Financials and overweight to Health Care contributed significantly.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Classes IV will vary due to different fees.

*   Effective January 1, 2009, the benchmark for the International Growth Equity Fund was changed from the S&P EPAC Large Mid Cap Growth Index to the MSCI EAFE Growth Index. This change was applicable retroactively as well as going forward.

†   The Fund is the successor to the GMO International Growth Fund, therefore, performance for the periods prior to September 16, 2005 is that of GMO International Growth Fund.



GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     94.3 %  
Short-Term Investments     4.5    
Futures     (0.3 )  
Forward Currency Contracts     (0.7 )  
Other     2.2    
      100.0 %  
Country Summary   % of Equity Investments  
United Kingdom     24.5 %  
Japan     21.7    
Switzerland     16.2    
France     8.3    
Germany     5.3    
Australia     4.7    
Canada     4.5    
Spain     3.4    
Denmark     2.6    
Hong Kong     2.4    
Netherlands     1.9    
Finland     1.1    
Singapore     1.0    
Sweden     0.9    
Norway     0.6    
Greece     0.5    
Belgium     0.2    
Austria     0.1    
Ireland     0.1    
      100.0 %  
Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Health Care     25.0 %  
Consumer Staples     18.0    
Energy     10.4    
Materials     10.4    
Consumer Discretionary     8.4    
Industrials     7.6    
Information Technology     7.1    
Telecommunication Services     5.8    
Utilities     5.2    
Financials     2.1    
      100.0 %  

 


1




GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 94.3%  
        Australia — 4.4%  
    187,432     Australian Stock Exchange Ltd     3,123,583    
    424,392     BHP Billiton Ltd     7,641,854    
    772,562     Brambles Ltd     2,257,351    
    289,777     CSL Ltd     6,701,502    
    1,011,812     Foster's Group Ltd     3,542,342    
    1,100,514     Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd     1,327,927    
    2,201,219     Incitec Pivot Ltd     2,998,686    
    1,369,807     Origin Energy Ltd     11,824,787    
    398,318     QBE Insurance Group Ltd     4,784,037    
    172,798     Rio Tinto Ltd     5,084,282    
    1,403,836     Telstra Corp Ltd     3,163,794    
    717,755     Woodside Petroleum Ltd     16,335,650    
    1,137,492     Woolworths Ltd     18,901,345    
    Total Australia     87,687,140    
        Austria — 0.1%  
    82,392     Oesterreichische Elektrizitaetswirtschafts AG Class A     2,534,247    
        Belgium — 0.2%  
    18,049     Colruyt SA     4,091,794    
        Canada — 4.2%  
    180,300     Agrium Inc     6,259,905    
    461,300     Canadian National Railway Co     14,815,845    
    163,700     Canadian Natural Resources     5,262,797    
    85,800     Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd     2,427,920    
    175,300     Enbridge Inc     5,249,906    
    106,300     EnCana Corp     4,194,513    
    98,500     Husky Energy Inc     2,105,958    
    76,100     IGM Financial Inc     1,672,501    
    332,400     Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc     27,899,443    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


2



GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Canada — continued  
    150,700     Research In Motion Ltd *      6,022,314    
    228,200     Shoppers Drug Mart Corp     7,761,527    
    Total Canada     83,672,629    
        Denmark — 2.5%  
    291     AP Moller-Maersk A/S Class A     1,369,278    
    222,900     H Lundbeck A/S     4,733,020    
    605,002     Novo-Nordisk A/S Class B     29,459,621    
    314,075     Vestas Wind Systems A/S *      13,676,039    
    Total Denmark     49,237,958    
        Finland — 1.0%  
    164,805     Alma Media Corp     1,124,741    
    96,409     Amer Sports Oyj Class A     672,908    
    233,762     Fortum Oyj     4,014,796    
    162,031     Kone Oyj Class B     3,339,552    
    692,373     Nokia Oyj     6,487,757    
    335,092     Nokian Renkaat Oyj     3,947,064    
    Total Finland     19,586,818    
        France — 7.8%  
    113,649     Air Liquide SA     8,293,246    
    1,111,424     ArcelorMittal     21,302,366    
    54,092     Dassault Systemes SA     1,874,591    
    68,842     Electricite de France     2,667,901    
    197,657     Essilor International SA     6,821,555    
    181,508     Groupe Danone     8,613,702    
    63,085     Hermes International     5,327,122    
    148,636     L'Oreal SA     9,561,350    
    28,972     Neopost SA     2,102,412    
    681,207     Sanofi-Aventis     35,012,078    
    967,145     Total SA     45,437,969    
    63,664     Vallourec SA     4,955,257    
    129,236     Veolia Environnement     2,775,579    
    Total France     154,745,128    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


3



GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Germany — 5.0%  
    154,460     Adidas AG     4,440,456    
    311,062     Aixtron AG     1,240,740    
    106,132     Beiersdorf AG     4,395,832    
    1,345,154     Deutsche Telekom AG (Registered)     16,266,697    
    165,589     Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co     6,732,771    
    338,788     K&S AG     15,080,680    
    79,836     Norddeutsche Affinerie AG     1,984,739    
    10,739     Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport     1,605,135    
    1,343,048     SAP AG     43,144,958    
    211,127     SGL Carbon SE *      4,659,547    
    Total Germany     99,551,555    
        Greece — 0.4%  
    105,198     Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Co SA     1,273,820    
    168,560     National Bank of Greece SA     2,060,546    
    208,439     OPAP SA     5,358,749    
    Total Greece     8,693,115    
        Hong Kong — 2.3%  
    1,721,500     CLP Holdings Ltd     12,726,258    
    1,009,200     Esprit Holdings Ltd     5,434,969    
    472,400     Hang Seng Bank Ltd     5,225,702    
    3,579,400     Hong Kong & China Gas     5,397,912    
    92,800     Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co Ltd     829,317    
    1,618,000     Hong Kong Electric Holdings Ltd     9,975,801    
    1,480,000     Li & Fung Ltd     3,207,136    
    4,242,000     PCCW Ltd     1,964,713    
    Total Hong Kong     44,761,808    
        Ireland — 0.1%  
    124,498     CRH Plc     2,556,852    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


4



GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — 20.5%  
    316,400     Astellas Pharma Inc     10,499,247    
    681,650     Canon Inc     17,202,850    
    1,028     Central Japan Railway Co     6,245,236    
    351,600     Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd     5,648,786    
    291,800     Daikin Industries Ltd     6,352,422    
    77,300     East Japan Railway Co     4,629,318    
    236,700     Eisai Co Ltd     7,251,738    
    126,900     Fanuc Ltd     8,264,475    
    183,000     Fast Retailing Co Ltd     18,382,357    
    44,300     Hirose Electric Co Ltd     3,803,680    
    117,200     Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co Inc     3,539,492    
    621,000     Honda Motor Co Ltd     14,849,846    
    455,400     Hoya Corp     8,252,973    
    1,163     INPEX Corp     7,868,012    
    85,300     Ito En Ltd     1,087,677    
    411,000     Japan Steel Works Ltd (The)     3,692,030    
    1,730     Japan Tobacco Inc     4,126,483    
    403,000     JGC Corp     4,593,015    
    689,000     Kao Corp     13,093,881    
    52,300     Keyence Corp     9,871,051    
    138,500     Lawson Inc     5,997,302    
    1,153,000     Marubeni Corp     3,579,524    
    1,297,500     Mitsubishi Corp     16,142,820    
    2,333,000     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd     6,532,261    
    1,298,900     Mizuho Financial Group Inc     2,448,154    
    71,300     Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd     2,707,055    
    398,000     Nikon Corp     3,731,161    
    40,200     Nintendo Co Ltd     11,477,081    
    401,000     Nippon Denko Co Ltd     1,098,837    
    921,000     Nippon Yusen KK     3,799,273    
    93,900     Nissha Printing Co Ltd     2,329,920    
    144,000     Nomura Research Institute     2,267,722    
    7,233     NTT Docomo Inc     11,267,714    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


5



GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued  
    1,361,000     OJI Paper Co Ltd     5,033,849    
    178,000     Olympus Corp     2,348,179    
    36,100     Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     1,671,126    
    1,472,000     Panasonic Corp     17,043,126    
    10,994     Rakuten Inc     5,657,186    
    38,000     Rohm Co Ltd     1,814,977    
    104,300     Sankyo Co Ltd     4,680,924    
    64,100     Secom Co     2,199,833    
    876,600     Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd     19,427,066    
    27,200     Shimamura Co Ltd     1,403,888    
    387,700     Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd     17,261,030    
    434,000     Shionogi & Co Ltd     7,047,728    
    225,000     Shiseido Co Ltd     3,313,510    
    2,717,000     Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd     5,089,703    
    668,700     Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     27,008,677    
    270,400     Terumo Corp     8,286,719    
    141,900     Tokio Marine Holdings Inc     3,222,684    
    748,100     Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc (The)     21,118,895    
    110,900     Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd     1,499,634    
    90,800     Toyota Motor Corp     2,908,292    
    77,900     Unicharm Corp     5,089,238    
    24,923     Yahoo Japan Corp     7,129,267    
    84,900     Yamada Denki Co Ltd     3,080,147    
    Total Japan     405,969,071    
        Netherlands — 1.8%  
    235,511     Heineken NV     6,288,312    
    185,009     Koninklijke DSM NV     4,228,099    
    678,086     Koninklijke KPN NV     8,675,350    
    220,429     Reed Elsevier NV     2,449,146    
    706,501     Unilever NV     13,537,464    
    Total Netherlands     35,178,371    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


6



GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Norway — 0.6%  
    529,650     StatoilHydro ASA     8,793,605    
    146,980     Yara International ASA     3,110,396    
    Total Norway     11,904,001    
        Singapore — 0.9%  
    1,471,000     Keppel Land Ltd     1,216,337    
    1,606,000     Singapore Press Holdings Ltd     2,808,256    
    2,318,000     Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd     3,424,096    
    6,682,500     Singapore Telecommunications     10,517,139    
    Total Singapore     17,965,828    
        Spain — 3.3%  
    327,418     Iberdrola SA     2,129,216    
    203,199     Inditex SA     7,622,496    
    1,053,264     Mapfre SA     2,141,248    
    104,344     Red Electrica de Espana     4,184,797    
    2,204,850     Telefonica SA     40,578,177    
    344,018     Union Fenosa SA     7,753,193    
    Total Spain     64,409,127    
        Sweden — 0.9%  
    468,703     Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B     17,386,155    
        Switzerland — 15.2%  
    245,367     Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A     3,240,518    
    26,545     Geberit AG (Registered)     2,377,741    
    54,298     Lonza Group AG (Registered)     5,209,062    
    2,619,618     Nestle SA (Registered)     85,636,440    
    2,621,683     Novartis AG (Registered)     95,647,673    
    513,370     Roche Holding AG (Non Voting)     58,276,502    
    5,392     SGS SA (Registered)     4,865,177    
    19,477     Swatch Group AG     2,166,531    
    11,174     Swisscom AG (Registered)     3,346,989    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Switzerland — continued  
    111,686     Syngenta AG (Registered)     23,875,963    
    152,849     Synthes Inc     17,737,409    
    Total Switzerland     302,380,005    
        United Kingdom — 23.1%  
    137,201     Anglo American Plc     1,935,316    
    1,039,359     AstraZeneca Plc     32,959,946    
    474,980     Autonomy Corp Plc *      8,186,024    
    4,831,996     BG Group Plc     69,070,401    
    366,707     BHP Billiton Plc     5,715,065    
    1,043,329     British American Tobacco Plc     26,667,864    
    578,429     Burberry Group Plc     2,110,525    
    455,439     Cadbury Plc     3,467,501    
    1,064,945     Capita Group Plc     10,049,238    
    2,570,529     Centrica Plc     9,885,502    
    1,436,721     Cobham Plc     3,943,521    
    2,520,964     Diageo Plc     29,069,870    
    629,647     Drax Group Plc     4,651,598    
    6,416,651     GlaxoSmithKline Plc     97,320,062    
    1,008,988     HSBC Holdings Plc     7,017,655    
    424,438     Imperial Tobacco Group Plc     10,161,867    
    1,353,738     Man Group Plc     3,292,681    
    255,079     Next Plc     4,229,959    
    565,177     Petrofac Ltd     3,774,971    
    1,105,550     Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc     42,304,449    
    1,159,107     Reed Elsevier Plc     8,659,130    
    693,365     Rio Tinto Plc     17,699,630    
    326,187     Royal Dutch Shell Plc A Shares (London)     7,161,208    
    409,857     Scottish & Southern Energy Plc     6,678,814    
    492,089     Smith & Nephew Plc     3,487,149    
    311,560     Standard Chartered Plc     2,936,211    
    1,040,647     Tesco Plc     4,935,228    
    783,416     Tullow Oil Plc     8,135,639    
    261,232     Unilever Plc     5,046,408    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
        United Kingdom — continued  
    7,238,224     Vodafone Group Plc     12,825,346    
    471,008     Xstrata Plc     4,640,229    
    Total United Kingdom     458,019,007    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $2,929,986,355)     1,870,330,609    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.5%  
    10,800,000     BNP Paribas Time Deposit, 0.23%, due 03/02/09     10,800,000    
    58,337     Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 0.01% - 2.45%, due 03/02/09     58,337    
    3,348,095     Citibank Time Deposit, 0.05% - 0.08%, due 03/02/09     3,348,095    
    74,146     HSBC Bank (Hong Kong) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     74,146    
    25,000,000     HSBC Bank (USA) Time Deposit, 0.19%, due 03/02/09     25,000,000    
    25,000,000     Royal Bank of Canada Time Deposit, 0.20%, due 03/02/09     25,000,000    
    25,130,625     Societe Generale Time Deposit, 0.25% - 0.33%, due 03/02/09     25,130,625    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $89,411,203)     89,411,203    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.8%
(Cost $3,019,397,558)
    1,959,741,812    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 1.2%     24,732,583    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 1,984,474,395    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive   Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys  
4/24/09   CHF     53,863,444     $ 46,094,862     $ (422,552 )  
4/24/09   CHF     4,874,940       4,171,840       (9,069 )  
4/24/09   EUR     13,060,238       16,552,842       102,558    
4/24/09   GBP     17,217,159       24,645,537       (299,114 )  
4/24/09   JPY     5,209,544,269       53,437,760       (3,046,510 )  
4/24/09   JPY     3,348,992,744       34,352,846       (2,083,507 )  
4/24/09   JPY     3,348,992,744       34,352,846       (2,078,949 )  
4/24/09   JPY     3,348,992,744       34,352,846       (2,067,816 )  
4/24/09   JPY     3,348,992,744       34,352,846       (2,095,562 )  
4/24/09   NZD     16,225,269       8,097,312       (97,665 )  
4/24/09   SEK     140,075,846       15,551,231       (476,904 )  
4/24/09   SEK     140,075,846       15,551,231       (484,157 )  
4/24/09   SEK     140,075,846       15,551,231       (452,590 )  
4/24/09   SEK     140,075,846       15,551,231       (517,765 )  
4/24/09   SEK     140,075,846       15,551,231       (516,567 )  
4/24/09   SEK     140,075,846       15,551,231       (497,973 )  
4/24/09   SEK     140,075,846       15,551,231       (323,365 )  
4/24/09   SGD     93,026,088       60,083,246       (854,293 )  
    $ 459,353,400     $ (16,221,800 )  
Sales  
4/24/09   AUD     36,890,883     $ 23,503,206     $ (106,639 )  
4/24/09   AUD     35,805,857       22,811,935       (49,078 )  
4/24/09   AUD     35,805,857       22,811,935       (94,695 )  
4/24/09   CAD     22,194,247       17,446,764       124,487    
4/24/09   CAD     22,194,247       17,446,764       116,422    
4/24/09   CAD     22,194,247       17,446,764       100,592    
4/24/09   CAD     22,194,247       17,446,764       81,800    
4/24/09   CHF     24,088,310       20,614,117       (83,199 )  
4/24/09   EUR     14,149,814       17,933,795       217,445    
4/24/09   GBP     18,135,087       25,959,507       (181,931 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Forward Currency Contracts — continued

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive   Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
4/24/09   GBP     18,135,087     $ 25,959,507     $ (166,698 )  
4/24/09   GBP     18,135,087       25,959,507       (99,689 )  
4/24/09   GBP     36,270,173       51,919,012       (191,398 )  
4/24/09   HKD     125,056,500       16,132,590       3,108    
4/24/09   HKD     125,056,500       16,132,590       1,651    
4/24/09   JPY     1,691,692,857       17,352,819       1,537,591    
4/24/09   NOK     54,700,258       7,767,312       22,500    
4/24/09   SGD     71,963,888       46,479,692       1,319,376    
    $ 411,124,580     $ 2,551,645    

 

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  139     CAC 40   March 2009   $ 4,696,207     $ (364,804 )  
  849     FTSE 100   March 2009     45,839,953       (6,337,480 )  
                $ 50,536,160     $ (6,702,284 )  
Sales      
  31     Hang Seng   March 2009   $ 2,505,192     $ 35,674    

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11



GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

*  Non-income producing security.

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD - Australian Dollar

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

JPY - Japanese Yen

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12




GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $3,019,397,558) (Note 2)   $ 1,959,741,812    
Foreign currency, at value (cost $8,591) (Note 2)     8,548    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     24,556,799    
Dividends and interest receivable     6,735,598    
Foreign taxes receivable     1,064,852    
Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     3,627,530    
Receivable for collateral on open futures contracts (Note 2)     8,977,155    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     11,592    
Total assets     2,004,723,886    
Liabilities:  
Payable for Fund shares repurchased     7,820    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     804,586    
Shareholder service fee     169,563    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     7,625    
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     1,419,262    
Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     17,297,685    
Miscellaneous payable     27,242    
Accrued expenses     515,708    
Total liabilities     20,249,491    
Net assets   $ 1,984,474,395    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 3,487,831,610    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     75,464,465    
Accumulated net realized loss     (498,753,989 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (1,080,067,691 )  
    $ 1,984,474,395    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 564,066,993    
Class IV shares   $ 1,420,407,402    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     39,015,984    
Class IV     98,212,905    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 14.46    
Class IV   $ 14.46    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $7,842,572)   $ 87,637,220    
Securities lending income     1,966,624    
Interest     1,625,008    
Total investment income     91,228,852    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     15,090,970    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     1,205,037    
Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 3)     1,950,314    
Custodian and fund accounting agent fees     1,433,154    
Transfer agent fees     44,359    
Audit and tax fees     87,184    
Legal fees     74,954    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     38,424    
Registration fees     5,385    
Miscellaneous     48,734    
Total expenses     19,978,515    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (1,671,830 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (11,901 )  
Net expenses     18,294,784    
Net investment income (loss)     72,934,068    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (448,028,290 )  
Closed futures contracts     (48,869,386 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     64,658,857    
Net realized gain (loss)     (432,238,819 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (1,202,509,614 )  
Open futures contracts     11,872,928    
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (26,375,332 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (1,217,012,018 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1,649,250,837 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (1,576,316,769 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 72,934,068     $ 88,762,173    
Net realized gain (loss)     (432,238,819 )     588,918,771    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,217,012,018 )     (429,914,938 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (1,576,316,769 )     247,766,006    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (30,802,113 )     (12,574,532 )  
Class IV     (84,945,522 )     (33,113,153 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (115,747,635 )     (45,687,685 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (33,779,254 )     (165,474,422 )  
Class IV     (88,650,878 )     (436,843,880 )  
Total distributions from net realized gains     (122,430,132 )     (602,318,302 )  
      (238,177,767 )     (648,005,987 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     40,576,827       195,928,030    
Class IV     223,699,073       (76,118,558 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions
    264,275,900       119,809,472    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (1,550,218,636 )     (280,430,509 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     3,534,693,031       3,815,123,540    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $75,464,465 and $55,413,766, respectively)
  $ 1,984,474,395     $ 3,534,693,031    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 27.68     $ 31.37     $ 29.90     $ 27.22     $ 23.67    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.54       0.69       0.77       0.53       0.40    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (11.93 )     1.28       4.80       3.57       3.94    
Total from investment operations     (11.39 )     1.97       5.57       4.10       4.34    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.88 )     (0.40 )     (0.49 )     (0.10 )     (0.33 )  
From net realized gains     (0.95 )     (5.26 )     (3.61 )     (1.32 )     (0.46 )  
Total distributions     (1.83 )     (5.66 )     (4.10 )     (1.42 )     (0.79 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 14.46     $ 27.68     $ 31.37     $ 29.90     $ 27.22    
Total Return(a)      (43.54 )%     5.04 %     19.21 %     15.54 %     18.66 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 564,067     $ 1,018,040     $ 950,332     $ 3,119,919     $ 1,653,053    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.66 %(b)      0.67 %(b)      0.67 %     0.68 %     0.69 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    2.43 %     2.13 %     2.46 %     1.89 %     1.64 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     63 %     92 %     74 %     57 %     52 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.06 %     0.05 %     0.05 %     0.08 %     0.09 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class IV share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 27.70     $ 31.38     $ 29.92    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.55       0.73       0.20    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (11.95 )     1.26       4.48    
Total from investment operations     (11.40 )     1.99       4.68    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.89 )     (0.41 )     (0.50 )  
From net realized gains     (0.95 )     (5.26 )     (2.72 )  
Total distributions     (1.84 )     (5.67 )     (3.22 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 14.46     $ 27.70     $ 31.38    
Total Return(b)      (43.53 )%     5.11 %     15.79 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,420,407     $ 2,516,653     $ 2,864,791    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.60 %(c)      0.61 %(c)      0.61 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets     2.47 %     2.24 %     1.01 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     63 %     92 %     74 %††   
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager to average
daily net assets:
    0.06 %     0.05 %     0.05 %*   

 

(a)  Period from July 12, 2006 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2007.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

††  Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the year ended February 28, 2007.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO International Growth Equity Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks high total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by outperforming the MSCI EAFE Growth Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in companies from developed countries, other than the U.S. Effective January 1, 2009, the Fund changed its benchmark from the S&P EPAC Large Mid Cap Growth Index (formerly S&P/Citigroup Primary Market Index ("PMI") Europe, Pacific Asia Composite ("EPAC") Growth Index) to the MSCI EAFE Growth Index to better reflect a more appropriate, comparative, broad-based market index for the Fund.

Throughout the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had two classes of shares outstanding: Class III and Class IV. Each class of shares bears a different level of shareholder service fees.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 85.05% of the net assets of the Fund were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 271,972,023     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     1,687,769,789       3,663,204    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 1,959,741,812     $ 3,663,204    

 

*  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts and futures contracts.


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           (23,999,969 )  
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (23,999,969 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts and futures contracts.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Because many foreign exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign futures in those markets or on those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign futures using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts during the period.


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. As of February 28, 2009 the Fund had no securities on loan.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary. Taxes on foreign interest and dividend income are generally withheld in accordance with the applicable country's tax treaty with the United States. The foreign withholding rates applicable to a Fund's investments in certain foreign jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of the Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Foreign taxes paid by the Fund may be treated, to the extent permissible under the Code and if the Fund so elects, as if paid by the shareholders of the Fund.

The Fund may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, losses on wash sale transactions, foreign currency transactions and post-October capital losses.


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistirbuted Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 62,864,266     $ (62,864,266 )   $    

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 115,766,584     $ 263,403,378    
Net long-term capital gain     122,411,183       384,602,609    
Total distributions   $ 238,177,767     $ 648,005,987    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 62,379,214    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (208,609,786 )  
Total   $ (208,609,786 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $268,162,473.


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 3,041,352,048     $ 12,052,432     $ (1,093,662,668 )   $ (1,081,610,236 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH") serves as custodian and fund accounting agent of the Fund. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as transfer agent of the Fund. BBH and State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with each agent. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times may be more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

Effective June 30, 2008, GMO receives a management fee for investment management services provided to the Fund that is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.50% of average daily net assets. For the period from March 1, 2008 through June 29, 2008, the management fee rate was 0.52% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares and 0.09% for Class IV shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund's portion of the fee paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $34,728 and $21,403, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $1,967,093,529 and $1,790,847,389, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 39.66% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by three shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Two of the shareholders are other funds of the Trust. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, less than 0.01% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 95.99% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     11,893,535     $ 239,774,534       6,367,909     $ 201,027,055    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    2,513,470       58,342,144       5,685,508       173,931,678    
Shares repurchased     (12,169,228 )     (257,539,851 )     (5,568,633 )     (179,030,703 )  
Net increase (decrease)     2,237,777     $ 40,576,827       6,484,784     $ 195,928,030    
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class IV:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     46,074,272     $ 942,225,145       20,701,601     $ 636,413,259    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    7,579,903       172,936,531       15,300,242       469,510,148    
Shares repurchased     (46,297,143 )     (891,462,603 )     (36,433,738 )     (1,182,041,965 )  
Net increase (decrease)     7,357,032     $ 223,699,073       (431,895 )   $ (76,118,558 )  

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO International Growth Equity Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO International Growth Equity Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

  Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III      
1) Actual     0.65 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 613.00     $ 2.60    
2) Hypothetical     0.65 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.57     $ 3.26    
Class IV      
1) Actual     0.59 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 613.00     $ 2.36    
2) Hypothetical     0.59 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.87     $ 2.96    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized net expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO International Growth Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $122,411,183 from long-term capital gains.

During the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund paid foreign taxes of $7,811,420 and recognized foreign source income of $95,448,640.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 57.92% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Quantitative Equity team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO International Small Companies Fund returned -51.5% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -52.0% for the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested primarily in international equity securities throughout the period.

Stock selection was weak overall, especially within Financials. Swiss chemical company Ciba Holding, Japanese consumer staples company Fuji Oil, and Japanese industrial GS Yuasa were among the most significant contributors to relative performance. Japanese real estate developer KK daVinci Holdings and British media companies Trinity Mirror and Yell Group were among the greatest detractors.

Among GMO's international quantitative stock selection disciplines, stocks ranked highly by intrinsic value (with its boost of high quality) outperformed. Those selected by quality-adjusted value underperformed, while those with strong momentum were essentially in line with the market.

Country allocation had a strong positive impact. This was mainly from the Fund's underweight in Australia, overweight in Japan, and holding small cash balances in a falling market.

Currency allocation also had a positive impact on relative performance as the Fund's underweights in the British pound and Australian dollar and overweights in the Japanese yen and Swiss franc added value. The U.S. dollar strengthened relative to most foreign currencies, which detracted from returns for U.S. investors. The MSCI EAFE Index returned almost 9% more in local currency terms than in U.S. dollars.

Sector weightings had a small negative impact on performance relative to the index. During the period, the Fund's overweights to Materials and Energy detracted.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a purchase at the beginning and redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of .50% on the purchase and .50% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.

*  Effective June 1, 2008, the benchmark for the International Small Companies Fund was changed from the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index to the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index (MSCI Standard Index Series, net of withholding tax).

**  The MSCI EAFE Small Cap + Index represents the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index prior to 5/30/2008 and the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index (MSCI Standard Index Series, net of withholding tax) thereafter.



GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     94.9 %  
Short-Term Investments     2.2    
Preferred Stocks     0.3    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Forward Currency Contracts     (0.3 )  
Futures     (0.5 )  
Other     3.4    
      100.0 %  
Country Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Japan     40.4 %  
United Kingdom     19.5    
Germany     6.4    
Canada     4.9    
Sweden     3.8    
France     3.6    
Netherlands     3.5    
Switzerland     3.2    
Singapore     2.5    
Belgium     2.1    
Australia     1.9    
Italy     1.7    
Ireland     1.3    
Finland     1.2    
Hong Kong     1.0    
Norway     0.8    
Greece     0.7    
Austria     0.6    
New Zealand     0.4    
Denmark     0.3    
Portugal     0.2    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Industrials     21.1 %  
Consumer Discretionary     19.8    
Financials     12.1    
Information Technology     11.1    
Materials     10.6    
Consumer Staples     9.9    
Health Care     8.9    
Energy     4.2    
Utilities     2.0    
Telecommunication Services     0.3    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 94.9%  
      Australia — 1.8%  
    116,358     Ansell Ltd     609,438    
      481,125     Centennial Coal Co Ltd     526,706    
    31,614     Cochlear Ltd     1,069,654    
    1,388,756     Commonwealth Property Office Fund     842,128    
    939,440     CSR Ltd     591,474    
    464,953     Downer Edi Ltd     1,084,989    
    302,067     Iluka Resources Ltd *      818,637    
    2,079,135     Macquarie DDR Trust     48,128    
    333,680     Octaviar Ltd *      211,238    
    1,555,183     PaperlinX Ltd     676,532    
    1,073,824     Tishman Speyer Office Fund     50,401    
    164,194     West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd     471,401    
    Total Australia     7,000,726    
      Austria — 0.5%  
    20,001     Flughafen Wien AG     542,779    
    14,796     Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG (Bearer)     954,514    
    43,411     Meinl Airports International AG *      258,837    
    29,308     RHI AG *      360,309    
    Total Austria     2,116,439    
      Belgium — 2.0%  
    30,618     Bekaert NV     1,486,648    
    9,192     Cofinimmo SA     990,563    
    93,429     Euronav SA     1,169,569    
    14,703     EVS Broadcast Equipment SA     456,092    
    29,258     GIMV NV     1,158,037    
    32,592     Omega Pharma SA     865,676    
    49,621     Tessenderlo Chemie     1,455,310    
    Total Belgium     7,581,895    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


3



GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Canada — 4.7%  
    117,775     Ace Aviation Holdings Inc Class A *      592,485    
    133,000     Advantage Energy Income Fund     305,266    
    87,475     Baytex Trust     803,791    
    105,300     Biovail Corp     1,119,050    
    165,600     CGI Group Inc *      1,210,564    
    154,375     Daylight Resources Trust     789,955    
    53,300     Dorel Industries Inc Class B     828,701    
    198,000     Fairborne Energy Ltd *      437,337    
    87,600     Gerdau Ameristeel Corp     354,614    
    390,200     Hudbay Minerals Inc *      1,717,592    
    92,100     Kingsway Financial Services Inc     162,887    
    50,200     Laurentian Bank of Canada     1,258,354    
    55,000     Linamar Corp     144,396    
    103,400     Methanex Corp     759,936    
    51,775     Open Text Corp *      1,646,609    
    30,671     Quebecor Inc Class B     454,930    
    255,300     RONA Inc *       2,363,963    
    77,700     Russel Metals Inc     701,145    
    76,550     Torstar Corp Class B     307,476    
    123,625     Transcontinental Inc     723,948    
    187,500     Trinidad Drilling Ltd     380,247    
    147,800     TriStar Oil & Gas Ltd *      1,126,914    
    Total Canada     18,190,160    
      Denmark — 0.3%  
    28,088     Genmab A/S *      1,073,280    
      Finland — 1.1%  
    111,675     Amer Sports Oyj Class A     779,461    
    45,400     Orion Oyj     703,574    
    128,771     Pohjola Bank Plc     910,605    
    93,233     Tietoenator Oyj     1,162,589    
    147,506     YIT Oyj     884,252    
    Total Finland     4,440,481    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


4



GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      France — 3.5%  
    29,901     Alten *      405,362    
    8,407     bioMerieux     635,255    
    5,255     Bollore     504,768    
    13,663     Ciments Francais     941,291    
    12,221     Fonciere des Regions     612,958    
    107,711     Gemalto NV *      2,710,666    
    59,040     Groupe Steria SCA     655,900    
    45,772     IMS International Metal Service     529,437    
    185,539     Maurel et Prom     1,893,568    
    20,538     Nexans SA     788,108    
    78,259     Rallye SA     1,152,923    
    7,903     Societe BIC SA     385,180    
    441,818     Thomson *      373,204    
    8,233     Vilmorin & Cie     794,114    
    9,490     Wendel Investissement     236,380    
    24,706     Zodiac SA     744,529    
    Total France     13,363,643    
      Germany — 5.9%  
    58,263     Aixtron AG     232,395    
    182,761     Arques Industries AG *      251,644    
    18,981     Bechtle AG     292,808    
    15,035     Biotest AG     645,701    
    65,664     Demag Cranes AG     1,278,510    
    27,695     Fielmann AG     1,618,327    
    69,377     Gildemeister AG     403,096    
    64,706     Hannover Rueckversicherungs AG (Registered)     2,306,795    
    186,254     Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG     769,597    
    48,543     IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG *      48,365    
    113,205     Kloeckner & Co AG     1,264,674    
    18,481     MTU Aero Engines Holding AG     474,143    
    164,605     Norddeutsche Affinerie AG     4,092,113    
    3,017     Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport     450,944    
    95,478     Qiagen NV *      1,540,517    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


5



GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Germany — continued  
    71,053     Rhoen-Klinikum AG     1,331,696    
    72,159     SGL Carbon SE *      1,592,540    
    44,560     Stada Arzneimittel AG     752,572    
    174,636     Suedzucker AG     3,093,151    
    3,966     Vossloh AG     368,727    
    Total Germany     22,808,315    
      Greece — 0.7%  
    184,559     Ellaktor SA     896,053    
    125,925     Hellenic Exchanges SA     637,129    
    232,337     Intralot SA     1,016,063    
    190,551     Technical Olympic SA *      43,145    
    Total Greece     2,592,390    
      Hong Kong — 0.9%  
    77,000     Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd     80,505    
    268,800     Dah Sing Financial Services     682,557    
    1,640,800     HKR International Ltd     324,066    
    1,225,000     Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd     558,317    
    745,000     Sun Hung Kai & Co Ltd     450,425    
    392,000     VTech Holdings Ltd     1,521,664    
    Total Hong Kong     3,617,534    
      Ireland — 1.2%  
    222,309     DCC Plc     3,020,114    
    962,077     Fyffes Plc     212,955    
    757,766     Grafton Group Plc *      1,279,404    
    766,672     Total Produce Ltd     180,685    
    Total Ireland     4,693,158    
      Italy — 1.7%  
    160,536     Benetton Group SPA     1,001,764    
    1,400,808     Beni Stabili SPA     1,058,243    
    177,554     Bulgari SPA     717,983    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


6



GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Italy — continued  
    196,338     Cementir SPA     449,402    
    57,177     ERG SPA     680,297    
    12,957     Italmobiliare SPA     329,228    
    20,642     Italmobiliare SPA-RNC     376,950    
    475,635     Milano Assicurazioni SPA     985,521    
    142,781     Pirelli & Co Real Estate SPA     411,238    
    63,066     Trevi Finanziaria SPA     365,756    
    Total Italy     6,376,382    
      Japan — 38.4%  
    20,100     ABC-Mart Inc     440,001    
    77,900     Aderans Co Ltd     534,449    
    700,250     Aiful Corp     722,799    
    144,000     Air Water Inc     1,218,031    
    212,100     Alps Electric Co Ltd     586,213    
    295,800     AOC Holdings Inc     1,597,091    
    5,447     Asset Managers Holdings Co Ltd *      324,404    
    72,300     Autobacs Seven Co Ltd     1,843,180    
    101,500     Avex Group Holding Inc     911,749    
    620,000     Central Glass Co Ltd     1,609,738    
    52,900     Chiba Kogyo Bank Ltd *      522,806    
    104,900     Circle K Sunkus Co Ltd     1,612,312    
    216,000     COMSYS Holdings Corp     1,546,407    
    196,400     Culture Convenience Club Co Ltd     1,355,135    
    2,151     CyberAgent Inc     977,860    
    520,600     Daiei Inc *      1,619,681    
    41,200     Daiichikosho Co Ltd     385,671    
    2,216,000     Daikyo Inc     978,326    
    189,000     Daio Paper Corp     1,466,293    
    478,000     Daiwabo Co Ltd     1,070,756    
    122,900     DCM Japan Holdings Co Ltd     559,003    
    376     DeNa Co Ltd     1,105,702    
    140,800     Don Quijote Co Ltd     1,661,188    
    325,300     Edion Corp     808,497    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Japan — continued  
    82,600     Foster Electric Co Ltd     443,722    
    289,500     Fuji Oil Co Ltd     3,639,437    
    45,900     Fuji Soft Inc     673,021    
    277,000     Fujikura Ltd     601,336    
    413,100     Futaba Industrial Co Ltd     1,174,437    
    278,100     GMO internet Inc     1,061,869    
    781,000     Godo Steel     1,828,340    
    107,090     Goldcrest Co Ltd     1,903,075    
    357     Gourmet Navigator Inc     714,280    
    362,000     GS Yuasa Corp     1,486,914    
    52,080     Gulliver International Co Ltd     674,322    
    74,200     H.I.S. Co Ltd     1,060,225    
    955,000     Hanwa Co Ltd     2,572,701    
    51,300     Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co Inc     1,549,283    
    171,800     Hitachi Capital Corp     1,475,435    
    17,900     Hogy Medical Co Ltd     992,861    
    188,000     Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd     685,359    
    79,200     Hokuto Corp     1,545,948    
    135,400     Hosiden Corp     1,419,586    
    135,000     Hyakujushi Bank Ltd (The)     635,221    
    307,000     Iseki & Co Ltd *      697,317    
    570,000     Iwatani International Corp     1,196,307    
    283,000     J-Oil Mills Inc     757,016    
    257,000     JACCS Co Ltd *      434,457    
    255,000     JFE Shoji Holdings Inc     661,401    
    495,800     Joint Corp     386,327    
    68,700     K's Holdings Corp     821,049    
    75,500     Kaga Electronics Co Ltd     702,415    
    784     Kakaku.com Inc     2,312,287    
    125,000     Kaken Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     1,183,707    
    150,000     Kamigumi Co Ltd     961,094    
    355,000     Kayaba Industry Co     468,217    
    4,234     Kenedix Inc *      292,709    
    10,438     KK daVinci Holdings *      261,658    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Japan — continued  
    30,200     Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     996,084    
    135,400     Kohnan Shoji Co Ltd     1,256,674    
    97,200     Kojima Co Ltd     202,025    
    47,500     KOSE Corp     984,337    
    347,000     Kurabo Industries Ltd     467,430    
    245,000     Kyokuyo Co Ltd     444,566    
    213,000     Kyowa Exeo Corp     1,741,602    
    122,000     Kyudenko Corp     846,458    
    13,300     Mars Engineering Corp     418,704    
    1,735,525     Maruha Group Inc     2,055,995    
    156,000     Meiji Dairies Corp     589,642    
    135,100     Miraca Holdings Inc     2,806,761    
    110,900     MISUMI Group Inc     1,239,774    
    305,000     Mitsubishi Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd     557,073    
    776,000     Mizuho Investors Securities     593,719    
    185,000     Nagase & Co     1,459,378    
    415,000     Nakayama Steel Works Ltd     779,419    
    883     Net One Systems Co Ltd     1,240,435    
    425,000     Nichias Corp     867,371    
    345,000     Nichirei Corp     1,139,119    
    75,400     Nihon Kohden Corp     950,787    
    47,000     Nihon Nohyaku Co Ltd     320,997    
    137,600     Nihon Unisys Ltd     967,020    
    203,000     Nippon Corp     1,624,842    
    222,000     Nippon Denko Co Ltd     608,334    
    32,000     Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co Ltd     309,484    
    323,000     Nippon Flour Mills Co Ltd     1,453,427    
    1,027,000     Nippon Light Metal     704,925    
    126,000     Nippon Shokubai Co Ltd     776,944    
    285,000     Nippon Soda Co Ltd     810,190    
    158,000     Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co Ltd     336,504    
    205,600     Nippon System Development Co Ltd     1,231,626    
    752,500     Nippon Yakin Koguo Co Ltd     1,448,827    
    106,000     Nipro Corp     1,619,879    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Japan — continued  
    130,100     Nishimatsuya Chain Co Ltd     957,567    
    367,000     Nissan Shatai Co Ltd     2,100,052    
    49,800     Nissha Printing Co Ltd     1,235,676    
    331,000     Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd (The)     1,596,990    
    196,400     Nissin Kogyo Co Ltd     1,796,145    
    40,900     Okinawa Electric Power Co     2,497,639    
    568,000     Pacific Metals Co Ltd     2,175,684    
    156,200     Park24 Co Ltd     1,061,887    
    46,000     Pigeon Corp     888,810    
    46,000     PLENUS Co Ltd     643,424    
    76,820     Point Inc     3,142,168    
    127,400     Q.P. Corp     1,411,953    
    205,000     Rengo Co Ltd     1,120,983    
    42,800     Rinnai Corp     1,477,742    
    303,400     Round One Corp     1,760,207    
    372,000     Ryobi Ltd     560,993    
    53,700     Ryohin Keikaku Co Ltd     1,889,540    
    53,600     Ryosan Co     1,171,383    
    129,500     Saizeriya Co Ltd     1,275,557    
    554,000     Sanken Electric Co Ltd     1,352,009    
    158,000     Sanki Engineering     797,472    
    441,000     Sankyo-Tateyama Holdings Inc     272,967    
    15,000     Sawai Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd     732,323    
    185,000     Seino Holdings Co Ltd     863,485    
    38,100     Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd     687,688    
    76,500     Shimachu Co Ltd     1,178,500    
    293,700     Showa Corp     858,988    
    48,400     Sugi Pharmacy Co Ltd     1,017,767    
    798,000     Sumitomo Light Metal Industry     646,610    
    45,900     Sundrug Co Ltd     763,033    
    211,000     Taihei Kogyo Co Ltd     471,795    
    180,000     Takara Holdings Inc     729,769    
    402,000     TOA Corp *      491,688    
    117,800     Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co     1,158,150    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Japan — continued  
    513,000     Topy Industries Ltd     752,755    
    132,000     Toshiba Plant Systems & Services Corp     1,248,413    
    427,000     Toyo Engineering Corp     1,156,764    
    51,000     Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd     1,206,996    
    577,000     Toyo Tire & Rubber Co Ltd     664,659    
    65,800     Tsumura & Co     1,824,992    
    52,000     Uchida Yoko Co Ltd     148,148    
    31,700     Unicharm Petcare Corp     974,056    
    389,000     Uniden Corp     565,356    
    53,700     Union Tool Co     1,001,904    
    1,249     Works Applications Co Ltd     502,953    
    79,700     Xebio Co Ltd     1,197,556    
    Total Japan     148,612,173    
      Netherlands — 3.4%  
    256,175     Aalberts Industries NV     1,282,403    
    72,175     ASM International NV *      467,271    
    40,191     Boskalis Westminster     764,450    
    106,867     CSM     1,157,100    
    192,607     Koninklijke BAM Groep NV     1,405,999    
    32,540     Koninklijke Vopak NV     1,075,913    
    245,613     OCE NV     621,257    
    102,721     OPG Groep NV     861,253    
    32,032     Smit International NV     1,368,578    
    102,599     USG People NV     844,075    
    38,272     Vastned NV     1,686,090    
    22,048     Wereldhave NV     1,481,092    
    Total Netherlands     13,015,481    
      New Zealand — 0.4%  
    980,016     Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd     1,631,408    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11



GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Norway — 0.8%  
    42,960     Frontline Ltd     890,409    
    157,276     Tandberg ASA     2,008,797    
    Total Norway     2,899,206    
      Portugal — 0.1%  
    140,175     Redes Energeticas Nacionais SA     556,613    
      Singapore — 2.4%  
    454,000     Kim Eng Holdings Ltd     340,496    
    623,000     KS Energy Services Ltd     285,910    
    956,000     MobileOne Ltd     959,675    
    746,100     Pacific Century Region Developments Ltd     66,283    
    1,659,000     Raffles Education Corp Ltd     438,398    
    474,000     Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd     367,869    
    1,063,000     Singapore Petroleum Co     1,821,059    
    2,389,000     Singapore Post Ltd     1,183,271    
    1,896,000     SMRT Corp Ltd     1,945,062    
    584,000     United Overseas Land     625,524    
    341,000     Venture Corp Ltd     1,071,768    
    388,000     Wheelock Properties Ltd     227,222    
    Total Singapore     9,332,537    
      Sweden — 3.6%  
    88,725     Axfood AB     1,698,990    
    1,011,722     Boliden AB     2,783,698    
    63,100     D Carnegie AB (a)      3,153    
    189,732     Elekta AB Class B     2,078,596    
    229,906     Fabege AB     817,670    
    42,255     Getinge AB Class B     487,533    
    496,233     Kungsleden AB     2,141,891    
    222,520     NCC Class B     1,189,590    
    45,642     Oriflame Cosmetics SA SDR     1,089,289    
    56,900     Ratos AB Series B     691,749    
    177,224     Trelleborg AB Class B     522,359    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12



GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Sweden — continued  
    81,342     Vostok Gas Ltd (a) *      1,987    
    1,698,305     West Siberian Resources Ltd SDR *      400,531    
    Total Sweden     13,907,036    
      Switzerland — 3.0%  
    30,349     Actelion Ltd (Registered) *      1,435,250    
    11,014     Bucher Industries AG     694,163    
    98,722     Ciba Holding AG *      4,160,358    
    156,389     Clariant AG (Registered) *      583,018    
    7,774     Galenica AG     2,181,045    
    28     Lindt & Spruengli AG (Registered)     520,420    
    35,652     PSP Swiss Property AG (Registered) *      1,423,410    
    13,461     Swiss Prime Site AG (Registered) *      504,269    
    3,237     Verwaltungs & Private Bank AG     206,596    
    Total Switzerland     11,708,529    
      United Kingdom — 18.5%  
    514,448     Aggreko Plc     2,611,350    
    738,148     Amlin Plc     3,598,703    
    1,328,724     ARM Holdings Plc     1,812,227    
    136,899     Arriva Plc     844,811    
    259,459     Autonomy Corp Plc *      4,471,636    
    147,909     Aveva Group Plc     1,004,039    
    741,691     BBA Aviation Plc     736,999    
    516,378     Brit Insurance Holdings Plc     1,393,110    
    420,190     Brixton Plc     231,294    
    536,649     Chloride Group Plc     997,441    
    229,182     Close Brothers Group Plc     1,608,725    
    135,775     Croda International Plc     944,801    
    361,891     Dairy Crest Group Plc     1,263,553    
    89,861     Dana Petroleum Plc (Ordinary Shares) *      1,282,604    
    114,841     De La Rue Plc     1,687,615    
    1,919,434     Debenhams Plc     1,033,196    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      United Kingdom — continued  
    2,699,447     Dimension Data Holdings Plc     1,367,657    
    449,134     Drax Group Plc     3,318,035    
    6,858,822     DSG International Plc     1,972,655    
    831,313     Electrocomponents Plc     1,443,125    
    807,718     Game Group Plc     1,679,221    
    59,299     Go-Ahead Group Plc     772,980    
    287,705     Greene King Plc     1,722,476    
    446,625     Hiscox Ltd     1,777,564    
    1,855,627     HMV Group Plc     3,381,479    
    111,397     Intermediate Capital Group Plc     412,819    
    306,674     Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group Plc     1,990,363    
    1,929,537     Johnston Press Plc     192,258    
    1,481,265     Kesa Electricals Plc     2,228,092    
    108,357     Ladbrokes Plc     267,542    
    198,350     Lancashire Holdings Ltd *      1,358,199    
    189,364     LG Group Holdings Plc     721,597    
    163,607     Luminar Group Holdings Plc     233,541    
    525,626     Melrose Plc     494,985    
    87,640     Micro Focus International Plc     355,720    
    593,092     Misys Plc     909,864    
    1,608,289     Northern Foods Plc     1,069,477    
    127,850     Pennon Group Plc     788,603    
    207,717     Petrofac Ltd     1,387,399    
    92,959     Provident Financial Plc     1,082,034    
    1,175,965     Punch Taverns Plc     636,199    
    203,944     PV Crystalox Solar Plc     247,441    
    60,051     Rotork Plc     611,652    
    243,582     Savills Plc     1,007,743    
    321,904     Signet Jewelers Ltd     2,452,164    
    250,009     Smith News Plc     206,981    
    240,241     SSL International Plc     1,653,576    
    636,816     Tomkins Plc     1,023,071    
    490,068     Travis Perkins Plc     2,270,808    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      United Kingdom — continued  
    1,770,189     Trinity Mirror Plc     778,000    
    245,489     Weir Group Plc (The)     1,208,117    
    676,711     William Hill Plc     2,273,435    
    7,203,639     Woolworths Group Plc (a)      125,815    
    2,432,394     Yell Group Plc     716,988    
    Total United Kingdom     71,661,779    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $663,552,103)     367,179,165    
      PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.3%  
      Germany — 0.3%  
    14,778     Draegerwerk AG 2.12%     320,436    
    50,396     Hugo Boss AG 15.32%     612,509    
    Total Germany     932,945    
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $2,358,643)     932,945    
      RIGHTS AND WARRANTS — 0.0%  
      Singapore — 0.0%  
    61,000     Tat Hong Holdings Ltd Warrants, Expires 08/02/13 *      1,183    
    TOTAL RIGHTS AND WARRANTS (COST $0)     1,183    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
      SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.2%  
    33,106     Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Time Deposit, 0.08%, due 03/02/09     33,106    
    600,000     BNP Paribas Time Deposit, 0.23%, due 03/02/09     600,000    
    2,500,000     Branch Banking & Trust Time Deposit, 0.13%, due 03/02/09     2,500,000    
    74,287     Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 0.02%-9.25%, due 03/02/09     74,287    
    85,984     Citibank Time Deposit, 0.07%-2.29%, due 03/02/09     85,984    
    54,184     HSBC Bank (Hong Kong) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     54,184    
    28,939     JPMorgan Chase Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     28,939    
    2,500,000     Royal Bank of Canada Time Deposit, 0.20%, due 03/02/09     2,500,000    
    2,755,547     Societe Generale Time Deposit, 0.25%-0.33%, due 03/02/09     2,755,547    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $8,632,047)     8,632,047    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 97.4%
(Cost $674,542,793)
    376,745,340    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 2.6%     10,070,627    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 386,815,967    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive   Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys  
4/24/09   CHF     9,074,574     $ 7,765,772     $ 44,242    
4/24/09   CHF     9,074,574       7,765,771       31,342    
4/24/09   CHF     9,074,574       7,765,772       11,847    
4/24/09   CHF     9,074,574       7,765,772       22,069    
4/24/09   EUR     3,449,861       4,372,432       (53,015 )  
4/24/09   JPY     396,218,688       4,064,279       (249,949 )  
4/24/09   JPY     396,218,688       4,064,279       (247,508 )  
4/24/09   NZD     2,101,774       1,048,902       (17,705 )  
4/24/09   SEK     55,091,026       6,116,210       (273,283 )  
4/24/09   SEK     63,188,502       7,015,192       (145,871 )  
4/24/09   SGD     11,040,750       7,130,947       (101,391 )  
    $ 64,875,328     $ (979,222 )  
Sales  
4/24/09   AUD     10,061,402     $ 6,410,125     $ (13,790 )  
4/24/09   CAD     7,488,575       5,886,724       39,281    
4/24/09   CAD     7,268,323       5,713,585       31,875    
4/24/09   CAD     7,268,323       5,713,585       32,942    
4/24/09   EUR     8,632,418       10,940,922       (67,787 )  
4/24/09   GBP     3,246,580       4,647,323       (18,424 )  
4/24/09   GBP     3,246,580       4,647,323       (18,817 )  
4/24/09   HKD     29,026,186       3,744,448       932    
4/24/09   NOK     15,289,249       2,171,038       (2,196 )  
4/24/09   SGD     6,473,773       4,181,250       118,689    
    $ 54,056,323     $ 102,705    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


17



GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  5     Amsterdam Exchanges   March 2009   $ 278,081     $ 214    
  172     CAC 40   March 2009     5,817,065       (417,318 )  
  34     DAX   March 2009     4,105,533       (729,544 )  
  21     FTSE 100   March 2009     1,144,672       (507 )  
  2     Hang Seng   March 2009     162,680       (1,441 )  
  1     IBEX 35   March 2009     96,577       347    
  6     MSCI Singapore   March 2009     148,939       973    
  43     OMXS30 IND   March 2009     305,544       582    
  53     S&P/MIB   March 2009     5,084,302       (1,514,741 )  
  100     TOPIX Index   March 2009     7,721,829       (461,300 )  
                $ 24,865,222     $ (3,122,735 )  
Sales      
  48     SPI 200   March 2009   $ 2,505,860     $ 195,305    
  127     S&P Toronto 60   March 2009     9,759,095       828,268    
                $ 12,264,955     $ 1,023,573    

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

SDR - Swedish Depository Receipt

*  Non-income producing security.

(a)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD - Australian Dollar

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

JPY - Japanese Yen

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


19




GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $674,542,793) (Note 2)   $ 376,745,340    
Foreign currency, at value (cost $77) (Note 2)     64    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     6,600,942    
Dividends and interest receivable     446,532    
Foreign taxes receivable     86,136    
Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     333,219    
Receivable for collateral on open futures contracts (Note 2)     4,583,321    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     17,556    
Miscellaneous receivable     38,403    
Total assets     388,851,513    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     191,708    
Shareholder service fee     47,927    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     1,463    
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     304,340    
Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     1,209,736    
Miscellaneous payable     37,741    
Accrued expenses     242,631    
Total liabilities     2,035,546    
Net assets   $ 386,815,967    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 746,889,791    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     8,428,133    
Distributions in excess of net realized gain     (67,703,418 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (300,798,539 )  
    $ 386,815,967    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 386,815,967    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     92,051,975    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 4.20    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


20



GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $1,756,208)   $ 19,261,830    
Securities lending income     519,576    
Interest     297,246    
Total investment income     20,078,652    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     3,305,724    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     826,431    
Custodian and fund accounting agent fees     563,476    
Transfer agent fees     27,231    
Audit and tax fees     82,766    
Legal fees     14,106    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     7,205    
Registration fees     1,104    
Miscellaneous     11,220    
Total expenses     4,839,263    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (686,093 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (17,523 )  
Net expenses     4,135,647    
Net investment income (loss)     15,943,005    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (55,872,293 )  
Closed futures contracts     (9,549,031 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions
(net of CPMF tax of $158) (Note 2)
    7,857,721    
Net realized gain (loss)     (57,563,603 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (308,749,859 )  
Open futures contracts     243,018    
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (3,025,137 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (311,531,978 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (369,095,581 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (353,152,576 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 15,943,005     $ 15,669,967    
Net realized gain (loss)     (57,563,603 )     176,668,989    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (311,531,978 )     (202,960,184 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (353,152,576 )     (10,621,228 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (11,541,650 )     (31,841,900 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (26,984,042 )     (142,937,240 )  
      (38,525,692 )     (174,779,140 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     97,920,776       5,871,549    
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     1,037,841       2,593,773    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    98,958,617       8,465,322    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (292,719,651 )     (176,935,046 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     679,535,618       856,470,664    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $8,428,133 and distributions in excess of
net investment income of $5,790,555, respectively)
  $ 386,815,967     $ 679,535,618    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


22




GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.29     $ 12.22     $ 14.93     $ 17.84     $ 17.09    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.20       0.24       0.25       0.34       0.30    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (4.78 )     (0.34 )     2.68       3.44       3.56    
Total from investment operations     (4.58 )     (0.10 )     2.93       3.78       3.86    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.13 )     (0.51 )     (0.33 )     (0.44 )     (0.54 )  
From net realized gains     (0.38 )     (2.32 )     (5.31 )     (6.25 )     (2.57 )  
Total distributions     (0.51 )     (2.83 )     (5.64 )     (6.69 )     (3.11 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 4.20     $ 9.29     $ 12.22     $ 14.93     $ 17.84    
Total Return(a)      (51.47 )%     (2.04 )%     23.35 %     25.77 %     24.45 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 386,816     $ 679,536     $ 856,471     $ 986,602     $ 1,517,223    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.75 %(b)      0.76 %(b)      0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    2.89 %     1.98 %     1.79 %     2.01 %     1.75 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     64 %     72 %     48 %     49 %     53 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.12 %     0.13 %     0.09 %     0.11 %     0.11 %  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts: 
  $ 0.01     $ 0.04     $ 0.03     $ 0.07     $ 0.08    

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO International Small Companies Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks high total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by outperforming the MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, and Far East) Small Cap Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in non-U.S. companies, including non-U.S. companies in developed and emerging countries, but excluding the largest 500 non-U.S. companies in developed countries based on full, non-float adjusted market capitalization and any company in an emerging country with a full, non-float adjusted market capitalization that is greater than or equal to that of any of the 500 excluded developed country companies. Effective June 1, 2008, the Fund changed its benchmark from the S&P/Citigroup EMI World ex-U.S. Index to the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index because the Manager believes the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index is a more appropriate comparative, broad-based market index for the Fund.

The Fund currently limits subscriptions due to capacity considerations.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 89.35% of the net assets of the Fund were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund considered certain bankrupt securities to be worthless. The Fund also valued another certain security at the last traded price prior to the company filing for bankruptcy protection.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 30,982,565     $ 828,268    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     345,631,820       530,640    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     130,955          
Total   $ 376,745,340     $ 1,358,908    

 

*  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts and futures contracts.


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           (4,334,587 )  
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (4,334,587 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts and futures contracts.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 4,903,629     $    
Realized gain (loss)     (5,308,435 )        
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (3,367,432 )        
Net purchases (sales)     (831,338 )        
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3     4,734,531          
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 130,955     $    

 

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Because many foreign exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign futures in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign futures using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written.


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts during the period.

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had no securities on loan.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary. Taxes on foreign interest and dividend income are generally withheld in accordance with the applicable country's tax treaty with the United States. The foreign withholding rates applicable to a Fund's investments in certain foreign jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of the Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Foreign taxes paid by the Fund may be treated, to the extent permissible under the Code and if the Fund so elects, as if paid by the shareholders of the Fund.

The Fund may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests.

The Fund is subject to a Contribuição Provisória sobre Movimentações Financiera ("CPMF") tax which is applied to foreign exchange transactions representing capital inflows or outflows to/from the Brazilian


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

market. The CPMF tax has been included in the net realized gain (loss) on investments throughout the period. For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund incurred $158 in CPMF tax which is included in net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions in the Statement of Operations.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, derivative contract transactions, foreign currency transactions, losses on wash sale transactions, passive foreign investment company transactions and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Distributions
in Excess of Net
Realized Gain
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 9,817,333     $ (9,817,333 )   $    

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 11,546,276     $ 74,973,732    
Net long-term capital gain     26,979,416       99,805,408    
Total distributions   $ 38,525,692     $ 174,779,140    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 7,957,418    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital and currency losses of $48,125,769.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (16,328,991 )  
Total   $ (16,328,991 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 678,102,612     $ 5,405,620     $ (306,762,892 )   $ (301,357,272 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities, is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH") serves as custodian and fund accounting agent of the Fund. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as transfer agent of the Fund. BBH and State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with each agent. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

As of February 28, 2009, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions of Fund shares were each 0.50% of the amount invested or redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times may be more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets.


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.60% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.60% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $6,411 and $4,049, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $425,677,266 and $340,893,012, respectively.


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 47.71% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by three shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.11% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 20.93% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     27,018,472     $ 144,232,120       14,345,120     $ 167,353,499    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    5,410,297       37,797,241       16,860,674       173,069,697    
Shares repurchased     (13,514,910 )     (84,108,585 )     (28,165,322 )     (334,551,647 )  
Purchase premiums           671,626             803,005    
Redemption fees           366,215             1,790,768    
Net increase (decrease)     18,913,859     $ 98,958,617       3,040,472     $ 8,465,322    

 


35




Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO International Small Companies Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO International Small Companies Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including purchase premiums and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008, through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.75 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 546.90     $ 2.88    
2) Hypothetical     0.75 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.08     $ 3.76    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized net expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO International Small Companies Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $26,979,416 from long-term capital gains.

During the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund paid foreign taxes of $1,754,550 and recognized foreign source income of $21,018,038.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $469,477 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the International Active team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The Class III shares of the GMO Foreign Fund returned -47.4% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -50.2% for the MSCI EAFE Index. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested substantially in international equity securities throughout the period.

Stock selection added 2.1% to returns for the fiscal year. Holdings outperformed in the United Kingdom, Japan, and France. Stock selection was negative in the emerging markets.

Country selection was ahead of the MSCI EAFE Index by 0.7%. The largest positive contribution to country selection came from an underweight position in Australia, which added 0.3%.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Class II, IV and M will vary due to different fees.



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     96.8 %  
Short-Term Investments     2.9    
Preferred Stocks     0.1    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Other     0.2    
      100.0 %  
Country Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Japan     28.9 %  
United Kingdom     24.8    
France     8.7    
Germany     7.9    
Italy     5.1    
Switzerland     4.6    
Hong Kong     3.4    
Netherlands     3.1    
Finland     2.8    
Spain     2.6    
Australia     2.0    
Norway     1.6    
Singapore     1.3    
Belgium     0.8    
South Korea     0.5    
Taiwan     0.5    
Austria     0.3    
Brazil     0.3    
Greece     0.3    
India     0.1    
Indonesia     0.1    
Ireland     0.1    
Malaysia     0.1    
Sweden     0.1    
Canada     0.0    
New Zealand     0.0    
Philippines     0.0    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Financials     15.2 %  
Consumer Staples     13.3    
Energy     11.5    
Telecommunication Services     10.9    
Health Care     10.7    
Industrials     10.6    
Consumer Discretionary     9.5    
Utilities     9.1    
Information Technology     5.3    
Materials     3.9    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 96.8%  
        Australia — 1.9%  
    478,260     Aristocrat Leisure Ltd     1,117,448    
    808,900     Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd     6,775,369    
    1,168,594     Brambles Ltd     3,414,518    
    915,506     Coca Cola Amatil Ltd     5,224,701    
    118,000     Commonwealth Bank of Australia     2,225,065    
    711,402     Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd     899,986    
    1,771,424     Crown Ltd     5,833,822    
    159,400     CSL Ltd     3,686,350    
    2,098,200     Fairfax Media Ltd (a)      1,006,270    
    618,758     Foster's Group Ltd     2,166,265    
    515,800     Goodman Group     82,952    
    1,977,896     Insurance Australia Group Ltd     4,287,556    
    410,500     Insurance Australia Group Ltd (Placement Shares)     887,230    
    607,863     Lend Lease Corp Ltd     2,055,668    
    1,170,600     Metcash Ltd     3,109,660    
    236,665     National Australia Bank Ltd     2,658,358    
    350,585     QBE Insurance Group Ltd     4,210,735    
    911,351     TABCORP Holdings Ltd     3,692,972    
    1,731,560     Tatts Group Ltd     3,135,832    
    1,187,829     Telstra Corp Ltd     2,676,984    
    197,100     Westpac Banking Corp     2,101,896    
    Total Australia     61,249,637    
        Austria — 0.3%  
    26,240     Flughafen Wien AG     712,090    
    120,190     OMV AG     3,131,024    
    344,850     Telekom Austria AG     4,487,733    
    114,520     Wienerberger AG     922,244    
    Total Austria     9,253,091    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Belgium — 0.8%  
    219,170     Belgacom SA     7,133,787    
    365,873     Compagnie d'Entreprises CFE     9,091,500    
    56,875     Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA     3,636,839    
    46,000     Solvay SA     2,603,260    
    106,000     UCB SA     2,916,294    
    Total Belgium     25,381,680    
        Brazil — 0.3%  
    867,300     Hypermarcas SA *      5,095,578    
    210,200     Sul America SA     1,744,781    
    132,973     Totvs SA     2,379,880    
    Total Brazil     9,220,239    
        Canada — 0.0%  
    220,100     KAP Resources Ltd * (a) (b)      1,730    
        Finland — 2.7%  
    492,700     Fortum Oyj     8,461,983    
    536,000     KCI Konecranes Oyj     8,680,655    
    356,668     Neste Oil Oyj     4,442,846    
    1,891,100     Nokia Oyj     17,720,213    
    1,315,298     Nokian Renkaat Oyj     15,492,955    
    310,500     Outokumpu Oyj     3,141,140    
    425,600     Sampo Oyj Class A     5,597,553    
    734,875     UPM-Kymmene Oyj     5,194,533    
    481,800     Uponor Oyj     4,857,280    
    127,800     Wartsila Oyj Class B     2,923,267    
    1,459,359     YIT Oyj     8,748,394    
    Total Finland     85,260,819    
        France — 8.4%  
    82,828     Accor SA     2,942,183    
    211,742     ArcelorMittal     4,058,402    
    596,612     AXA     5,438,267    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        France — continued  
    373,361     BNP Paribas     12,091,364    
    178,700     Carrefour SA     5,973,567    
    56,414     Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA     3,485,328    
    76,418     Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin-Class B     2,464,212    
    134,045     Essilor International SA     4,626,172    
    1,371,011     France Telecom SA     30,639,039    
    880,124     GDF Suez     27,794,122    
    131,586     GDF Suez VVPR Strip *      167    
    206,453     Groupe Danone     9,797,500    
    120,055     L'Oreal SA     7,722,812    
    60,601     Lafarge SA     2,596,550    
    78,814     Neopost SA     5,719,297    
    72,938     Pernod-Ricard SA     3,971,538    
    69,767     Peugeot SA     1,187,181    
    47,931     Renault SA     688,255    
    612,247     Sanofi-Aventis     31,467,733    
    158,651     Schneider Electric SA     9,470,639    
    91,277     Societe BIC SA     4,448,694    
    165,034     Societe Generale     5,115,663    
    268,721     Suez Environnement SA *      3,911,006    
    61,408     Technip SA     1,987,580    
    102,496     Thales SA     4,114,073    
    1,152,267     Total SA     54,135,287    
    791,726     Vivendi Universal SA     18,823,188    
    52,343     Wendel Investissement     1,303,779    
    Total France     265,973,598    
        Germany — 7.6%  
    173,464     Adidas AG     4,986,788    
    232,676     Allianz SE (Registered)     15,618,956    
    73,541     Axel Springer AG     4,977,001    
    252,800     BASF AG     7,012,580    
    414,799     Bayer AG     19,953,760    
    173,100     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     4,281,728    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Germany — continued  
    377,901     Commerzbank AG     1,303,013    
    403,281     Daimler AG (Registered)     9,135,491    
    141,800     Deutsche Bank AG (Registered)     3,648,280    
    107,900     Deutsche Boerse AG     4,935,761    
    374,284     Deutsche Post AG (Registered)     3,580,519    
    2,103,538     Deutsche Telekom AG (Registered)     25,437,693    
    860,864     E.ON AG     22,137,044    
    99,400     Fraport AG     3,009,639    
    233,500     Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co     9,494,001    
    254,818     Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG     1,052,902    
    1,011,400     Infineon Technologies AG *      613,534    
    35,700     Linde AG     2,294,162    
    104,846     MAN AG     4,220,243    
    112,500     Merck KGaA     8,421,793    
    161,774     Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Registered)     19,713,338    
    25,680     Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport     3,838,334    
    312,500     RWE AG     19,876,141    
    723,283     SAP AG     23,235,219    
    355,937     Siemens AG (Registered)     17,980,300    
    Total Germany     240,758,220    
        Greece — 0.3%  
    504,532     EFG Eurobank Ergasias     2,570,955    
    227,542     OPAP SA     5,849,867    
    240,000     Piraeus Bank SA     1,163,703    
    Total Greece     9,584,525    
        Hong Kong — 3.3%  
    1,869,500     Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd     15,144,993    
    1,422,000     CLP Holdings Ltd     10,512,193    
    4,174,300     Great Eagle Holdings Ltd     5,145,446    
    1,198,900     Hang Seng Bank Ltd     13,262,267    
    10,159,755     Link REIT     19,283,261    
    2,814,500     MTR Corp Ltd     6,246,210    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Hong Kong — continued  
    19,879,887     New World Development Co Ltd     17,743,669    
    12,601,000     Shun Tak Holdings Ltd     3,999,368    
    6,625,000     Wharf Holdings Ltd (The)     13,839,098    
    Total Hong Kong     105,176,505    
        India — 0.1%  
    109,300     Infosys Technologies Sponsored ADR     2,645,060    
        Indonesia — 0.1%  
    8,056,000     Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT     4,239,786    
        Ireland — 0.1%  
    116,818     CRH Plc     2,399,126    
    7,900     DCC Plc     107,323    
    17,500     FBD Holdings Plc     168,542    
    Total Ireland     2,674,991    
        Italy — 5.0%  
    721,700     Alleanza Assicurazioni SPA     3,573,188    
    687,344     Assicurazioni Generali SPA     10,332,828    
    157,800     Atlantia SPA     2,051,102    
    2,071,948     Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SPA     2,558,418    
    354,800     Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl     1,423,115    
    301,054     Buzzi Unicem SPA     2,802,348    
    4,097,735     Enel SPA     20,366,619    
    2,111,321     ENI SPA     42,141,086    
    948,010     Fiat SPA     4,239,970    
    916,556     Finmeccanica SPA     11,680,061    
    3,615,728     Intesa San Paolo     8,800,513    
    1,086,223     Intesa Sanpaolo-Di RISP     1,807,803    
    574,070     Italcementi SPA-Di RISP     3,005,356    
    56,000     Lottomatica SPA     897,833    
    492,300     Mediaset SPA     2,184,709    
    305,400     Mediobanca SPA     2,473,170    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Italy — continued  
    2,242,600     Pirelli & Co SPA     481,329    
    434,400     Snam Rete Gas SPA     2,152,452    
    13,454,498     Telecom Italia SPA     16,354,194    
    13,806,076     Telecom Italia SPA-Di RISP     13,130,490    
    3,182,082     UniCredit SPA     4,030,454    
    Total Italy     156,487,038    
        Japan — 28.0%  
    996,900     Asahi Breweries Ltd     12,482,622    
    838,100     Astellas Pharma Inc     27,811,058    
    760,700     Bridgestone Corp     10,360,547    
    921,700     Canon Inc     23,261,010    
    1,478,000     Chiba Bank Ltd     6,937,786    
    3,457,000     Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc     10,479,246    
    281,200     Circle K Sunkus Co Ltd     4,322,042    
    780,600     Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd     12,541,076    
    240,300     Denso Corp     4,562,438    
    792,900     East Japan Railway Co     47,484,949    
    210,600     Electric Power Development Co Ltd     6,728,965    
    4,567     Fuji Media Holdings Inc     5,201,900    
    1,189,000     Hitachi Ltd     2,960,747    
    355,100     Hokkaido Electric Power Co Inc     7,520,691    
    1,510,400     Honda Motor Co Ltd     36,117,887    
    184,800     Hoya Corp     3,349,032    
    736,000     Itochu Corp     3,300,168    
    811     Japan Real Estate Investment Corp     6,037,605    
    6,658     Japan Tobacco Inc     15,880,997    
    705,800     JSR Corp     8,284,205    
    6,242     Jupiter Telecommunications Co Ltd     4,947,099    
    1,889,000     Kansai Electric Power Co Inc     45,418,528    
    1,115,000     Kao Corp     21,189,662    
    4,105     KDDI Corp     21,504,774    
    905,200     Kirin Holdings Co Ltd     8,737,118    
    543,200     Konami Corp     7,667,593    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued  
    473,700     Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc     11,218,518    
    413,500     Lawson Inc     17,905,303    
    209,400     Miraca Holdings Inc     4,350,376    
    897,500     Mitsubishi Corp     11,166,228    
    3,566,000     Mitsubishi Electric Corp     14,088,143    
    3,448,800     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc     15,580,381    
    1,210,000     Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd     6,133,107    
    821,000     Nichirei Corp     2,710,774    
    116,800     Nihon Kohden Corp     1,472,837    
    69,300     Nintendo Co Ltd     19,785,117    
    761     Nippon Building Fund Inc     6,154,816    
    2,180,000     Nippon Express Co Ltd     6,270,191    
    1,625,000     Nippon Oil Corp     7,744,472    
    360,700     Nippon Paper Group Inc     7,995,721    
    2,681,000     Nippon Steel Corp     7,037,741    
    303,000     Nissin Foods Holding Co Ltd     9,198,177    
    974     Nomura Real Estate Office Fund (REIT)     4,916,692    
    345,700     Nomura Research Institute     5,444,109    
    6,548     NTT Data Corp     16,225,853    
    43,017     NTT Docomo Inc     67,012,755    
    629     ORIX JREIT Inc (REIT)     1,869,137    
    2,461,000     Panasonic Corp     28,493,977    
    643,000     Ricoh Company Ltd     7,263,144    
    1,363,000     Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd     5,801,742    
    941,400     Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd     20,863,154    
    5,498     Seven Bank Ltd     15,086,190    
    110,800     Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd     4,932,995    
    855,000     Shionogi & Co Ltd     13,884,348    
    960,000     Shiseido Co Ltd     14,137,645    
    665,000     Sompo Japan Insurance Inc     3,279,440    
    3,212     Sony Financial Holdings Inc     8,262,015    
    1,174,000     Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd     3,528,886    
    1,254,400     Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd     9,747,435    
    353,000     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc     11,190,550    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued  
    585,000     Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     23,628,048    
    440,000     Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc     10,301,733    
    2,224,000     Tokyo Gas Co Ltd     8,909,222    
    376,000     Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd     8,898,637    
    1,459,800     Toyota Motor Corp     46,756,877    
    135,000     Unicharm Corp     8,819,603    
    5,656     West Japan Railway Co     20,035,308    
    Total Japan     883,191,142    
        Malaysia — 0.1%  
    3,046,600     IJM Corp Berhad     3,013,730    
        Netherlands — 3.0%  
    91,400     Akzo Nobel NV     3,193,836    
    110,907     Hal Trust (Participating Units)     5,753,111    
    396,000     Heineken NV     10,573,484    
    1,628,022     ING Groep NV     7,359,131    
    686,800     Koninklijke Ahold NV     7,620,807    
    225,000     Koninklijke DSM NV     5,142,032    
    1,325,300     Koninklijke KPN NV     16,955,728    
    799,432     Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV     12,782,313    
    305,518     Reed Elsevier NV     3,394,554    
    891,745     Unilever NV     17,086,976    
    206,400     Wolters Kluwer NV     3,259,517    
    Total Netherlands     93,121,489    
        New Zealand — 0.0%  
    171,477     Air New Zealand     70,090    
    538,152     Telecom Corp of New Zealand     652,271    
    Total New Zealand     722,361    
        Norway — 1.5%  
    1,029,700     DnB NOR ASA     3,704,031    
    3,224,500     DNO International ASA *      1,964,971    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Norway — continued  
    5,854,870     Prosafe ASA *      21,001,958    
    4,871,020     Prosafe Production Public Ltd *      7,905,479    
    1,130,000     Telenor ASA     5,811,038    
    348,600     Yara International ASA     7,377,085    
    Total Norway     47,764,562    
        Philippines — 0.0%  
    36,000,000     Alliance Global Group Inc *      1,089,740    
        Singapore — 1.3%  
    4,254,000     Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)     3,407,323    
    2,521,430     DBS Group Holdings Ltd     12,593,058    
    2,117,800     Keppel Corp Ltd     5,877,707    
    8,599,000     People's Food Holdings Ltd     3,524,604    
    1,161,300     Singapore Airlines Ltd     7,566,777    
    4,594,000     Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd     6,786,149    
    Total Singapore     39,755,618    
        South Korea — 0.4%  
    73,800     KB Financial Group Inc *      1,414,927    
    81,500     Samsung Card Co Ltd     1,400,012    
    35,900     Samsung Electronics Co Ltd     11,041,694    
    Total South Korea     13,856,633    
        Spain — 2.5%  
    28,040     ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA     1,107,343    
    661,492     Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     4,778,631    
    1,469,932     Banco Santander SA     8,979,678    
    119,000     Gas Natural SDG SA     2,133,253    
    52,000     Grifols SA *      815,230    
    4,170     Grupo Ferrovial SA     101,553    
    1,770,612     Iberdrola SA     11,514,379    
    40,900     Inditex SA     1,534,260    
    522,000     Mapfre SA     1,061,207    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Spain — continued  
    89,750     Red Electrica de Espana     3,599,494    
    329,729     Repsol YPF SA     5,036,232    
    22,723     Tecnicas Reunidas SA     631,117    
    1,639,361     Telefonica SA     30,170,888    
    378,204     Union Fenosa SA     8,523,649    
    Total Spain     79,986,914    
        Sweden — 0.1%  
    98,200     Elekta AB Class B     1,075,823    
    441,704     Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B     2,858,848    
    Total Sweden     3,934,671    
        Switzerland — 4.5%  
    48,500     Baloise Holding Ltd     2,746,459    
    135,040     Bank Sarasin & Cie AG Class B (Registered)     2,849,386    
    88,910     Energiedienst Holding AG (Registered) *      3,413,275    
    4,940     Forbo Holdings AG (Registered) *      696,511    
    31,030     Geberit AG (Registered)     2,779,480    
    4,726     Jelmoli Holding AG (Registered)     1,818,495    
    1,132,310     Nestle SA (Registered)     37,015,701    
    987,890     Novartis AG (Registered)     36,041,497    
    198,330     Roche Holding AG (Non Voting)     22,513,935    
    100,660     Swiss Reinsurance Co (Registered)     1,239,241    
    46,890     Swisscom AG (Registered)     14,045,135    
    111,968     Zurich Financial Services AG     15,856,625    
    Total Switzerland     141,015,740    
        Taiwan — 0.5%  
    4,630,022     Asustek Computer Inc     4,371,756    
    4,916,314     Chinatrust Financial Holding Co Ltd     1,470,665    
    236,700     Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd ADR     3,633,345    
    933,800     Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd     1,834,305    
    2,860,000     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd     3,612,591    
    Total Taiwan     14,922,662    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        United Kingdom — 24.0%  
    279,800     Amlin Plc     1,364,113    
    478,843     Anglo American Plc     6,754,415    
    760,345     Associated British Foods Plc     7,047,775    
    1,000,900     AstraZeneca Plc     31,740,342    
    2,326,504     Aviva Plc     9,558,555    
    4,981,661     BAE Systems Plc     26,300,453    
    3,295,606     Barclays Plc     4,323,566    
    72,600     Berkeley Group Holdings Plc (Unit Shares) *      897,627    
    2,714,846     BG Group Plc     38,807,048    
    1,014,618     BHP Billiton Plc     15,812,646    
    12,131,140     BP Plc     77,284,620    
    529,100     British American Tobacco Plc     13,523,986    
    741,976     British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc     4,945,982    
    2,059,501     BT Group Plc     2,631,136    
    776,265     Bunzl Plc     6,407,539    
    116,920     Cadbury Plc     890,175    
    289,700     Capita Group Plc     2,733,723    
    2,470,857     Centrica Plc     9,502,192    
    1,755,482     Cobham Plc     4,818,459    
    1,718,200     Compass Group Plc     7,548,804    
    1,105,310     Diageo Plc     12,745,608    
    446,734     Experian Plc     2,640,231    
    399,681     Filtrona Plc     654,406    
    340,045     Fresnillo Plc     1,687,035    
    4,004,999     GlaxoSmithKline Plc     60,743,018    
    19,400     Go-Ahead Group Plc     252,885    
    716,071     Group 4 Securicor Plc     1,892,897    
    209,200     Hiscox Ltd     832,614    
    418,661     Home Retail Group Plc     1,262,002    
    5,313,530     HSBC Holdings Plc     36,956,357    
    327,470     ICAP Plc     1,090,162    
    1,205,677     Imperial Tobacco Group Plc     28,866,241    
    1,175,900     International Power Plc     3,976,234    
    941,611     J Sainsbury Plc     4,215,363    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


13



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        United Kingdom — continued  
    126,000     Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group Plc     817,760    
    1,477,250     John Wood Group Plc     4,063,436    
    205,270     Johnson Matthey Plc     2,850,427    
    845,000     Lamprell Plc     999,577    
    46,971     Lancashire Holdings Ltd *      321,633    
    370,100     Land Securities Group Plc     2,890,198    
    4,839,981     Legal & General Group Plc     2,761,173    
    2,912,865     Lloyds Banking Group Plc     2,391,111    
    39,930     Lonmin Plc     572,147    
    937,100     Marks & Spencer Group Plc     3,465,498    
    224,628     Misys Plc     344,602    
    66,744     Mondi Ltd     157,735    
    1,898,167     National Grid Plc     16,896,620    
    381,432     Next Plc     6,325,263    
    637,600     Pearson Plc     5,982,961    
    174,110     Persimmon Plc     849,240    
    1,222,517     Prudential Plc     4,872,432    
    450,467     Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc     17,237,355    
    805,103     Reed Elsevier Plc     6,014,537    
    189,228     Rio Tinto Plc     4,830,451    
    587,200     Rolls-Royce Group Plc *      2,402,032    
    2,946,129     Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc     959,522    
    1,746,600     Royal Dutch Shell Plc A Shares (London)     38,345,384    
    1,980,597     Royal Dutch Shell Plc B Shares (London)     41,574,385    
    1,526,308     RSA Insurance Group Plc     2,984,140    
    542,200     SABMiller Breweries Plc     7,850,003    
    472,500     Sage Group Plc     1,144,859    
    132,210     Schroders Plc     1,372,353    
    487,960     Scottish & Southern Energy Plc     7,951,539    
    333,458     Segro Plc     508,217    
    612,668     Serco Group Plc     3,371,818    
    420,175     Severn Trent (Ordinary Shares)     6,513,106    
    602,900     Shire Plc     7,147,773    
    521,192     Smith & Nephew Plc     3,693,385    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


14



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        United Kingdom — continued  
    105,800     Smiths Group Plc     1,250,663    
    290,400     Stagecoach Group Plc     477,640    
    3,629,977     Tesco Plc     17,215,026    
    165,564     Travis Perkins Plc     767,167    
    902,023     Unilever Plc     17,425,031    
    37,379,085     Vodafone Group Plc     66,231,676    
    2,841,336     William Morrison Supermarkets Plc     10,436,793    
    109,728     Wolseley Plc     277,116    
    248,200     WPP Plc     1,287,691    
    150,964     Xstrata Plc     1,487,252    
    Total United Kingdom     758,026,936    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $4,635,041,862)     3,058,309,117    
        PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1%  
        Germany — 0.1%  
    44,576     Volkswagen AG 5.36%     1,997,417    
        Italy — 0.0%  
    81,071     Exor SPA *      346,258    
    174,933     Fiat SPA 19.49%     451,793    
    Total Italy     798,051    
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $4,620,701)     2,795,468    
        RIGHTS AND WARRANTS — 0.0%  
        Malaysia — 0.0%  
    304,660     IJM Land Berhad Warrants, Expires 09/11/13 *      14,791    
    TOTAL RIGHTS AND WARRANTS (COST $8,700)     14,791    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


15



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.9%  
    6,654,486     Banco Santander Time Deposit, 0.53%, due 03/02/09     6,654,486    
    7,200,000     BNP Paribas Time Deposit, 0.23%, due 03/02/09     7,200,000    
    123     Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 0.02%-0.05%, due 03/02/09     123    
    4,806,849     Citibank Time Deposit, 0.09%, due 03/02/09     4,806,849    
    158,274     HSBC Bank (Hong Kong) Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     158,274    
    357,856     JPMorgan Chase Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     357,856    
    48,000,000     Royal Bank of Canada Time Deposit, 0.20%, due 03/02/09     48,000,000    
    79,905     Royal Bank of Scotland Time Deposit, 0.08%, due 03/02/09     79,905    
    23,956,537     Societe Generale Time Deposit, 0.53%, due 03/02/09     23,956,537    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $91,214,030)     91,214,030    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $4,730,885,293)
    3,152,333,406    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.2%     5,541,982    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 3,157,875,388    

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

*  Non-income producing security.

(a)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

(b)  Bankrupt issuer.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


16




GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $4,730,885,293) (Note 2)   $ 3,152,333,406    
Cash     5,506,690    
Foreign currency, at value (cost $2,285,589) (Note 2)     2,144,838    
Receivable for investments sold     24,075,303    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     101,386    
Dividends and interest receivable     10,699,994    
Foreign taxes receivable     538,847    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     16,092    
Miscellaneous receivable     2,255,329    
Total assets     3,197,671,885    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     24,809,307    
Payable for Fund shares repurchased     10,036,590    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     1,596,497    
Shareholder service fee     372,665    
Administration fee – Class M     628    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     12,500    
Payable for 12b-1 fee – Class M     1,729    
Miscellaneous payable     2,009,576    
Accrued expenses     957,005    
Total liabilities     39,796,497    
Net assets   $ 3,157,875,388    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


17



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009 — (Continued)

Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 5,052,806,963    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     62,797,049    
Distributions in excess of net realized gains     (378,546,733 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (1,579,181,891 )  
    $ 3,157,875,388    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class II shares   $ 765,201,073    
Class III shares   $ 2,054,884,832    
Class IV shares   $ 334,003,041    
Class M shares   $ 3,786,442    
Shares outstanding:  
Class II     95,298,643    
Class III     254,723,122    
Class IV     41,399,835    
Class M     469,340    
Net asset value per share:  
Class II   $ 8.03    
Class III   $ 8.07    
Class IV   $ 8.07    
Class M   $ 8.07    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


18



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $22,737,052)   $ 255,538,361    
Securities lending income     7,213,894    
Interest     5,656,057    
Total investment income     268,408,312    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     37,348,751    
Shareholder service fee – Class II (Note 3)     1,410,355    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     4,612,067    
Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 3)     2,252,871    
12b-1 fee – Class M (Note 3)     14,551    
Administration fee – Class M (Note 3)     11,641    
Custodian and fund accounting agent fees     2,782,297    
Transfer agent fees     69,227    
Audit and tax fees     117,099    
Legal fees     156,255    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     82,510    
Registration fees     31,948    
Miscellaneous     107,895    
Total expenses     48,997,467    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (3,187,460 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (55,061 )  
Net expenses     45,754,946    
Net investment income (loss)     222,653,366    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (352,641,058 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (10,715,684 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (363,356,742 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (3,264,371,136 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (8,406,455 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (3,272,777,591 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (3,636,134,333 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (3,413,480,967 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


19



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 222,653,366     $ 198,735,620    
Net realized gain (loss)     (363,356,742 )     936,210,706    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (3,272,777,591 )     (1,176,011,293 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (3,413,480,967 )     (41,064,967 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class II     (15,392,810 )     (21,412,395 )  
Class III     (74,322,210 )     (104,621,491 )  
Class IV     (49,698,946 )     (96,288,052 )  
Class M     (136,270 )     (177,321 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (139,550,236 )     (222,499,259 )  
Net realized gains  
Class II     (30,952,457 )     (81,212,536 )  
Class III     (153,074,862 )     (384,092,710 )  
Class IV     (132,725,396 )     (323,497,643 )  
Class M     (278,249 )     (736,740 )  
Total distributions from net realized gains     (317,030,964 )     (789,539,629 )  
      (456,581,200 )     (1,012,038,888 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class II     328,041,113       (67,333,012 )  
Class III     (98,648,505 )     (1,411,331 )  
Class IV     (1,707,487,765 )     620,525,429    
Class M     237,607       72,341    
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions
    (1,477,857,550 )     551,853,427    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (5,347,919,717 )     (501,250,428 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     8,505,795,105       9,007,045,533    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $62,797,049 and distributions in excess of net
investment income of $21,928,667, respectively)
  $ 3,157,875,388     $ 8,505,795,105    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class II share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 16.52     $ 18.56     $ 16.70     $ 15.13     $ 13.29    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.45       0.40       0.38       0.28       0.26    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (7.95 )     (0.36 )     3.06       2.46       2.28    
Total from investment operations     (7.50 )     0.04       3.44       2.74       2.54    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.33 )     (0.44 )     (0.43 )     (0.33 )     (0.34 )  
From net realized gains     (0.66 )     (1.64 )     (1.15 )     (0.84 )     (0.36 )  
Total distributions     (0.99 )     (2.08 )     (1.58 )     (1.17 )     (0.70 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.03     $ 16.52     $ 18.56     $ 16.70     $ 15.13    
Total Return(a)      (47.49 )%     (0.78 )%     21.21 %     19.01 %     19.40 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 765,201     $ 848,359     $ 1,018,021     $ 1,213,447     $ 808,149    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.82 %(b)      0.82 %(b)      0.82 %     0.82 %     0.82 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    3.42 %     2.10 %     2.17 %     1.82 %     1.92 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     39 %     29 %     23 %     25 %     23 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.05 %     0.05 %     0.05 %     0.05 %     0.06 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 16.59     $ 18.64     $ 16.76     $ 15.18     $ 13.34    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.47       0.41       0.38       0.30       0.26    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (7.99 )     (0.36 )     3.09       2.45       2.30    
Total from investment operations     (7.52 )     0.05       3.47       2.75       2.56    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.34 )     (0.46 )     (0.44 )     (0.33 )     (0.36 )  
From net realized gains     (0.66 )     (1.64 )     (1.15 )     (0.84 )     (0.36 )  
Total distributions     (1.00 )     (2.10 )     (1.59 )     (1.17 )     (0.72 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.07     $ 16.59     $ 18.64     $ 16.76     $ 15.18    
Total Return(a)      (47.42 )%     (0.75 )%     21.36 %     19.07 %     19.41 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 2,054,885     $ 4,078,545     $ 4,556,742     $ 3,800,326     $ 3,663,370    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.75 %(b)      0.75 %(b)      0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    3.51 %     2.16 %     2.11 %     1.97 %     1.87 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     39 %     29 %     23 %     25 %     23 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.05 %     0.05 %     0.05 %     0.05 %     0.06 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


22



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class IV share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 16.59     $ 18.64     $ 16.77     $ 15.18     $ 13.34    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.51       0.40       0.36       0.31       0.28    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (8.02 )     (0.34 )     3.11       2.47       2.28    
Total from investment operations     (7.51 )     0.06       3.47       2.78       2.56    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.35 )     (0.47 )     (0.45 )     (0.35 )     (0.36 )  
From net realized gains     (0.66 )     (1.64 )     (1.15 )     (0.84 )     (0.36 )  
Total distributions     (1.01 )     (2.11 )     (1.60 )     (1.19 )     (0.72 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.07     $ 16.59     $ 18.64     $ 16.77     $ 15.18    
Total Return(a)      (47.39 )%     (0.68 )%     21.36 %     19.22 %     19.47 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 334,003     $ 3,571,516     $ 3,424,024     $ 2,007,037     $ 1,169,805    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.69 %(b)      0.69 %(b)      0.69 %     0.69 %     0.69 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    3.70 %     2.08 %     2.04 %     1.98 %     2.00 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     39 %     29 %     23 %     25 %     23 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.05 %     0.05 %     0.05 %     0.05 %     0.06 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


23



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class M share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 16.58     $ 18.63     $ 16.75     $ 15.19     $ 13.25    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.41       0.35       0.30       0.24       0.30    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (7.96 )     (0.36 )     3.12       2.46       2.21    
Total from investment operations     (7.55 )     (0.01 )     3.42       2.70       2.51    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.30 )     (0.40 )     (0.39 )     (0.30 )     (0.21 )  
From net realized gains     (0.66 )     (1.64 )     (1.15 )     (0.84 )     (0.36 )  
Total distributions     (0.96 )     (2.04 )     (1.54 )     (1.14 )     (0.57 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.07     $ 16.58     $ 18.63     $ 16.75     $ 15.19    
Total Return(a)      (47.58 )%     (1.05 )%     21.04 %     18.66 %     19.18 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 3,786     $ 7,375     $ 8,258     $ 5,673     $ 3,508    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     1.05 %(b)      1.05 %(b)      1.05 %     1.05 %     1.05 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    3.11 %     1.81 %     1.69 %     1.56 %     2.24 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     39 %     29 %     23 %     25 %     23 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.05 %     0.05 %     0.05 %     0.05 %     0.06 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Foreign Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return in excess of that of its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, and Far East). The Fund typically makes equity investments in non-U.S. companies, including companies that issue stocks included in the MSCI international developed country universe (the universe of securities from which the MSCI EAFE Index is constructed) and companies in emerging countries. The Fund generally seeks to be fully invested and normally does not take temporary defensive positions, but may hold up to 10% of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents in order to manage cash inflows and outflows as a result of shareholder purchases and redemptions. The Fund may make investments in emerging countries, but these investments generally will represent 10% or less of the Fund's total assets.

Throughout the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had four classes of shares outstanding: Class II, Class III, Class IV, and Class M. Class M shares bear an administration fee and a 12b-1 fee while classes II, III, and IV bear a shareholder service fee (See Note 3). The principal economic difference among the classes of shares is the type and level of fees borne by the classes.

The Fund currently limits subscriptions due to capacity considerations.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a


25



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 95.20% of the net assets of the Fund were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund valued Fairfax Media Ltd at the subscription price of an entitlement offer. The Fund also considered certain bankrupt securities to be worthless.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 145,056,329     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     3,006,269,077          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     1,008,000          
Total   $ 3,152,333,406     $    

 


26



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 9,856,883     $    
Realized gain (loss)     (2,840,863 )        
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (4,977,512 )        
Net purchases (sales)     (1,030,508 )        
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3              
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 1,008,000     $    

 

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal


27



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. The Fund had no forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. The Fund had no futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the


28



GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts during the period.

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. As of February 28, 2009 the Fund had no securities on loan.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary. Taxes on foreign interest and dividend income are generally withheld in accordance with the applicable country's tax treaty with the United States. The foreign withholding rates applicable to a Fund's investments in certain foreign jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of the Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Foreign taxes paid by the Fund may be treated, to the extent permissible under the Code and if the Fund so elects, as if paid by the shareholders of the Fund.

The Fund may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to passive foreign investment company transactions, foreign currency transactions, capital loss carryforwards, losses on wash sale transactions, post-October capital losses and redemption in-kind transactions, and adjustments for securities lending.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 1,622,586     $ (13,295,062 )   $ 11,672,476    

 


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 139,574,670     $ 294,640,270    
Net long-term capital gain     317,006,530       717,398,618    
Total distributions   $ 456,581,200     $ 1,012,038,888    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 74,537,198    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (72,173,104 )  
Total   $ (72,173,104 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $257,668,488.

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 4,788,655,945     $ 92,591,775     $ (1,728,914,314 )   $ (1,636,322,539 )  

 

For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had net realized gains attributed to redemption in-kind transactions of $12,221,246.

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, 12b-1, and administration fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH") serves as custodian and fund accounting agent of the Fund. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as transfer agent of the Fund. BBH and State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with each agent. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times may be more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets.


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.60% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets of each class at the annual rate of 0.22% for Class II shares, 0.15% for Class III shares, and 0.09% for Class IV shares.

Holders of Class M shares of the Fund pay GMO an administration fee for support services provided to Class M shareholders. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.20% of the average daily net assets of Class M shares. Pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 distribution and service plan adopted by the Fund, holders of Class M shares of the Fund may pay a fee, at the annual rate of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets Class M shares for any activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of Class M shares of the Fund and/or for the provision of services to Class M shareholders. The Trustees currently limit payments on Class M shares to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class M shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.60% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, administration and distribution (12b-1) fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $70,976 and $44,685, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $2,313,135,776 and $3,759,246,444, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 10.45% of the shares outstanding of the Fund were held by one shareholder. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.01% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 1.26% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class II:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     58,274,223     $ 511,976,197       16,492,099     $ 297,811,599    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    3,196,851       40,987,454       4,944,763       92,077,263    
Shares repurchased     (17,540,416 )     (224,922,538 )     (24,912,687 )     (457,221,874 )  
Net increase (decrease)     43,930,658     $ 328,041,113       (3,475,825 )   $ (67,333,012 )  

 


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     107,907,531     $ 953,731,183       40,267,613     $ 743,943,093    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    15,342,666       200,755,062       24,148,643       451,660,303    
Shares repurchased     (114,403,163 )     (1,253,134,750 )     (63,056,039 )     (1,197,014,727 )  
Net increase (decrease)     8,847,034     $ (98,648,505 )     1,360,217     $ (1,411,331 )  
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class IV:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     1,297,973     $ 19,976,078       35,986,533     $ 684,663,196    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    11,448,393       156,652,652       20,380,015       379,339,109    
Shares repurchased     (186,625,494 )     (1,884,116,495 )     (24,769,071 )     (443,476,876 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (173,879,128 )   $ (1,707,487,765 )     31,597,477     $ 620,525,429    
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class M:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     70,075     $ 896,218       90,342     $ 1,706,341    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    32,761       414,519       48,969       914,061    
Shares repurchased     (78,335 )     (1,073,130 )     (137,839 )     (2,548,061 )  
Net increase (decrease)     24,501     $ 237,607       1,472     $ 72,341    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Foreign Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Foreign Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or administration fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $35,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 35,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class II      
1) Actual     0.83 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 586.70     $ 3.27    
2) Hypothetical     0.83 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.68     $ 4.16    
Class III      
1) Actual     0.75 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 587.10     $ 2.95    
2) Hypothetical     0.75 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.08     $ 3.76    
Class IV      
1) Actual     0.69 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 587.30     $ 2.72    
2) Hypothetical     0.69 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.37     $ 3.46    
Class M      
1) Actual     1.05 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 586.40     $ 4.13    
2) Hypothetical     1.05 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.59     $ 5.26    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized net expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Foreign Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $317,006,530 from long-term capital gains.

During the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund paid foreign taxes of $22,734,508 and recognized foreign source income of $278,272,869.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $12,473,674 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Quantitative Equity team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund returned -33.8% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -43.3% for the S&P 500 Index. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested primarily in U.S. equity securities throughout the period.

Stock selection added to returns relative to the S&P 500 Index. Stock selections within Energy, Consumer Discretionary, and Information Technology added to relative returns while stock selections within Health Care, Utilities, and Telecommunication Services detracted. Individual names adding to relative returns included overweight positions in Wal-Mart Stores and Johnson & Johnson and an underweight in GE. Names detracting from relative returns included underweight positions in AT&T and Verizon Communications and an overweight in Zimmer Holdings.

Sector selection added to returns relative to the S&P 500 Index. Sector weightings positively impacting relative performance included an underweight position in Financials and overweight positions in Health Care and Consumer Staples. Sector weightings negatively impacting relative performance included underweight positions in Telecommunication Services, Utilities, and Consumer Discretionary.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.



GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     96.2 %  
Short-Term Investments     3.6    
Futures     (0.4 )  
Other     0.6    
      100.0 %  
Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Health Care     27.9 %  
Information Technology     18.4    
Consumer Staples     17.0    
Energy     15.6    
Consumer Discretionary     8.0    
Industrials     5.3    
Financials     4.5    
Materials     1.5    
Telecommunication Services     1.3    
Utilities     0.5    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 96.2%  
        Consumer Discretionary — 7.7%  
    600     Abercrombie & Fitch Co.-Class A     13,194    
    500     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     19,125    
    100     Apollo Group, Inc.-Class A *      7,250    
    560     AutoZone, Inc. *      79,649    
    2,200     Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. *      46,860    
    700     Best Buy Co., Inc.     20,174    
    700     Cablevision Systems Corp.-Class A     9,093    
    3,400     CBS Corp.-Class B (Non Voting)     14,518    
    3,200     Coach, Inc. *      44,736    
    7,400     Comcast Corp.-Class A     96,644    
    900     DirecTV Group (The), Inc. *      17,946    
    1,400     DISH Network Corp.-Class A *      15,750    
    600     Dollar Tree, Inc. *      23,292    
    700     Family Dollar Stores, Inc.     19,208    
    1,400     Gannett Co., Inc.     4,536    
    1,200     Gap (The), Inc.     12,948    
    300     Genuine Parts Co.     8,442    
    1,600     H&R Block, Inc.     30,560    
    600     Harley-Davidson, Inc.     6,060    
    700     Hasbro, Inc.     16,023    
    11,800     Home Depot, Inc.     246,502    
    100     ITT Educational Services, Inc. *      11,350    
    1,200     J. Crew Group, Inc. *      13,512    
    1,500     Kohl's Corp. *      52,710    
    800     Leggett & Platt, Inc.     9,144    
    1,100     Limited Brands, Inc.     8,459    
    6,700     Lowe's Cos., Inc.     106,128    
    1,400     McDonald's Corp.     73,150    
    1,300     News Corp.-Class A     7,228    
    27     NVR, Inc. *      8,985    
    600     PetSmart, Inc.     12,024    
    300     Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.     10,341    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


2



GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Consumer Discretionary — continued  
    1,000     Ross Stores, Inc.     29,520    
    300     Sears Holdings Corp. *      11,028    
    400     Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     18,380    
    3,800     Staples, Inc.     60,610    
    1,300     Target Corp.     36,803    
    1,100     Time Warner Cable, Inc.-Class A *      20,053    
    1,000     TJX Cos. (The), Inc.     22,270    
    1,500     Urban Outfitters, Inc. *      24,960    
    300     Yum! Brands, Inc.     7,884    
    Total Consumer Discretionary     1,297,049    
        Consumer Staples — 16.3%  
    300     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     7,998    
    700     Avon Products, Inc.     12,313    
    700     Campbell Soup Co.     18,739    
    200     Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     9,784    
    600     Clorox Co.     29,160    
    9,200     Coca-Cola Co. (The)     375,820    
    2,000     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     120,360    
    413     Costco Wholesale Corp.     17,486    
    900     Estee Lauder Cos. (The), Inc.-Class A     20,385    
    2,800     General Mills, Inc.     146,944    
    800     Hershey Co. (The)     26,952    
    900     HJ Heinz Co.     29,403    
    200     JM Smucker Co. (The)     7,424    
    800     Kellogg Co.     31,136    
    1,400     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     65,954    
    1,200     Kraft Foods, Inc.-Class A     27,336    
    1,800     Kroger Co. (The)     37,206    
    400     McCormick & Co., Inc. (Non Voting)     12,540    
    8,000     PepsiCo, Inc.     385,120    
    6,948     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     334,685    
    365     Supervalu, Inc.     5,698    
    500     Sysco Corp.     10,750    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


3



GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Consumer Staples — continued  
    16,200     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     797,688    
    9,200     Walgreen Co.     219,512    
    Total Consumer Staples     2,750,393    
        Energy — 15.0%  
    500     Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     17,475    
    860     Apache Corp.     50,818    
    300     Baker Hughes, Inc.     8,793    
    1,800     BJ Services Co.     17,406    
    200     Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     4,074    
    2,100     Chesapeake Energy Corp.     32,844    
    10,300     Chevron Corp.     625,313    
    500     Cimarex Energy Co.     9,825    
    6,051     ConocoPhillips     226,005    
    800     Devon Energy Corp.     34,936    
    500     ENSCO International, Inc.     12,290    
    820     EOG Resources, Inc.     41,033    
    13,600     Exxon Mobil Corp.     923,440    
    1,700     Halliburton Co.     27,727    
    700     Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     16,562    
    870     Hess Corp.     47,580    
    398     Murphy Oil Corp.     16,640    
    1,500     Nabors Industries Ltd. *      14,565    
    400     National Oilwell Varco, Inc. *      10,692    
    300     Newfield Exploration Co. *      5,799    
    300     Noble Corp.     7,377    
    400     Noble Energy, Inc.     18,216    
    3,500     Occidental Petroleum Corp.     181,545    
    1,000     Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     8,590    
    600     Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     8,754    
    700     Plains Exploration & Production Co. *      13,398    
    200     Range Resources Corp.     7,114    
    1,100     Southwestern Energy Co. *      31,647    
    500     Spectra Energy Corp.     6,500    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


4



GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Energy — continued  
    400     Sunoco, Inc.     13,380    
    209     Transocean Ltd. *      12,492    
    2,600     Valero Energy Corp.     50,388    
    1,300     Weatherford International Ltd. *      13,871    
    400     XTO Energy, Inc.     12,664    
    Total Energy     2,529,753    
        Financials — 4.3%  
    500     Aflac, Inc.     8,380    
    3,400     Allstate Corp. (The)     57,222    
    500     Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     7,935    
    400     Assurant, Inc.     8,160    
    7,988     Bank of America Corp.     31,552    
    2,700     BB&T Corp.     43,551    
    170     BlackRock, Inc.     16,458    
    300     Capital One Financial Corp.     3,615    
    2,900     Chubb Corp.     113,216    
    400     Comerica, Inc.     6,004    
    1,100     Freddie Mac     462    
    170     Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.     15,484    
    2,600     Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.     26,962    
    500     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     11,425    
    3,000     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     53,790    
    900     MetLife, Inc.     16,614    
    900     Moody's Corp.     16,155    
    700     People's United Financial, Inc.     12,187    
    100     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     2,734    
    2,900     Progressive Corp. (The) *      33,553    
    400     Prudential Financial, Inc.     6,564    
    200     T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     4,548    
    300     Torchmark Corp.     6,180    
    3,800     Travelers Cos. (The), Inc.     137,370    
    35     Unum Group     356    
    2,400     US Bancorp     34,344    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


5



GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Financials — continued  
    800     W.R. Berkley Corp.     16,648    
    3,200     Wells Fargo & Co.     38,720    
    Total Financials     730,189    
        Health Care — 26.9%  
    4,700     Abbott Laboratories     222,498    
    1,400     AmerisourceBergen Corp.     44,464    
    10,200     Amgen, Inc. *      499,086    
    200     Bard (C.R.), Inc.     16,052    
    500     Baxter International, Inc.     25,455    
    200     Becton, Dickinson & Co.     12,378    
    800     Biogen Idec, Inc. *      36,832    
    3,600     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     66,276    
    1,900     Cardinal Health, Inc.     61,655    
    400     Celgene Corp. *      17,892    
    200     Cephalon, Inc. *      13,118    
    200     Covance, Inc. *      7,596    
    1,500     Coventry Health Care, Inc. *      17,280    
    200     Covidien Ltd.     6,334    
    200     Edwards Lifesciences Corp. *      11,122    
    5,300     Eli Lilly & Co.     155,714    
    1,200     Express Scripts, Inc. *      60,360    
    5,600     Forest Laboratories, Inc. *      120,064    
    400     Genentech, Inc. *      34,220    
    100     Genzyme Corp. *      6,093    
    4,400     Gilead Sciences, Inc. *      197,120    
    500     Illumina, Inc. *      15,665    
    13,120     Johnson & Johnson     656,000    
    1,000     King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      7,340    
    2,700     McKesson Corp.     110,754    
    3,300     Medtronic, Inc.     97,647    
    6,600     Merck & Co., Inc.     159,720    
    200     Myriad Genetics, Inc. *      15,770    
    400     Omnicare, Inc.     10,372    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


6



GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Health Care — continued  
    200     Patterson Cos., Inc. *      3,614    
    3,400     PDL BioPharma, Inc.     19,958    
    53,890     Pfizer, Inc.     663,386    
    200     Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     9,166    
    2,100     Schering-Plough Corp.     36,519    
    500     Stryker Corp.     16,835    
    20,967     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     412,001    
    400     Varian Medical Systems, Inc. *      12,204    
    400     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      12,092    
    4,800     WellPoint, Inc. *      162,816    
    7,500     Wyeth     306,150    
    4,800     Zimmer Holdings, Inc. *      168,096    
    Total Health Care     4,527,714    
        Industrials — 5.1%  
    1,700     3M Co.     77,282    
    1,690     Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.     99,321    
    1,300     CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     53,794    
    300     Copart, Inc. *      8,106    
    2,500     CSX Corp.     61,700    
    200     Danaher Corp.     10,152    
    300     Emerson Electric Co.     8,025    
    1,300     Fastenal Co.     39,156    
    200     Flowserve Corp.     10,094    
    1,800     General Dynamics Corp.     78,876    
    400     JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     8,152    
    700     Joy Global, Inc.     12,222    
    600     Kansas City Southern *      10,614    
    200     L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     13,530    
    120     Lockheed Martin Corp.     7,573    
    200     Manpower, Inc.     5,576    
    600     Masco Corp.     3,090    
    2,300     Norfolk Southern Corp.     72,956    
    150     Paccar, Inc.     3,761    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Industrials — continued  
    400     Parker-Hannifin Corp.     13,348    
    300     Rockwell Collins, Inc.     9,360    
    200     Ryder System, Inc.     4,572    
    900     Southwest Airlines Co.     5,301    
    100     SPX Corp.     4,428    
    2,700     Tyco International Ltd.     54,135    
    2,200     Union Pacific Corp.     82,544    
    800     United Parcel Service, Inc.-Class B     32,944    
    900     United Technologies Corp.     36,747    
    100     W.W. Grainger, Inc.     6,616    
    800     Waste Management, Inc.     21,600    
    Total Industrials     855,575    
        Information Technology — 17.7%  
    1,100     Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.-Class A *      51,293    
    300     Alliance Data Systems Corp. *      8,880    
    600     Altera Corp.     9,198    
    300     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     10,245    
    300     BMC Software, Inc. *      8,889    
    30,300     Cisco Systems, Inc. *      441,471    
    200     Citrix Systems, Inc. *      4,116    
    3,300     Dell, Inc. *      28,149    
    6,000     eBay, Inc. *      65,220    
    307     Fiserv, Inc. *      10,014    
    300     Global Payments, Inc.     9,204    
    380     Google, Inc.-Class A *      128,436    
    2,190     International Business Machines Corp.     201,546    
    3,400     Lawson Software, Inc. *      13,056    
    320     MasterCard, Inc.-Class A     50,570    
    45,900     Microsoft Corp.     741,285    
    800     NetApp, Inc. *      10,752    
    31,200     Oracle Corp. *      484,848    
    17,132     Qualcomm, Inc.     572,723    
    200     Red Hat, Inc. *      2,738    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Information Technology — continued  
    200     Salesforce.com, Inc. *      5,600    
    2,300     Symantec Corp. *      31,809    
    5,400     VeriFone Holdings, Inc. *      23,436    
    1,000     Western Digital Corp. *      13,660    
    3,300     Western Union Co.     36,828    
    1,200     Xilinx, Inc.     21,216    
    Total Information Technology     2,985,182    
        Materials — 1.4%  
    3,000     Alcoa, Inc.     18,690    
    2,100     Barrick Gold Corp.     63,420    
    22,900     Domtar Corp. *      18,091    
    400     Dow Chemical Co. (The)     2,864    
    200     FMC Corp.     8,086    
    530     Monsanto Co.     40,423    
    1,400     Nucor Corp.     47,110    
    500     Pactiv Corp. *      7,915    
    200     Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     4,758    
    400     Sigma-Aldrich Corp.     14,280    
    200     Vulcan Materials Co.     8,282    
    Total Materials     233,919    
        Telecommunication Services — 1.3%  
    4,339     AT&T, Inc.     103,138    
    1,300     Frontier Communications Corp.     9,360    
    3,584     Verizon Communications, Inc.     102,251    
    Total Telecommunication Services     214,749    
        Utilities — 0.5%  
    200     Exelon Corp.     9,444    
    600     FirstEnergy Corp.     25,536    
    500     MDU Resources Group, Inc.     7,570    
    300     PG&E Corp.     11,466    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Utilities — continued  
    600     Southern Co.     18,186    
    900     TECO Energy, Inc.     8,631    
    Total Utilities     80,833    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $23,787,697)     16,205,356    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.6%  
        Money Market Funds — 3.6%  
    609,711     State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     609,711    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $609,711)     609,711    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $24,397,408)
    16,815,067    
          Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.2%     33,787    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 16,848,854    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  10     S&P 500 E-Mini Index   March 2009   $ 367,100     $ (68,610 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

*  Non-income producing security.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11




GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $24,397,408) (Note 2)   $ 16,815,067    
Receivable for investments sold     18,542    
Dividends and interest receivable     62,351    
Receivable for collateral on open futures contracts (Note 2)     49,500    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     7,068    
Total assets     16,952,528    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     21,234    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     4,698    
Shareholder service fee     2,134    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     57    
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     8,900    
Accrued expenses     66,651    
Total liabilities     103,674    
Net assets   $ 16,848,854    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 33,777,322    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     70,534    
Accumulated net realized loss     (9,348,051 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (7,650,951 )  
    $ 16,848,854    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 16,848,854    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     2,575,879    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 6.54    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12



GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $141)   $ 528,675    
Interest     1,335    
Total investment income     530,010    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     81,514    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     37,052    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     29,954    
Audit and tax fees     61,881    
Legal fees     428    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     272    
Registration fees     1,824    
Miscellaneous     3,392    
Total expenses     216,317    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (97,209 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (733 )  
Net expenses     118,375    
Net investment income (loss)     411,635    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (5,242,966 )  
Closed futures contracts     (353,130 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (5,596,096 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (4,006,589 )  
Open futures contracts     8,556    
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (3,998,033 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (9,594,129 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (9,182,494 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


13



GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 411,635     $ 2,667,719    
Net realized gain (loss)     (5,596,096 )     26,668,967    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (3,998,033 )     (21,962,862 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (9,182,494 )     7,373,824    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (407,510 )     (2,382,432 )  
Class IV           (1,169,636 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (407,510 )     (3,552,068 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III           (15,985,212 )  
Class IV           (5,014,664 )  
Total distributions from net realized gains           (20,999,876 )  
      (407,510 )     (24,551,944 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (18,757,975 )     (122,744,412 )  
Class IV           (141,183,947 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net
share transactions
    (18,757,975 )     (263,928,359 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (28,347,979 )     (281,106,479 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     45,196,833       326,303,312    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $70,534 and $66,409, respectively)
  $ 16,848,854     $ 45,196,833    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


14




GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.03     $ 12.88     $ 12.45     $ 12.24     $ 11.76    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.15       0.19       0.18       0.20       0.17    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (3.50 )     (0.96 )(a)      0.54       0.44       0.54    
Total from investment operations     (3.35 )     (0.77 )     0.72       0.64       0.71    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.14 )     (0.22 )     (0.23 )     (0.15 )     (0.18 )  
From net realized gains           (1.86 )     (0.06 )     (0.28 )     (0.05 )  
Total distributions     (0.14 )     (2.08 )     (0.29 )     (0.43 )     (0.23 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.54     $ 10.03     $ 12.88     $ 12.45     $ 12.24    
Total Return(b)      (33.76 )%     (7.30 )%     5.87 %     5.40 %     6.16 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 16,849     $ 45,197     $ 188,133     $ 224,097     $ 221,661    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.48 %(c)      0.48 %(c)      0.48 %     0.48 %     0.48 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    1.67 %     1.52 %     1.46 %     1.68 %     1.43 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     65 %     74 %     73 %     63 %     68 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.39 %     0.08 %     0.06 %     0.04 %     0.04 %  

 

(a)  The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks high total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by outperforming the S&P 500 Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in companies that issue stocks included in the S&P 500 Index, and in companies with similar market capitalizations, other than tobacco-producing companies.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had one class of shares outstanding: Class III. Class IV shares were liquidated on June 21, 2007.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.


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GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 16,205,356     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     609,711          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 16,815,067     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $ (68,610 )  
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (68,610 )  

 

*  Other financial instruments include futures contracts.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.


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GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces


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GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.


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GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, quarterly, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized


20



GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, losses on wash sale transactions, derivative contract transactions and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$     $ 25,163     $ (25,163 )  

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 407,510     $ 8,717,495    
Net long-term capital gain           15,834,449    
Total distributions   $ 407,510     $ 24,551,944    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 70,534    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $2,211,392.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (6,261,595 )  
Total   $ (6,261,595 )  

 


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GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 25,341,081     $ 37,789     $ (8,563,803 )   $ (8,526,014 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.


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GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.33% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.33% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $272 and $211, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $15,945,063 and $33,362,893, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made


23



GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 86.54% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by two shareholders. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund or on behalf of this large shareholder may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, no shares of the Fund were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 10.46% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     431     $ 3,713       443,012     $ 4,612,176    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    41,507       366,324       1,466,326       17,114,056    
Shares repurchased     (1,971,521 )     (19,128,012 )     (12,009,243 )     (144,470,644 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (1,929,583 )   $ (18,757,975 )     (10,099,905 )   $ (122,744,412 )  
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Period Ended
June 21, 2007* 
 
Class IV:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold         $           $    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
                469,828       6,184,300    
Shares repurchased                 (11,190,045 )     (147,368,247 )  
Net increase (decrease)         $       (10,720,217 )   $ (141,183,947 )  

 

*  Effective June 21, 2007, all shareholders redeemed or exchanged out of Class IV.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.48 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 664.00     $ 1.98    
2) Hypothetical     0.48 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.41     $ 2.41    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized net expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Tobacco-Free Core Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

For corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 qualified for the dividends-received deduction.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Emerging Markets team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The Class III shares of the GMO Emerging Markets Fund returned -58.6% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -56.3% for the S&P/IFCI Investable Composite Index. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested substantially in emerging markets equities throughout the fiscal year.

Country selection detracted 0.9% from performance during the period. The Fund's underweights in Russia and India and overweight in Brazil contributed to performance. The Fund's overweights in Korea, Hungary and Pakistan and underweight in China, Chile, and Israel detracted from performance.

Stock selection was successful in Taiwan, Poland, and Egypt while it detracted from performance in Korea, Russia, Israel, South Africa, Indonesia, Philippines, and Brazil.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a purchase at the beginning and redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of .80% on the purchase and .80% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Class IV, V and VI shares will vary due to different fees

*  For the period from 10/26/04 to 2/11/05, no Class V shares were outstanding. Performance for that period is that of Class IVshares, which have higher expenses. Therefore, the performance shown is lower than it would have been if Class V shares had been outstanding.



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     80.9 %  
Preferred Stocks     11.7    
Investment Funds     3.9    
Short-Term Investments     2.2    
Forward Currency Contracts     0.0    
Private Equity Securities     0.6    
Debt Obligations     0.2    
Convertible Securities     0.1    
Mutual Funds     0.0    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Other     0.4    
      100.0 %  
Country Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Brazil     18.5 %  
South Korea     17.5    
Taiwan     13.4    
China     11.4    
South Africa     7.4    
Turkey     5.3    
Thailand     4.8    
Russia     3.9    
United States*     3.7    
Malaysia     2.8    
India     2.0    
Mexico     1.6    
Israel     1.4    
Egypt     1.1    
Poland     1.1    
Hungary     0.8    
Chile     0.7    
Indonesia     0.7    
Philippines     0.7    
Czech Republic     0.6    
Morocco     0.5    
Argentina     0.1    
Lebanon     0.0    
Peru     0.0    
Sri Lanka     0.0    
Ukraine     0.0    
      100.0 %  

 

*  Represents an investment to equitize cash in the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, which is a separate investment portfolio of iShares, Inc., a registered investment company. The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund invests in global emerging markets and seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. iShares® is a registered trademark of Barclays Global Investors, N.A. ("BGI"). Neither BGI nor the iShares® Funds make any representations regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund.


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Financials     22.1 %  
Information Technology     13.0    
Energy     11.7    
Telecommunication Services     11.5    
Materials     11.1    
Industrials     7.6    
Consumer Discretionary     7.3    
Utilities     5.3    
Consumer Staples     4.6    
Miscellaneous*     3.9    
Health Care     1.9    
      100.0 %  

 

*  Represents an investment to equitize cash in the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, which is a separate investment portfolio of iShares, Inc., a registered investment company. The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund invests in global emerging markets and seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. iShares® is a registered trademark of Barclays Global Investors, N.A. ("BGI"). Neither BGI nor the iShares® Funds make any representations regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund.


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 80.9%  
        Argentina — 0.1%  
    1,162,846     Petrobras Energia Participaciones SA Sponsored ADR     5,837,487    
    127,710     Telecom Argentina SA Sponsored ADR *      910,572    
    Total Argentina     6,748,059    
        Brazil — 6.9%  
    770,588     Aes Tiete SA     4,704,602    
    3,628,300     Banco do Brasil SA     21,013,613    
    120,110     Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA     1,102,610    
    288,800     Banco Nossa Caixa SA     8,441,549    
    131,700     Brasil Telecom Participacoes SA     3,323,616    
    179,400     Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais-Copasa MG *      1,559,641    
    589,900     Companhia de Concessoes Rodoviarias     5,717,940    
    1,660,102     Companhia Saneamento Basico Sao Paulo     16,688,489    
    105,216     Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA     1,379,327    
    3,730,200     Companhia Vale do Rio Doce     48,152,243    
    154,910     Companhia Vale do Rio Doce ADR     1,996,790    
    1,747,230     Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Sponsored ADR     19,481,614    
    631,200     CPFL Energia SA     8,301,096    
    1,335,500     Cyrela Brazil Realty SA     3,931,555    
    1,007,800     EDP-Energias Do Brasil SA     9,861,387    
    1,688,192     Electrobras (Centro)     18,495,706    
    2,925,400     Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA     8,061,548    
    421,800     Fertilizantes Heringer SA *      702,000    
    1,358,200     Gerdau SA     5,673,839    
    2,351,000     JBS SA     4,532,119    
    1,993,400     Natura Cosmeticos SA     18,088,475    
    295,300     Perdigao SA     3,656,366    
    3,791,300     Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras)     51,842,230    
    1,475,570     Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) ADR     40,917,556    
    2,634,900     Redecard SA     27,545,580    
    422,104     Souza Cruz SA     8,472,439    
    593,900     Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA     8,816,363    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Brazil — continued  
    428,340     Unibanco-Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA GDR     22,415,032    
    1,397,850     Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA     14,391,180    
    Total Brazil     389,266,505    
        Chile — 0.7%  
    138,220     AFP Provida SA Sponsored ADR     2,335,918    
    253,310     Banco Santander Chile SA ADR     8,848,118    
    113,118     Compania Cervecerias Unidas ADR     3,013,463    
    68,145     Embotelladora Andina SA ADR A Shares     847,724    
    205,980     Embotelladora Andina SA ADR B Shares     2,945,514    
    147,460     Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA Sponsored ADR     5,346,900    
    489,540     Enersis SA Sponsored ADR     7,059,167    
    1,194,550     Lan Airlines SA Sponsored ADR     9,855,037    
    Total Chile     40,251,841    
        China — 11.0%  
    13,105,990     Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Class H *      156,658    
    185,980,000     Bank of China Ltd Class H     51,233,380    
    26,154,880     Chaoda Modern Agriculture Holdings Ltd     14,946,079    
    14,872,000     China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd *      6,657,954    
    13,034,000     China Communication Services Corp Ltd Class H     7,265,359    
    44,356,000     China Construction Bank Class H     22,233,908    
    7,466,000     China Life Insurance Co Ltd Class H     20,651,609    
    9,840,000     China Merchants Bank Co Ltd Class H     14,276,739    
    10,281,942     China Mobile Ltd     89,330,689    
    375,649     China Mobile Ltd Sponsored ADR     16,284,384    
    64,697,351     China Petroleum & Chemical Corp Class H     33,099,282    
    7,952,000     China Railway Construction Corp Ltd Class H *      9,601,564    
    22,780,000     China Railway Group Ltd Class H *      12,390,687    
    6,218,000     China Shipping Development Co Ltd Class H     4,772,111    
    26,648,000     China Ting Group Holding Ltd     1,502,961    
    9,288,000     CNPC Hong Kong Ltd     3,122,847    
    8,526,000     Cosco Pacific Ltd     6,150,615    
    21,802,000     Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd     9,044,938    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        China — continued  
    2,025,000     Dongfang Electrical Machinery Co Ltd     3,651,541    
    27,852,000     Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd     10,102,534    
    37,646,000     Huaneng Power International Inc Class H     24,522,751    
    55,544,000     Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd Class H     22,370,869    
    4,849,500     Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd     7,849,183    
    557,540     LDK Solar Co Ltd ADR *      2,854,605    
    38,781,000     Maoye International Holdings     3,445,422    
    902,766     Mindray Medical International Ltd ADR     16,475,480    
    453,906     Netease.Com Inc ADR *      9,295,995    
    131,890     New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc Sponsored ADR *      5,904,715    
    20,834,000     Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd     5,584,031    
    2,850,000     Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd     1,298,941    
    7,494,500     Parkson Retail Group Ltd     5,992,121    
    6,356,172     Peace Mark Holdings Ltd *      1,229,394    
    790,590     Perfect World Co Ltd ADR *      9,091,785    
    70,575,101     PetroChina Co Ltd Class H     49,990,678    
    33,104,789     Pico Far East Holdings Ltd     1,980,247    
    1,158,338     Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd Sponsored ADR *      38,016,653    
    9,633,500     Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd Class H *      3,644,215    
    1,649,000     Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co Ltd Class H     2,754,773    
    3,474,344     Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd     7,851,854    
    37,104,000     Shenzhen Investment Ltd     5,824,973    
    13,538,000     Shimao Property Holdings Ltd     6,908,958    
    839,050     Sina.com *      18,014,404    
    464,130     Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd ADR *      2,826,552    
    2,914,000     Tencent Holdings Ltd     16,647,515    
    515,790     VisionChina Media Inc *      3,125,687    
    349,890     Wilmar International Ltd     639,150    
    7,524,000     Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd Class H     4,251,432    
    10,428,000     Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co Ltd Class H     9,415,421    
    Total China     624,283,643    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Czech Republic — 0.6%  
    227,600     Central European Media Enterprises Ltd Class A *      1,320,926    
    795,820     CEZ AS     23,842,855    
    493,317     New World Resources NV Class A     1,358,902    
    50,630     Pegas Nonwovens SA     561,068    
    313,960     Telefonica 02 Czech Republic AS     5,292,680    
    617,070     Unipetrol     3,108,620    
    Total Czech Republic     35,485,051    
        Egypt — 1.0%  
    455,447     Alexandria Mineral Oils Co     2,819,030    
    2,027,835     Commercial International Bank     12,301,282    
    239,161     Egyptian Co for Mobile Services     5,847,298    
    14,220     El Ezz Aldekhela Steel Alexa Co     1,557,337    
    2,330,820     El Ezz Steel Rebars SAE     2,863,579    
    142,573     ElSwedy Cables Holding Co *      1,005,649    
    244,830     Orascom Construction Industries     4,845,483    
    1,797,820     Orascom Telecom Holding SAE     5,966,451    
    2,552,070     Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Co     3,687,650    
    8,695,100     Talaat Moustafa Group *      3,975,679    
    5,559,359     Telecom Egypt     14,272,860    
    Total Egypt     59,142,298    
        Hungary — 0.8%  
    6,344,050     Magyar Telekom Nyrt     14,586,597    
    198,940     MOL Magyar Olaj es Gazipari Nyrt     7,418,022    
    2,073,040     OTP Bank Nyrt *      13,914,638    
    72,140     Richter Gedeon Nyrt     7,449,943    
    Total Hungary     43,369,200    
        India — 1.7%  
    63,600     BF Utilities Ltd *      425,031    
    620,211     Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Co Ltd     1,736,633    
    11,896,352     CBAY Systems Holdings Ltd * (a)      7,663,868    
    5,948,177     CBAY Systems Ltd * (b) (c)      59,482    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        India — continued  
    216,500     Hero Honda Motors Ltd     3,894,211    
    1,422,400     Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd     2,007,907    
    417,600     Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd     10,227,029    
    4,125,500     Industrial Development Bank of India Ltd     3,844,782    
    185,550     Infosys Technologies Ltd     4,395,594    
    949,047     Jindal Steel & Power Ltd     18,973,179    
    947,823     KSK Energy Ventures Ltd *      3,102,243    
    854,100     Maruti Suzuki India Ltd     11,146,788    
    1,382,513     PTC India Ltd     1,611,060    
    1,524,800     Reliance Energy Ltd     14,385,656    
    1,869,704     Reliance Power Ltd     3,574,286    
    557,200     State Bank of India     11,042,837    
    Total India     98,090,586    
        Indonesia — 0.6%  
    10,272,500     Aneka Tambang Tbk PT     1,016,940    
    972,500     Astra International Tbk PT     903,709    
    184,360,000     Bakrie & Brothers Tbk PT *      763,236    
    70,550,500     Bakrie Sumatera Plantations Tbk PT     1,852,331    
    19,351,500     Bank Central Asia Tbk PT     3,751,082    
    12,089,500     Bank Mandiri Tbk PT     1,720,569    
    35,795,000     Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk PT     2,057,191    
    138,540,500     Bumi Resources Tbk PT     8,536,014    
    645,500     Gudang Garam Tbk PT     277,868    
    56,515,500     Indah Kiat Pulp and Paper Corp Tbk PT *      4,224,141    
    10,905,000     Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT     788,176    
    20,634,000     Kalbe Farma Tbk PT     1,101,497    
    24,926,600     Matahari Putra Prima Tbk PT     1,095,100    
    18,363,500     Perusahaan Gas Negara PT     2,878,250    
    8,275,500     Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT     4,355,306    
    161,630,000     Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering Tbk PT *      671,415    
    Total Indonesia     35,992,825    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Israel — 1.4%  
    7,428,550     Bank Hapoalim BM *      12,702,598    
    12,972,600     Bank Leumi Le     22,221,978    
    73,790     Delek Group Ltd     4,881,867    
    57,630     IDB Development Corp Ltd     566,966    
    871,330     Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd Sponsored ADR     38,843,891    
    Total Israel     79,217,300    
        Lebanon — 0.0%  
    8,700     Banque Libanaise pour le Commerce Sal * (b)      35,695    
        Malaysia — 2.7%  
    8,254,300     Berjaya Sports Toto Berhad     10,602,462    
    980,978     British American Tobacco Malaysia Berhad     11,826,639    
    15,119,100     Genting Berhad     14,000,511    
    38,735,240     KNM Group Berhad     3,812,404    
    2,587,343     MISC Berhad     5,949,947    
    2,423,028     PPB Group Berhad     6,298,893    
    3,454,148     Public Bank Berhad     8,154,491    
    26,948,641     Resorts World Berhad     15,956,939    
    44,108,929     RHB Capital Berhad     44,188,640    
    8,849,100     Shangri-La Hotels Berhad     3,799,325    
    14,890,400     Sunway City Berhad     5,871,416    
    3,963,178     Tanjong Plc     14,782,039    
    2,746,000     UMW Holdings Berhad     4,023,344    
    21,518,621     WCT Engineering Berhad     5,817,428    
    Total Malaysia     155,084,478    
        Mexico — 1.6%  
    2,607,400     Alfa SA de CV Class A     3,646,594    
    275,700     America Movil SAB de CV Class L ADR     7,024,836    
    30,497,839     Cemex SA de CV CPO     16,420,373    
    444,680     Cemex SA de CV Sponsored CPO ADR *      2,396,825    
    4,100,200     Corporacion GEO SA de CV Series B *      3,755,600    
    436,970     Fomento Economico Mexicano Sponsored ADR     10,067,789    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Mexico — continued  
    1,602,511     Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SA de CV     2,887,255    
    5,469,150     Grupo Financiero Banorte SA de CV Class O     5,760,024    
    27,787,715     Grupo Mexico SA Class B     15,855,236    
    1,579,290     Telefonos de Mexico SA de CV Class L Sponsored ADR     21,699,445    
    Total Mexico     89,513,977    
        Morocco — 0.5%  
    18,222     Banque Centrale Populaire     546,590    
    61,635     Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur     1,748,242    
    11,585     Compagnie Generale Immobiliere     2,774,085    
    2,308     Lafarge Ciments     396,281    
    952,895     Maroc Telecom     17,555,533    
    12,495     ONA SA     1,959,214    
    3,920     Societe Nationale De Siderurgie     1,228,507    
    Total Morocco     26,208,452    
        Peru — 0.0%  
    478,855     Compania Minera Milpo SA     729,221    
    9,020     Credicorp Ltd     329,320    
    34,100     Minsur SA     38,816    
    81,768     Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde SA     834,851    
    1,726,507     Volcan Compania Minera SA Class B     499,282    
    Total Peru     2,431,490    
        Philippines — 0.7%  
    3,558,000     Alliance Global Group Inc *      107,703    
    19,332,300     Benpres Holdings Corp *      491,688    
    707,472,942     Filinvest Land Inc     5,392,687    
    8,066,900     First Gen Corp *      2,519,273    
    712,600     Manila Electric Co     1,297,129    
    827,704,087     Megaworld Corp     8,964,108    
    118,096     Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co     5,197,389    
    45,617,100     PNOC Energy Development Corp     2,291,794    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Philippines — continued  
    132,173,510     Robinsons Land Corp     11,790,506    
    3,037,300     Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc     50,885    
    Total Philippines     38,103,162    
        Poland — 0.4%  
    2,107,390     Getin Holding SA *      1,647,409    
    1,881,070     Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA     10,554,496    
    955,950     Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA     4,981,553    
    1,567,090     Telekomunikacja Polska SA     7,554,882    
    Total Poland     24,738,340    
        Russia — 3.6%  
    3,393,804     Cherepovets MK Severstal GDR (Registered Shares)     12,319,508    
    580,490     Lukoil Sponsored ADR     18,598,900    
    2,440,969     Magnit Sponsored GDR *      11,716,651    
    466,580     Mobile Telesystems Sponsored ADR     11,053,280    
    6,993,400     OAO Gazprom Sponsored GDR     90,844,266    
    146,300     OAO Tatneft Sponsored GDR (Registered Shares)     5,208,280    
    164,211     Rostelecom Sponsored ADR     7,901,833    
    135,000     Russia Petroleum * (b)      917,112    
    18,440,540     Sberbank RF     7,225,004    
    4,990,802     Surgutneftegaz Sponsored ADR     28,547,387    
    4,133,570     VTB Bank GDR     4,422,920    
    369,874     X5 Retail Group NV GDR (Registered Shares) *      2,552,131    
    Total Russia     201,307,272    
        South Africa — 7.2%  
    2,415,075     Absa Group Ltd     21,146,569    
    1,579,538     Adcock Ingram Holdings Ltd *      5,944,753    
    358,900     AngloGold Ashanti Ltd     10,619,256    
    1,303,200     ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd     9,493,254    
    3,819,632     Aveng Ltd     9,672,571    
    1,859,367     Bidvest Group Ltd     15,216,945    
    776,900     Exxaro Resources Ltd     5,166,274    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        South Africa — continued  
    18,069,100     FirstRand Ltd     21,429,005    
    1,386,400     Gold Fields Ltd     14,221,062    
    5,333,116     Grindrod Ltd     6,903,443    
    2,042,540     Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd *      24,644,372    
    2,418,857     Imperial Holdings Ltd     10,573,744    
    2,723,572     Investec Ltd     8,078,726    
    2,409,028     JD Group Ltd     6,993,095    
    2,053,399     Massmart Holdings Ltd     14,676,083    
    2,214,999     MTN Group Ltd     18,758,028    
    1,364,388     Naspers Ltd Class N     20,694,775    
    1,190,100     Nedbank Group Ltd     8,807,941    
    4,113,888     Remgro Ltd     26,938,577    
    1,289,238     Reunert Ltd     4,741,793    
    4,680,633     RMB Holdings Ltd     8,858,972    
    14,076,571     Sanlam Ltd     21,166,677    
    796,202     Sasol Ltd     19,856,553    
    3,622,726     Standard Bank Group Ltd     23,179,352    
    11,819,600     Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd     13,080,747    
    2,473,200     Telkom South Africa Ltd     24,179,110    
    1,562,832     Tiger Brands Ltd     19,499,055    
    4,485,051     Truworths International Ltd     13,769,084    
    Total South Africa     408,309,816    
        South Korea — 16.6%  
    8,990     Amorepacific Corp     3,204,028    
    4,403,499     Biomass Korea Co Ltd * (a)      662,925    
    186,456     Boryung Pharmaceutical Co Ltd (a)      2,759,751    
    2,783,681     Busan Bank     9,226,567    
    201,060     Cheil Industries Inc     4,770,196    
    1,911,470     Daegu Bank     7,152,265    
    577,880     Daehan Pulp Co Ltd * (a)      1,825,376    
    464,786     Daelim Industrial Co Ltd     11,975,158    
    16,434     Daesun Shipbuilding *      682,814    
    103,816     DC Chemical Co Ltd     14,269,350    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        South Korea — continued  
    439,953     Dongbu Insurance Co Ltd     4,045,121    
    465,103     Dongkuk Steel Mill Co Ltd     6,359,961    
    1,413,948     Finetex EnE Inc *      1,529,543    
    328,920     GS Engineering & Construction Corp     9,955,241    
    322,900     GS Holdings Corp     5,278,131    
    1,940,609     Hana Financial Group Inc     22,965,575    
    435,694     Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Holdings Co Ltd     3,471,314    
    562,610     Hanjin Shipping     5,531,798    
    606,050     Hankook Tire Co Ltd     4,921,942    
    267,014     Honam Petrochemical Corp     8,030,085    
    164,220     Hyundai Department Store Co Ltd     5,942,777    
    182,420     Hyundai Development Co     3,340,461    
    157,836     Hyundai Engineering & Construction     5,207,747    
    295,837     Hyundai Mipo Dockyard     22,512,341    
    924,684     Hyundai Mobis     44,403,708    
    1,344,150     Hyundai Motor Co     42,074,773    
    352,190     Hyundai Steel Co     7,769,784    
    413,621     Hyunjin Materials Co Ltd *      7,071,534    
    3,017,839     In the F Co Ltd * (a)      1,677,571    
    2,579,820     Industrial Bank of Korea *      9,802,207    
    531,610     Kangwon Land Inc     4,272,826    
    3,147,258     KB Financial Group Inc *      60,340,660    
    40,200     KB Financial Group Inc ADR *      756,564    
    14,780     KCC Corp     2,703,191    
    215,781     Keangnam Enterprises Ltd *      707,885    
    1,531,140     Kia Motors Corp *      6,591,194    
    1,653,530     Korea Electric Power Corp *      25,605,445    
    2,945,440     Korea Exchange Bank     10,296,876    
    5,064     Korea Iron & Steel Co Ltd     142,135    
    398,630     Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co Ltd     4,317,063    
    152,160     Korea Line Corp     5,222,954    
    266,439     Korea Zinc Co Ltd     15,304,847    
    282,510     Korean Air Lines Co Ltd *      5,572,229    
    817,090     KT Corp     19,857,275    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        South Korea — continued  
    313,740     KT Corp Sponsored ADR *      3,771,155    
    182,240     KT Freetel Co Ltd *      3,233,772    
    1,216,801     KT&G Corp     62,379,034    
    571,050     Kumho Industrial Co Ltd *      4,267,418    
    274,650     LG Chem Ltd     14,902,041    
    778,080     LG Corp     20,345,169    
    784,030     LG Dacom Corp     8,851,643    
    913,510     LG Display Co Ltd     15,170,536    
    716,890     LG International Corp     7,200,648    
    1,717,290     LG Telecom Ltd     9,874,916    
    93,660     Lotte Shopping Co Ltd     9,926,837    
    470,819     Maeil Dairy Industry     2,755,138    
    142,253     NCSoft Corp     6,452,079    
    266,349     POSCO     53,767,266    
    794,190     Pumyang Construction Co Ltd (a)      5,161,915    
    357,630     S-Oil Corp     12,153,485    
    251,051     Samsung Electronics Co Ltd     77,215,276    
    267,626     Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd     27,154,209    
    144,912     Samsung SDI Co Ltd     5,370,053    
    2,040,885     Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd *      29,992,101    
    288,893     SK Energy Co Ltd     13,415,727    
    917,624     SK Holdings Co Ltd     50,421,517    
    1,870,760     SK Networks Co Ltd     8,746,484    
    226,365     SK Telecom Co Ltd     27,514,964    
    257,510     SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR     3,448,059    
    49,476     Taewoong Co Ltd     2,825,294    
    2,564,860     Woori Finance Holdings Co Ltd *      10,268,177    
    37,730     Yuhan Corp     4,717,703    
    Total South Korea     941,413,804    
        Sri Lanka — 0.0%  
    268,604     Lanka Walltile Ltd     94,057    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


13



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Taiwan — 13.0%  
    13,804,000     Acer Inc     18,074,323    
    10,621,000     Asia Cement Corp     7,841,324    
    17,190,547     Asustek Computer Inc     16,231,648    
    8,175,000     Catcher Technology Co Ltd     13,646,843    
    46,588,000     China Bills Finance Corp *      8,341,468    
    35,996,261     China Development Financial Holding Corp     6,056,964    
    51,089,000     Chinatrust Financial Holding Co Ltd     15,282,750    
    37,866,248     Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd     58,297,426    
    235,910     Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd ADR     3,621,219    
    32,243,545     Compal Electronics Inc     18,360,955    
    5,797,612     Delta Electronics Inc     9,129,644    
    3,014,472     DFI Inc     2,935,234    
    12,075,218     Dimerco Express Taiwan Corp (a)      6,639,875    
    13,731,445     Far Eastern Textile Co Ltd     8,115,592    
    17,737,500     Far Eastone Telecommunications Co Ltd     17,134,055    
    37,565,488     First Financial Holding Co Ltd     14,880,155    
    6,477,208     Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Co     6,461,947    
    29,271,000     Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd     15,547,488    
    4,918,600     High Tech Computer Corp     53,342,581    
    26,149,404     Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd     51,366,438    
    484,000     Largan Precision Co Ltd     3,400,717    
    9,941,455     Les Enphants Co Ltd (a)      4,441,616    
    27,905,927     Lite-On Technology Corp     16,287,558    
    6,959,618     MediaTek Inc     59,697,988    
    12,259,000     Mitac International Corp     4,423,789    
    2,301,340     Motech Industries Inc     5,073,351    
    15,149,405     Nan Ya Plastics Corp     14,286,884    
    8,113,785     Novatek Microelectronics Corp Ltd     9,799,419    
    4,949,000     Powertech Technology Inc     7,527,626    
    28,861,000     Quanta Computer Inc     29,140,344    
    4,964,652     Siliconware Precision Industries Co     4,195,626    
    10,994,000     Synnex Technology International Corp     12,474,271    
    30,484,663     Taiwan Cement Corp     22,565,362    
    9,254,000     Taiwan Fertilizer Co Ltd     13,896,696    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


14



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
      Taiwan — continued  
    12,332,288     Taiwan Mobile Co Ltd     16,024,719    
    97,305,908     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd     122,911,333    
    4,737,000     U-Ming Marine Transport Corp     5,997,736    
    1,855,725     Waterland Financial Holdings     295,081    
    12,120,000     Wistron Corp     9,154,631    
    72,296,000     Yuanta Financial Holding Co Ltd     25,997,295    
    Total Taiwan     738,899,971    
        Thailand — 4.7%  
    17,051,590     Advanced Info Service Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      37,702,468    
    8,203,010     Bangkok Bank Pcl NVDR (b)      16,698,902    
    29,855,800     Bangkok Dusit Medical Service Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      14,032,432    
    37,827,540     Bank of Ayudhya Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      9,314,239    
    2,094,000     Bank of Ayudhya Pcl NVDR (b)      507,058    
    1,802,800     Banpu Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      10,412,978    
    45,156,920     BEC World Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      23,939,971    
    18,172,880     Home Product Center Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      1,837,282    
    146,645,800     IRPC Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      7,510,454    
    85,679,650     Italian Thai Development Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      5,415,285    
    15,832,560     Kasikornbank Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      19,293,096    
    63,924,000     Krung Thai Bank Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      7,257,031    
    3,318,000     PTT Chemical Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      2,678,440    
    3,045,000     PTT Exploration & Production Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      7,395,575    
    10,914,270     PTT Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      46,567,471    
    10,061,690     Robinson Department Store Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      1,747,216    
    3,499,793     Robinson Department Store Pcl NVDR (b)      607,740    
    13,206,400     Saha Pathana International Holding Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      6,551,652    
    3,285,838     Siam Cement Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      9,064,952    
    783,000     Siam Cement Pcl NVDR (b)      2,149,335    
    16,834,900     Siam Commercial Bank Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      25,752,953    
    3,108,050     Star Block Co Ltd (Foreign Registered) * (a) (b) (d)      859    
    13,691,320     Thai Oil Pcl (Foreign Registered) (b)      8,968,789    
    Total Thailand     265,406,178    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


15



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Turkey — 5.1%  
    9,837,105     Akbank TAS     22,674,929    
    991,210     Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii AS     6,261,513    
    30,080,774     Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holdings AS *      9,076,782    
    2,100,954     Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS     7,632,935    
    6,038,816     Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS     12,192,718    
    8,308,351     Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS     12,055,197    
    13,735,516     KOC Holding AS *      17,170,001    
    42,150     Medya Holding AS * (b) (e)      248    
    1,841,220     Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafineriler AS     16,699,858    
    3,463,860     Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi *      11,403,579    
    9,217,150     Turk Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS *      5,159,674    
    7,685,870     Turk Telekomunikasyon AS *      17,586,044    
    12,124,085     Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS     60,037,790    
    31,702,140     Turkiye Garanti Bankasi *      38,655,689    
    3,283,400     Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS     6,909,412    
    11,596,310     Turkiye IS Bankasi Class C     22,460,731    
    12,196,162     Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS *      4,810,027    
    15,188,060     Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO Class D     9,695,666    
    11,575,033     Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS *      11,274,100    
    Total Turkey     291,756,893    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $7,323,414,388)     4,595,150,893    
        PREFERRED STOCKS — 11.7%  
        Brazil — 11.2%  
    4,316,880     Aracruz SA Class B (Registered) 11.82%     3,086,838    
    5,458,901     Banco Bradesco SA 0.84%     47,252,342    
    6,529,375     Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA 0.65%     60,613,919    
    1,232,800     Bradespar SA 1.89%     11,547,512    
    774,800     Brasil Telecom Participacoes SA 6.99%     4,859,915    
    1,080,000     Brasil Telecom SA 6.36%     5,279,418    
    531,200     Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar 0.79%     6,395,102    
    600,600     Companhia de Bebidas das Americas 4.31%     24,082,769    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Brazil — continued  
    201,200     Companhia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista 1.82%     3,811,307    
    3,164,464     Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais 2.63%     43,998,674    
    2,002,800     Companhia Paranaense de Energia Class B 1.17%     18,676,273    
    5,434,108     Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Class A 4.07%     60,967,265    
    727,400     Duratex SA 2.64%     4,650,809    
    1,195,800     Electrobras (Centro) SA Class B 6.65%     12,126,014    
    861,800     Eletropaulo Metropolitana SA 7.61%     10,555,374    
    3,163,700     Gerdau Metalurgica SA 2.46%     22,080,017    
    5,219,262     Gerdau SA 1.29%     27,630,617    
    14,546,850     Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA 0.81%     43,006,703    
    1,130,952     Net Servicos de Comunicacoa SA *      7,164,808    
    9,529,504     Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) 0.10%     105,201,516    
    1,068,560     Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR 0.10%     23,914,373    
    5,925,423     Sadia SA 1.33%     7,086,522    
    763,900     Tam SA 1.55%     5,158,896    
    2,461,330     Tele Norte Leste Participacoes ADR 1.03%     29,831,320    
    427,700     Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo SA 10.06%     7,903,347    
    278,200     Telemar Norte Leste SA Class A 3.13%     5,429,286    
    190,900     Ultrapar Participacoes SA 2.97%     4,360,988    
    2,668,700     Usinas Siderrurgicas de Minas Gerais SA Class A 1.93%     28,936,770    
    Total Brazil     635,608,694    
        Russia — 0.1%  
    29,155     Transneft 3.44%     5,574,859    
        South Korea — 0.4%  
    448,140     Hyundai Motor Co 5.64%     5,138,799    
    118,476     Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (Non Voting) 3.79%     20,984,028    
    Total South Korea     26,122,827    
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $835,420,641)     667,306,380    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        PRIVATE EQUITY SECURITIES — 0.6%  
        Poland — 0.6%  
          MHP Investors (Tri Media Holdings Ltd) * (b) (c)      22,125,725    
          CHP Investors (Multimedia) * (b) (c)      11,328,691    
    Total Poland     33,454,416    
        Russia — 0.0%  
    124,330     Divot Holdings NV, Private Equity Securities-Class E * (b) (c) (f)      1,244    
    90,000     Divot Holdings NV, Private Equity Securities-Class D * (b) (c) (f)      900    
    46,624     Divot Holdings NV, Convertible Securities-Class F * (b) (c) (f)      466    
    Total Russia     2,610    
        Sri Lanka — 0.0%  
    2,545,869     Millenium Information Technology * (a) (b) (c)      787,469    
    Total Sri Lanka     787,469    
    TOTAL PRIVATE EQUITY SECURITIES (COST $3,925,627)     34,244,495    
        INVESTMENT FUNDS — 3.9%  
        China — 0.2%  
    250,446     Martin Currie China A Share Fund Ltd Class B * (b) (c)      7,016,741    
    25,045     Martin Currie China A Share Fund Ltd Class S * (b) (c) (f)      1,283,021    
    Total China     8,299,762    
        India — 0.1%  
    10,922     Fire Capital Mauritius Private Fund * (b) (c) (g)      6,617,149    
    170     SPG Infinity Technology Fund I * (b) (c) (f)      5,582    
    1,371,900     TDA India Technology Fund II LP * (b) (c)      907,841    
    Total India     7,530,572    
        Poland — 0.0%  
    1,749,150     The Emerging European Fund II LP * (b) (c)      767,055    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Russia — 0.1%  
    9,500,000     NCH Eagle Fund LP * (b) (c)      5,586,000    
    2,000     Steep Rock Russia Fund LP * (b) (c)      705,343    
    Total Russia     6,291,343    
        Ukraine — 0.0%  
    16,667     Societe Generale Thalmann Ukraine Fund * (b) (c) (f)      4,000    
        United States — 3.5%  
      9,251,146     iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (h)      196,401,829    
    TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDS (COST $251,127,908)     219,294,561    
        DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 0.2%  
        United States — 0.2%  
    9,252,072     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.88% , due 04/15/10 (i)      9,121,969    
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $8,956,328)     9,121,969    
        RIGHTS AND WARRANTS — 0.0%  
        Brazil — 0.0%  
    10,819     Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA Rights, Expires 03/16/09 *      6,288    
    15,738     Ultrapar Participacoes SA Rights, Expires 03/16/09 *      66    
    Total Brazil     6,354    
        Malaysia — 0.0%  
    4,963,466     Sunway City Warrants, Expires 10/04/17 *      281,141    
    3,826,400     WCT Engineering Warrants, Expires 04/22/13 *      196,093    
    Total Malaysia     477,234    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


19



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
        South Korea — 0.0%  
    856,082     Dae Han Pulp Rights, Expires 03/26/09 *         
    296,427     Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd Rights, Expires 03/19/09 *      618,583    
    Total South Korea     618,583    
    TOTAL RIGHTS AND WARRANTS (COST $2,966,945)     1,102,171    
        MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.0%  
        United States — 0.0%  
        Affiliated Issuers  
    8,064     GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund (b) (d)      5,887    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $0)     5,887    
        CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES — 0.1%  
        India — 0.1%  
    3,380,000     Adani Enterprise, 6.00%, 01/27/12     1,782,950    
    4,000,000     Housing Development Finance Corp, Zero Coupon, 09/27/10     4,354,800    
    Total India     6,137,750    
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES (COST $8,214,950)     6,137,750    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.2%  
    2,750,940     Banco Santander Time Deposit, 0.02%, due 03/02/09     2,750,940    
    55,900,000     BNP Paribas Time Deposit, 0.23%, due 03/02/09     55,900,000    
    65,000,000     Royal Bank of Canada Time Deposit, 0.20%, due 03/02/09     65,000,000    
    48,136     Royal Bank of Scotland Time Deposit, 0.08%, due 03/02/09     48,136    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $123,699,076)     123,699,076    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6%
(Cost $8,557,725,863)
    5,656,063,182    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.4%     20,643,116    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 5,676,706,298    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


20



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Additional information on each restricted security is as follows:

Issuer Description   Acquisition
Date
  Acquisition
Cost
  Value as a
Percentage
of Fund's
Net Assets
  Value as of
February 28, 2009
 
CBAY Systems Ltd   5/06/03-11/10/05   $       0.00 %   $ 59,482    
CHP Investors (Multimedia)   3/05/01     18,178,923       0.20 %     11,328,691    
Divot Holdings NV, Convertible
Securities-Class F
  3/27/02     46,624       0.00 %     466    
Divot Holdings NV, Private Equity
Securities-Class D
  6/2/00     1,502,100       0.00 %     900    
Divot Holdings NV, Private Equity
Securities-Class E
  9/21/01     124,330       0.00 %     1,244    
Fire Capital Mauritius Private Fund   9/06/06-10/14/08     10,959,863       0.12 %     6,617,149    
MHP Investors (Tri Media
Holdings Ltd)
  5/01/05     27,983,521       0.39 %     22,125,725    
Martin Currie China A Share
Fund Ltd Class B
  1/20/06     2,710,928       0.12 %     7,016,741    
Martin Currie China A Share
Fund Ltd Class S
  10/14/08           0.02 %     1,283,021    
Millenium Information Technology   10/21/99     2,252,570       0.01 %     787,469    
NCH Eagle Fund LP   1/08/03     9,500,000       0.10 %     5,586,000    
SPG Infinity Technology Fund I   12/23/99     62,449       0.00 %     5,582    
Societe Generale Thalmann
Ukraine Fund
  7/15/97     199,943       0.00 %     4,000    
Steep Rock Russia Fund LP   12/22/06     2,000,000       0.01 %     705,343    
TDA India Technology Fund II LP   2/23/00-3/23/04     787,800       0.02 %     907,841    
The Emerging European Fund II LP   12/05/97-6/24/02     1,124,248       0.01 %     767,055    
    $ 57,196,709    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


21



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive   Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys  
4/29/09   HUF     1,492,248,850     $ 6,239,500     $ 20,000    
Sales  
4/29/09   HUF     11,579,980,800     $ 48,419,064     $ 1,884,936    

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

CPO - Ordinary Participation Certificate (Certificado de Participacion Ordinares), representing a bundle of shares of the multiple series of one issuer that trade together as a unit.

Foreign Registered - Shares issued to foreign investors in markets that have foreign ownership limits.

GDR - Global Depository Receipt

NVDR - Non-Voting Depository Receipt

*  Non-income producing security.

(a)  Affiliated Company (Note 8).

(b)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

(c)  Direct placement securities are restricted as to resale.

(d)  Underlying investment represents interests in defaulted securities.

(e)  Bankrupt issuer.

(f)  The security is currently in full liquidation.

(g)  The Fund is committed to additional capital contributions in the amount of $9,078,481 to this investment.

(h)  Represents an investment to equitize cash in the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, which is a separate investment portfolio of iShares, Inc., a registered investment company. The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund invests in global emerging markets and seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. iShares® is a registered trademark of Barclays Global Investors, N.A. ("BGI"). Neither BGI nor the iShares® Funds make any representations regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund.

(i)  Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

Currency Abbreviations:

HUF - Hungarian Forint

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


22




GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $8,496,473,761) (Note 2)   $ 5,624,436,070    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $61,252,102) (Notes 2 and 8)     31,627,112    
Cash     3,703,144    
Foreign currency, at value (cost $22,757,225) (Note 2)     22,517,712    
Receivable for investments sold     64,796,776    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     15,050,000    
Dividends and interest receivable     27,135,578    
Foreign taxes receivable     3,195,912    
Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     1,904,936    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     29,288    
Miscellaneous receivable     3,222,923    
Total assets     5,797,619,451    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     108,205,645    
Payable for Fund shares repurchased     1,661    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     3,785,519    
Shareholder service fee     435,323    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     22,340    
Miscellaneous payable     3,009,875    
Accrued expenses     5,452,790    
Total liabilities     120,913,153    
Net assets   $ 5,676,706,298    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


23



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009 — (Continued)

Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 10,785,022,080    
Distributions in excess of net investment income     (52,553,842 )  
Distributions in excess of net realized gain     (2,152,722,952 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (2,903,038,988 )  
    $ 5,676,706,298    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 2,309,057,035    
Class IV shares   $ 1,345,811,010    
Class V shares   $ 795,585,920    
Class VI shares   $ 1,226,252,333    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     366,473,960    
Class IV     214,598,103    
Class V     127,080,529    
Class VI     195,455,029    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 6.30    
Class IV   $ 6.27    
Class V   $ 6.26    
Class VI   $ 6.27    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


24



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $34,712,834)   $ 266,760,707    
Interest     4,782,333    
Securities lending income     924,913    
Dividends from affiliated issuers (net of withholding taxes of $63,613)     324,673    
Total investment income     272,792,626    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     77,280,205    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     3,714,264    
Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 3)     2,000,611    
Shareholder service fee – Class V (Note 3)     796,784    
Shareholder service fee – Class VI (Note 3)     2,322,019    
Custodian and fund accounting agent fees     13,017,020    
Transfer agent fees     59,262    
Audit and tax fees     198,527    
Legal fees     407,360    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     142,417    
Registration fees     20,842    
Miscellaneous     157,825    
Total expenses     100,117,136    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (597,813 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (90,157 )  
Net expenses     99,429,166    
Net investment income (loss)     173,363,460    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign capital gains tax refund
of $1,270,999) (Note 2)
    (1,432,556,170 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (3,561,572 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     18,263    
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions
(net of CPMF tax of $21,092) (Note 2)
    (34,149,921 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (1,470,249,400 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (5,937,777,632 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (60,074,104 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (1,684,739 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (5,999,536,475 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (7,469,785,875 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (7,296,422,415 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


25



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 173,363,460     $ 145,969,612    
Net realized gain (loss)     (1,470,249,400 )     4,146,502,911    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (5,999,536,475 )     (788,242,294 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (7,296,422,415 )     3,504,230,229    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (28,336,721 )     (48,626,770 )  
Class IV     (18,273,132 )     (42,295,439 )  
Class V     (14,786,743 )     (15,014,450 )  
Class VI     (51,906,362 )     (80,326,387 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (113,302,958 )     (186,263,046 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (617,696,497 )     (949,235,421 )  
Class IV     (460,831,288 )     (772,927,597 )  
Class V     (246,543,395 )     (267,663,344 )  
Class VI     (1,056,552,888 )     (1,418,555,036 )  
Total distributions from net realized gains     (2,381,624,068 )     (3,408,381,398 )  
      (2,494,927,026 )     (3,594,644,444 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     1,497,926,107       (1,040,843,043 )  
Class IV     219,935,401       486,322,877    
Class V     593,348,669       616,982,566    
Class VI     (398,899,272 )     853,624,667    
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions
    1,912,310,905       916,087,067    
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     7,610,631       6,256,642    
Class IV     5,069,941       3,200,572    
Class V     3,612,956       2,262,707    
Class VI     22,495,973       7,226,204    
Increase in net assets resulting from purchase premiums
and redemption fees
    38,789,501       18,946,125    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    1,951,100,406       935,033,192    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (7,840,249,035 )     844,618,977    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     13,516,955,333       12,672,336,356    
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment
income of $52,553,842 and $89,222,065, respectively)
  $ 5,676,706,298     $ 13,516,955,333    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


26




GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 20.48     $ 20.67     $ 22.49     $ 19.05     $ 15.78    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.23       0.25       0.41       0.37       0.34    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (10.65 )     5.94       3.00       6.24       4.40    
Total from investment operations     (10.42 )     6.19       3.41       6.61       4.74    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.13 )     (0.31 )     (0.54 )     (0.43 )     (0.32 )  
From net realized gains     (3.63 )     (6.07 )     (4.69 )     (2.74 )     (1.15 )  
Total distributions     (3.76 )     (6.38 )     (5.23 )     (3.17 )     (1.47 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.30     $ 20.48     $ 20.67     $ 22.49     $ 19.05    
Total Return(a)      (58.61 )%     28.38 %     17.05 %     37.99 %     31.45 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 2,309,057     $ 3,402,343     $ 4,276,782     $ 4,788,395     $ 4,433,098    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     1.10 %(b)      1.09 %(b)      1.07 %     1.10 %     1.11 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    1.77 %     1.04 %     1.87 %     1.88 %     2.17 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     99 %     60 %     44 %     41 %     57 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.01 %     0.00 %(c)      0.01 %     0.01 %     0.01 %  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts: 
  $ 0.04     $ 0.04     $ 0.02     $ 0.01     $ 0.01    

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

(c)  Ratio is less than 0.01%.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


27



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class IV share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 20.40     $ 20.62     $ 22.45     $ 19.02     $ 15.75    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.25       0.23       0.42       0.40       0.34    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (10.62 )     5.95       2.99       6.20       4.41    
Total from investment operations     (10.37 )     6.18       3.41       6.60       4.75    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.13 )     (0.33 )     (0.55 )     (0.43 )     (0.33 )  
From net realized gains     (3.63 )     (6.07 )     (4.69 )     (2.74 )     (1.15 )  
Total distributions     (3.76 )     (6.40 )     (5.24 )     (3.17 )     (1.48 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.27     $ 20.40     $ 20.62     $ 22.45     $ 19.02    
Total Return(a)      (58.59 )%     28.38 %     17.10 %     38.05 %     31.59 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,345,811     $ 3,021,319     $ 2,599,002     $ 3,081,021     $ 3,255,865    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     1.06 %(b)      1.05 %(b)      1.03 %     1.05 %     1.06 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    1.86 %     0.98 %     1.94 %     2.03 %     2.13 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     99 %     60 %     44 %     41 %     57 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.01 %     0.00 %(c)      0.01 %     0.01 %     0.01 %  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts: 
  $ 0.04     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.01     $ 0.00 (d)   

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

(c)  Ratio is less than 0.01%.

(d)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class V share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,   Period from
February 11,
2005
(commencement
of operations)
through
February 28,
  Period
from
March 1,
2004
through
October 26,
 
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005(a)    2004(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of
period
  $ 20.39     $ 20.61     $ 22.44     $ 19.02     $ 17.88     $ 15.77    
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
 
Net investment income (loss)      0.22       0.23       0.43       0.22       (0.01 )     0.25    
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss)
    (10.58 )     5.96       2.98       6.39       1.15       (0.09 )  
Total from investment
operations
    (10.36 )     6.19       3.41       6.61       1.14       0.16    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.14 )     (0.34 )     (0.55 )     (0.45 )           (0.07 )  
From net realized gains     (3.63 )     (6.07 )     (4.69 )     (2.74 )           (0.00 )(b)   
Total distributions     (3.77 )     (6.41 )     (5.24 )     (3.19 )           (0.07 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.26     $ 20.39     $ 20.61     $ 22.44     $ 19.02     $ 15.86    
Total Return(c)      (58.59 )%     28.43 %     17.11 %     38.12 %     6.38 %**      1.10 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 795,586     $ 1,190,887     $ 679,988     $ 1,447,059     $ 38,564     $ 116,417    
Net expenses to average
daily net assets
    1.03 %(d)      1.03 %(d)      1.01 %     1.04 %     1.03 %*      1.05 %*   
Net investment income to
average daily net assets
    1.81 %     0.98 %     1.97 %     1.06 %     (0.05 )%(e)**      1.70 %(e)**   
Portfolio turnover rate     99 %     60 %     44 %     41 %     57 %***      57 %***   
Fees and expenses reimbursed
by the Manager to average
daily net assets:
    0.01 %     0.00 %(f)      0.01 %     0.01 %     0.02 %*      0.01 %*   
Purchase premiums and
redemption fees consisted
of the following per
share amounts: 
  $ 0.05     $ 0.05     $ 0.03     $ 0.02                

 

(a)  The class was inactive from October 27, 2004 to February 11, 2005.

(b)  Distributions from net realized gains were less than $0.01 per share.

(c)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

(e)  The ratio for the period has not been annualized since the Fund believes it would not be appropriate because the Fund's dividend income is not earned ratably throughout the fiscal year.

(f)  Ratio is less than 0.01%.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

***  Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the year ended February 28, 2005.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class VI share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 20.42     $ 20.63     $ 22.45     $ 19.03     $ 15.76    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.23       0.25       0.42       0.38       0.34    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (10.61 )     5.95       3.01       6.23       4.41    
Total from investment operations     (10.38 )     6.20       3.43       6.61       4.75    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.14 )     (0.34 )     (0.56 )     (0.45 )     (0.33 )  
From net realized gains     (3.63 )     (6.07 )     (4.69 )     (2.74 )     (1.15 )  
Total distributions     (3.77 )     (6.41 )     (5.25 )     (3.19 )     (1.48 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.27     $ 20.42     $ 20.63     $ 22.45     $ 19.03    
Total Return(a)      (58.61 )%     28.49 %     17.20 %     38.07 %     31.63 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,226,252     $ 5,902,406     $ 5,116,565     $ 3,203,435     $ 2,083,376    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     1.00 %(b)      1.00 %(b)      0.98 %     1.00 %     1.01 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    1.83 %     1.05 %     1.93 %     1.94 %     2.15 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     99 %     60 %     44 %     41 %     57 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.01 %     0.00 %(c)      0.01 %     0.01 %     0.01 %  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts: 
  $ 0.07     $ 0.03     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.03    

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions, except for reimbursements related to securities lending transactions (Note 2).

(c)  Ratio is less than 0.01%.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Emerging Markets Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks high total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by outperforming the S&P/IFCI (Investable) Composite Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in companies whose stocks are traded in the securities markets of the world's non-developed markets ("emerging markets"), which excludes countries that are included in the MSCI EAFE Index.

Throughout the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had four classes of shares outstanding: Class III, Class IV, Class V and Class VI. Each class of shares bears a different level of shareholder service fees.

The financial statements of the series of the Trust in which the Fund invests ("underlying fund") should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request, by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect). Shares of GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund are not publicly available for direct purchase.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 59.79% of the net assets of the Fund were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

Indian regulators alleged in 2003 that the Fund violated certain conditions under which it was granted permission to operate in India and have restricted a portion of the Fund's locally held assets pending resolution of the dispute. The amount of these restricted assets represents less than 0.1% of the Fund's net assets as of February 28, 2009. The valuation of this possible claim and all matters relating to the Fund's response to these allegations are subject to the supervision and control of the Trustees, and all costs in respect of this matter are being borne by the Fund.

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund ("SPHF"), an investment of the Fund, has litigation pending against various entities related to the default of certain asset-backed securities previously held by SPHF. The outcome of the lawsuits against the remaining defendants is not known and any potential recoveries are not reflected in the net asset value of SPHF. For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund received $18,263 through SPHF in connection with settlement agreements related to that litigation.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund's securities in Thailand were subject to a premium adjustment upon exceeding foreign ownership limitations. The Fund valued various investment funds based on valuations provided by fund sponsors and adjusted the values for liquidity considerations as well as the timing of the receipt of information. The Fund valued certain private equity securities based on values of underlying securities to which the securities are linked, and certain other equity securities based on the last traded exchange price adjusted for the movement in a related index. The Fund considered certain bankrupt securities to be worthless.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 1,921,391,877     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     3,411,109,476       1,904,936    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     323,561,829          
Total   $ 5,656,063,182     $ 1,904,936    

 

*  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts.

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 1,017,388,971     $    
Realized gain (loss)     (20,526,790 )        
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (501,191,559 )        
Net purchases (sales)     (172,108,793 )        
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3              
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 323,561,829     $    

 

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Because many foreign exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign futures in those markets or on those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign futures using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. The Fund had no futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts during the period.


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Indexed securities

The Fund may invest in indexed securities. Indexed securities are securities whose redemption values and/or coupons are linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic. The Fund uses indexed securities to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets in which investing through conventional securities is difficult. Indexed securities held by the Fund at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where


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GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. As of February 28, 2009 the Fund had no securities on loan.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary. Taxes on foreign interest and dividend income are generally withheld in accordance with the applicable country's tax treaty with the United States. The foreign withholding rates applicable to a Fund's investments in certain foreign jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of the Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Foreign taxes paid by the Fund may be treated, to the extent permissible under the Code and if the Fund so elects, as if paid by the shareholders of the Fund.

The Fund may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund received $1,270,999 in foreign capital gains tax refund, which is included in net realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund is subject to a Contribuição Provisória sobre Movimentações Financiera ("CPMF") tax which is applied to foreign exchange transactions representing capital inflows or outflows to/from the Brazilian market. The CPMF tax has been included in the net realized gain (loss) on investments throughout the period. For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund incurred $21,092 in CPMF tax, which is included


38



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

in net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund is currently subject to a Taiwanese security transaction tax of 0.30% of the transaction amount on equities, which must be paid by the Fund upon the sale or transfer of any portfolio securities subject to that tax.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to losses on wash sale transactions, partnership interest tax allocation, post-October capital losses and passive foreign investment company transactions.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Distributions
In Excess of Net
Investment Income
  Distributions in
Excess of
Realized Gain
  Paid-in Capital  
$ (23,392,279 )   $ 23,481,553     $ (89,274 )  

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 153,846,203     $ 563,852,184    
Net long-term capital gain     2,341,080,823       3,030,792,260    
Total distributions   $ 2,494,927,026     $ 3,594,644,444    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.


39



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 17,042,086    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $1,670,327,437.

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 9,102,590,554     $ 199,833,580     $ (3,646,360,952 )   $ (3,446,527,372 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund


40



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying fund.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH") serves as custodian and fund accounting agent of the Fund. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as transfer agent of the Fund. BBH and State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with each agent. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

As of February 28, 2009, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions of Fund shares were each 0.80% of the amount invested or redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in capital. These fees are allocated relative to each class's net assets on the share transaction date. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

Investment risks

Investments in securities of issuers in emerging countries present risks that are not presented by many other investments. Many emerging countries are subject to political and/or economic instability. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller and less developed than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets. Further, countries may expropriate or impose various types of foreign currency regulations or controls that impede the Fund's ability to repatriate amounts it receives. The Fund may acquire interests in securities of companies in some countries based on the Manager's expectations that conditions in those countries will improve. These factors may result in significant volatility in the values of the Fund's holdings. The markets in emerging countries are typically less liquid than those of developed markets. Accordingly, the Fund may not be able to realize in an actual sale amounts approximating the values it has placed on its holdings.


41



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Among other trading agreements, the Fund is party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements ("ISDA Agreements") with select counterparties that generally govern over-the-counter derivative transactions entered into by the Fund. The ISDA Master Agreements typically include standard representations and warranties as well as contractual terms related to collateral, events of default, termination events, and other standard provisions. Termination events may include the decline in the net assets of the Fund below a certain level over a specified period of time and may entitle a counterparty to elect to terminate early with respect to some or all the transactions under the ISDA Agreement with that counterparty. Such an election by one or more of the counterparties could have a material impact on the Fund's operations. Due to declines in the net assets of the Fund during the year ended February 28, 2009, one or more counterparties may be entitled to terminate early but none has taken such action.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.81% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets of each class at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares, 0.105% for Class IV shares, 0.085% for Class V shares, and 0.055% for Class VI shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.81% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, custodial fees, expenses indirectly incurred by investment in the underlying funds, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).


42



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net Expenses
(excluding shareholder
service fees)
  Indirect Shareholder
Service Fees
  Total Indirect Expenses  
< 0.001%     0.000 %   < 0.001%  

 

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $120,244 and $69,243, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

For the year ended February 28, 2009, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
U.S. Government securities   $ 9,074,376     $ 16,132,157    
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)     9,310,691,046       9,279,983,747    

 

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had no shareholders who individually held more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.52% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 18.98% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.


43



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     199,316,510     $ 1,549,659,316       511,450     $ 11,067,541    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    54,047,677       611,126,733       41,256,239       944,580,044    
Shares repurchased     (53,039,178 )     (662,859,942 )     (82,489,753 )     (1,996,490,628 )  
Purchase premiums           3,747,220             34,924    
Redemption fees           3,863,411             6,221,718    
Net increase (decrease)     200,325,009     $ 1,505,536,738       (40,722,064 )   $ (1,034,586,401 )  
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class IV:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     157,053,136     $ 1,026,539,902       42,157,428     $ 1,040,161,863    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    40,848,201       475,454,559       35,738,546       808,409,341    
Shares repurchased     (131,400,487 )     (1,282,059,060 )     (55,851,088 )     (1,362,248,327 )  
Purchase premiums           482,899             4,000    
Redemption fees           4,587,042             3,196,572    
Net increase (decrease)     66,500,850     $ 225,005,342       22,044,886     $ 489,523,449    
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class V:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     196,888,178     $ 1,458,962,017       36,562,016     $ 922,567,536    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    24,664,677       260,296,435       12,460,349       281,241,715    
Shares repurchased     (152,881,388 )     (1,125,909,783 )     (23,612,498 )     (586,826,685 )  
Purchase premiums           3,005,084                
Redemption fees           607,872             2,262,707    
Net increase (decrease)     68,671,467     $ 596,961,625       25,409,867     $ 619,245,273    

 


44



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class VI:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     244,681,931     $ 2,170,286,504       25,646,673     $ 584,700,516    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    88,616,021       1,028,385,993       64,927,161       1,472,096,525    
Shares repurchased     (426,960,691 )     (3,597,571,769 )     (49,478,255 )     (1,203,172,374 )  
Purchase premiums           10,675,993             953,166    
Redemption fees           11,819,980             6,273,038    
Net increase (decrease)     (93,662,739 )   $ (376,403,299 )     41,095,579     $ 860,850,871    

 

8.  Investments in affiliated companies and other funds of the Trust

An affiliated company is a company in which the Fund has or had ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. A summary of the Fund's transactions with companies that are or were affiliates during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Value, end
of period
 
Bakrie & Brothers Tbk PT*   $ 52,163,380     $     $ 30,662,144     $     $ 763,236    
Biomass Korea Co Ltd     4,806,682                         662,925    
Boryung Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     9,623,938       152,839       629,347       47,828       2,759,751    
CBAY Systems Holdings Ltd     18,319,951                         7,663,868    
Daehan Pulp Co Ltd     3,241,894                         1,825,376    
Dimerco Express Taiwan Corp     13,447,262                   154,262       6,639,875    
Finetex EnE Inc*     9,225,369                         1,529,543    
In The F Co Ltd     11,011,120                         1,677,571    
Les Enphants Co Ltd     8,606,563             1,291,572       62,383       4,441,616    
Millenium Information
Technology
    787,470                   60,200       787,469    
Pumyang Construction Co Ltd     13,435,930                         5,161,915    
Star Block Co Ltd
(Foreign Registered)
    987                         859    
Totals   $ 144,670,546     $ 152,839     $ 32,583,063     $ 324,673     $ 33,914,004    

 

*  No longer an affiliate as of February 28, 2009.


45



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value,
end of
period
 
GMO Special Purpose
Holding Fund
  $ 10,161     $     $     $     $ 18,263     $ 5,887    
Totals   $ 10,161     $     $     $     $ 18,263     $ 5,887    

 


46




Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Emerging Markets Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Emerging Markets Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


47



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including purchase premiums and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.


48



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III      
1) Actual     1.11 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 501.00     $ 4.13    
2) Hypothetical     1.11 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.29     $ 5.56    
Class IV      
1) Actual     1.06 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 501.20     $ 3.95    
2) Hypothetical     1.06 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.54     $ 5.31    
Class V      
1) Actual     1.04 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 501.30     $ 3.87    
2) Hypothetical     1.04 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.64     $ 5.21    
Class VI      
1) Actual     1.01 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 501.20     $ 3.76    
2) Hypothetical     1.01 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.79     $ 5.06    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized net expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


49



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $2,341,080,023 from long-term capital gains.

During the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund paid foreign taxes of $34,782,526 and recognized foreign source income of $301,861,827.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified short-term capital gains with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $40,949,785 or if determined to be different, the qualified short term capital gains of such year.


50



GMO Emerging Markets Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Note Concerning Distributions (Unaudited)

The Fund previously reported estimated sources of any dividends, short-term capital gains, and long-term capital gains distributions paid on a per share basis. Pursuant to Rule 19a-1(e) of the Investment Company Act, the following serves as a correction of such estimates. 0.11% of distributions to shareholders declared from net realized gains during the Fund's fiscal year were reclassified to distributions from net investment income and are reflected as such in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.


51



Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


52



Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Quantitative Equity team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The Class III shares of the GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund returned -35.4% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -43.3% for the S&P 500 Index. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested primarily in U.S. equity securities throughout the period.

Stock selection added to returns relative to the S&P 500 Index. Stock selections within Energy, Consumer Discretionary, and Information Technology added to relative returns while stock selections within Health Care, Utilities, and Telecommunication Services detracted. Individual names adding to relative returns included overweight positions in Wal-Mart Stores and Johnson & Johnson and an underweight position in GE. Names detracting from relative returns included underweight positions in AT&T, Verizon Communications, and McDonald's.

Sector selection added to returns relative to the S&P 500 Index. Sector weightings positively impacting relative performance included an underweight position in Financials and overweight positions in Health Care and Consumer Staples. Sector weightings negatively impacting relative performance included underweight positions in Telecommunication Services, Utilities, and Consumer Discretionary.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Classes IV, VI and M will vary due to different fees.

†   The Fund is the successor to the GMO U.S. Core Fund, therefore, performance for the periods prior to September 16, 2005 is that of GMO U.S. Core Fund.



GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     95.6 %  
Short-Term Investments     1.5    
Futures     (0.3 )  
Other     3.2    
      100.0 %  
Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Health Care     27.3 %  
Consumer Staples     19.0    
Information Technology     17.9    
Energy     15.4    
Consumer Discretionary     7.7    
Industrials     5.1    
Financials     4.3    
Materials     1.5    
Telecommunication Services     1.2    
Utilities     0.6    
      100.0 %  

 


1




GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 95.6%  
        Consumer Discretionary — 7.4%  
    56,300     Abercrombie & Fitch Co.-Class A     1,238,037    
    46,000     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     1,759,500    
    11,700     Apollo Group, Inc.-Class A *      848,250    
    53,970     AutoZone, Inc. *      7,676,153    
    192,100     Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. *      4,091,730    
    83,200     Best Buy Co., Inc.     2,397,824    
    36,500     Cablevision Systems Corp.-Class A     474,135    
    350,500     CBS Corp.-Class B (Non Voting)     1,496,635    
    286,500     Coach, Inc. *      4,005,270    
    719,900     Comcast Corp.-Class A     9,401,894    
    83,600     DirecTV Group (The), Inc. *      1,666,984    
    90,800     DISH Network Corp.-Class A *      1,021,500    
    43,900     Dollar Tree, Inc. *      1,704,198    
    61,800     Family Dollar Stores, Inc.     1,695,792    
    172,800     Gannett Co., Inc.     559,872    
    84,000     Gap (The), Inc.     906,360    
    16,400     Genuine Parts Co.     461,496    
    148,400     H&R Block, Inc.     2,834,440    
    26,400     Harley-Davidson, Inc.     266,640    
    66,800     Hasbro, Inc.     1,529,052    
    1,112,204     Home Depot, Inc.     23,233,942    
    35,700     Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. *      136,017    
    12,000     ITT Educational Services, Inc. *      1,362,000    
    129,300     J. Crew Group, Inc. *      1,455,918    
    35,500     Johnson Controls, Inc.     403,990    
    150,000     Kohl's Corp. *      5,271,000    
    63,100     Leggett & Platt, Inc.     721,233    
    112,100     Limited Brands, Inc.     862,049    
    611,100     Lowe's Cos., Inc.     9,679,824    
    13,900     Mattel, Inc.     164,576    
    126,400     McDonald's Corp.     6,604,400    
    22,900     McGraw-Hill Cos. (The), Inc.     451,817    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


2



GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Consumer Discretionary — continued  
    4,200     Mohawk Industries, Inc. *      94,878    
    150,700     News Corp.-Class A     837,892    
    1,721     NVR, Inc. *      572,697    
    6,100     O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. *      203,496    
    54,000     PetSmart, Inc.     1,082,160    
    27,100     Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.     934,137    
    78,700     Ross Stores, Inc.     2,323,224    
    20,900     Sears Holdings Corp. *      768,284    
    40,000     Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     1,838,000    
    364,200     Staples, Inc.     5,808,990    
    117,000     Target Corp.     3,312,270    
    118,400     Time Warner Cable, Inc.-Class A *      2,158,432    
    123,800     TJX Cos. (The), Inc.     2,757,026    
    111,500     Urban Outfitters, Inc. *      1,855,360    
    5,300     Whirlpool Corp.     117,819    
    29,600     Yum! Brands, Inc.     777,888    
    Total Consumer Discretionary     121,825,081    
        Consumer Staples — 18.1%  
    1,105,000     Altria Group, Inc.     17,061,200    
    41,500     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     1,106,390    
    82,500     Avon Products, Inc.     1,451,175    
    77,300     Campbell Soup Co.     2,069,321    
    11,300     Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     552,796    
    46,200     Clorox Co.     2,245,320    
    835,700     Coca-Cola Co. (The)     34,138,345    
    185,100     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     11,139,318    
    31,300     Costco Wholesale Corp.     1,325,242    
    13,200     Dean Foods Co. *      269,940    
    91,100     Estee Lauder Cos. (The), Inc.-Class A     2,063,415    
    7,000     Flowers Foods, Inc.     156,170    
    266,600     General Mills, Inc.     13,991,168    
    76,000     Hershey Co. (The)     2,560,440    
    84,600     HJ Heinz Co.     2,763,882    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Consumer Staples — continued  
    8,100     Hormel Foods Corp.     257,823    
    16,800     JM Smucker Co. (The)     623,616    
    80,600     Kellogg Co.     3,136,952    
    137,000     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     6,454,070    
    108,600     Kraft Foods, Inc.-Class A     2,473,908    
    161,700     Kroger Co. (The)     3,342,339    
    13,900     McCormick & Co., Inc. (Non Voting)     435,765    
    772,700     PepsiCo, Inc.     37,197,778    
    667,900     Philip Morris International, Inc.     22,354,613    
    636,700     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     30,669,839    
    36,525     Supervalu, Inc.     570,155    
    16,800     Sysco Corp.     361,200    
    18,400     Tyson Foods, Inc.-Class A     155,112    
    1,582,400     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     77,917,376    
    884,300     Walgreen Co.     21,099,398    
    Total Consumer Staples     299,944,066    
        Energy — 14.7%  
    49,900     Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     1,744,005    
    83,580     Apache Corp.     4,938,742    
    27,200     Baker Hughes, Inc.     797,232    
    156,600     BJ Services Co.     1,514,322    
    36,600     Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     745,542    
    223,900     Chesapeake Energy Corp.     3,501,796    
    979,300     Chevron Corp.     59,453,303    
    46,900     Cimarex Energy Co.     921,585    
    6,200     CNX Gas Corp. *      135,222    
    592,268     ConocoPhillips     22,121,210    
    77,100     Devon Energy Corp.     3,366,957    
    6,800     Encore Acquisition Co. *      136,544    
    40,100     ENSCO International, Inc.     985,658    
    79,710     EOG Resources, Inc.     3,988,689    
    1,292,400     Exxon Mobil Corp.     87,753,960    
    15,700     Forest Oil Corp. *      222,626    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


4



GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Energy — continued  
    191,000     Halliburton Co.     3,115,210    
    55,700     Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     1,317,862    
    83,930     Hess Corp.     4,590,132    
    26,900     Murphy Oil Corp.     1,124,689    
    170,700     Nabors Industries Ltd. *      1,657,497    
    29,700     National Oilwell Varco, Inc. *      793,881    
    42,600     Newfield Exploration Co. *      823,458    
    40,100     Noble Corp.     986,059    
    48,000     Noble Energy, Inc.     2,185,920    
    337,400     Occidental Petroleum Corp.     17,500,938    
    87,900     Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     755,061    
    73,100     Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     1,066,529    
    51,100     Plains Exploration & Production Co. *      978,054    
    24,600     Range Resources Corp.     875,022    
    105,300     Southwestern Energy Co. *      3,029,481    
    78,400     Spectra Energy Corp.     1,019,200    
    40,100     Sunoco, Inc.     1,341,345    
    17,629     Transocean Ltd. *      1,053,685    
    250,200     Valero Energy Corp.     4,848,876    
    14,200     W&T Offshore, Inc.     114,310    
    110,700     Weatherford International Ltd. *      1,181,169    
    46,800     XTO Energy, Inc.     1,481,688    
    Total Energy     244,167,459    
        Financials — 4.1%  
    39,700     Aflac, Inc.     665,372    
    317,200     Allstate Corp. (The)     5,338,476    
    9,800     American Financial Group, Inc.     152,488    
    8,700     Aon Corp.     332,688    
    22,600     Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     358,662    
    41,100     Assurant, Inc.     838,440    
    745,177     Bank of America Corp.     2,943,449    
    244,000     BB&T Corp.     3,935,720    
    13,910     BlackRock, Inc.     1,346,627    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


5



GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Financials — continued  
    9,600     Brown & Brown, Inc.     161,952    
    47,500     Capital One Financial Corp.     572,375    
    8,400     Capitol Federal Financial     311,052    
    281,300     Chubb Corp.     10,981,952    
    43,700     Comerica, Inc.     655,937    
    4,000     Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     172,160    
    10,590     Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.     964,537    
    7,500     HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.     164,625    
    250,800     Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.     2,600,796    
    49,400     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     1,128,790    
    282,900     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     5,072,397    
    67,000     MetLife, Inc.     1,236,820    
    67,200     Moody's Corp.     1,206,240    
    23,700     Old Republic International Corp.     215,196    
    51,300     People's United Financial, Inc.     893,133    
    6,200     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     169,508    
    260,400     Progressive Corp. (The) *      3,012,828    
    16,900     Prudential Financial, Inc.     277,329    
    19,600     SEI Investments Co.     232,064    
    12,400     T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     281,976    
    29,400     Torchmark Corp.     605,640    
    4,900     Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.     147,343    
    352,100     Travelers Cos. (The), Inc.     12,728,415    
    15,300     Unum Group     155,754    
    200,800     US Bancorp     2,873,448    
    10,800     Valley National Bancorp     123,444    
    89,750     W.R. Berkley Corp.     1,867,698    
    313,000     Wells Fargo & Co.     3,787,300    
    Total Financials     68,512,631    
        Health Care — 26.1%  
    439,000     Abbott Laboratories     20,782,260    
    115,300     AmerisourceBergen Corp.     3,661,928    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


6



GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Health Care — continued  
    972,600     Amgen, Inc. *      47,589,318    
    15,900     Bard (C.R.), Inc.     1,276,134    
    45,800     Baxter International, Inc.     2,331,678    
    14,800     Becton, Dickinson & Co.     915,972    
    71,800     Biogen Idec, Inc. *      3,305,672    
    91,000     Boston Scientific Corp. *      638,820    
    346,600     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     6,380,906    
    175,600     Cardinal Health, Inc.     5,698,220    
    39,800     Celgene Corp. *      1,780,254    
    22,600     Cephalon, Inc. *      1,482,334    
    22,900     Covance, Inc. *      869,742    
    154,000     Coventry Health Care, Inc. *      1,774,080    
    29,100     Covidien Ltd.     921,597    
    3,700     DaVita, Inc. *      173,604    
    15,400     Edwards Lifesciences Corp. *      856,394    
    490,400     Eli Lilly & Co.     14,407,952    
    114,600     Express Scripts, Inc. *      5,764,380    
    552,800     Forest Laboratories, Inc. *      11,852,032    
    35,900     Genentech, Inc. *      3,071,245    
    10,200     Genzyme Corp. *      621,486    
    424,200     Gilead Sciences, Inc. *      19,004,160    
    37,700     Illumina, Inc. *      1,181,141    
    1,289,700     Johnson & Johnson     64,485,000    
    84,100     King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      617,294    
    259,600     McKesson Corp.     10,648,792    
    299,300     Medtronic, Inc.     8,856,287    
    590,200     Merck & Co., Inc.     14,282,840    
    69,200     Mylan, Inc. *      860,156    
    7,900     Myriad Genetics, Inc. *      622,915    
    44,800     Omnicare, Inc.     1,161,664    
    30,500     Patterson Cos., Inc. *      551,135    
    295,400     PDL BioPharma, Inc.     1,733,998    
    5,228,780     Pfizer, Inc.     64,366,282    
    12,500     Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     572,875    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Health Care — continued  
    208,800     Schering-Plough Corp.     3,631,032    
    47,700     Stryker Corp.     1,606,059    
    1,971,372     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     38,737,460    
    45,600     Varian Medical Systems, Inc. *      1,391,256    
    38,600     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      1,166,878    
    449,700     WellPoint, Inc. *      15,253,824    
    702,200     Wyeth     28,663,804    
    467,300     Zimmer Holdings, Inc. *      16,364,846    
    Total Health Care     431,915,706    
        Industrials — 4.9%  
    148,100     3M Co.     6,732,626    
    169,310     Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.     9,950,349    
    131,400     CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     5,437,332    
    37,900     Copart, Inc. *      1,024,058    
    254,200     CSX Corp.     6,273,656    
    23,100     Danaher Corp.     1,172,556    
    7,000     Dover Corp.     174,580    
    2,300     Dun & Bradstreet Corp.     170,131    
    31,100     Emerson Electric Co.     831,925    
    110,600     Fastenal Co.     3,331,272    
    17,350     Flowserve Corp.     875,654    
    176,100     General Dynamics Corp.     7,716,702    
    44,500     JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     906,910    
    43,600     Joy Global, Inc.     761,256    
    31,200     Kansas City Southern *      551,928    
    18,000     L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     1,217,700    
    7,470     Lockheed Martin Corp.     471,432    
    12,000     Manpower, Inc.     334,560    
    45,800     Masco Corp.     235,870    
    223,600     Norfolk Southern Corp.     7,092,592    
    12,300     Owens Corning, Inc. *      102,705    
    21,300     Paccar, Inc.     533,991    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Industrials — continued  
    25,900     Parker-Hannifin Corp.     864,283    
    10,000     Robert Half International, Inc.     153,700    
    17,400     Rockwell Collins, Inc.     542,880    
    30,500     Ryder System, Inc.     697,230    
    148,900     Southwest Airlines Co.     877,021    
    10,730     SPX Corp.     475,124    
    260,900     Tyco International Ltd.     5,231,045    
    202,800     Union Pacific Corp.     7,609,056    
    76,400     United Parcel Service, Inc.-Class B     3,146,152    
    92,700     United Technologies Corp.     3,784,941    
    4,800     W.W. Grainger, Inc.     317,568    
    57,000     Waste Management, Inc.     1,539,000    
    Total Industrials     81,137,785    
        Information Technology — 17.1%  
    115,000     Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.-Class A *      5,362,450    
    12,900     Alliance Data Systems Corp. *      381,840    
    79,000     Altera Corp.     1,211,070    
    27,300     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     932,295    
    43,200     BMC Software, Inc. *      1,280,016    
    2,813,200     Cisco Systems, Inc. *      40,988,324    
    31,900     Citrix Systems, Inc. *      656,502    
    140,200     Dell, Inc. *      1,195,906    
    511,300     eBay, Inc. *      5,557,831    
    24,300     Fiserv, Inc. *      792,666    
    22,500     Global Payments, Inc.     690,300    
    36,200     Google, Inc.-Class A *      12,235,238    
    201,760     International Business Machines Corp.     18,567,973    
    315,247     Lawson Software, Inc. *      1,210,548    
    9,300     Linear Technology Corp.     202,740    
    95,900     LSI Corp. *      278,110    
    30,790     MasterCard, Inc.-Class A     4,865,744    
    22,800     McAfee, Inc. *      637,260    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Information Technology — continued  
    4,460,000     Microsoft Corp.     72,029,000    
    10,500     NCR Corp. *      83,160    
    52,700     NetApp, Inc. *      708,288    
    2,878,200     Oracle Corp. *      44,727,228    
    1,628,600     Qualcomm, Inc.     54,444,098    
    40,300     Red Hat, Inc. *      551,707    
    26,800     Salesforce.com, Inc. *      750,400    
    203,400     Symantec Corp. *      2,813,022    
    589,500     VeriFone Holdings, Inc. *      2,558,430    
    3,600     Visa, Inc.-Class A     204,156    
    88,200     Western Digital Corp. *      1,204,812    
    353,100     Western Union Co.     3,940,596    
    99,400     Xilinx, Inc.     1,757,392    
    Total Information Technology     282,819,102    
        Materials — 1.4%  
    230,600     Alcoa, Inc.     1,436,638    
    191,400     Barrick Gold Corp.     5,780,280    
    7,900     Bemis Co., Inc.     146,703    
    12,100     Crown Holdings, Inc. *      255,068    
    3,076,174     Domtar Corp. *      2,430,177    
    82,800     Dow Chemical Co. (The)     592,848    
    12,300     FMC Corp.     497,289    
    51,480     Monsanto Co.     3,926,380    
    137,500     Nucor Corp.     4,626,875    
    34,400     Pactiv Corp. *      544,552    
    13,600     Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     323,544    
    11,300     Sealed Air Corp.     126,108    
    36,200     Sigma-Aldrich Corp.     1,292,340    
    7,400     Sonoco Products Co.     142,598    
    19,100     Vulcan Materials Co.     790,931    
    Total Materials     22,912,331    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Telecommunication Services — 1.2%  
    395,767     AT&T, Inc.     9,407,381    
    6,900     CenturyTel, Inc.     181,677    
    66,400     Frontier Communications Corp.     478,080    
    13,200     MetroPCS Communications, Inc. *      191,400    
    322,622     Verizon Communications, Inc.     9,204,406    
    20,700     Windstream Corp.     154,422    
    Total Telecommunication Services     19,617,366    
        Utilities — 0.6%  
    9,900     Consolidated Edison, Inc.     358,479    
    6,300     Dominion Resources, Inc./Virginia     190,134    
    5,500     Energen Corp.     147,400    
    22,400     Exelon Corp.     1,057,728    
    66,900     FirstEnergy Corp.     2,847,264    
    8,800     Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.     122,056    
    27,900     MDU Resources Group, Inc.     422,406    
    6,500     National Fuel Gas Co.     197,015    
    5,200     NSTAR     167,284    
    37,800     PG&E Corp.     1,444,716    
    6,200     Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.     149,668    
    45,500     Southern Co.     1,379,105    
    71,500     TECO Energy, Inc.     685,685    
    9,900     Xcel Energy, Inc.     175,626    
    Total Utilities     9,344,566    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $2,339,798,846)     1,582,196,093    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11



GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.5%  
        Money Market Funds — 0.3%  
    5,933,603     State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     5,933,603    
        Other Short-Term Investments — 1.2%  
    20,000,000     U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.35%, due 07/23/09 (a)      19,972,040    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $25,912,803)     25,905,643    
      TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 97.1%
(Cost $2,365,711,649)
    1,608,101,736    
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 2.9%     47,306,952    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 1,655,408,688    

 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
1,210   S&P 500 E-Mini Index   March 2009   $ 44,419,100     $ (4,979,701 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

*  Non-income producing security.

(a)  Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12




GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $2,365,711,649) (Note 2)   $ 1,608,101,736    
Cash     33,705,797    
Receivable for investments sold     1,573,000    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     3,588,459    
Dividends and interest receivable     6,027,207    
Receivable for collateral on open futures contracts (Note 2)     5,989,500    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     36,400    
Total assets     1,659,022,099    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     1,690,002    
Payable for Fund shares repurchased     30,979    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     432,226    
Shareholder service fee     124,508    
Administration fee – Class M     301    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     6,319    
Payable for 12b-1 fee – Class M     903    
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     1,076,900    
Accrued expenses     251,273    
Total liabilities     3,613,411    
Net assets   $ 1,655,408,688    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


13



GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009 — (Continued)

Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 3,022,186,960    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     7,202,149    
Accumulated net realized loss     (611,390,807 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (762,589,614 )  
    $ 1,655,408,688    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 509,119,539    
Class IV shares   $ 286,333,115    
Class VI shares   $ 858,170,448    
Class M shares   $ 1,785,586    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     66,581,777    
Class IV     37,529,937    
Class VI     112,501,755    
Class M     233,522    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 7.65    
Class IV   $ 7.63    
Class VI   $ 7.63    
Class M   $ 7.65    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


14



GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $14,124)   $ 59,835,084    
Interest     746,906    
Total investment income     60,581,990    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     8,713,227    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     1,190,371    
Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 3)     400,757    
Shareholder service fee – Class VI (Note 3)     872,078    
12b-1 fee – Class M (Note 3)     76,963    
Administration fee – Class M (Note 3)     61,570    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     471,272    
Audit and tax fees     63,403    
Legal fees     76,768    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     35,846    
Registration fees     36,967    
Miscellaneous     36,356    
Total expenses     12,035,578    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (657,777 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (29,279 )  
Net expenses     11,348,522    
Net investment income (loss)     49,233,468    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (553,306,259 )  
Closed futures contracts     (26,279,332 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (579,585,591 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (500,014,618 )  
Open futures contracts     (3,515,378 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (503,529,996 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1,083,115,587 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (1,033,882,119 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


15



GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 49,233,468     $ 72,698,949    
Net realized gain (loss)     (579,585,591 )     349,051,892    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (503,529,996 )     (613,657,620 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (1,033,882,119 )     (191,906,779 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (13,415,542 )     (28,161,365 )  
Class IV     (7,250,680 )     (10,426,216 )  
Class VI     (29,721,224 )     (43,036,312 )  
Class M     (406,196 )     (1,560,161 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (50,793,642 )     (83,184,054 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III           (171,156,746 )  
Class IV           (61,162,205 )  
Class VI           (291,784,061 )  
Class M           (10,886,017 )  
Total distributions from net realized gains           (534,989,029 )  
      (50,793,642 )     (618,173,083 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (333,388,149 )     (378,601,907 )  
Class IV     (29,109,705 )     (15,629,517 )  
Class VI     (550,731,373 )     (1,232,938,512 )  
Class M     (44,651,124 )     (60,272,243 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions
    (957,880,351 )     (1,687,442,179 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (2,042,556,112 )     (2,497,522,041 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     3,697,964,800       6,195,486,841    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $7,202,149 and $8,762,323, respectively)
  $ 1,655,408,688     $ 3,697,964,800    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


16




GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 12.05     $ 14.77     $ 14.50     $ 14.28     $ 13.54    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.18       0.22       0.22       0.24       0.19    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (4.40 )     (1.10 )     0.64       0.54       0.73    
Total from investment operations     (4.22 )     (0.88 )     0.86       0.78       0.92    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.18 )     (0.25 )     (0.22 )     (0.24 )     (0.18 )  
From net realized gains           (1.59 )     (0.37 )     (0.32 )        
Total distributions     (0.18 )     (1.84 )     (0.59 )     (0.56 )     (0.18 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.65     $ 12.05     $ 14.77     $ 14.50     $ 14.28    
Total Return(a)      (35.39 )%     (7.33 )%     5.97 %     5.60 %     6.89 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 509,120     $ 1,131,800     $ 1,789,872     $ 2,841,959     $ 1,739,392    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.46 %(b)      0.46 %(b)      0.46 %     0.47 %     0.48 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    1.70 %     1.55 %     1.51 %     1.69 %     1.46 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     62 %     71 %     78 %     65 %     65 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


17



GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class IV share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 12.02     $ 14.75     $ 14.48     $ 14.26     $ 13.52    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.19       0.22       0.22       0.25       0.20    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (4.39 )     (1.10 )     0.65       0.54       0.73    
Total from investment operations     (4.20 )     (0.88 )     0.87       0.79       0.93    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.19 )     (0.26 )     (0.23 )     (0.25 )     (0.19 )  
From net realized gains           (1.59 )     (0.37 )     (0.32 )        
Total distributions     (0.19 )     (1.85 )     (0.60 )     (0.57 )     (0.19 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.63     $ 12.02     $ 14.75     $ 14.48     $ 14.26    
Total Return(a)      (35.36 )%     (7.36 )%     6.05 %     5.66 %     6.96 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 286,333     $ 478,084     $ 602,048     $ 749,822     $ 866,206    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.41 %(b)      0.41 %(b)      0.41 %     0.43 %     0.44 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    1.78 %     1.57 %     1.55 %     1.76 %     1.49 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     62 %     71 %     78 %     65 %     65 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


18



GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class VI share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 12.02     $ 14.75     $ 14.47     $ 14.26     $ 13.52    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.19       0.23       0.23       0.25       0.21    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (4.38 )     (1.11 )     0.65       0.54       0.72    
Total from investment operations     (4.19 )     (0.88 )     0.88       0.79       0.93    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.20 )     (0.26 )     (0.23 )     (0.26 )     (0.19 )  
From net realized gains           (1.59 )     (0.37 )     (0.32 )        
Total distributions     (0.20 )     (1.85 )     (0.60 )     (0.58 )     (0.19 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.63     $ 12.02     $ 14.75     $ 14.47     $ 14.26    
Total Return(a)      (35.33 )%     (7.32 )%     6.17 %     5.64 %     7.01 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 858,170     $ 2,031,659     $ 3,671,926     $ 2,543,300     $ 1,750,325    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.37 %(b)      0.37 %(b)      0.37 %     0.38 %     0.39 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    1.78 %     1.63 %     1.61 %     1.78 %     1.56 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     62 %     71 %     78 %     65 %     65 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


19



GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class M share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 12.03     $ 14.75     $ 14.47     $ 14.26     $ 13.52    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.15       0.18       0.18       0.20       0.16    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (4.40 )     (1.11 )     0.64       0.53       0.72    
Total from investment operations     (4.25 )     (0.93 )     0.82       0.73       0.88    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.13 )     (0.20 )     (0.17 )     (0.20 )     (0.14 )  
From net realized gains           (1.59 )     (0.37 )     (0.32 )        
Total distributions     (0.13 )     (1.79 )     (0.54 )     (0.52 )     (0.14 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.65     $ 12.03     $ 14.75     $ 14.47     $ 14.26    
Total Return(a)      (35.61 )%     (7.64 )%     5.73 %     5.22 %     6.61 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,786     $ 56,422     $ 131,640     $ 157,009     $ 171,316    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.76 %(b)      0.76 %(b)      0.76 %     0.77 %     0.78 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    1.29 %     1.23 %     1.22 %     1.41 %     1.17 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     62 %     71 %     78 %     65 %     65 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks high total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by outperforming the S&P 500 Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in companies that issue stocks included in the S&P 500 Index, and companies with similar market capitalizations.

Throughout the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had four classes of shares outstanding: Class III, Class IV, Class VI, and Class M. Class M shares bear an administration fee and a 12b-1 fee while Classes III, IV and VI bear a shareholder service fee (See Note 3). The principal economic difference among the classes of shares is the type and level of fees borne by the classes.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if


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GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 1,602,168,133     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     5,933,603          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 1,608,101,736     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $ (4,979,701 )  
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (4,979,701 )  

 

*  Other financial instruments include futures contracts.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.


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GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces


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GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.


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GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, quarterly, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing


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GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, derivative contract transactions, losses on wash sale transactions and post-October capital losses.

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 50,793,642     $ 241,940,523    
Net long-term capital gain           376,232,560    
Total distributions   $ 50,793,642     $ 618,173,083    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 7,202,149    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $277,985,666.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (253,190,292 )  
Total   $ (253,190,292 )  

 


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GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 2,450,906,198     $ 3,349,247     $ (846,153,709 )   $ (842,804,462 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities, is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, 12b-1, and administration fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations.

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity.


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GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.31% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets of each class at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares, 0.10% for Class IV shares and 0.055% for Class VI shares.

Holders of Class M shares of the Fund pay GMO an administration fee for support services provided to Class M shareholders. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.20% of the average daily net assets of Class M shares. Pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 distribution and service plan adopted by the Fund, holders of Class M shares of the Fund may pay a fee, at the annual rate of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets of Class M shares for any activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of Class M shares of the Fund and/or the provision of services to Class M shareholders. The Trustees currently limit payments on Class M shares to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class M shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.31% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, administration and distribution (12b-1) fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).


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GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund's portion of the fee paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $32,360 and $20,292, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and class exchanges, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $1,688,973,652 and $2,570,677,692, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 33.38% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by two shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. One of the shareholders is another fund of the Trust. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.01% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 57.13% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.


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GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     10,238,738     $ 93,997,492       10,821,336     $ 155,921,642    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    1,047,915       11,222,375       13,691,161       193,621,517    
Shares repurchased     (38,645,942 )     (438,608,016 )     (51,723,168 )     (728,145,066 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (27,359,289 )   $ (333,388,149 )     (27,210,671 )   $ (378,601,907 )  
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class IV:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     10,729,862     $ 87,517,393       7,471,098     $ 107,806,250    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    656,519       6,901,870       5,018,252       70,729,411    
Shares repurchased     (13,623,143 )     (123,528,968 )     (13,542,835 )     (194,165,178 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (2,236,762 )   $ (29,109,705 )     (1,053,485 )   $ (15,629,517 )  
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class VI:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     39,043,308     $ 402,535,356       51,884,829     $ 705,180,355    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    2,776,239       29,721,224       23,622,907       334,820,373    
Shares repurchased     (98,313,498 )     (982,987,953 )     (155,480,537 )     (2,272,939,240 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (56,493,951 )   $ (550,731,373 )     (79,972,801 )   $ (1,232,938,512 )  

 


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GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class M:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     10,515     $ 128,124       124,923     $ 1,799,606    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    36,243       406,197       874,683       12,446,178    
Shares repurchased     (4,504,666 )     (45,185,445 )     (5,233,840 )     (74,518,027 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (4,457,908 )   $ (44,651,124 )     (4,234,234 )   $ (60,272,243 )  

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or administration fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.


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GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III      
1) Actual     0.46 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 654.60     $ 1.89    
2) Hypothetical     0.46 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.51     $ 2.31    
Class IV      
1) Actual     0.41 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 654.70     $ 1.68    
2) Hypothetical     0.41 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.76     $ 2.06    
Class VI      
1) Actual     0.37 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 654.90     $ 1.52    
2) Hypothetical     0.37 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.96     $ 1.86    
Class M      
1) Actual     0.76 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 653.60     $ 3.12    
2) Hypothetical     0.76 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.03     $ 3.81    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized net expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

For corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 qualified for the dividends-received deduction.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC
(June 2004 – present);
Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).
 
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Quantitative Equity team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund returned -38.8% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -43.7% for the Russell 2500 Value Index. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested primarily in U.S. equity securities throughout the period.

Stock selection added to returns relative to the Russell 2500 Value Index. Stock selections within Financials, Consumer Discretionary, and Materials added to relative returns while stock selections within Utilities, Health Care, and Energy detracted. In terms of individual names, overweight positions in Philadelphia Consolidated, Advance Auto Parts, and Dollar Tree added to relative returns. Overweight positions in Patterson-UTI Energy and Cimarex Energy and an underweight in People's United Financial detracted.

Sector selection detracted from returns relative to the Russell 2500 Value Index. Sector weightings positively impacting relative performance included an overweight position in Health Care and an underweight in Materials. Sector weightings negatively impacting relative performance included an underweight in Utilities and overweight positions in Energy and Consumer Discretionary.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a purchase at the beginning and redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of .50% on the purchase and .50% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.

†   The Fund is the successor to the GMO Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, therefore, performance for the periods prior to September 16, 2005 is that of GMO Small/Mid Cap Value Fund.



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     96.5 %  
Short-Term Investments     3.6    
Futures     (0.4 )  
Other     0.3    
      100.0 %  
Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Financials     30.7 %  
Consumer Discretionary     19.9    
Health Care     11.4    
Information Technology     11.2    
Industrials     8.8    
Consumer Staples     5.1    
Energy     4.7    
Materials     4.2    
Utilities     3.2    
Telecommunication Services     0.8    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 96.5%  
        Consumer Discretionary — 19.2%  
    700     99 Cents Only Stores *      5,768    
    1,200     Aaron Rents, Inc.     28,836    
    1,500     Abercrombie & Fitch Co.-Class A     32,985    
    3,100     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     118,575    
    2,000     Aeropostale, Inc. *      46,380    
    3,400     America's Car-Mart, Inc. *      37,332    
    7,800     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     76,128    
    600     Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.     1,710    
    3,000     Autoliv, Inc.     44,640    
    12,500     AutoNation, Inc. *      124,750    
    400     Barnes & Noble, Inc.     7,176    
    2,100     Black & Decker Corp.     49,707    
    1,125     Blyth, Inc.     22,961    
    3,500     Brinker International, Inc.     38,500    
    2,700     Career Education Corp. *      66,609    
    1,500     Carter's, Inc. *      24,465    
    1,050     CEC Entertainment, Inc. *      24,517    
    300     Childrens Place Retail Stores (The), Inc. *      5,484    
    1,700     Columbia Sportswear Co.     46,104    
    1,800     Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc. *      30,798    
    1,300     Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.     29,094    
    200     Darden Restaurants, Inc.     5,428    
    1,500     Dollar Tree, Inc. *      58,230    
    2,700     Dress Barn, Inc. *      26,784    
    2,900     Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.     27,666    
    6,600     Family Dollar Stores, Inc.     181,104    
    9,700     Foot Locker, Inc.     80,607    
    1,700     Fred's, Inc.-Class A     15,657    
    8,100     Gannett Co., Inc.     26,244    
    1,300     Genesco, Inc. *      18,590    
    2,500     Group 1 Automotive, Inc.     26,750    
    1,600     Harman International Industries, Inc.     16,992    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Consumer Discretionary — continued  
    3,300     Harte-Hanks, Inc.     18,513    
    2,000     Hasbro, Inc.     45,780    
    1,200     Helen of Troy Ltd. *      12,048    
    700     ITT Educational Services, Inc. *      79,450    
    500     Jakks Pacific, Inc. *      6,335    
    500     Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. *      6,020    
    9,000     Jones Apparel Group, Inc.     24,210    
    1,000     Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. *      22,600    
    5,500     Leggett & Platt, Inc.     62,865    
    600     Marvel Entertainment, Inc. *      15,516    
    124     MDC Holdings, Inc.     3,129    
    2,500     Men's Wearhouse (The), Inc.     26,700    
    1,800     Meredith Corp.     23,130    
    1,100     Mohawk Industries, Inc. *      24,849    
    200     Monro Muffler, Inc.     4,706    
    400     National Presto Industries, Inc.     24,204    
    151     NVR, Inc. *      50,248    
    1,700     O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. *      56,712    
    2,700     Oxford Industries, Inc.     12,609    
    10,100     Penske Auto Group, Inc.     57,166    
    1,300     PetMed Express, Inc. *      17,914    
    700     PetSmart, Inc.     14,028    
    700     Polaris Industries, Inc.     12,887    
    3,100     Pomeroy IT Solutions, Inc. *      11,160    
    500     Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. *      15,955    
    6,500     RadioShack Corp.     47,645    
    1,200     RC2 Corp. *      5,628    
    3,300     Regis Corp.     41,580    
    6,300     Rent-A-Center, Inc. *      110,376    
    1,600     Ross Stores, Inc.     47,232    
    1,000     Snap-On, Inc.     23,590    
    2,000     Stanley Works (The)     53,520    
    1,300     Steven Madden, Ltd. *      21,086    
    110     Strayer Education, Inc.     18,673    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Consumer Discretionary — continued  
    2,400     Thor Industries, Inc.     25,704    
    2,700     Timberland Co.-Class A *      30,375    
    1,200     Toll Brothers, Inc. *      19,020    
    700     Tractor Supply Co. *      21,868    
    300     Universal Technical Institute, Inc. *      3,309    
    1,300     Urban Outfitters, Inc. *      21,632    
    400     Weight Watchers International, Inc.     7,240    
    3,000     Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     26,190    
    Total Consumer Discretionary     2,519,973    
        Consumer Staples — 4.9%  
    3,300     BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. *      98,604    
    1,300     Casey's General Stores, Inc.     25,883    
    100     Chattem, Inc. *      6,343    
    200     Chiquita Brands International, Inc. *      984    
    2,300     Dean Foods Co. *      47,035    
    900     Del Monte Foods Co.     6,435    
    100     Energizer Holdings, Inc. *      4,219    
    800     Flowers Foods, Inc.     17,848    
    200     Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. *      3,756    
    2,200     Ingles Markets, Inc.-Class A     29,876    
    300     J&J Snack Foods Corp.     9,471    
    600     JM Smucker Co. (The)     22,272    
    1,100     McCormick & Co., Inc. (Non Voting)     34,485    
    1,400     Nash Finch Co.     48,776    
    4,700     NBTY, Inc. *      69,889    
    1,200     Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.-Class A     11,280    
    2,100     Pantry, Inc. *      32,466    
    1,500     Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. *      8,205    
    300     Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. *      18,180    
    400     Spartan Stores, Inc.     6,120    
    1,700     Supervalu, Inc.     26,537    
    300     Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.     6,426    
    8,200     Tyson Foods, Inc.-Class A     69,126    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Consumer Staples — continued  
    900     United Natural Foods, Inc. *      13,392    
    400     WD-40 Co.     9,844    
    1,500     Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. *      14,505    
    Total Consumer Staples     641,957    
        Energy — 4.5%  
    4,400     Cimarex Energy Co.     86,460    
    600     Encore Acquisition Co. *      12,048    
    1,700     Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     40,222    
    1,000     Holly Corp.     23,310    
    104     Kinder Morgan Management, LLC. *      4,339    
    900     Lufkin Industries, Inc.     29,565    
    1,900     Oil States International, Inc. *      25,308    
    700     Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.     18,004    
    14,800     Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     127,132    
    1,100     Pioneer Drilling Co. *      4,224    
    900     St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.     12,222    
    1,700     Stone Energy Corp. *      6,732    
    1,300     Swift Energy Co. *      9,347    
    700     Tidewater, Inc.     24,724    
    4,000     Unit Corp. *      85,480    
    800     VAALCO Energy, Inc. *      4,560    
    2,100     W&T Offshore, Inc.     16,905    
    2,200     World Fuel Services Corp.     63,822    
    Total Energy     594,404    
        Financials — 29.7%  
    200     Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd.     7,682    
    2,100     American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.     8,064    
    6,150     American Financial Group, Inc.     95,694    
    400     American Physicians Capital, Inc.     16,948    
    300     Amerisafe, Inc. *      4,350    
    1,600     Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT     22,240    
    2,900     Arch Capital Group Ltd. *      156,600    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Financials — continued  
    800     Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     12,696    
    4,400     Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.     95,876    
    7,600     Associated Banc Corp.     109,896    
    800     Assurant, Inc.     16,320    
    2,250     Astoria Financial Corp.     16,087    
    9,300     Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     208,134    
    300     Bancfirst Corp.     10,467    
    1,900     Bancorpsouth, Inc.     35,397    
    1,400     Bank of Hawaii Corp.     44,856    
    100     Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.     2,075    
    800     BOK Financial Corp.     24,080    
    2,900     Brown & Brown, Inc.     48,923    
    200     Capitol Federal Financial     7,406    
    2,400     Cathay General Bancorp     23,328    
    800     Center Financial Corp.     2,360    
    1,100     Chemical Financial Corp.     21,032    
    500     Cincinnati Financial Corp.     10,270    
    1,200     City Holding Co.     31,464    
    1,800     City National Corp.     57,744    
    2,300     CNA Surety Corp. *      33,465    
    1,400     Comerica, Inc.     21,014    
    2,230     Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     77,448    
    1,900     Community Bank System, Inc.     32,509    
    300     Community Trust Bancorp     7,773    
    400     Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     17,216    
    1,200     Delphi Financial Group, Inc.-Class A     13,008    
    2,000     Dime Community Bancshares     19,720    
    1,500     Encore Capital Group, Inc. *      5,955    
    4,100     Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.     91,717    
    200     Entertainment Properties Trust REIT     2,982    
    500     Erie Indemnity Co.-Class A     15,020    
    600     FBL Financial Group, Inc.-Class A     1,818    
    500     Financial Federal Corp.     9,500    
    3,416     First American Corp.     79,149    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


6



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Financials — continued  
    300     First Financial Bankshares, Inc.     12,906    
    100     First Merchants Corp.     1,005    
    2,900     First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.     33,698    
    3,000     FirstMerit Corp.     44,130    
    1,800     Flushing Financial Corp.     11,052    
    600     FPIC Insurance Group, Inc. *      22,260    
    6,800     Fulton Financial Corp.     42,296    
    1,200     Hancock Holding Co.     34,032    
    1,000     Hanover Insurance Group (The), Inc.     35,170    
    1,000     Harleysville Group, Inc.     29,760    
    7,100     HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.     155,845    
    200     Health Care REIT, Inc.     6,154    
    300     Home Properties, Inc. REIT     7,962    
    3,400     Horace Mann Educators Corp.     26,146    
    900     Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.     31,977    
    1,400     Inland Real Estate Corp. REIT     10,920    
    5,320     International Bancshares Corp.     53,253    
    1,300     IPC Holdings Ltd.     33,033    
    273     Kansas City Life Insurance Co.     6,495    
    1,600     Knight Capital Group, Inc.-Class A *      28,144    
    1,400     Liberty Property Trust REIT     25,578    
    800     LTC Properties, Inc. REIT     13,648    
    600     Mack-Cali Realty Corp. REIT     10,248    
    100     MainSource Financial Group, Inc.     559    
    100     Markel Corp. *      26,581    
    1,900     Max Capital Group Ltd.     31,350    
    1,600     Mercury General Corp.     43,136    
    2,800     Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd.     35,560    
    1,900     Nara Bancorp, Inc.     5,073    
    500     Navigators Group, Inc. *      26,115    
    1,100     NBT Bancorp, Inc.     21,615    
    200     Northwest Bancorp, Inc.     3,036    
    600     OceanFirst Financial Corp.     5,688    
    800     Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.     37,168    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Financials — continued  
    3,800     Old National Bancorp     44,346    
    5,675     Old Republic International Corp.     51,529    
    800     Park National Corp.     38,680    
    2,800     PartnerRe Ltd.     173,320    
    2,500     Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.     70,100    
    2,300     Popular, Inc.     5,175    
    2,000     Presidential Life Corp.     13,200    
    200     ProAssurance Corp. *      9,558    
    4,300     Protective Life Corp.     16,254    
    2,100     Provident Financial Services, Inc.     19,614    
    300     PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT     10,320    
    300     Raymond James Financial, Inc.     4,188    
    3,200     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     87,040    
    1,900     RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     85,557    
    1,500     RLI Corp.     73,470    
    1,000     S&T Bancorp     22,690    
    500     S.Y. Bancorp, Inc.     11,805    
    2,200     Safety Insurance Group, Inc.     68,794    
    2,800     SEI Investments Co.     33,152    
    3,600     Selective Insurance Group, Inc.     43,308    
    2,400     StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.     43,176    
    1,200     State Auto Financial Corp.     20,064    
    310     Student Loan Corp.     11,693    
    200     SVB Financial Group *      3,270    
    2,800     TCF Financial Corp.     34,328    
    2,700     Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.     81,189    
    3,200     Trustmark Corp.     56,928    
    188     UDR, Inc. REIT     1,487    
    500     UMB Financial Corp.     18,965    
    1,100     United Bankshares, Inc.     16,940    
    400     United Fire & Casualty Co.     6,784    
    1,100     Unitrin, Inc.     11,858    
    700     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. REIT     8,477    
    6,000     W.R. Berkley Corp.     124,860    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Financials — continued  
    700     Westamerica Bancorporation     27,909    
    2,500     Whitney Holding Corp.     27,625    
    2,800     Wilmington Trust Corp.     25,200    
    900     Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.     4,284    
    2,500     Zenith National Insurance Corp.     54,975    
    Total Financials     3,891,988    
        Health Care — 11.0%  
    1,600     AMERIGROUP Corp. *      39,648    
    400     Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. *      8,432    
    3,100     Centene Corp. *      52,638    
    800     Conmed Corp. *      10,872    
    500     Cooper Cos (The), Inc.     10,995    
    800     Covance, Inc. *      30,384    
    2,200     Coventry Health Care, Inc. *      25,344    
    5,200     Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. *      98,696    
    700     Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. *      9,310    
    4,900     Health Net, Inc. *      64,680    
    200     Henry Schein, Inc. *      7,336    
    900     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     8,838    
    600     Idexx Laboratories, Inc. *      18,060    
    400     Immucor, Inc. *      8,976    
    2,500     IMS Health, Inc.     31,300    
    1,600     Invacare Corp.     25,664    
    2,800     Kindred Healthcare, Inc. *      40,292    
    27,000     King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      198,180    
    300     Landauer, Inc.     15,003    
    4,400     LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. *      92,488    
    1,700     Lincare Holdings, Inc. *      35,819    
    400     Mednax, Inc. *      11,840    
    2,100     Molina Healthcare, Inc. *      39,333    
    4,300     Mylan, Inc. *      53,449    
    2,200     Odyssey HealthCare, Inc. *      22,792    
    7,300     Omnicare, Inc.     189,289    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Health Care — continued  
    1,300     Owens & Minor, Inc.     43,823    
    2,400     Patterson Cos., Inc. *      43,368    
    200     Res-Care, Inc. *      2,446    
    400     ResMed, Inc. *      14,752    
    600     Techne Corp.     29,310    
    400     Teleflex, Inc.     19,000    
    4,500     Tenet Healthcare Corp. *      4,995    
    1,400     Universal Health Services, Inc.-Class B     51,562    
    1,300     Valeant Pharmaceuticals International *      22,620    
    1,200     VCA Antech, Inc. *      24,948    
    800     Viropharma, Inc. *      3,320    
    900     Waters Corp. *      31,698    
    800     WellCare Health Plans, Inc. *      7,224    
    Total Health Care     1,448,724    
        Industrials — 8.5%  
    300     A.O. Smith Corp.     7,659    
    1,000     ABM Industries, Inc.     12,230    
    200     Alliant Techsystems, Inc. *      14,132    
    500     Argon ST, Inc. *      8,505    
    1,200     Arkansas Best Corp.     20,904    
    100     Brady Corp.-Class A     1,713    
    600     Carlisle Cos., Inc.     11,892    
    2,500     Ceradyne, Inc. *      42,900    
    2,800     Cintas Corp.     56,812    
    700     Con-way, Inc.     10,577    
    2,500     Copart, Inc. *      67,550    
    300     Crane Co.     4,524    
    2,700     Deluxe Corp.     20,844    
    1,500     EMCOR Group, Inc. *      23,115    
    800     Encore Wire Corp.     14,400    
    2,000     Ennis, Inc.     16,360    
    1,500     EnPro Industries, Inc. *      24,675    
    2,900     Gardner Denver, Inc. *      54,868    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Industrials — continued  
    900     GATX Corp.     16,443    
    200     Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.-Class A *      4,178    
    900     Granite Construction, Inc.     32,022    
    600     Griffon Corp. *      4,362    
    2,800     HNI Corp.     27,468    
    800     HUB Group Inc.-Class A *      14,368    
    400     Insituform Technologies, Inc.-Class A *      4,872    
    1,000     Insteel Industries, Inc.     6,300    
    4,600     Kelly Services, Inc.-Class A     34,960    
    4,000     Manpower, Inc.     111,520    
    300     Marten Transport Ltd. *      4,968    
    1,500     MPS Group, Inc. *      7,455    
    800     MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.-Class A     24,472    
    2,000     Mueller Industries, Inc.     36,140    
    1,200     NCI Building Systems, Inc. *      6,072    
    2,600     Pacer International, Inc.     7,618    
    1,400     R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.     10,906    
    1,700     Ryder System, Inc.     38,862    
    40     Seaboard Corp.     35,200    
    700     Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.     10,892    
    3,500     Skywest, Inc.     35,840    
    1,200     Standex International Corp.     12,996    
    500     Terex Corp. *      4,460    
    1,400     Tredegar Corp.     23,380    
    2,700     TrueBlue, Inc. *      18,981    
    1,900     United Rentals, Inc. *      7,695    
    1,300     United Stationers, Inc. *      28,249    
    600     Universal Forest Products, Inc.     13,074    
    2,000     Volt Information Sciences, Inc. *      15,600    
    600     Wabtec Corp.     16,056    
    600     Watsco, Inc.     20,598    
    200     Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.     9,822    
    1,600     Werner Enterprises, Inc.     21,792    
    2,000     WESCO International, Inc. *      33,200    
    Total Industrials     1,114,481    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Information Technology — 10.8%  
    100     Actel Corp. *      907    
    3,100     Acxiom Corp.     25,668    
    1,500     Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.-Class A *      69,945    
    600     Anixter International, Inc. *      17,646    
    3,300     Arrow Electronics, Inc. *      54,879    
    1,400     Avnet, Inc. *      24,178    
    1,600     Avocent Corp. *      19,168    
    1,900     Benchmark Electronics, Inc. *      18,563    
    900     Black Box Corp.     17,856    
    100     CACI International, Inc.-Class A *      4,277    
    1,300     Cognex Corp.     14,300    
    7,400     Convergys Corp. *      47,730    
    2,600     CSG Systems International, Inc. *      35,152    
    900     Diebold, Inc.     19,908    
    550     Factset Research Systems, Inc.     21,197    
    1,200     Fair Isaac Corp.     13,140    
    1,400     FLIR Systems, Inc. *      28,574    
    2,200     Global Payments, Inc.     67,496    
    1,700     IAC/InterActiveCorp *      25,381    
    1,500     Imation Corp.     12,060    
    15,450     Ingram Micro, Inc.-Class A *      168,251    
    2,000     Insight Enterprises, Inc. *      5,260    
    2,900     j2 Global Communications, Inc. *      54,317    
    6,200     Jabil Circuit, Inc.     25,668    
    1,400     Lam Research Corp. *      27,384    
    7,500     Lexmark International, Inc. *      128,550    
    370     Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. *      19,725    
    1,800     MKS Instruments, Inc. *      22,662    
    2,100     ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. *      3,990    
    100     Molex, Inc.     1,137    
    3,500     Perot Systems Corp.-Class A *      39,830    
    600     Plantronics, Inc.     5,154    
    9,300     QLogic Corp. *      85,746    
    500     Quest Software, Inc. *      5,650    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Information Technology — continued  
    2,000     RealNetworks, Inc. *      4,600    
    500     Rogers Corp. *      9,125    
    1,300     SAIC, Inc. *      24,583    
    3,900     Silicon Image, Inc. *      9,048    
    1,300     Sybase, Inc. *      35,334    
    3,300     SYNNEX Corp. *      48,906    
    5,597     Tech Data Corp. *      96,772    
    500     Tekelec *      6,130    
    4,100     Western Digital Corp. *      56,006    
    Total Information Technology     1,421,853    
        Materials — 4.1%  
    2,700     Ashland, Inc.     15,957    
    1,800     Ball Corp.     72,522    
    2,200     Bemis Co., Inc.     40,854    
    1,000     Cabot Corp.     10,480    
    400     Carpenter Technology Corp.     5,480    
    3,300     Commercial Metals Co.     33,693    
    400     Cytec Industries, Inc.     6,160    
    1,000     Eastman Chemical Co.     20,540    
    600     FMC Corp.     24,258    
    1,600     Headwaters, Inc. *      3,168    
    400     Innophos Holdings, Inc.     4,248    
    600     Olin Corp.     6,264    
    2,000     Pactiv Corp. *      31,660    
    4,400     Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     104,676    
    100     Rock-Tenn Co.-Class A     2,761    
    900     Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.-Class A     25,776    
    1,700     Sealed Air Corp.     18,972    
    500     Sigma-Aldrich Corp.     17,850    
    1,900     Sonoco Products Co.     36,613    
    558     Stepan Co.     15,836    
    1,000     Valspar Corp.     16,700    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


13



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Materials — continued  
    600     Wausau Paper Corp.     3,330    
    1,200     Westlake Chemical Corp.     14,988    
    Total Materials     532,786    
        Telecommunication Services — 0.7%  
    3,000     CenturyTel, Inc.     78,990    
    200     Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.     5,900    
    1,200     USA Mobility, Inc. *      10,968    
    Total Telecommunication Services     95,858    
        Utilities — 3.1%  
    1,000     Energen Corp.     26,800    
    4,100     Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.     56,867    
    400     IDACORP, Inc.     9,736    
    500     Integrys Energy Group, Inc.     12,025    
    400     Laclede Group (The), Inc.     15,832    
    2,200     MDU Resources Group, Inc.     33,308    
    300     MGE Energy, Inc.     9,024    
    600     National Fuel Gas Co.     18,186    
    800     New Jersey Resources Corp.     28,056    
    1,000     Nicor, Inc.     31,380    
    1,200     NSTAR     38,604    
    900     Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.     21,726    
    500     South Jersey Industries, Inc.     18,030    
    400     Southwest Gas Corp.     7,796    
    3,000     TECO Energy, Inc.     28,770    
    300     UIL Holdings Corp.     6,156    
    600     Vectren Corp.     12,516    
    200     WGL Holdings, Inc.     6,072    
    600     Wisconsin Energy Corp.     23,892    
    Total Utilities     404,776    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $20,465,624)     12,666,800    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


14



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.6%  
        Money Market Funds — 3.6%  
    471,202     State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     471,202    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $471,202)     471,202    
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $20,936,826)
    13,138,002    
        Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.1%)     (18,982 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 13,119,020    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


15



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys  
  3     Russell 2000 Mini   March 2009   $ 116,550     $ (25,100 )  
  4     S&P Midcap 400 E-Mini   March 2009     179,560       (29,227 )  
    $ 296,110     $ (54,327 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

*  Non-income producing security.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


16




GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $20,936,826) (Note 2)   $ 13,138,002    
Dividends and interest receivable     25,658    
Receivable for collateral on open futures contracts (Note 2)     42,900    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     6,449    
Total assets     13,213,009    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     3,436    
Shareholder service fee     1,663    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     48    
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     3,500    
Accrued expenses     85,342    
Total liabilities     93,989    
Net assets   $ 13,119,020    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 29,933,497    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     26,224    
Accumulated net realized loss     (8,987,550 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (7,853,151 )  
    $ 13,119,020    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 13,119,020    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     2,951,670    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 4.44    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


17



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $162)   $ 433,595    
Interest     7,940    
Total investment income     441,535    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     71,313    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     34,506    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     41,814    
Audit and tax fees     56,133    
Legal fees     422    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     244    
Miscellaneous     1,119    
Total expenses     205,551    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (99,314 )  
Net expenses     106,237    
Net investment income (loss)     335,298    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (5,615,990 )  
Closed futures contracts     (223,204 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (10 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (5,839,204 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (2,843,492 )  
Open futures contracts     (54,327 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (2,897,819 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (8,737,023 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (8,401,725 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


18



GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 335,298     $ 737,962    
Net realized gain (loss)     (5,839,204 )     (1,023,435 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (2,897,819 )     (9,361,725 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (8,401,725 )     (9,647,198 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (339,148 )     (739,082 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III           (4,151,014 )  
      (339,148 )     (4,890,096 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (13,439,111 )     (8,753,035 )  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     68,983       68,226    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    (13,370,128 )     (8,684,809 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (22,111,001 )     (23,222,103 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     35,230,021       58,452,124    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $26,224 and $31,207, respectively)
  $ 13,119,020     $ 35,230,021    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 7.36     $ 10.01     $ 10.52     $ 12.38     $ 15.51    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.10       0.13       0.15       0.20       0.19    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (2.92 )     (1.87 )     0.68       1.11       1.32    
Total from investment operations     (2.82 )     (1.74 )     0.83       1.31       1.51    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.10 )     (0.13 )     (0.20 )     (0.21 )     (0.16 )  
From net realized gains           (0.78 )     (1.14 )     (2.96 )     (4.48 )  
Total distributions     (0.10 )     (0.91 )     (1.34 )     (3.17 )     (4.64 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 4.44     $ 7.36     $ 10.01     $ 10.52     $ 12.38    
Total Return(a)      (38.76 )%     (18.73 )%     8.71 %     11.67 %     14.98 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 13,119     $ 35,230     $ 58,452     $ 53,389     $ 80,084    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.46 %     0.46 %     0.46 %     0.48 %     0.48 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    1.46 %     1.44 %     1.46 %     1.71 %     1.48 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     73 %     63 %     79 %     48 %     66 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.43 %     0.19 %     0.22 %     0.19 %     0.12 %  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts: 
  $ 0.02     $ 0.01     $ 0.02     $ 0.04     $ 0.09    

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks long-term capital growth. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by outperforming the Russell 2500 Value Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in U.S. companies that issue stocks included in the Russell 2500 Index, and in companies with similar market capitalizations.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 12,666,800     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     471,202          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 13,138,002     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $ (54,327 )  
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (54,327 )  

 

*  Other financial instruments include futures contracts.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition,


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, quarterly, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, losses on wash sale transactions, derivative contract transactions and post-October capital losses.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ (1,133 )   $ 1,133     $    

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 339,148     $ 1,572,310    
Net long-term capital gain           3,317,786    
Total distributions   $ 339,148     $ 4,890,096    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a retun of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 26,224    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $2,570,608.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

  2/28/2017     $ (5,940,234 )  
  Total     $ (5,940,234 )  

 


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 21,467,861     $ 137,349     $ (8,467,208 )   $ (8,329,859 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

As of February 28, 2009, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions of Fund shares were each 0.50% of the amount invested or redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.31% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.31% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fee paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $244 and $120, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $16,361,317 and $28,523,282, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 57.46% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by one shareholder. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of this large shareholder may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.15% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 95.79% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     4,941     $ 32,066       3,584     $ 31,432    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    47,015       308,041       541,777       4,846,264    
Shares repurchased     (1,889,957 )     (13,779,218 )     (1,595,273 )     (13,630,731 )  
Purchase premiums           123             114    
Redemption fees           68,860             68,112    
Net increase (decrease)     (1,838,001 )   $ (13,370,128 )     (1,049,912 )   $ (8,684,809 )  

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including purchase premiums and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.46 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 591.30     $ 1.81    
2) Hypothetical     0.46 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.51     $ 2.31    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

For corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 qualified for the dividends-received deduction.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a private placement memorandum, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The private placement memorandum can be obtained by calling 1-617-346-7646 (collect).




GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Asset Allocation team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

Since its inception on December 12, 2008, the Class III shares of the GMO Flexible Equities Fund returned -23.0% for the period ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -14.8% for the Fund's benchmark, the MSCI World Index.

Implementation detracted from performance, driven by positions in Japanese equities.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Class VI shares will vary due to different fees.



GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     97.9 %  
Short-Term Investments     1.1    
Other     1.0    
      100.0 %  
Country Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Japan     100.0 %  
      100.0 %  
Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Financials     24.3 %  
Consumer Staples     15.9    
Consumer Discretionary     15.9    
Industrials     14.3    
Utilities     13.9    
Telecommunication Services     8.5    
Materials     3.8    
Health Care     1.8    
Information Technology     1.6    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 97.9%  
        Japan — 97.9%  
    36,100     ABC-Mart Inc     790,250    
      314     Accordia Golf Co Ltd     183,163    
      52,580     Acom Co Ltd     1,286,353    
      141,000     Aeon Credit Service Co Ltd     1,078,636    
      12,000     Aeon Delight Co Ltd     155,053    
      55,500     Aica Kogyo Co Ltd     473,510    
      388,950     Aiful Corp     401,475    
      19,200     Alfresa Holdings Corp     747,840    
      33,800     Alpen Co Ltd     539,679    
      1,273,000     Aozora Bank Ltd     1,426,818    
      21,000     Arcs Co Ltd     302,830    
      12,000     Ariake Japan Co Ltd     184,378    
      75,900     Asahi Breweries Ltd     950,377    
      228,000     Asahi Glass Co Ltd     986,045    
      17,900     Asatsu-DK Inc     337,789    
      164,500     Atrium Co Ltd *      179,111    
      24,000     Autobacs Seven Co Ltd     611,844    
      22,000     Awa Bank Ltd (The)     125,575    
      4,800     Bank of Ikeda Ltd (The) *      186,780    
      6,200     Bank of Okinawa Ltd (The)     216,665    
      39,000     Bank of Saga Ltd (The)     126,291    
      22,200     Bank of the Ryukyus Ltd     186,455    
      385,000     Bank of Yokohama Ltd (The)     1,630,511    
      93,900     Belluna Co Ltd     218,933    
      68,000     Best Denki Co Ltd     185,869    
      2,707     BIC Camera Inc     474,570    
      11,000     BML Inc     219,809    
      31,000     Bunka Shutter Co Ltd     92,707    
      19,500     Canon Marketing Japan Inc     270,363    
      19,100     Cawachi Ltd     315,494    
      290,000     Central Glass Co Ltd     752,942    
      33     Central Japan Railway Co     200,479    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued  
    55,400     Century Leasing System Inc     297,953    
      291,000     Chiba Bank Ltd     1,365,965    
      28,600     Chiba Kogyo Bank Ltd *      282,651    
      12,500     Chiyoda Co Ltd     162,622    
      30,300     Chiyoda Integre Co Ltd     332,969    
      152,800     Chubu Electric Power Co Inc     3,767,268    
      123,000     Chugai Ro Co Ltd     279,886    
      64,400     Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc     1,542,908    
      615,000     Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc     1,864,257    
      76,300     Circle K Sunkus Co Ltd     1,172,731    
      9,000     Coca-Cola Central Japan Co Ltd     123,821    
      6,500     Cocokara Fine Holdings Inc *      60,018    
      137,000     COMSYS Holdings Corp     980,823    
      124,600     Credit Saison Co Ltd     810,685    
      74,100     CSK Holdings Corp *      130,371    
      108,400     Culture Convenience Club Co Ltd     747,946    
      447     CyberAgent Inc     203,209    
      190     DA Office Investment Corp     247,870    
      32,000     Dai Nippon Printing Co Ltd     270,419    
      25,800     Daidoh Ltd     134,151    
      256,300     Daiei Inc *      797,396    
      12,400     Daiichikosho Co Ltd     116,076    
      34,000     Daiken Corp     57,856    
      983,000     Daikyo Inc     433,977    
      39,000     Daimei Telecom Engineering Corp     312,744    
      91,000     Daio Paper Corp     705,993    
      20,500     Daiseki Co Ltd     287,644    
      66,000     Daishi Bank Ltd (The)     260,296    
      65,600     Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd     2,065,832    
      47,000     Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd     308,345    
      558,000     Daiwa Securities Group Inc     1,916,790    
      92,600     DCM Japan Holdings Co Ltd     421,185    
      97,700     Don Quijote Co Ltd     1,152,685    
      23,900     Doshisha Co Ltd     267,418    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued  
    17,600     DTS Corp     112,348    
      201,400     Edion Corp     500,557    
      13,000     Electric Power Development Co Ltd     415,368    
      23,000     Ezaki Glico Co Ltd     210,093    
      58,100     FamilyMart Co Ltd     1,959,965    
      117,500     Fast Retailing Co Ltd     11,802,880    
      3,000     FP Corp     136,525    
      33     Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp     157,577    
      1,034,000     Fuji Electric Holdings Co Ltd     925,321    
      102,400     Fuji Oil Co Ltd     1,287,317    
      18,000     Fuji Soft Inc     263,930    
      11,000     Fujicco Co Ltd     123,710    
      44,100     Fuyo General Lease Co Ltd     515,584    
      863     Geo Corp     550,661    
      52     Global One REIT Co Ltd     322,570    
      62,700     GMO internet Inc     239,407    
      49,220     Goldcrest Co Ltd     874,679    
      75     Gourmet Navigator Inc     150,059    
      181,000     GS Yuasa Corp     743,457    
      23,760     Gulliver International Co Ltd     307,640    
      41,400     H.I.S. Co Ltd     591,554    
      193,000     Hachijuni Bank Ltd (The)     1,066,663    
      13,120     Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc     568,397    
      46,000     Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc     211,902    
      3,892,000     Haseko Corp     1,329,031    
      15,200     Heiwado Co Ltd     208,586    
      62,000     Higashi-Nippon Bank Ltd (The)     167,072    
      70,900     Hikari Tsushin Inc     1,142,403    
      193,000     Hiroshima Bank Ltd (The)     720,304    
      206,000     Hitachi Cable Ltd     311,827    
      72,600     Hitachi Capital Corp     623,496    
      17,000     Hitachi Software Engineering Co Ltd     196,624    
      16,900     Hitachi Systems & Services Ltd     153,234    
      29,800     Hitachi Transport System Ltd     271,679    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued  
    21,900     Hogy Medical Co Ltd     1,214,729    
      145,100     Hokkaido Electric Power Co Inc     3,073,084    
      71,000     Hokuetsu Bank Ltd (The)     120,160    
      110,000     Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd     401,008    
      38,000     Hokuriku Electric Power Co     1,007,694    
      29,300     Hokuto Corp     571,923    
      82,070     Honeys Co Ltd     364,291    
      53,000     Hyakugo Bank Ltd (The)     275,870    
      62,000     Hyakujushi Bank Ltd (The)     291,731    
      22,000     IBJ Leasing Co Ltd     214,522    
      71,000     Ito En Ltd     905,335    
      128,000     Itoham Foods Inc     373,120    
      20,100     Itoki Corp     53,636    
      100,000     Iyo Bank Ltd (The)     1,048,883    
      37,200     Izumi Co Ltd     387,716    
      76,000     Izumiya Co Ltd     378,949    
      170,000     J-Oil Mills Inc     454,745    
      202,000     JACCS Co Ltd *      341,480    
      8,800     Jafco Co Ltd     128,102    
      110     Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp REIT     356,060    
      610,200     Joint Corp     475,468    
      38,000     Joshin Denki Co Ltd     212,265    
      174,100     JS Group Corp     1,865,065    
      63,200     K's Holdings Corp     755,317    
      56,000     Kagoshima Bank Ltd (The)     394,805    
      1,344,000     Kajima Corp     2,809,487    
      329     Kakaku.com Inc     970,335    
      169,000     Kamigumi Co Ltd     1,082,832    
      72,000     Kandenko Co Ltd     455,659    
      19,600     Kansai Electric Power Co Inc     471,256    
      126,000     Kansai Urban Banking Corp     184,221    
      63,500     Kanto Tsukuba Bank Ltd (The)     126,798    
      32,000     Kasumi Co Ltd     128,240    
      24,700     Kato Sangyo Co Ltd     353,005    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued  
    60,000     Keihan Electric Railway Co Ltd     247,612    
      64,000     Keihin Electric Express Railway Co Ltd     450,590    
      41,000     Keisei Electric Railway Co Ltd     190,300    
      45,000     Keiyo Bank Ltd (The)     206,645    
      39,400     Keiyo Co Ltd     207,732    
      7,265     Kenedix Inc *      502,250    
      52,000     Kinden Corp     365,786    
      202,000     Kintetsu Corp     820,296    
      155,000     Kiyo Holdings Inc     182,679    
      14,422     KK daVinci Holdings *      361,528    
      41,400     Kohnan Shoji Co Ltd     384,242    
      30,700     Kojima Co Ltd     63,808    
      14,900     Komeri Co Ltd     242,905    
      193,000     Krosaki Harima Corp     339,344    
      128,000     Kurabo Industries Ltd     172,424    
      30,000     Kyodo Printing Co Ltd     62,598    
      17,400     Kyoritsu Maintenance Co Ltd     300,092    
      125,000     Kyowa Exeo Corp     1,022,067    
      43,000     Kyudenko Corp     298,342    
      105,900     Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc     2,508,003    
      92,100     Lawson Inc     3,988,098    
      157,700     Leopalace21 Corp     876,058    
      225,000     Maeda Corp     688,731    
      62,000     Maeda Road Construction Co Ltd     506,255    
      19,200     Mandom Corp     325,313    
      67,000     Marudai Food Co Ltd     154,661    
      55,000     Maruetsu Inc (The) *      253,048    
      590,000     Maruha Group Inc     698,945    
      128,400     Marui Group Co Ltd     537,834    
      22,000     Maruzen Showa Unyu Co Ltd     64,226    
      20,800     Matsuda Sangyo Co Ltd     226,159    
      152,700     Matsui Securities Co Ltd     872,967    
      14,000     Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co Ltd     251,389    
      131,800     Mediceo Paltac Holdings Co Ltd     1,386,594    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued  
    207,000     Meiji Dairies Corp     782,410    
      53,000     Mercian Corp     80,598    
      198     MID REIT Inc     321,549    
      18,200     Mikuni Coca-Cola Bottling Co Ltd     133,535    
      8,000     Ministop Co Ltd     126,454    
      64,400     Miraca Holdings Inc     1,337,938    
      374,000     Mitsubishi Electric Corp     1,477,556    
      417,000     Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd     527,179    
      1,864,400     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc     8,422,658    
      107,240     Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co Ltd     1,866,239    
      25,000     Mitsui Home Co Ltd     108,108    
      8,019,300     Mizuho Financial Group Inc     15,114,698    
      449,000     Mizuho Investors Securities     343,531    
      77,000     Morinaga & Co Ltd     153,095    
      193,000     Morinaga Milk Industry Co Ltd     582,508    
      157,000     Nankai Electric Railway Co Ltd     688,643    
      61,000     Nanto Bank Ltd (The)     317,888    
      14,800     NEC Fielding Ltd     172,733    
      14,300     NEC Networks & System Integration Corp     125,900    
      652     Net One Systems Co Ltd     915,927    
      427,000     Nichias Corp     871,453    
      19,200     Nichiha Corp     116,222    
      150,000     Nichirei Corp     495,269    
      49,200     Nihon Unisys Ltd     345,766    
      94,000     Nihon Yamamura Glass Co Ltd     200,809    
      72,000     Nippon Corp     576,299    
      47,000     Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co Ltd     454,555    
      365,000     Nippon Express Co Ltd     1,049,826    
      124,000     Nippon Flour Mills Co Ltd     557,972    
      44,000     Nippon Konpo Unyu Soko Co Ltd     373,647    
      152,000     Nippon Meat Packers Inc     1,471,386    
      168,200     Nippon Paper Group Inc     3,728,529    
      256     Nippon Residential Investment Corp     99,882    
      62,600     Nippon Signal Co Ltd (The)     317,177    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued  
    397,300     Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd     862,611    
      454,600     Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp     19,438,450    
      155,000     Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd (The)     314,748    
      1,279,000     Nishimatsu Construction Co Ltd     1,089,249    
      90,700     Nishimatsuya Chain Co Ltd     667,574    
      65,000     Nissay Dowa General Insurance Co Ltd     271,392    
      32,400     Nissen Holdings Co Ltd     141,694    
      20,200     Nissha Printing Co Ltd     501,218    
      228,000     Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd (The)     1,100,041    
      110,500     Nisshin Seifun Group Inc     1,115,449    
      34,000     Nisshinbo Industries Inc     242,645    
      26,000     Nissin Corp     56,766    
      14,600     Nissin Foods Holding Co Ltd     443,212    
      47,350     Nitori Co Ltd     2,507,246    
      424,000     Nitto Boseki Co Ltd     629,924    
      19,900     Nitto Kogyo Corp     145,094    
      6,423     NTT Docomo Inc     10,005,880    
      1,024,000     Obayashi Corp     4,305,312    
      5,390     Obic Co Ltd     711,032    
      86,000     Odakyu Electric Railway Co Ltd     635,202    
      33,000     Oita Bank Ltd (The)     179,026    
      953,000     OJI Paper Co Ltd     3,524,804    
      36,000     Okamura Corp     195,824    
      50     Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co     89,742    
      14,000     Okinawa Electric Power Co     854,938    
      11,000     Okuwa Co Ltd     149,437    
      242,700     OMC Card Inc *      348,771    
      106,000     Onward Holdings Co Ltd     596,672    
      11,700     Oracle Corp     365,754    
      774,500     Orient Corp *      545,281    
      38,200     Oriental Land Co Ltd     2,506,276    
      174,030     ORIX Corp     3,535,264    
      363,000     Osaka Gas Co Ltd     1,297,907    
      18,000     Paris Miki Inc     131,059    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued  
    349     Pasona Group Inc     183,231    
      437,000     Penta Ocean Construction Co Ltd *      523,470    
      30,700     Pigeon Corp     593,184    
      126     PILOT Corp     143,056    
      35,500     PLENUS Co Ltd     496,555    
      39,470     Point Inc     1,614,441    
      1,911     Rakuten Inc     983,344    
      86,000     Rengo Co Ltd     470,266    
      704,800     Resona Holdings Inc     12,084,513    
      20,000     Resorttrust Inc     174,273    
      27,400     Ricoh Leasing Co Ltd     351,863    
      34,700     Right On Co Ltd     338,806    
      155,800     Round One Corp     903,890    
      48,000     Ryohin Keikaku Co Ltd     1,688,974    
      14,500     Ryoshoku Ltd     325,888    
      50,000     Sagami Railway Co Ltd     201,772    
      11,600     Saint Marc Holdings Co Ltd     292,503    
      16,300     Sakata Seed Corp     214,088    
      6,800     San-A Co Ltd     205,168    
      38,000     San-In Godo Bank Ltd (The)     269,921    
      21,600     Sanei-International Co Ltd     121,686    
      57,000     Sanki Engineering     287,696    
      149,000     Sankyo-Tateyama Holdings Inc     92,227    
      213,000     Sankyu Inc     555,266    
      27,100     Sanrio Co Ltd     255,956    
      185,000     Sanwa Shutter Corp     463,023    
      140,000     Sanyo Shokai Ltd     424,618    
      8,491     SBI Holdings Inc     676,235    
      151,000     Seiko Holdings Corp     264,851    
      161,000     Seino Holdings Co Ltd     751,465    
      64,400     Seiren Co Ltd     293,655    
      257,000     Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd     1,093,945    
      257,000     Sekisui House Ltd     1,683,843    
      48,000     Senko Co Ltd     150,888    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued  
    19,900     Senshukai Co Ltd     125,888    
      950,900     Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd     21,073,691    
      373     Seven Bank Ltd     1,023,490    
      38,000     Shikoku Bank Ltd (The)     157,020    
      28,800     Shimamura Co Ltd     1,486,469    
      376,000     Shimizu Corp     1,416,872    
      533,000     Shinsei Bank Ltd     469,409    
      62,000     Shizuoka Gas Co Ltd     395,202    
      25,400     SHO-BOND Holdings Co Ltd     492,691    
      44,000     Shoei Co Ltd     177,574    
      35,000     Showa Sangyo Co Ltd     99,793    
      105,000     Snow Brand Milk Products Co Ltd     282,457    
      15,100     Sumisho Computer Systems Corp     162,796    
      563,000     Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd     4,374,845    
      150,800     Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd     877,704    
      412,000     Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co Ltd     881,079    
      1,361,000     Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co Ltd     4,495,069    
      11,300     Sundrug Co Ltd     187,849    
      33,000     Suruga Bank Ltd     254,496    
      30,200     Suzuken Co Ltd     834,700    
      781,000     SWCC Showa Holdings Co Ltd     457,008    
      18,400     T&D Holdings Inc     411,811    
      395     T-Gaia Corp     412,983    
      101,000     Taihei Kogyo Co Ltd     225,836    
      1,674,000     Taiheiyo Cement Co Ltd     2,371,257    
      37,600     Taikisha Ltd     453,240    
      1,771,000     Taisei Corp     3,135,453    
      79,000     Takara Holdings Inc     320,287    
      28,000     Takara Standard Co Ltd     160,024    
      41,000     Takasago Thermal Engineering Co Ltd     223,474    
      158,600     Takefuji Corp     523,625    
      163,000     TOA Corp *      199,366    
      29,000     Tochigi Bank Ltd (The)     144,449    
      49,000     Toho Bank Ltd (The)     189,686    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued  
    157,000     Toho Gas Co Ltd     808,818    
      51,300     Toho Pharmaceutical Co Ltd     494,874    
      15,800     Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc     369,926    
      226,000     Tokai Tokyo Securities Co Ltd     375,869    
      18,050     Token Corp     372,781    
      97,500     Tokio Marine Holdings Inc     2,214,318    
      921,800     Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc (The)     26,022,453    
      1,382,000     Tokyo Gas Co Ltd     5,536,216    
      147,000     Tokyo Tatemono Co Ltd     324,923    
      30,500     Tokyo Tomin Bank Ltd (The)     445,031    
      57,760     Tokyu Construction Co Ltd     129,460    
      105,000     Tokyu Land Corp     235,747    
      53,200     Toppan Forms Co Ltd     574,937    
      125,000     Toppan Printing Co Ltd     744,541    
      52,000     Toshiba Plant Systems & Services Corp     491,799    
      636,000     Toyo Construction Co Ltd *      205,702    
      91,000     Toyo Securities Co Ltd     120,852    
      97,000     Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd     2,295,659    
      469,000     Toyobo Co Ltd     630,776    
      18,000     Uchida Yoko Co Ltd     51,282    
      12,000     Unicharm Petcare Corp     368,728    
      49,300     United Arrows Ltd     245,475    
      523,000     Unitika Ltd     322,623    
      372,000     UNY Co Ltd     2,720,669    
      44,390     USS Co Ltd     1,790,761    
      34,400     Valor Co Ltd     259,313    
      19,200     WATAMI Co Ltd     410,080    
      16,000     Wood One Co Ltd     32,906    
      46,700     Xebio Co Ltd     701,705    
      11,900     Yachiyo Bank Ltd (The)     404,067    
      2,092     Yahoo Japan Corp     598,420    
      23,100     Yakult Honsha Co Ltd     372,013    
      42,000     Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc     366,308    
      142,000     Yamazaki Baking Co Ltd     1,789,129    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11



GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
        Japan — continued  
    7,000     Yaoko Co Ltd     200,875    
      11,000     Yokohama Reito Co Ltd     67,367    
      24,500     Yonekyu Corp     246,810    
      17,000     Yurtec Corp     81,598    
      29,100     Yusen Air & Sea Service Co Ltd     298,876    
      56,900     Zensho Co Ltd     278,913    
    Total Japan     346,329,272    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $437,751,399)     346,329,272    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.1%  
    800,000     BNP Paribas Time Deposit, 0.23%, due 03/02/09     800,000    
      800,000     Branch Banking & Trust Time Deposit, 0.13%, due 03/02/09     800,000    
      700,000     HSBC Bank (USA) Time Deposit, 0.19%, due 03/02/09     700,000    
      800,000     Royal Bank of Canada Time Deposit, 0.20%, due 03/02/09     800,000    
      36,291     Royal Bank of Scotland Time Deposit, 0.08%, due 03/02/09     36,291    
      800,000     Societe Generale Time Deposit, 0.25%, due 03/02/09     800,000    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $3,936,291)     3,936,291    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.0%
(Cost $441,687,690)
    350,265,563    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 1.0%     3,588,095    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 353,853,658    

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

*  Non-income producing security.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12




GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $441,687,690) (Note 2)   $ 350,265,563    
Foreign currency, at value (cost $12,089) (Note 2)     11,700    
Receivable for investments sold     5,313    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     3,000,000    
Dividends and interest receivable     859,940    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     66,164    
Total assets     354,208,680    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     155,514    
Shareholder service fee     18,947    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     868    
Accrued expenses     179,693    
Total liabilities     355,022    
Net assets   $ 353,853,658    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 446,246,527    
Distributions in excess of net investment income     (932,281 )  
Accumulated net realized loss     (14,250 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (91,446,338 )  
    $ 353,853,658    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 43,788,134    
Class VI shares   $ 310,065,524    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     2,845,402    
Class VI     20,142,389    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 15.39    
Class VI   $ 15.39    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


13



GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Statement of Operations — Period from December 12, 2008
(commencement of operations) through February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $66,715)   $ 886,362    
Interest     5,620    
Total investment income     891,982    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     378,481    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     13,367    
Shareholder service fee – Class VI (Note 3)     32,947    
Custodian and fund accounting agent fees     102,570    
Transfer agent fees     8,736    
Audit and tax fees     62,088    
Legal fees     2,134    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     1,162    
Registration fees     3,108    
Miscellaneous     2,358    
Total expenses     606,951    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (180,164 )  
Net expenses     426,787    
Net investment income (loss)     465,195    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     1,204,865    
Closed futures contracts     589,657    
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (3,171,152 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (1,376,630 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (91,422,127 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (24,211 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (91,446,338 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (92,822,968 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (92,357,773 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


14



GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Period from
December 12, 2008
(commencement of operations)
through February 28, 2009
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 465,195    
Net realized gain (loss)     (1,376,630 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (91,446,338 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (92,357,773 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (2,863 )  
Class VI     (32,233 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (35,096 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     55,644,468    
Class VI     390,602,059    
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share transactions     446,246,527    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     353,853,658    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period        
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $932,281)   $ 353,853,658    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


15




GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout the period)

    Period from
December 12, 2008
(commencement of
operations) through
February 28, 2009
 
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 20.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.02    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (4.63 )  
Total from investment operations     (4.61 )  
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.00 )(a)   
Total distributions     (0.00 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 15.39    
Total Return(b)      (23.04 )%**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 43,788    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.70 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets     0.56 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     7 %**   
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager to average daily net assets:     0.26 %*   

 

(a)  Distributions from net investment income were less than $0.01 per share.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


16



GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class VI share outstanding throughout the period)

    Period from
December 12, 2008
(commencement of
operations) through
February 28, 2009
 
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 20.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.03    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (4.64 )  
Total from investment operations     (4.61 )  
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.00 )(a)   
Total distributions     (0.00 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 15.39    
Total Return(b)      (23.04 )%**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 310,066    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.61 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets     0.69 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     7 %**   
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager to average daily net assets:     0.26 %*   

 

(a)  Distributions from net investment income were less than $0.01 per share.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


17




GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Flexible Equities Fund (the "Fund"), which commenced operations on December 12, 2008, is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return in excess of that of its benchmark, the MSCI World Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in companies from the world's developed markets, including the U.S.

For the period December 12, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund had two classes of shares outstanding: Class III and Class VI. Each class of shares bears a different level of shareholder service fees.

Shares of the Fund are not publicly offered and are principally available only to other funds of the Trust and certain accredited investors as part of a broader asset allocation strategy offered by GMO.

The Fund currently limits subscriptions due to capacity considerations.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction


18



GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 97.87% of the net assets of the Fund were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 3,936,291     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     346,329,272          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 350,265,563     $    

 


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. The Fund had no forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition,


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Because many foreign exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign futures in those markets or on those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign futures using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. The Fund had no futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts during the period.

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the period from December 12, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary. Taxes on foreign interest and dividend income are generally withheld in accordance with the applicable country's tax treaty with the United States. The foreign withholding rates applicable to a Fund's investments in certain foreign jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of the Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Foreign taxes paid by the Fund may be treated, to the extent permissible under the Code and if the Fund so elects, as if paid by the shareholders of the Fund.

The Fund may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to net operating losses, foreign currency transactions, and post-October currency losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009, the financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Distributions
In Excess of Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ (1,362,380 )   $ 1,362,380     $    

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 35,096    
Total distributions   $ 35,096    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October currency losses of $932,281.

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 441,701,941     $ 1,771,199     $ (93,207,577 )   $ (91,436,378 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH") serves as custodian and fund accounting agent of the Fund. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as transfer agent of the Fund. BBH and State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with each agent. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times may be more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.55% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets of each class at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares and 0.055% for Class VI shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.55% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the period ended February 28, 2009, was $800 and $830, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $457,384,529 and $20,837,995, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 68.52% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by three shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholders owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, no shares of the Fund were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and all of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Period from December 12, 2008,
(commencement of operations)
through February 28, 2009
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     2,853,090     $ 55,792,551    
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions     92       1,917    
Shares repurchased     (7,780 )     (150,000 )  
Net increase (decrease)     2,845,402     $ 55,644,468    
    Period from December 12, 2008,
(commencement of operations)
through February 28, 2009
 
Class VI:   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     20,213,445     $ 392,035,724    
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions     1,571       32,233    
Shares repurchased     (72,627 )     (1,465,898 )  
Net increase (decrease)     20,142,389     $ 390,602,059    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Flexible Equities Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Flexible Equities Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the period December 12, 2008 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, December 12, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred
 
Class III      
1) Actual     0.70 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 769.60     $ 1.32 (a)   
2) Hypothetical     0.70 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.32     $ 3.51 (b)   
Class VI      
1) Actual     0.61 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 769.60     $ 1.15 (a)   
2) Hypothetical     0.61 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.77     $ 3.06 (b)   

 

(a)  For the period December 12, 2008 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2009. Expense is calculated using each Class's annualized net expense ratio for the period ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 78 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.

(b)  For the period September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009. Expense is calculated using each Class's annualized net expense ratio for the period ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Flexible Equities Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

During the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund paid foreign taxes of $66,715 and recognized foreign source income of $953,077.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Annual Report
February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Asset Allocation team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund returned -35.6% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -40.7% for the MSCI EAFE Index (Hedged). Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, during the fiscal year the Fund was fully exposed to international equity securities through its investment in underlying GMO mutual funds.

The Fund's exposure to international equities comes indirectly through investments in the GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund and the GMO International Growth Equity Fund. The Fund also holds currency hedges in addition to the shares of those Funds, which make predominantly unhedged investments.

Currency hedging had a positive impact on our international equity investing. The US dollar rose against most foreign currencies, but hedging insulated the Fund's return from those losses. In U.S. dollar terms the unhedged MSCI EAFE Index returned -50.2% during the period, almost 10% less than the hedged benchmark.

The Fund is fairly evenly allocated between the GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund which returned -48.0% and the GMO International Growth Equity Fund, which returned -43.5% during the period. The Fund outperformed as the Growth Fund and the Value Fund each outperformed their respective style benchmarks and the currency hedge protected from declining foreign currencies.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.



GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     93.0 %  
Short-Term Investments     4.2    
Forward Currency Contracts     0.3    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Preferred Stocks     0.0    
Futures     (0.7 )  
Other     3.2    
      100.0 %  
Country / Region Summary**   % of Investments  
Japan     27.0 %  
Euro Region***     26.6    
United Kingdom     21.3    
Switzerland     12.4    
Canada     2.9    
Australia     2.9    
Hong Kong     2.5    
Singapore     1.4    
Denmark     1.4    
Sweden     1.1    
Norway     0.4    
New Zealand     0.1    
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").

**  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect country exposure associated with investments in the underlying funds. The table excludes short-term investments. The table includes exposure through the use of derivative contracts.

***  The "Euro Region" is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
    MUTUAL FUNDS — 98.3%  
    United States — 98.3%  
    Affiliated Issuers  
  864,413     GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV     12,499,409    
  890,998     GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV     12,473,977    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $44,365,968)     24,973,386    
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.7%  
    Short-Term Investments — 0.7%  
  12     Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 0.05%-1.79%, due 03/02/09     12    
  100,000     Royal Bank of Canada Time Deposit, 0.20%, due 03/02/09     100,000    
  88,126     Royal Bank of Scotland Time Deposit, 0.08%, due 03/02/09     88,126    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $188,138)     188,138    
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.0%
(Cost $44,554,106)
    25,161,524    
        Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 1.0%     255,617    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 25,417,141    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive   Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys  
4/24/09   AUD     200,000     $ 127,420     $ (2,073 )  
4/24/09   CAD     552,000       433,924       (2,448 )  
4/24/09   EUR     471,000       596,956       (7,389 )  
4/24/09   GBP     63,000       90,182       (998 )  
4/24/09   JPY     18,672,000       191,531       (1,761 )  
4/24/09   NOK     446,000       63,331       (1,551 )  
4/24/09   NZD     191,000       95,320       (2,300 )  
4/24/09   SGD     174,000       112,382       (1,449 )  
    $ 1,711,046     $ (19,969 )  
Sales  
4/24/09   AUD     737,131     $ 469,627     $ (1,401 )  
4/24/09   AUD     1,180,131       751,862       767    
4/24/09   CHF     645,140       552,093       (920 )  
4/24/09   CHF     727,000       622,147       2,418    
4/24/09   CHF     664,690       568,823       (2,426 )  
4/24/09   CHF     1,030,140       881,565       (1,591 )  
4/24/09   DKK     3,935,321       668,437       (2,626 )  
4/24/09   DKK     2,085,321       354,204       (2,194 )  
4/24/09   DKK     2,148,513       364,937       (2,227 )  
4/24/09   EUR     534,730       677,729       (4,034 )  
4/24/09   EUR     534,730       677,729       (4,194 )  
4/24/09   EUR     534,730       677,729       (4,199 )  
4/24/09   EUR     534,730       677,729       (2,953 )  
4/24/09   EUR     534,730       677,729       (2,550 )  
4/24/09   EUR     534,730       677,729       (5,835 )  
4/24/09   EUR     2,891,730       3,665,044       5,493    
4/24/09   GBP     275,835       394,845       (2,767 )  
4/24/09   GBP     275,835       394,845       (2,574 )  
4/24/09   GBP     275,835       394,845       (1,599 )  
4/24/09   GBP     275,835       394,845       (1,516 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Forward Currency Contracts — continued

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive   Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
4/24/09   GBP     275,835     $ 394,845     $ (2,535 )  
4/24/09   GBP     275,835       394,845       (1,456 )  
4/24/09   GBP     937,835       1,342,465       805    
4/24/09   HKD     1,008,000       130,034       (21 )  
4/24/09   HKD     2,933,380       378,413       88    
4/24/09   JPY     218,897,563       2,245,378       31,959    
4/24/09   JPY     117,371,563       1,203,958       35,660    
4/24/09   JPY     58,781,563       602,962       36,570    
4/24/09   JPY     58,781,563       602,962       36,294    
4/24/09   JPY     58,781,563       602,962       36,719    
4/24/09   JPY     58,781,563       602,962       36,490    
4/24/09   JPY     58,781,563       602,962       36,781    
4/24/09   NOK     3,872,262       549,852       (788 )  
4/24/09   NOK     2,288,262       324,928       941    
4/24/09   NZD     126,000       62,881       699    
4/24/09   SEK     1,693,000       187,957       278    
4/24/09   SEK     2,015,899       223,805       6,968    
4/24/09   SEK     2,852,899       316,729       8,527    
4/24/09   SGD     118,584       76,590       1,101    
    $ 25,391,983     $ 228,152    

 

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD - Australian Dollar
CAD - Canadian Dollar
CHF - Swiss Franc
DKK - Danish Krone
EUR - Euro
GBP - British Pound
  HKD - Hong Kong Dollar
JPY - Japanese Yen
NOK - Norwegian Krone
NZD - New Zealand Dollar
SEK - Swedish Krona
SGD - Singapore Dollar
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $188,138) (Note 2)   $ 188,138    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $44,365,968) (Notes 2 and 8)     24,973,386    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     7,122,195    
Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     278,558    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     24,980    
Total assets     32,587,257    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     7,000,000    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     7,995    
Shareholder service fee     2,224    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     31    
Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     70,375    
Accrued expenses     89,491    
Total liabilities     7,170,116    
Net assets   $ 25,417,141    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 43,588,527    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     2,534,055    
Accumulated net realized loss     (1,521,042 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (19,184,399 )  
    $ 25,417,141    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 25,417,141    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     11,251,086    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 2.26    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 1,019,438    
Interest     10,036    
Total investment income     1,029,474    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     136,868    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     38,019    
Custodian and fund accounting agent fees     64,652    
Transfer agent fees     26,685    
Audit and tax fees     65,928    
Legal fees     462    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     218    
Registration fees     6,180    
Miscellaneous     2,541    
Total expenses     341,553    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (166,294 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (1,243 )  
Indirectly incurred fees waived or borne by Manager (Note 3)     (125,593 )  
Shareholder service fee waived (Note 3)     (22,076 )  
Net expenses     26,347    
Net investment income (loss)     1,003,127    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (1,643,694 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     1,265,664    
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     2,194,132    
Net realized gain (loss)     1,816,102    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (14,208,915 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     1,042,206    
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (13,166,709 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (11,350,607 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (10,347,480 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 1,003,127     $ 725,814    
Net realized gain (loss)     1,816,102       33,909,730    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (13,166,709 )     (24,076,799 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (10,347,480 )     10,558,745    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (1,457,990 )        
Net realized gains  
Class III     (8,027,267 )     (48,200,678 )  
      (9,485,257 )     (48,200,678 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     14,976,832       (159,181,264 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (4,855,905 )     (196,823,197 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     30,273,046       227,096,243    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $2,534,055 and $794,785, respectively)
  $ 25,417,141     $ 30,273,046    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 5.32     $ 7.45     $ 9.07     $ 8.38     $ 7.33    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(a)†      0.15       0.03       0.10       0.07       0.21    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.60 )     (0.29 )     1.17       2.17       0.84    
Total from investment operations     (1.45 )     (0.26 )     1.27       2.24       1.05    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.20 )           (0.12 )     (0.71 )(b)         
From net realized gains     (1.41 )     (1.87 )     (2.77 )     (0.84 )        
Total distributions     (1.61 )     (1.87 )     (2.89 )     (1.55 )        
Net asset value, end of period   $ 2.26     $ 5.32     $ 7.45     $ 9.07     $ 8.38    
Total Return(c)      (35.57 )%     (6.75 )%     15.60 %     28.42 %     14.32 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 25,417     $ 30,273     $ 227,096     $ 728,814     $ 580,905    
Net expenses to average daily
net assets(d) 
    0.11 %(e)      0.08 %(e)      0.07 %     0.05 %     0.04 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets(a) 
    3.96 %     0.42 %     1.23 %     0.82 %     2.64 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     17 %     11 %     18 %     36 %     3 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or
waived by the Manager to average
daily net assets:
    1.24 %     0.71 %     0.68 %     0.67 %     0.71 %  

 

(a)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(b)  Distributions from net investment income include amounts (approximately $0.07 per share) from foreign currency transactions which are treated as realized capital gain for book purposes.

(c)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(d)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(e)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return greater than that of the MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, and Far East) (Hedged). The Fund is a fund of funds and invests primarily in other GMO Funds. The Fund may invest to varying extents in GMO International Core Equity Fund, GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, GMO International Growth Equity Fund, GMO International Small Companies Fund, and GMO Flexible Equities Fund ("underlying funds"). GMO attempts to hedge at least 70% of the foreign currency exposure in the underlying funds' investments relative to the U.S. dollar.

The financial statements of the underlying funds should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect) or visiting GMO's website at www.gmo.com.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Shares of the underlying funds and other mutual funds are generally valued at their net asset value.

Investments held by the underlying funds are valued as follows. Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities for which quotations are not


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 84.85% of the net assets of the Fund, through investments in the underlying funds, were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 25,161,524     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           278,558    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 25,161,524     $ 278,558    

 

*  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           (70,375 )  
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (70,375 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts.

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

terms of the contracts. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. The Fund had no futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts during the period.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary. Taxes on foreign interest and dividend income are generally withheld in accordance with the applicable country's tax treaty with the United States. The foreign withholding rates applicable to a Fund's investments in certain foreign jurisdictions may be higher if a significant portion of the Fund is held by non-U.S. shareholders.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to foreign currency transactions and losses on wash sale transactions.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 2,194,133     $ (2,194,133 )   $    

 


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 1,457,990     $    
Net long-term capital gain     8,027,267       48,200,678    
Total distributions   $ 9,485,257     $ 48,200,678    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 2,749,761    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 46,075,148     $     $ (20,913,624 )   $ (20,913,624 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary (See Note 3).

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH") serves as custodian and fund accounting agent of the Fund. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as transfer agent of the Fund. BBH and State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with each agent. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times may be more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.54% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares.

The Manager will waive the Fund's shareholder service fee to the extent that the aggregate of any direct and indirect shareholder service fees borne by the Fund exceeds 0.15%; provided, however, that the amount of this waiver will not exceed 0.15%.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.54% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes) (collectively, "Excluded Fund Fees and Expenses"). In addition, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund through at least June 30, 2009 to the extent that the sum of (a) the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding Excluded Fund Fees and Expenses) and (b) the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investment in the underlying funds (excluding these Funds' Excluded Fund Fees and Expenses), exceeds 0.54% of the Fund's average daily net assets, subject to a maximum total reimbursement to the Fund equal to 0.54% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Fund incurs varying fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds because of that variation the levels of indirect net expenses set forth below are affected by the Manager's asset allocation decisions. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

    Indirect Net Expenses
(excluding shareholder service fees)
 
Indirect Shareholder Service Fees
 
Total Indirect Expenses
 
    0.498 %     0.087 %     0.585 %  

 

      

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $218 and $154, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $14,961,102 and $4,199,000, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 99.84% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by one shareholder. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of this large shareholder may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.1% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 99.84% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     3,152,794     $ 7,126,233       839,414     $ 6,424,624    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    2,760,917       9,207,751       7,433,717       47,788,021    
Shares repurchased     (353,573 )     (1,357,152 )     (33,056,614 )     (213,393,909 )  
Net increase (decrease)     5,560,138     $ 14,976,832       (24,783,483 )   $ (159,181,264 )  

 


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value,
end of
period
 
GMO International Growth
Equity Fund, Class IV
  $ 15,047,067     $ 7,386,840     $ 2,519,000     $ 483,829     $ 488,011     $ 12,499,409    
GMO International Intrinsic
Value Fund, Class IV
    15,016,826       7,574,262       1,680,000       535,609       777,653       12,473,977    
Totals   $ 30,063,893     $ 14,961,102     $ 4,199,000     $ 1,019,438     $ 1,265,664     $ 24,973,386    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.69 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 673.60     $ 2.86    
2) Hypothetical     0.69 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.37     $ 3.46    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in early 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $8,027,267 from long-term capital gains.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 47.87% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.


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GMO Currency Hedged International Equity Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Note Concerning Distributions (Unaudited)

The Fund previously reported estimated sources of any dividends, short-term capital gains, and long-term capital gains distributions paid on a per share basis. Pursuant to Rule 19a-1(e) of the Investment Company Act, the following serves as a correction of such estimates. 0.71% of distributions to shareholders declared from net realized gains during the Fund's fiscal year were reclassified to distributions from net investment income and are reflected as such in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W. Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Asset Allocation team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund (formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund) returned -39.4% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -48.2% for the Fund's benchmark, the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index. During the fiscal year the Fund was exposed to global equity and fixed income securities through its investment in underlying GMO mutual funds.

Implementation was positive, with U.S. Quality Equity Fund, U.S. Core Equity Fund, and Alpha Only Fund outperforming their benchmarks by large amounts and International Intrinsic Value Fund, International Growth Equity Fund, and International Core Equity Fund also outperforming. Emerging Markets Fund and Flexible Equities Fund underperformed their benchmarks.

Asset allocation was also positive, driven by the Fund's overweight to U.S. equities and underweight to overall equities.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a purchase at the beginning and redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of .12% on the purchase and .12% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.

*  The MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) + Index represents 75% S&P 500 Index and 25% MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index prior to 5/30/08 and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index thereafter.



GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     92.3 %  
Short-Term Investments     3.9    
Cash and Cash Equivalents     2.9    
Preferred Stocks     1.1    
Investment Funds     0.3    
Private Equity Securities     0.1    
Debt Obligations     0.0    
Convertible Securities     0.0    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Forward Currency Contracts     (0.1 )  
Swaps     (1.3 )  
Futures     (1.6 )  
Other     2.4    
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Country Summary**   % of Investments  
United States     51.4 %  
Japan     12.2    
Euro Region***     10.7    
United Kingdom     8.1    
Switzerland     4.2    
Brazil     1.7    
Korea     1.7    
Taiwan     1.3    
Australia     1.1    
China     1.1    
Hong Kong     0.9    
Canada     0.8    
South Africa     0.7    
Singapore     0.5    
Sweden     0.5    
Turkey     0.5    
Denmark     0.4    
Thailand     0.4    
Russia     0.3    
India     0.2    
Malaysia     0.2    
Norway     0.2    
Chile     0.1    
Czech Republic     0.1    
Egypt     0.1    
Hungary     0.1    
Indonesia     0.1    
Israel     0.1    
Mexico     0.1    
Philippines     0.1    
Poland     0.1    
      100.0 %  

 

**  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect country exposure associated with investments in the underlying funds except for GMO Alpha Only Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table includes exposure through the use of derivative contracts.

***  The "Euro Region" is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
    AFFILIATED ISSUERS — 100.0%  
    Mutual Funds — 100.0%  
  2,639,208     GMO Alpha Only Fund, Class IV     15,228,232    
  6,223,360     GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class VI     39,020,469    
  539,898     GMO Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI     8,309,024    
  5,010,203     GMO International Core Equity Fund, Class VI     90,834,974    
  2,599,738     GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV     37,592,210    
  2,309,868     GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV     32,338,156    
  16,772     GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund, Class III     119,922    
  3,788,516     GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund, Class VI     28,906,379    
  1,333     GMO U.S. Growth Fund, Class III     13,953    
  12,618,178     GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund, Class VI     178,925,759    
      431,289,078    
    Private Investment Fund — 0.0%  
  175     GMO SPV I, LLC (a)(b)      49    
    TOTAL AFFILIATED ISSUERS (COST $631,300,623)     431,289,127    
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0%  
  24,943     State Street Eurodollar Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     24,943    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $24,943)     24,943    
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $631,325,566)
    431,314,070    
        Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.0%)     (35,883 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 431,278,187    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

(b)  Underlying investment represents interests in defaulted securities.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $24,943) (Note 2)   $ 24,943    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $631,300,623) (Notes 2 and 8)     431,289,127    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     10,052    
Total assets     431,324,122    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     1,059    
Accrued expenses     44,876    
Total liabilities     45,935    
Net assets   $ 431,278,187    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 647,912,797    
Accumulated net realized loss     (16,623,114 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (200,011,496 )  
    $ 431,278,187    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 431,278,187    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     81,452,202    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 5.29    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 14,474,949    
Interest     339    
Total investment income     14,475,288    
Expenses:  
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     35,585    
Audit and tax fees     33,380    
Legal fees     8,378    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     4,891    
Registration fees     9,929    
Miscellaneous     4,459    
Total expenses     96,622    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (89,320 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (2,263 )  
Net expenses     5,039    
Net investment income (loss)     14,470,249    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (25,254,379 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     17,361,022    
Net realized gain (loss)     (7,893,357 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (182,023,986 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (189,917,343 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (175,447,094 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 14,470,249     $ 6,114,741    
Net realized gain (loss)     (7,893,357 )     65,404,358    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (182,023,986 )     (67,173,593 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (175,447,094 )     4,345,506    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (15,018,150 )     (15,144,364 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (35,633,100 )     (46,141,439 )  
      (50,651,250 )     (61,285,803 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     300,532,912       59,195,425    
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     319,677       32,563    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net
share transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    300,852,589       59,227,988    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     74,754,245       2,287,691    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     356,523,942       354,236,251    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net
investment income of $0 and $3, respectively)
  $ 431,278,187     $ 356,523,942    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.25     $ 11.96     $ 11.89     $ 11.63     $ 10.86    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(a)†      0.34       0.20       0.23       0.23       0.23    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (4.01 )     0.09 (b)      1.08       1.32       1.23    
Total from investment operations     (3.67 )     0.29       1.31       1.55       1.46    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.31 )     (0.49 )     (0.38 )     (0.34 )     (0.27 )  
From net realized gains     (0.98 )     (1.51 )     (0.86 )     (0.95 )     (0.42 )  
Total distributions     (1.29 )     (2.00 )     (1.24 )     (1.29 )     (0.69 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.29     $ 10.25     $ 11.96     $ 11.89     $ 11.63    
Total Return(c)      (39.44 )%     1.01 %     11.56 %     13.91 %     13.70 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 431,278     $ 356,524     $ 354,236     $ 326,032     $ 335,819    
Net expenses to average daily
net assets(d)(e) 
    0.00 %(f)      0.00 %(f)      0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets(a) 
    4.27 %     1.63 %     1.90 %     1.99 %     2.11 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     52 %     30 %     15 %     20 %     17 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.03 %     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.04 %  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts: 
  $ 0.01     $ 0.00 (g)    $ 0.00 (g)    $ 0.00 (g)    $ 0.00 (g)   

 

(a)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(b)  The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.

(c)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(d)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(e)  Net expenses to average daily net assets were less than 0.01%.

(f)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(g)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.   Organization

GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund (formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund) (the "Fund"), is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return greater than that of the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index. The Fund is a fund of funds and invests primarily in shares of the GMO International Equity Funds (which may include one or more of the GMO Emerging Markets Funds) and the GMO U.S. Equity Funds. The Fund may also invest in shares of other GMO Funds, including the GMO Fixed Income Funds, GMO Alpha Only Fund, GMO Flexible Equities Fund, and GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund. Effective June 1, 2008, the Fund changed its benchmark from the GMO Global Equity Index (composite index computed by GMO consisting of: (i) the S&P 500 Index (75%) and (ii) the MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index (25%)) to the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index because the Manager expects that the Fund will tend to have a larger allocation to non-U.S. equities.

The financial statements of the series of the Trust in which the Fund invests ("underlying funds") should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request, by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect). Shares of GMO Flexible Equities Fund are not publicly available for direct purchase.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Shares of the underlying funds and other mutual funds are generally valued at their net asset value.


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Investments held by the underlying funds are valued as follows. Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 41.10% of the net assets of the Fund, through investments in the underlying funds, were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund considered interest in certain bankrupt securities to be worthless.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 423,004,997     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     8,309,024          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     49          
Total   $ 431,314,070     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 49     $    
Accrued discounts/premiums              
Realized gain (loss)              
Realized gain distributions received     171          
Realized gain distributions paid     (171 )        
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation              
Net purchases (sales)              
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3              
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 49     $    

 


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to differing treatment of mutual fund distributions received and losses on wash sale transactions.


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Distributions
In Excess of Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 547,898     $ (547,898 )   $    

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any net
short-term capital gain)
  $ 15,011,630     $ 15,140,737    
Net long-term capital gain     35,639,620       46,145,066    
Total distributions   $ 50,651,250     $ 61,285,803    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed net long-term capital gain   $ 3,638,604    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 651,587,283     $ 49     $ (220,273,262 )   $ (220,273,213 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions from the underlying funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary and the manager has a conflict in allocating among the underlying funds (See Note 3).

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective June 30, 2008, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions of Fund shares were each changed to 0.11% of the amount invested or redeemed. Effective September 30, 2008, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions were each changed to 0.07% of the amount invested or redeemed. Effective October 8, 2008, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions were each changed to 0.08% of the amount invested or redeemed. Effective October 21, 2008, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions were each changed to 0.12% of the amount invested or redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions were each 0.12% of the amount invested or redeemed. The level of purchase premium for the Fund may be adjusted to account for changes in the Fund's investments (i.e., changes in the percentage of Fund assets allocated to each underlying fund). The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. All or a portion of the redemption fees may be waived at the Manager's discretion under circumstances in which the Manager deems it equitable to do so, including without limitation in cases where the weighted average of (i) the estimated transaction costs for directly held assets and (ii) the redemption fees, if any, imposed by the underlying funds is less than the Fund's redemption fee. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in capital. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds, some of which may invest in foreign securities. The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets. The risks described above apply to an even greater extent to investments in emerging markets. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid, and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets. Additionally, the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds may be greater to the extent that the underlying funds engage in derivative transactions.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

The Manager decides how to allocate the assets of the Fund among underlying funds. The Manager does not directly charge the Fund an advisory fee or shareholder service fee, but it receives varying


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

management and shareholder service fees from the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. Because of that variation the levels of indirect net expenses set forth below are affected by the managers asset allocation decisions.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below). Excluded Expenses include fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net
Expenses
(excluding
shareholder service
fees and interest
expense)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Indirect Interest
Expense
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.447 %     0.064 %     0.000 %     0.511 %  

 

        

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $3,889 and $2,411, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and class exchanges, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $461,669,867 and $179,615,355, respectively.


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 31.08% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by two shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 20.80% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and none of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion

7.   Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     43,957,397     $ 281,047,058       1,944,098     $ 23,157,515    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    5,687,137       43,314,729       4,518,134       52,432,161    
Shares repurchased     (2,975,721 )     (23,828,875 )     (1,300,196 )     (16,394,251 )  
Purchase premiums           310,403             23,181    
Redemption fees           9,274             9,382    
Net increase (decrease)     46,668,813     $ 300,852,589       5,162,036     $ 59,227,988    

 


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value, end
of period
 
GMO Alpha Only Fund,
Class IV
  $ 22,706,205     $ 14,786,511     $ 16,000,000     $ 5,119,453     $ 3,470,383     $ 15,228,232    
GMO Emerging Countries
Fund, Class III
    8,443,861       1,022,610       7,544,143             1,022,610          
GMO Emerging Country
Debt Fund, Class IV
    1,702,519             1,711,767                      
GMO Emerging Markets
Fund, Class VI
    36,561,535       59,212,537       17,746,320       514,990       9,409,426       39,020,469    
GMO Flexible Equities
Fund, Class VI
          10,073,353             307             8,309,024    
GMO International Core
Equity Fund, Class VI
          155,422,896       1,452,813       3,421,860       665,818       90,834,974    
GMO International
Growth Equity Fund,
Class IV
    29,271,874       33,077,953       8,360,166       1,085,404       873,754       37,592,210    
GMO International
Intrinsic Value Fund,
Class IV
    28,827,179       30,386,468       8,312,833       1,234,893       1,384,494       32,338,156    
GMO Short-Duration
Investment Fund,
Class III
    135,936       5,007             5,007             119,922    
GMO SPV I, LLC     49                         171       49    
GMO U.S. Core Equity
Fund, Class VI
    134,495,007       15,760,503       111,354,500       972,873             28,906,379    
GMO U.S. Growth Fund,
Class III
    17,965       2,332             235             13,953    
GMO U.S. Quality Equity
Fund, Class VI
    94,350,851       141,919,697       7,132,813       2,119,927       534,366       178,925,759    
Totals   $ 356,512,981     $ 461,669,867     $ 179,615,355     $ 14,474,949     $ 17,361,022     $ 431,289,127    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund
(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund):

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund (formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund) (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including purchase premiums and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including indirect management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred*
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.50 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 644.30     $ 2.04    
2) Hypothetical     0.50 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.32     $ 2.51    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund

(formerly GMO Global (U.S.+) Equity Allocation Fund)
(A Series of GMO Trust)

Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in early 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $35,639,619 from long-term capital gains.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 52.26% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

For corporate shareholders, 21.35% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 qualified for the dividends-received deduction.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Asset Allocation team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund returned -26.8% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -37.2% for the Fund's benchmark, the GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Index (75% MSCI World Index / 25% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index) for the same period. During the fiscal year the Fund was exposed to global equity and fixed income securities through direct investment and indirectly through its investment in underlying GMO mutual funds. The Fund received fixed income securities from certain underlying GMO mutual funds during the year via an in-kind transaction.

Implementation was positive. The primary drivers of the outperformance were positive relative returns from the GMO U.S. Core Equity, GMO U.S. Quality Equity, GMO International Intrinsic Value, and GMO International Growth Funds.

Asset allocation also added value. The Fund's underweight to equities and overweights to fixed income were the primary drivers of the outperformance.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a purchase at the beginning and redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of .03% on the purchase and 2.00% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.

*  The GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Index is a composite benchmark computed by GMO and comprised of 75% MSCI World Index and 25% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index.



GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     70.0 %  
Debt Obligations     17.6    
Cash and Cash Equivalents     10.5    
Short-Term Investments     9.6    
Options Purchased     0.3    
Loan Participations     0.0    
Loan Assignments     0.0    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Preferred Stocks     0.0    
Promissory Notes     0.0    
Reverse Repurchase Agreements     (0.0 )  
Forward Currency Contracts     (0.1 )  
Written Options     (0.1 )  
Futures     (4.9 )  
Swaps     (5.2 )  
Other     2.3    
      100.0 %  
Country / Region Summary**   % of Investments  
United States     68.2 %  
Japan     9.4    
Euro Region***     8.1    
United Kingdom     6.6    
Switzerland     3.9    
Canada     0.9    
Hong Kong     0.7    
Australia     0.6    
Sweden     0.6    
Denmark     0.4    
Singapore     0.3    
Emerging     0.2    
Norway     0.1    
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").

**  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect country exposure associated with investments in the underlying funds except for GMO Alpha Only Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table includes exposure through the use of derivative contracts.

***  The "Euro Region" is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 3.2%  
        Asset-Backed Securities — 3.1%  
        Auto Financing — 0.4%  
    600,000     BMW Vehicle Lease Trust, Series 07-1, Class A3B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.70%, due 08/15/13
    577,932    
    600,000     Capital Auto Receivable Asset Trust, Series 08-1, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.35%, 1.81%, due 07/15/14
    459,750    
    500,000     Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust, Series 08-B, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.85%, 2.30%, due 11/10/14
    394,000    
    300,000     Daimler Chrysler Master Owner Trust, Series 06-A, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.49%, due 11/15/11
    195,000    
    800,000     Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 07-B, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .38%, 0.84%, due 07/15/12
    600,240    
    700,000     Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 06-4, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.71%, due 06/15/13
    420,000    
    300,000     Nissan Auto Lease Trust, Series 08-A, Class A3B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.20%, 2.66%, due 07/15/11
    276,094    
    300,000     Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 07-A, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR, 0.46%, due 06/17/13
    284,556    
    200,000     Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables, Series 07-A, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR, 0.46%, due 05/15/12
    162,000    
    389,494     Sovereign Dealer Floor Plan Master Trust, Series 06-1, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 08/15/11
    350,544    
    500,000     Swift Master Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.56%, due 06/15/12
    335,000    
    800,000     Truck Retail Installment Paper Corp., Series 05-1A, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 0.73%, due 12/15/16
    560,000    
    Total Auto Financing     4,615,116    
        Bank Loan Collateralized Debt Obligations — 0.2%  
    949,217     Arran Corp. Loans No. 1 B.V., Series 06-1A, Class A3, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 1.70%, due 06/20/25
    902,053    
    1,120,000     Omega Capital Europe Plc, Series GLOB-5A, Class A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 1.68%, due 07/05/11
    992,387    
    Total Bank Loan Collateralized Debt Obligations     1,894,440    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Business Loans — 0.2%  
    1,121,264     Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 05-4A, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .39%, 0.86%, due 01/25/36
    716,712    
    427,205     GE Business Loan Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.75%, due 05/15/32
    304,503    
    700,000     GE Dealer Floorplan Master Trust, Series 06-4, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.48%, due 10/20/11
    579,495    
    855,184     Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 05-2A, Class 1A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 09/25/30
    410,489    
    400,000     Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust, Series 05-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 02/25/13
    343,160    
    Total Business Loans     2,354,359    
        CMBS — 0.2%  
    600,000     Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 06-FL12,
Class AJ, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.59%, due 12/15/20
    443,340    
    500,000     GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 05-C4, Class A2,
5.31%, due 11/10/45
    458,759    
    600,000     GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 07-EOP, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.58%, due 03/06/20
    447,540    
    600,000     J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 06-LDP7,
Class A2, 5.86%, due 04/15/45
    528,144    
    400,000     Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 06-C1, Class A2, 5.61%, due 05/12/39     348,625    
    398,933     Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 06-WL7A,
Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.55%, due 09/15/21
    279,253    
    Total CMBS     2,505,661    
        Credit Cards — 0.6%  
    800,000     American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 05-5, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.50%, due 02/15/13
    760,192    
    800,000     Cabela's Master Credit Card Trust, Series 08-4A, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 3.46%, due 09/15/14
    658,200    
    1,000,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 04-A7, Class A7,
3 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 1.38%, due 06/16/14
    899,799    
    300,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 07-A6, Class A6,
1 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.53%, due 05/15/13
    284,094    
    700,000     Charming Shoppes Master Trust, Series 07-1A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.25%, 1.71%, due 09/15/17
    481,663    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Credit Cards — continued  
EUR     600,000     Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 04-A2, Class A,
3 mo. EUR LIBOR + 0.10%, 1.97%, due 05/24/13
    687,148    
    300,000     Citibank OMNI Master Trust, Series 07-A9A, Class A9, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.10%, 1.57%, due 12/23/13
    270,990    
    1,200,000     Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 06-2, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.49%, due 01/16/14
    1,053,768    
    600,000     GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 07-3, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.47%, due 06/15/13
    547,500    
    600,000     Household Credit Card Master Note Trust I, Series 07-2, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .55%, 1.01%, due 07/15/13
    499,875    
    100,000     MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 04-A8, Class A8,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.61%, due 01/15/14
    91,529    
    500,000     National City Credit Card Master Trust, Series 08-3, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.80%, 2.26%, due 05/15/13
    392,500    
    500,000     World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 04-A, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.64%, due 03/15/13
    490,320    
    Total Credit Cards     7,117,578    
        Equipment Leases — 0.1%  
    400,000     CNH Equipment Trust, Series 07-B, Class A3B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .60%, 1.06%, due 10/17/11
    389,544    
    400,000     GE Equipment Midticket LLC, Series 07-1, Class A3B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.71%, due 06/14/11
    358,000    
    Total Equipment Leases     747,544    
        Insurance Premiums — 0.0%  
    400,000     AICCO Premium Finance Master Trust, Series 07-AA, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 12/15/11
    382,880    
        Insured Auto Financing — 0.3%  
    1,000,000     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 07-DF, Class A4B, FSA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .80%, 1.25%, due 06/06/14
    545,690    
    350,000     ARG Funding Corp., Series 05-2A, Class A3, 144A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 05/20/10
    334,824    
    876,137     Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 06-A, Class A4, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.47%, due 12/15/12
    794,043    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Insured Auto Financing — continued  
    800,000     Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-3, Class A4B, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.11%, due 10/15/14
    544,824    
    700,000     Triad Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 07-B, Class A4B, FSA,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.20%, 1.65%, due 07/14/14
    494,130    
    Total Insured Auto Financing     2,713,511    
        Insured Other — 0.1%  
    1,100,000     DB Master Finance LLC, Series 06-1, Class A2, 144A, AMBAC,
5.78%, due 06/20/31
    770,000    
    900,000     Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Series 07-1, Class A2, 144A, MBIA,
5.26%, due 04/25/37
    450,000    
    Total Insured Other     1,220,000    
        Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.0%  
    303,214     Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 05-RS9, Class AI3, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.69%, due 11/25/35
    70,042    
        Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.0%  
    827,419     Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 07-E, Class A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.61%, due 06/15/37
    206,855    
        Insured Time Share — 0.0%  
    395,320     Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 07-2A, Class A2, 144A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.00%, 1.47%, due 09/20/19
    242,432    
        Investment Grade Corporate Collateralized Debt Obligations — 0.1%  
    2,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 05-15, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 1.93%, due 12/20/10
    807,000    
    1,100,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 06-13A, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 1.82%, due 06/20/13
    185,350    
    Total Investment Grade Corporate Collateralized Debt Obligations     992,350    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.5%  
    507,897     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL3, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.57%, due 06/25/36
    35,553    
    716,465     ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-WM1, Class A2A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.54%, due 11/25/36
    374,575    
    287,987     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W2, Class A2B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .19%, 0.66%, due 03/25/36
    143,994    
    300,000     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M2, Class A2B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 09/25/36
    123,000    
    900,000     Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 06-OPT2, Class A3B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 10/25/36
    785,700    
    333,157     Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 07-NC1, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.69%, due 05/25/37
    224,415    
    682,765     Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 04-B, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.71%, due 05/28/39
    455,677    
    1,200,000     Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-FRE1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.67%, due 02/25/37
    570,000    
    36,554     Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 03-3, Class 2A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 1.01%, due 04/25/33
    26,319    
    1,600,000     Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 06-BC3, Class 2A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 02/25/37
    1,009,920    
    1,100,000     J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., Series 06-WMC4, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 12/25/36
    374,000    
    400,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-FRE2, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 03/25/36
    160,000    
    850,575     Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loans, Series 07-2, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.57%, due 04/25/37
    671,954    
    756,241     Residential Asset Securities Corp., Series 05-KS12, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 01/25/36
    586,465    
    Total Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     5,541,572    
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian) — 0.1%  
    240,228     Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 2.31%, due 12/08/36
    184,978    
    252,530     Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Fund, Series 7, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 2.33%, due 03/09/36
    220,245    
    679,345     Westpac Securitization Trust, Series 07-1G, Class A2A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 1.30%, due 05/21/38
    575,887    
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian)     981,110    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European) — 0.2%  
    300,000     Aire Valley Mortgages, Series 07-1A, Class 1A2, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 1.62%, due 03/20/30
    268,800    
    200,000     Arkle Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-1A, Class 3A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 1.29%, due 08/17/11
    195,520    
    600,000     Brunel Residential Mortgages, Series 07-1A, Class A4C, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 1.36%, due 01/13/39
    484,380    
    500,634     Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 7A, Class A1A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .21%, 1.45%, due 05/15/34
    462,401    
    500,000     Pendeford Master Issuer Plc, Series 07-1A, Class 3A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 1.32%, due 02/12/16
    437,000    
    100,000     Permanent Financing Plc, Series 4, Class 3A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 2.33%, due 03/10/24
    99,817    
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European)     1,947,918    
        Student Loans — 0.1%  
    500,000     College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 06-1, Class A2,
3 mo. LIBOR + .02%, 1.18%, due 04/25/22
    488,150    
    123,110     National Collegiate Student Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 08/25/23
    110,799    
    117,297     National Collegiate Student Loan Trust, Series 06-A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.55%, due 08/26/19
    107,913    
    600,000     Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 05-2, Class A4,
3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 1.61%, due 12/23/19
    546,354    
    Total Student Loans     1,253,216    
    Total Asset-Backed Securities     34,786,584    
        Corporate Debt — 0.0%  
    147,000     Health Care Property Investors, Inc., Series G, MTN, 5.63%, due 02/28/13     132,751    
        U.S. Government Agency — 0.1%  
    300,000     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Morocco),
6 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill + .45%, 5.62%, due 11/15/14 (a) 
    284,357    
    200,000     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Zimbabwe),
3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill x 115%, 1.00%, due 01/01/12 (a) 
    191,979    
    Total U.S. Government Agency     476,336    
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $37,970,425)     35,395,671    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
        MUTUAL FUNDS — 95.6%  
        Affiliated Issuers — 95.6%  
    24,703,213     GMO Alpha Only Fund, Class IV     142,537,541    
    6,340,885     GMO Domestic Bond Fund, Class VI     50,663,671    
    781,384     GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV     4,571,097    
    1,501,441     GMO Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI     23,107,183    
    1,255,553     GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund, Class VI     18,670,080    
    10,398,827     GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV     150,367,034    
    10,209,073     GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV     142,927,020    
    1,088,951     GMO Special Situations Fund, Class VI     27,779,151    
    5,263,196     GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund, Class VI     91,316,446    
    6,526,064     GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund, Class VI     49,793,872    
    24,673,504     GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund, Class VI     349,870,292    
    389,594     GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund     7,149,055    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $1,546,993,003)     1,058,752,442    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.2%  
        Money Market Funds — 1.2%  
    13,052,307     State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund-
Institutional Class
    13,052,307    
        Other Short-Term Investments — 0.0%  
      8,068     State Street Eurodollar Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     8,068    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $13,060,375)     13,060,375    
          TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $1,598,023,803)
    1,107,208,488    
          Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.00%     49,261    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 1,107,257,749    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

144A - Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors.

AMBAC - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by AMBAC Assurance Corporation.

CMBS - Collateralized Mortgage Backed Security

EUR LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate denominated in Euros.

FGIC - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation.

FSA - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by Financial Security Assurance.

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

MBIA - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by MBIA Insurance Corp.

MTN - Medium Term Note

The rates shown on variable rate notes are the current interest rates at February 28, 2009, which are subject to change based on the terms of the security.

(a)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

Currency Abbreviations:

EUR - Euro

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $51,030,800) (Note 2)   $ 48,456,046    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $1,546,993,003) (Notes 2 and 8)     1,058,752,442    
Receivable for investments sold     33,333    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     47,685,501    
Dividends and interest receivable     66,971    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     10,388    
Miscellaneous receivable     14,310    
Total assets     1,155,018,991    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     47,699,811    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     3,474    
Accrued expenses     57,957    
Total liabilities     47,761,242    
Net assets   $ 1,107,257,749    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 1,607,995,689    
Distributions in excess of net investment income     (2,367,089 )  
Accumulated net realized loss     (7,555,536 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (490,815,315 )  
    $ 1,107,257,749    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 1,107,257,749    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     77,044,584    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 14.37    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 85,938,127    
Interest     1,051,827    
Dividends     15,614    
Total investment income     87,005,568    
Expenses:  
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     45,839    
Audit and tax fees     37,577    
Legal fees     24,446    
Chief Compliance Officer (Note 3)     7,843    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     18,861    
Registration fees     7,637    
Miscellaneous     5,046    
Total expenses     147,249    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (120,545 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (12,605 )  
Net expenses     14,099    
Net investment income (loss)     86,991,469    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (71,906 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (45,603,831 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     60,642,365    
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     532    
Net realized gain (loss)     14,967,160    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (2,574,754 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (431,309,387 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (433,884,141 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (418,916,981 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (331,925,512 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 86,991,469     $ 32,758,480    
Net realized gain (loss)     14,967,160       61,340,612    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (433,884,141 )     (89,711,146 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (331,925,512 )     4,387,946    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (97,614,780 )     (43,466,039 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (55,458,846 )     (24,846,890 )  
      (153,073,626 )     (68,312,929 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     491,786,568       634,481,810    
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     304,811       234,265    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    492,091,379       634,716,075    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     7,092,241       570,791,092    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     1,100,165,508       529,374,416    
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment
income of $2,367,089 and accumulated undistributed
net investment income of $5,027,700, respectively)
  $ 1,107,257,749     $ 1,100,165,508    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 22.70     $ 23.71     $ 22.37     $ 20.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(b)†      1.57       0.99       0.69       0.52    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (7.23 )     (0.15 )     2.17       2.34    
Total from investment operations     (5.66 )     0.84       2.86       2.86    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (1.61 )     (1.02 )     (0.90 )     (0.47 )  
From net realized gains     (1.06 )     (0.83 )     (0.62 )     (0.02 )  
Total distributions     (2.67 )     (1.85 )     (1.52 )     (0.49 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 14.37     $ 22.70     $ 23.71     $ 22.37    
Total Return(c)      (26.75 )%     3.15 %     12.98 %     14.42 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,107,258     $ 1,100,116     $ 529,374     $ 366,622    
Net expenses to average daily net assets(d)(e)      0.00 %(f)      0.00 %(f)      0.00 %     0.00 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets(b)      8.05 %     4.05 %     2.98 %     3.22 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     34 %     47 %     23 %     10 %**   
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager
to average daily net assets:
    0.01 %     0.01 %     0.02 %     0.06 %*   
Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted
of the following per share amounts: 
  $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.00 (g)    $ 0.02    

 

(a)  Period from May 31, 2005 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2006.

(b)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(c)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(d)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(e)  Net expenses to average daily net assets were less than 0.01%.

(f)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(g)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return greater than that of its benchmark, the GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Index. The GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Index is a composite benchmark computed by GMO consisting of: (i) the MSCI World Index, and (ii) the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index in the following proportions: 75% (MSCI World Index) and 25% (Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index). The Fund is a fund of funds and invests primarily in shares of other GMO Funds, which may include the GMO International Equity Funds (including one or more of the GMO Emerging Markets Funds), the GMO U.S. Equity Funds, the GMO Fixed Income Funds, GMO Alpha Only Fund, GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund, GMO Flexible Equities Fund, GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund, GMO Special Situations Fund, and GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund. In addition, the Fund may hold securities (particularly asset-backed securities) directly or through one or more subsidiaries or other entities.

The financial statements of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request, by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect) or by visiting GMO's website at www.gmo.com. Shares of GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund, GMO Flexible Equities Fund, GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund, GMO Special Situations Fund, and GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund are not publicly available for direct purchase.

The Fund directly and indirectly (through underlying funds) invests in securities with contractual cash flows, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, credit card receivables and auto loan receivables. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate values, delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates and shifts in the market's perception of the securities' market values.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Shares of the underlying funds and other mutual funds are generally valued at their net asset value.

Investments held by the underlying funds are valued as follows. Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 28.98% of the net assets of the Fund, through investments in the underlying funds, were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

Typically the Fund and the underlying funds value debt instruments based on prices supplied by a primary pricing source chosen by the Manager. The Manager evaluates primary pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source should the Manager deem it appropriate. If it deems appropriate, the Manager, at its discretion, may override a price supplied by a primary source by using a price provided by another source. The prices provided by primary pricing sources may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material.

Certain securities held by the Fund and underlying funds are valued on the basis of prices provided by a single source. As of February 28, 2009, the total value of these securities represented 4.90% of the net assets. The single source prices provided may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material. In addition, although alternative prices are available for other securities held by the Fund, those alternative sources would not necessarily confirm the security


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

price used by the Fund. Therefore, the existence of those alternative sources does not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Fund.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: the Fund valued debt securities using bids received from primary pricing sources.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 1,000,725,121     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     71,220,447          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     35,262,920          
Total   $ 1,107,208,488     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $     $    
Accrued discounts/premiums     392,953          
Realized gain (loss)     368,942          
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (2,578,028 )        
Net purchases (sales)     37,079,053          
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3              
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 35,262,920     $    

 

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to differing treatment of mutual fund distributions received, subscription in-kind transactions, partnership interest tax allocations, losses on wash sale transactions and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Distributions
In Excess of Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 3,228,522     $ (1,776,117 )   $ (1,452,405 )  

 


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 97,617,350     $ 44,599,754    
Net long-term capital gain     55,456,276       23,713,175    
Total distributions   $ 153,073,626     $ 68,312,929    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)  $  8,439,095

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $3,243,689.

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 1,613,101,576     $ 5,564,944     $ (511,458,032 )   $ (505,893,088 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions from the underlying funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary and the Manager has a conflict in allocating among the underlying funds. (See Note 3).

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective June 30, 2008, the premium on cash purchases of Fund shares was changed to 0.07% of the amount invested and the fee on cash redemptions remained at 0.04% of the amount redeemed. Effective September 30, 2008, the Fund no longer charged a premium on cash purchases or fee on cash redemptions of the amount invested or redeemed. Effective October 8, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 0.22% of the amount redeemed. Effective October 21, 2008, the premium on cash purchases was changed to 0.03% of the amount invested and the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 0.50% of the amount redeemed. Effective November 24, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 2.00% of the amount redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the premium on cash purchases was 0.03% of the amount invested and the fee on cash redemptions was 2.00% of the amount redeemed. The level of purchase premium for the Fund may be adjusted to account for changes in the Fund's investments (i.e., changes in the percentage of Fund assets allocated to each underlying fund). The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. All or portion of the redemption fees may be waived at the manager's discretion under circumstances in which the Manager deems it equitable


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

to do so, including without limitation in cases where the weighted average of (i) the estimated transaction costs for directly held assets and (ii) the redemption fees, if any, imposed by the underlying funds is less than the Fund's redemption fee. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in capital. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds, some of which may invest in foreign securities. The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets. The risks described above apply to an even greater extent to investments in emerging markets. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid, and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets. Additionally, the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds may be greater to the extent that the underlying funds engage in derivative transactions.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

The Manager decides how to allocate the assets of the Fund among underlying funds. The Manager does not directly charge the Fund a management fee or shareholder service fee, but it receives varying management and shareholder service fees from the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. Because of that variation the levels of indirect net expenses set forth below are affected by the Manager's asset allocation decisions.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below). Excluded Expenses include fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net
Expenses
(excluding
shareholder service
fees and interest
expense)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Indirect Interest
Expense
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.388 %     0.070 %     0.002 %     0.460 %  

 

        

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $15,221 and $7,843, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and class exchanges, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $849,254,175 and $374,296,374, respectively. Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities for in-kind transactions for the year ended February 28, 2009 were $53,926,966 and $53,926,966, respectively.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 34.27% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by two shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, less than 0.01% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 99.97% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     21,710,901     $ 377,255,235       23,859,232     $ 579,450,743    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    8,772,878       152,047,372       2,788,898       67,229,949    
Shares repurchased     (1,914,307 )     (37,516,039 )     (502,061 )     (12,198,882 )  
Purchase premiums           100,056             232,499    
Redemption fees           204,755             1,766    
Net increase (decrease)     28,569,472     $ 492,091,379       26,146,069     $ 634,716,075    

 


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value, end
of period
 
GMO Alpha Only Fund,
Class IV
  $ 90,584,368     $ 172,849,657     $ 64,917,000     $ 53,148,310     $ 20,852,738     $ 142,537,541    
GMO Core Plus
Bond Fund,
Class IV
    26,514,728       1,060,589       24,107,963       1,060,589                
GMO Domestic
Bond Fund,
Class VI
          76,396,191       17,978,726       2,362,184       107,501       50,663,671    
GMO Emerging
Country Debt Fund,
Class IV
    5,743,483       1,398,477             593,444       121,321       4,571,097    
GMO Emerging
Markets Fund,
Class VI
          43,592,103       41,304,113                      
GMO Emerging Markets
Opportunities Fund,
Class VI
    103,926,197       24,950,520       98,007,614       516,691       24,433,829          
GMO Flexible
Equities Fund,
Class VI
          29,503,125             3,125             23,107,183    
GMO Inflation Indexed
Plus Bond Fund,
Class VI
          33,080,572       7,373,388       2,198,726             18,670,080    
GMO International
Bond Fund,
Class III
    5,569,426       413,051       4,885,337       413,051                
GMO International
Growth Equity
Fund, Class IV
    156,545,575       86,336,488       2,000,000       6,093,686       5,319,696       150,367,034    
GMO International
Intrinsic Value
Fund, Class IV
    159,656,664       92,573,960       5,323,371       6,948,146       8,446,880       142,927,020    
GMO Special
Situations Fund,
Class VI
    58,396,773       2,489,304       40,916,000                   27,779,151    

 


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value, end
of period
 
GMO Strategic Fixed
Income Fund,
Class VI
  $ 216,621,119     $ 22,373,936     $ 108,912,458     $ 6,199,523     $     $ 91,316,446    
GMO U.S. Core
Equity Fund,
Class VI
    69,986,654       9,095,736       3,000,000       1,158,720             49,793,872    
GMO U.S. Quality
Equity Fund,
Class VI
    206,637,036       253,895,823       3,510,000       5,241,932       1,360,400       349,870,292    
GMO World
Opportunity
Overlay Fund
          7,710,071                         7,149,055    
Totals   $ 1,100,182,023     $ 857,719,603     $ 422,235,970     $ 85,938,127     $ 60,642,365     $ 1,058,752,442    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including purchase premiums and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including indirect management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.45 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 758.50     $ 1.96    
2) Hypothetical     0.45 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.56     $ 2.26    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in early 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $55,456,276 from long-term capital gains.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 18.85% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

For corporate shareholders, 7.77% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 qualified for the dividends-received deduction.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $9,335,780 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Fixed Income Division at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The Class III shares of the GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund returned -32.8% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, compared with -11.8% for the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (EMBIG).

The Fund underperformed the benchmark during the fiscal year by 21.0%. EMBIG spreads over U.S. Treasuries widened 366 basis points to 672 basis points, while the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond fell by 51 basis points to 3.0%.

The biggest gainers of the fiscal year in the index were Lebanon (+11.0%), Egypt (+6.8%), and China (+5.5%). The worst performing countries in the index for the year were Ecuador (-66.4%), Ukraine (-59.1%), and Argentina (-55.8%).

Market selection subtracted 401 basis points of relative value. Underperformance derived primarily from the Argentina and Ukraine overweights, and the Lebanon underweight which were offset in part by overweighting Russia and underweighting Ecuador. Security selection cost 1,269 basis points of alpha in total, with the largest loss coming from the sale of credit protection for Venezuela. Exposure to quasi-sovereign credits in Russia and negative bond selection in South Africa also had negative impacts. Further, non-index bonds from the Republic of Congo and Ivory Coast underperformed the EMBIG by a wide margin. Direct and indirect exposure to ABS securities also contributed negatively, costing 422 basis points of relative performance. Credit default swap protection helped in Mexico and Ukraine, offsetting a portion of the other Mexican and Ukraine positions' losses.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a purchase at the beginning and redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of .50% on the purchase and 2.00% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Class IV shares will vary due to different fees.

*   JPMorgan EMBIG + represents the JPMorgan EMBI+ prior to 12/31/99 and the JPMorgan EMBIG thereafter. The Manager changed the benchmark due to the belief that the EMBIG is more diversified and representative of the universe of emerging country debt.



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Debt Obligations     89.5 %  
Loan Participations     6.0    
Short-Term Investments     2.1    
Forward Currency Contracts     1.8    
Loan Assignments     1.7    
Options Purchased     0.4    
Rights and Warrants     0.3    
Promissory Notes     0.2    
Futures     (0.0 )  
Written Options     (0.1 )  
Reverse Repurchase Agreements     (0.1 )  
Swap Market Values, see Schedule of Investments for Notional Values     (6.1 )  
Other     4.3    
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Country / Region Summary**   % of Investments  
United States     13.8 %  
Philippines     10.2    
Russia     9.6    
Venezuela     8.6    
Brazil     5.6    
Argentina     5.3    
Colombia     4.6    
Uruguay     4.3    
Mexico     3.7    
Ivory Coast     3.2    
Vietnam     2.6    
Peru     2.5    
Indonesia     2.4    
Dominican Republic     2.4    
Ukraine     2.4    
Turkey     1.8    
Egypt     1.5    
Kazakhstan     1.4    
Congo     1.4    
El Salvador     1.2    
Iraq     1.2    
Serbia     1.0    
Aruba     1.0    
Africa     0.8    
Israel     0.8    
Jamaica     0.8    
Sri Lanka     0.8    
Chile     0.5    
Bosnia     0.5    
Pakistan     0.5    
Ecuador     0.5    
Tunisia     0.5    
Gabon     0.4    
South Africa     0.4    
India     0.4    
Georgia     0.3    
Costa Rica     0.3    
South Korea     0.3    
Malaysia     0.3    
Nicaragua     0.2    
Poland     0.1    
Belize     0.1    
Lebanon     (0.2 )  
      100.0 %  

 

**  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect country exposure associated with investments in the underlying funds. The table excludes short-term investments. The table includes exposure through the use of derivative contracts. The table


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

is based on duration-adjusted exposures, taking into account the market value of securities and the notional amounts of swaps and other derivative contracts. Duration is based on the Manager's models. The greater the duration of a bond, the greater its contribution to the concentration percentage. Credit default swap exposures (both positive and negative) are factored into the duration-adjusted exposure using the reference security and applying the same methodology to that security.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 84.6%  
        Argentina — 6.8%  
        Foreign Government Obligations — 5.2%  
USD     9,000,000     Province of Buenos Aires, Reg S, Step Up, 3.00%, due 05/15/35     1,530,000    
USD     10,000,000     Republic of Argentina, 8.88%, due 03/01/29 (a) (b)      1,121,566    
USD     7,211,000     Republic of Argentina, Series BGLO, 8.38%, due 12/20/03 (b)      865,320    
USD     46,000,000     Republic of Argentina, Series F, due 10/15/04 (b)      5,060,000    
EUR     284,000,000     Republic of Argentina Par Bond, Step Up, 1.20%, due 12/31/38     59,406,769    
EUR     7,367,096     Republic of Argentina Discount Bond, 7.82%, due 12/31/33     2,036,041    
USD     21,000,000     Republic of Argentina Par Bond, Step Up, 1.33%, due 12/31/38     2,940,000    
USD     23,391,698     Republic of Argentina Discount Bond, 8.28%, due 12/31/33 (a)      5,824,128    
USD     2,587,924     Republic of Argentina Capitalization Bond, Series 2031, 12.00%,
due 06/19/31 (a) (b) 
    237,308    
DEM     3,830,000     Republic of Argentina Discount Bond, Series DM,
6 mo. DEM LIBOR + .81%, 4.71%, due 03/31/23 (b) 
    1,117,156    
EUR     214,800,000     Republic of Argentina GDP Linked, 1.99%, due 12/15/35 (d)      5,446,254    
USD     71,474     Republic of Argentina GDP Linked, 2.28%, due 12/15/35 (d)      1,573    
ARS     28,000,000     Republic of Argentina GDP Linked, 2.45%, due 12/15/35 (a) (d)      226,821    
USD     24,819,166     Republic of Argentina Global Bond, Series 2018, 12.25%,
due 06/19/18 (a) (b) 
    2,892,432    
EUR     3,500,000     Republic of Argentina Global Bond, Series FEB, Step Down, 8.00%,
due 02/26/08 (b) 
    454,805    
DEM     5,000,000     Republic of Argentina Global Bond, Step Down, 9.00%, due 11/19/08 (a) (b)      259,276    
ARS     28,000,000     Republic of Argentina Global Par Bond, Step Up, 0.63%, due 12/31/38 (a)      693,438    
USD     31,390,000     Republic of Argentina Global Bond, EMTN, Reg S,
3 mo. LIBOR + .58%, 1.99%, due 04/06/49 (b) 
    3,452,900    
USD     1,815,200     Republic of Argentina Pro 4, 2.00%, due 12/28/10 (b)      108,912    
      93,674,699    
        Judgements — 1.6%  
USD     3,540,000     Republic of Argentina, 8.88%, due 03/01/29 (a) (b) (c)      397,034    
USD     43,132,075     Republic of Argentina Capitalization Bond, Series 2031, 12.00%,
due 06/19/31 (a) (b) (c) 
    3,955,130    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        Judgements — continued  
USD     32,000,000     Republic of Argentina Discount Bond, Series L-GL, 6 mo.
LIBOR + .81%, 3.40%, due 03/31/23 (b) (c) 
    14,400,000    
USD     3,235,359     Republic of Argentina Global Bond, Series 2018, 12.25%,
due 06/19/18 (a) (b) (c) 
    377,050    
USD     26,545,000     Republic of Argentina Global Bond, 12.13%, due 02/25/19 (a) (b) (c)      2,389,050    
USD     6,931,000     Republic of Argentina Global Bond, 12.00%, due 02/01/20 (a) (b) (c)      623,790    
USD     8,000,000     Republic of Argentina Global Bond, 9.75%, due 09/19/27 (a) (b) (c)      720,000    
USD     198,230     Republic of Argentina Global Bond, Series 2008, Step Up, 15.50%,
due 12/19/49 (a) (b) (c) 
    17,841    
USD     15,000,000     Republic of Argentina Global Par Bond, Series L-GP, Step Up, 6.00%,
due 03/31/23 (b) (c) 
    6,750,000    
      29,629,895    
    Total Argentina     123,304,594    
        Aruba — 1.3%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     5,000,000     Government of Aruba, 6.19%, due 10/30/12 (a)      4,586,100    
USD     17,500,000     Government of Aruba, Reg S, 6.40%, due 09/06/15     16,205,350    
USD     3,752,000     Government of Aruba, 6.80%, due 04/02/14 (a)      3,398,172    
    Total Aruba     24,189,622    
        Belize — 0.1%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     4,023,400     Government of Belize, Reg S, Step Up, 4.25%, due 02/20/29     1,528,892    
        Bosnia & Herzegovina — 0.4%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
DEM     22,214,720     Bosnia & Herzegovina, Series A, 6 mo. DEM LIBOR + .81%, 3.03%,
due 12/11/17
    6,767,702    
        Brazil — 3.5%  
        Corporate Debt — 0.4%  
USD     7,000,000     Petrobras International Finance Co., 7.88%, due 03/15/19     7,026,250    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        Foreign Government Obligations — 3.1%  
USD     12,000,000     Brazilian Government International Bond, 5.88%, due 01/15/19     11,400,000    
USD     329,548     Brazilian Government International Exit Bonds, 6.00%, due 09/15/13     329,548    
USD     8,416,667     Brazilian Government International Exit Bonds, 6.00%, due 09/15/13     8,248,333    
USD     12,500,000     Republic of Brazil, 8.00%, due 01/15/18     13,475,000    
USD     22,000,000     Republic of Brazil, 8.25%, due 01/20/34     23,870,000    
      57,322,881    
    Total Brazil     64,349,131    
        Colombia — 0.7%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     8,000,000     Republic of Colombia, 8.70%, due 02/15/16     8,560,000    
USD     3,800,000     Republic of Colombia, 11.85%, due 03/09/28     4,959,000    
    Total Colombia     13,519,000    
        Congo Republic (Brazzaville) — 1.4%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     109,865,600     Republic of Congo, 144A, 3.00%, due 06/30/29     25,818,416    
USD     1,425,000     Republic of Congo, Reg S, 3.00%, due 06/30/29     334,875    
    Total Congo Republic (Brazzaville)     26,153,291    
        Costa Rica — 0.2%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     3,710,000     Republic of Costa Rica, Reg S, 10.00%, due 08/01/20     4,285,050    
        Dominican Republic — 2.4%  
        Asset-Backed Securities — 0.4%  
USD     15,250,310     Autopistas Del Nordeste Ltd., Reg S, 9.39%, due 01/15/24     7,320,149    
        Foreign Government Obligations — 2.0%  
USD     9,000,000     Dominican Republic, Reg S, 8.63%, due 04/20/27     5,670,000    
USD     196,439     Dominican Republic Bond, Series RG, 6 mo. LIBOR + .81%, 2.63%,
due 08/31/09
    194,965    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        Foreign Government Obligations — continued  
USD     2,206,784     Dominican Republic Bond, 6 mo. LIBOR + .81%, 2.59%,
due 08/30/09
    2,151,614    
USD     42,557,000     Dominican Republic Discount Bond, 6 mo. LIBOR + .81%, 3.38%,
due 08/30/24
    28,513,190    
      36,529,769    
    Total Dominican Republic     43,849,918    
        Ecuador — 0.3%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     2,233,332     Republic of Ecuador PDI (Global Bearer Capitalization Bond),
PIK, 6 mo. LIBOR + .81%, 2.63%, due 02/27/15 (a) 
    504,956    
USD     18,587,000     Republic of Ecuador, Step Up, 10.00%, due 08/15/30 (b)      5,576,100    
    Total Ecuador     6,081,056    
        Egypt — 0.1%  
        Corporate Debt  
USD     1,360,363     Petroleum Export, 144A, 5.27%, due 06/15/11     1,169,912    
        El Salvador — 1.2%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     29,700,000     Republic of El Salvador, Reg S, 7.65%, due 06/15/35     21,087,000    
        Gabon — 0.3%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     9,000,000     Gabonese Republic, Reg S, 8.20%, due 12/12/17     5,850,000    
        Grenada — 0.1%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     6,000,000     Republic of Grenada, Reg S, Step Up, 2.50%, due 09/15/25     2,100,000    
        Indonesia — 0.9%  
        Foreign Government Agency  
USD     31,000,000     Majapahit Holding BV, 144A, 7.88%, due 06/29/37     16,740,000    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        Iraq — 0.4%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     16,000,000     Republic of Iraq, Reg S, 5.80%, due 01/15/28     7,040,000    
        Israel — 0.7%  
        Foreign Government Agency  
USD     13,000,000     Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., 144A, 7.25%, due 01/15/19 (a)      13,000,528    
        Ivory Coast — 1.4%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
FRF     37,500,000     Ivory Coast Discount Bond, Series FRF, Step Up, 4.00%, due 03/31/28 (b)      2,427,920    
USD     69,850,000     Ivory Coast FLIRB, Step Up, 4.00%, due 03/31/18 (b)      9,779,000    
FRF     85,905,000     Ivory Coast FLIRB, Series FRF, Step Up, 4.00%, due 03/31/18 (b)      5,644,892    
FRF     256,889,500     Ivory Coast PDI, Series FRF, Step Up, 2.90%, due 03/30/18 (b)      6,950,765    
    Total Ivory Coast     24,802,577    
        Jamaica — 0.3%  
        Foreign Government Agency — 0.2%  
USD     6,500,000     Air Jamaica Ltd., Reg S, 9.38%, due 07/08/15     4,615,000    
        Foreign Government Obligations — 0.1%  
USD     2,500,000     Government of Jamaica, 8.00%, due 03/15/39     1,375,000    
    Total Jamaica     5,990,000    
        Malaysia — 1.3%  
        Asset Backed Securities  
MYR     45,000,000     Transshipment Megahub Berhad, Series C, 5.45%, due 11/03/09     11,688,469    
MYR     50,000,000     Transshipment Megahub Berhad, Series F, 6.70%, due 11/02/12     11,712,745    
    Total Malaysia     23,401,214    
        Mexico — 6.0%  
        Foreign Government Agency — 3.6%  
GBP     7,689,000     Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, EMTN, 7.50%, due 12/18/13     10,732,385    
EUR     30,000,000     Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, Reg S, 6.38%, due 08/05/16     33,468,603    
EUR     26,500,000     Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, Reg S, 5.50%, due 02/24/25     21,836,995    
      66,037,983    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        Foreign Government Obligations — 2.4%  
GBP     29,994,000     United Mexican States, GMTN, 6.75%, due 02/06/24     37,571,991    
USD     8,000,000     United Mexican States, 6.05%, due 01/11/40     6,600,000    
      44,171,991    
    Total Mexico     110,209,974    
        Nicaragua — 0.2%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     4,926,395     Republic of Nicaragua BPI, Series E, 5.00%, due 02/01/11     4,359,860    
        Pakistan — 0.4%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     20,000,000     Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Reg S, 7.88%, due 03/31/36     8,000,000    
        Peru — 1.6%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     12,452,000     Peru Enhanced Pass-Through Finance Ltd., Reg S, 0.00%, due 06/02/25     3,113,000    
USD     25,000,000     Peru Par Bond, Series 30 Yr., Step Up, 3.00%, due 03/07/27     20,000,000    
USD     4,625,077     Peru Trust, Series 97-I-P, Class A3, due 12/31/15 (a)      3,976,901    
USD     1,640,372     Peru Trust II, Series 98-A LB, 0.00%, due 02/28/16     1,193,617    
USD     1,539,783     Racers, Series 1998 I-P, due 03/10/16 (a)      1,323,992    
    Total Peru     29,607,510    
        Philippines — 7.0%  
        Foreign Government Agency — 2.3%  
USD     6,000,000     National Power Corp., 9.88%, due 03/16/10     5,936,250    
USD     31,600,000     National Power Corp., 9.63%, due 05/15/28     27,492,000    
USD     8,500,000     National Power Corp., Global Bond, 8.40%, due 12/15/16     8,160,000    
      41,588,250    
        Foreign Government Obligations — 4.7%  
USD     59,501,000     Central Bank of Philippines, Series A, 8.60%, due 06/15/27     58,519,234    
USD     9,000,000     Philippine Government International Bond, 8.38%, due 06/17/19     9,551,250    
USD     6,843,000     Republic of Philippines, 8.38%, due 02/15/11     7,348,013    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        Foreign Government Obligations — continued  
EUR     8,000,000     Republic of Philippines, 9.13%, due 02/22/10     10,269,790    
      85,688,287    
    Total Philippines     127,276,537    
        Poland — 0.6%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     10,000,000     Delphes Co. No. 2 Ltd., EMTN, Reg S, 7.75%, due 05/05/09     10,106,470    
        Russia — 8.8%  
        Corporate Debt — 7.6%  
EUR     38,000,000     Gaz Capital (Gazprom), EMTN, Reg S, 5.88%, due 06/01/15     31,855,390    
EUR     21,000,000     Gaz Capital (Gazprom), Reg S, 5.44%, due 11/02/17     14,709,071    
EUR     40,000,000     Gaz Capital (Gazprom), EMTN, 5.36%, due 10/31/14     33,722,152    
USD     12,767,949     Gazprom International SA, Reg S, 7.20%, due 02/01/20     10,373,958    
USD     21,977,973     Gazstream SA, Reg S, 5.63%, due 07/22/13     19,340,617    
USD     8,000,000     Sberbank Capital SA, EMTN, 6.48%, due 05/15/13     6,517,600    
USD     14,900,000     Transcapital Ltd. (Transneft), 144A, 8.70%, due 08/07/18     11,249,500    
USD     19,000,000     VTB Capital SA, Reg S, 6.25%, due 06/30/35     11,210,000    
      138,978,288    
        Foreign Government Agency — 1.2%  
USD     36,500,000     RSHB Capital SA, 144A, 6.30%, due 05/15/17     20,907,200    
USD     2,300,000     RSHB Capital SA, 144A, 7.75%, due 05/29/18     1,368,500    
      22,275,700    
    Total Russia     161,253,988    
        Serbia — 0.6%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     14,966,026     Republic of Serbia, Reg S, Step Up, 3.75%, due 11/01/24     10,326,558    
        South Africa — 0.2%  
        Foreign Government Agency — 0.1%  
ZAR     163,000,000     Eskom Holdings Ltd., 0.00%, due 12/31/32     1,438,852    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        Foreign Government Obligations — 0.1%  
USD     2,000,000     Republic of South Africa, 5.88%, due 05/30/22     1,760,000    
    Total South Africa     3,198,852    
        South Korea — 0.2%  
        Foreign Government Agency  
USD     4,000,000     Korea Southern Power Co., Reg S, 5.38%, due 04/18/13     3,618,120    
        Sri Lanka — 0.7%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     19,000,000     Republic of Sri Lanka, 144A, 8.25%, due 10/24/12     12,920,000    
        Tunisia — 0.2%  
        Foreign Government Agency  
JPY     360,000,000     Banque Centrale De Tunisie, Series 6BR, 4.35%, due 08/15/17     2,831,125    
        Turkey — 0.5%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     9,000,000     Republic of Turkey, 7.50%, due 07/14/17     8,482,500    
        Ukraine — 4.4%  
        Foreign Government Agency — 0.5%  
USD     9,000,000     Credit Suisse First Boston, the EXIM of Ukraine, 6.80%, due 10/04/12     3,600,000    
USD     10,000,000     Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein for CJSC, the EXIM of Ukraine, 7.75%,
due 09/23/09
    6,000,000    
      9,600,000    
        Foreign Government Obligations — 3.9%  
USD     18,000,000     City of Kyiv, Reg S, 8.25%, due 11/26/12     5,850,000    
CHF     100,000,000     Ukraine Government, 3.50%, due 09/15/18     64,965,594    
      70,815,594    
    Total Ukraine     80,415,594    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        United States — 19.4%  
        Asset-Backed Securities — 9.8%  
USD     4,000,000     Aircraft Finance Trust, Series 99-1A, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .48%,
0.94%, due 05/15/24
    1,000,000    
USD     24,779,727     Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 07-C, Class A3B, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .51%, 0.97%, due 04/16/12
    23,064,227    
USD     51,040,000     Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 06-C, Class A4, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.49%, due 05/15/13
    33,763,981    
USD     45,000,000     Chase Issuance Trust, Series 06-A5, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .02%, 0.48%,
due 11/15/13
    41,702,373    
USD     225,067     Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 03-4A, Class A1, 144A,
AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .34%, 0.81%, due 10/25/34
    108,032    
USD     1,070,431     CHYPS CBO Ltd., Series 97-1A, Class A2A, 144A, 6.72%, due 01/15/10 (a)      1,070    
USD     25,000,000     Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 06-A8, Class A8,
3mo. LIBOR + .04%, 1.13%, due 12/17/18
    18,631,850    
USD     1,624,069     CNL Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 03-2A, Class A1, 144A,
AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .44%, 0.91%, due 10/25/30
    324,814    
USD     25,630,214     Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-F, Class 2A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.70%, due 12/15/35
    5,894,949    
USD     19,691,143     Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-H, Class 2A, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.70%, due 12/15/35
    4,332,051    
USD     14,077,826     Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 06-D, Class 2A, XL,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.66%, due 05/15/36
    3,237,900    
USD     5,930,611     First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 05-FF10,
Class A6M, 1 mo. LIBOR + .35%, 0.82%, due 11/25/35
    2,633,562    
USD     21,505,829     Greenpoint Morgage Funding Trust, Series 07-HE1, Class A1, XL,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.60%, due 12/13/32
    2,150,583    
USD     5,592,963     GSAMP Trust, Series 05-HE6, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .19%, 0.66%,
due 11/25/35
    4,754,018    
USD     9,250,000     Home Equity Asset Trust, Series 07-1, Class 2A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .23%,
0.70%, due 05/25/37
    1,794,500    
USD     10,000,000     IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust, Series 06-HE2, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 08/25/36
    5,572,000    
USD     13,000,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-NC3, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 10/25/36
    3,445,000    
USD     506,634     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-FRE1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 12/25/35
    493,969    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        Asset-Backed Securities — continued  
USD     13,000,000     Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Series 06-NC3, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 0.64%, due 03/25/36
    4,550,000    
USD     10,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 04-15, Class I, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .45%, 1.98%, due 12/20/09
    6,885,000    
USD     15,000,000     Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust, Series 06-2,
Class A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 11/25/36
    5,250,000    
USD     15,200,000     Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust, Series 06-2, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.69%, due 11/25/36
    3,804,560    
USD     12,868,000     Option One Mortgage Loan Turst, Series 06-3, Class 2A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.69%, due 02/25/37
    3,281,340    
USD     8,000,000     Wamu Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 07-HE2, Class 2A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .36%, 0.83%, due 04/25/37
    2,000,000    
      178,675,779    
        U.S. Government — 9.6%  
USD     25,000,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.25%, due 02/15/29     29,339,844    
USD     73,822,980     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.88%, due 04/15/10 (d) (e)      72,830,947    
USD     50,000,000     U.S. Treasury Principal Strip Bond, due 11/15/21     29,548,150    
USD     30,000,000     U.S. Treasury Strip Coupon Bond, due 05/15/23     16,371,810    
USD     50,000,000     U.S. Treasury Strip Coupon Bond, due 11/15/23     26,741,500    
      174,832,251    
    Total United States     353,508,030    
        Uruguay — 4.5%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
EUR     2,000,000     Republic of Uruguay, 7.00%, due 06/28/19     2,155,175    
USD     51,851,571     Republic of Uruguay, 7.63%, due 03/21/36     42,777,546    
USD     14,533,294     Republic of Uruguay, PIK, 7.88%, due 01/15/33     12,353,300    
JPY     1,318,400,000     Republica Oriental de Uruguay, Series 3BR, Step Up, 2.50%,
due 03/14/11 (a) 
    12,928,800    
USD     400,000     Republica Oriental de Uruguay, 7.25%, due 05/04/14 (a)      332,888    
EUR     10,000,000     Republica Oriental de Uruguay, 6.88%, due 01/19/16     11,599,913    
    Total Uruguay     82,147,622    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


13



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        Venezuela — 4.5%  
        Foreign Government Agency — 0.3%  
USD     16,000,000     Petroleos de Venezuela, 5.38%, due 04/12/27     5,120,000    
        Foreign Government Obligations — 4.2%  
EUR     7,400,000     Republic of Venezuela, 11.13%, due 07/25/11     8,255,589    
EUR     10,000,000     Republic of Venezuela, 7.00%, due 03/16/15     5,831,650    
USD     23,000,000     Republic of Venezuela, 7.00%, due 03/31/38     9,372,500    
USD     69,500,000     Republic of Venezuela, Reg S, 9.00%, due 05/07/23     34,402,500    
USD     22,000,000     Republic of Venezuela, Reg S, 9.25%, due 05/07/28     10,835,000    
USD     262,360     Republic of Venezuela Restructured Debt, 0.00%, due 04/15/20     4,436,508    
USD     8,000,000     Venezuela Government International Bond, 7.65%, due 04/21/25     3,520,000    
USD     3,000,000     Venezuela Government International Bond, Reg S, 6.00%, due 12/09/20     1,275,000    
      77,928,747    
    Total Venezuela     83,048,747    
        Vietnam — 1.0%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
USD     3,913,044     Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Series 18 Yr., 6 mo. LIBOR + .81%, 2.81%,
due 03/12/16
    2,915,217    
USD     19,750,000     Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Series 30 Yr., Step Up, 4.00%, due 03/12/28     12,640,000    
USD     4,000,000     Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Series 30 Yr., 6 mo. LIBOR + .81%, 2.81%,
due 03/13/28
    2,960,000    
    Total Vietnam     18,515,217    
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $2,320,205,477)     1,545,036,191    
        LOAN ASSIGNMENTS — 1.7%  
        Indonesia — 1.0%  
EUR     3,262,131     Repbulic of Indonesia, Indonesia Paris Club Debt (f)      3,065,489    
JPY     125,820,002     Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement, 6 mo. JPY LIBOR + .88%, 4.50%,
due 03/28/13
    966,904    
USD     2,738,082     Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement, 6 mo. LIBOR +.88%, 4.50%,
due 03/29/13
    2,053,561    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


14



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        Indonesia — continued  
USD     3,720,125     Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement, dated June 14, 1995,
3 mo. LIBOR + .88%, 3.00%, due 12/14/19
    2,046,069    
USD     3,720,125     Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement, dated June 14, 1995,
3 mo. LIBOR + .88%, 3.00%, due 12/14/19
    2,046,069    
USD     5,012,800     Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement, dated June 14, 1995,
3 mo. LIBOR + .88%, 3.00%, due 12/14/19
    2,728,961    
USD     2,644,865     Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement, dated September 29, 1994, 7.24%,
due 12/01/19
    2,115,892    
USD     2,731,802     Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement, dated September 29, 1994, 4.50%,
due 12/01/19
    2,185,442    
    Total Indonesia     17,208,387    
        Russia — 0.3%  
USD     3,955,201     Russia Foreign Trade Obligations (a) (f)      4,924,430    
GBP     14,162     Russia Foreign Trade Obligations (a) (f)      33,102    
USD     80,572     Russia Foreign Trade Obligations (a) (f)      96,937    
USD     265,723     Russia Foreign Trade Obligations (a) (f)      324,921    
DEM     45,916     Russia Foreign Trade Obligations (a) (f)      29,691    
FIM     1,740,000     Russia Foreign Trade Obligations (a) (f)      390,956    
    Total Russia     5,800,037    
        Vietnam — 0.4%  
USD     16,000,000     Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group Loan Agreement,
6 mo. LIBOR + 1.50%, 4.63%, due 06/26/16 (a) 
    7,994,906    
    TOTAL LOAN ASSIGNMENTS (COST $40,392,301)     31,003,330    
        LOAN PARTICIPATIONS — 6.0%  
        Egypt — 0.2%  
CHF     5,133,825     Paris Club Loan Agreement (Participation with Standard Chartered Bank),
due 01/03/24 (f) 
    3,517,881    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


15



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        Indonesia — 1.9%  
USD     457,862     Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement (Participation with CitiBank),
3 mo. LIBOR + .88%, 3.00%, due 12/14/19
    251,824    
USD     457,862     Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement (Participation with CitiBank),
3 mo. LIBOR + .88%, 3.00%, due 12/14/19
    251,824    
USD     610,677     Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement (Participation with CitiBank),
3 mo. LIBOR + .88%, 3.00%, due 12/14/19
    335,873    
USD     20,037,697     Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement (Participation with Deutsche Bank),
3 mo. LIBOR + 1.25%, 4.50%, due 02/12/13
    16,030,158    
USD     14,732,165     Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement (Participation with Deutsche Bank),
6 mo. LIBOR +.88%, 4.50%, due 09/29/19
    11,785,732    
JPY     743,849,772     Republic of Indonesia Loan Agreement (Participation with Deutsche Bank),
6 mo. LIBOR +.88%, 1.76%, due 03/29/13
    5,716,351    
    Total Indonesia     34,371,762    
        Iraq — 1.5%  
USD     3,402,097     Republic of Iraq Paris Club Loan Agreement (Participation with Credit Suisse),
due 01/01/28
    850,524    
JPY     4,926,803,587     Republic of Iraq Paris Club Loan Agreement (Participation with Deutsche Bank),
due 01/01/28
    23,635,734    
JPY     643,772,123     Republic of Iraq Paris Club Loan, T Chatani (Participation with Deutsche Bank),
due 01/01/28
    3,026,412    
    Total Iraq     27,512,670    
        Poland — 0.2%  
JPY     349,999,985     Poland Paris Club Loan Debt (Participation with Deutsche Bank),
due 03/31/09
    3,609,201    
        Russia — 1.1%  
EUR     57,042,402     Russian Foreign Trade Obligations
(Participation with GML International Ltd.) (a) (f) 
    20,628,108    
        Vietnam — 1.1%  
JPY     2,754,949,499     Socialist Republic of Vietnam Loan Agreement
(Participation with Deutsche Bank), 6 mo. JPY LIBOR + .60%,
1.50%, due 09/01/17
    19,759,872    
    TOTAL LOAN PARTICIPATIONS (COST $112,247,501)     109,399,494    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


16



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value /
Principal Amount
  Description   Value ($)  
        PROMISSORY NOTES — 0.2%  
        Dominican Republic — 0.1%  
USD     1,089,012     Dominican Republic Promissory Notes, 0.00%, due 09/15/09     969,220    
USD     817,249     Dominican Republic Promissory Notes, 0.00%, due 09/15/11     433,142    
USD     817,249     Dominican Republic Promissory Notes, 0.00%, due 09/15/10     580,247    
    Total Dominican Republic     1,982,609    
        Ghana — 0.0%  
USD     3,312,500     Republic of Ghana Promissory Notes, 0.00%, due 08/09/10 (b) (c) (g)      331,250    
        Nigeria — 0.1%  
USD     33,450,000     Central Bank of Nigeria Promissory Notes, Series RC, 5.09%, due 01/05/10     2,090,625    
    TOTAL PROMISSORY NOTES (COST $21,849,094)     4,404,484    
        OPTIONS PURCHASED — 0.2%  
        Options on Interest Rates — 0.1%  
TWD     1,849,200,000     TWD Interest Rate Floor Call Option, Expires 03/16/10, Strike 2.19%     924,084    
TWD     1,849,200,000     TWD Interest Rate Cap Call Option, Expires 03/16/10, Strike 2.19%     106    
    Total Options on Interest Rates     924,190    
        Options on Interest Rate Swaps — 0.1%  
KRW     50,000,000,000     KRW Swaption Call, Expires 03/21/11, Strike 5.64%     2,674,753    
KRW     50,000,000,000     KRW Swaption Put, Expires 03/21/11, Strike 5.64%     132,577    
KRW     90,000,000,000     KRW Swaption Put, Expires 04/27/09, Strike 5.42%     1,232    
KRW     72,000,000,000     KRW Swaption Put, Expires 04/08/09, Strike 6.20%        
    Total Options on Interest Rate Swaps     2,808,562    
    TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED (COST $7,973,214)     3,732,752    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


17



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        MUTUAL FUNDS — 5.3%  
        United States — 5.3%  
        Affiliated Issuers  
    3,976,082     GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     67,991,002    
      21,409     GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund (a) (h)      15,629    
      1,515,449     GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund     27,808,483    
    Total United States     95,815,114    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $124,904,720)     95,815,114    
        RIGHTS AND WARRANTS — 0.3%  
        Nigeria — 0.1%  
      25,000     Central Bank of Nigeria Warrants, Expires 11/15/20 *      2,500,000    
        Uruguay — 0.0%  
      4,000,000     Banco Central Del Uruguay Value Recovery Rights, VRRB,
Expires 01/02/21 * (a) 
       
        Venezuela — 0.2%  
      164,215     Republic of Venezuela Bond Warrants, Expires 04/15/20 *      2,776,876    
    TOTAL RIGHTS AND WARRANTS (COST $0)     5,276,876    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.9%  
        Money Market Funds — 1.9%  
      10,666,373     State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund-Institutional Class     10,666,373    
      24,072,589     State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     24,072,589    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $34,738,962)     34,738,962    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2%
(Cost $2,662,311,269)
    1,829,407,203    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.2%)     (2,955,747 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 1,826,451,456    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


18



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive   Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys  
3/10/09   EUR     5,900,000     $ 7,479,379     $ (72,621 )  
Sales  
4/28/09   CHF     80,000,000     $ 68,465,959     $ (206,574 )  
3/10/09   EUR     264,700,000       335,557,905       27,486,575    
4/14/09   GBP     20,000,000       28,628,812       691,188    
3/17/09   JPY     6,000,000,000       61,493,669       4,311,679    
    $ 494,146,345     $ 32,282,868    

 

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  5,800     Federal Funds 30 day   March 2009   $ 2,411,180,379     $ (29,089 )  

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

Face Value   Description   Market Value  
  USD       1,968,931     JP Morgan Chase Bank, 0.50%, dated 02/26/09, to be repurchased
on demand at face value plus accrued interest.
  $ (1,968,931 )  

 

Average balance outstanding   $ (185,976,854 )  
Average interest rate     3.02 %  
Maximum balance outstanding   $ (563,557,754 )  
Average shares outstanding     287,129,071    
Average balance per share outstanding   $ (0.65 )  
Days outstanding     365    

 

Average balance outstanding was calculated based on daily balances outstanding during the period that the Fund had entered into reverse repurchase agreements.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


19



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Swap Agreements

Credit Default Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay)u 
  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1) 
  Deliverable
on Default
  Maximum
Potential
Amount of
Future
Payments
by the Fund
Under the
Contract (2) 
  Market
Value
 
  5,000,000     USD   3/20/2009   JP Morgan   Receive     2.85 %     1.21 %   Republic of     5,000,000     USD   $ 67,299    
              Chase Bank                       Peru                      
  10,000,000     USD
  3/20/2009   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     4.30 %     3.71 %   Republic of
Philippines
    10,000,000     USD     83,446    
  10,000,000     USD
  4/17/2009   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     3.90 %     14.06 %   Gazprom
Loan Facility
    10,000,000     USD     7,566    
  100,000,000     USD

  4/20/2009   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     0.29%       2.01 %   United
Mexican
States
    N/A         142,545    
  10,000,000     USD
  4/20/2009   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     0.43%       0.96 %   Republic of
Brazil
    N/A         (7,890 )  
  6,789,768     USD

  6/6/2009   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     1.85 %     35.20 %   Deutsche
Bank Loan to
Ukrnafta
    6,789,768     USD     (546,411 )  
  7,000,000     USD
  8/5/2009   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     4.85 %     39.30 %   Government
of Ukraine
    7,000,000     USD     (918,703 )  
  100,000,000     CHF
  9/20/2009   Morgan Stanley   (Pay)     0.78%       67.62 %   Government
of Ukraine
    N/A         25,421,349    
  10,000,000     USD
  9/20/2009   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     0.97%       14.49 %   Gazprom
OAO
    N/A         682,520    
  849,572,575     RUB
  11/5/2009   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     1.45 %     11.92 %   Russia
Post Office
    849,572,575     RUB     (1,328,153 )  
  10,000,000     USD

  11/20/2009   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     0.88%       3.07 %   United
Mexican
States
    N/A         134,531    
  10,000,000     USD

  11/20/2009   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     0.90%       3.07 %   United
Mexican
States
    N/A         132,534    
  25,000,000     USD
  12/29/2009   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     2.25 %     18.64 %   Videocon
Loan Facility
    25,000,000     USD     (2,954,585 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


20



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Credit Default Swaps — continued

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay)u 
  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1) 
  Deliverable
on Default
  Maximum
Potential
Amount of
Future
Payments
by the Fund
Under the
Contract (2) 
  Market
Value
 
  7,000,000     USD   2/5/2010   Deutsche   Receive     4.85 %     40.33 %   Government     7,000,000     USD   $ (1,779,719 )  
            Bank AG                 of Ukraine                
  3,000,000     USD   3/29/2010   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     4.70 %     5.05 %   Arab Republic
of Egypt
    3,000,000     USD     48,187    
  85,000,000     USD   6/20/2010   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     2.10 %     N/A     Reference
security
within CDX
Index
    N/A         3,722,292    
  12,000,000     USD   6/20/2010   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     3.87 %     43.71 %   Republic of
Argentina
    N/A         4,383,099    
  150,000,000     USD   6/20/2010   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     1.47 %     2.67 %   Republic of
Brazil
    N/A         1,919,480    
  12,000,000     USD   6/20/2010   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     4.00 %     43.71 %   Republic of
Argentina
    N/A         4,365,621    
  10,000,000     USD   7/20/2010   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     3.77 %     43.50 %   Republic of
Argentina
    N/A         3,827,826    
  6,000,000     USD   7/20/2010   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     3.80 %     43.50 %   Republic of
Argentina
    N/A           2,294,754    
  140,000,000     USD   7/20/2010   UBS AG   (Pay)     0.89 %     5.04 %   Republic of
Turkey
    N/A         7,632,142    
  5,000,000     USD   7/23/2010   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     4.56 %     38.66 %   Government
of Ukraine
    5,000,000     USD     (1,605,209 )  
  7,000,000     USD   8/5/2010   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     4.90 %     38.58 %   Government
of Ukraine
    7,000,000     USD     (2,266,459 )  
  3,000,000     USD   8/25/2010   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     6.47 %     49.36 %   Deutsche
Bank Loan to
Ukrtelekom
    3,000,000     USD     (1,934,553 )  
  35,000,000     USD   9/20/2010   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     0.70 %     4.38 %   Republic of
Philippines
    N/A         1,879,652    
  50,000,000     USD   9/20/2010   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     0.97 %     13.55 %   Gazprom
OAO
    N/A           8,275,658    
  20,000,000     USD   10/18/2010   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     2.00 %     16.67 %   VTB
Leasing
    20,000,000     USD     (3,898,329 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


21



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Credit Default Swaps — continued

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay)u 
  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1) 
  Deliverable
on Default
  Maximum
Potential
Amount of
Future
Payments
by the Fund
Under the
Contract (2) 
  Market
Value
 
  20,000,000     USD   10/20/2010   Goldman Sachs   (Pay)     2.74 %     4.25 %   Petroleos     N/A       $ 259,551    
                                        Mexicanos                
  5,000,000     USD   10/25/2010   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     4.60 %     38.38 %   Government
of Ukraine
    5,000,000     USD     (1,714,053 )  
  10,000,000     USD   12/20/2010   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     3.57 %     43.51 %   Republic of
Argentina
    N/A         4,511,584    
  5,000,000     USD   12/20/2010   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     3.43 %     43.51 %   Republic of
Argentina
    N/A         2,265,114    
  5,000,000     USD   1/25/2011   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     4.63 %     38.64 %   Government
of Ukraine
    5,000,000     USD     (1,936,367 )  
  7,000,000     USD   2/7/2011   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     4.95 %     38.71 %   Government
of Ukraine
    7,000,000     USD     (2,729,425 )  
  5,000,000     USD   2/20/2011   Morgan Stanley   (Pay)     2.80 %     43.93 %   Republic of
Argentina
    N/A         2,473,739    
  3,000,000     USD   2/25/2011   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     6.57 %     48.50 %   Deutsche
Bank Loan to
Ukrtelekom
    3,000,000     USD     (2,040,847 )  
  8,000,000     USD   3/20/2011   UBS AG   (Pay)     3.55 %     8.14 %   Republic of
Iraq
    N/A         530,710    
  8,000,000     USD   3/20/2011   Citigroup   (Pay)     3.70 %     7.79 %   Republic of
Iraq
    N/A         456,763    
  5,000,000     USD   4/26/2011   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     4.66 %     38.44 %   Government
of Ukraine
    5,000,000     USD     (1,991,508 )  
  6,000,000     USD   6/20/2011   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     3.75 %     17.85 %   Republic of
Georgia
    6,000,000     USD     (1,474,644 )  
  10,000,000     USD   6/20/2011   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     1.89 %     26.34 %   Islamic
Republic of
Pakistan
    N/A         3,493,182    
  34,000,000     USD   6/20/2011   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     1.35 %     N/A     Reference
security
within CDX
Index
    N/A         5,249,175    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


22



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Credit Default Swaps — continued

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay)u 
  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1) 
  Deliverable
on Default
  Maximum
Potential
Amount of
Future
Payments
by the Fund
Under the
Contract (2) 
  Market
Value
 
  11,000,000     USD   6/20/2011   JP Morgan   (Pay)     1.35 %     N/A     Reference     N/A       $ 1,698,262    
            Chase Bank                 security            
   
                                        within CDX            
   
                                        Index                
  9,000,000     USD   7/17/2011   UBS AG   Receive     5.05 %     38.03 %   Government
of Ukraine
    9,000,000     USD     (3,771,616 )  
  5,000,000     USD   7/25/2011   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     4.68 %     38.00 %   Government
of Ukraine
    5,000,000     USD     (2,132,446 )  
  7,000,000     USD   8/5/2011   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     5.00 %     37.96 %   Government
of Ukraine
    7,000,000     USD     (2,978,400 )  
  620,000,000     MXN   8/20/2011   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     0.40 %     2.58 %   United
Mexican
States
    620,000,000     MXN     (1,889,410 )  
  20,000,000     USD   8/20/2011   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     0.57 %     4.13 %   United
Mexican
States
    N/A         1,637,595    
  3,000,000     USD   8/25/2011   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     6.67 %     49.32 %   Deutsche
Bank Loan to
Ukrtelekom
    3,000,000     USD     (2,096,561 )  
  7,000,000     USD   10/20/2011   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     2.75 %     40.38 %   Republic of
Argentina
    N/A         3,617,753    
  5,000,000     USD   10/25/2011   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     4.70 %     37.80 %   Government
of Ukraine
    5,000,000     USD     (2,157,977 )  
  19,000,000     USD   10/30/2011   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     4.00 %     64.02 %   Naftofaz
Ukraine
    19,000,000     USD     (12,164,071 )  
  8,000,000     USD   11/20/2011   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     2.16 %     40.02 %   Republic of
Argentina
    N/A         4,261,807    
  7,916,740     USD   12/20/2011   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     1.60 %     5.67 %   Stemcor
UK Ltd.
    7,916,740     USD     (132,651 )  
  65,000,000     USD   12/20/2011   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     1.40 %     N/A     Reference
security
within CDX
Index
    N/A         11,556,639    
  5,000,000     USD   12/20/2011   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     0.66 %     4.53 %   Petroleos
Mexicanos
    N/A         486,570    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


23



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Credit Default Swaps — continued

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay)u 
  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1) 
  Deliverable
on Default
  Maximum
Potential
Amount of
Future
Payments
by the Fund
Under the
Contract (2) 
  Market
Value
 
  19,000,000     EUR   1/20/2012   Duetsche   (Pay)     0.42 %     15.36 %   Republic of     N/A       $ 7,408,442    
            Bank AG                 Kazakhstan                
  8,600,000,000     KZT   1/20/2012   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     0.32 %     11.57 %   Republic of
Kazakhstan
    8,600,000,000     KZT     (12,587,553 )  
  25,000,000     USD   2/20/2012   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     0.96 %     3.48 %   Republic of
Brazil
    N/A         1,739,891    
  3,000,000     USD   2/25/2012   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     6.75 %     52.14 %   Deutsche
Bank Loan to
Ukrtelekom
    3,000,000     USD     (2,122,820 )  
  19,000,000     USD   5/5/2012   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     4.00 %     49.63 %   Naftofaz
Ukraine
    19,000,000     USD     (12,374,673 )  
  50,000,000     USD   6/20/2012   Morgan Stanley   (Pay)     1.25 %     N/A     Reference
security
within CDX
Index
    N/A         9,958,681    
  5,000,000     USD   7/30/2012   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     3.05 %     2.46 %   Republic of
Chile
    5,000,000     USD     105,965    
  5,000,000     USD   8/20/2012   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     3.50 %     11.05 %   Republic of
Jamaica
    5,000,000     USD     (995,744 )  
  3,000,000     USD   8/25/2012   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     6.82 %     51.57 %   Deutsche
Bank Loan to
Ukrtelekom
    3,000,000     USD     (2,134,188 )  
  2,000,000     USD   9/20/2012   Goldman Sachs   (Pay)     9.20 %     37.42 %   Republic of
Argentina
    N/A         833,507    
  10,000,000     USD   9/20/2012   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     1.25 %     11.13 %   Gazprom
OAO
    N/A         2,540,083    
  85,000,000     PEN   9/20/2012   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     0.92 %     3.37 %   Republic of
Peru
    85,000,000     PEN     (1,834,585 )  
  15,000,000     USD   9/20/2012   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     1.15 %     4.13 %   Republic of
Peru
    N/A         1,315,417    
  10,000,000     USD   10/4/2012   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     2.95 %     2.50 %   Republic of
Chile
    10,000,000     USD     269,138    
  4,000,000     USD   10/20/2012   UBS AG   (Pay)     4.13 %     25.59 %   Petroleos de
Venezuela
    N/A           1,511,715    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


24



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Credit Default Swaps — continued

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay)u 
  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1) 
  Deliverable
on Default
  Maximum
Potential
Amount of
Future
Payments
by the Fund
Under the
Contract (2) 
  Market
Value
 
  15,000,000     USD   10/20/2012   JP Morgan   Receive     0.80 %     3.64 %   Republic of     15,000,000     USD   $ (1,360,611 )  
            Chase Bank                 Brazil                
  4,000,000     USD   10/20/2012   UBS AG   (Pay)     3.90 %     25.59 %   Petroleos de
Venezuela
    N/A         1,531,873    
  20,000,000     USD   10/20/2012   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     0.80 %     3.64 %   Republic of
Brazil
    20,000,000     USD     (1,814,148 )  
  5,000,000     USD   11/5/2012   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     6.50 %     10.99 %   Republic of
Jamaica
    5,000,000     USD     (518,228 )  
  42,000,000     USD   12/20/2012   Morgan Stanley   (Pay)     1.20 %     1.19 %   Reference
security
within CDX
Index
    N/A         (115,960 )  
  204,179,760     USD   12/20/2012   Morgan Stanley   Receive     0.71 %     0.58 %   Reference
security
within CDX
Index
    204,179,760     USD     1,237,837    
  50,000,000     USD   12/20/2012   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     1.75 %     N/A     Reference
security
within CDX
Index
    N/A         9,962,153    
  20,000,000     USD   3/20/2013   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     1.48 %     4.37 %   United
Mexican
States
    N/A         1,841,664    
  22,000,000     USD   6/20/2013   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     5.79 %     35.87 %   Republic of
Argentina
    N/A         11,439,596    
  14,000,000     USD   6/20/2013   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     3.72 %     9.82 %   Russia
AG Bank
    14,000,000     USD     (2,629,450 )  
  229,162,350     RUB   6/21/2013   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     2.35 %     23.47 %   VTB
Leasing
    229,162,350     RUB     (888,971 )  
  11,441,275     EUR   6/24/2013   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     1.37 %     18.12 %   VTB
Leasing
    11,441,275     EUR     (4,190,755 )  
  8,433,786     EUR   6/24/2013   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     1.37 %     18.12 %   VTB
Leasing
    8,433,786     EUR     (3,089,160 )  
  50,000,000     USD   8/20/2013   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  (Pay)     1.20 %     4.24 %   Republic of
Peru
    N/A         5,882,542    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


25



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Credit Default Swaps — continued

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay)u 
  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1) 
  Deliverable
on Default
  Maximum
Potential
Amount of
Future
Payments
by the Fund
Under the
Contract (2) 
  Market
Value
 
  277,250,000     PEN   8/20/2013   JP Morgan   Receive     0.96 %     3.60 %   Republic of     277,250,000     PEN $       (8,171,791 )  
            Chase Bank                 Peru                
  80,000,000     USD   10/20/2013   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     4.05 %     3.86 %   Republic of
Brazil
    80,000,000     USD     1,767,630    
  13,050,000,000     JPY   10/20/2013   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     3.20 %     4.05 %   Republic of
Brazil
    N/A         1,536,942    
  7,830,000,000     JPY   10/20/2013   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     3.95 %     4.05 %   Republic of
Brazil
    N/A         (1,615,556 )  
  130,000,000     USD   10/20/2013   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     3.30 %     3.86 %   Republic of
Brazil
    130,000,000     USD     (1,408,172 )  
  45,000,000     USD   10/20/2013   Goldman Sachs   (Pay)     12.35 %     35.20 %   Republic of
Argentina
    N/A         16,466,430    
  10,000,000     USD   12/24/2013   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     3.80 %     4.92 %   Republic of
Turkey
    10,000,000     USD     (378,440 )  
  14,000,000     USD   3/20/2014   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     2.80 %     2.50 %   Hellenic
Republic of
Greece
    N/A         (222,152 )  
  14,000,000     USD   3/20/2014   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     1.68 %     1.86 %   Republic of
Italy
    N/A         94,650    
  39,000,000     USD   3/20/2014   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     1.49 %     2.45 %   Republic of
Austria
    N/A         1,610,939    
  28,000,000     USD   3/20/2014   Deutsche Bank   (Pay)     1.70 %     1.86 %   Republic of
Italy
    N/A         165,050    
  14,000,000     USD   3/20/2014   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     1.45 %     1.46 %   United
Kingdom
Government
    N/A         (14,376 )  
  14,000,000     USD   3/20/2014   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     1.85 %     1.86 %   Republic of
Italy
    N/A         (19,063 )  
  39,000,000     USD   3/20/2014   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     2.39 %     2.50 %   Hellenic
Republic of
Greece
    N/A         148,022    
  39,000,000     USD   3/20/2014   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     1.28 %     1.46 %   United
Kingdom
Government
    N/A         289,993    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


26



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Credit Default Swaps — continued

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay)u 
  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1) 
  Deliverable
on Default
  Maximum
Potential
Amount of
Future
Payments
by the Fund
Under the
Contract (2) 
  Market
Value
 
  10,000,000     USD   5/14/2014   Deutsche   Receive     6.64 %     4.90 %   Republic of     10,000,000     USD   $ 931,096    
            Bank AG                 Turkey                
  5,000,000     USD   5/19/2014   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     6.42 %     4.90 %   Republic of
Turkey
    5,000,000     USD     411,961    
  10,000,000     USD   6/16/2014   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     6.22 %     4.90 %   Republic of
Turkey
    10,000,000     USD     694,625    
  2,000,000     USD   8/24/2014   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     4.25 %     5.33 %   Lebanese
Republic
    N/A         88,302    
  765,000,000     USD   3/20/2015   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     3.80 %     24.06 %   Bolivarian
Republic of
Venezuela
    765,000,000     USD     (362,877,613 )  
  575,500,000     EUR   3/20/2015   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     3.72 %     23.92 %   Venezuela
Eurobond
    N/A         344,779,676    
  300,000,000     EUR   4/20/2015   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     4.32 %     23.89 %   Bolivarian
Republic of
Venezuela
    N/A         174,931,402    
  412,500,000     USD   4/20/2015   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     4.40 %     24.03 %   Bolivarian
Republic of
Venezuela
    412,500,000     USD     (190,479,594 )  
  56,950,000,000     COP   11/20/2015   Citigroup   Receive     1.81 %     3.26 %   Republic of
Colombia
    56,950,000,000     COP     (1,355,491 )  
  15,000,000     USD   2/20/2016   Citigroup   (Pay)     2.16 %     4.78 %   Republic of
Colombia
    N/A         2,080,700    
  56,700,000,000     COP   2/20/2016   Citigroup   Receive     1.46 %     3.27 %   Republic of
Colombia
    56,700,000,000     COP     (1,854,595 )  
  114,800,000,000     COP   4/20/2016   Citigroup   Receive     1.33 %     3.28 %   Republic of
Colombia
    114,800,000,000     COP     (3,885,937 )  
  25,000,000     USD   4/20/2016   Citigroup   (Pay)     1.90 %     4.79 %   Republic of
Colombia
    N/A         3,715,640    
  22,000,000     EUR   6/17/2016   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     5.60 %     24.88 %   Republic of
Angola
    22,000,000     EUR     (9,317,628 )  
  20,000,000     USD   8/20/2016   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     0.87 %     4.55 %   United
Mexican
States
    N/A         4,108,927    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Credit Default Swaps — continued

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay)u 
  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1) 
  Deliverable
on Default
  Maximum
Potential
Amount of
Future
Payments
by the Fund
Under the
Contract (2) 
  Market
Value
 
  22,000,000     USD   8/20/2016   JP Morgan   Receive     1.99 %     4.05 %   Republic of     22,000,000     USD   $ (2,598,849 )  
            Chase Bank                 Brazil                
  20,000,000     USD   8/20/2016   Citigroup   (Pay)     2.15 %     4.79 %   Republic of
Colombia
    N/A         2,922,534    
  97,680,000,000     COP   8/20/2016   Citigroup   Receive     1.51 %     3.28 %   Republic of
Colombia
    97,680,000,000     COP     (3,254,935 )  
  620,000,000     MXN   8/20/2016   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     0.61 %     2.85 %   United
Mexican
States
    620,000,000     MXN     (4,462,119 )  
  87,500,000     USD   2/20/2017   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     2.43 %     23.38 %   Bolivarian
Republic of
Venezuela
    87,500,000     USD     (47,482,778 )  
  32,000,000     PEN   5/20/2017   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     0.79 %     3.86 %   Republic of
Peru
    32,000,000     PEN     (1,658,401 )  
  2,500,000     USD   5/20/2017   Deutsche
Bank AG
  (Pay)     1.05 %     4.53 %   Republic of
Peru
    N/A         485,122    
  35,000,000     USD   7/20/2017   UBS AG   Receive     2.26 %     4.82 %   Republic of
Turkey
    35,000,000     USD     (5,274,836 )  
  4,500,000     USD   7/20/2017   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     3.30 %     10.15 %   Republic of
Jamaica
    4,500,000     USD     (1,383,661 )  
  8,000,000     USD   8/20/2017   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     2.20 %     4.81 %   Republic of
Colombia
    8,000,000     USD     (1,253,961 )  
  17,000,000     USD   9/20/2017   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     1.74 %     4.48 %   Republic of
Philippines
    17,000,000     USD     (2,786,872 )  
  30,000,000     USD   9/20/2017   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     1.77 %     4.48 %   Republic of
Philippines
    30,000,000     USD     (4,870,789 )  
  21,000,000     USD   10/20/2017   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     1.78 %     10.96 %   Vneshtorg
Bank Bond &
Loan
    21,000,000     USD     (8,573,117 )  
  4,000,000     USD   11/20/2017   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     4.85 %     23.09 %   Bolivarian
Republic of
Venezuela
    4,000,000     USD     (1,875,078 )  
  4,000,000     USD   11/20/2017   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  Receive     4.90 %     23.09 %   Bolivarian
Republic of
Venezuela
    4,000,000     USD     (1,869,242 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Credit Default Swaps — continued

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay)u 
  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1) 
  Deliverable
on Default
  Maximum
Potential
Amount of
Future
Payments
by the Fund
Under the
Contract (2) 
  Market
Value
 
  25,000,000     USD   1/20/2018   Deutsche   Receive     1.50 %     4.11 %   Republic of     25,000,000     USD   $ (4,152,643 )  
            Bank AG                 Brazil                
  45,000,000     USD   10/20/2018   Goldman Sachs   Receive     12.20 %     32.90 %   Republic of
Argentina
    45,000,000     USD     (18,437,975 )  
  10,000,000     USD   12/20/2018   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     0.44 %     1.46 %   United
Kingdom
Government
    10,000,000     USD     (780,608 )  
  10,000,000     USD   3/20/2019   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     2.61 %     2.40 %   Hellenic
Republic of
Greece
    10,000,000     USD     179,157    
  10,000,000     USD   3/20/2019   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     1.35 %     1.46 %   United
Kingdom
Government
    10,000,000     USD     (73,112 )  
  10,000,000     USD   3/20/2019   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     1.70 %     1.81 %   Republic of
Italy
    10,000,000     USD     (68,102 )  
  10,000,000     USD   3/20/2019   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     1.62 %     1.81 %   Republic of
Italy
    10,000,000     USD     (133,396 )  
  30,000,000     USD   3/20/2019   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     1.46 %     2.35 %   Republic of
Austria
    30,000,000     USD     (1,946,302 )  
  20,000,000     USD   3/20/2019   Deutsche Bank   Receive     1.66 %     1.81 %   Republic of
Italy
    20,000,000     USD     (205,724 )  
  30,000,000     USD   3/20/2019   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     2.25 %     2.40 %   Hellenic
Republic of
Greece
    30,000,000     USD     (303,408 )  
  30,000,000     USD   3/20/2019   Deutsche
Bank AG
  Receive     1.25 %     1.46 %   United
Kingdom
Government
    30,000,000     USD     (474,326 )  
  30,000,000     USD   8/15/2031   Goldman Sachs   (Pay)     1.84 %     4.78 %   United
Mexican
States
    N/A         8,208,504    
    $ (67,912,724 )  
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $ (341,102 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

u  Receive - Fund receives premium and sells credit protection.
(Pay) - Fund pays premium and buys credit protection.

(1)  Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on the reference security, as of February 28, 2009, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and reflect the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(2)  The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make as a seller of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

Interest Rate Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receive
(Pay)# 
  Fixed
Rate
  Variable Rate   Market
Value
 
  20,000,000     USD   1/4/2010   JP Morgan Chase Bank   (Pay)     5.11 %   6 month LIBOR   $ (587,080 )  
  20,000,000     USD   1/4/2010   JP Morgan Chase Bank   Receive     5.62 %   6 month LIBOR     2,484,145    
  2,644,898     USD   12/1/2011   Citigroup   (Pay)     6.32 %   6 month LIBOR     (298,353 )  
  75,000,000     USD   12/17/2018   Bank of America   Receive     2.75 %   3 month LIBOR     (3,766,973 )  
  244,800,000     PEN   4/21/2014   JP Morgan Chase Bank   Receive     5.03 %   6 month LIBOR     (16,376,845 )  
  244,800,000     PEN   4/21/2009   JP Morgan Chase Bank   (Pay)     0.81 %   6 month LIBOR     16,973,675    
  80,000,000     PEN   2/19/2010   JP Morgan Chase Bank   (Pay)     3.15 %   6 month LIBOR     3,649,012    
  90,000,000,000     KRW   5/29/2010   Bank of America   (Pay)     4.79 %   3 month KRW LIBOR     (1,463,390 )  
  51,000,000     BRL   1/2/2013   JP Morgan Chase Bank   Receive     13.80 %   Floating Rate CDI     548,396    
    $ 1,162,587    
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $ (718,303 )  

 

#  Receive - Fund receives fixed rate and pays variable rate.
(Pay) - Fund pays fixed rate and receives variable rate.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


30



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Total Return Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Pay   Receive   Market
Value
 
  100,000,000     USD   4/10/2009   JP Morgan   3 month   EMBI + Total Return   $ (12,729,201 )  
              Chase Bank   LIBOR - 0.20%          
  45,335,905     USD   12/19/2011   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  CER Index + 1.24%   3 month LIBOR     11,855,285    
  27,967,218     USD   12/19/2011   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  3 month
LIBOR + 0.35%
  Return on Prestamos
Garatizados
    (15,689,191 )  
  27,967,218     USD   12/19/2011   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  CER Index + 3.59%   3 month LIBOR     6,370,002    
  45,797,706     USD   12/19/2011   JP Morgan
Chase Bank
  3 month
LIBOR + 0.35%
  Return on Prestamos
Garatizados
    (27,759,793 )  
  300,000,000     RUB   3/26/2017   Morgan Stanley   6 month
LIBOR + 0.25%
  Return on Sukhoi     (4,746,463 )  
    $ (42,699,361 )  
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $    

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures and/or swap contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

144A - Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors.

ACES - Aerolineas Centrales de Colombia

AMBAC - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by AMBAC Assurance Corporation.

BPI - Indemnification payment bonds

CBO - Collateralized Bond Obligation

CDI - Certificado de Deposito Interbabcario

CER - Coeficiente de Estabilizacion de Referencia

DEM LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate denominated in Deutsche Marks

EMBI - Emerging Markets Bond Index

EMTN - Euromarket Medium Term Note

FGIC - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation.

FLIRB - Front Loaded Interest Reduction Bond

GDP - Gross Domestic Product

GMTN - Global Medium Term Note

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


31



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

JPY LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate denominated in Japanese Yen

KRW LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate denominated in South Korean Won

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

PDI - Past Due Interest

PIK - Payment In Kind

VRRB - Variable Rate Reduction Bond

XL - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by XL Capital Assurance.

The rates shown on variable, step up and step down rate notes are the current interest rates at February 28, 2009, which are subject to change based on the terms of the security, including varying reset dates.

*  Non-income producing security.

(a)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

(b)  Security is in default.

(c)  In July 2005, the Fund entered into litigation against the Government of Argentina ("Argentina") relating to Argentina's failure to make payments on sovereign debt held by the Fund. That debt, which continues to be valued according to the Fund's valuation policy, represented 1.63% of the net assets of the Fund as of February 28, 2009. Judgments were awarded in the Fund's favor on September 24, 2007; however, the Fund's ability to collect on those judgments remains uncertain. Costs associated with this action are being borne by the Fund. (Note 2).

(d)  Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

(e)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated to cover collateral requirements on open swap contracts (Note 2).

(f)  Non-performing. Borrower not currently paying interest.

(g)  Past due maturity payment.

(h)  Underlying investment represents interests in defaulted securities.

Currency Abbreviations:

ARS - Argentine Peso
BRL - Brazilian Dollar
CHF - Swiss Franc
COP - Colombian Peso
DEM - Deutsche Mark
EUR - Euro
FIM - Finnish Markka
FRF - French Franc
GBP - British Pound
JPY - Japanese Yen
  KRW - South Korean Won
KZT - Kazakhstan Tenge
MXN - Mexican Peso
MYR - Malaysian Ringgit
PEN - Peruvian Sol
RUB - Russian Ruble
TWD - Taiwan Dollar
USD - United States Dollar
ZAR - South African Rand
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


32




GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $2,537,406,549) (Note 2)   $ 1,733,592,089    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $124,904,720) (Notes 2 and 8)     95,815,114    
Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,781,412) (Note 2)     1,451,677    
Receivable for investments sold     205,649    
Dividends and interest receivable     31,332,760    
Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     32,489,442    
Receivable for collateral on open futures contracts (Note 2)     4,836,500    
Receivable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     772,595,266    
Receivable for closed swap contracts (Note 2)     6,720,000    
Receivable for collateral on open swap contracts (Note 2)     82,267,000    
Total assets     2,761,305,497    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     30,253,086    
Payable for Fund shares repurchased     102,041    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     490,265    
Shareholder service fee     154,988    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     6,049    
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     246    
Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     279,195    
Interest payable for open swap contracts     1,280,731    
Payable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     882,044,764    
Payable for reverse repurchase agreements (Note 2)     1,968,931    
Miscellaneous payable     17,475,582    
Accrued expenses     798,163    
Total liabilities     934,854,041    
Net assets   $ 1,826,451,456    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


33



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009 — (Continued)

Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 2,868,866,689    
Distributions in excess of net investment income     (24,595,647 )  
Accumulated net realized loss     (105,486,716 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (912,332,870 )  
    $ 1,826,451,456    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 535,193,509    
Class IV shares   $ 1,291,257,947    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     91,489,778    
Class IV     220,877,215    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 5.85    
Class IV   $ 5.85    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


34



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Interest   $ 167,001,550    
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     4,463,272    
Dividends     945,207    
Total investment income     172,410,029    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     8,355,373    
Interest expense (Note 2)     5,623,994    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     847,858    
Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 3)     1,822,011    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     1,564,287    
Audit and tax fees     146,887    
Legal fees     212,267    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     85,029    
Registration fees     14,080    
Miscellaneous     29,515    
Total expenses     18,701,301    
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (279 )  
Net expenses     18,701,022    
Net investment income (loss)     153,709,007    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (40,945,772 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (9,923,602 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     48,484    
Closed futures contracts     (197,363 )  
Closed swap contracts     14,220,658    
Written options     (13,738,332 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     24,369,632    
Net realized gain (loss)     (26,166,295 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (947,911,326 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (21,979,883 )  
Open futures contracts     (29,089 )  
Open swap contracts     (125,741,201 )  
Written options     21,372,283    
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     47,425,544    
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (1,026,863,672 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1,053,029,967 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (899,320,960 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


35



GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 153,709,007     $ 189,122,789    
Net realized gain (loss)     (26,166,295 )     109,322,686    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,026,863,672 )     (151,247,533 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (899,320,960 )     147,197,942    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (44,778,489 )     (60,758,567 )  
Class IV     (170,454,066 )     (147,592,816 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (215,232,555 )     (208,351,383 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (14,329,630 )     (37,184,110 )  
Class IV     (44,349,438 )     (85,627,144 )  
Total distributions from net realized gains     (58,679,068 )     (122,811,254 )  
      (273,911,623 )     (331,162,637 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     74,710,846       (87,026,767 )  
Class IV     75,473,817       246,523,243    
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions
    150,184,663       159,496,476    
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     95,851       614,140    
Class IV     301,304       127,854    
Increase in net assets resulting from purchase premiums
and redemption fees
    397,155       741,994    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    150,581,818       160,238,470    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (1,022,650,765 )     (23,726,225 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     2,849,102,221       2,872,828,446    
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment
income of $24,595,647 and $38,763,889, respectively)
  $ 1,826,451,456     $ 2,849,102,221    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


36




GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.06     $ 10.73     $ 11.30     $ 11.09     $ 10.51    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.54       0.68       0.86       0.88       0.89    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (3.77 )     (0.13 )     0.30       1.14       1.16    
Total from investment operations     (3.23 )     0.55       1.16       2.02       2.05    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.77 )     (0.76 )     (0.94 )     (1.26 )     (1.18 )  
From net realized gains     (0.21 )     (0.46 )     (0.79 )     (0.55 )     (0.29 )  
Total distributions     (0.98 )     (1.22 )     (1.73 )     (1.81 )     (1.47 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.85     $ 10.06     $ 10.73     $ 11.30     $ 11.09    
Total Return(a)      (32.75 )%     5.07 %     10.98 %     19.50 %     20.58 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 535,194     $ 734,921     $ 876,598     $ 1,020,976     $ 1,088,609    
Net operating expenses to average daily
net assets(b) 
    0.59 %(c)      0.57 %(c)      0.57 %     0.57 %     0.57 %  
Interest expense to average daily
net assets(d) 
    0.23 %     0.74 %     0.48 %     0.22 %     0.08 %  
Total net expenses to average daily
net assets
    0.82 %(c)      1.31 %(c)      1.05 %     0.79 %     0.65 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    6.36 %     6.36 %     7.91 %     7.75 %     8.22 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     38 %     53 %     83 %     144 %     121 %  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts: 
  $ 0.00 (e)    $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.01    

 

(a)  Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(d)  Interest expense incurred as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements is included in the Fund's net expenses. Income earned on investing proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements is included in interest income.

(e)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class IV share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.06     $ 10.73     $ 11.30     $ 11.09     $ 10.51    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.53       0.69       0.87       0.88       0.90    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (3.76 )     (0.13 )     0.29       1.15       1.16    
Total from investment operations     (3.23 )     0.56       1.16       2.03       2.06    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.77 )     (0.77 )     (0.94 )     (1.27 )     (1.19 )  
From net realized gains     (0.21 )     (0.46 )     (0.79 )     (0.55 )     (0.29 )  
Total distributions     (0.98 )     (1.23 )     (1.73 )     (1.82 )     (1.48 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.85     $ 10.06     $ 10.73     $ 11.30     $ 11.09    
Total Return(a)      (32.66 )%     5.13 %     11.06 %     19.57 %     20.64 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,291,258     $ 2,114,181     $ 1,996,230     $ 1,799,792     $ 1,550,402    
Net operating expenses to average daily
net assets(b) 
    0.54 %(c)      0.53 %(c)      0.52 %     0.52 %     0.52 %  
Interest expense to average daily
net assets(d) 
    0.23 %     0.74 %     0.48 %     0.22 %     0.08 %  
Total net expenses to average daily
net assets
    0.77 %(c)      1.27 %(c)      1.00 %     0.74 %     0.60 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    6.46 %     6.45 %     7.97 %     7.75 %     8.29 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     38 %     53 %     83 %     144 %     121 %  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts: 
  $ 0.00 (e)    $ 0.00 (e)    $ 0.01     $ 0.00 (e)    $ 0.01    

 

(a)  Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(c)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(d)  Interest expense incurred as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements is included in the Fund's net expenses. Income earned on investing proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements is included in interest income.

(e)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return in excess of that of its benchmark, the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (EMBIG). The Fund invests primarily in sovereign debt of emerging countries, although it may also make investments in entities related to, but not guaranteed by emerging countries, or in entities wholly unrelated to emerging countries. Such investments may be either direct or indirect. Direct investments involve the purchase of a debt instrument. Indirect investments typically involve the pairing of a derivative instrument with a high-quality cash investment to create an economic exposure similar to that of a direct investment. The Fund typically uses credit default swaps in this instance to gain the desired risk exposure, although the Fund may also purchase credit default swaps as a form of insurance against adverse credit events. Further, the related cash investment may include domestic or foreign fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities issued by governments and private issuers, directly or indirectly through the purchase of shares of the GMO Short Duration Collateral Fund. The Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in below investment grade securities (also known as "junk bonds"). The Fund's investment program is subject to many risks, including market risk, foreign investment risk, credit and counterparty risk, derivatives risk, leveraging risk, liquidity risk, and high yield risk.

Throughout the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had two classes of shares outstanding: Class III and Class IV. Each class of shares bears a different level of shareholder service fees.

The financial statements of the series of the Trust in which the Fund invests ("underlying funds") should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request, by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect). Shares of GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund, GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund and GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund are not publicly available for direct purchase.

The Fund directly and indirectly (through underlying funds) invests in securities with contractual cash flows, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, credit card receivables and auto loan receivables. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate values, delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates and shifts in the market's perception of the securities' market values.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund will, if deemed prudent by the Manager, take temporary defensive measures (until the Manager has determined that normal conditions have returned or that it is otherwise prudent to resume investing in accordance with the Fund's normal investment strategies) and may not achieve its investment objectives during those periods. Recent changes in the credit markets have reduced the liquidity of all types of fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities.

The Fund currently limits subscriptions due to capacity considerations.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. For information about the pricing of some specific positions (e.g. swaps) see relevant descriptions below.

Typically the Fund and the underlying funds value debt instruments based on prices supplied by a primary pricing source chosen by the Manager. The Manager evaluates primary pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source should the Manager deem it appropriate. If it deems appropriate, the Manager, at its discretion, may override a price supplied by a primary source by using a price provided by another source. The prices provided by primary pricing sources may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material.

Certain securities held by the Fund and underlying funds are valued on the basis of prices provided by a single source. As of February 28, 2009, the total value of these securities represented 32.38% of the net


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

assets. The single source prices provided may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material. In addition, although alternative prices are available for other securities held by the Fund, those alternative sources would not necessarily confirm the security price used by the Fund. Therefore, the existence of those alternative sources does not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Fund.

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund ("SPHF"), an investment of the Fund, has litigation pending against various entities related to the default of certain asset-backed securities previously held by SPHF. The outcome of the lawsuits against the remaining defendants is not known and any potential recoveries are not reflected in the net asset value of SPHF. For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund received $48,484 through SPHF in connection with settlement agreements related to that litigation.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund valued certain debt securities using a specified spread above the country specific LIBOR rate. The Fund certain valued debt securities using bids received from primary pricing sources. The Fund valued certain debt securities using bids received from primary pricing sources adjusted by a specified discount for liquidity considerations. The Fund valued certain debt securities using comparable securities issued by the same country adjusted by a specified spread. The Fund also valued certain credit default swaps using industry standard models (or non-conventional models to the extent industry standard models are not appropriate) and inputs from pricing vendors.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 29,339,844     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     279,763,606       53,660,525    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     1,520,303,753       751,424,183    
Total   $ 1,829,407,203     $ 805,084,708    

 

*  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts and swap agreements.

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $ (29,089 )  
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           (68,007,293 )  
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs           (814,316,666 )  
Total   $     $ (882,353,048 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts, futures contracts and swap agreements.

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments***
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 139,080,487     $ (5,866,346 )  
Accrued discounts/premiums     26,672,999          
Realized gain (loss)     (30,597,141 )     (1,670,319 )  
Realized gain distributions received     37,043          
Realized gain distributions paid     (48,484 )        
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (840,521,996 )     (55,006,594 )  
Net purchases (sales)     26,744,986       1,670,319    
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3     2,198,935,859       (2,019,543 )  
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 1,520,303,753     $ (62,892,483 )  

 

***  Other financial instruments include swap agreements.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases (calls) or decreases (puts) during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund's investment activity in options contracts written by the Fund was as follows:

    Puts   Calls  
    Principal
Amount
of Contracts
  Premiums   Principal
Amount
of Contracts
  Premiums  
Outstanding, beginning of year   $     $     $ (115,000,000 )   $ (2,060,625 )  
Options written                          
Options exercised                 70,000,000       1,470,000    
Options expired                 45,000,000       590,625    
Options sold                          
Outstanding, end of year   $     $     $     $    

 


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Options contracts purchased by the Fund and outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Loan agreements

The Fund may invest in loans to corporate, governmental, or other borrowers. The Fund's investments in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution (the "lender") that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. When investing in a loan participation, (i) the Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the participation in the loan agreement and only upon receipt by the lender of payments from the borrower and (ii) the Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement. As a result, the Fund may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that has sold the participation in the loan agreement. When the Fund purchases assignments from lenders, it acquires direct rights against the borrower on the loan. Loan agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Indexed securities

The Fund may invest in indexed securities. Indexed securities are securities whose redemption values and/or coupons are linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic. The Fund uses indexed securities to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets in which investing through conventional securities is difficult. Indexed securities held by the Fund at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure (or increases negative exposure) in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default or other credit events. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. Swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Reverse repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement the Fund sells portfolio assets subject to an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same assets at a later date at a fixed price. In connection with these agreements, the Fund establishes segregated accounts with its custodian in which the Fund maintains assets equal in value to its obligations under the reverse repurchase agreement into which it has entered. Reverse repurchase agreements expose the Fund to the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund has sold under the agreement may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase them under the agreement. If the buyer in a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund's use of proceeds from the sale of its securities may be restricted while the other party or its trustee or receiver determines whether to honor the Fund's right to repurchase the securities. Furthermore, in that situation the Fund may be unable to recover the securities it sold and as a result would realize a loss equal to the difference between the value of the securities and the payment it received for them. This loss would be greater to the extent the buyer paid less than the value of the securities the Fund sold to it (e.g., a buyer may pay $95 for a bond with a market value of $100). The market value of the securities the Fund has sold is determined daily and any additional


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

required collateral is allocated to or sent by the Fund on the next business day. As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had entered into reverse repurchase agreements, plus accrued interest, amounting to $1,968,931, collateralized by securities with a market value, plus accrued interest, of $2,000,000. Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, derivative contract transactions, differing treatment for defaulted bonds, foreign currency transactions, partnership interest tax allocations, losses on wash sale transactions and amortization and accretion on debt securities.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Distributions
In Excess of Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 75,691,790     $ (75,691,790 )   $    

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 216,864,234     $ 209,641,890    
Net long-term capital gain     57,047,389       121,520,747    
Total distributions   $ 273,911,623     $ 331,162,637    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 34,073,989    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (105,395,789 )  
Total   $ (105,395,789 )  

 


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 2,682,467,959     $ 45,779,590     $ (898,840,346 )   $ (853,060,756 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities, is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary (See Note 3).


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

As of August 31, 2008, the premium on cash purchases of Fund shares was 0.50% of the amount invested and the fee on cash redemptions was 0.25% of the amount redeemed. Effective October 8, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 2.00% of the amount redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the premium on cash purchases of Fund shares was 0.50% of the amount invested and the fee on cash redemptions was 2.00% of the amount redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. These fees are allocated relative to each class's net assets on the share transaction date. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

The Fund expects to honor nearly all redemptions of its shares in-kind for the foreseeable future. If redeeming shareholders from the Fund choose to sell assets received in-kind immediately and current adverse market conditions continue, they may experience difficulty selling the assets at favorable prices. To the extent that the Fund honors redemptions in cash, redeeming shareholders will bear the redemption fees described above.

Investment risks

Investments in emerging country debt present risks that are not presented by many other securities. Many emerging countries are subject to political and/or economic instability, which may result in the Fund's inability to collect on a timely basis, or in full, principal and interest payments. Further, countries may expropriate or impose various types of foreign currency regulations or controls that impede the Fund's


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

ability to repatriate amounts it receives. The Fund may acquire interests in securities of some countries based on the Manager's expectations that conditions in those countries will improve. These factors may result in significant volatility in the values of its holdings. The markets for emerging country debt are typically less liquid than those of developed markets.

The Fund has exposure to many countries that subject it to a significant risk of default. Its largest exposures are in Philippines, Russia, Venezuela and Brazil. The Fund's financial position would be adversely affected in the event of a default by any of these countries on obligations held by the Fund, or on obligations issued by them generally. The Fund also makes extensive use of derivatives, which rely on the creditworthiness of the counterparty.

To manage the Fund's cash collateral needs in extraordinary market conditions, the Manager reserves the right to reduce or eliminate the Fund's derivative exposures, including those that are intended to cause the Fund to track its benchmark more closely. A reduction in those exposures without replacing them with benchmark securities will tend to cause the performance of the Fund to track its benchmark less closely and make the Fund's performance more dependent on the performance of the asset-backed securities it holds directly or indirectly.

Other matters

In July 2005, the Fund entered into litigation against the Government of Argentina ("Argentina") relating to Argentina's failure to make payments on sovereign debt held by the Fund. That debt, which continues to be valued according to the Fund's valuation policy, represented 1.63% of the net assets of the Fund as of February 28, 2009. Judgments were awarded in the Fund's favor on September 24, 2007; however, the Fund's ability to collect on those judgments remains uncertain. Costs associated with this action are being borne by the Fund.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.35% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets of each class at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares and 0.10% for Class IV shares.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net
Expenses
(excluding
shareholder service
fees and interest
expense)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Indirect Interest
Expense
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
< 0.001%     0.000 %     0.000 %   < 0.001%  

 

        

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $79,808 and $17,036, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

For the year ended February 28, 2009, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
U.S. Government securities   $ 482,911,232     $ 311,034,462    
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)     452,486,780       1,168,829,407    

 

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 58.31% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by four shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.25% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 12.19% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     29,283,609     $ 176,799,786       11,479,041     $ 123,985,827    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    8,768,892       57,123,655       9,161,344       94,844,498    
Shares repurchased     (19,580,527 )     (159,212,595 )     (29,333,184 )     (305,857,092 )  
Purchase premiums           3,273             178,678    
Redemption fees           92,578             435,462    
Net increase (decrease)     18,471,974     $ 74,806,697       (8,692,799 )   $ (86,412,627 )  
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class IV:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     8,624,354     $ 56,358,374       7,884,742     $ 82,812,310    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    32,907,567       209,783,649       22,455,867       232,182,559    
Shares repurchased     (30,713,578 )     (190,668,206 )     (6,365,177 )     (68,471,626 )  
Purchase premiums           7,071             39,052    
Redemption fees           294,233             88,802    
Net increase (decrease)     10,818,343     $ 75,775,121       23,975,432     $ 246,651,097    

 


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value,
end of
period
 
GMO Short-Duration
Collateral Fund
  $ 140,673,840     $ 62,669,168     $ 106,000,000     $ 4,463,272 u    $     $ 67,991,002    
GMO Special Purpose
Holding Fund
    26,976                         48,484       15,629    
GMO World Opportunity
Overlay Fund
    49,665,090             10,500,001                   27,808,483    
Totals   $ 190,365,906     $ 62,669,168     $ 116,500,001     $ 4,463,272     $ 48,484     $ 95,815,114    

 

u  The Fund received total distributions in the amount of $13,279,747 of which $8,816,475 was a return of capital.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations, of changes in net assets, and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including purchase premiums and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III      
1) Actual     0.72 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 689.90     $ 3.02    
2) Hypothetical     0.72 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.22     $ 3.61    
Class IV      
1) Actual     0.67 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 690.70     $ 2.81    
2) Hypothetical     0.67 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.47     $ 3.36    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized expense ratio (including interest expense and indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in early 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $57,047,389 from long-term capital gains.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income and qualified short-term capital gains with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $18,547,920 and $1,601,594, respectively, or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income and qualified short-term capital gains of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Asset Allocation team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund returned -46.1% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -50.2% for the Fund's benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index. During the fiscal year the Fund was exposed to global equity securities through its investment in underlying GMO mutual funds.

Implementation was positive, with both International Intrinsic Value Fund and International Growth Equity Fund outperforming their benchmarks. Asset allocation was slightly negative due to the Fund's overweight in emerging equities for part of the year.

Asset allocation detracted 2.3%. The Fund's overweights to emerging market equities and international value equities were the primary drivers of the relative underperformance.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a purchase at the beginning and redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of .04% on the purchase and .04% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.



GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     94.7 %  
Short-Term Investments     3.4    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Preferred Stocks     0.0    
Forward Currency Contracts     (0.5 )  
Futures     (0.7 )  
Other     3.1    
      100.0 %  
Country/Region Summary**   % of Investments  
Japan     28.2 %  
Euro Region***     25.7    
United Kingdom     21.8    
Switzerland     11.9    
Australia     2.9    
Canada     2.9    
Hong Kong     2.4    
Denmark     1.4    
Singapore     1.3    
Sweden     1.0    
Norway     0.4    
New Zealand     0.1    
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").

**  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect country exposure associated with investments in the underlying funds. The table excludes short-term investments. The table includes exposure through the use of derivative contracts.

***  The "Euro Region" is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.


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GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
        MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.0%  
        Affiliated Issuers — 100.0%  
    652,133     GMO Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI     10,036,327    
    14,146,977     GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV     204,565,281    
    13,907,756     GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV     194,708,590    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $859,372,794)     409,310,198    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0%  
    19,160     State Street Eurodollar Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     19,160    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $19,160)     19,160    
          TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $859,391,954)
    409,329,358    
          Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.0%)     (51,085 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 409,278,273    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $19,160) (Note 2)   $ 19,160    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $859,372,794) (Notes 2 and 8)     409,310,198    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     71,736    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     3,976    
Total assets     409,405,070    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     71,736    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     1,622    
Accrued expenses     53,439    
Total liabilities     126,797    
Net assets   $ 409,278,273    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 902,497,581    
Accumulated net realized loss     (43,156,712 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (450,062,596 )  
    $ 409,278,273    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 409,278,273    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     44,507,738    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 9.20    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 24,902,057    
Interest     324    
Total investment income     24,902,381    
Expenses:  
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     30,618    
Audit and tax fees     33,380    
Legal fees     15,390    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     9,149    
Registration fees     3,800    
Miscellaneous     7,803    
Total expenses     100,140    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (86,583 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (15,122 )  
Net expenses     (1,565 )  
Net investment income (loss)     24,903,946    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (58,235,039 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     41,343,170    
Net realized gain (loss)     (16,891,869 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (351,591,999 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (368,483,868 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (343,579,922 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 24,903,946     $ 13,263,942    
Net realized gain (loss)     (16,891,869 )     98,425,498    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (351,591,999 )     (103,922,554 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (343,579,922 )     7,766,886    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (24,913,805 )     (38,253,569 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (81,291,869 )     (36,477,386 )  
      (106,205,674 )     (74,730,955 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     140,586,628       344,825,641    
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     87,418       96,754    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    140,674,046       344,922,395    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (309,111,550 )     277,958,326    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     718,389,823       440,431,497    
End of period   $ 409,278,273     $ 718,389,823    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 20.63     $ 22.16     $ 20.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(b)†      0.65       0.47       0.53    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (9.20 )     0.52       2.45    
Total from investment operations     (8.55 )     0.99       2.98    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.62 )     (1.24 )     (0.72 )  
From net realized gains     (2.26 )     (1.28 )     (0.10 )  
Total distributions     (2.88 )     (2.52 )     (0.82 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 9.20     $ 20.63     $ 22.16    
Total Return(c)      (46.05 )%     3.57 %     14.93 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 409,278     $ 718,390     $ 440,431    
Net expenses to average daily net assets(d)(e)      0.00 %(f)      0.00 %(f)      0.00 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets(b)      4.12 %     2.04 %     3.32 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     33 %     4 %     1 %**   
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager to average daily net assets:     0.01 %     0.02 %     0.03 %*   
Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following
per share amounts: 
  $ 0.00 (g)    $ 0.00 (g)    $ 0.01    

 

(a)  Period from June 5, 2006 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2007.

(b)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(c)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(d)  Net expenses to average daily net assets were less than 0.01%.

(e)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(f)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(g)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return greater than that of the MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, and Far East). The Fund is a fund of funds and invests primarily in shares of the GMO International Equity Funds (which may include one or more of the GMO Emerging Markets Funds). The Fund may also invest in shares of other GMO Funds, including the GMO Fixed Income Funds, GMO Alpha Only Fund, GMO Flexible Equities Fund, and GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund.

The financial statements of the series of the Trust in which the Fund invests ("underlying funds") should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request, by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect) or by visiting GMO's website at www.gmo.com. Shares of GMO Flexible Equities Fund are not publicly available for direct purchase.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Shares of the underlying funds and other mutual funds are generally valued at their net asset value.

Investments held by the underlying funds are valued as follows. Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities for which quotations are not


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GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 86.61% of the net assets of the Fund, through investments in the underlying funds, were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 399,293,031     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     10,036,327          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 409,329,358     $    

 


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GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing


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GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to losses on wash sale transactions and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Distributions
In Excess of Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 9,859     $ (1,343 )   $ (8,516 )  

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 24,919,575     $ 39,207,726    
Net long-term capital gain     81,286,099       35,523,229    
Total distributions   $ 106,205,674     $ 74,730,955    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $7,394,778.

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 895,153,888     $     $ (485,824,530 )   $ (485,824,530 )  

 


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GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions from the underlying funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary and the manager has a conflict in allocating among the underlying funds (See Note 3).

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective June 30, 2008, the premium on cash purchases of Fund shares was changed to 0.04% of the amount invested and the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 0.02% of the amount redeemed. Effective September 30, 2008, the Fund no longer charged a premium on cash purchases or fee on cash redemptions of the amount invested or redeemed. Effective October 21, 2008, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions were each changed to 0.04% of the amount invested or redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the premium on cash purchases of Fund shares were each 0.04% of the amount invested or redeemed. The level of purchase premium for the Fund may be adjusted to account for changes in the Fund's investments (i.e., changes in the percentage of Fund assets allocated to each underlying


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GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

fund). The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. All or a portion of the redemption fees may be waived at the Manager's discretion under circumstances in which the Manager deems it equitable to do so, including without limitation in cases where the weighted average of (i) the estimated transaction costs for directly held assets and (ii) the redemption fees, if any, imposed by the underlying funds is less than the Fund's redemption fee. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in capital. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds, some of which may invest in foreign securities. The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets. The risks described above apply to an even greater extent to investments in emerging markets. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid, and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets. Additionally, the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds may be greater to the extent that the underlying funds engage in derivative transactions.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.


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GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

The Manager decides how to allocate the assets of the Fund among underlying funds. The Manager does not directly charge the Fund a management fee or shareholder service fee, but it receives varying management and shareholder service fees from the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. Because of that variation the levels of indirect net expenses set forth are affected by the managers asset allocation decisions.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below). Excluded Expenses include fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net
Expenses (excluding
shareholder service fees)
  Indirect Shareholder
Service Fees
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.517 %     0.089 %     0.606 %  

 

      

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $7,117 and $4,407, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and class exchanges, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $299,985,617 and $199,237,470, respectively.


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GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 22.91% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by two shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, less than 0.01% of the Fund's shares were held senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and none of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     9,740,750     $ 162,721,575       12,892,226     $ 299,095,066    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    7,405,391       104,659,498       3,158,687       72,167,816    
Shares repurchased     (7,459,920 )     (126,794,445 )     (1,108,147 )     (26,437,241 )  
Purchase premiums           55,087             89,316    
Redemption fees           32,331             7,438    
Net increase (decrease)     9,686,221     $ 140,674,046       14,942,766     $ 344,922,395    

 


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GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value, end
of period
 
GMO Emerging Markets
Fund, Class IV
  $     $ 16,680,728     $ 14,705,818     $     $ 299,278     $    
GMO Emerging Markets
Opportunities Fund,
Class IV
    52,923,870       10,283,374       50,085,676       212,954       10,070,419          
GMO Flexible Equities
Fund, Class VI
          13,029,066             1,597             10,036,327    
GMO International Growth
Equity Fund, Class IV
    336,900,951       126,249,024       74,644,816       11,881,046       11,980,329       204,565,281    
GMO International
Intrinsic Value Fund,
Class IV
    328,564,268       133,743,425       59,801,160       12,806,460       18,993,144       194,708,590    
Totals   $ 718,389,089     $ 299,985,617     $ 199,237,470     $ 24,902,057     $ 41,343,170     $ 409,310,198    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including purchase premiums and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including indirect management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.60 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 587.00     $ 2.36    
2) Hypothetical     0.60 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.82     $ 3.01    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO International Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in early 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $81,286,099 from long-term capital gains.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 65.94% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W. Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Asset Allocation team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund returned -32.4% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -43.5% for the Russell 3000 Index. During the fiscal year the Fund was exposed substantially to common stocks through its investment in underlying GMO mutual funds.

Implementation was positive, as the GMO U.S. Core Equity, GMO U.S. Quality Equity, and GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Funds outperformed their respective benchmarks. Asset allocation was relatively neutral during the period.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a purchase at the beginning and redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of .02% on the purchase and .02% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.

*   Russell 3000 Index + represents the S&P 500 Index prior to 2/28/03 and the Russell 3000 Index thereafter.



GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     94.7 %  
Short-Term Investments     3.0    
Futures     (0.2 )  
Other     2.5    
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").


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GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
        MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.0%  
        Affiliated Issuers — 100.0%  
    4,104,850     GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund, Class VI     31,320,002    
      2,604,864     GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund, Class VI     36,936,978    
      71,932     GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, Class III     542,365    
      139,529     GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Class III     619,508    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $109,572,657)     69,418,853    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0%  
    18,801     State Street Eurodollar Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     18,801    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $18,801)     18,801    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $109,591,458)
    69,437,654    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.0%)     (22,199 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 69,415,455    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $18,801) (Note 2)   $ 18,801    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $109,572,657) (Notes 2 and 8)     69,418,853    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     7,410    
Total assets     69,445,064    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     262    
Accrued expenses     29,347    
Total liabilities     29,609    
Net assets   $ 69,415,455    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 117,979,408    
Distributions in excesss of net realized gain     (8,410,149 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (40,153,804 )  
    $ 69,415,455    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 69,415,455    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     20,959,119    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 3.31    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 1,642,605    
Interest     192    
Total investment income     1,642,797    
Expenses:  
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     8,114    
Audit and tax fees     35,521    
Legal fees     1,569    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     1,026    
Registration fees     5,990    
Miscellaneous     2,006    
Total expenses     54,226    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (52,597 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (989 )  
Net expenses     640    
Net investment income (loss)     1,642,157    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (8,121,992 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     225,985    
Net realized gain (loss)     (7,896,007 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (27,592,432 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (35,488,439 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (33,846,282 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 1,642,157     $ 2,248,159    
Net realized gain (loss)     (7,896,007 )     11,547,121    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (27,592,432 )     (18,144,547 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (33,846,282 )     (4,349,267 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (1,637,551 )     (5,352,652 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (1,644,462 )     (11,494,628 )  
      (3,282,013 )     (16,847,280 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     11,468,444       (33,069,596 )  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     8,571       20,815    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    11,477,015       (33,048,781 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (25,651,280 )     (54,245,328 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     95,066,735       149,312,063    
End of period   $ 69,415,455     $ 95,066,735    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 5.11     $ 6.38     $ 6.56     $ 6.41     $ 6.40    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(a)†      0.09       0.11       0.10       0.10       0.11    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.70 )     (0.42 )     0.28       0.31       0.34    
Total from investment operations     (1.61 )     (0.31 )     0.38       0.41       0.45    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.08 )     (0.32 )     (0.15 )     (0.12 )     (0.14 )  
From net realized gains     (0.11 )     (0.64 )     (0.41 )     (0.14 )     (0.30 )  
Total distributions     (0.19 )     (0.96 )     0.56       (0.26 )     (0.44 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 3.31     $ 5.11     $ 6.38     $ 6.56     $ 6.41    
Total Return(b)      (32.42 )%     (6.43 )%     6.48 %     6.45 %     7.18 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 69,415     $ 95,067     $ 149,312     $ 173,146     $ 151,378    
Net expenses to average daily net assets(c)      0.00 %(d)(e)      0.00 %(d)(e)      0.04 %     0.01 %     0.00 %(e)   
Net investment income to average daily
net assets(a) 
    1.94 %     1.78 %     1.63 %     1.52 %     1.75 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     39 %     26 %     35 %     13 %     16 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.06 %     0.04 %     0.18 %     0.51 %     0.54 %  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts:(f)† 
  $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ 0.00    

 

(a)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(e)  Net expenses were less than 0.01%.

(f)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return greater than that of the Russell 3000 Index. The Fund is a fund of funds and invests primarily in shares of the GMO U.S. Equity Funds, and also may invest in shares of GMO Flexible Equities Fund (collectively, the "underlying Funds"). The Fund seeks exposure to U.S. equity securities in the Wilshire 5000 Stock Index through its investments in each of the underlying Funds.

The financial statements of the underlying funds should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request, by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect) or by visiting GMO's website at www.gmo.com. Shares of GMO Flexible Equities Fund are not publicly available for direct purchase.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Shares of the underlying funds and other mutual funds are generally valued at their net asset value.

Investments held by the underlying funds are valued as follows. Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as


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GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 69,437,654     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 69,437,654     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.


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GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards and losses on wash sale transactions.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Distributions
in Excess of Net
Investment Income
  Distributions
in Excess of Net
Realized Gain
  Paid-in Capital  
$ (4,606 )   $ 9,376     $ (4,770 )  

 


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GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 1,646,927     $ 5,350,424    
Net long-term capital gain     1,635,086       11,496,856    
Total distributions   $ 3,282,013     $ 16,847,280    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/29/2012   $ (136,192 )  
2/28/2017     (4,328,424 )  
Total   $ (4,464,616 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $62,690.

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 113,474,300     $     $ (44,036,646 )   $ (44,036,646 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.


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GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions from the underlying funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary and the Manager has a conflict in allocating among the underlying funds. (See Note 3).

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective June 30, 2008, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions of Fund shares were each changed to 0.01% of the amount invested or redeemed. Effective September 30, 2008, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions were each changed to 0.02% of the amount invested or redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions were each 0.02% of the amount invested or redeemed. The level of purchase premium and redemption fee for the Fund may be adjusted to account for changes in the Fund's investments (i.e., changes in the percentage of Fund assets allocated to each underlying fund). The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. All or portion of the redemption fees may be waived at the manager's discretion under circumstances in which the Manager deems it equitable to do so, including without limitation in cases where the weighted average of (i) the estimated transaction costs for directly held assets and (ii) the redemption fees, if any, imposed by the underlying funds is less than the Fund's redemption fee. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in capital. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the


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GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

The Manager decides how to allocate the assets of the Fund among underlying funds. The Manager does not directly charge the Fund an advisory fee or shareholder service fee, but it receives varying management and shareholder service fees from the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. Because of that variation the levels of indirect net expenses set forth below are affected by the Manager's asset allocation decisions.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below). Excluded Expenses include fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net
Expenses (excluding
shareholder service fees)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.322 %     0.057 %     0.379 %  

 

      

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $995 and $603, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the


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GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and class exchanges, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $43,901,715 and $33,833,587, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 69.32% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by two shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, less than 0.01% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and none of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     7,356,216     $ 34,747,429       1,644,319     $ 9,739,477    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    743,764       3,203,902       2,858,946       16,847,279    
Shares repurchased     (5,738,257 )     (26,482,887 )     (9,315,683 )     (59,656,352 )  
Purchase premiums           3,848             2,918    
Redemption fees           4,723             17,897    
Net increase (decrease)     2,361,723     $ 11,477,015       (4,812,418 )   $ (33,048,781 )  

 


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GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of affiliated issuers during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value,
end of
period
 
GMO U.S. Core
Equity Fund, Class VI
  $ 56,188,236     $ 17,090,524     $ 23,593,098     $ 779,123     $     $ 31,320,002    
GMO U.S. Quality
Equity Fund, Class VI
    36,390,514       26,792,904       9,790,489       845,195       225,985       36,936,978    
GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap
Growth Fund, Class III
    1,229,704       3,346       225,000       3,346             542,365    
GMO U.S. Small/Mid Cap
Value Fund, Class III
    1,256,760       14,941       225,000       14,941             619,508    
Totals   $ 95,065,214     $ 43,901,715     $ 33,833,587     $ 1,642,605     $ 225,985     $ 69,418,853    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including purchase premiums and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including indirect management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.38 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 679.90     $ 1.58    
2) Hypothetical     0.38 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.91     $ 1.91    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $1,635,086 from long-term capital gains.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

For corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 qualified for the dividends-received deduction.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Asset Allocation team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund returned -38.6% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -47.1% for the Fund's benchmark, the MSCI World Index. During the fiscal year the Fund was fully exposed to global equity securities through its investment in underlying GMO mutual funds.

Implementation was positive, with U.S. Quality Equity Fund and U.S. Core Equity Fund outperforming their benchmarks by large amounts and International Intrinsic Value Fund and International Growth Equity Fund and Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund also outperforming. Emerging Markets Fund and Flexible Equities Fund underperformed their benchmarks.

Asset allocation was also positive, driven by the Fund's overweight to U.S. equities over the course of the year.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a purchase at the beginning and redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of .04% on the purchase and .04% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.



GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     94.6 %  
Short-Term Investments     3.3    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Preferred Stocks     0.0    
Forward Currency Contracts     (0.2 )  
Futures     (0.4 )  
Other     2.7    
      100.0 %  
Country / Region Summary**   % of Investments  
United States     56.9 %  
Japan     13.0    
Euro Region***     11.9    
United Kingdom     9.2    
Switzerland     5.1    
Canada     1.2    
Hong Kong     1.0    
Denmark     0.6    
Singapore     0.5    
Sweden     0.4    
Norway     0.2    
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").

**  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect country exposure associated with investments in the underlying funds. The table excludes short-term investments. The table includes exposure through the use of derivative contracts.

***  The "Euro Region" is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.


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GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
        MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.0%  
        Affiliated Issuers — 100.0%  
    950,700     GMO Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI     14,631,268    
    10,115,855     GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV     146,275,269    
    10,006,146     GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV     140,086,040    
    16,034,561     GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund, Class VI     122,343,703    
    19,408,226     GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund, Class VI     275,208,643    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $1,185,295,156)     698,544,923    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0%  
    30,959     State Street Eurodollar Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     30,959    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $30,959)     30,959    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $1,185,326,115)
    698,575,882    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.0%)     (51,006 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 698,524,876    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $30,959) (Note 2)   $ 30,959    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $1,185,295,156) (Notes 2 and 8)     698,544,923    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     9,378,790    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     6,776    
Total assets     707,961,448    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     9,378,790    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     2,465    
Accrued expenses     55,317    
Total liabilities     9,436,572    
Net assets   $ 698,524,876    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 1,253,057,855    
Distributions in excess of net realized gain     (67,782,746 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (486,750,233 )  
    $ 698,524,876    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 698,524,876    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     56,829,828    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 12.29    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 27,365,491    
Interest     457    
Total investment income     27,365,948    
Expenses:  
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     46,502    
Audit and tax fees     33,380    
Legal fees     24,274    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     14,095    
Registration fees     4,375    
Miscellaneous     11,870    
Total expenses     134,496    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (113,667 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (14,780 )  
Net expenses     6,049    
Net investment income (loss)     27,359,899    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (109,004,829 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     41,963,597    
Net realized gain (loss)     (67,041,232 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (387,000,660 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (454,041,892 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (426,681,993 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 27,359,899     $ 16,856,249    
Net realized gain (loss)     (67,041,232 )     117,754,564    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (387,000,660 )     (134,909,725 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (426,681,993 )     (298,912 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (27,428,339 )     (44,014,224 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (48,768,521 )     (72,725,181 )  
      (76,196,860 )     (116,739,405 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     256,821,808       159,046,461    
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     207,495       42,292    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    257,029,303       159,088,753    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (245,849,550 )     42,050,436    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     944,374,426       902,323,990    
End of period   $ 698,524,876     $ 944,374,426    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 21.71     $ 24.25     $ 22.49     $ 20.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(b)†      0.53       0.43       0.40       0.37    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (8.50 )     0.01 (c)      2.93       2.78    
Total from investment operations     (7.97 )     0.44       3.33       3.15    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.54 )     (1.10 )     (0.73 )     (0.46 )  
From net realized gains     (0.91 )     (1.88 )     (0.84 )     (0.20 )  
Total distributions     (1.45 )     (2.98 )     (1.57 )     (0.66 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 12.29     $ 21.71     $ 24.25     $ 22.49    
Total Return(d)      (38.63 )%     0.72 %     14.94 %     15.90 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 698,525     $ 944,374     $ 902,324     $ 407,230    
Net expenses to average daily net assets(e)(f)      0.00 %(g)      0.00 %(g)      0.00 %     0.00 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets(b)      2.89 %     1.72 %     1.68 %     2.42 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     35 %     20 %     12 %     5 %**   
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the Manager
to average daily net assets:
    0.01 %     0.01 %     0.02 %     0.06 %*   
Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted
of the following per share amounts: 
    (h)      (h)    $ 0.01     $ 0.02    

 

(a)  Period from June 16, 2005 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2006.

(b)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(c)  The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.

(d)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(e)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(f)  Net expenses to average daily net assets were less than 0.01%.

(g)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(h)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return greater than that of the MSCI World Index. The Fund is a fund of funds and invests primarily in shares of the GMO International Equity Funds (which may include one or more of the GMO Emerging Markets Funds) and the GMO U.S. Equity Funds. The Fund may also invest in shares of other GMO Funds, including the GMO Fixed Income Funds, GMO Alpha Only Fund, GMO Flexible Equities Fund, and GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund.

The financial statements of the series of the Trust in which the Fund invests ("underlying funds") should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request, by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect) or by visiting GMO's website at www.gmo.com. Shares of GMO Flexible Equities Fund are not publicly available for direct purchase.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Shares of the underlying funds and other mutual funds are generally valued at their net asset value.

Investments held by the underlying funds are valued as follows. Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities for which quotations are not readily


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GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 37.44% of the net assets of the Fund, through investments in the underlying funds, were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 683,944,614     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     14,631,268          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 698,575,882     $    

 


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GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at


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GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to losses on wash sale transactions and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Distributions
In Excess of Net
Investment Income
  Distributions
In Excess of Net
Realized Gain
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 68,440     $ (44,942 )   $ (23,498 )  

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 27,435,560     $ 44,009,605    
Net long-term capital gain     48,761,300       72,729,800    
Total distributions   $ 76,196,860     $ 116,739,405    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $17,086,019.

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 1,236,022,842     $     $ (537,446,960 )   $ (537,446,960 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or


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GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions from the underlying funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary and the Manager has a conflict in allocating among the underlying funds. (See Note 3).

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective June 30, 2008, the premium on cash purchases of Fund shares remained at 0.04% of the amount invested and the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 0.03% of the amount redeemed. Effective September 30, 2008, the Fund no longer charged a premium on cash purchases or fee on cash redemptions of the amount invested or redeemed. Effective October 21, 2008, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions were each changed to 0.04% of the amount invested or redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions of Fund shares were each 0.04% of the amount invested or redeemed. The level of purchase premium and redemption fee for the Fund may be adjusted to account for changes in the Fund's investments (i.e., changes in the percentage of Fund assets allocated to each underlying fund). The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption


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GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in capital. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds, some of which may invest in foreign securities. The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets. The risks described above apply to an even greater extent to investments in emerging markets. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid, and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets. Additionally, the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds may be greater to the extent that the underlying funds engage in derivative transactions.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

The Manager decides how to allocate the assets of the Fund among underlying funds. The Manager does not directly charge the Fund a management fee or shareholder service fee, but it receives varying management and shareholder service fees from the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. Because of that variation the levels of indirect net expenses set forth below are affected by the Manager's asset allocation decisions.


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GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below). Excluded Expenses include fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net Expenses
(excluding shareholder
service fees)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.419 %     0.071 %     0.490 %  

 

      

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $11,186 and $6,734, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and class exchanges, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $578,764,513 and $328,577,709, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.


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GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 22.45% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by two shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, less than 0.01% of the Fund's shares were held senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 8.75% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     21,444,708     $ 386,255,390       4,764,267     $ 122,806,681    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    4,310,232       76,196,861       4,778,197       116,284,024    
Shares repurchased     (12,427,876 )     (205,630,443 )     (3,254,416 )     (80,044,244 )  
Purchase premiums           147,229             10,322    
Redemption fees           60,266             31,970    
Net increase (decrease)     13,327,064     $ 257,029,303       6,288,048     $ 159,088,753    

 


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GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value,
end of
period
 
GMO Flexible
Equities Fund,
Class VI
  $     $ 18,090,527     $ 404,838     $ 1,000     $     $ 14,631,268    
GMO Alpha Only Fund,
Class IV
          738,869       722,877       6,749       65,044          
GMO Emerging
Markets Fund,
Class VI
          39,184,630       33,460,415             2,194,706          
GMO Emerging Markets
Opportunities Fund,
Class VI
    80,556,568       14,281,406       76,112,925       295,748       13,985,658          
GMO International
Growth Equity Fund,
Class IV
    224,920,412       97,033,707       45,334,133       8,571,422       9,255,424       146,275,269    
GMO International
Intrinsic Value Fund,
Class IV
    221,378,801       110,034,495       45,031,416       8,995,032       14,665,950       140,086,040    
GMO U.S. Core
Equity Fund,
Class VI
    224,789,300       50,384,722       71,628,817       3,784,722             122,343,703    
GMO U.S. Quality
Equity Fund,
Class VI
    192,718,528       249,016,157       55,882,288       5,710,818       1,796,815       275,208,643    
Totals   $ 944,363,609     $ 578,764,513     $ 328,577,709     $ 27,365,491     $ 41,963,597     $ 698,544,923    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including purchase premiums and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including indirect management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.48 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 642.10     $ 1.95    
2) Hypothetical     0.48 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.41     $ 2.41    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO World Opportunities Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $48,761,300 from long-term capital gains.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 77.71% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

For corporate shareholders, 34.62% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 qualified for the dividends-received deduction.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Asset Allocation team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The Class III shares of the GMO Alpha Only Fund returned +11.9% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to +1.3% for the Citigroup 3 Month Treasury Bill Index. During the fiscal year the Fund invested in global equity securities indirectly through its investment in underlying GMO mutual funds.

Implementation was positive as the GMO U.S. Core Equity, GMO U.S. Quality Equity, and GMO International Intrinsic Value Funds outperformed their respective benchmarks.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Class IV shares will vary due to different fees.



GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Cash and Cash Equivalents     81.9 %  
Common Stocks     69.2    
Short-Term Investments     17.7    
Forward Currency Contracts     0.3    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Preferred Stocks     0.0    
Swaps     (36.2 )  
Futures     (36.5 )  
Other     3.6    
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds"). Swaps and futures concentrations assume the notional value of the respective contracts.


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GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
        MUTUAL FUNDS — 73.2%  
        United States — 73.2%  
        Affiliated Issuers  
    25,472,414     GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV     368,331,113    
    25,348,249     GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV     354,875,492    
    33,476,803     GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund, Class VI     255,428,005    
    32,980,191     GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund, Class VI     467,659,107    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $2,041,467,216)     1,446,293,717    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 15.3%  
    60,400,000     BNP Paribas Time Deposit, 0.23%, due 03/02/09     60,400,000    
    60,400,000     Branch Banking & Trust Time Deposit, 0.13%, due 03/02/09     60,400,000    
    60,400,000     HSBC Bank (USA) Time Deposit, 0.19%, due 03/02/09     60,400,000    
    99,994     Royal Bank of Scotland Time Deposit, 0.08%, due 03/02/09     99,994    
    60,200,000     Societe Generale Time Deposit, 0.25%, due 03/02/09     60,200,000    
    60,400,000     Wells Fargo Time Deposit, 0.35%, due 03/02/09     60,400,000    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $301,899,994)     301,899,994    
          TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 88.5%
(Cost $2,343,367,210)
    1,748,193,711    
          Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 11.5%     227,670,541    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 1,975,864,252    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive   Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
    Buys  
4/24/09   DKK     84,101,000     $ 14,285,047     $ (318,356 )  
4/24/09   EUR     41,351,000       52,409,195       (1,152,342 )  
4/24/09   EUR     41,351,000       52,409,195       (1,246,622 )  
4/24/09   NOK     64,985,000       9,227,722       (112,693 )  
4/24/09   SEK     240,233,000       26,670,686       (2,253,882 )  
    $ 155,001,845     $ (5,083,895 )  
    Sales  
4/24/09   AUD     32,564,000     $ 20,746,546     $ 26,681    
4/24/09   AUD     36,759,846       23,419,722       (73,544 )  
4/24/09   CHF     4,833,000       4,135,949       97,954    
4/24/09   CHF     39,410,044       33,726,037       (56,196 )  
4/24/09   DKK     21,108,878       3,585,466       (21,884 )  
4/24/09   EUR     33,673,584       42,678,664       (160,612 )  
4/24/09   EUR     34,693,996       43,971,957       (390,053 )  
4/24/09   EUR     33,673,584       42,678,664       (264,091 )  
4/24/09   GBP     19,481,806       27,887,270       (195,441 )  
4/24/09   GBP     18,908,812       27,067,057       (173,810 )  
4/24/09   GBP     18,908,812       27,067,057       (109,595 )  
4/24/09   HKD     62,760,000       8,096,191       1,351    
4/24/09   HKD     69,173,470       8,923,544       913    
4/24/09   JPY     4,218,766,000       43,274,688       4,206,668    
4/24/09   JPY     4,218,766,000       43,274,688       4,365,915    
4/24/09   JPY     4,913,374,084       50,399,745       3,056,755    
4/24/09   JPY     4,913,374,084       50,399,745       3,099,537    
4/24/09   NOK     19,489,199       2,767,422       (7,303 )  
4/24/09   NZD     1,414,268       705,798       11,532    
4/24/09   SEK     65,149,897       7,232,946       225,183    
4/24/09   SGD     13,147,742       8,491,801       167,796    
    $ 520,530,957     $ 13,807,756    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


3



GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  2,859     OMXS 30   March 2009   $ 20,066,153     $ (474,713 )  
  77     AEX   March 2009     4,227,930       (393,658 )  
  70     IBEX 35   March 2009     6,669,707       (256,285 )  
  69     DAX   March 2009     8,314,210       (1,081,134 )  
    $ 39,278,000     $ (2,205,790 )  
Sales      
  7,513     S&P 500 E-Mini Index   March 2009   $ 275,802,230     $ 42,843,504    
  348     MSCI EAFE E-Mini   March 2009     17,038,080       4,940,729    
  331     MSCI Singapore   March 2009     8,107,637       119,692    
  2,429     TOPIX   March 2009     186,410,229       13,704,736    
  202     S&P/MIB   March 2009     19,369,836       4,797,836    
  214     Hang Seng   March 2009     17,293,907       246,270    
  1,528     FTSE   March 2009     82,501,116       11,505,476    
  732     CAC 40   March 2009     24,731,104       1,918,787    
  837     SPI 200   March 2009     43,722,887       3,579,474    
    $ 674,977,026     $ 83,656,504    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


4



GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Swap Agreements

Total Return Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Pay   Receive   Market
Value
 
  211,861,464     USD
  8/7/2009   JP Morgan Chase
Bank
  Custom Low
Quality Equity Basket
  3 month
LIBOR -0.75%
  $ 41,051,304    
  201,676,000     USD
  8/10/2009   Citigroup   Custom Low
Quality Equity Basket
  3 month
LIBOR -0.56%
    37,003,753    
  192,111,944     USD
  1/11/2010   Morgan Stanley   Custom Low Quality
Equity Basket
  Daily Federal Funds
Rate -0.52%
    18,061,597    
  110,020,493     USD   2/3/2010   Goldman Sachs   Custom Low Quality
Equity Basket
  Daily Federal Funds
Rate -0.80%
    10,915,591    
    $ 107,032,245    
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $    

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures and/or swap contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD - Australian Dollar
CHF - Swiss Franc
DKK - Danish Krone
EUR - Euro
GBP - British Pound
HKD - Hong Kong Dollar
  JPY - Japanese Yen
NOK - Norwegian Krone
NZD - New Zealand Dollar
SEK - Swedish Krona
SGD - Singapore Dollar
USD - United States Dollar
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


5




GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $301,899,994) (Note 2)   $ 301,899,994    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $2,041,467,216) (Notes 2 and 8)     1,446,293,717    
Interest receivable     3,831    
Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     15,260,285    
Receivable for collateral on open futures contracts (Note 2)     104,936,000    
Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     9,384,283    
Receivable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     107,032,245    
Receivable for collateral on open swap contracts (Note 2)     115,573    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     633,475    
Total assets     1,985,559,403    
Liabilities:  
Payable for Fund shares repurchased     2,000,000    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     764,763    
Shareholder service fee     157,616    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     6,449    
Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     6,536,424    
Accrued expenses     229,899    
Total liabilities     9,695,151    
Net assets   $ 1,975,864,252    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 2,893,860,836    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     67,448,822    
Distributions in excess of net realized gain     (587,478,727 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (397,966,679 )  
    $ 1,975,864,252    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 121,710,866    
Class IV shares   $ 1,854,153,386    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     21,083,486    
Class IV     321,223,845    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 5.77    
Class IV   $ 5.77    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


6



GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 65,927,951    
Interest     4,336,733    
Dividends     2,358,668    
Total investment income     72,623,352    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     13,453,668    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     274,605    
Shareholder service fee – Class IV (Note 3)     2,507,652    
Custodian and fund accounting agent fees     317,061    
Transfer agent fees     41,738    
Audit and tax fees     70,904    
Legal fees     115,776    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     41,348    
Registration fees     9,226    
Miscellaneous     35,205    
Total expenses     16,867,183    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (520,089 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (7,853 )  
Indirectly incurred fees waived or borne by Manager (Note 3)     (9,727,684 )  
Shareholder service fee waived (Note 3)     (1,622,293 )  
Net expenses     4,989,264    
Net investment income (loss)     67,634,088    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (58,629,810 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (881,353,399 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     87,407,437    
Closed futures contracts     547,607,458    
Closed swap contracts     863,759,221    
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     71,434,047    
Net realized gain (loss)     630,224,954    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (391,979,894 )  
Open futures contracts     (15,748,770 )  
Open swap contracts     44,982,978    
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     30,012,002    
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (332,733,684 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     297,491,270    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ 365,125,358    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 67,634,088     $ 37,393,719    
Net realized gain (loss)     630,224,954       269,696,616    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (332,733,684 )     (146,534,773 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     365,125,358       160,555,562    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (57,987,423 )     (3,121,593 )  
Class IV     (869,600,332 )     (37,623,319 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (927,587,755 )     (40,744,912 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (30,565,835 )        
Class IV     (445,995,777 )        
Total distributions from net realized gains     (476,561,612 )        
      (1,404,149,367 )     (40,744,912 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     7,583,957       (140,995 )  
Class IV     272,747,018       752,392,494    
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions
    280,330,975       752,251,499    
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     73,187       148,551    
Class IV     447,577       1,407,214    
Increase in net assets resulting from purchase premiums
and redemption fees
    520,764       1,555,765    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    280,851,739       753,807,264    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (758,172,270 )     873,617,914    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     2,734,036,522       1,860,418,608    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $67,448,822 and distributions in excess of net
investment income of $4,242,356, respectively)
  $ 1,975,864,252     $ 2,734,036,522    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8




GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 11.11     $ 10.42     $ 10.36     $ 10.26     $ 9.99    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(a)†      0.23       0.21       0.17       0.16       0.19    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.93       0.70       0.10       0.31       0.08    
Total from investment operations     1.16       0.91       0.27       0.47       0.27    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (4.41 )     (0.22 )     (0.21 )     (0.37 )        
From net realized gains     (2.09 )                          
Total distributions     (6.50 )     (0.22 )     (0.21 )     (0.37 )        
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.77     $ 11.11     $ 10.42     $ 10.36     $ 10.26    
Total Return(b)      11.92 %     8.74 %     2.64 %     4.63 %     2.70 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 121,711     $ 176,067     $ 166,626     $ 1,460,161     $ 179,488    
Net expenses to average daily net assets(c)      0.23 %(d)      0.16 %(d)      0.15 %     0.10 %     0.18 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets(a) 
    2.37 %     1.91 %     1.66 %     1.52 %     1.94 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     87 %     44 %     22 %     40 %     19 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or
waived by the Manager to average daily
net assets:
    0.44 %     0.51 %     0.53 %     0.59 %     0.62 %  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts: 
  $ 0.00 (e)    $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.02     $ 0.01    

 

(a)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(e)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class IV share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 11.11     $ 10.41     $ 10.37    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(b)†      0.24       0.21       0.20    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.92       0.71       0.06    
Total from investment operations     1.16       0.92       0.26    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (4.41 )     (0.22 )     (0.22 )  
From net realized gains     (2.09 )              
Total distributions     (6.50 )     (0.22 )     (0.22 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.77     $ 11.11     $ 10.41    
Total Return(c)      12.00 %     8.90 %     2.54 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,854,153     $ 2,557,970     $ 1,693,793    
Net expenses to average daily net assets(d)      0.18 %(e)      0.11 %(e)      0.10 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets(b)      2.52 %     1.96 %     1.93 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     87 %     44 %     22 %††   
Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager
to average daily net assets:
    0.44 %     0.51 %     0.53 %*   
Purchase premiums and redemption fees consisted of the following
per share amounts: 
  $ 0.00 (f)    $ 0.01     $ 0.00 (f)   

 

(a)  Period from March 2, 2006 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2007.

(b)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(c)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(d)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(e)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(f)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

††  Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the year ended February 28, 2007.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10




GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Alpha Only Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks to outperform the Citigroup 3 Month Treasury Bill Index. The Fund invests primarily in shares of the GMO U.S. Equity Funds and the GMO International Equity Funds (which may include one or more of the GMO Emerging Markets Funds). The Fund also may invest in shares of GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund ("ECDF") and GMO Flexible Equities Fund. In addition, the Fund may invest directly in securities of the type in which the underlying funds invest. The Fund invests in sub-asset classes that it expects to outperform the relevant broader asset class and implements its strategy with either direct or indirect investments in a combination of U.S., foreign, and emerging country equities and emerging country debt. The Fund seeks to hedge some or all of the expected return (and foreign currency exposure) of the broader asset class. To the extent that the Fund's hedges are effective, the performance of the Fund's portfolio is expected to have a low correlation to the performance of the broader global asset classes in which the Fund directly or indirectly invests. Instead, the Fund is expected to produce returns more like a short-term fixed income fund, with variation in return (alpha) resulting from aggregate outperformance or underperformance of the underlying funds and/or securities as well as the sub-asset classes in which the Fund invests relative to the relevant broader asset classes.

Throughout the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had two classes of shares outstanding: Class III and Class IV. Each class of shares bears a different level of shareholder service fees.

The financial statements of the series of the Trust in which the Fund invests ("underlying funds") should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect) or by visiting GMO's website at www.gmo.com.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.


11



GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Portfolio valuation

Shares of the underlying funds and other mutual funds are generally valued at their net asset value.

Investments held by the underlying funds are valued as follows. Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 31.60% of the net assets of the Fund, through investments in the underlying funds, were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


12



GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 1,748,193,711     $ 47,784,233    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           158,164,801    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 1,748,193,711     $ 205,949,034    

 

*  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts, futures contracts and swap agreements.

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           (8,742,214 )  
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (8,742,214 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts and futures contracts.

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.


13



GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Because many foreign exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign futures in those markets or on those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign futures using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.


14



GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts during the period.

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.


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GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations.


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GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. Swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to derivative contract transactions, differing treatment of mutual fund distributions received, foreign currency transactions, losses on wash sale transactions and post-October capital losses.


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GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Distributions
in Excess of
Net Realized Gain
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 931,644,845     $ (931,644,845 )   $    

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 987,673,928     $ 40,744,912    
Net long-term capital gain     416,475,439          
Total distributions   $ 1,404,149,367     $ 40,744,912    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including
any net short-term capital gain)
  $ 93,465,400    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $96,558,266.

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 2,786,503,438     $     $ (1,038,309,727 )   $ (1,038,309,727 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.


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GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions from the underlying funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary (See Note 3).

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH") serves as custodian and fund accounting agent of the Fund. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as transfer agent of the Fund. BBH and State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with each agent. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective June 30, 2008, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions of Fund shares were each changed to 0.06% of the amount invested or redeemed. Effective September 30, 2008, the Fund no longer charged a premium on cash purchases or fee on cash redemptions of the amount invested or redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the Fund did not charge a premium on cash purchases or fee on cash redemptions of the amount invested or redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or


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GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. The level of purchase premium and redemption fee for the Fund may be adjusted to account for changes in the Fund's investments (i.e. changes in the percentage of Fund assets allocated to each underlying fund and direct investments). If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. All or portion of the redemption fees may be waived at the manager's discretion under circumstances in which the Manager deems it equitable to do so, including without limitation in cases where the weighted average of (i) the estimated transaction costs for directly held assets and (ii) the redemption fees, if any, imposed by the underlying funds is less than the Fund's redemption fee. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in capital. These fees are allocated relative to each class's net assets on the share transaction date. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds, some of which may invest in foreign securities. The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets. The risks described above apply to an even greater extent to investments in emerging markets. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid, and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets. Additionally, the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds may be greater to the extent that the underlying funds engage in derivative transactions.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.


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GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.50% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets of each class at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares and 0.10% for Class IV shares. The Manager will waive the Fund's shareholder service fee to the extent that the aggregate of any direct and indirect shareholder service fees borne by a class of shares of the Fund exceeds 0.15% for Class III shares and 0.10% for Class IV shares; provided, however, that the amount of this waiver will not exceed the respective Class' shareholder service fee.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below). Excluded Expenses include fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes) (collectively, "Excluded Fund Fees and Expenses"). In addition, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund through at least June 30, 2009 to the extent that the sum of (a) the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding Excluded Fund Fees and Expenses) and (b) the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investment in underlying funds (excluding these Funds' Excluded Fund Fees and Expenses) exceeds 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets, subject to a maximum total reimbursement to the Fund equal to 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Fund incurs varying fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because of that variation the levels of indirect net expenses set forth below are affected by the Manager's asset allocation decisions. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net Expenses
(excluding shareholder
service fees)
  Indirect Shareholder
Service Fees
  Total Indirect Expenses  
  0.368 %     0.060 %     0.428 %  

 

      

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $33,951 and $18,387, respectively. The compensation and expenses of


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GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $2,410,555,556 and $1,995,543,845, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 77.18% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by three shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Two of the shareholders are other funds of the Trust. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 1.01% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 98.21% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.


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GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     10,891,534     $ 107,005,790       7,060,158     $ 77,385,165    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    10,963,624       75,954,352       219,377       2,393,411    
Shares repurchased     (16,617,931 )     (175,376,185 )     (7,426,248 )     (79,919,571 )  
Purchase premiums           65,115             77,245    
Redemption fees           8,072             71,306    
Net increase (decrease)     5,237,227     $ 7,657,144       (146,713 )   $ 7,556    
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class IV:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     81,138,618     $ 775,605,728       111,659,135     $ 1,226,989,475    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    192,685,490       1,315,596,109       3,451,680       37,623,319    
Shares repurchased     (182,907,526 )     (1,818,454,819 )     (47,448,673 )     (512,220,300 )  
Purchase premiums           404,109             1,070,665    
Redemption fees           43,468             336,549    
Net increase (decrease)     90,916,582     $ 273,194,595       67,662,142     $ 753,799,708    

 


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GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value,
end of
period
 
GMO Emerging
Markets Fund,
Class VI
  $ 257,477,237     $ 67,225,874     $ 281,175,938     $     $ 24,225,874     $    
GMO International
Growth Equity
Fund, Class IV
    580,969,085       486,659,134       333,221,000       21,825,351       23,250,628       368,331,113    
GMO International
Intrinsic Value
Fund, Class IV
    580,446,151       513,405,048       325,413,000       23,551,038       37,138,814       354,875,492    
GMO U.S. Core
Equity Fund,
Class VI
    612,178,641       289,273,752       444,615,000       9,326,850             255,428,005    
GMO U.S. Quality
Equity Fund,
Class VI
    332,173,994       910,186,032       525,943,000       11,224,712       2,792,121       467,659,107    
Totals   $ 2,363,245,108     $ 2,266,749,840     $ 1,910,367,938     $ 65,927,951     $ 87,407,437     $ 1,446,293,717    

 

9.  Subsequent event

Subsequent to February 28, 2009, the Fund received redemption requests in the amount of $1,015,796,278.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Alpha Only Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Alpha Only Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including purchase premiums and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III      
1) Actual     0.66 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,111.70     $ 3.46    
2) Hypothetical     0.66 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.52     $ 3.31    
Class IV      
1) Actual     0.61 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,112.40     $ 3.19    
2) Hypothetical     0.61 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.77     $ 3.06    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized net expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Alpha Only Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in early 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $416,475,439 from long-term capital gains.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 5.43% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

For corporate shareholders, 2.08% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 qualified for the dividends-received deduction.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income and qualified short-term capital gains with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $3,015,633 and $59,977,898, respectively, or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income and qualified short-term capital gains of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Fixed Income Division at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund returned -26.9% for the for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to the -7.5% return for the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Inflation Notes Index (formerly Lehman Brothers U.S. Treasury Inflation Notes Index). The Fund's exposure to various issues is achieved directly, through investments in inflation indexed bonds and other securities, and indirectly through its investment in certain underlying GMO mutual funds, primarily in the GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund (ECDF), the GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund (WOOF), and the GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund (SDCF).

The Fund underperformed the benchmark during the fiscal year by 19.4%. Exposures to SDCF and WOOF were by far the largest negative contributors during the fiscal year, followed by negative contributions from developed interest-rate strategies, currency selection, and exposure to emerging country debt via ECDF.

About 75% of the fiscal year's underperformance was due to price declines in the two funds in which the Fund invests a substantial portion of its total assets: SDCF and WOOF. These funds invest primarily in asset-backed securities. The positions in SDCF and WOOF collateralize derivatives positions that seek to deliver the return of the benchmark as well as create active exposures in global interest-rate and currency markets.

As the fiscal year was marked by sharply deteriorating liquidity conditions in securitized credit markets, spreads widened to all-time highs in the asset-backed securities held indirectly in the Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund via holdings of SDCF and WOOF. Such ABS exposure contributed (19.50%) to the Fund's performance. To increase flexibility, the Fund began holding more U.S. government securities and money market funds. In addition to widening spreads, both SDCF and WOOF's portfolios suffered credit downgrades during the year. SDCF had 123 downgraded securities, and WOOF had 82, representing 27.4% and 25.5% of their respective market values from the beginning of the year. At fiscal year end, 73% of SDCF's portfolio was rated AAA, 8% was rated AA, 2% was rated A, 12% was rated BBB and 5% was rated below BBB. At fiscal year end, 74% of WOOF's portfolio was rated AAA, 6% was rated AA, 2% was rated A, 12% was rated BBB and 6% was rated below BBB.

Further underperformance was attributable to interest-rate and currency strategies. Given the adverse market conditions for interest rates and currencies, characterized by poor liquidity and choppy, gapping prices, the Fund temporarily suspended model-based positions in interest rates and currencies starting in October.

In interest-rate strategies, underperformance of U.S. Treasury principal strips versus LIBOR and other opportunistic trades contributed to developed interest-rate strategy losses. Before model-based interest-rate positions were suspended, Euro-area, U.S., Swedish, and Swiss market positions had contributed positively. Further, the slope and volatility strategies also added value during this time.



GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance — (Continued)

Currency contribution was concentrated before positions were suspended in October. Negative relative currency performance during this time came mainly from the Fund's Swedish krona, Norwegian krone, yen, and New Zealand dollar positions.

A small exposure to emerging country debt also detracted value as spread widening on the asset class contributed negatively, as did negative contributions from both security and country selection.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of 2.00% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited. Performance for Class VI shares will vary due to different fees.

*  Class III performance information represents Class VI performance from May 31, 2006 to June 29, 2006 and Class III performance thereafter.



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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Debt Obligations     95.1 %  
Short-Term Investments     5.6    
Options Purchased     2.1    
Loan Participations     0.2    
Forward Currency Contracts     0.1    
Loan Assignments     0.1    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Promissory Notes     0.0    
Futures     (0.0 )  
Reverse Repurchase Agreements     (0.0 )  
Written Options     (0.8 )  
Swaps     (3.5 )  
Other     1.1    
      100.0 %  
Country / Region Summary**   % of Investments  
Emerging***     116.3 %  
United Kingdom     72.3    
Australia     (17.9 )  
Euro Region****     (28.9 )  
United States     (41.8 )  
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").

**  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect country exposure associated with investments in the underlying funds. The table excludes short-term investments. The table includes exposure through the use of derivative contracts.

***  The "Emerging" exposure is associated with investments in the GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, which is exposed to emerging countries primarily comprised of Philippines, Russia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Mexico, Ivory Coast, and Vietnam. Additional information about the fund's emerging country exposure is available in the financial statements of the GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund.

****  The "Euro Region" is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($) /
Shares
  Description   Value ($)  
        DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 10.8%  
        U.S. Government — 10.8%  
    12,792,900     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 3.88%, due 04/15/29 (a) (b)      15,103,618    
    10,540,635     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 1.75%, due 01/15/28 (a)      9,216,468    
    4,225,878     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 3.63%, due 04/15/28 (a)      4,810,899    
    11,157,000     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 2.38%, due 01/15/25 (a)      10,710,720    
    Total U.S. Government     39,841,705    
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $42,560,430)     39,841,705    
        MUTUAL FUNDS — 89.3%  
        Affiliated Issuers — 89.3%  
    2,030,584     GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class III     11,878,915    
    13,970,321     GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     238,892,494    
    28,918     GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund (c) (d)      21,110    
    4,225,208     GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund     77,532,563    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $409,215,050)     328,325,082    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.2%  
        Money Market Funds — 2.2%  
    8,027,764     State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     8,027,764    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $8,027,764)     8,027,764    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.3%
(Cost $459,803,244)
    376,194,551    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (2.3%)     (8,425,172 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 367,769,379    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Swaps

Total Return Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Pay   Receive   Market
Value
 
  275,000,000     USD   4/14/2009   Barclays Bank PLC     1.03 % to maturity   Barclays TIPS    
   
                    Index Total Return (a)    $ (8,510,192 )  
                        $ (8,510,192 )  
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $    

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the swap contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

TIPS - Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

(a)  Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

(b)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated to cover collateral requirements on open swap contracts (Note 2).

(c)  Underlying investment represents interests in defaulted securities.

(d)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

Currency Abbreviations:

USD - United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $50,588,194) (Note 2)   $ 47,869,469    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $409,215,050) (Notes 2 and 8)     328,325,082    
Dividends and interest receivable     300,924    
Receivable for variation margin on closed futures contracts (Note 2)     73    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     24,866    
Total assets     376,520,414    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     71,963    
Shareholder service fee     20,794    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     1,112    
Payable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     8,510,192    
Accrued expenses     146,974    
Total liabilities     8,751,035    
Net assets   $ 367,769,379    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 535,955,366    
Distributions in excess of net investment income     (15,321,702 )  
Accumulated net realized loss     (60,745,400 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (92,118,885 )  
    $ 367,769,379    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 114,858,650    
Class VI shares   $ 252,910,729    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     7,718,280    
Class VI     17,005,845    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 14.88    
Class VI   $ 14.87    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 15,387,079    
Interest     1,339,421    
Dividends     82,698    
Total investment income     16,809,198    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     594,279    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     98,068    
Shareholder service fee – Class VI (Note 3)     94,783    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     91,125    
Audit and tax fees     61,348    
Legal fees     29,817    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     11,677    
Registration fees     1,748    
Miscellaneous     8,274    
Total expenses     991,119    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (177,588 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (3,411 )  
Indirectly incurred fees waived or borne by Manager (Note 3)     (31,724 )  
Shareholder service fee waived (Note 3)     (11,249 )  
Net expenses     767,147    
Net investment income (loss)     16,042,051    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (2,914,658 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (13,428,367 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     163,196    
Closed futures contracts     (733,923 )  
Closed swap contracts     6,029    
Written options     (363,512 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (4,790,311 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (22,061,546 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (4,268,812 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (79,199,513 )  
Open futures contracts     443,407    
Open swap contracts     (12,931,795 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     1,656,428    
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (94,300,285 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (116,361,831 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (100,319,780 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 16,042,051     $ 150,978,933    
Net realized gain (loss)     (22,061,546 )     (10,341,661 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (94,300,285 )     (30,465,632 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (100,319,780 )     110,171,640    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (11,449,888 )     (26,975,972 )  
Class IV           (14,948,171 )  
Class VI     (37,250,183 )     (347,623,757 )  
Total distributions from net investment income     (48,700,071 )     (389,547,900 )  
Class III           (643,125 )  
Class IV           (654,425 )  
Class VI           (7,445,282 )  
Total distributions from net realized gains           (8,742,832 )  
      (48,700,071 )     (398,290,732 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     9,787,174       (103,779,537 )  
Class IV           (83,542,832 )  
Class VI     279,038,782       (1,526,536,264 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions
    288,825,956       (1,713,858,633 )  
Redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     20,582          
Class VI     90,895          
Increase in net assets resulting from redemption fees     111,477          
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions and redemption fees
    288,937,433       (1,713,858,633 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     139,917,582       (2,001,977,725 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     227,851,797       2,229,829,522    
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment
income of $15,321,702 and $126,305,693, respectively)
  $ 367,769,379     $ 227,851,797    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 23.52     $ 25.47     $ 24.96    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(b)†      0.82       1.13       0.75    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (6.90 )     (0.21 )     0.68    
Total from investment operations     (6.08 )     0.92       1.43    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (2.56 )     (2.81 )     (0.87 )  
From net realized gains           (0.06 )     (0.05 )  
Total distributions     (2.56 )     (2.87 )     (0.92 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 14.88     $ 23.52     $ 25.47    
Total Return(c)      (26.89 )%     3.95 %     5.79 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 114,859     $ 137,492     $ 260,205    
Net operating expenses to average daily net assets(d)      0.39 %(e)      0.37 %(e)      0.39 %*   
Interest expense to average daily net assets           0.07 %        
Total net expenses to average daily net assets     0.39 %(e)      0.44 %(e)      0.39 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets(b)      4.17 %     4.51 %     4.37 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     56 %     131 %     37 %††   
Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to
average daily net assets:
    0.11 %     0.06 %     0.06 %*   
Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts:    $ 0.01                

 

(a)  Period from June 29, 2006 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2007.

(b)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(c)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(d)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(e)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

††  Calculation represents portfolio turnover of the Fund for the period from May 31, 2006 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2007.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class VI share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007(a)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 23.51     $ 25.48     $ 25.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(b)†      1.37       1.38       0.83    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (7.43 )     (0.45 )     0.60    
Total from investment operations     (6.06 )     0.93       1.43    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (2.58 )     (2.84 )     (0.90 )  
From net realized gains           (0.06 )     (0.05 )  
Total distributions     (2.58 )     (2.90 )     (0.95 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 14.87     $ 23.51     $ 25.48    
Total Return(c)      (26.82 )%     4.00 %     5.75 %**   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 252,911     $ 90,360     $ 1,874,841    
Net operating expenses to average daily net assets(d)      0.30 %(e)      0.29 %(e)      0.29 %*   
Interest expense to average daily net assets           0.07 %        
Total net expenses to average daily net assets     0.30 %(e)      0.36 %(e)      0.29 %*   
Net investment income to average daily net assets(b)      7.73 %     5.48 %     4.33 %*   
Portfolio turnover rate     56 %     131 %     37 %**   
Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the Manager to
average daily net assets:
    0.09 %     0.06 %     0.06 %*   
Redemption fees consisted of the following per share amounts:    $ 0.01                

 

(a)  Period from May 31, 2006 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2007.

(b)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(c)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(d)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(e)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return in excess of that of the Barclay's Capital U.S. Treasury Inflation Notes Index. The Fund primarily makes investments that are indexed or otherwise "linked" to general measures of inflation in the country of issue. The Fund seeks additional returns by seeking to exploit differences in global interest rates and currency and emerging country debt markets. The Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in shares of GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund; in inflation indexed bonds issued by the U.S. and foreign governments and their agencies or instrumentalities (including securities neither guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. government), including Inflation-Protected Securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (TIPS), and inflation indexed bonds issued by corporations; in shares of GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund; in futures contracts, swap contracts, currency forwards, currency options and other types of derivatives; up to 5% of the Fund's total assets in sovereign debt of emerging countries (including below investment grade securities (also known as "junk bonds")), primarily through investment in shares of GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund; and in non-inflation indexed (or nominal) fixed income securities issued by the U.S. and foreign governments and their agencies or instrumentalities (including securities neither guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. Government) and by corporations (to gain direct exposure to such securities and/or for use as part of a synthetic position).

Throughout the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had two classes of shares outstanding: Class III and Class VI. Each class of shares bears a different level of shareholder service fees.

The financial statements of the series of the Trust in which the Fund invests ("underlying funds") should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request, by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect). Shares of GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund, GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund and GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund are not publicly available.

The Fund directly and indirectly (through underlying funds) invests in securities with contractual cash flows, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, credit card receivables and auto loan receivables. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate values, delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates and shifts in the market's perception of the securities' market values.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund will, if deemed prudent by the Manager, take temporary defensive measures (until the Manager has determined that normal conditions have returned or that it is otherwise prudent to resume investing in accordance with the Fund's normal investment strategies) and may not achieve its investment objectives during those periods. Recent changes in the credit markets have reduced the liquidity of all types of fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

Typically the Fund and the underlying funds value debt instruments based on prices supplied by a primary pricing source chosen by the Manager. The Manager evaluates primary pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source should the Manager deem it appropriate. If it deems appropriate, the Manager, at its discretion, may override a price supplied by a primary source by using a price provided by another source. The prices provided by primary pricing sources may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material.

Certain securities held by the Fund and underlying funds are valued on the basis of prices provided by a single source. As of February 28, 2009, the total value of these securities represented 32.99% of the net assets. The single source prices provided may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material. In addition, although alternative prices are available for


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

other securities held by the Fund, those alternative sources would not necessarily confirm the security price used by the Fund. Therefore, the existence of those alternative sources does not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Fund.

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund ("SPHF"), an investment of the Fund, has litigation pending against various entities related to the default of certain asset-backed securities previously held by SPHF. The outcome of the lawsuits against the remaining defendants is not known and any potential recoveries are not reflected in the net asset value of SPHF. For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund received $65,489 through SPHF in connection with settlement agreements related to that litigation.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund considered interest in certain bankrupt securities to be worthless.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 11,878,915     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     364,294,526          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     21,110          
Total   $ 376,194,551     $    

 


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           (8,510,192 )  
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (8,510,192 )  

 

*  Other financial instruments include swap agreements.

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 36,437     $    
Accrued discounts/premiums              
Realized gain (loss)              
Realized gain distributions received     50,020          
Realized gain distributions paid     (65,489 )        
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     142          
Net purchases (sales)              
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3              
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 21,110     $    

 

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. The Fund had no forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. The Fund had no futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market.

For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund's investment activity in written options contracts was as follows:

    Puts   Calls  
    Principal
Amount
of Contracts
  Premiums   Principal
Amount
of Contracts
  Premiums  
Outstanding, beginning of year   $     $     $     $    
Options written               JPY (1,508,000,000 )     (141,116 )  
Options exercised               JPY 1,508,000,000       141,116    
Options expired                          
Options sold                          
Outstanding, end of year   $     $     $     $    

 

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Loan agreements

The Fund may invest in loans to corporate, governmental, or other borrowers. The Fund's investments in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution (the "lender") that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. When investing in a loan participation, (i) the Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the participation in the loan agreement and only upon receipt by the lender of payments from the borrower and (ii) the Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement. As a result, the Fund may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender has sold the participation in the loan agreement. When the Fund purchases assignments from lenders, it acquires direct rights against the borrower on the loan. The Fund had no loan agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Indexed securities

The Fund may invest in indexed securities. Indexed securities are securities whose redemption values and/or coupons are linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic. The Fund uses indexed securities to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets in which investing through conventional securities is difficult. Indexed securities held by the Fund at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. Swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Reverse repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement the Fund sells portfolio assets subject to an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same assets at a later date at a fixed price. In connection with these agreements, the Fund establishes segregated accounts with its custodian in which the Fund maintains cash, U.S. government securities or other assets equal in value to its obligations under the reverse repurchase agreement into which it has entered. Reverse repurchase agreements expose the Fund to the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund has sold under the agreement may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase them under the agreement. If the buyer in a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund's use of proceeds from the sale of its securities may be restricted while the other party or its trustee or receiver determines whether to honor the Fund's right to repurchase the securities. Furthermore, in that situation the Fund may be unable to recover the securities it sold and as a result would realize a loss equal to the difference between the value of the securities and the payment it received for them. This loss would be greater to the extent the buyer paid less than the value of the securities the Fund sold to it (e.g., a buyer may pay $95 for a bond with a market value of $100). The market value of the securities the Fund has sold is determined daily and any additional required collateral is allocated to or sent by the Fund on the next business day. The Fund had no reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund has adopted a tax year-end of December 31. Unless otherwise indicated, all applicable tax disclosures reflect tax adjusted balances as of December 31, 2008. The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, derivative contract transactions, foreign currency transactions, partnership interest tax allocations, losses on wash sale transactions, post-October capital losses, and differing treatment for security transactions.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of December 31, 2008. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Distributions
In Excess of Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 143,642,011     $ 114,700,709     $ (258,342,720 )  

 


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    12/31/2008   12/31/2007  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 144,796,844     $ 302,193,959    
Total distributions   $ 144,796,844     $ 302,193,959    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2008, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 6,472,114    

 

As of December 31, 2008, the Fund elected to defer to January 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $1,829,159.

As of December 31, 2008, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Such losses expire as follows:

12/31/2015   $ (33,561,953 )  
12/31/2016     (23,863,587 )  
Total   $ (57,425,540 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:


Aggregate Cost
  Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 486,692,050     $ 21,110     $ (110,518,609 )   $ (110,497,499 )  

 

Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards, post-October capital losses, and future losses, if any, realized subsequent to February 28, 2009 could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity.

For the period ended December 31, 2008, the Fund had net realized losses attributed to redemption in-kind transactions of $14,212,292.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at December 31, 2008, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities, is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata among the classes of shares of the Fund based on the relative net assets of each class. Shareholder service fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class's operations. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary (See Note 3).

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective October 8, 2008, the Fund instituted a fee on cash redemptions of 0.91% of the amount redeemed. Effective October 21, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 2.00% of the amount redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the fee on cash redemptions was 2.00% of the amount redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash redemption is offset by a corresponding cash purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. These fees are allocated relative to each class's net assets on the share transaction date. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions.

Investment risks

To manage the Fund's cash collateral needs in extraordinary market conditions, the Manager reserves the right to reduce or eliminate the Fund's derivative exposures, including those that are intended to cause the Fund to track its benchmark more closely. A reduction in those exposures without replacing them with benchmark securities will tend to cause the performance of the Fund to track its benchmark less closely and make the Fund's performance more dependent on the performance of the asset-backed securities it holds directly or indirectly.

To address in part the cash management issues described above, the Fund expects to honor nearly all redemptions of its shares in-kind for the foreseeable future. If redeeming shareholders from the Fund choose to sell assets received in-kind immediately and current adverse market conditions continue, they may experience difficulty selling the assets at favorable prices. To the extent that the Fund honors redemptions in cash, redeeming shareholders will bear the redemption fees described in the Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares note.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets of each class at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares and 0.055% for Class VI shares. The Manager will waive the Fund's shareholder service fee to the extent that the aggregate of any direct and indirect shareholder service fees borne by a class of shares of the Fund exceeds 0.15% for Class III shares and 0.055% for Class VI shares; provided, however, that the amount of this waiver will not exceed the respective Class' shareholder service fee.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, expenses indirectly incurred by investment in the underlying funds, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes). In addition, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund through at least June 30, 2009 to the extent that the sum of (a) the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding Excluded Expenses) and (b) the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investment in ECDF (excluding ECDF's Excluded Expenses), exceeds 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets, subject to a maximum total reimbursement to the Fund equal to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in underlying funds. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net
Expenses
(excluding
shareholder service
fees and interest
expense)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Indirect Interest
Expense
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.018 %     0.005 %     0.007 %     0.030 %  

 

        


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $10,676 and $1,806, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

For the year ended February 28, 2009, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and class exchanges, were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
U.S. Government securities   $ 35,077,507     $ 29,749,801    
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)     438,253,663       104,882,965    

 

Proceeds from sale of securities for in-kind transactions for the year ended February 28, 2009 were $57,609,197.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 78.09% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by four shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.04% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 73.79% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     4,861,784     $ 80,097,939       7,753,239     $ 195,318,795    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    628,052       11,067,193       1,015,942       24,078,255    
Shares repurchased     (3,617,561 )     (81,377,958 )     (13,137,888 )     (323,176,587 )  
Redemption fees           20,582                
Net increase (decrease)     1,872,275     $ 9,807,756       (4,368,707 )   $ (103,779,537 )  
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Period Ended
February 13, 2008*
 
Class IV:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold         $       7,496,338     $ 190,386,804    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
                637,724       15,178,849    
Shares repurchased                 (11,854,634 )     (289,108,485 )  
Net increase (decrease)         $       (3,720,572 )   $ (83,542,832 )  
    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class VI:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     20,092,219     $ 400,069,195       81,536,209     $ 2,064,407,172    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    1,168,087       18,646,359       14,977,254       355,069,039    
Shares repurchased     (8,097,642 )     (139,676,772 )     (166,263,657 )     (3,946,012,475 )  
Redemption fees           90,895                
Net increase (decrease)     13,162,664     $ 279,129,677       (69,750,194 )   $ (1,526,536,264 )  

 

*  Effective February 13, 2008, all shareholders redeemed or exchanged out of class IV.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value,
end of
period
 
GMO Emerging
Country
Debt Fund,
Class III
  $ 6,756,250     $ 14,009,581     $ 3,826,156     $ 1,311,874     $ 97,707     $ 11,878,915    
GMO Short-
Duration
Collateral Fund
    114,960,626       326,884,004       111,786,485       14,075,205 u            238,892,494    
GMO Special
Purpose Holding
Fund
    36,437                         65,489       21,110    
GMO World
Opportunity
Overlay Fund
    44,675,992       96,900,000       34,103,515                   77,532,563    
Totals   $ 166,429,305     $ 437,793,585     $ 149,716,156     $ 15,387,079     $ 163,196     $ 328,325,082    

 

u   The Fund received total distributions in the amount of $47,628,977, of which $33,553,772 was a return of capital.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table for each class below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table for each class below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III      
1) Actual     0.43 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 732.70     $ 1.85    
2) Hypothetical     0.43 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.66     $ 2.16    
Class VI      
1) Actual     0.33 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 732.60     $ 1.42    
2) Hypothetical     0.33 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.16     $ 1.66    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using each Class's annualized net expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended December 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in early 2010.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended December 31, 2008, $7,635,202 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Fixed Income Division at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO International Bond Fund returned -24.5% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to the -4.1% return for the JPMorgan Non-U.S. Government Bond Index. The Fund's exposure to various issues is achieved directly, and indirectly, through its investment in certain underlying GMO mutual funds, primarily in the GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund (ECDF), the GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund (WOOF), and the GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund (SDCF).

The Fund underperformed the benchmark during the fiscal year by 20.4%. Exposures to SDCF and WOOF were by far the largest negative contributors during the fiscal year, followed by negative contributions from developed interest-rate strategies, exposure to emerging country debt via ECDF, and currency selection.

About 78% of the fiscal year's underperformance was due to price declines in the two funds in which the Fund invests a substantial portion of its total assets: SDCF and WOOF. These funds invest primarily in asset-backed securities. The positions in SDCF and WOOF collateralize the Fund's derivatives positions that seek to deliver the return of the benchmark or to create active exposures in global interest-rate and currency markets.

As the fiscal year was marked by sharply deteriorating liquidity conditions in securitized credit markets, spreads widened to all-time highs in the asset-backed securities held indirectly in the International Bond Fund via holdings of SDCF and WOOF. Such ABS exposure contributed -1,673 bps to the Fund's performance. To increase flexibility, the Fund began holding more U.S. government securities and money market funds. In addition to widening spreads, both SDCF and WOOF's portfolios suffered credit downgrades during the year. SDCF had 123 downgraded securities, and WOOF had 82, representing 27.4% and 25.5% of their respective market values from the beginning of the year. At fiscal year end, 73% of SDCF's portfolio was rated AAA, 8% was rated AA, 2% was rated A, 12% was rated BBB and 5% was rated below BBB. At fiscal year end, 74% of WOOF's portfolio was rated AAA, 6% was rated AA, 2% was rated A, 12% was rated BBB and 6% was rated below BBB.

Further underperformance was attributable to interest-rate and currency strategies. Given the adverse market conditions for interest rates and currencies, characterized by poor liquidity and choppy, gapping prices, the Fund temporarily suspended model-based positions in interest rates and currencies starting in October.

In interest-rate strategies, underperformance of U.S. Treasury principal strips versus LIBOR and other opportunistic trades contributed to developed interest-rate strategy losses. Before model-based interest-rate positions were suspended, Euro-area, U.S., Swedish, and Swiss market positions had contributed positively. Further, the slope and volatility strategies also added value during this time.



GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance — (Continued)

Currency contribution was concentrated before positions were suspended in October. Negative relative currency performance during this time came mainly from the Fund's Swedish krona, Norwegian krone, euro, and New Zealand dollar positions.

A small exposure to emerging country debt also detracted value as spread widening on that asset class contributed negatively, as did negative contributions from both security and country selection.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of 2.00% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.



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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Debt Obligations     91.2 %  
Short-Term Investments     10.2    
Options Purchased     1.7    
Loan Participations     0.2    
Futures     0.2    
Loan Assignments     0.1    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Promissory Notes     0.0    
Reverse Repurchase Agreements     (0.0 )  
Written Options     (0.6 )  
Swaps     (1.0 )  
Forward Currency Contracts     (4.9 )  
Other     2.9    
      100.0 %  
Country Summary**   % of Investments  
Japan     45.2 %  
Euro Region***     44.6    
United Kingdom     8.9    
Emerging****     3.4    
Canada     2.2    
Australia     (0.1 )  
United States     (4.2 )  
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").

**  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect country exposure associated with investments in the underlying funds. The table excludes short-term investments. The table includes exposure through the use of derivative contracts.

***  The "Euro Region" is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.

****  The "Emerging" exposure is associated with investments in the GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, which is exposed to emerging countries primarily comprised of Philippines, Russia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Uruguay, Mexico, Ivory Coast, and Vietnam. Additional information about the Fund's emerging country exposure is available in the financial statements of the GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund.


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value   Description   Value ($)  
        DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 18.0%  
        Canada — 1.1%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
CAD     2,000,000     Government of Canada, 8.00%, due 06/01/23     2,337,148    
        France — 2.9%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
EUR     5,000,000     Government of France, 4.00%, due 10/25/38     6,187,318    
        Germany — 3.3%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
EUR     5,000,000     Republic of Deutschland, 4.75%, due 07/04/34     7,056,297    
        Japan — 3.1%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
JPY     600,000,000     Japan Government Twenty Year Bond, 2.20%, due 06/20/26     6,463,671    
        United Kingdom — 3.3%  
        Foreign Government Obligations  
GBP     5,000,000     U.K. Treasury Gilt, 4.25%, due 12/07/27     6,961,157    
        United States — 4.3%  
        U.S. Government  
USD     9,158,490     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.88%, due 04/15/10 (a) (b)      9,035,418    
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $41,529,446)     38,041,009    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        MUTUAL FUNDS — 77.4%  
        United States — 77.4%  
        Affiliated Issuers  
    1,119,196     GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class III     6,547,297    
    7,084,243     GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund     121,140,551    
    37,466     GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund (c) (d)      27,350    
    1,971,169     GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund     36,170,948    
    Total United States     163,886,146    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $217,115,278)     163,886,146    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.2%  
        Money Market Funds — 7.2%  
    15,382,178     State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     15,382,178    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $15,382,178)     15,382,178    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.6%
(Cost $274,026,902)
    217,309,333    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (2.6%)     (5,545,659 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 211,763,674    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive   Units of Currency   Value   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys  
3/31/09   AUD     900,000     $ 574,334     $ (9,766 )  
4/07/09   CAD     5,600,000       4,401,666       (206,250 )  
3/10/09   EUR     66,300,000       84,047,938       (7,008,482 )  
4/14/09   GBP     4,300,000       6,155,194       (148,605 )  
3/17/09   JPY     6,589,600,000       67,536,447       (4,735,373 )  
    $ 162,715,579     $ (12,108,476 )  
Sales  
4/07/09   CAD     3,000,000     $ 2,358,035     $ 64,602    
3/10/09   EUR     10,900,000       13,817,836       1,427,424    
    $ 16,175,871     $ 1,492,026    

 

Forward Cross Currency Contracts

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Units of Currency   Receive/In Exchange For   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  4/21/09     EUR 1,300,000     SEK 14,040,000     $ (88,995 )  

 

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  4     Australian Government Bond 10 Yr.   March 2009   $ 288,884     $ (1,451 )  
  7     Australian Government Bond 3 Yr.   March 2009     482,277       2,962    
  15     Canadian Government Bond 10 Yr.   June 2009     1,464,239       (12,576 )  
  186     Euro BOBL   March 2009     27,589,220       254,595    
  225     Euro Bund   March 2009     35,634,428       92,530    
  700     Federal Funds 30 day   March 2009     291,004,528       (3,558 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Futures Contracts — continued

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  57     Japanese Government Bond 10 Yr. (TSE)   March 2009   $ 81,266,229     $ 53,088    
  31     UK Gilt Long Bond   June 2009     5,267,395       (72,779 )  
                $ 442,997,200     $ 312,811    
Sales      
  1     U.S. Long Bond (CBT)   March 2009   $ 124,609     $ (73 )  
  45     U.S. Treasury Note 10 Yr. (CBT)   June 2009     5,401,406       45,920    
  14     U.S. Treasury Note 2 Yr. (CBT)   June 2009     3,032,531       1,926    
                $ 8,558,546     $ 47,773    

 

Swap Agreements

Credit Default Swaps

Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Receiveu
(Pay)
  Annual
Premium
  Implied
Credit
Spread (1)
  Deliverable
on Default
  Maximum
Potential
Amount of
Future
Payments
by the Fund
Under the
Contract (2)
  Market
Value
 
21,000,000 USD
  3/20/2014
  Deutsche Bank
  (Pay)
  1.70%
  1.86%
  Republic
of Italy
  N/A
  $ 123,788
 
15,000,000 USD
  3/20/2019
  Deutsche Bank
  Receive
  1.66%
  1.81%
  Republic
of Italy
  15,000,000 USD
    (154,293 )
 
    $ (30,505 )  
    Premiums to (Pay) Receive   $    

 

u  Receive - Fund receives premium and sells credit protection.
  (Pay) - Fund pays premium and buys credit protection.

(1)  Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on the reference security, as of February 28, 2009, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and reflect the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(2)  The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make as a seller of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures and/or swap contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Indexed security in which price and/or coupon is linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic (Note 2).

(b)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts and/or collateral on open swap contracts (Note 2).

(c)  Underlying investment represents interests in defaulted securities.

(d)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD - Australian Dollar

CAD - Canadian Dollar

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

JPY - Japanese Yen

SEK - Swedish Krona

USD - United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $56,911,624) (Note 2)   $ 53,423,187    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $217,115,278) (Notes 2 and 8)     163,886,146    
Cash     4,880,000    
Dividends and interest receivable     446,835    
Unrealized appreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     1,492,026    
Receivable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     123,788    
Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     26,707    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     28,659    
Other expense reimbursement from Manager (Note 2)     830,768    
Total assets     225,138,116    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     41,545    
Shareholder service fee     24,927    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     710    
Unrealized depreciation on open forward currency contracts (Note 2)     12,197,471    
Payable for open swap contracts (Note 2)     154,293    
Accrued expenses     955,496    
Total liabilities     13,374,442    
Net assets   $ 211,763,674    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 304,787,150    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     36,205,632    
Accumulated net realized loss     (62,099,139 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (67,129,969 )  
    $ 211,763,674    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 211,763,674    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     34,308,510    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 6.17    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 9,649,678    
Dividends     94,502    
Interest     336,778    
Total investment income     10,080,958    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     974,604    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     584,762    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     178,570    
Audit and tax fees     70,030    
Legal fees     18,400    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     8,689    
Registration fees     3,503    
Miscellaneous     5,492    
Total expenses     1,844,050    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (264,543 )  
Indirectly incurred fees waived or borne by Manager (Note 3)     (51,113 )  
Shareholder service fee waived (Note 3)     (17,935 )  
Net expenses     1,510,459    
Net investment income (loss)     8,570,499    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     3,519,186    
Investments in affiliated issuers     (35,703,191 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     416,726    
Closed futures contracts     7,701,798    
Closed swap contracts     4,769,163    
Written options     (1,374,173 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (7,047,247 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (27,717,738 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (5,441,902 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (29,011,852 )  
Open futures contracts     (6,429,000 )  
Open swap contracts     (1,537,600 )  
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     (32,091,067 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (74,511,421 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (102,229,159 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (93,658,660 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 8,570,499     $ 21,814,702    
Net realized gain (loss)     (27,717,738 )     12,166,724    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (74,511,421 )     4,962,721    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (93,658,660 )     38,944,147    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (53,793,041 )     (48,502,819 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (155,905,746 )     74,650,906    
Redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     550,622          
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions and redemption fees
    (155,355,124 )     74,650,906    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (302,806,825 )     65,092,234    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     514,570,499       449,478,265    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $36,205,632 and $199,241, respectively)
  $ 211,763,674     $ 514,570,499    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.51     $ 9.73     $ 9.57     $ 10.61     $ 10.38    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(a)†      0.19       0.41       0.41       0.21       0.17    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (2.32 )     0.31       0.38       (0.93 )     1.02    
Total from investment operations     (2.13 )     0.72       0.79       (0.72 )     1.19    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (1.21 )     (0.94 )     (0.54 )     (0.31 )     (0.91 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.09 )     (0.01 )     (0.05 )  
Total distributions     (1.21 )     (0.94 )     (0.63 )     (0.32 )     (0.96 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.17     $ 9.51     $ 9.73     $ 9.57     $ 10.61    
Total Return(b)      (24.52 )%     8.09 %     8.32 %     (6.83 )%     11.81 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 211,764     $ 514,570     $ 449,478     $ 422,528     $ 438,365    
Net expenses to average daily net assets(c)      0.39 %     0.38 %(d)      0.39 %     0.39 %     0.39 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets(a) 
    2.20 %     4.26 %     4.17 %     2.13 %     1.65 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     47 %     51 %     32 %     36 %     51 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived
by the Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.09 %     0.07 %     0.26 %(e)      0.08 %     0.09 %  
Redemption fees consisted of the following
per share amounts: 
  $ 0.01                            

 

(a)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(d)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(e)  Includes 0.19% non-recurring Internal Revenue Code Section 860 expense reimbursed by the Manager (Note 2).

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO International Bond Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return in excess of that of the JPMorgan Non-U.S. Government Bond Index. The Fund typically invests in bonds included in the JPMorgan Non-U.S. Government Bond Index and in securities and instruments with similar characteristics. The Fund seeks additional returns by seeking to exploit differences in global interest rates and currency and emerging country debt markets. The Fund may invest a substantial portion of its total assets in shares of GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund; in futures contracts, currency options, currency forwards, swap contracts, and other types of derivatives; in investment-grade bonds denominated in various currencies, including foreign and U.S. government securities and asset-backed securities issued by foreign governments and U.S. government agencies (including securities neither guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. government), corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities issued by private issuers; in shares of GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund; and up to 5% of the Fund's total assets in sovereign debt of emerging countries (including below investment grade securities (also known as "junk bonds")), primarily through investment in shares of GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund ("ECDF").

The financial statements of the series of the Trust in which the Fund invests ("underlying funds") should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, upon request, without charge by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect). Shares of the GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund, the GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund and the GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund are not publicly available for direct purchase.

The Fund directly and indirectly (through underlying funds) invests in securities with contractual cash flows, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, credit card receivables and auto loan receivables. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate values, delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates and shifts in the market's perception of the securities' market values.

The Fund will, if deemed prudent by the Manager, take temporary defensive measures (until the Manager has determined that normal conditions have returned or that it is otherwise prudent to resume investing in accordance with the Fund's normal investment strategies) and may not achieve its investment objectives


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

during those periods. Recent changes in the credit markets have reduced the liquidity of all types of fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities. The Fund took temporary defensive measures during the last fiscal year.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

Typically the Fund and the underlying funds value debt instruments based on prices supplied by a primary pricing source chosen by the Manager. The Manager evaluates primary pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source should the Manager deem it appropriate. If it deems appropriate, the Manager, at its discretion, may override a price supplied by a primary source by using a price provided by another source. The prices provided by primary pricing sources may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material.

Certain securities held by the Fund and underlying funds are valued on the basis of prices provided by a single source. As of February 28, 2009, the total value of these securities represented 41.23% of the net assets. The single source prices provided may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material. In addition, although alternative prices are available for other securities held by the Fund, those alternative sources would not necessarily confirm the security


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price used by the Fund. Therefore, the existence of those alternative sources does not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Fund.

GMO Special Purpose Holding Fund ("SPHF"), an investment of the Fund, has litigation pending against various entities related to the default of certain asset-backed securities previously held by SPHF. The outcome of the lawsuits against the remaining defendants is not known and any potential recoveries are not reflected in the net asset value of SPHF. For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund received $84,846 through SPHF in connection with settlement agreements related to that litigation.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund considered interest in certain bankrupt securities to be worthless.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 6,547,297     $ 451,021    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     210,734,686       1,492,026    
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     27,350       123,788    
Total   $ 217,309,333     $ 2,066,835    

 

*  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts, futures contracts and swap agreements.


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(A Series of GMO Trust)

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February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $ (90,437 )  
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs           (12,197,471 )  
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs           (154,293 )  
Total   $     $ (12,442,201 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include forward currency contracts, futures contracts and swap agreements.

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments***
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 47,207     $    
Accrued discounts/premiums              
Realized gain (loss)              
Realized gain distributions received     64,805          
Realized gain distributions paid     (84,846 )        
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     184       (30,505 )  
Net purchases (sales)              
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3              
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 27,350     $ (30,505 )  

 

***  Other financial instruments include swap agreements.

Foreign currency translation

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and related assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars based on the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates each business day. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the 4 p.m. New York time exchange rates on the business day the income and expenses are accrued or incurred. The Fund does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent gains and losses on disposition of currencies and forward currency contracts, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference


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(A Series of GMO Trust)

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February 28, 2009

between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Forward currency contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts including forward cross currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward currency contracts are marked to market daily using rates supplied by a quotation service and changes in value are recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or, if a forward currency contract is offset by entering into another forward currency contract with the same broker, upon settlement of the net gain or loss. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. They expose the Fund to the risk of unfavorable movements in currency values and the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts. Forward currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Options

The Fund may write (i.e., sell) call and put options. Writing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, obligating the Fund to sell the underlying instrument


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February 28, 2009

at a set price to the option-holder and, in the case of a put option, obligating the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the option-holder. In the case of an index option, settlement will be in cash. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the amounts paid on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, security or currency underlying the option. In the event that the Fund writes uncovered put or call options (i.e. options for investments that the Fund does not own), it bears the risk of substantial losses if the price of the underlying instrument increases during the term of the option. Options expose the Fund to the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund had no open written option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund's investment activity in options contracts written by the Fund was as follows:

    Puts   Calls  
    Principal
of Contracts
  Amount
Premiums
  Principal
of Contracts
  Amount
Premiums
 
Outstanding, beginning of year   $     $           $    
Options written               JPY 5,701,000,000       533,496    
Options exercised               JPY (5,701,000,000 )     (533,496 )  
Options expired                          
Options sold                          
Outstanding, end of year   $     $           $    

 

The Fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing options alters the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument by, in the case of a call option, entitling the Fund to purchase the underlying instrument at a set price from the writer of the option and, in the case of a put option, entitling the Fund to sell the underlying instrument at a set price to the writer of the option. The Fund pays a premium for a purchased option. That premium is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are deducted from the proceeds on the closing transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding at the end of the period.


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(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund values exchange traded options at the last sale price, or if no sale is reported, the last bid price for options it has purchased and the last ask price for options it has written. The Fund values options traded over-the-counter using inputs provided by primary pricing sources and industry standard models.

Indexed securities

The Fund may invest in indexed securities. Indexed securities are securities whose redemption values and/or coupons are linked to the prices of a specific instrument or financial statistic. The Fund uses indexed securities to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets in which investing through conventional securities is difficult. Indexed securities held by the Fund at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. Swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.


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(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Reverse repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement the Fund sells portfolio assets subject to an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same assets at a later date at a fixed price. In connection with these agreements, the Fund establishes segregated accounts with its custodian in which the Fund maintains cash, U.S. government securities or other assets equal in value to its obligations under the reverse repurchase agreement into which it has entered. Reverse repurchase agreements expose the Fund to the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund has sold under the agreement may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase them under the agreement. If the buyer in a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund's use of proceeds from the sale of its securities may be restricted while the other party or its trustee or receiver determines whether to honor the Fund's right to repurchase the securities. Furthermore, in that situation the Fund may be unable to recover the securities it sold and as a result would realize a loss equal to the difference between the value of the securities and the payment it received for them. This loss would be greater to the extent the buyer paid less than the value of the securities the Fund sold to it (e.g., a buyer may pay $95 for a bond with a market value of $100). The market value of the securities the Fund has sold is determined daily and any additional required collateral is allocated to or sent by the Fund on the next business day. The Fund had no reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, derivative contract transactions, foreign currency transactions, partnership interest tax allocations, losses on wash sale transactions, post-October capital losses and differing treatment for security transactions.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 81,228,933     $ (10,706,310 )   $ (70,522,623 )  

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 53,793,041     $ 48,502,819    
Total distributions   $ 53,793,041     $ 48,502,819    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 20,822,918    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $8,848,476.


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(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2015   $ (23,687,952 )  
2/29/2016     (507,910 )  
2/28/2017     (14,485,912 )  
Total   $ (38,681,774 )  

 

Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards, post-October capital losses and future losses, if any, realized subsequent to February 28, 2009 could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity.

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 283,882,887     $ 27,350     $ (66,600,904 )   $ (66,573,554 )  

 

On October 12, 2006, the Fund paid a dividend under Code Section 860 of $0.09229 per share to shareholders of record as of October 11, 2006. It is anticipated the Fund will be required to make a payment, estimated to be, $830,768 to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") related to such dividend, which has been included in accrued expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Manager will make a reimbursement payment to the Fund concurrent with the Fund's payment to the IRS.

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities, is


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(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary (See Note 3).

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective October 8, 2008, the Fund instituted a fee on cash redemptions of 0.97% of the amount redeemed. Effective October 21, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 2.00% of the amount redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the fee on cash redemptions was 2.00% of the amount redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash redemption is offset by a corresponding cash purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the redemption fee with respect to that portion. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid


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(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

and at times may be more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets. The risks described above apply to an even greater extent to investments in emerging markets. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid, and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets. Additionally, the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds may be greater to the extent that the underlying funds engage in derivative transactions.

To manage the Fund's cash collateral needs in extraordinary market conditions, the Manager reserves the right to reduce or eliminate the Fund's derivative exposures, including those that are intended to cause the Fund to track its benchmark more closely. A reduction in those exposures without replacing them with benchmark securities will tend to cause the performance of the Fund to track its benchmark less closely and make the Fund's performance more dependent on the performance of the asset-backed securities it holds directly or indirectly.

To address in part the cash management issues described above, the Fund expects to honor nearly all redemptions of its shares in-kind for the foreseeable future. If redeeming shareholders from the Fund choose to sell assets received in-kind immediately and current adverse market conditions continue, they may experience difficulty selling the assets at favorable prices. To the extent that the Fund honors redemptions in cash, redeeming shareholders will bear the redemption fees described in the Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares note.

Among other trading agreements, the Fund is party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements ("ISDA Agreements") with select counterparties that generally govern over-the-counter derivative transactions entered into by the Fund. The ISDA Master Agreements typically include standard representations and warranties as well as contractual terms related to collateral, events of default, termination events, and other standard provisions. Termination events may include the decline in the net assets of the Fund below a certain level over a specified period of time and may entitle a counterparty to elect to terminate early with respect to some or all the transactions under the ISDA Agreement with that counterparty. Such an election by one or more of the counterparties could have a material impact on the Fund's operations. Due to declines in the net assets of the Fund during the year ended February 28, 2009, one or more counterparties may be entitled to terminate early but none has taken such action.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.


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(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares. The Manager will waive the Fund's shareholder service fee to the extent that the aggregate of any direct and indirect shareholder service fees borne by the Fund exceeds 0.15%; provided, however, that the amount of this waiver will not exceed 0.15%.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, expenses indirectly incurred by investment in the underlying funds, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes). In addition, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund through at least June 30, 2009 to the extent that the sum of (a) the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding Excluded Expenses) and (b) the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investment in ECDF (excluding ECDF's Excluded Expenses), exceeds 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets, subject to a maximum total reimbursement to the Fund equal to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net
Expenses
(excluding
shareholder service
fees and interest
expense)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Indirect Interest
Expense
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.018 %     0.005 %     0.007 %     0.030 %  

 

        


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $8,020 and $2,726, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

For the year ended February 28, 2009, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and class exchanges, were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
U.S. Government securities   $ 28,596,888     $ 19,045,988    
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)     144,198,263       352,310,355    

 

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 60.24% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by three shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 2.17% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 26.63% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     251,099     $ 2,399,856       17,938,459     $ 170,818,174    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    6,462,644       51,930,698       5,136,298       46,494,576    
Shares repurchased     (26,487,403 )     (210,236,300 )     (15,192,711 )     (142,661,844 )  
Redemption Fees           550,622                
Net increase (decrease)     (19,773,660 )   $ (155,355,124 )     7,882,046     $ 74,650,906    

 

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value,
end of
period
 
GMO Emerging Country
Debt Fund, Class III
  $ 15,711,607     $ 1,125,728     $ 4,800,000     $ 793,848     $ 331,880     $ 6,547,297    
GMO Short-Duration
Collateral Fund
    362,492,061       98,652,165       280,879,778       8,855,830 u            121,140,551    
GMO Special Purpose
Holding Fund
    47,207                         84,846       27,350    
GMO World Opportunity
Overlay Fund
    99,460,635       10,600,000       58,100,000                   36,170,948    
Totals   $ 477,711,510     $ 110,377,893     $ 343,779,778     $ 9,649,678     $ 416,726     $ 163,886,146    

 

u  The Fund received total distributions in the amount of $24,564,273, of which $15,708,443 was a return of capital.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO International Bond Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO International Bond Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.42 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 800.40     $ 1.87    
2) Hypothetical     0.42 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.71     $ 2.11    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 0 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO International Bond Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in early 2010.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $6,519,998 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Asset Allocation team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund returned -15.1% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to +0.2% for the CPI Index. During the fiscal year the Fund was exposed to a range of asset classes through direct investment and indirectly through its investment in underlying GMO mutual funds. The Fund received fixed income securities from certain underlying GMO mutual funds during the year via an in-kind transaction.

Implementation was negative, detracting 0.2%, as several of the underlying GMO mutual funds underperformed their respective benchmarks. The GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund was the primary driver of the underperformance.

Asset allocation detracted 14.7%. The Fund's weightings in equities and exposure to fixed income drove the underperformance.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a purchase at the beginning and redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of .10% on the purchase and 2.00% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.



GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     56.9 %  
Cash and Cash Equivalents     24.8    
Debt Obligations     24.5    
Short-Term Investments     13.7    
Preferred Stocks     0.5    
Options Purchased     0.5    
Investment Funds     0.2    
Forward Currency Contracts     0.1    
Loan Participations     0.1    
Loan Assignments     0.0    
Private Equity Securities     0.0    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Convertible Securities     0.0    
Promissory Notes     0.0    
Reverse Repurchase Agreements     (0.0 )  
Written Options     (0.2 )  
Futures     (11.1 )  
Swaps     (12.2 )  
Other     2.2    
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").


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GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Country / Region Summary**   % of Investments  
United States     92.0 %  
Japan     2.1    
Brazil     1.3    
Korea     1.0    
Taiwan     0.8    
China     0.6    
Sweden     0.6    
South Africa     0.5    
Russia     0.4    
Turkey     0.4    
Philippines     0.3    
Thailand     0.3    
Argentina     0.1    
Canada     0.1    
Colombia     0.1    
Egypt     0.1    
India     0.1    
Indonesia     0.1    
Israel     0.1    
Ivory Coast     0.1    
Malaysia     0.1    
Mexico     0.1    
Poland     0.1    
Switzerland     0.1    
Uruguay     0.1    
Venezuela     0.1    
Singapore     (0.1 )  
Hong Kong     (0.4 )  
United Kingdom     (0.5 )  
Euro Region***     (0.7 )  
      100.0 %  

 

**  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect country exposure associated with investments in the underlying funds except for GMO Alpha Only Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table includes exposure through the use of derivative contracts.

***  The "Euro Region" is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.


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GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 3.9%  
        Asset-Backed Securities — 3.9%  
        Auto Financing — 0.6%  
    800,000     BMW Vehicle Lease Trust, Series 07-1, Class A3B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.70%, due 08/15/13
    770,576    
    100,000     Capital Auto Receivable Asset Trust, Series 07-SN1, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.56%, due 02/15/11
    77,270    
    700,000     Capital Auto Receivable Asset Trust, Series 08-1, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.35%, 1.81%, due 07/15/14
    536,375    
    500,000     Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust, Series 08-B, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.85%, 2.30%, due 11/10/14
    394,000    
    300,000     Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust, Series 08-B, Class A4A, 5.32%, due 11/10/14     210,600    
    500,000     Daimler Chrysler Master Owner Trust, Series 06-A, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.49%, due 11/15/11
    325,000    
    1,400,000     Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 08-B, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%, 2.46%, due 03/15/13
    1,129,982    
    1,300,000     Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 06-4, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.71%, due 06/15/13
    780,000    
    600,000     Nissan Auto Lease Trust, Series 08-A, Class A3B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.20%, 2.66%, due 07/15/11
    552,188    
    600,000     Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 07-A, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR, 0.46%, due 06/17/13
    569,112    
    600,000     Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables, Series 07-A, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR, 0.46%, due 05/15/12
    486,000    
    667,703     Sovereign Dealer Floor Plan Master Trust, Series 06-1, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 08/15/11
    600,933    
    1,100,000     Swift Master Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.56%, due 06/15/12
    737,000    
    1,200,000     Truck Retail Installment Paper Corp., Series 05-1A, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 0.73%, due 12/15/16
    840,000    
    Total Auto Financing     8,009,036    
        Bank Loan Collateralized Debt Obligations — 0.1%  
    1,840,000     Omega Capital Europe Plc, Series GLOB-5A, Class A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 1.68%, due 07/05/11
    1,630,350    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Business Loans — 0.3%  
    549,873     Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 04-3, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .37%, 0.84%, due 01/25/35
    383,041    
    534,006     GE Business Loan Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.75%, due 05/15/32
    380,629    
    1,600,000     GE Dealer Floorplan Master Trust, Series 07-2, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.48%, due 07/20/12
    1,148,153    
    1,458,843     Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 05-2A, Class 1A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 09/25/30
    700,245    
    700,000     Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust, Series 05-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 02/25/13
    600,530    
    600,000     Textron Financial Floorplan Master Note, Series 07-AA, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.51%, due 03/13/12
    492,900    
    Total Business Loans     3,705,498    
        CMBS — 0.3%  
    700,000     Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 06-FL12, Class AJ,
144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.59%, due 12/15/20
    517,230    
    800,000     GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 05-C4, Class A2, 5.31%,
due 11/10/45
    734,014    
    178,376     Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 06-FL4A,
Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.54%, due 11/05/21
    147,941    
    822,268     GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 07-EOP, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.54%, due 03/06/20
    649,839    
    1,100,000     J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 06-LDP7,
Class A2, 5.86%, due 04/15/45
    968,264    
    500,000     Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 06-C1, Class A2, 5.61%, due 05/12/39     435,781    
    140,111     Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, Series 03-TOP9, Class A1, 3.98%,
due 11/13/36
    134,991    
    531,911     Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 06-WL7A,
Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.55%, due 09/15/21
    372,337    
    Total CMBS     3,960,397    
        CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations — 0.1%  
    1,600,000     American Capital Strategies Ltd. Commercial Real Estate CDO Trust,
Series 07-1A, Class A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .80%, 2.05%, due 11/23/52
    128,000    
    1,724,065     Crest Exeter Street Solar, Series 04-1A, Class A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .35%, 1.82%, due 06/28/19
    1,241,327    
    Total CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations     1,369,327    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


4



GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Credit Cards — 0.7%  
    1,400,000     American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 05-5, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.50%, due 02/15/13
    1,330,336    
    1,900,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 04-A7, Class A7,
3 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 1.38%, due 06/16/14
    1,709,618    
    700,000     Charming Shoppes Master Trust, Series 07-1A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.25%, 1.71%, due 09/15/17
    481,663    
    800,000     Citibank OMNI Master Trust, Series 07-A9A, Class A9, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.10%, 1.57%, due 12/23/13
    722,640    
    1,600,000     Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 96-4, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .38%, 0.83%, due 10/16/13
    1,435,200    
    1,200,000     GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 05-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.50%, due 03/15/13
    1,110,576    
    1,100,000     Household Credit Card Master Note Trust I, Series 07-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 04/15/13
    941,188    
    200,000     MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 04-A8, Class A8,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.61%, due 01/15/14
    183,058    
    800,000     National City Credit Card Master Trust, Series 08-3, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.80%, 2.26%, due 05/15/13
    628,000    
    1,300,000     World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 06-A,
Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.59%, due 02/15/17
    922,454    
    Total Credit Cards     9,464,733    
        Equipment Leases — 0.1%  
    800,000     CNH Equipment Trust, Series 08-A, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.95%, 2.41%, due 08/15/14
    716,000    
    1,000,000     GE Equipment Midticket LLC, Series 07-1, Class A3B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.71%, due 06/14/11
    895,000    
    Total Equipment Leases     1,611,000    
        Insurance Premiums — 0.1%  
    800,000     AICCO Premium Finance Master Trust, Series 07-AA, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 12/15/11
    765,760    
        Insured Auto Financing — 0.3%  
    130,733     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 05-BM, Class A4, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.53%, due 05/06/12
    120,258    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


5



GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Insured Auto Financing — continued  
    1,400,000     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 07-AX, Class A4, XL,
1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.49%, due 10/06/13
    938,420    
    800,000     AmeriCredit Prime Automobile Receivable Trust, Series 07-2M,
Class A4B, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 0.95%, due 03/08/16
    422,728    
    200,000     ARG Funding Corp., Series 05-2A, Class A3, 144A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 05/20/10
    191,328    
    800,000     Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 06-B, Class A4, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .02%, 0.47%, due 07/15/13
    638,008    
    953,066     Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 07-C, Class A3B, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .51%, 0.97%, due 04/16/12
    887,086    
    1,100,000     Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-3, Class A4B, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.11%, due 10/15/14
    749,133    
    1,100,000     Triad Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 07-B, Class A4B, FSA,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.20%, 1.65%, due 07/14/14
    776,490    
    Total Insured Auto Financing     4,723,451    
        Insured Credit Cards — 0.1%  
    1,200,000     Cabela's Master Credit Card Trust, Series 04-2A, Class A, 144A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.58%, due 03/15/11
    1,198,425    
        Insured Other — 0.1%  
    1,000,000     Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Series 07-1, Class A2, 144A, MBIA,
5.26%, due 04/25/37
    500,000    
    860,283     Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 06-4A, Class A1, 144A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.66%, due 12/15/41
    548,060    
    2,500,000     Toll Road Investment Part II, Series C, 144A, MBIA,
Zero Coupon, due 02/15/37
    256,325    
    Total Insured Other     1,304,385    
        Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.0%  
    530,624     Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 05-RS9, Class AI3, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.69%, due 11/25/35
    122,574    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


6



GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.0%  
    233,461     Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 04-1A, Class A2, 144A,
AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.80%, due 01/25/35
    95,720    
    116,677     GreenPoint Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 04-4, Class A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .28%, 1.02%, due 08/15/30
    51,290    
    368,667     Wachovia Asset Securitization, Inc., Series 04-HE1, Class A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.69%, due 06/25/34
    143,975    
    Total Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)     290,985    
        Insured Time Share — 0.0%  
    37,232     Cendant Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 04-1A,
Class A2, 144A, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.65%, due 05/20/16
    30,020    
    201,924     Cendant Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 05-1A,
Class A2, 144A, FGIC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.65%, due 05/20/17
    145,322    
    Total Insured Time Share     175,342    
        Investment Grade Corporate Collateralized Debt Obligations — 0.1%  
    1,600,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 04-15, Class II, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 2.18%, due 12/20/09
    885,600    
    1,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 05-10, Class A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .52%, 2.05%, due 03/20/10
    388,000    
    1,400,000     Salisbury International Investments Ltd., 3 mo. LIBOR + .42%,
1.95%, due 06/22/10
    339,920    
    Total Investment Grade Corporate Collateralized Debt Obligations     1,613,520    
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.6%  
    29,142     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASL1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 02/25/36
    4,659    
    1,074,698     ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-WM1, Class A2A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.54%, due 11/25/36
    561,863    
    600,000     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M1, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 07/25/36
    151,125    
    1,200,000     Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 06-OPT2, Class A3C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 10/25/36
    565,440    
    122,119     Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 06-OPT3, Class A3A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.53%, due 11/25/36
    112,899    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — continued  
    597,419     Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 04-B, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.80%, due 05/28/39
    398,717    
    938,802     Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 04-B, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 1.50%, due 05/28/39
    626,181    
    560,302     Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-FRE1, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 02/25/37
    467,852    
    1,200,000     Centex Home Equity, Series 06-A, Class AV3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 06/25/36
    816,240    
    723,260     Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 06-BC5, Class 2A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.55%, due 03/25/37
    663,230    
    117,977     Equity One ABS, Inc., Series 04-1, Class AV2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.77%, due 04/25/34
    21,015    
    800,000     First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 06-FF5,
Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 04/25/36
    317,000    
    509,895     Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-B, Class 2A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.57%, due 08/25/36
    451,894    
    888,990     Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-3, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 01/20/35
    552,424    
    600,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-FRE2, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 03/25/36
    240,000    
    2,400,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-HE3, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 08/25/36
    600,000    
    841,175     Master Second Lien Trust, Series 06-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 03/25/36
    92,529    
    403,935     Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Series 07-HE2, Class A2A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 02/25/37
    316,142    
    1,150,778     Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loans, Series 07-2, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.57%, due 04/25/37
    909,115    
    1,154,263     Residential Asset Securities Corp., Series 05-KS12, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 01/25/36
    895,131    
    Total Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     8,763,456    
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian) — 0.1%  
    720,387     Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 03-3G, Class A2,
3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 1.72%, due 09/27/35
    575,359    
    320,304     Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 2.31%, due 12/08/36
    246,637    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian) — continued  
    826,209     Medallion Trust, Series 06-1G, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 2.05%, due 06/14/37
    674,962    
    398,166     Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Fund, Series 8, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 1.42%, due 01/12/37
    328,360    
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian)     1,825,318    
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European) — 0.2%  
    700,000     Aire Valley Mortgages, Series 06-1A, Class 1A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 1.64%, due 09/20/66
    636,160    
    700,000     Brunel Residential Mortgages, Series 07-1A, Class A4C, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 1.36%, due 01/13/39
    565,110    
    279,369     Granite Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-2, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.51%, due 12/20/54
    173,209    
    41,720     Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 7A, Class A1A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .21%, 1.45%, due 05/15/34
    38,533    
    572,565     Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 14A, Class A2C, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 2.10%, due 09/15/39
    499,609    
    800,000     Pendeford Master Issuer Plc, Series 07-1A, Class 3A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 1.32%, due 02/12/16
    699,200    
    350,000     Permanent Financing Plc, Series 4, Class 3A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 2.33%, due 03/10/24
    349,359    
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European)     2,961,180    
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.0%  
    129,500     Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 04-3A, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.77%, due 08/25/35
    53,095    
        Student Loans — 0.1%  
    1,500,000     College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 06-1, Class A2,
3 mo. LIBOR + .02%, 1.18%, due 04/25/22
    1,464,450    
        Time Share — 0.0%  
    287,940     Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 08-1A, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 4.47%, due 02/20/20
    244,479    
    Total Asset-Backed Securities     55,256,761    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($) /
Shares
  Description   Value ($)  
        U.S. Government Agency — 0.0%  
    66,850     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of C.A.B.E.I),
6 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill + .40%, 0.90%, due 10/01/12 (a) 
    64,515    
    201,584     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Honduras),
3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill x 117%, 0.07%, due 10/01/11 (a) 
    194,851    
    200,000     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Zimbabwe),
3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill x 115%, 1.00%, due 01/01/12 (a) 
    191,978    
    Total U.S. Government Agency     451,344    
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $60,280,576)     55,708,105    
        MUTUAL FUNDS — 95.1%  
        Affiliated Issuers — 95.1%  
    75,355,860     GMO Alpha Only Fund, Class IV     434,803,314    
    746,276     GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund     16,373,298    
    3,603,614     GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV     21,081,143    
    10,333,178     GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class VI     64,789,027    
    3,031,314     GMO Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI     46,651,926    
    10,171,588     GMO International Small Companies Fund, Class III     42,720,670    
    1,769,722     GMO Special Situations Fund, Class VI     45,145,613    
    15,899,118     GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund, Class VI     275,849,692    
    28,330,407     GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund, Class VI     401,725,164    
    935,677     GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund     17,169,667    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $1,865,631,447)     1,366,309,514    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.0%  
        Money Market Funds — 1.0%  
    14,873,128     State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market
Fund-Institutional Class
    14,873,128    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $14,873,128)     14,873,128    
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $1,940,785,151)
    1,436,890,747    
    Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — 0.00%     60,003    
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 1,436,950,750    

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

144A - Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors.

ACES - Aerolineas Centrales de Colombia

AMBAC - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by AMBAC Assurance Corporation.

C.A.B.E.I. - Central American Bank of Economic Integration

CDO - Collateralized Debt Obligation

CMBS - Collateralized Mortgage Backed Security

FGIC - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation.

FSA - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by Financial Security Assurance.

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

MBIA - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by MBIA Insurance Corp.

XL - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by XL Capital Assurance.

The rates shown on variable rate notes are the current interest rates at February 28, 2009, which are subject to change based on the terms of the security.

(a)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11




GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $75,153,704) (Note 2)   $ 70,581,233    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $1,865,631,447) (Notes 2 and 8)     1,366,309,514    
Receivable for investments sold     35,149    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     10,759,373    
Interest receivable     87,479    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     9,772    
Miscellaneous receivable     10,770    
Total assets     1,447,793,290    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     10,771,958    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     4,743    
Accrued expenses     65,839    
Total liabilities     10,842,540    
Net assets   $ 1,436,950,750    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 1,945,874,201    
Distributions in excess of net investment income     (13,947,767 )  
Accumulated net realized gain     8,918,720    
Net unrealized depreciation     (503,894,404 )  
    $ 1,436,950,750    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 1,436,950,750    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     82,048,049    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 17.51    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12



GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 216,163,148    
Interest     1,657,025    
Total investment income     217,820,173    
Expenses:  
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     49,153    
Audit and tax fees     31,829    
Legal fees     38,948    
Chief Compliance Officer (Note 3)     11,194    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     26,698    
Registration fees     4,669    
Miscellaneous     7,248    
Total expenses     169,739    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (131,847 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (64 )  
Net expenses     37,828    
Net investment income (loss)     217,782,345    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (292,903 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (86,021,943 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     119,483,196    
Net realized gain (loss)     33,168,350    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (4,572,471 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (494,607,766 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (499,180,237 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (466,011,887 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (248,229,542 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


13



GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 217,782,345     $ 62,933,065    
Net realized gain (loss)     33,168,350       145,547,623    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (499,180,237 )     (101,039,835 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (248,229,542 )     107,440,853    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (249,189,711 )     (64,024,461 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (37,083,602 )     (155,574,713 )  
      (286,273,313 )     (219,599,174 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     361,232,562       425,678,284    
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     154,811       149,820    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    361,387,373       425,828,104    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (173,115,482 )     313,669,783    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     1,610,066,232       1,296,396,449    
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment
income of $13,947,767 and accumulated undistributed
net investment income of $5,684,233, respectively)
  $ 1,436,950,750     $ 1,610,066,232    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 25.30     $ 26.92     $ 27.76     $ 26.50     $ 24.28    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(a)†      3.21       1.19       0.80       1.26       0.98    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (6.72 )     1.18       1.63       2.93       3.00    
Total from investment operations     (3.51 )     2.37       2.43       4.19       3.98    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (3.71 )     (1.12 )     (1.16 )     (1.51 )     (0.99 )  
From net realized gains     (0.57 )     (2.87 )     (2.11 )     (1.42 )     (0.77 )  
Total distributions     (4.28 )     (3.99 )     (3.27 )     (2.93 )     (1.76 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 17.51     $ 25.30     $ 26.92     $ 27.76     $ 26.50    
Total Return(b)      (15.11 )%     8.60 %     9.31 %     16.50 %     16.74 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,436,951     $ 1,610,066     $ 1,296,396     $ 1,207,625     $ 1,068,099    
Net expenses to average daily
net assets(c)(d) 
    0.00 %(e)      0.00 %(e)      0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets(a) 
    14.05 %     4.30 %     2.94 %     4.64 %     3.92 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     40 %     57 %     45 %     47 %     50 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or
waived by the Manager to average daily
net assets:
    0.01 %     0.01 %     0.01 %     0.01 %     0.02 %  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts: 
  $ 0.00 (f)    $ 0.00 (f)    $ 0.00 (f)    $ 0.00 (f)    $ 0.07    

 

(a)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(d)  Net expenses to average daily net assets were less than 0.01%.

(e)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(f)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks a positive total return. The Fund does not seek to control risk relative to a particular securities market index or benchmark. In addition, the Fund does not seek to outperform a particular securities market index or blend of market indices (i.e., the Fund seeks positive return, not "relative" return). The Fund is a fund of funds and invests primarily in shares of other GMO Funds ("underlying funds"), which may include the GMO International Equity Funds (including one or more of the GMO Emerging Markets Funds), the GMO U.S. Equity Funds, the GMO Fixed Income Funds, GMO Alpha Only Fund, GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund, GMO Flexible Equities Fund, GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund, GMO Special Situations Fund, and GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund. In addition, the Fund may hold securities (particularly asset-backed securities) directly or through one or more subsidiaries or other entities. The Fund is not restricted in its exposure to any particular asset class, and at times may be substantially invested in underlying funds that primarily invest in a single asset class (e.g., Fixed Income Funds). In addition, the Fund is not restricted in its exposure to any particular market. While the Fund generally will have exposure to both emerging countries and developed countries, including the U.S., at times, it may have substantial exposure to a particular country or type of country (e.g., emerging countries).

The financial statements of the underlying funds should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect). Shares of GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund, GMO Flexible Equities Fund, GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund, GMO Special Situations Fund, and GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund are not publicly available for direct purchase.

The Fund directly and indirectly (through underlying funds) invests in securities with contractual cash flows, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, credit card receivables and auto loan receivables. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate values, delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates and shifts in the market's perception of the securities' market values.

The Fund currently limits subscriptions due to capacity considerations.


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GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Shares of the underlying funds and other mutual funds are generally valued at their net asset value.

Investments held by the underlying funds are valued as follows. Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 18.09% of the net assets of the Fund, through investments in the underlying funds, were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

Typically the Fund and the underlying funds value debt instruments based on prices supplied by a primary pricing source chosen by the Manager. The Manager evaluates primary pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source should the Manager deem it appropriate. If it deems appropriate, the Manager, at its discretion, may override a price supplied by a primary source by using a price provided by another source. The prices provided by primary pricing sources may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material.


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GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Certain securities held by the Fund and underlying funds are valued on the basis of prices provided by a single source. As of February 28, 2009, the total value of these securities represented 7.35% of the net assets. The single source prices provided may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material. In addition, although alternative prices are available for other securities held by the Fund, those alternative sources would not necessarily confirm the security price used by the Fund. Therefore, the existence of those alternative sources does not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Fund.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund valued debt securities using indicative bids received from primary pricing sources.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 1,240,969,010     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     140,213,632          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     55,708,105          
Total   $ 1,436,890,747     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 


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GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $     $    
Accrued discounts/premiums     653,375          
Realized gain (loss)     551,395          
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (4,586,861 )        
Net purchases (sales)     59,090,196          
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3              
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 55,708,105     $    

 

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.


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GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to differing treatment of mutual fund distributions received, partnership interest tax allocations, losses on wash sale transactions, amortization and accretion of debt securities, and redemption-in-kind transactions.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Distributions
In Excess of Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Gain
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 11,775,366     $ (11,031,123 )   $ (744,243 )  

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 249,189,711     $ 64,214,608    
Net long-term capital gain     37,083,602       155,384,566    
Total distributions   $ 286,273,313     $ 219,599,174    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 11,604,457    
Undistributed net long-term capital gain   $ 1,382,594    

 


20



GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 1,958,801,249     $ 10,400,955     $ (532,311,457 )   $ (521,910,502 )  

 

For the year ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had net realized losses attributed to redemption in-kind transactions of $744,243.

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions from the underlying funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary, and the Manager has a conflict in allocating among the underlying funds. (See Note 3).

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.


21



GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective June 30, 2008, the premium on cash purchases of Fund shares was changed to 0.13% of the amount invested and the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 0.12% of the amount redeemed. Effective September 30, 2008, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions were each changed to 0.01% of the amount invested or redeemed. Effective October 8, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 0.30% of the amount redeemed. Effective October 21, 2008, the premium on cash purchases was changed to 0.10% of the amount invested and the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 0.72% of the amount redeemed. Effective November 24, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 2.00% of the amount redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the premium on cash purchases was 0.10% of the amount invested and the fee on cash redemptions was 2.00% of the amount redeemed. The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. All or a portion of the redemption fees may be waived at the Manager's discretion under circumstances in which the Manager deems it equitable to do so, including without limitation in cases where the weighted average of (i) the estimated transaction costs for directly held assets and (ii) the redemptions fees, if any, imposed by the underlying funds is less than the Fund's redemption fee. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in-capital. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds, some of which may invest in foreign securities. The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets. The risks described above apply to an even greater extent to investments in emerging markets. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid, and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets. Additionally, the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds may be greater to the extent that the underlying funds engage in derivative transactions.


22



GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

The Manager decides how to allocate the assets of the Fund among underlying funds. The Manager does not directly charge the Fund an advisory fee or shareholder service fee, but it receives varying management and shareholder service fees from the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. Because of that variation the levels of indirect net expenses set forth below are affected by the Manager's asset allocation decisions.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below). Excluded Expenses include fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net
Expenses
(excluding
shareholder service
fees and interest
expense)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Indirect Interest
Expense
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.415 %     0.071 %     0.005 %     0.491 %  

 

        

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $21,812 and $11,194, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.


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GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and class exchanges, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $1,021,300,463 and $618,482,001, respectively. Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities for in-kind transactions for the year ended February 28, 2009 were 96,781,930 and 96,781,930, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 22.51% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by two shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 1.10% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 97.26% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     5,802,830     $ 125,161,583       9,819,038     $ 279,628,825    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    14,154,108       273,113,176       7,959,463       209,394,517    
Shares repurchased     (1,546,197 )     (37,042,197 )     (2,301,160 )     (63,345,058 )  
Purchase premiums           97,972             7,597    
Redemption fees           56,839             142,223    
Net increase (decrease)     18,410,741     $ 361,387,373       15,477,341     $ 425,828,104    

 


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GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value,
end of
period
 
GMO Alpha Only Fund,
Class IV
  $ 407,035,363     $ 450,879,144     $ 218,772,424     $ 184,628,593     $ 82,726,158     $ 434,803,314    
GMO Alternative Asset
Opportunity Fund
    24,885,255             134,760                   16,373,298    
GMO Emerging
Country Debt Fund,
Class IV
    32,949,175       2,508,930       145,509       2,772,449       695,994       21,081,143    
GMO Emerging
Markets Fund,
Class VI
    285,823,205       179,090,131       320,065,726       1,236,621       33,853,509       64,789,027    
GMO Flexible
Equities Fund,
Class VI
          60,229,753             7,208             46,651,926    
GMO International
Small Companies
Fund, Class III
          52,680,453             1,180,453             42,720,670    
GMO Special
Situations Fund,
Class VI
    80,727,015             45,980,720                   45,145,613    
GMO Strategic Fixed
Income Fund,
Class VI
    488,748,982       18,876,276       117,097,469       18,736,964             275,849,692    
GMO U.S. Core
Equity Fund,
Class VI
    2,807       46       1,815       46                
GMO U.S. Quality
Equity Fund,
Class VI
    289,904,690       258,667,216       2,388,066       7,600,814       2,207,535       401,725,164    
GMO World
Opportunity
Overlay Fund
          18,522,133       4,865                   17,169,667    
Totals   $ 1,610,076,492     $ 1,041,454,082     $ 704,591,354     $ 216,163,148     $ 119,483,196     $ 1,366,309,514    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including purchase premiums and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.48 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 870.50     $ 2.23    
2) Hypothetical     0.48 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.41     $ 2.41    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in early 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $37,083,602 from long-term capital gains.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 8.06% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

For corporate shareholders, 4.70% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 qualified for the dividends-received deduction.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $20,325,691 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Asset Allocation team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund returned -24.3% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -33.6% for the Fund's benchmark, the GMO Global Balanced Index (65% MSCI ACWI [All Country World Index] Index and 35% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index). During the fiscal year the Fund was exposed to global equity and fixed income securities through direct investment and indirectly through its investment in underlying GMO mutual funds. The Fund received fixed income securities from certain underlying GMO mutual funds during the year via an in-kind transaction.

Implementation was slightly positive, as the GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund and the GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund outperformed their respective benchmarks.

Asset allocation was responsible for the bulk of the fund's outperformance of its benchmark. The Fund's underweight to global equities and overweight to fixed income were the primary drivers of the outperformance.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a purchase at the beginning and redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of .09% on the purchase and 2.00% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.

*  The GMO Global Balanced Index is a composite benchmark computed by GMO and comprised of 48.75% S&P 500 Index, 16.25% MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex-U.S. Index and 35% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index prior to 3/31/2007 and 65% MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index and 35% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index thereafter.

**  The GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Index is comprised of MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) prior to 6/30/2002 and GMO Global Balanced Index thereafter.



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     60.4 %  
Debt Obligations     24.7    
Cash and Cash Equivalents     13.8    
Short-Term Investments     11.0    
Preferred Stocks     0.8    
Options Purchased     0.3    
Investment Funds     0.2    
Private Equity Securities     0.0    
Loan Participations     0.0    
Loan Assignments     0.0    
Convertible Securities     0.0    
Forward Currency Contracts     0.0    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Promissory Notes     0.0    
Reverse Repurchase Agreements     (0.0 )  
Written Options     (0.2 )  
Futures     (6.3 )  
Swaps     (6.8 )  
Other     2.1    
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").


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GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Country / Region Summary**   % of Investments  
United States     74.1 %  
Japan     6.1    
Euro Region***     5.2    
United Kingdom     3.8    
Switzerland     2.2    
Brazil     1.3    
Korea     1.2    
Taiwan     1.0    
China     0.9    
South Africa     0.5    
Sweden     0.5    
Canada     0.4    
Russia     0.4    
Thailand     0.4    
Turkey     0.4    
Denmark     0.3    
Hong Kong     0.2    
Malaysia     0.2    
Singapore     0.2    
Egypt     0.1    
India     0.1    
Israel     0.1    
Mexico     0.1    
Norway     0.1    
Philippines     0.1    
Poland     0.1    
      100.0 %  

 

**  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect country exposure associated with investments in the underlying funds except for GMO Alpha Only Fund. The table excludes short-term investments. The table includes exposure through the use of derivative contracts.

***  The "Euro Region" is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.


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GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 4.4%  
        Asset-Backed Securities — 4.3%  
        ABS Collateralized Debt Obligations — 0.0%  
    500,000     Paragon CDO Ltd., Series 04-1A, Class A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .65%,
1.79%, due 10/20/44
    15,000    
        Airlines — 0.0%  
    600,000     Aircraft Finance Trust, Series 99-1A, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .48%,
0.94%, due 05/15/24
    150,000    
        Auto Financing — 0.6%  
    1,600,000     BMW Vehicle Lease Trust, Series 07-1, Class A3B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .24%,
0.70%, due 08/15/13
    1,541,152    
    900,000     Capital Auto Receivable Asset Trust, Series 07-2, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 0.86%, due 02/18/14
    739,350    
    200,000     Capital Auto Receivable Asset Trust, Series 08-1, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.35%, 1.81%, due 07/15/14
    153,250    
    400,000     Capital Auto Receivable Asset Trust, Series 07-SN1, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.56%, due 02/15/11
    309,080    
    800,000     Carmax Auto Owner Trust, Series 08-2, Class A4B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.65%,
2.11%, due 08/15/13
    613,272    
    700,000     Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust, Series 08-B, Class A4A, 5.32%, due 11/10/14     491,400    
    600,000     Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust, Series 08-B, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.85%, 2.30%, due 11/10/14
    472,800    
    900,000     Daimler Chrysler Master Owner Trust, Series 06-A, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.49%, due 11/15/11
    585,000    
    800,000     Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 06-C, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.50%, due 02/15/12
    721,168    
    500,000     Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 07-B, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .38%, 0.84%, due 07/15/12
    375,150    
    1,100,000     Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 08-B, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%, 2.46%, due 03/15/13
    887,843    
    2,200,000     Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 06-4, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.71%, due 06/15/13
    1,320,000    
    300,000     Franklin Auto Trust, Series 08-A, Class A4B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.95%,
2.42%, due 05/20/16
    219,660    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Auto Financing — continued  
    1,000,000     Nissan Auto Lease Trust, Series 08-A, Class A3B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.20%,
2.66%, due 07/15/11
    920,312    
    1,000,000     Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 07-A, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR,
0.46%, due 06/17/13
    948,520    
    1,000,000     Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables, Series 07-A, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR,
0.46%, due 05/15/12
    810,000    
    1,112,839     Sovereign Dealer Floor Plan Master Trust, Series 06-1, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 08/15/11
    1,001,555    
    1,100,000     Swift Master Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.56%, due 06/15/12
    737,000    
    500,000     Swift Master Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-2, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.11%, due 10/15/12
    327,500    
    1,100,000     Truck Retail Installment Paper Corp., Series 05-1A, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 0.73%, due 12/15/16
    770,000    
    400,000     Wachovia Auto Owner Trust, Series 08-A, Class A4B,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.15%, 1.62%, due 03/20/14
    362,232    
    600,000     World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-A, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR,
0.46%, due 11/15/12
    549,786    
    Total Auto Financing     14,856,030    
        Bank Loan Collateralized Debt Obligations — 0.1%  
    508,509     Arran Corp. Loans No. 1 B.V., Series 06-1A, Class A3, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .17%, 1.70%, due 06/20/25
    483,243    
    880,000     Omega Capital Europe Plc, Series GLOB-5A, Class A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 1.68%, due 07/05/11
    779,733    
    Total Bank Loan Collateralized Debt Obligations     1,262,976    
        Business Loans — 0.3%  
    663,914     ACAS Business Loan Trust, Series 07-1A, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 1.38%, due 08/16/19
    519,314    
    1,000,000     Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 07-6A, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.30%, 1.77%, due 12/25/37
    698,200    
    113,657     Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .36%, 0.83%, due 04/25/34
    80,492    
    73,316     Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 04-3, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .37%, 0.84%, due 01/25/35
    51,072    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Business Loans — continued  
    373,755     Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 05-4A, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .39%, 0.86%, due 01/25/36
    238,904    
    308,784     Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 07-3, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.71%, due 07/25/37
    230,487    
    270,318     Capitalsource Commercial Loan Trust, Series 07-1A, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.60%, due 03/20/17
    216,309    
    143,702     Capitalsource Commercial Loan Trust, Series 06-1A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 08/22/16
    123,153    
    500,000     CNH Wholesale Master Note Trust, Series 06-1A, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.52%, due 07/15/12
    461,426    
    106,801     GE Business Loan Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .29%,
0.75%, due 05/15/32
    76,126    
    146,750     GE Business Loan Trust, Series 05-2A, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .24%, 0.70%, due 11/15/33
    95,160    
    900,000     GE Dealer Floorplan Master Trust, Series 06-4, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.48%, due 10/20/11
    745,065    
    1,400,000     GE Dealer Floorplan Master Trust, Series 07-2, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.48%, due 07/20/12
    1,004,634    
    176,284     Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 07-3A, Class 1A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.12%, due 10/25/37
    137,501    
    800,000     Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 07-3A, Class 1A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .85%, 1.32%, due 10/25/37
    416,000    
    287,319     Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 05-1A, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 02/25/30
    137,913    
    251,525     Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial, Series 05-2A, Class 1A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 09/25/30
    120,732    
    800,000     Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust, Series 05-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 02/25/13
    686,320    
    700,000     Textron Financial Floorplan Master Note, Series 07-AA, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.51%, due 03/13/12
    575,050    
    19,943     The Money Store Business Loan Backed Trust, Series 99-1, Class AN,
1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 1.46%, due 09/15/17
    17,155    
    Total Business Loans     6,631,013    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


5



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        CMBS — 0.3%  
    700,000     Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage, Series 05-CD1,
Class A2FL, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.58%, due 07/15/44
    510,440    
    1,100,000     Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 06-FL12, Class AJ,
144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.59%, due 12/15/20
    812,790    
    900,000     GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 05-C4, Class A2, 5.31%,
due 11/10/45
    825,765    
    500,000     GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 06-C1, Class A2, 5.33%,
due 03/10/44
    437,927    
    124,863     Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 06-FL4A,
Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.54%, due 11/05/21
    103,559    
    900,000     GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 06-GG6, Class A2, 5.51%, due 04/10/38     791,156    
    213,181     GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 07-EOP, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.54%, due 03/06/20
    168,477    
    300,000     GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 07-EOP, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.58%, due 03/06/20
    223,770    
    297,334     J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 06-FL1A,
Class A1B, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.58%, due 02/15/20
    223,000    
    1,400,000     J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 06-LDP7,
Class A2, 5.86%, due 04/15/45
    1,232,336    
    110,085     Lehman Brothers Floating Rate Commercial, Series 06-LLFA,
Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.54%, due 09/15/21
    77,059    
    900,000     Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 06-C1, Class A2, 5.61%, due 05/12/39     784,406    
    300,000     Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 06-IQ11, Class A2, 5.69%, due 10/15/42     256,548    
    400,000     Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 06-IQ11, Class A3, 5.74%, due 10/15/42     294,324    
    140,111     Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, Series 03-TOP9, Class A1, 3.98%,
due 11/13/36
    134,991    
    864,355     Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 06-WL7A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.55%, due 09/15/21
    605,049    
    Total CMBS     7,481,597    
        CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations — 0.1%  
    500,000     American Capital Strategies Ltd. Commercial Real Estate CDO Trust,
Series 07-1A, Class A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .80%, 2.05%, due 11/23/52
    40,000    
    432,799     G-Force LLC, Series 05-RR2, Class A2, 144A, 5.16%, due 12/25/39     331,914    
    700,000     Guggenheim Structured Real Estate Funding, Series 05-2A, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .32%, 0.79%, due 08/26/30
    315,000    
    800,000     Marathon Real Estate CDO, Series 06-1A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.80%, due 05/25/46
    295,750    
    Total CMBS Collateralized Debt Obligations     982,664    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


6



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Collateralized Loan Obligations — 0.0%  
    290,476     Archimedes Funding IV (Cayman) Ltd., Series 4A, Class A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .48%, 1.73%, due 02/25/13
    264,532    
        Credit Cards — 0.8%  
    1,900,000     American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 05-5, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.50%, due 02/15/13
    1,805,456    
    700,000     American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 06-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.49%, due 12/15/13
    641,123    
    300,000     American Express Issuance Trust, Series 07-1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%,
0.66%, due 09/15/11
    286,638    
    100,000     Bank of America Credit Card Trust, Series 06-A12, Class A12,
1 mo. LIBOR + .02%, 0.48%, due 03/15/14
    89,440    
    1,100,000     Cabela's Master Credit Card Trust, Series 08-4A, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 3.46%, due 09/15/14
    905,025    
    700,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 04-A7, Class A7,
3 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 1.38%, due 06/16/14
    629,859    
    800,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 06-A14, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.47%, due 08/15/13
    743,600    
    200,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 07-A4, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.49%, due 03/16/15
    170,740    
    500,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 07-A6, Class A6,
1 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.53%, due 05/15/13
    473,490    
    600,000     Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 08-A6, Class A6,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.10%, 1.56%, due 03/17/14
    548,250    
    1,300,000     Charming Shoppes Master Trust, Series 07-1A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.25%, 1.71%, due 09/15/17
    894,517    
EUR     1,100,000     Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 04-A2, Class A,
3 mo. EUR LIBOR + 0.10%, 1.97%, due 05/24/13
    1,259,772    
    1,300,000     Citibank OMNI Master Trust, Series 07-A9A, Class A9, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.10%, 1.57%, due 12/23/13
    1,174,290    
    400,000     Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 96-4, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .38%,
0.83%, due 10/16/13
    358,800    
    400,000     Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 05-4, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .06%,
0.52%, due 06/18/13
    358,000    
    500,000     Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 05-4, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%,
0.55%, due 06/16/15
    372,031    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


7



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Credit Cards — continued  
    1,900,000     Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 06-2, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .03%,
0.49%, due 01/16/14
    1,668,466    
    100,000     Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 07-1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .01%,
0.47%, due 08/15/12
    94,500    
    700,000     GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 05-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.50%, due 03/15/13
    647,836    
    1,200,000     GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 07-3, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.47%, due 06/15/13
    1,095,000    
    1,300,000     Household Credit Card Master Note Trust I, Series 07-1, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 04/15/13
    1,112,313    
    600,000     Household Credit Card Master Note Trust I, Series 07-2, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .55%, 1.01%, due 07/15/13
    499,875    
    400,000     MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 04-A8, Class A8,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.61%, due 01/15/14
    366,116    
    1,300,000     National City Credit Card Master Trust, Series 08-3, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.80%, 2.26%, due 05/15/13
    1,020,500    
    1,400,000     World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 04-A, Class A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.64%, due 03/15/13
    1,372,896    
    400,000     World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 06-A, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.59%, due 02/15/17
    283,832    
    Total Credit Cards     18,872,365    
        Equipment Leases — 0.1%  
    400,000     CNH Equipment Trust, Series 08-A, Class A4B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.95%,
2.41%, due 08/15/14
    358,000    
    600,000     CNH Equipment Trust, Series 07-B, Class A3B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .60%,
1.06%, due 10/17/11
    584,316    
    1,100,000     GE Equipment Midticket LLC, Series 07-1, Class A3B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .25%,
0.71%, due 06/14/11
    984,500    
    Total Equipment Leases     1,926,816    
        Insurance Premiums — 0.0%  
    1,000,000     AICCO Premium Finance Master Trust, Series 07-AA, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 12/15/11
    957,200    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


8



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Insured Auto Financing — 0.3%  
    300,000     Aesop Funding II LLC, Series 05-1A, Class A3, 144A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 04/20/11
    243,984    
    800,000     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 07-AX, Class A4, XL,
1 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 0.49%, due 10/06/13
    536,240    
    326,832     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 05-BM, Class A4, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.53%, due 05/06/12
    300,646    
    500,000     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 07-BF, Class A4, FSA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.50%, due 12/06/13
    325,000    
    500,000     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 07-DF, Class A4B, FSA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .80%, 1.25%, due 06/06/14
    272,845    
    287,966     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 07-CM, Class A3B, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .03%, 0.48%, due 05/07/12
    264,929    
    800,000     AmeriCredit Prime Automobile Receivable Trust, Series 07-2M,
Class A4B, MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 0.95%, due 03/08/16
    422,728    
    400,000     ARG Funding Corp., Series 05-2A, Class A3, 144A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 05/20/10
    382,656    
    876,137     Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 06-A, Class A4, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .01%, 0.47%, due 12/15/12
    794,043    
    800,000     Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 06-B, Class A4, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .02%, 0.47%, due 07/15/13
    638,008    
    200,000     Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 07-A, Class A4, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .02%, 0.48%, due 11/15/13
    140,066    
    857,760     Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 07-C, Class A3B, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .51%, 0.97%, due 04/16/12
    798,377    
    100,000     Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 05-2A, Class A3, 144A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.67%, due 02/25/11
    76,610    
    300,000     Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 05-2A, Class A5, 144A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 11/25/11
    177,807    
    1,300,000     Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-1, Class A4, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.51%, due 09/15/14
    884,938    
    800,000     Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 07-3, Class A4B, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.11%, due 10/15/14
    544,824    
    1,700,000     Triad Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 07-B, Class A4B, FSA,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.20%, 1.65%, due 07/14/14
    1,200,030    
    135,584     UPFC Auto Receivables Trust, Series 06-B, Class A3, AMBAC, 5.01%,
due 08/15/12
    124,059    
    Total Insured Auto Financing     8,127,790    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


9



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Insured Business Loans — 0.0%  
    324,814     CNL Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 03-2A, Class A1, 144A,
AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .44%, 0.91%, due 10/25/30
    64,963    
        Insured Credit Cards — 0.1%  
    1,000,000     Cabela's Master Credit Card Trust, Series 04-2A, Class A, 144A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.58%, due 03/15/11
    998,687    
        Insured High Yield Collateralized Debt Obligations — 0.0%  
    149,799     GSC Partners CDO Fund Ltd., Series 2A, Class A, 144A, FSA,
6 mo. LIBOR + .52%, 3.06%, due 05/22/13
    106,791    
    500,000     GSC Partners CDO Fund Ltd., Series 03-4A, Class A3, 144A, AMBAC,
3 mo. LIBOR + .46%, 1.60%, due 12/16/15
    400,000    
    Total Insured High Yield Collateralized Debt Obligations     506,791    
        Insured Other — 0.1%  
    800,000     DB Master Finance LLC, Series 06-1, Class A2, 144A, AMBAC, 5.78%,
due 06/20/31
    560,000    
    1,500,000     Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Series 07-1, Class A2, 144A, MBIA,
5.26%, due 04/25/37
    750,000    
    843,644     Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 06-3A, Class A1, 144A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.66%, due 09/15/41
    530,357    
    860,283     Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 06-4A, Class A1, 144A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.66%, due 12/15/41
    548,060    
    633,413     TIB Card Receivables Fund, 144A, FGIC, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 1.68%,
due 01/05/14
    401,584    
    100,000     Toll Road Investment Part II, Series B, 144A, MBIA, Zero Coupon,
due 02/15/30
    18,138    
    900,000     Toll Road Investment Part II, Series C, 144A, MBIA, Zero Coupon,
due 02/15/37
    92,277    
    Total Insured Other     2,900,416    
        Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.0%  
    108,046     Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 04-R6, Class A1, XL,
1 mo. LIBOR + .21%, 0.68%, due 07/25/34
    61,587    
    134,765     Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 03-HE3, Class A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .38%, 0.85%, due 12/25/33
    76,816    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


10



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — continued  
    35,049     Quest Trust, Series 04-X1, Class A, 144A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .33%,
0.80%, due 03/25/34
    22,291    
    985,445     Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 05-RS9, Class AI3, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.69%, due 11/25/35
    227,638    
    Total Insured Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     388,332    
        Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.0%  
    19,291     Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 03-4A, Class A1, 144A,
AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .34%, 0.81%, due 10/25/34
    9,260    
    44,168     Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 04-1A, Class A2, 144A,
AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .33%, 0.80%, due 01/25/35
    18,109    
    551,612     Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 07-E, Class A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.61%, due 06/15/37
    137,903    
    300,000     GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 04-HE3, Class A3, FSA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.70%, due 10/25/34
    270,000    
    20,807     GreenPoint Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.93%, due 07/25/29
    11,380    
    25,056     GreenPoint Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 04-4, Class A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .28%, 1.02%, due 08/15/30
    10,945    
    48,301     Lehman ABS Corp., Series 04-2, Class A, AMBAC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .22%,
0.91%, due 06/25/34
    11,592    
    11,839     Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Series 03-HS1, Class AII, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 12/25/32
    5,753    
    195,058     SBI Heloc Trust, Series 05-HE1, Class 1A, 144A, FSA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .19%, 0.66%, due 11/25/35
    97,529    
    78,150     Wachovia Asset Securitization, Inc., Series 02-HE1, Class A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .37%, 0.84%, due 09/27/32
    44,792    
    68,272     Wachovia Asset Securitization, Inc., Series 04-HE1, Class A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.69%, due 06/25/34
    26,662    
    Total Insured Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)     643,925    
        Insured Time Share — 0.0%  
    37,232     Cendant Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 04-1A, Class A2, 144A,
MBIA, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.65%, due 05/20/16
    30,020    
    91,784     Cendant Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 05-1A, Class A2, 144A,
FGIC, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%, 0.65%, due 05/20/17
    66,056    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


11



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Insured Time Share — continued  
    162,354     Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 06-1A, Class A2, 144A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 05/20/18
    123,016    
    193,917     Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 07-1A, Class A2, 144A, FGIC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.92%, due 03/20/19
    135,681    
    543,565     Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 07-2A, Class A2, 144A, MBIA,
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.00%, 1.47%, due 09/20/19
    333,344    
    Total Insured Time Share     688,117    
        Insured Transportation — 0.0%  
    206,667     GE Seaco Finance SRL, Series 04-1A, Class A, 144A, AMBAC,
1 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.76%, due 04/17/19
    111,600    
        Investment Grade Corporate Collateralized Debt Obligations — 0.2%  
    1,000,000     Counts Trust, Series 04-2, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .95%, 2.48%, due 09/20/09     960,820    
    1,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 04-12, Class I, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .80%, 3.58%, due 08/05/09
    628,500    
    1,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 04-15, Class I, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .45%, 1.98%, due 12/20/09
    688,500    
    1,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 04-15, Class II, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 2.18%, due 12/20/09
    553,500    
    1,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 05-2A, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .45%, 1.98%, due 03/20/10
    487,500    
    1,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 05-10, Class A1, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .52%, 2.05%, due 03/20/10
    388,000    
    1,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 05-15, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .40%, 1.93%, due 12/20/10
    403,500    
    1,000,000     Morgan Stanley ACES SPC, Series 06-13A, Class A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 1.82%, due 06/20/13
    168,500    
    1,000,000     Prism Orso Trust, Series 04-MAPL, Class CERT, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .70%, 2.23%, due 08/01/11
    572,700    
    1,000,000     Salisbury International Investments Ltd., 3 mo. LIBOR + .42%, 1.95%,
due 06/22/10
    242,800    
    Total Investment Grade Corporate Collateralized Debt Obligations     5,094,320    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


12



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.6%  
    74,371     Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-1, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 0.52%, due 02/25/37
    66,190    
    37,311     Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 04-4, Class A1B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .39%, 0.86%, due 01/25/35
    16,277    
    700,000     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-CW1, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .10%,
0.57%, due 07/25/36
    298,046    
    348,820     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-HE3, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%,
0.56%, due 06/25/36
    232,743    
    307,056     ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-WM1, Class A2A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .07%,
0.54%, due 11/25/36
    160,532    
    116,566     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASL1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .14%,
0.61%, due 02/25/36
    18,637    
    400,000     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-OP1, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%,
0.62%, due 04/25/36
    147,324    
    391,475     ACE Securities Corp., Series 07-HE1, Class A2A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .09%,
0.56%, due 01/25/37
    236,494    
    149,888     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%,
due 09/25/35
    16,846    
    307,028     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP1, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%,
0.62%, due 12/25/35
    185,082    
    193,109     ACE Securities Corp., Series 05-ASP1, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .27%,
0.74%, due 09/25/35
    117,797    
    391,729     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP4, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .10%,
0.57%, due 08/25/36
    195,865    
    400,000     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL3, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .17%,
0.64%, due 06/25/36
    15,092    
    391,385     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP2, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .14%,
0.61%, due 03/25/36
    263,296    
    300,000     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP2, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%,
0.65%, due 03/25/36
    107,688    
    200,000     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-HE2, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%,
0.63%, due 05/25/36
    73,662    
    700,000     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-ASP5, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .18%,
0.65%, due 10/25/36
    168,000    
    312,552     ACE Securities Corp., Series 06-SL3, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .10%,
0.57%, due 06/25/36
    21,879    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


13



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — continued  
    387,257     Alliance Bancorp Trust, Series 07-S1, Class A1, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%,
0.67%, due 05/25/37
    49,701    
    518,376     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W2, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .19%,
0.66%, due 03/25/36
    259,188    
    1,600,000     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M1, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%,
0.62%, due 07/25/36
    403,000    
    300,000     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-W5, Class A2C, 1 mo. LIBOR + .15%,
0.62%, due 06/25/36
    203,250    
    500,000     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 06-M2, Class A2B, 1 mo. LIBOR + .11%,
0.58%, due 09/25/36
    205,000    
    130,475     Argent Securities, Inc., Series 04-W8, Class A5, 1 mo. LIBOR + .52%,
0.99%, due 05/25/34
    18,878    
    1,066,104     Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 07-NC1, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .22%, 0.69%, due 05/25/37
    718,128    
    300,000     Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 06-OPT2, Class A3C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 10/25/36
    141,360    
    600,000     Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 06-OPT2, Class A3B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 10/25/36
    523,800    
    61,060     Asset Backed Funding Certificates, Series 06-OPT3, Class A3A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 0.53%, due 11/25/36
    56,450    
    256,037     Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 04-B, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 1.50%, due 05/28/39
    170,776    
    256,037     Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 04-B, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .65%, 1.80%, due 05/28/39
    170,879    
    400,000     Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, Series 05-A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .50%, 1.50%, due 02/28/40
    220,375    
    177,184     Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc., Series 07-AQ1, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 11/25/36
    115,169    
    300,000     Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc., Series 07-AQ1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.67%, due 11/25/36
    60,000    
    256,824     Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 07-SL2, Class 1A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 02/25/37
    19,262    
    152,810     Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-FRE1, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 02/25/37
    127,596    
    1,300,000     Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-FRE1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.67%, due 02/25/37
    617,500    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


14



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — continued  
    500,000     Centex Home Equity, Series 06-A, Class AV3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%,
due 06/25/36
    340,100    
    12,185     Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 03-3, Class 2A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .27%, 1.01%, due 04/25/33
    8,773    
    400,000     Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 06-HE3, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 12/25/36
    104,000    
    6,079     Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 04-OPT1, Class A1B,
1 mo. LIBOR + .41%, 0.88%, due 10/25/34
    2,348    
    1,000,000     Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 06-BC3, Class 2A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 02/25/37
    631,200    
    333,812     Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 06-BC5, Class 2A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.55%, due 03/25/37
    306,106    
    206,124     Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization, Series 06-RP1, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 04/25/36
    173,821    
    18,434     Equity One ABS, Inc., Series 04-1, Class AV2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.77%,
due 04/25/34
    3,284    
    500,000     First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 06-FF5,
Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 04/25/36
    198,125    
    154,784     First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 06-FF18,
Class A2A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 0.54%, due 12/25/37
    144,723    
    191,211     Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-B, Class 2A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .10%,
0.57%, due 08/25/36
    169,460    
    600,000     Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-B, Class 2A3, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%,
0.63%, due 08/25/36
    192,000    
    177,768     Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 06-A, Class 1A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .20%,
0.67%, due 05/25/36
    114,716    
    152,609     Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-2, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .31%, 0.78%, due 01/20/35
    93,759    
    142,238     Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 05-3, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 01/20/35
    88,388    
    456,762     Household Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 01/20/36
    301,249    
    1,000,000     J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., Series 06-WMC4, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 12/25/36
    340,000    
    188,279     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 05-FRE1, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 10/25/35
    145,916    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


15



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — continued  
    418,876     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-WMC1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 02/25/36
    389,555    
    400,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-HE2, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 06/25/36
    106,000    
    296,096     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-AM3, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .13%, 0.60%, due 10/25/36
    257,604    
    800,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-HE3, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 08/25/36
    200,000    
    500,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-NC3, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 10/25/36
    132,500    
    700,000     Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 06-FRE2, Class A4,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 03/25/36
    280,000    
    232,048     Master Second Lien Trust, Series 06-1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .16%,
0.63%, due 03/25/36
    25,525    
    403,935     Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Series 07-HE2, Class A2A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 02/25/37
    316,142    
    144,742     Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc., Series 04-SD1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .40%,
0.87%, due 08/25/34
    96,977    
    1,000,000     Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc., Series 07-HE4, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.70%, due 02/25/37
    280,000    
    450,304     Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loans, Series 07-2, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 0.57%, due 04/25/37
    355,740    
    300,000     Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust, Series 06-2, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 11/25/36
    105,000    
    331,428     People's Choice Home Loan Securities Trust, Series 05-4, Class 1A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .26%, 0.73%, due 12/25/35
    248,571    
    455,957     RAAC Series Trust, Series 06-SP1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .19%, 0.66%,
due 09/25/45
    370,982    
    92,461     Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 05-RS4, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .23%, 0.70%, due 04/25/35
    84,139    
    158,951     Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 05-RS8, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 10/25/33
    111,265    
    138,197     Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 06-RZ4, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 0.56%, due 10/25/36
    129,905    
    311,849     Residential Asset Securities Corp., Series 07-KS3, Class AI1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .11%, 0.58%, due 04/25/37
    271,309    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


16



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States) — continued  
    398,022     Residential Asset Securities Corp., Series 05-KS12, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 01/25/36
    308,666    
    9,319     Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Series 04-1, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .27%,
1.01%, due 03/25/35
    2,414    
    181,035     Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC, Series 06-NC1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 0.63%, due 03/25/36
    135,776    
    153,226     Security National Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 06-2A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 10/25/36
    139,819    
    88,956     SG Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 05-OPT1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .26%, 0.73%, due 10/25/35
    73,389    
    124,804     Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 07-NS1, Class A1,
1 mo. LIBOR + .12%, 0.59%, due 01/25/37
    103,158    
    500,000     Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance, Series 06-BC3, Class A2C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .15%, 0.62%, due 06/25/37
    227,969    
    300,000     Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .20%, 0.67%, due 01/25/36
    105,000    
    233,213     Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 05-S6, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .29%, 0.76%, due 11/25/35
    37,314    
    672,555     Yale Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 07-1, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .40%,
0.87%, due 06/25/37
    393,445    
    Total Residential Asset-Backed Securities (United States)     15,067,894    
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian) — 0.2%  
    178,544     Australian Mortgage Securities II, Series G3, Class A1A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .21%, 1.56%, due 01/10/35
    156,282    
    334,623     Crusade Global Trust, Series 06-1, Class A1, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%,
1.20%, due 07/20/38
    286,202    
    522,896     Crusade Global Trust, Series 07-1, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 1.20%,
due 04/19/38
    423,976    
    132,703     Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 03-3G, Class A2, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%,
1.72%, due 09/27/35
    105,987    
    1,004,683     Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 04-2G, Class A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .20%,
2.20%, due 03/14/36
    816,174    
    80,076     Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .12%,
2.31%, due 12/08/36
    61,659    
    106,527     Interstar Millennium Trust, Series 06-2GA, Class A2, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 1.34%, due 05/27/38
    81,189    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


17



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian) — continued  
    60,194     Medallion Trust, Series 05-1G, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 1.32%,
due 05/10/36
    52,169    
    391,362     Medallion Trust, Series 06-1G, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .05%, 2.05%,
due 06/14/37
    319,719    
    507,980     National RMBS Trust, Series 06-3, Class A1, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .07%,
1.16%, due 10/20/37
    439,748    
    547,460     Puma Finance Ltd., Series G5, Class A1, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .07%,
1.32%, due 02/21/38
    447,056    
    679,523     Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Fund, Series 07-1, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 2.16%, due 06/12/40
    553,774    
    32,475     Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Fund, Series 6, Class A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .16%, 1.40%, due 11/09/35
    27,184    
    84,177     Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Fund, Series 7, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 2.33%, due 03/09/36
    73,415    
    72,394     Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Fund, Series 8, Class A1,
3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 1.42%, due 01/12/37
    59,702    
    485,246     Westpac Securitization Trust, Series 07-1G, Class A2A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .05%,
1.30%, due 05/21/38
    411,348    
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Australian)     4,315,584    
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European) — 0.3%  
    500,000     Aire Valley Mortgages, Series 07-1A, Class 1A2, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .09%, 1.62%, due 03/20/30
    448,000    
    500,000     Aire Valley Mortgages, Series 06-1A, Class 1A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .11%,
1.64%, due 09/20/66
    454,400    
    400,000     Arkle Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-1A, Class 3A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .05%,
1.29%, due 08/17/11
    391,040    
    1,100,000     Brunel Residential Mortgages, Series 07-1A, Class A4C, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 1.36%, due 01/13/39
    888,030    
    109,120     Gracechurch Mortgage Funding Plc, Series 1A, Class A2B, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 1.42%, due 10/11/41
    100,387    
    223,495     Granite Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-2, Class A4, 1 mo. LIBOR + .04%,
0.51%, due 12/20/54
    138,567    
    127,181     Granite Mortgages Plc, Series 04-3, Class 2A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .14%,
1.67%, due 09/20/44
    86,483    
    644,781     Kildare Securities Ltd., Series 07-1A, Class A2, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .06%, 2.25%, due 12/10/43
    478,163    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


18



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European) — continued  
    34,836     Leek Finance Plc, Series 14A, Class A2B, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .18%,
1.71%, due 09/21/36
    32,882    
    113,974     Leek Finance Plc, Series 15A, Class AB, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .14%,
1.67%, due 03/21/37
    98,018    
    111,770     Leek Finance Plc, Series 17A, Class A2B, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .14%,
1.67%, due 12/21/37
    74,799    
    400,000     Mound Financing Plc, Series 5A, Class 2A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .04%,
1.28%, due 05/08/16
    377,000    
    208,598     Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 7A, Class A1A, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .21%,
1.45%, due 05/15/34
    192,667    
    337,684     Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 12A, Class A2C, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .11%,
1.35%, due 11/15/38
    198,855    
    245,385     Paragon Mortgages Plc, Series 14A, Class A2C, 144A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .10%,
2.10%, due 09/15/39
    214,118    
    1,300,000     Pendeford Master Issuer Plc, Series 07-1A, Class 3A, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 1.32%, due 02/12/16
    1,136,200    
    100,000     Permanent Financing Plc, Series 4, Class 3A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 2.33%,
due 03/10/24
    99,817    
    1,000,000     Permanent Master Issuer Plc, Series 06-1, Class 5A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .11%,
1.20%, due 07/15/33
    825,000    
    200,000     Permanent Master Issuer Plc, Series 07-1, Class 4A, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%,
1.17%, due 10/15/33
    163,630    
    10,145     RMAC Securities Plc, Series 06-NS4A, Class A1B, 144A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .07%, 2.17%, due 06/12/25
    10,119    
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (European)     6,408,175    
        Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States) — 0.0%  
    29,888     Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., Series 04-3A, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .30%, 0.77%, due 08/25/35
    12,253    
    54,940     GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 05-HE4, Class 2A3C,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.72%, due 07/25/30
    35,677    
    108,791     Mellon Residential Funding Corp., Series 04-TBC1, Class A, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .25%, 0.73%, due 02/26/34
    65,427    
    Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (United States)     113,357    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


19



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($)   Description   Value ($)  
        Student Loans — 0.2%  
    185,668     College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 04-1, Class A2, 3 mo. LIBOR + .11%,
1.27%, due 04/25/16
    180,748    
    400,000     College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 06-1, Class A2, 3 mo. LIBOR + .02%,
1.18%, due 04/25/22
    390,520    
    700,000     College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 07-2, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .25%,
1.41%, due 01/25/24
    665,000    
    164,000     College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 07-1, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .01%,
1.17%, due 01/25/23
    159,277    
    155,544     Goal Capital Funding Trust, Series 06-1, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR, 1.25%,
due 08/25/20
    153,241    
    182,291     Goal Capital Funding Trust, Series 07-1, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .02%,
1.49%, due 06/25/21
    180,304    
    86,035     Keycorp Student Loan Trust, Series 05-A, Class 2A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .05%,
1.52%, due 09/27/21
    83,281    
    132,088     Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corp., Series 05-1, Class A,
3 mo. LIBOR + .04%, 1.57%, due 06/20/15
    127,201    
    369,331     National Collegiate Student Loan Trust, Series 06-1, Class A2,
1 mo. LIBOR + .14%, 0.61%, due 08/25/23
    332,398    
    351,891     National Collegiate Student Loan Trust, Series 06-A, Class A1, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + .08%, 0.55%, due 08/26/19
    323,739    
    400,000     Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 05-2, Class A4, 3 mo. LIBOR + .08%,
1.61%, due 12/23/19
    364,236    
    313,480     SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 06-A, Class A2, 3 mo. LIBOR + .03%,
1.12%, due 10/15/15
    306,439    
    476,294     SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 07-A, Class A1, 3 mo. LIBOR + .03%,
2.03%, due 09/15/22
    400,087    
    Total Student Loans     3,666,471    
        Time Share — 0.0%  
    287,940     Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 08-1A, Class A2, 144A,
1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 4.47%, due 02/20/20
    244,479    
        Trade Receivables — 0.0%  
    1,000,000     SSCE Funding LLC, Series 04-1A, Class A, 144A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .23%,
0.69%, due 11/15/10
    950,000    
    Total Asset-Backed Securities     103,691,094    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Par Value ($) /
Shares
  Description   Value ($)  
        Corporate Debt — 0.0%  
    598,000     Health Care Property Investors, Inc., Series G, MTN, 5.63%, due 02/28/13     540,036    
        U.S. Government Agency — 0.1%  
    267,400     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of C.A.B.E.I),
6 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill + .40%, 0.90%, due 10/01/12 (a) 
    258,059    
    201,584     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Honduras),
3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill x 117%, 0.07%, due 10/01/11 (a) 
    194,851    
    970,000     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of India),
3 mo. LIBOR + .10%, 1.27%, due 02/01/27 (a) 
    859,507    
    660,311     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Jamaica),
6 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill + 0.75%, 1.25%, due 03/30/19 (a) 
    613,587    
    82,367     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Peru), Series B,
6 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill +.35%, 1.47%, due 05/01/14 (a) 
    78,230    
    600,001     Agency for International Development Floater (Support of Zimbabwe),
3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill x 115%, 1.00%, due 01/01/12 (a) 
    575,935    
    Total U.S. Government Agency     2,580,169    
    TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS (COST $116,387,523)     106,811,299    
        MUTUAL FUNDS — 94.8%  
        Affiliated Issuers — 94.8%  
    71,040,496     GMO Alpha Only Fund, Class IV     409,903,662    
    25,633,419     GMO Domestic Bond Fund, Class VI     204,811,016    
    1,401,205     GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class IV     8,197,052    
    23,845,810     GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class VI     149,513,226    
    3,369,441     GMO Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI     51,855,694    
    1,861,156     GMO Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund, Class VI     27,675,383    
    13,363,759     GMO International Core Equity Fund, Class VI     242,284,954    
    5,889,873     GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV     85,167,566    
    5,520,717     GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV     77,290,040    
    359,664     GMO Short-Duration Investment Fund, Class III     2,571,600    
    3,397,046     GMO Special Situations Fund, Class VI     86,658,653    
    15,579,339     GMO Strategic Fixed Income Fund, Class VI     270,301,534    
    4,520,206     GMO U.S. Core Equity Fund, Class VI     34,489,170    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
        Affiliated Issuers — continued  
    44,944,684     GMO U.S. Quality Equity Fund, Class VI     637,315,620    
    1,036,598     GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund     19,021,564    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $3,409,266,170)     2,307,056,734    
        PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.0%  
        Banking — 0.0%  
    1,000     Home Ownership Funding 2 Preferred 144A, 1.00% (a)      90,000    
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $158,807)     90,000    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.8%  
        Money Market Funds — 0.8%  
    19,907,563     State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund -
Institutional Class
    19,907,563    
        Other Short-Term Investments — 0.0%  
    14,791     State Street Eurodollar Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     14,791    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $19,922,354)     19,922,354    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $3,545,734,854)
    2,433,880,387    
            Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.0%)     (893,345 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 2,432,987,042    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

144A - Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors.

AMBAC - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by AMBAC Assurance Corporation.

C.A.B.E.I. - Central American Bank of Economic Integration

CDO - Collateralized Debt Obligation

CMBS - Collateralized Mortgage Backed Security

EUR LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate denominated in Euros.

FGIC - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation.

FSA - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by Financial Security Assurance.

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

MBIA - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by MBIA Insurance Corp.

MTN - Medium Term Note

RMAC - Residential Mortgage Acceptance Corp.

RMBS - Residential Mortgage Backed Security

XL - Insured as to the payment of principal and interest by XL Capital Assurance.

The rates shown on variable rate notes are the current interest rates at February 28, 2009, which are subject to change based on the terms of the security.

(a)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

Currency Abbreviations:

EUR - Euro

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $136,468,684) (Note 2)   $ 126,823,653    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $3,409,266,170) (Notes 2 and 8)     2,307,056,734    
Receivable for investments sold     2,100,558    
Dividends and interest receivable     181,008    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     7,784    
Total assets     2,436,169,737    
Liabilities:  
Payable for Fund shares repurchased     3,086,885    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     8,443    
Accrued expenses     87,367    
Total liabilities     3,182,695    
Net assets   $ 2,432,987,042    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 3,718,740,453    
Distributions in excess of net investment income     (11,627,915 )  
Accumulated net realized loss     (162,271,029 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (1,111,854,467 )  
    $ 2,432,987,042    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 2,432,987,042    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     334,045,761    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 7.28    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


24



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 264,258,765    
Interest     3,141,914    
Dividends     37,494    
Total investment income     267,438,173    
Expenses:  
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     48,533    
Audit and tax fees     34,220    
Legal fees     76,993    
Chief Compliance Officer (Note 3)     22,324    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     51,443    
Registration fees     1,840    
Miscellaneous     14,869    
Total expenses     250,222    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (176,455 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (26,139 )  
Net expenses     47,628    
Net investment income (loss)     267,390,545    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (323,173 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (288,462,630 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     182,670,563    
Foreign currency, forward contracts and foreign currency related transactions     974    
Net realized gain (loss)     (106,114,266 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (9,645,031 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (950,322,419 )  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (959,967,450 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1,066,081,716 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (798,691,171 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


25



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 267,390,545     $ 138,520,227    
Net realized gain (loss)     (106,114,266 )     256,198,017    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (959,967,450 )     (284,868,880 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (798,691,171 )     109,849,364    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (309,984,149 )     (163,753,134 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (146,420,155 )     (185,650,495 )  
      (456,404,304 )     (349,403,629 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     322,020,967       524,385,283    
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     1,206,564       860,204    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    323,227,531       525,245,487    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (931,867,944 )     285,691,222    
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     3,364,854,986       3,079,163,764    
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment
income of $11,627,915 and accumulated undistributed
net investment income of $18,656,535, respectively)
  $ 2,432,987,042     $ 3,364,854,986    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


26




GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 11.37     $ 12.01     $ 11.76     $ 11.33     $ 10.74    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(a)†      0.87       0.48       0.39       0.36       0.27    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (3.43 )     0.05       0.66       0.86       0.90    
Total from investment operations     (2.56 )     0.53       1.05       1.22       1.17    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (1.04 )     (0.53 )     (0.43 )     (0.37 )     (0.32 )  
From net realized gains     (0.49 )     (0.64 )     (0.37 )     (0.42 )     (0.26 )  
Total distributions     (1.53 )     (1.17 )     (0.80 )     (0.79 )     (0.58 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.28     $ 11.37     $ 12.01     $ 11.76     $ 11.33    
Total Return(b)      (24.30 )%     4.10 %     9.22 %     11.05 %     11.07 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 2,432,987     $ 3,364,855     $ 3,079,164     $ 1,812,191     $ 1,030,238    
Net expenses to average daily net assets(c)(d)      0.00 %(e)      0.00 %(e)      0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets(a) 
    8.81 %     3.89 %     3.28 %     3.17 %     2.53 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     44 %     76 %     23 %     16 %     10 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.01 %     0.01 %     0.01 %     0.01 %     0.02 %  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts: 
  $ 0.00 (f)    $ 0.00 (f)    $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.01    

 

(a)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(d)  Net expenses to average daily net assets were less than 0.01%.

(e)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(f)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


27




GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return greater than that of the GMO Global Balanced Index. The GMO Global Balanced Index is a composite index computed by GMO consisting of: (i) the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index and (ii) the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index in the following proportions: 65% (MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index) and 35% (Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index). The Fund is a fund of funds and invests primarily in shares of other GMO Funds, which may include the GMO International Equity Funds (including one or more of the GMO Emerging Markets Funds), GMO U.S. Equity Funds, GMO Fixed Income Funds, GMO Alpha Only Fund, GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund, GMO Flexible Equities Fund, GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund, GMO Special Situations Fund, and GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund. The Fund typically exposes at least 25% of its assets to fixed income investments and at least 25% of its assets to equity investments. In addition, the Fund may hold securities (particularly asset-backed securities) directly or through one or more subsidiaries or other entities.

The financial statements of the series of the Trust in which the Fund invests ("underlying funds") should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request, by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect). Shares of GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund, GMO Flexible Equities Fund, GMO Short-Duration Collateral Fund, GMO Special Situations Fund, and GMO World Opportunity Overlay Fund are not publicly available for direct purchase.

The Fund directly and indirectly (through underlying funds) invests in securities with contractual cash flows, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, credit card receivables and auto loan receivables. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate values, delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates and shifts in the market's perception of the securities' market values.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP


28



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Shares of the underlying funds and other mutual funds are generally valued at their net asset value.

Investments held by the underlying funds are valued as follows. Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 25.72% of the net assets of the Fund, through investments in the underlying funds, were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

Typically the Fund and the underlying funds value debt instruments based on prices supplied by a primary pricing source chosen by the Manager. The Manager evaluates primary pricing sources on an ongoing basis and may change a pricing source should the Manager deem it appropriate. If it deems appropriate, the Manager, at its discretion, may override a price supplied by a primary source by using a price provided by another source. The prices provided by primary pricing sources may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material.

Certain securities held by the Fund and underlying funds are valued on the basis of prices provided by a single source. As of February 28, 2009, the total value of these securities represented 6.81% of the net assets. The single source prices provided may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and the differences could be material. In addition, although alternative prices are available for other securities held by the Fund, those alternative sources would not necessarily confirm the security price used by the Fund. Therefore, the existence of those alternative sources does not necessarily provide greater certainty about the prices used by the Fund.


29



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: the Fund valued debt securities using bids received from primary pricing sources.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 2,149,535,614     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     177,983,510          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs     106,361,263          
Total   $ 2,433,880,387     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.


30



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $     $    
Accrued discounts/premiums     1,268,047          
Realized gain (loss)     1,029,653          
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (9,671,797 )        
Net purchases (sales)     113,735,360          
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3              
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $ 106,361,263     $    

 

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes


31



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to differing treatment of mutual fund distributions received, partnership interest tax allocations, amortization and accretion of debt securities, losses on wash sale transactions, post-October capital losses and redemption in-kind transactions.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Distributions
In Excess of Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 12,309,154     $ (11,778,314 )   $ (530,840 )  

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 310,011,148     $ 165,809,077    
Net long-term capital gain     146,393,156       183,594,552    
Total distributions   $ 456,404,304     $ 349,403,629    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 26,621,953    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2010   $ (638 )  
Total   $ (638 )  

 


32



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $103,692,912.

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 3,642,562,201     $     $ (1,208,681,814 )   $ (1,208,681,814 )  

 

For the period ended February 28, 2009, the Fund had net realized losses attributed to redemption in-kind transactions of $530,840.

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions from the underlying funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary and the Manager has a conflict in allocating among the underlying funds. (See Note 3).

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the


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GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

earnings allowance. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective September 30, 2008, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions were each changed to 0.04% of the amount invested or redeemed. Effective October 8, 2008, the premium on cash purchases was changed to 0.05% of the amount invested and the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 0.31% of the amount redeemed. Effective October 21, 2008, the premium on cash purchases was changed to 0.09% of the amount invested and the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 0.64% of the amount redeemed. Effective November 24, 2008, the fee on cash redemptions was changed to 2.00% of the amount redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the premium on cash purchases was 0.09% of the amount invested and the fee on cash redemptions was 2.00% of the amount redeemed. The level of purchase premium for the Fund may be adjusted to account for changes in the Fund's investments (i.e., changes in the percentage of Fund assets allocated to each underlying fund). The Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. All or a portion of the redemption fees may be waived at the Manager's discretion under circumstances in which the Manager deems it equitable to do so, including without limitation in cases where the weighted average of (i) the estimated transaction costs for directly held assets and (ii) the redemption fees, if any, imposed by the underlying funds is less than the Fund's redemption fee. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in capital. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds, some of which may invest in foreign securities. The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets. The risks described above apply to an even greater extent to investments in emerging markets. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller, less


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GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

developed, less liquid, and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets. Additionally, the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds may be greater to the extent that the underlying funds engage in derivative transactions.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

The Manager decides how to allocate the assets of the Fund among underlying funds. The Manager does not directly charge the Fund a management fee or shareholder service fee, but it receives varying management and shareholder service fees from the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. Because of that variation the levels of indirect net expenses set forth below are affected by the Manager's asset allocation decisions.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below). Excluded Expenses include fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net
Expenses
(excluding
shareholder service
fees and interest
expense)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Indirect Interest
Expense
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.404 %     0.066 %     0.002 %     0.472 %  

 

        


35



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $42,057 and $22,324, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and class exchanges, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $1,624,839,107 and $1,328,761,392, respectively. Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities for in-kind transactions for the year ended February 28, 2009 were $166,517,242 and $166,517,242 respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 14.72% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by one shareholder. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investment into) the Fund by or on behalf of this large shareholder may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.07% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and none of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.


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GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     15,432,640     $ 163,016,462       71,503,366     $ 884,679,303    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    48,859,380       425,639,992       28,319,819       339,998,843    
Shares repurchased     (26,134,315 )     (266,635,487 )     (60,342,225 )     (700,292,863 )  
Purchase premiums           136,196             770,412    
Redemption fees           1,070,368             89,792    
Net increase (decrease)     38,157,705     $ 323,227,531       39,480,960     $ 525,245,487    

 

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value, end
of period
 
GMO Alpha Only
Fund, Class IV
  $ 535,974,748     $ 403,696,515     $ 316,882,524     $ 186,637,036     $ 95,637,496     $ 409,903,662    
GMO Core Plus Bond
Fund, Class IV
    49,187,750       1,622,218       45,703,575       1,622,218                
GMO Domestic Bond
Fund, Class VI
    47,058,826       312,910,229       117,863,038       10,685,898       561,986       204,811,016    
GMO Emerging
Countries Fund,
Class III
    24,700,654       3,011,181       22,291,876             3,011,181          
GMO Emerging
Country Debt Fund,
Class IV
    10,781,541       2,207,873       33,037       1,066,840       227,741       8,197,052    
GMO Emerging
Markets Fund,
Class VI
    325,787,540       277,136,285       231,961,223       3,053,320       62,740,769       149,513,226    
GMO Flexible Equities
Fund, Class VI
          67,842,514       462,708       8,423             51,855,694    

 


37



GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value, end
of period
 
GMO Inflation Indexed
Plus Bond Fund,
Class VI
  $     $ 50,868,296     $ 12,103,317     $ 3,260,479     $     $ 27,675,383    
GMO International
Bond Fund, Class III
    19,794,069       1,445,618       17,444,784       1,445,618                
GMO International
Core Equity Fund,
Class VI
    353,485,226       111,318,612       14,346,487       14,317,867       2,825,624       242,284,954    
GMO International
Growth Equity
Fund, Class IV
    178,541,031       13,641,748       29,350,461       5,249,458       5,589,542       85,167,566    
GMO International
Intrinsic Value
Fund, Class IV
    177,101,792       16,261,686       29,148,676       5,479,464       8,723,288       77,290,040    
GMO Short-Duration
Investment Fund,
Class III
    3,034,068       22,197       16,427       111,247             2,571,600    
GMO Special Situations
Fund, Class VI
    183,337,321       2,772,482       124,489,189                   86,658,653    
GMO Strategic Fixed
Income Fund,
Class VI
    825,676,074       28,677,793       460,083,089       18,373,200             270,301,534    
GMO U.S. Core Equity
Fund, Class VI
    83,499,236       2,431,090       31,048,396       1,051,608             34,489,170    
GMO U.S. Quality
EquityFund,
Class VI
    546,781,435       330,893,528       12,962,513       11,896,089       3,352,936       637,315,620    
GMO World
Opportunity
Overlay Fund
          20,522,050       7,219                   19,021,564    
Totals   $ 3,364,741,311     $ 1,647,281,915     $ 1,466,198,539     $ 264,258,765     $ 182,670,563     $ 2,307,056,734    

 


38




Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including purchase premiums and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including indirect management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.46 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 786.80     $ 2.04    
2) Hypothetical     0.46 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.51     $ 2.31    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Global Balanced Asset Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $146,393,156 from long-term capital gains.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 13.99% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

For corporate shareholders, 5.51% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 qualified for the dividends-received deduction.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $31,524,200 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


45




GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Asset Allocation team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO International Equity Allocation Fund returned -48.6% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -51.5% for the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex-U.S. Index. During the fiscal year the Fund was exposed to international equity securities through its investment in underlying GMO mutual funds.

Implementation was positive as the GMO International Growth Equity and GMO International Intrinsic Value Funds outperformed their respective benchmarks.

Asset allocation detracted slightly, as the Fund spent part of the year overweight in emerging market equities.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Each performance figure assumes a purchase at the beginning and redemption at the end of the stated period and reflects a transaction fee of .18% on the purchase and .18% on the redemption. Transaction fees are retained by the Fund to cover trading costs. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.



GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary*   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     92.3 %  
Short-Term Investments     3.2    
Preferred Stocks     2.0    
Investment Funds     0.7    
Private Equity Securities     0.1    
Debt Obligations     0.0    
Convertible Securities     0.0    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Forward Currency Contracts     (0.4 )  
Futures     (0.6 )  
Other     2.7    
      100.0 %  

 

*  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect asset class exposure associated with investments in other funds of GMO Trust ("underlying funds").


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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary — (Continued)
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Country/Region Summary**   % of Investments  
Japan     23.6 %  
Euro Region***     21.2    
United Kingdom     18.1    
Switzerland     9.9    
Brazil     3.1    
Korea     3.0    
Australia     2.4    
Canada     2.4    
Taiwan     2.3    
China     2.0    
Hong Kong     2.0    
South Africa     1.2    
Denmark     1.1    
Singapore     1.1    
Sweden     0.9    
Turkey     0.9    
Thailand     0.8    
Russia     0.6    
United States     0.6    
Malaysia     0.5    
Norway     0.4    
India     0.3    
Mexico     0.3    
Egypt     0.2    
Israel     0.2    
Poland     0.2    
Chile     0.1    
Czech Republic     0.1    
Hungary     0.1    
Indonesia     0.1    
Morocco     0.1    
New Zealand     0.1    
Philippines     0.1    
      100.0 %  

 

**  The table above incorporates aggregate indirect country exposure associated with investments in the underlying funds. The table excludes short-term investments. The table includes exposure through the use of derivative contracts.

***  The "Euro Region" is comprised of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.


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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares /
Par Value ($)
  Description   Value ($)  
        MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.0%        
        Affiliated Issuers — 100.0%        
  14,270,388     GMO Emerging Markets Fund, Class VI     89,475,333    
  747,041     GMO Flexible Equities Fund, Class VI     11,496,954    
  14,803,816     GMO International Growth Equity Fund, Class IV     214,063,176    
  14,617,554     GMO International Intrinsic Value Fund, Class IV     204,645,762    
    TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $927,707,007)     519,681,225    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0%        
  26,246     State Street Eurodollar Time Deposit, 0.01%, due 03/02/09     26,246    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $26,246)     26,246    
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $927,733,253)
    519,707,471    
        Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.0%)     (44,584 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 519,662,887    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $26,246) (Note 2)   $ 26,246    
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $927,707,007) (Notes 2 and 8)     519,681,225    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     1,152,812    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     9,324    
Miscellaneous receivable     1,963    
Total assets     520,871,570    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased     1,072,673    
Payable for Fund shares repurchased     81,624    
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     1,922    
Accrued expenses     52,464    
Total liabilities     1,208,683    
Net assets   $ 519,662,887    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 974,514,072    
Accumulated net realized loss     (46,825,403 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (408,025,782 )  
    $ 519,662,887    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 519,662,887    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     84,198,555    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 6.17    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 8)   $ 23,497,018    
Interest     310    
Total investment income     23,497,328    
Expenses:  
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     46,539    
Audit and tax fees     33,380    
Legal fees     17,106    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     9,713    
Registration fees     8,550    
Miscellaneous     8,617    
Total expenses     123,905    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (109,246 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (3,630 )  
Net expenses     11,029    
Net investment income (loss)     23,486,299    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (40,554,833 )  
Realized gains distributions from affiliated issuers (Note 8)     60,958,671    
Net realized gain (loss)     20,403,838    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (463,476,207 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (443,072,369 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (419,586,070 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 23,486,299     $ 13,683,208    
Net realized gain (loss)     20,403,838       164,601,980    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (463,476,207 )     (115,404,606 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (419,586,070 )     62,880,582    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (24,219,892 )     (42,033,244 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (163,749,117 )     (90,134,712 )  
      (187,969,009 )     (132,167,956 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     370,949,981       65,994,952    
Purchase premiums and redemption fees (Notes 2 and 7):  
Class III     725,960       77,341    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from net share
transactions, purchase premiums and redemption fees
    371,675,941       66,072,293    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (235,879,138 )     (3,215,081 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     755,542,025       758,757,106    
End of period   $ 519,662,887     $ 755,542,025    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 16.45     $ 17.96     $ 17.13     $ 15.19     $ 12.83    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(a)†      0.40       0.31       0.33       0.18       0.29    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (7.20 )     1.32       2.85       2.90       2.65    
Total from investment operations     (6.80 )     1.63       3.18       3.08       2.94    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.39 )     (1.00 )     (0.83 )     (0.47 )     (0.42 )  
From net realized gains     (3.09 )     (2.14 )     (1.52 )     (0.67 )     (0.16 )  
Total distributions     (3.48 )     (3.14 )     (2.35 )     (1.14 )     (0.58 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.17     $ 16.45     $ 17.96     $ 17.13     $ 15.19    
Total Return(b)      (48.63 )%     7.81 %     19.33 %     21.15 %     23.25 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 519,663     $ 755,542     $ 758,757     $ 659,520     $ 489,026    
Net expenses to average daily
net assets(c)(d) 
    0.00 %(e)      0.00 %(e)      0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets(a) 
    3.46 %     1.66 %     1.87 %     1.15 %     2.18 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     33 %     9 %     4 %     7 %     15 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.02 %     0.01 %     0.01 %     0.02 %     0.03 %  
Purchase premiums and redemption fees
consisted of the following per share
amounts: 
  $ 0.01     $ 0.00 (f)    $ 0.00 (f)    $ 0.00 (f)    $ 0.01    

 

(a)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(b)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions. Calculation excludes purchase premiums and redemption fees which are borne by the shareholder.

(c)  Net expenses exclude expenses incurred indirectly through investment in the underlying funds (See Note 3).

(d)  Net expenses to average daily net assets were less than 0.01%.

(e)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

(f)  Purchase premiums and redemption fees were less than $0.01 per share.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO International Equity Allocation Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks total return greater than that of the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex-U.S. Index. The Fund is a fund of funds and invests primarily in shares of the GMO International Equity Funds (which may include one or more of the GMO Emerging Markets Funds). The Fund may also invest in shares of other GMO Funds, including the GMO Fixed Income Funds, GMO Alpha Only Fund, GMO Flexible Equities Fund, and GMO Alternative Asset Opportunity Fund.

The financial statements of the series of the Trust in which the Fund invests ("underlying funds") should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. These financial statements are available, without charge, upon request, by calling (617) 346-7646 (collect) or by visiting GMO's website at www.gmo.com. Shares of GMO Flexible Equities Fund are not publicly available for direct purchase.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Shares of the underlying funds and other mutual funds are generally valued at their net asset value.

Investments held by the underlying funds are valued as follows. Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities for which quotations are not


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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material. Because many foreign equity securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close but before the close of the NYSE. As a result, the Fund generally values foreign equity securities using fair value prices, which are based on adjustments to closing prices supplied by a third party vendor based on that vendor's proprietary models. As of February 28, 2009, 82.02% of the net assets of the Fund, through investments in the underlying funds, were valued using fair value prices based on models used by a third party vendor.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 508,210,517     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     11,496,954          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 519,707,471     $    

 


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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 

For the underlying fund's summary of valuation inputs please refer to the respective fund's portfolio valuation note.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and


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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to differing treatment of mutual fund distributions received and losses on wash sale transactions.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Distributions
In Excess of Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ 733,593     $ (733,593 )   $    

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 24,217,411     $ 42,017,444    
Net long-term capital gain     163,751,598       90,150,512    
Total distributions   $ 187,969,009     $ 132,167,956    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed net long–term capital gain   $ 9,681,712    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 984,240,368     $     $ (464,532,897 )   $ (464,532,897 )  

 


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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions from the underlying funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds. In addition, the Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. Because the underlying funds have different expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund will vary and the Manager has a conflict in allocating among the underlying funds (See Note 3).

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares

Effective June 30, 2008, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions of Fund shares were each changed to 0.17% of the amount invested or redeemed. Effective September 30, 2008, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions were each changed to 0.14% of the amount invested or redeemed. Effective October 21, 2008, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions were each changed to 0.18% of the amount invested or redeemed. As of February 28, 2009, the premium on cash purchases and fee on cash redemptions were each 0.18% of the amount invested or redeemed. The level of purchase premium and redemption fee for the Fund may be adjusted to account for changes in the Fund's investments (i.e., changes in the percentage of Fund assets allocated to each underlying fund). The


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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee, or modify or eliminate an existing purchase premium and/or redemption fee, at any time. If the Manager determines that any portion of a cash purchase or redemption is offset by a corresponding cash redemption or purchase on the same day, the Fund will ordinarily waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee with respect to that portion. All or portion of the redemption fees may be waived at the manager's discretion under circumstances in which the Manager deems it equitable to do so, including without limitation in cases where the weighted average of (i) the estimated transaction costs for directly held assets and (ii) the redemption fees, if any, imposed by the underlying funds is less than the Fund's redemption fee. In addition, the Fund may waive or reduce the purchase premium or redemption fee in extraordinary circumstances if the purchase or redemption will not cause the Fund to incur transaction costs. All purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to the Fund and recorded by the Fund as paid-in capital. The Fund will waive or reduce the purchase premium relating to the in-kind portion of a purchase transaction except for estimated or known transaction costs (e.g. stamp duties and transfer taxes) incurred by the Fund as a result of the transfer of the purchasing shareholder's securities to the Fund. In-kind redemption transactions are generally not subject to redemption fees except when they include a cash component. However, when a substantial portion of a Fund is being redeemed, the Fund may charge a redemption fee based on estimated or known transaction costs resulting from those redemptions. The Fund charges no premium for reinvested distributions.

Investment risks

The Fund is subject to the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds, some of which may invest in foreign securities. The Fund is subject to risks involved in investing in foreign securities that are not presented by investments in U.S. securities. These risks may involve adverse political and economic developments, including expropriation and the possible imposition of capital controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies and securities markets are less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. securities markets. The risks described above apply to an even greater extent to investments in emerging markets. The securities markets of emerging countries are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid, and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and developed foreign markets. Additionally, the investment risks associated with an investment in the underlying funds may be greater to the extent that the underlying funds engage in derivative transactions.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.


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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

The Manager decides how to allocate the assets of the Fund among underlying funds. The Manager does not directly charge the Fund a management fee or shareholder service fee, but it receives varying management and shareholder service fees from the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. Because of that variation the levels of indirect net expenses set forth below are affected by the Manager's asset allocation decisions.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below). Excluded Expenses include fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund incurs fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the underlying funds. For the year ended February 28, 2009, these indirect fees and expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets were as follows:

Indirect Net Expenses
(excluding shareholder
service fees)
  Indirect
Shareholder
Service Fees
  Total Indirect
Expenses
 
  0.604 %     0.084 %     0.688 %  

 

      

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $7,893 and $4,946, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and class exchanges, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $489,534,336 and $221,380,102, respectively.


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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 13.54% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by one shareholder. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of this large shareholder may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.01% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and none of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     31,165,724     $ 323,942,000       25,844     $ 478,479    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    18,335,555       179,922,703       6,819,633       126,019,627    
Shares repurchased     (11,239,414 )     (132,914,722 )     (3,144,468 )     (60,503,154 )  
Purchase premiums           547,551             742    
Redemption fees           178,409             76,599    
Net increase (decrease)     38,261,865     $ 371,675,941       3,701,009     $ 66,072,293    

 


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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

8.  Investments in affiliated issuers

A summary of the Fund's transactions in the shares of other funds of the Trust during the year ended February 28, 2009 is set forth below:

Affiliate   Value,
beginning of
period
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Dividend
Income
  Distributions
of Realized
Gains
  Value, end
of period
 
GMO Emerging Countries
Fund, Class III
  $ 24,331,147     $ 2,177,207     $ 22,240,591     $     $ 2,177,207     $    
GMO Emerging Markets
Fund, Class VI
    165,596,573       113,901,801       56,870,215       1,667,312       32,129,915       89,475,333    
GMO Flexible Equities
Fund, Class VI
          15,242,929       345,770       1,479             11,496,954    
GMO International Growth
Equity Fund, Class IV
    283,913,374       173,575,757       73,398,372       10,443,287       10,296,359       214,063,176    
GMO International Intrinsic
Value Fund, Class IV
    281,716,937       184,636,642       68,525,154       11,384,940       16,355,190       204,645,762    
Totals   $ 755,558,031     $ 489,534,336     $ 221,380,102     $ 23,497,018     $ 60,958,671     $ 519,681,225    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO International Equity Allocation Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO International Equity Allocation Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28 2009, by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including purchase premiums and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including indirect management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.67 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 570.70     $ 2.61    
2) Hypothetical     0.67 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.47     $ 3.36    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio (including indirect expenses incurred) for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO International Equity Allocation Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $163,751,598 from long-term capital gains.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 66.32% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W. Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA
02110
DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/22/1957   Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Quantitative Equity team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO Real Estate Fund returned -54.5% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -58.0% for the MSCI U.S. REIT Index. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested substantially in U.S. equity securities throughout the period.

Stock selection added to returns relative to the MSCI U.S. REIT Index. Stock selections within the Specialized, Office, and Retail GICS Sub-Industries added to relative returns while stock selections within the Industrial GICS Sub-Industry detracted. In terms of individual names, underweight positions in General Growth Properties and SL Green Realty Corp. and an overweight in Public Storage added to relative returns. Overweight positions in ProLogis and Kimco Realty and an underweight in Equity Residential detracted.

Sector selection added to returns relative to the MSCI U.S. REIT Index due to the Fund's small cash position. Underweight positions in the GICS Sub-Industry Retail and Office sectors detracted from returns versus the benchmark.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.



GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Real Estate Investments     97.3 %  
Short-Term Investments     2.8    
Other     (0.1 )  
      100.0 %  
Industry Sector Summary   % of REIT Investments  
Health Care     16.1 %  
Apartments     15.8    
Shopping Centers     11.3    
Storage     11.1    
Office Suburban     10.2    
Diversified     7.6    
Regional Malls     7.2    
Office Central Business District     6.8    
Industrial     5.0    
Triple Net     4.1    
Hotels     3.5    
Manufactured Housing     0.8    
Outlets     0.5    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS — 97.3%  
        REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 97.3%  
        Apartments — 15.4%  
    3,900     American Campus Communities, Inc.     66,768    
    3,286     Apartment Investment & Management Co.-Class A     17,153    
    5,573     AvalonBay Communities, Inc.     236,406    
    4,000     BRE Properties, Inc.     75,680    
    2,000     Camden Property Trust     37,580    
    25,200     Equity Residential     443,520    
    2,510     Essex Property Trust, Inc.     136,544    
    3,200     Home Properties, Inc.     84,928    
    1,300     Investors Real Estate Trust     11,882    
    2,200     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.     56,870    
    3,700     Post Properties, Inc.     35,668    
    9,081     UDR, Inc.     71,831    
    Total Apartments     1,274,830    
        Diversified — 7.4%  
    340     Alexander's, Inc.     47,736    
    6,400     Franklin Street Properties Corp.     67,840    
    12,500     Vornado Realty Trust     409,125    
    4,200     Washington Real Estate Investment Trust     72,030    
    1,900     Winthrop Realty Trust     14,079    
    Total Diversified     610,810    
        Health Care — 15.7%  
    23,000     HCP, Inc.     420,210    
    8,800     Health Care, Inc.     270,776    
    3,500     Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.     50,715    
    1,200     LTC Properties, Inc.     20,472    
    5,000     Medical Properties Trust, Inc.     17,450    
    2,200     National Health Investors, Inc.     52,470    
    5,900     Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.     119,534    
    6,900     Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.     90,597    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Health Care — continued  
    7,800     Senior Housing Properties Trust     98,436    
    7,500     Ventas, Inc.     161,775    
    Total Health Care     1,302,435    
        Hotels — 3.4%  
    2,700     DiamondRock Hospitality Co.     8,343    
    8,500     Hospitality Properties Trust     96,900    
    47,300     Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     175,010    
    2,600     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.     5,694    
    Total Hotels     285,947    
        Industrial — 4.8%  
    7,000     AMB Property Corp.     83,370    
    2,500     DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.     7,300    
    3,500     Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     104,615    
    2,500     EastGroup Properties, Inc.     61,475    
    25,138     ProLogis     145,549    
    Total Industrial     402,309    
        Manufactured Housing — 0.8%  
    2,000     Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.     66,660    
        Office Central Business District — 6.6%  
    9,600     BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.     81,888    
    11,100     Boston Properties, Inc.     411,699    
    2,400     Douglas Emmett, Inc.     18,048    
    3,123     SL Green Realty Corp.     36,289    
    Total Office Central Business District     547,924    
        Office Suburban — 9.9%  
    2,870     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     114,685    
    1,389     Brandywine Realty Trust     6,556    
    3,600     Corporate Office Properties Trust     90,000    
    10,900     Duke Realty Corp.     75,210    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Office Suburban — continued  
    3,800     Highwoods Properties, Inc.     71,782    
    20,800     HRPT Properties Trust     67,184    
    3,000     Kilroy Realty Corp.     55,830    
    9,400     Liberty Property Trust     171,738    
    7,100     Mack-Cali Realty Corp.     121,268    
    1,400     PS Business Parks, Inc.     48,160    
    Total Office Suburban     822,413    
        Outlets — 0.5%  
    1,500     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.     41,400    
        Regional Malls — 7.0%  
    8,200     CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.     25,420    
    3,400     General Growth Properties, Inc.     2,006    
    2,300     Macerich Co. (The)     26,266    
    15,300     Simon Property Group, Inc.     506,430    
    1,500     Taubman Centers, Inc.     23,475    
    Total Regional Malls     583,597    
        Shopping Centers — 11.0%  
    2,284     Acadia Realty Trust     22,932    
    4,400     Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.     20,856    
    8,600     Developers Diversified Realty Corp.     25,370    
    3,600     Equity One, Inc.     40,248    
    3,500     Federal Realty Investment Trust     143,955    
    7,600     Inland Real Estate Corp.     59,280    
    25,858     Kimco Realty Corp.     228,843    
    2,000     Kite Realty Group Trust     6,880    
    7,000     Regency Centers Corp.     188,860    
    1,400     Saul Centers, Inc.     36,078    
    2,300     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.     27,853    
    9,600     Weingarten Realty Investors     108,384    
    Total Shopping Centers     909,539    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Storage — 10.8%  
    5,500     Extra Space Storage, Inc.     34,485    
    15,014     Public Storage     832,977    
    1,400     Sovran Self Storage, Inc.     29,652    
    Total Storage     897,114    
        Triple Net — 4.0%  
    2,400     Entertainment Properties Trust     35,784    
    3,000     Getty Realty Corp.     49,920    
    4,000     Lexington Realty Trust     12,880    
    8,400     National Retail Properties, Inc.     120,708    
    6,500     Realty Income Corp.     113,945    
    Total Triple Net     333,237    
    TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (COST $20,700,056)     8,078,215    
    TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS (COST $20,700,056)     8,078,215    
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.8%  
        Money Market Funds — 2.8%  
    228,948     State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     228,948    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $228,948)     228,948    
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $20,929,004)
    8,307,163    
          Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.1%)     (7,754 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 8,299,409    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $20,929,004) (Note 2)   $ 8,307,163    
Dividends and interest receivable     39,473    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     7,139    
Total assets     8,353,775    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     2,435    
Shareholder service fee     1,107    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     58    
Accrued expenses     50,766    
Total liabilities     54,366    
Net assets   $ 8,299,409    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 22,431,309    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     133,569    
Accumulated net realized loss     (1,643,628 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (12,621,841 )  
    $ 8,299,409    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 8,299,409    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     2,483,943    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 3.34    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends   $ 841,500    
Interest     4,531    
Total investment income     846,031    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     56,747    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     25,794    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     7,657    
Audit and tax fees     56,105    
Legal fees     339    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     197    
Registration fees     3,349    
Miscellaneous     2,590    
Total expenses     152,778    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (69,979 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (6 )  
Net expenses     82,793    
Net investment income (loss)     763,238    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (1,621,100 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     (9,140,643 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (10,761,743 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (9,998,505 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 763,238     $ 1,085,345    
Net realized gain (loss)     (1,621,100 )     2,263,639    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (9,140,643 )     (11,549,632 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (9,998,505 )     (8,200,648 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (728,184 )     (360,012 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III     (312,412 )     (5,263,497 )  
      (1,040,596 )     (5,623,509 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (126,775 )     (4,360,814 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (11,165,876 )     (18,184,971 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     19,465,285       37,650,256    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $133,569 and $319,064, respectively)
  $ 8,299,409     $ 19,465,285    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 7.85     $ 12.87     $ 12.27     $ 14.54     $ 14.65    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.31       0.40       0.38       0.61       0.59    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (4.40 )     (3.29 )     2.72       3.24       1.55    
Total from investment operations     (4.09 )     (2.89 )     3.10       3.85       2.14    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.29 )     (0.14 )     (0.31 )     (0.40 )     (0.87 )  
From net realized gains     (0.13 )     (1.99 )     (2.19 )     (5.72 )     (1.38 )  
Total distributions     (0.42 )     (2.13 )     (2.50 )     (6.12 )     (2.25 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 3.34     $ 7.85     $ 12.87     $ 12.27     $ 14.54    
Total Return(a)      (54.45 )%     (24.04 )%     29.76 %     28.89 %     16.01 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 8,299     $ 19,465     $ 37,650     $ 41,391     $ 235,837    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.48 %(b)      0.48 %     0.48 %     0.48 %     0.48 %  
Net investment income to average daily net assets     4.44 %     3.78 %     3.24 %     3.91 %     4.13 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     29 %     49 %     43 %     52 %     134 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed and/or waived by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.41 %     0.22 %     0.28 %     0.25 %     0.25 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed and/or waived during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO Real Estate Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks high total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by outperforming the MSCI U.S. REIT Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in U.S. companies that issue stocks included in the MSCI U.S. REIT Index, and in companies with similar characteristics.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 8,078,215     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     228,948          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $ 8,307,163     $    
Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $    

 

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments at either February 29, 2008 or February 28, 2009, whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. The Fund had no futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, semiannually, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to adjustments related to real estate investment trust holdings, capital loss carryforwards, losses on wash sale transactions and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ (220,549 )   $ 220,549     $    

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 748,940     $ 725,652    
Net long-term capital gain     291,656       4,897,857    
Total distributions   $ 1,040,596     $ 5,623,509    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 133,569    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $730,582.


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (517,045 )  
Total   $ (517,045 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 21,325,004     $     $ (13,017,841 )   $ (13,017,841 )  

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. Distributions paid by real estate investment trusts ("REITs") in excess of their income are recorded as reductions of the cost of the related investments which increases/decreases the realized gains/losses as applicable. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, any distributions received in excess of income are recorded as realized gains. Dividends representing a return of capital are reflected as a reduction of cost, when the amount of the return of capital is conclusively determined. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Investment risks

There are certain additional risks involved in investing in REITs rather than a more diversified portfolio of investments. Since the Fund's investments are concentrated in real-estate related securities, the value of its shares can be expected to change in light of factors affecting the real estate industry, including local or regional economic conditions, changes in zoning laws, changes in real estate value and property taxes, and changes in interest rates. The value of the Fund's shares may fluctuate more widely than the value of shares of a portfolio that invests in a broader range of industries.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.33% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.33% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust,


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $197 and $28, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $5,108,091 and $4,766,837, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 85.20% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by two shareholders, each holding more than 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund by or on behalf of these large shareholders may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.49% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 74.44% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     37,799     $ 261,394       12,826     $ 100,698    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    62,656       420,430       514,775       4,830,216    
Shares repurchased     (96,908 )     (808,599 )     (973,250 )     (9,291,728 )  
Net increase (decrease)     3,547     $ (126,775 )     (445,649 )   $ (4,360,814 )  

 


17




Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO Real Estate Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO Real Estate Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.48 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 427.10     $ 1.70    
2) Hypothetical     0.48 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.41     $ 2.41    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in early 2010.

The Fund's distributions to shareholders include $291,656 from long-term capital gains.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified short-term capital gains with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $25,795 or if determined to be different, the qualified short-term capital gains of such year.


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GMO Real Estate Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Note Concerning Distributions (Unaudited)

The Fund previously reported estimated sources of any dividends, short-term capital gains, and long-term capital gains distributions paid on a per share basis. Pursuant to Rule 19a-1(e) of the Investment Company Act, the following serves as a correction of such estimates. 2.62% of distributions to shareholders declared from net realized gains during the Fund's fiscal year were reclassified to distributions from net investment income and are reflected as such in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Annual Report

February 28, 2009



For a free copy of the Fund's proxy voting guidelines, shareholders may call 1-617-346-7646 (collect) or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund has a policy with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings under which it may also make available on GMO's website at www.gmo.com a complete schedule of portfolio holdings.

This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the GMO Trust, which contains a complete discussion of the risks associated with an investment in this Fund and other important information. The GMO Trust prospectus can be obtained at www.gmo.com.




GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Portfolio Management

Day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio is the responsibility of the Quantitative Equity team at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.

Management Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

The GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund returned -40.8% for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, as compared to -47.4% for the Russell 1000 Value Index. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Fund was invested primarily in U.S. equity securities throughout the period.

Stock selection added to returns relative to the Russell 1000 Value Index. Stock selections within Consumer Discretionary, Information Technology, and Consumer Staples added to relative returns while stock selections within Health Care, Utilities, and Telecommunication Services detracted. An overweight in Wal-Mart Stores and underweight positions in GE and Bank of America were among the individual names adding to relative returns. Underweight positions in AT&T and Verizon Communications and an overweight in AIG were among the detractors.

Sector selection added to returns relative to the Russell 1000 Value Index. Sector weightings positively impacting relative performance included an underweight in Financials and overweight positions in Health Care and Energy. Sector weightings negatively impacting relative performance included underweight positions in Utilities and Telecommunication Services and an overweight in Consumer Discretionary.

The views expressed herein are exclusively those of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Management as of the date of this report and are subject to change. GMO disclaims any responsibility to update such views. They are not meant as investment advice. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities and may not be representative of any GMO portfolio's current or future investments.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein. To obtain performance information to the most recent month-end, visit www.gmo.com. Performance shown is net of all fees after reimbursement from the Manager. Returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and do not include the effect of taxes on distributions and redemptions. All information is unaudited.

†   The Fund is the successor to the GMO Intrinsic Value Fund, therefore, performance for the periods prior to September 16, 2005 is that of GMO Intrinsic Value Fund.



GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Investments Concentration Summary
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Asset Class Summary   % of Total Net Assets  
Common Stocks     97.9 %  
Short-Term Investments     2.8    
Rights and Warrants     0.0    
Futures     (0.1 )  
Other     (0.6 )  
      100.0 %  
Industry Sector Summary   % of Equity Investments  
Health Care     23.2 %  
Energy     22.2    
Consumer Staples     13.8    
Information Technology     12.1    
Financials     10.6    
Consumer Discretionary     9.4    
Industrials     5.5    
Telecommunication Services     1.2    
Materials     1.2    
Utilities     0.8    
      100.0 %  

 


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        COMMON STOCKS — 97.9%  
        Consumer Discretionary — 9.2%  
    200     Abercrombie & Fitch Co.-Class A     4,398    
    100     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     3,825    
    400     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     3,904    
    600     AutoNation, Inc. *      5,988    
    50     AutoZone, Inc. *      7,111    
    700     Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. *      14,910    
    200     Best Buy Co., Inc.     5,764    
    100     Black & Decker Corp.     2,367    
    300     Career Education Corp. *      7,401    
    300     CBS Corp.-Class B (Non Voting)     1,281    
    400     Coach, Inc. *      5,592    
    3,400     Comcast Corp.-Class A     44,404    
    500     D.R. Horton, Inc.     4,225    
    100     Dollar Tree, Inc. *      3,882    
    300     Family Dollar Stores, Inc.     8,232    
    800     Foot Locker, Inc.     6,648    
    800     Gannett Co., Inc.     2,592    
    200     Gap (The), Inc.     2,158    
    200     Harley-Davidson, Inc.     2,020    
    100     Hasbro, Inc.     2,289    
    5,300     Home Depot, Inc.     110,717    
    100     JC Penney Co., Inc.     1,533    
    300     Johnson Controls, Inc.     3,414    
    600     Jones Apparel Group, Inc.     1,614    
    700     Kohl's Corp. *      24,598    
    200     Leggett & Platt, Inc.     2,286    
    700     Limited Brands, Inc.     5,383    
    2,800     Lowe's Cos., Inc.     44,352    
    100     McDonald's Corp.     5,225    
    100     Mohawk Industries, Inc. *      2,259    
    100     Nordstrom, Inc.     1,347    
    7     NVR, Inc. *      2,329    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Consumer Discretionary — continued  
    200     O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. *      6,672    
    200     Omnicom Group, Inc.     4,806    
    800     Penske Auto Group, Inc.     4,528    
    100     Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.     3,447    
    200     RadioShack Corp.     1,466    
    100     Sears Holdings Corp. *      3,676    
    200     Snap-On, Inc.     4,718    
    1,700     Staples, Inc.     27,115    
    10     Strayer Education, Inc.     1,698    
    700     Target Corp.     19,817    
    400     Time Warner Cable, Inc.-Class A *      7,292    
    200     Toll Brothers, Inc. *      3,170    
    600     Warnaco Group (The), Inc. *      12,990    
    Total Consumer Discretionary     445,443    
        Consumer Staples — 13.5%  
    3,300     Altria Group, Inc.     50,952    
    100     Avon Products, Inc.     1,759    
    100     BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. *      2,988    
    100     Campbell Soup Co.     2,677    
    1,600     Coca-Cola Co. (The)     65,360    
    300     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     18,054    
    100     Costco Wholesale Corp.     4,234    
    100     Dean Foods Co. *      2,045    
    800     General Mills, Inc.     41,984    
    100     Hershey Co. (The)     3,369    
    100     HJ Heinz Co.     3,267    
    100     JM Smucker Co. (The)     3,712    
    200     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     9,422    
    107     Kraft Foods, Inc.-Class A     2,438    
    300     Kroger Co. (The)     6,201    
    400     NBTY, Inc. *      5,948    
    600     PepsiAmericas, Inc.     9,966    
    1,200     PepsiCo, Inc.     57,768    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Consumer Staples — continued  
    1,300     Philip Morris International, Inc.     43,511    
    1,200     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     57,804    
    375     Supervalu, Inc.     5,854    
    224     Tyson Foods, Inc.-Class A     1,888    
    4,000     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     196,960    
    2,300     Walgreen Co.     54,878    
    Total Consumer Staples     653,039    
        Energy — 21.7%  
    200     Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     6,990    
    390     Apache Corp.     23,045    
    100     Baker Hughes, Inc.     2,931    
    800     BJ Services Co.     7,736    
    600     Chesapeake Energy Corp.     9,384    
    4,500     Chevron Corp.     273,195    
    200     Cimarex Energy Co.     3,930    
    100     Comstock Resources, Inc. *      3,043    
    4,129     ConocoPhillips     154,218    
    300     Devon Energy Corp.     13,101    
    200     ENSCO International, Inc.     4,916    
    270     EOG Resources, Inc.     13,511    
    200     EXCO Resources, Inc. *      1,822    
    5,400     Exxon Mobil Corp.     366,660    
    100     Frontier Oil Corp.     1,365    
    200     Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     4,732    
    180     Hess Corp.     9,844    
    500     Nabors Industries Ltd. *      4,855    
    200     Newfield Exploration Co. *      3,866    
    300     Noble Corp.     7,377    
    100     Noble Energy, Inc.     4,554    
    900     Occidental Petroleum Corp.     46,683    
    500     Oil States International, Inc. *      6,660    
    500     Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     4,295    
    300     Penn Virginia Corp.     4,155    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Energy — continued  
    200     Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     2,918    
    200     Plains Exploration & Production Co. *      3,828    
    300     Spectra Energy Corp.     3,900    
    300     St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.     4,074    
    300     Sunoco, Inc.     10,035    
    100     Tidewater, Inc.     3,532    
    200     Unit Corp. *      4,274    
    1,700     Valero Energy Corp.     32,946    
    200     W&T Offshore, Inc.     1,610    
    100     Whiting Petroleum Corp. *      2,330    
    Total Energy     1,052,315    
        Financials — 10.4%  
    2,000     Allstate Corp. (The)     33,660    
    200     American Financial Group, Inc.     3,112    
    400     Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT     5,560    
    50     Apartment Investment & Management Co.-Class A REIT     261    
    100     Arch Capital Group Ltd. *      5,400    
    200     Associated Banc Corp.     2,892    
    200     Assurant, Inc.     4,080    
    103     AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT     4,369    
    200     Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     4,476    
    4,110     Bank of America Corp.     16,234    
    700     BB&T Corp.     11,291    
    70     BlackRock, Inc.     6,777    
    200     Boston Properties, Inc. REIT     7,418    
    100     BRE Properties, Inc. REIT     1,892    
    100     Capital One Financial Corp.     1,205    
    1,300     Chubb Corp.     50,752    
    300     Comerica, Inc.     4,503    
    300     Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.     6,711    
    600     Equity Residential REIT     10,560    
    30     Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT     1,632    
    100     Everest Re Group Ltd.     6,513    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Financials — continued  
    300     Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.-Class A     4,971    
    200     First American Corp.     4,634    
    258     First Horizon National Corp.     2,366    
    100     Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.     9,108    
    600     Hartford Financial Services Group (The), Inc.     3,660    
    200     HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.     4,390    
    300     HCP, Inc. REIT     5,481    
    100     Health Care REIT, Inc.     3,077    
    700     Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.     7,259    
    200     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     4,570    
    500     KeyCorp.     3,505    
    100     Liberty Property Trust REIT     1,827    
    200     Mack-Cali Realty Corp. REIT     3,416    
    1,000     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     17,930    
    300     Marshall & Ilsley Corp.     1,374    
    700     MetLife, Inc.     12,922    
    500     Morgan Stanley     9,770    
    100     Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. REIT     2,026    
    575     Old Republic International Corp.     5,221    
    100     PartnerRe Ltd.     6,190    
    1,600     Popular, Inc.     3,600    
    1,600     Progressive Corp. (The) *      18,512    
    800     Protective Life Corp.     3,024    
    300     Prudential Financial, Inc.     4,923    
    300     Public Storage REIT     16,644    
    100     Regency Centers Corp. REIT     2,698    
    200     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     5,440    
    100     RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     4,503    
    100     Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT     3,310    
    200     StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.     3,598    
    100     SunTrust Banks, Inc.     1,203    
    100     T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     2,274    
    200     Torchmark Corp.     4,120    
    2,400     Travelers Cos. (The), Inc.     86,760    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Financials — continued  
    248     UDR, Inc. REIT     1,962    
    300     Unum Group     3,054    
    900     US Bancorp     12,879    
    200     Vornado Realty Trust REIT     6,546    
    700     W.R. Berkley Corp.     14,567    
    100     Wells Fargo & Co.     1,210    
    100     Zions Bancorporation     937    
    Total Financials     504,759    
        Health Care — 22.7%  
    600     Abbott Laboratories     28,404    
    800     AmerisourceBergen Corp.     25,408    
    2,400     Amgen, Inc. *      117,432    
    400     Biogen Idec, Inc. *      18,416    
    100     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     1,841    
    1,100     Cardinal Health, Inc.     35,695    
    100     Covance, Inc. *      3,798    
    600     Coventry Health Care, Inc. *      6,912    
    900     Eli Lilly & Co.     26,442    
    300     Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. *      5,694    
    300     Express Scripts, Inc. *      15,090    
    1,300     Forest Laboratories, Inc. *      27,872    
    700     Gilead Sciences, Inc. *      31,360    
    100     Health Net, Inc. *      1,320    
    100     Humana, Inc. *      2,367    
    2,800     Johnson & Johnson     140,000    
    1,100     King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *      8,074    
    400     LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. *      8,408    
    400     Lincare Holdings, Inc. *      8,428    
    1,300     McKesson Corp.     53,326    
    200     Mednax, Inc. *      5,920    
    600     Medtronic, Inc.     17,754    
    700     Merck & Co., Inc.     16,940    
    400     Mylan, Inc. *      4,972    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Health Care — continued  
    100     Omnicare, Inc.     2,593    
    100     Patterson Cos., Inc. *      1,807    
    12,300     Pfizer, Inc.     151,413    
    200     ResMed, Inc. *      7,376    
    200     Stryker Corp.     6,734    
    6,467     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     127,077    
    200     Universal Health Services, Inc.-Class B     7,366    
    2,400     WellPoint, Inc. *      81,408    
    1,600     Wyeth     65,312    
    1,000     Zimmer Holdings, Inc. *      35,020    
    Total Health Care     1,097,979    
        Industrials — 5.4%  
    300     3M Co.     13,638    
    1,700     Avis Budget Group, Inc. *      680    
    340     Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.     19,982    
    100     CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     4,138    
    100     Con-way, Inc.     1,511    
    200     Copart, Inc. *      5,404    
    600     CSX Corp.     14,808    
    200     Danaher Corp.     10,152    
    100     Fastenal Co.     3,012    
    700     General Dynamics Corp.     30,674    
    1,300     General Electric Co.     11,063    
    100     Kansas City Southern *      1,769    
    100     L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     6,765    
    100     Manpower, Inc.     2,788    
    400     Masco Corp.     2,060    
    700     Norfolk Southern Corp.     22,204    
    700     Owens Corning, Inc. *      5,845    
    200     Paccar, Inc.     5,014    
    250     Parker-Hannifin Corp.     8,342    
    100     Rockwell Collins, Inc.     3,120    
    100     Ryder System, Inc.     2,286    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Industrials — continued  
    400     Southwest Airlines Co.     2,356    
    300     Trinity Industries, Inc.     2,214    
    1,375     Tyco International Ltd.     27,569    
    600     Union Pacific Corp.     22,512    
    100     United Parcel Service, Inc.-Class B     4,118    
    200     United Technologies Corp.     8,166    
    100     Waste Management, Inc.     2,700    
    300     Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.     14,733    
    Total Industrials     259,623    
        Information Technology — 11.8%  
    200     Accenture Ltd.-Class A     5,838    
    100     Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.-Class A *      4,663    
    6,800     Cisco Systems, Inc. *      99,076    
    100     Citrix Systems, Inc. *      2,058    
    1,800     Compuware Corp. *      10,638    
    700     Dell, Inc. *      5,971    
    400     Diebold, Inc.     8,848    
    1,300     eBay, Inc. *      14,131    
    100     Fiserv, Inc. *      3,262    
    300     Global Payments, Inc.     9,204    
    30     Google, Inc.-Class A *      10,140    
    100     Hewlett-Packard Co.     2,903    
    300     IAC/InterActiveCorp *      4,479    
    400     Ingram Micro, Inc.-Class A *      4,356    
    320     International Business Machines Corp.     29,449    
    100     Lam Research Corp. *      1,956    
    300     Lexmark International, Inc. *      5,142    
    400     LSI Corp. *      1,160    
    7,400     Microsoft Corp.     119,510    
    700     NCR Corp. *      5,544    
    6,200     Oracle Corp. *      96,348    
    300     QLogic Corp. *      2,766    
    2,800     Qualcomm, Inc.     93,604    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        Information Technology — continued  
    200     Sybase, Inc. *      5,436    
    600     Symantec Corp. *      8,298    
    700     Tech Data Corp. *      12,103    
    400     Western Digital Corp. *      5,464    
    Total Information Technology     572,347    
        Materials — 1.2%  
    600     Cabot Corp.     6,288    
    800     Dow Chemical Co. (The)     5,728    
    100     FMC Corp.     4,043    
    500     Nucor Corp.     16,825    
    200     Pactiv Corp. *      3,166    
    200     Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     4,758    
    700     Sealed Air Corp.     7,812    
    100     Sigma-Aldrich Corp.     3,570    
    100     Vulcan Materials Co.     4,141    
    Total Materials     56,331    
        Telecommunication Services — 1.2%  
    1,658     AT&T, Inc.     39,411    
    652     Verizon Communications, Inc.     18,601    
    Total Telecommunication Services     58,012    
        Utilities — 0.8%  
    100     Dominion Resources, Inc./Virginia     3,018    
    100     Energen Corp.     2,680    
    100     Exelon Corp.     4,722    
    300     FirstEnergy Corp.     12,768    
    300     Nicor, Inc.     9,414    
    100     PG&E Corp.     3,822    
    200     TECO Energy, Inc.     1,918    
    Total Utilities     38,342    
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $7,079,071)     4,738,190    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)
Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
(showing percentage of total net assets)
February 28, 2009

Shares   Description   Value ($)  
        RIGHTS AND WARRANTS — 0.0%  
        Information Technology — 0.0%  
    800     Seagate Technology, Inc. Rights (a) (b) *         
    TOTAL RIGHTS AND WARRANTS (COST $0)        
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.8%  
        Money Market Funds — 2.8%  
    134,429     State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund-Institutional Class     134,429    
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $134,429)     134,429    
      TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.7%
(Cost $7,213,500)
    4,872,619    
      Other Assets and Liabilities (net) — (0.7%)     (34,636 )  
    TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 4,837,983    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Schedule of Investments — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at February 28, 2009 is as follows:

Futures Contracts

Number of
Contracts
 
Type
  Expiration
Date
  Contract
Value
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buys      
  1     S&P 500 E-Mini Index   March 2009   $ 36,710     $ (5,162 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, for the futures contracts held, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments or margin requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

*  Non-income producing security.

(a)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of GMO Trust (Note 2).

(b)  Bankrupt issuer.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Assets and Liabilities — February 28, 2009

Assets:  
Investments, at value (cost $7,213,500) (Note 2)   $ 4,872,619    
Dividends receivable     18,660    
Receivable for collateral on open futures contracts (Note 2)     4,950    
Receivable for expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     7,874    
Total assets     4,904,103    
Liabilities:  
Payable to affiliate for (Note 3):  
Management fee     1,278    
Shareholder service fee     617    
Trustees and Chief Compliance Officer of GMO Trust fees     14    
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)     890    
Accrued expenses     63,321    
Total liabilities     66,120    
Net assets   $ 4,837,983    
Net assets consist of:  
Paid-in capital   $ 18,707,305    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income     9,338    
Accumulated net realized loss     (11,532,617 )  
Net unrealized depreciation     (2,346,043 )  
    $ 4,837,983    
Net assets attributable to:  
Class III shares   $ 4,837,983    
Shares outstanding:  
Class III     1,063,432    
Net asset value per share:  
Class III   $ 4.55    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


13



GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Operations — Year Ended February 28, 2009

Investment Income:  
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $26)   $ 489,816    
Interest     3,285    
Total investment income     493,101    
Expenses:  
Management fee (Note 3)     63,735    
Shareholder service fee – Class III (Note 3)     30,839    
Custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent fees     28,756    
Audit and tax fees     56,133    
Legal fees     414    
Trustees fees and related expenses (Note 3)     241    
Miscellaneous     3,148    
Total expenses     183,266    
Fees and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 3)     (88,251 )  
Expense reductions (Note 2)     (220 )  
Net expenses     94,795    
Net investment income (loss)     398,306    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (10,616,559 )  
Closed futures contracts     (136,068 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (10,752,627 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     1,156,559    
Open futures contracts     39,775    
 Net unrealized gain (loss)     1,196,334    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (9,556,293 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (9,157,987 )  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets:  
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 398,306     $ 662,983    
Net realized gain (loss)     (10,752,627 )     606,964    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     1,196,334       (5,075,041 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (9,157,987 )     (3,805,094 )  
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class III     (435,336 )     (613,306 )  
Net realized gains  
Class III           (2,010,274 )  
      (435,336 )     (2,623,580 )  
Net share transactions (Note 7):  
Class III     (14,926,712 )     60,351    
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (24,520,035 )     (6,368,323 )  
Net assets:  
Beginning of period     29,358,018       35,726,341    
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment
income of $9,338 and $49,547, respectively)
  $ 4,837,983     $ 29,358,018    

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Financial Highlights
(For a Class III share outstanding throughout each period)

    Year Ended February 28/29,  
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 7.86     $ 9.68     $ 10.78     $ 11.71     $ 11.36    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)      0.14       0.18       0.21       0.26       0.20    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (3.31 )     (1.23 )     0.80       0.58       0.86    
Total from investment operations     (3.17 )     (1.05 )     1.01       0.84       1.06    
Less distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.14 )     (0.18 )     (0.23 )     (0.28 )     (0.19 )  
From net realized gains           (0.59 )     (1.88 )     (1.49 )     (0.52 )  
Total distributions     (0.14 )     (0.77 )     (2.11 )     (1.77 )     (0.71 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 4.55     $ 7.86     $ 9.68     $ 10.78     $ 11.71    
Total Return(a)      (40.83 )%     (11.88 )%     9.80 %     7.73 %     9.59 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 4,838     $ 29,358     $ 35,726     $ 95,605     $ 112,411    
Net expenses to average daily net assets     0.46 %(b)      0.46 %     0.46 %     0.48 %     0.48 %  
Net investment income to average daily
net assets
    1.94 %     1.93 %     1.91 %     2.31 %     1.79 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     57 %     75 %     72 %     62 %     60 %  
Fees and expenses reimbursed by the
Manager to average daily net assets:
    0.43 %     0.23 %     0.13 %     0.12 %     0.10 %  

 

(a)  The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the periods shown and assumes the effect of reinvested distributions.

(b)  The net expense ratio does not include the effect of expense reductions.

†  Calculated using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2009

1.  Organization

GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund (the "Fund") is a series of GMO Trust (the "Trust"). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund is advised and managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (the "Manager" or "GMO"). The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 24, 1985. 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 Fund seeks long-term capital growth. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by outperforming the Russell 1000 Value Index. The Fund typically makes equity investments in U.S. companies that issue stocks included in the Russell 1000 Index, and in companies with similar market capitalizations.

2.  Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and have been consistently followed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

Portfolio valuation

Securities listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on each business day, or if there is no such reported sale or official closing price, at the most recent quoted bid price. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt instruments with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of investment funds are generally valued at their net asset value. Securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values the Manager has determined to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting at their direction pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and may not reflect the value that would be realized if the security were sold. The difference between a fair value price and the value realized upon a sale could be material.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 is effective for the Fund's current fiscal year. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have an effect on the Fund's net asset value, it


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the reliability of inputs to the valuation of the Fund's investments. 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 on inputs that are unobservable and significant. The Fund utilized the following fair value techniques on Level 3 investments: The Fund considered certain bankrupt securities to be worthless.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Asset Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $ 4,738,190     $    
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs     134,429          
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs*              
Total   $ 4,872,619     $    

 

*  Represents the interest in bankrupt securities that have no value at February 28, 2009.

Liability Valuation Inputs   Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments**
 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices   $     $ (5,162 )  
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs              
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total   $     $ (5,162 )  

 

**  Other financial instruments include futures contracts.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Investments
in Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments
 
Balance as of February 29, 2008   $ 8     $    
Realized gain (loss)              
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (8 )        
Net purchases (sales)              
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3              
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $     $    

 

Futures contracts

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets with the futures clearing broker in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. In addition, the Fund maintains cash or securities in an amount that at least equals the net amount payable in the event the Fund must deliver the full amount of the contract. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value ("variation margin") is recorded by the Fund. The payable or receivable is settled on the following business day. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, thereby effectively preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrument if the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures position due to an illiquid secondary market for the contract or the imposition of price limits, or if counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Swap agreements

The Fund may enter into various types of swap agreements, including without limitation, interest rate, total return, credit default and variance swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. When entering into a swap agreement, the Fund and/or the swap counterparty may post or receive cash or securities as collateral. The party posting the collateral typically receives the interest associated with or payments related to the collateral and has the risk of loss related to the collateral.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange by the parties of their respective commitments to pay or right to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate interest payments for fixed rate interest payments with respect to the notional amount of principal.

Total return swap agreements involve a commitment by one party to pay interest to the other party in exchange for a payment to it from the other party based on the return of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or basket of securities), both based on notional amounts. To the extent the return of the reference instrument exceeds or falls short of the interest payments, one party will receive a payment from or make a payment to the other party.

In a credit default swap agreement, one party makes payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs with respect to a referenced entity or entities. Buying credit default protection reduces the buyer's exposure in the event of an issuer's default (e.g., it reduces risk where a party owns a security issued by or otherwise has exposure to the issuer). Selling credit default protection subjects the seller to exposure to an issuer's default. A seller of credit default protection receives payments in return for its obligation to pay the principal amount of a debt security (or other agreed-upon value) to the other party upon the occurrence of a credit event (e.g., issuer default or similar event). If no credit event occurs, the seller has no payment obligations. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's failure to pay interest or principal, an agreement of the holders of an asset-backed security to a maturity extension, a rating downgrade on the security or a write-down on the collateral underlying the security. For credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issuers, a credit event may be triggered by such events as the issuer's bankruptcy, failure to pay interest or principal, repudiation/moratorium or restructuring.

Variance swap agreements involve an agreement by two parties to exchange cash flows based on the measured variance (or square of volatility) of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a "fixed rate" or strike price payment for the "floating rate" or realized price variance on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike price chosen is generally fixed at a level such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the expiration date, the amount paid by one party to the other is the difference between the realized price variance of the underlying asset and the strike price multiplied by the notional amount. A receiver of the realized price variance would receive a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would make a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. A payer of the realized price variance would make a payment when the realized price variance of the underlying asset is greater than the strike price and would receive a payment when that variance is less than the strike price. This type of agreement is essentially a forward contract on the future realized price variance of the underlying asset.

The Fund prices its swap agreements daily using models that may incorporate quotations from market makers and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Payments received or made on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements.

Swap agreements often are not actively traded on financial markets. The values assigned to them may differ significantly from the values that would be realized upon termination, and the differences could be material. Entering into swap agreements involves credit, legal, market and documentation risk that is not reflected in the amounts reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that the party with whom the Fund contracts may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms, or that the collateral that party posts may be insufficient or not timely received by the Fund. Credit risk may be particularly acute in an environment where financial services firms are exposed to systemic risks of the type evidenced by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers and subsequent market disruptions. The Fund had no swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement the Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets is at least equal to the amount owed to the Fund in the event of default by the seller. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or enters into insolvency proceedings and the value of the collateral declines, the Fund's recovery of cash may be delayed or limited. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized with cash or liquid securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities upon entering into the loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral, the risk of delay in and/or inability to exercise its rights with respect to the collateral, and the risk of delay in recovery or loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If a loan is collateralized by U.S. government securities, the Fund receives a fee from the borrower. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund typically invests the cash collateral for its own account. For the year from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

Taxes and distributions

The Fund intends to qualify each tax year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and all of its net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, after


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

giving effect to any available capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal income or excise tax is necessary.

The Fund's policy is to declare and pay distributions from net investment income, if any, quarterly, and from net realized short-term and long-term capital gain, if any, at least annually. All distributions are paid in shares of the Fund, at net asset value, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash distributions. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences that arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

U.S. GAAP and tax accounting differences primarily relate to capital loss carryforwards, losses on wash sale transactions and post-October capital losses.

The following reclassification represents the amount necessary to report the stated components of net assets on a tax basis, excluding certain temporary differences, as of February 28, 2009. The financial highlights exclude these adjustments.

Accumulated
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
  Accumulated
Net
Realized Loss
  Paid-in Capital  
$ (3,179 )   $ 917,553     $ (914,374 )  

 

The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders is as follows:

    2/28/2009   2/29/2008  
Ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 435,336     $ 1,421,484    
Net long-term capital gain           1,202,096    
Total distributions   $ 435,336     $ 2,623,580    

 

Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if significant, are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital for tax purposes.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

As of February 28, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of the following:

Undistributed ordinary income (including any
net short-term capital gain)
  $ 9,338    

 

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund elected to defer to March 1, 2009 post-October capital losses of $7,496,232.

As of February 28, 2009, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains if any, to the extent permitted by the Code. Such losses expire as follows:

2/28/2017   $ (3,433,141 )  
Total   $ (3,433,141 )  

 

As of February 28, 2009, the approximate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes and gross and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments were as follows:

Aggregate Cost   Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 7,821,906     $ 21,602     $ (2,970,889 )   $ (2,949,287 )  

 

Utilization of the capital loss carryforwards, post-October capital losses and future losses, if any, realized subsequent to February 28, 2009 could be subject to limitations imposed by the Code related to share ownership activity.

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that could affect the Fund's financial statements. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities at February 28, 2009, nor did it have any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities for the period then ended. The Fund is subject to examination prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for tax returns filed.

Security transactions and related investment income

Security transactions in the financial statements are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income, net of applicable foreign withholding taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, if later, when the


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Principal on inflation indexed securities, is adjusted for inflation and any increase or decrease is recorded as interest income or loss. Income is not recognized on securities for which collection is not expected. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the Fund uses the identified cost basis for the purposes of determining the cost basis.

Expenses

The majority of the expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") serves as custodian, fund accounting agent and transfer agent of the Fund. State Street's fees may be reduced by an earnings allowance calculated on the average daily cash balances the Fund maintains with State Street. The Fund receives the benefit of the earnings allowance. In addition, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Fund's securities lending agent, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain transactional expenses related to securities lending activity. Credit balances or expense reimbursements used to reduce fees, if any, are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Recently issued accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities. The Manager is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

3.  Fees and other transactions with affiliates

GMO receives a management fee for the services it provides to the Fund. That fee is paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.31% of average daily net assets. The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which the Fund pays GMO a shareholder service fee for client and shareholder service, reporting, and other support. Pursuant to the Shareholder Service Plan, the shareholder service fee is calculated based on average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.15% for Class III shares.

Through at least June 30, 2009, the Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Fund expenses incurred through that date to the extent the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding "Excluded Expenses", as defined below) exceed 0.31% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Excluded Expenses include shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of the independent Trustees of the Trust, fees and expenses for legal services not approved by the Manager for the Trust, compensation and


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") (excluding any employee benefits), brokerage commissions, securities lending fees and expenses, interest expense, transfer taxes, and other investment-related costs (including expenses associated with investments in any company that is an investment company or would be an investment company under the 1940 Act, but for the exceptions to the definition of investment company provided in Section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act), hedging transaction fees, extraordinary, non-recurring and certain other unusual expenses (including taxes).

The Fund's portion of the fees paid by the Trust to the Trust's independent Trustees and CCO during the year ended February 28, 2009 was $241 and $154, respectively. The compensation and expenses of the CCO are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund paid no remuneration to any other officer of the Trust.

4.  Purchases and sales of securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended February 28, 2009 aggregated $11,440,737 and $25,465,153, respectively.

5.  Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, management is of the view that the risk of loss in connection with its indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Fund.

6.  Principal shareholders and related parties

As of February 28, 2009, 97.31% of the outstanding shares of the Fund were held by one shareholder. On that date, no other shareholder owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Redemptions from (or investments into) the Fund or on behalf of this large shareholder may have a material effect on the Fund.

As of February 28, 2009, 0.31% of the Fund's shares were held by senior management of the Manager and GMO Trust officers and 0.48% of the Fund's shares were held by accounts for which the Manager had investment discretion.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued)
February 28, 2009

7.  Share transactions

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    Year Ended
February 28, 2009
  Year Ended
February 29, 2008
 
Class III:   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     3,140     $ 16,864       183,699     $ 1,585,009    
Shares issued to shareholders
in reinvestment of distributions
    64,488       427,139       279,714       2,550,763    
Shares repurchased     (2,738,867 )     (15,370,715 )     (421,121 )     (4,075,421 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (2,671,239 )   $ (14,926,712 )     42,292     $ 60,351    

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of GMO Trust and the Shareholders of
GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund (the "Fund") at February 28, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)

Fund Expenses
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples: The following information is in relation to expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $10,000,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 10,000), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Net Expense Incurred" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as purchase premiums and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Annualized
Net Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Net
Expense
Incurred* 
 
Class III  
1) Actual     0.46 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 621.60     $ 1.85    
2) Hypothetical     0.46 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.51     $ 2.31    

 

*  Expenses are calculated using the Class's annualized expense ratio for the six months ended February 28, 2009, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year.


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GMO U.S. Intrinsic Value Fund

(A Series of GMO Trust)


Tax Information for the Tax Year Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

The Fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax forms in January 2010.

For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 represents qualified dividend income subject to the 15% rate category.

For corporate shareholders, 100.00% of the income and short-term capital gains, if any, distributed in the Fund's fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 qualified for the dividends-received deduction.

The Fund hereby designates as qualified interest income with respect to its taxable year ended February 28, 2009, $2,916 or if determined to be different, the qualified interest income of such year.


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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The following tables list the Trust's Trustees and Officers as of the date of this report; their address and date of birth ("DOB"); their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called "public companies") or in registered investment companies. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trust's trustees, including changes subsequent to the date of the report. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request by writing GMO, c/o GMO Trust, 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Independent Trustees:

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Donald W.
Glazer, Esq.
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/26/1944
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Chairman of the Board of Trustees since March 2005; Lead Independent Trustee (September 2004 – March 2005); Trustee since December 2000.   Consultant – Law and Business2; Author of Legal Treatises.     59     None.  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

2  As part of Mr. Glazer's work as a consultant, he provides part-time consulting services to Goodwin Procter LLP ("Goodwin"). Goodwin has provided legal services to Renewable Resources, LLC, an affiliate of GMO; GMO, in connection with its relationship with Renewable Resources; and funds managed by Renewable Resources. Mr. Glazer has represented that he has no financial interest in, and is not involved in the provision of, such legal services. In the calendar years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, these entities paid $789,416 and $183,864 respectively, in legal fees and disbursements to Goodwin. In correspondence with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in August 2006, the Independent Trustees' legal counsel provided the Staff with information regarding Mr. Glazer's relationship with Goodwin and his other business activities. On September 11, 2007, based on information that had been given to the Staff as of that date, the Staff provided oral no-action assurance consistent with the opinion of the Independent Trustees' legal counsel that Mr. Glazer is not an "interested person" of the Trust.


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Independent Trustees — (Continued)

Name, Address,
and DOB
  Position(s)
Held with Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
W. Nicholas Thorndike
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 03/28/1933
  Trustee   Since March 2005.   Director or trustee of various corporations and charitable organizations, including Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer) (July 1989 – present); Putnam Funds (December 1992 – June 2004); and Providence Journal (a newspaper publisher) (December 1986 – December 2003).     59     Director of Courier Corporation (a book publisher and manufacturer); Member of the Investment Committee of Partners HealthCare System, Inc.3   
Peter Tufano
c/o GMO Trust 40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110
DOB: 04/22/1957
  Trustee   Since December 2008.   Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School (since 1989).     59     Trustee of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust (3 Portfolios).  

 

1  Each Trustee is elected to serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his/her successor.

3  Partners HealthCare System, Inc. is a client of the Manager.


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Principal Officers:

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
J.B. Kittredge
DOB: 08/22/1954
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since March 2009.   General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (October 2005 – Present); Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP.  
Sheppard N. Burnett
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/24/1968
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer since March 2007; Treasurer since November 2006; Assistant Treasurer, September 2004 – November 2006.   Fund Administration Staff, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (June 2004 – present); Vice President, Director of Tax, Columbia Management Group (2002 – 2004).  
Brent C. Arvidson
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/26/1969
  Assistant Treasurer   Since August 1998.   Senior Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
John L. Nasrah
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 05/27/1977
  Assistant Treasurer   Since March 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (September 2004 – present); Tax Analyst, Bain & Company, Inc. (June 2003 – September 2004).  
Mahmoodur Rahman
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 11/30/1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since September 2007.   Fund Administrator, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (April 2007 – present); Vice President and Senior Tax Manager, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (January 2000 – April 2007).  
Michael E. Gillespie
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 02/18/1958
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since March 2005.   Vice President of Compliance (June 2004 – February 2005) and Director of Domestic Compliance (March 2002 – June 2004), Fidelity Investments.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Principal Officers — (Continued)

Name, Address, and
DOB
  Position(s) Held
with Trust
  Term of Office4
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years5 
 
Jason B. Harrison
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 01/29/1977
  Vice President and Clerk   Vice President since November 2006; Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (since February 2006) and Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2002 – February 2006).  
David L. Bohan
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 06/21/1964
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Vice President since March 2005; Assistant Clerk since March 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Gregory L. Pottle
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 07/09/1971
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since November 2006.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  
Anne K. Trinque
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 04/15/1978
  Vice President and Assistant Clerk   Since September 2007.   Legal Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (January 2007 – present); Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP (September 2003 – January 2007).  
Cheryl Wakeham
c/o GMO Trust
40 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 DOB: 10/29/1958
  Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since December 2004.   Manager, Client Service Administration, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.  

 

4  Each officer is elected to hold such office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

5  Each of Messrs. Burnett, Arvidson, Bohan, and Pottle serves as an officer and/or director of certain pooled investment vehicles of which GMO or an affiliate of GMO serves as the investment adviser.


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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

As of February 28, 2009, the registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. During the year ended February 28, 2009, there were no amendments to a provision of the Code of Ethics nor were there any waivers granted from a provision of the Code of Ethics. A copy of the registrant’s Code of Ethics is filed with this Form N-CSR under item 12 (a).

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the registrant does not have an “audit committee financial expert” (as such term has been defined in Form N-CSR) serving on its audit committee. The registrant’s Board believes that, although none of its members individually meets all required elements of the definition of an “audit committee financial expert”, the members of the registrant’s audit committee collectively possess the knowledge and experience necessary to execute all of the audit committee’s functions, duties and powers.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. *

 

(a)          AUDIT FEES: The aggregate fees billed to the registrant for professional services rendered by its independent auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements for 2009 and 2008 were $2,305,743 and $2,154,900, respectively.

 

(b)         AUDIT-RELATED FEES: The aggregate fees billed to the registrant in 2009 and 2008 for engagements for audit-related services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds were $21,377 and $64,212, respectively. The aggregate fees billed in 2009 and 2008 to the registrant’s Investment Advisor, and any entity controlling, controlled, or under common control with the Advisor that provides ongoing services to the Funds (each, a “Service Affiliate”) for engagements for audit-related services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds were $528,000 and $250,000, respectively.

 

(c)          TAX FEES:  The aggregate fees billed to the registrant in 2009 and 2008 for professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning, including the preparation of Form 1120 RIC, Form 8613 and review of excise tax distribution calculations, were $753,938 and $904,314, respectively.   The aggregate fees billed in 2009 and 2008 to the registrant’s Service Affiliates for engagements for tax services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds were $10,680 and $9,800, respectively.

 

(d)         ALL OTHER FEES: No such fees were billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the registrant or to the registrant’s Service Affiliates that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds in 2009 or 2008.

 

(e)          (1) The Audit Committee has adopted an Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy (the “Policy”), which sets forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which services to be performed by the independent auditor are to be preapproved.  Under the Policy, the Audit Committee pre-approves, on an annual basis, the following services: (1) the engagement, scope and terms of the annual audit; (2) certain audit-related services; (3) certain tax services that the Committee believes would not impair, and are consistent with the SEC’s rules on, auditor independence; and (4) certain permissible non-audit services that the Committee believes are routine and recurring services and that would not impair, and are consistent with the SEC’s rules, on auditor independence, subject to certain limitations on the projected fees associated with each service. All other types of services not included on the schedule to the policy, or for which the projected fees exceed those provided in the schedule, require the specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee or the Chairperson of the Committee (if timing necessitates that preapproval is required before the Committee’s next regularly scheduled meeting) if they are to be provided by the independent auditor.

 

(e)          (2) None.

 

(f)            Not applicable.

 



 

(g)         NON-AUDIT FEES: The aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in 2009 and 2008 for non-audit services rendered to the registrant, the registrant’s Service Affiliates were $1,313,995 and $1,229,726, respectively.  For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, this amount reflects the amounts disclosed above in Item 4(b),(c),(d), plus $0 in fees billed to the Funds’ Service Affiliates for non-audit services that did not relate directly to the  operations and financial reporting of the Funds.  For the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008, this amount reflects the amounts disclosed above in Item 4(b),(c),(d), plus $1,400 in fees billed to the Funds’ Service Affiliates for non-audit services that did not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds.

 

(h)         The Trust’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services by registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm to the registrant’s Investment Advisor, and any entity controlling, controlled, or under common control with the Advisor that provided ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved by the Committee (because such services did not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant) was compatible with maintaining the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm.

 


*Includes information regarding all series of GMO Trust.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable to this filing.

 

Item 6.  Schedule of Investments.

 

The complete schedule of investments for each series of the registrant is included as part of the annual reports to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to this registrant.

 

Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to this registrant.

 

Item 9.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable to this registrant.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)          The registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that the design and operation of such procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.

 



 

(b)         There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics described in Item 2 is attached hereto as EX-99.CODEETH.

 

(a)(2) Certifications by the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.

 

(a)(3)  Not applicable to this registrant.

 

(b)         Certifications by the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the registrant pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as EX-99.906CERT.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)

GMO Trust

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title):

/s/ J.B. Kittredge

 

 

J.B. Kittredge, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 6, 2009

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By (Signature and Title):

/s/ J.B. Kittredge

 

 

J.B. Kittredge, Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 6, 2009

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title):

/s/ Sheppard N. Burnett

 

 

Sheppard N. Burnett, Principal Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 6, 2009